New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
JOSEPH PAPE, "A,
 DIES IN HOSPITAL
Resident for Half Century Was
 Lake EmpIoye IS Years
CHILDREN ENTERTAINED

tics for 500-AnnuaI District
 Meeting of Red Men Here Tues
 day-Mayor Assists "sallics."
 Joseph Henry Pape, A, 8, resident of Bristol for more than half cen- tury, succumbed to a nine months illness at his home on Lake avenue last night. He had been confined to a hospital during three months of his illness.
 Borne in Berne, Switzerland, on August 15, 1856, son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Joseph Pape, he spent his early manhood there and came to this country 50 years ago, settling in Bristol. Besides conducting farm on Lake avenue. he was en- ployed for l3 years at Lake Con- bounce by Pierce and Norton and became q well known and popular figure in that section.
 In 1895 he married Miss Edith Lundahl in Hartford. Besides her, Mir. Pape leaves two sons. Henry Pape of Detroit, Mich, and William c. Pape of Bristol: and two daugh- ters, Olive and Julia Pape, both of Bristol
 A solemn high mass of requiem will be sung at St. Joseph's church at o'clock Friday morning for him. Burial will be in St. Joseph's new cemetery.
 800 at Christmas Parties
 About 500 children. ranging in ages from about to 16 years. were entertained at Christmas parties giv- en by three local organizations last evening.
 The larger number, about $50, en- joyed a pleasing program Of enter tainment at the Bristol Boys club gymnasium. Included in the pro- gram, which the group seemed to appreciate greatly. were the follow ing: Piano solo, Mrs. Walter Porch; singing of Christmas carols, entire audience under direction of Superin- tendent James G. Dobson, piano ac- compartment by Melvin White; two recitations, Miss Edna Claflin; George Pfab, club swimming in structor. German songs; piano solos, Mrs. Burghoff; MT, and Mrs. How ard Ouimet assisted by Violet Cooper and children, brief Christmas sketch; banjo solo by Churchill Richtmeyer, with accompaniment by MT. White at the piano.
 Fifty members of the Bristol Girls club, under the supervision of Mrs. Flora F, Eastman. were entertained street. The girls, all between the ages Of 12 and 16 years, took part in a program Of games, dancing and piano playing. and were then pre- scented gifts of q box of candy apiece.
 At the Red Mems headquarters on Prospect street about 100 children were entertained during the evening with a program sponsored by Cont bounce tribe Of Red Men and the Daughters of Pocahontas. A Santa Claus presented those in attendance with toys, stockings filled with candy and fruits, and then all re- tired to the social rooms for refresh- ments. Pocahontas- s-elect Miss Bea- trice HolComb presided as master of ceremonies, introducing those who participated in the program as fol- lows:
 Joseph Stofko Address of Welcome Cacilla Morris ................ Song Morris Harden ...,... Affections Victoria Peters ...............
 When It's Springtime in the
 Rockies" Rita spieler .......,.. December" Anna Carros .......... Piano Solo
 Song of the Katydid' Julia and James Herens ........
 ............... Christmas Gift" Agnes Hamman ......,......... Madaline Fritz ...... Santa Land" Billy Marco ........... Recitation Bobby Blackman ....,..,.......
 .,,........ Away in a Manger" Bobby and Jimmy Marco ....... 
 ................. Tap Dancing Robert Duval ........,.. Recitation Bertha Ebert .. Poor Santa Claus" Catherine Flanagan .... Recitation Thomas Moran ...,,,.. Piano Soios
 Silent Night" and
 "Oh, Come All Yc Faithful" Helen Firth .,.. "Santa's Cake" Ethel Anderson "Eirst NoeI" Julian Anderson ........ Recitation Charles J. Phelan ..,..... Address Joseph Stofko Concluding Number
 Annual District Meeting
 Peter r. Prunty, past great toca- ton of the great council Of the United States, Improved Order of Red Men, will be the principal speaker al the annual meeting of the fifth district of Connecticut to be held i'll Red Mems hall on Prospect