New Britain herald., 1929-11-06

l church played here before in 8 pla
 entitled "Fattig Lisa" Refreshment
 will be served at the church imme
 diately after the play.
 Convention Speaker
 Rockwell Ward of this city, stu dent of Eaglebrook Lodge school | delivered a speech at the annua convention of the Eastern Amateu Ski association held in Deerf1eld Mass, last week lend.
 Ward is the captain of the Eagle brook Lodge ski team and a mem Der of the football team. D. A. R. Awards Prize
 A we'll filled auditorium at thu evening school last night witnessed the presentation by Mrs. Emil Funl for the Katherine Gaylord chapter D. A. R., of the award of a free trip to Washington to Henri Plante MT. Plante had 121 points or | margin of 16 over his nearest com. petitor In addition to the round trip ticket for the Washington pill grimase to be taken this coming eek-cnd, Karl A. Reiche, in be. half of the board of education also gave him an envelope containing the equivalent of a half-days pay so that his trip would be free of all expense.
 MT. Reiche also recognized with gifts from the city these three per sons who finished next in order Mrs. Alexander George of Miss Fal. Ions class, finishing second with lO5 points, received a s5 gold piece Miss Pearl Maderish of Miss He bert's class, with 93 points, was third and received s2.50 gold piece. Louis Martin, also of Miss Heberts class, was fourth with 7G points and received a book entitled
 The Father" by Catherine Hol. land. This book won the s25.000 prize offered by the Woman's Home Companion recently for the best historical novel. Alfredo DiPaola of Miss O'Connells class was fifth and received honorable mention.
 Principal C. B. Beckwith explain ed to the classes that this contest had succeeded in raising the regi- stratlon of the English division in less than 30 days from 216 to Sl6, a remarkable showing. Of these one hundred extra pupils, S4 were cred lted to the contest. It was hoped that now that these extra pupils had been induced to enter evening school, the courses would be found sufficiently interesting to hold them for the entire season.
 The purpose of the D. A. R. award was not simply to obtain i large registration but to have ono of the pupils visit Washington and further to show it's sympathetic in- terest and support to those who at tend evening school.
 After the singing of several songs by the classes, the meeting was dis 
 College Club Drive
 "A college education for Bristol girls is the main object in view of the Bristol College club. and for this purpose it is endeavoring to es- tablish permanent fund. In the past, three Bristol girls have been given the opportunity of a college education at Connecticut college. New London.
 For the purpose of increasing this fund, the College club is cooperat- ing with the Cameo theater man. agement in the disposing of tickets for Salute" to be shown at the Cameo on Thursday evening. This is a popular college picture, with George O'Brien and Helen Chandler starring. The picture deals with the rivalry of two brothers, the set ting of the picture centerlng aroun,, West Point and Annapolis. The Col lege club IS to receive a percentage Of the receipts from the tickets sold by 1t, and it is hoped that the pub lie of Bristol will get behind this organization in it's endeavor to carry on it's undertaking.
 Miss Ruth Sessions is chairman of the ticket committee, the other members being Mrs. Newell Jen- 1lngs. Mrs. l.. A. Wheeler, Mrs. As. inc Ward, Mrs Paul B. Sessions md the Misses Helen Heffernan, Ruth Crockett, Beatrice Jones and Elizabeth Douglass. Tickets may oe obtained from any of these mem- 1ers.
 Bristol Native Dies
 Albert W. Hill, 25, of 45 Beacon street, Hartford, a native of Bristol. lied at his home in Hartford yes erday. He was the son of the late Walter and Lucy (Shamper) Hill md was employed at the Royal Typewriter Co.
 MT. Hill is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lima (Scoder) Hill; two broth ITS, and his grandparents, one grandfather being William Hill Of his city.
 Funeral services will be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the parlors of Farley X Molloy in Hartford Interment will oe in Collinsville.