New Britain herald., 1927-01-27

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 Red Mems Building Co. Annual
 The annual meeting of the Red Mems Building company win be held at o'clock this evening in the club rooms of Compounce Tribe. Direc- tors will be elected for the ensuing year and the reports of the various officers for the year just ended will be submitted.
 K. Of P. Meeting
 Ethan lodge, Knights of Pyth1as, will hold their regular meeting at 8 o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall.
 l Ice Carnival Sunday
 The ice carnival. originally sched- uled for January 18th. will be held well park lagoon, weather and the condition of the ice permitting. Care- taker Joseph Civizzio has announced that the following prizes will be awarded the winners of the various events:
 Juvenile race-nrst, haehlight: sec- ond hockey stick.
 Girls race-first. box candy; sec- ond, box of writing paper. 1 Mems speed-first, box candy: sec- ond professional hockey stick. - American fancy-first, mems fig ure skates: second, carton cigarettes.
 International fancy--f1rst, camera: second. camera
 Girls fancy or couple skate | girls figure skates
 w. R. c. Committees
 The following committees were named at meeting of G. W. Thomp- son, Women's Relief Corps, held yes- terday afternoon by the president, Mrs. Edith Chipman:
 Conference committee: Mrs. Edith Healy, chairman; Mrs. Mary HugheA Mrs. Marie Smith, Mrs. Emma Crit tenden, Mrs. Hattie Chapin. Mrs. Lena Scheidel and Mrs. Lena Nourse.
 Relief committee: Mrs. Ruth Saw son, chairman: Mrs. Maggie Water. house. Mrs. Eunice Galpin. MrA Annie Haviland. Mrs. Mary Thomas. Mrs. Leila Lane and Mrs. Martha Johnson.
 Auditing committees: Mrs. Abbis Lambert, chairman; Mrs. Myrtle Moody and Mrs. Eunice Gap1in.
 Child welfare: Airs. Mary Thomas, chairnan: Mrs. Abbie Lambert, Mrs. Minnie Bishop Id Mrs. Leila Lane.
 Thrift committee: Mrs. Carrie Barnes chairman; Mrs. Louise Briggs and Mrs. Lottie Garner.
 Americanization committee: MrA Hattie Chapin. Mrs. Nina Houshton and Mrs. Jessie Coodsell. | Coolest Morning l This morning was the coldest this winter with thermor' eters resfster- ing as low as 16 degrees below zero at the northside, 1' below in the Stafford district and from { to be- low in other parts of the city. Chimney Fire 1 Squad A of the central fire Sta- ton was called out early last night for 8 chimney fire in the Elton block on North Main street. There was no damage done. the fire being extinguished with chemicals.
 Realtors Issue Challenge | The bowling team representing the Bristol Real Estate board have hufl- ed challenge at teams representing the other professions in the city and feel confident that they can annex the city championship, In spite of their defeat few evenings ago by a team made up of the legal lights. they believe their team consists of some of the best bowlers in the city. They attribute their defeat on the occasion in question to the poor form displayed by some of their best men.
 Wife Leaves Home | Alton Wheeler of Sylvester street this morning complained to the police department that his wife left home yesterday, leaving note say ing she had gone to Philadelphia with her brother. He was advised that there was nothing the local l department could do.
 The couple have been before the police court on several occasions for disagreements, the last time only 8 few months ago, when they were given another chance to make good at the request of a loca. welfare aSA sociation. The trial apparently prove ed a failure, however.
 Mrs. Marietta Riggs 1 Mrs Marietta Riggs. aged 8Bs widow of the late Rev. Charles H. l Riggs, founder of the Bristol PresaL died at the home of her. grandSon. Paul Van Wagoner at s2 Williams street, at o'clock this morning from infirmities incidental to old age.
 Mrs Riggs was born at Warwick N. Y. on April 12. 1S42, the daugh- ter of Thomas J. and Jane Ann Me- Even. Her early life was spent in that place where she taught school> She was married to Rev. c. H. Riegs in Harwinton, Conn.,, on April IF. 1865 and moved to this city in 1871 since residing here. Rev. and Mrs Riggs celebrated their golden wed. ding on April 12, 1915. at which time they were rendered reception in the parish house by their numer- o-s friends,
 Mrs. Riggs was member of the Prospect Methodist church. the Bristol Grange and Gilbert w. | Thompson, Women's Relief corps. Sh> is survived by one grandson, Paul Van Wagoner, with whom she made her homo since her husbands death last fall; one sister, Mrs. Emma Bradner. of Frankfort. Pa-s and one niece. Mrs. Lou Daniels of Bristol.
 The funeral will be held at the Prospect Methodist church chapel on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Hubert D. Jones will = lCnntinued on Pa1A NinAl