New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
BARNES PRESENTS
 RECREATION HALL
Formal Dedication Of Wallace
 Barnes Co. Building
SOCIAL AND DANCE HELD
school Committee Opposes Federal Department Of EduCation-Thicycs Get Si00 at High SChool--St. do. scph's Guild to Present Play.

An important step in tho develop mont of the fine spirit Of co-opcra. tioN which exists between tho ofli- rials of the Wallace Barnes Co. and their employees was completed last evening when Fuller Barnes. repre- seniing the company. formally turned over to the Gct-togc'hcr and Girls clubs Of the orGanization the new recreation hall which has re. ccNtly been completed.
 Thc building Is substantially con- strur'cd of brick, %tx7i, and is capable Of seating 800 persons com forahly. IL is completely equipped with stage, dr, ssing rooms, checking rooms, n moving picture machine booth. lighting effects and all that is necessary for comfort and con- vcnicnce. The interior color schcm" of decoration. which was designed and executed entirely by members Of the organization, is gold and blue with trimmings Of black. Tho light ling facilities in connection with the stage arc as complete az II is possi' lble to make them and were also de- signed and constructed by Eddie Hondr tho elcctrica! engineer Of the pant,
 Mr. Barnes, In turning th" com 'pIctod building over to the clubs, spoke of the meeting over year ego when the need for such a build. ing was discussed. particularly sinct tho addition of the Dunbar plant tc the organization. and it was decided that q place was essential for the nu. mcrous activities of the orgauiza. ,tions of the plant and for shop meet. ings and for any gatherings neccs' l Gary incident 10 the operation of a1 industrial organization. He state, : that with the exception of thc aetna huildinE. which was constructed h, tho TorrinRton Building Co.,. all 0 , tNo work Of decorating, miljwriEh : work, piumhinG, s'c.. was don" cn l tirrly by members of tht plant force \ iTha pa;ntins was done hy Barnc, ' Moran ard the scenery was paintc, '. hy Raymond Cook with tho help 0 / Mir. nradl"y.
 l' was announced nlso that 'h two c!ubs whirh are to uSa the buil1 ing raised s2,5o0 for tho furnishing $ o' th" building.
 " Following Nr Earnhs' talk m .tNo acceptance of the building h
 Htiss Agnes Ford and Frank r. Til II tits. residents respectively of th .c Girls club and the Gct-togcthc
 club. a fin" entertainment was pro
 sent"d which was produced undc I the direction of Harry C. Barnc IF and Brown" Joyce. The program 9 was in the form of q broadcas
 from Station WI}C and included q
 net showing tho studio of WBC r. several numbers were broadcast l. |, talent Of tho plant including th
 Wallace Barnes - Dunbar Nal Chorus. This number was hrough " to q close through the blowing ou n. of a fuS" in tho mike" by the hig s N of Madame ENolynnr. Othe r. numbers included Seventeen" h
 Philip Smaller with the assistance ( Elsie Snyder. Dorothy Osgood, C. clta Choinicrc, and Jessie Scftt "c ros'umCd in gowns from the oriGinS u Maytim" productions; The Mysti lt Nind Master. with Charles Ball; n skit called In Seine with l1arr C. Barnes, Browne Joyco and Doroth
 Ossood, and q number designed
 show the possibilities of tho lightir y. effects of the thoat"r. While 1T
 Male Chorus sang "On the Road
 Mandaay" Miss Hazel Dutton pal 't% tomimcd Supiawlat Thibaws que, ce While the Dawn Came l'p Lii
 Thunder"
 In the final number "Spcecl
 with Brown Joyce and the six pc pcrs. tho costumes worn were q
 signed by Miss Lillian O'Conn'
 and were made by Mrs. Charles Ba
 Tho festivities closed with dan
 ing to the music of the New D
 partnrc orchestra.
 Opposes Dept. of Education The Bristol board of education
 decidedly not in favor of senate +
 29l which is for the purpose of pr
 viding for q dcpartm, of educ - tion in Washington with seer
 tary of cdncation in the prcsidcn
 cabinet and hy a unanimous yC , at it's meeting Thursday night Vt
 on record as opposing it.
 This is in lin" with the actl
 of the Natinnal Grange in it's I
 tionql convention recently in Oma ,. the objection heinz that the passa ,- ot such a bill will tend to federal
 state and town powers, Super
 ,'endont of Schools, Karl X. t"ic
 Istated that 1t was contrary to
 ,Xprcssod opinion of President Co . idgc who said that he felt that