New Britain herald., 1925-01-26
REV. |. I. MAGNELL
 SUBMITS REPORT Received SS2,705 From Regular
 Revenues Of St. JOSeph's
St6l,S45 FOR BLDG. FUND

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 Dies at Home on Central Street.
 Old-Fashioned Pung Again Used
 by Legal Lights Today.
 Showing total receipts of sS2,- 705.Sj for the regular revenue of the church and s161,345.45 for the building fund, the annual report of St, Joseph's church, presented at the masses on Sunday morning, re-. tlected splendid support on the part of the practitioners for the last year. Rev. Oliver T. Magnell, pastor Of the church expressed satisfaction at the showing, saying that the record was q fine one, in view of the period of industrial depression in the city and the fact that very little of the money came from other than the regular contributions of the parish, itself. The ordinary revenue of the church was $l2,003.74 while extraordinary sources, such as special collections and contributions from church so- cieties and the like amounted 10 $lS- 490.T6. A few other sources con- tributed smaller accounts to swell the total. The church drive for the new edifice showed that the building fund had gainer the sum of approximately s161, 1000, another good showing for the pariesh, which numbers about 1,200 families.
 The new edifce has progressed to the stage, where it will soon be in use as the exterior work has been completed for some time and the in- terior is rapidly rounding into shape. The handsome stained glass win dows, which cost $500 each, have arrived from Munich and are being installed while the installation work of the altars and statuary is also be- ing carried on. The main altar, a gift of $10,000 from George J. La yourse, the contractor for the new church, is also in place. A large rose window. which is suspended be- 1 tween the two towers of the main entrance, is d $5,o00 contribution from the women Of the parish.
 Death of LOwicki Boy
 Kennie Lowicki, aged seven years, child of Joseph Lowicki of 46 Gay lord. street, died Saturday. The funeral was held this morning at 7:45 o'clock from St. Stanislaus' church. lnterment was in St. Thomas cemetery.
 Death of George Kelser. George Kelser, 20 years old a well known basketball player of the city, died yesterday at his home on Central street after long illness He had lived the greater part of his life in the city and had taken a prominent part in the sporting activities of the community. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Della kel" ser, two brothers and a sister, all of this place.
 The funeral will be held on Tuesday morning at S:3O o'clock at his home and a solemn high mass or requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock at St. Matthew's church by the pastor, Rev. William F. L.aflin. The burial will take place In St. Thomas Cemetery.
 Statistics of the recent scarlet feverin the city show no cases were reported among the children en- rolled in St. Josephs Parochial school, the only school in the city untouched by the nlalady in It's rapid fire jump. Credit for this situation is attributed by the school authori- Fties to the extreme measures, taken by Rev. Oliver T. MagneIl, pastor of St. Joseph's church, to protect the health of pupils. Among the meth- ods undertaken was the installation of new sanitary system at cost of s1O,O00, a move that was highly commended by the state inspector of schools, who visited the various cdu- cational buildings last week. The inspector also praised the layout of the school, finding it necessary to make no recommendation for changes.
 Near East Dinner
 Preparations for the Near East relief campaign dinner tonight at the Endcc Inn were completed to- day by the committee in charge. The event will take the nature of a golden rule dinner, typifying the dinners given the needy people of lthe Near East through the aid of funds. contributed by the various communities. President Frank B Tibbets will preside at the gathering and will introduce the members of the local committee, taking charge of the campaign.
 Pung Again Used
 The services of a bob sled were again necessary this morning tC transport local legal lights and off cers to Wolcott, where the second trial for the raids, conducted last week by state and local officers in