New Britain herald., 1925-04-11
DEDICATE CHURCH
 SUNDAY, JUNE IA
Bishop Milan to OHciate at St. JOseph's Parish
MARRIED FOR 80 YEARS
MT. and Mrs. Charles II. Riggs of Prospect Street to Observe An- niycrsary Sunday Post-Lcntcn Social Events Arranged.

SOCIAL Events Arranged.
 Dedication of the new St. Jo- seph's church will take place at 1O:30 o'clock on June 14, according to the schedule of appointments of Bishop John J, Milan of Hartford, who will take charge of the cere- monies. The new church is well on the road to completion and within two months time. every detail will be accounted for. the pastor, Rev. Oliver T. Magnell, is confident. The organ has been installed, the altar rail ordered and the various pieces of statuary are being set in place, so that few details remain to complete the main auditorium of the edifice in which services have been held for several weeks in the basement. The latter part of the building will be used as guild hall and also for the celebration of mass forst children of the parish, thereby allowing more space for the adults.
 The new church will seat nearly 2,000 people and will rank among the finest buildings of it's kind in the country. Its. cost will reach practi- cally $S00,000, large portion of which has already been raised .by the people of the parish, who feel intensely proud of their new church and Of their pastor, Rev. Fr. Mag nell.
 Razing of the old church has been started by the. Bristol Trucking Co.,. so that the grounds may be prepared for the ceremonies of the dedication It was over 70 years ago that the dedication of the old church took place and despite this period, a few of the parishioners, present at that ceremony will attend the ceremoney on June IA, unless unforeseen events take place.
 Post Lenten Events.
 Among the foremost of the post Lenten events will be the Easter Monday dance under auspices of Seicheprey Post American Legion on Monday night in Legion hall. Ar engagements for the event, indicate a splendid entertainment program.
 Men of St. Joseph's parish will en- certain on Monday night with whist party and dance in Red Mems hall when the proceeds of the event vii | be devoted to fund for the buyinf of the altar rail in the new church Efforts are being made to raise z fund of about S3.0O0 for the pur. chase, which will be one of the last fittings of the church to be in. stalled.
 Factories Close.
 Factories of the city are holding g short vacation recess as the majority of the plants closed on Thursday night until Monday morning, al- though a few opened today for a half day period. All of the plants were shut down yesterday in observ- ance of the holiday.
 Police Ball Progressing.
 Announcement from the commit tees in charge of the second annual police ball on April r at the new high schoo Indicates a bigger event this year than the initial event of its kind year ago. The ticket sale al- ready promises monster crowd for the concert in the Community thea ter and also for the dancing num- bers, which will follow in the high school gymnasium. Plans for the event have been nearly completed. Will Observe Communion Sunday Communion Sunday for the men of the parish will be observed at St. Joseplt's church on Sunday morn- ing. when communion will be serv- ed to the men in a body at the 7:15 o'clock mass. Special Easter services will be held at all of the masses tomorrow
 Sixty Years Married
 Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Riggs of Prospect street will observe the sixtieth anniversary of their mar riage on Sunday when they will re- ceive a number of friends. They were married in Warwick, N. Y, on April 12, 1865. by Rev. Ferdinand F. Nandeveer, pastor of the Pres byterian church of that place. Short ly after the marriage, Rev. and Mrs. Riggs came here and the greater part of their married life has been spent in this city.
 Rev. Mir. Riggs was born in Har- winton bat attended school in FL lensville, N. Y. He was ordained a Congregational minister and held pulpits in this vicinity for years. He was the founder of the Bristol Press and for many years its editor. AL