Graduates At Colt Memorial High Hold Busy Commencement Week
The Colt Memorial High School commencement week opens with Class Day exercises in the auditorium. Robert Tourigney delivers the class address, with Mary Velleca reading the class history and Elsie Gilroy co reading the prophecy. A tribute to the late Thomas Brightman precedes the gathering for a banquet and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial High School
Robert Tourigney
Mary Velleca
Elsie Gilroy
Irving Murray
Norman Hibbert
Janette McCaw
Willam Ross
Thomas Brightman
Vernon M Gray
Clarence King
North Ceme
Elmer S Mapes
Dha
I Leo Cantwell
Robert Toungney
Rhode Island Garden Clubs Visit Bristol Gardens Tomorrow
Members of the Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs will tour four Bristol gardens tomorrow afternoon. First stop is the North Farms garden of Mrs William B MacColl. hostesses include Mrs Ernest C G Brown and others. Public tickets are available at a nominal fee, with sales run by Misses Roberta Dixon Janice Carr and Clara Herreshoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club Federation
Bristol Gardens
Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs
North Farms
William B MacColl
Hope Street
Ernest CG Brown
Henry Wood
Benjamin Fo Tindemuth
Carl W Haffenreffer
R F Haffenreffer
Charles ID
Burt
Phil DeWolfirs
Howard Paull
Miriam Skinner
Perry
Roberta Dixon
Janice Carr
Clara Herreshoff
Brechin Student John Coggeshall Graduates With Honors
John Coggeshall Brechin son of Mr and Mrs John Brechin Jr graduates with honors from the preparatory school. He served as Literary Editor this year and was chief of the Dial school paper. He received the Weld prize for creative writing for the second time at commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coggeshall Brechin
John Brechin Jr
Iulderness
Sunvet
soRon Tworysars
Peabostoritz
Dial
Kerr awarded Gil lan memorial medal at St Marys graduation
Josephine M Kerr valedictorian of St Marys Parochial School was named recipient of the Rev Thomas Jo Gillan memorial medal at Friday night exercises in the church auditorium. Rev J Lawrence Deers presented the medal, and diplomas were given to 24 graduates by Fr Michael J Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Velleca
Rhode Island
Raymond E. Jordan
Nelson Kellogg
Trinity Church
Herman CC.” Kemph
Tevis Shulman
Walsh Memorial
Rensaeller Polytechnic Institute
Alumni Association
Alumnii Association
Thomas P Brightman
Josephine M Kerr
Mrr
Walter Kerr
St . Mary's Parochial School
Thomas Jo Gillan
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Miss Kerr
J Lawrence Deers
St . Mary's Church
Michael J. Ryan
Marca Gifford
Harold Gifford
Viola Anderson
Nathan Hale
Boves
Frank Moran
Fr. Deery
Rev H D Graetz Marries Colorado Univ Graduate
Reverend Herbert D Graetz pastor of the First Congregational Church marries Lena Fern Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore F Johnson of Idaho Springs Colorado The ceremony was at the bride’s relatives home in Kansas City Missouri and performed by Rev G Charles Gray The couple plan a reception then a trip to Bristol via Colorado Princeton Indiana and Lake of the Ozarks with a navy white travel outfit noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert D. Graetz
First Congregational Church
Lena Fern Johnson
Theodore F Johnson
Idaho Springs
Col
Frank Gilmore
Virginia Avenue
Kansas City
Missouri
G. Charles Gray
Mae Johnson
Oliver Graetz
Bristol Clergymen Pair Return to Bristol This August
Rev Mr Graetz native of Princeton Indiana with degrees from Denver Ihff School of Theology and Yale University joins Central City High School faculty in chemistry and English. He is Worshipful Master of St Alban's Lodge and president of Bristol County Association for Clergymen. They will reside at 256 Hope Street upon return the second week in August.
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Eecsiyaffy sniFhas
Central City High School
Mr Graetz
Princeton
Indiana
University of Denver
Ihff School of Theology
Ale University
Tau Kappa Alpha
Universal Club of Providence
St Alban’s Lodge
Bristol County Association For
Hope Street
Bristol
Resignations Shake Bristol Aerie of Eagles
Anthony J Nunes and Harold Whitford resign as secretary and treasurer of Bristol Aerie No 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles. Grand Aerie official William F Kells named Manuel Vargas Jr secretary and James Holme treasurer. John Andrade appointed vice-president. Anthony P Moniz had been elected VP but not installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J Nunes
Harold Whitford
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
William F Kells
Naugatuck
Conn
Grand Aerie
Manuel Vargas, Jr
Mr Nunes
James Holme
Kelly
John Andrade
Anthony P. Moniz
Nunes
Gifford
Order
Leaders Announced in Colt Memorial High School Popularity Contest
Antoinette Rucci leads with 1183 votes in the Hope Pharmacy popularity contest for the 1930 graduating class at Colt Memorial High School. Shirley Rishe follows with 1015 votes. other entrants include Margaret de Rocha 489 Ethel Kerr 233 Ruth Sanford 207 Ethel Connery 292 Shirley Smith 187 Gil da Mello 133 Theresa Marino 180 Antoinette Campanella 133. The winner receives a graduation doll. voting ends July 3 at midnight.
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Antoinette Rucci
Hope Pharmacy
Colt Memorial High School
Shirley Rishe
Margaret de Rocha
Ethel Kerr
Ruth Sanford
Keep The Men Occupied At Rhode Island Soldiers Home
Lawrence A Mooney, commandant, introduced occupational therapy at the Rhode Island Soldiers Home. Veterans now wash clothes, work on plans with the WPA for a greenhouse, and suggest improvements through a drop box. Planned repairs include cellar work, a rebuilt dairy barn, porch glazing, and removal of Civil War guns from the front lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence A Mooney
Rhode Island Soldiers Home
Chin Lee
Mooney
WPA
Home Hospital
Apo
Women’s Relief Corps
WPA Home Alteration Program Makes Rapid Progress
Meanwanerne construction and alteration work under the Works Progress Administration at the home is advancing quickly with about $6000 allocated or spent to date.
Eagles Convention backs bill for US Veterans Hospital in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island State Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles closed its two day Bristol convention by unanimously endorsing the Green Forand bill in Congress for a US War Veterans Hospital in Rhode Island. Several thousand Eagles from Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut attended events including a parade banquet and tours. New officers elected included Worochock as president and Stremlau as grand worthy conductor with Perry named deputy grand president.
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Rhode Island
Acro
Order of Eagles
Bristol
Congress
Rhodge Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
William Wo Worochock
Central Falls
Aerte
Manuel Perry
John Blinkhorn
West Warwick
Edward Devine
East Providence
Frederick Job Glen
North Providence
John R. Chippendale
Providence
David Sanchas
Warren
Albert Cadieux
Woonsocket
Thomas Durante
Napoleon Theberge
State Aerie
Conrad H Mann
The
Eagles
Julius Stremlau
Meriden
Conn
James
Charles Duquette
West Warwick Aerie
Providence Aerie
Bristol Aerie
State Armory
Armory
James Holmes
Anthony R. Parshley
St Michael’s Church
Lawrence A Mooney
Rhode Island Soldiers Home
Tevhin
Kelly
Perry
Spellman
Stremlau
Canon Parshley
St Angelo
Ferrara
Haffenreffer Museum
Mount Hopebridge
Colt's Drive
Eagles Hall
Woodstreet
John Andrade
Frances Cuomo
Frank Cunha
George Dion
Joseph Enos
Manuel Enos
Manuel Medeiros
Anthony Martin
Frank Marshall
Domenic
Rockettes to dance at Paris Exposition festival
Shis and Shat from Here and Shere Shis and Shat from Here and Shere describe the Rockettes 46 member troupe as top entertainers. Edmond Labbe engages them to perform at Paris Exposition international dance festival on July 2 aboard the Isle de France, aiming to match the fame of the Floradora Sextette.
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New York
Rockettes
Radio City Music Hall
Rockette
Edmond Labbe
General Commysstrée
Isle de France
Paris
Floradora
Thin Paris engagement marks brief U S cultural visit
The plan includes a sixteen minute engagement in Paris after which the group may return to the United States aboard the Normandie. Aboard, they will be chaperoned by twelve Frenchwomen chosen by Exposition officials to maintain high American conduct. The program features La Scala Ballet and the Covent Garden Ballet among others with a US tap dance chorus as a distinctive contribution.
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Paris
United States
France
Daring American Rockets Dance Troupe Tours France
A 46 member chorus originally formed in St Louis as the Missouri Rockets grew into the American Rockets. They perform a military march, a buck and wing, Midshipmen, and Beguine style routines in France as the first US troupe officially invited abroad. The group varies 18 to 23 years old with brunettes in majority and three redheads.
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Annapolis
France
St Loui
Russell Markert
Missouri Rockets
Broadway
New York
American Rockets
Roxy
Roxy Theatre
Rockefeller Centre Music Hall
Rockettes Maintain Rigorous Routine Ahead of Paris Exposition
The Rockettes perform in four to five daily shows and take four days off monthly. Their breaks are spent in distant recreation keeping them in trim for demanding rehearsals. Their 35 member group aims to move in unison across the vast Music Hall stage while earning official recognition from France and an engagement at the Paris Exposition.
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Rockettes
Music Hall Centre
France
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Colt
Josephine Kerr
FR. Gillan
St. Marys Parochial School
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Lloyd Nolan
Ida Lupino
Walter Connolly
Ralph Bellamy
England
Flora Robson
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Leslie Banks
Raymond Massey
West
Paul Kelly
Judith Allen
Johnny Arthur
PATHE
Charles Boyer
Jean Arthur
Leo Carrillo
Colin
Clive Berial
Wim
Wabach OF
H. D. Graetz
Colorado Univ
St. Alban’s Lodge
Bristol-yia
Colorado
Cola
Colorado University
Talanw
Abe
Nunes-Gifford
F. O. E. Aerie
Shirley Rish
Lawrence A. Mooney
Eagle Convention
U.S. Veterans Hospital
New England
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