New Britain herald., 1926-04-29
RYALS IS MASTER 1,
 OF IONIC COUNCIL
Royal and Select MaSonS Choose
 Officers for Year
NOMINATION BY EAGLES
EN-Mayor Dutton Unopposcd For President - Mrs. Allan Ptolomy Dies At First Avenue Home Meeting of Pythians.


 Meeting of Pythians.
 At q meeting Of Ionic Council. R. and S, M., No. S3. held in Ma. sonic hall last evening. the follow ing officers were elected: Edward A. Ryals, T. I. Master; Mart II. Bray. l. D. Master: James D. Foster. l. T. .. work; Frank T. Waters. C' G.; J. Wallace Yale. c. C.: Will nam A. Bailey steward; NJ. l.. Tiff. tany, treasurer; II. N. Low, record CT; A. e. Perkins, trustee for three years,
 Eagles Nominate
 The regular monthly meeting Of Bell City Aerie. r. o. F., was held last evening in Eagles hall and the following nominations were made: President, Joseph r. Dutton: vice president, Thomas Yates: chaplain, Cari and Edward Jones. secretary, William J. Harrigan. treasurer James Sorensen; inside guard, Emil Bachman; outside guard, Charles Telle; trustee for three years. Joseph Goodnow. A. F. Prothier, retiring president, de- clined renomination.
 Expected Back Tomorrow
 Charles R. Riley. general mana ger of the Horton Mfg. Co.,. who has been on q business trip through England and Scotland, is expected 10 arrive in New York tomorrow on the Aquitania. ."
 k. of P. Meeting
 The regular monthly meeting of Ethan Lodge. K. of F.. will be held this evening at o'clock in Arcanum hall.
 New Clock Installed
 A new copper encased clock, re- placing the one removed about week ago. has been placed in front of the Bristol National Bank build ng on Main street.
 Death of Mrs. Ptolomy
 Mrs. Allan Ptolomy, aged so years, wife of Allan Ptolomy of I First avenue, died at her home at 1l:SO o'clock last night after an illness of four months.
 She was born in Bridgeport, Sep tember 5, 1885. the daughter Of William c. and Anna (Bartlett) Ordner, and at the age of five moved to New Britain with her parents. She was married in that city June 25, 1892. and came to Bristol ten years ago. She is sur vived by her husband. four sons, William C., James. Allan C., tr., and Alfred F.; and two daughters, Mrs. Orhert Clark of Plainville and Mrs. Thomas Gallagher of Bristol. She was member of the Eastern Star and the Golden Cross of this city and the Daughters of Scotia in New Britain.
 Tho funeral will be held tomor- TOW afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from her late home. Rev. H. D. Jones, pastor of the Prospect Methodist church. will ofiiciate and interment will be in the West cemetery. New Departure Concert and Dance
 The second annual concert and lance of the New Departure band will take place tomorrow evening 1t the high school auditorium with Miss Mary Becker, violinist, of Syracuse, N. T., and May Bradley kelsey, coloratura soprano, of New Haven. as the assisting artists.
 The program arranged by Direc- tor Ernest A. Becker is of unusual and will comprise salon music never before heard in Bristol. Throughout his long career 's q conductor of bands and or. ,hestros, NIT. Becker has gathered one of the most extensive libraries Of band music in this part of the country and the concert will offer the choicest gems from this exten- 5ive collection.
 Trollcy-Auto Smash
 A sedan owned and operated by Joseph Pietro of Highland Court and northbound trolley car figured in collision last evening about S:s0 o'clock on North street. The auto mobile had apparently drawn out of tough's garage and was crossing he tracks when the trolley crashed nto the rear end. The automobile vas considerably damaged.
 The trolley was in charge of Mo- orman Deland and Conductor Grace. 3oth Doland and Pietro were brought before Deputy Prosecutor Robert J, Stack who after viewing he facts in the case. decided that here was no ground for prosecution )n charge of criminal negligence, 1ut WIS purely a matter for settle nent in the civil courts. Motorman Deland claimed that there were no