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service a a this on di- in of is Ing man lowing toward able all to you; all good Is by hav. in of ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1930 Two $100,000 Schools Nearly Ready for Classes DECIDE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Goodman Street Boy Wins at Ring-0-Lett Tournament in Final Rounds Clarence Vollo, of Goodman Street Playground, won the city championship in the annual Ring0-Lett tournament which has been running on all city playgrounds for three weeks, Vollo beat out Nick Demardo, of Front Street Playground, in the citywide finals. Each playground entered its own tournament winner in the championship flight, and the results were as follows: First round- Richard Williams, No.

16. beat Albert Hamm, No. Jack Broer, No. 21, beat Edward Distaffen, Bronson: Frank DeStephano, Edgerton Park, beat Christandino Spazinao, Brown Square; Nick Denardo, Front Street, beat Paulina Duemmel, Tacoma; Walter Reckards, No. 14, beat Marian Van Gelder, West High Field; John Marabella, Hartford, beat Felix Bartulis, Carter Park; Anna Cortash, Washington, beat Anna Andrews, No.

Clarence Vollo, Goodman Street, beat Norman Quist, No. 20. Second round--Richard Williams beat Jack Broer; Nick Denardo beat Frank De Stephano; John Marabella beat Walter Richards; Clarence Vollo beat Anna Cortash. Third round--Nick Denardo, beat Richard Williams; Clarence Vollo beat John Marabella. Final round- -Clarence Vollo beat Nick Denardo.

Close boys and girls took part in the competition on all playgrounds. Ring-D-Lett is a game in which the contestants toss rings at numbered pegs. High score wins. CHURCHES LIST SERVICES FOR THANKSGIVING Continued from Page Fifteen Congregations of Temple Berith Kodesh, the First Universalist Church, and the First Unitarian Church will conduct a union service tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock in the First Universalist Church. Rev.

David Rhys Williams, minister of the First Church, will preach on "The Long Fight for Freedom--and Bread." Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein and Rev. Charles Clare Blauvelt will also take part in the service. There will be special music and singing. At Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Central Park and Fourth Street, a union service will be conducted at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Rev. A. Schwab of the Church of Peace will preach in German. All who wish to attend will be welcome. Harvest Home Festival For the first time in a number of years the traditional Harvest Home Festival will be celebrated in Christ Episcopal Church tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock.

Under supervision of Mrs. Willard E. Moore, sanctuary and chancel will be decorated with sheaves of ripe grain and other fruits of the harvest. After the service, these will be sent to the Church Home in Mount Hope Avenue. Dr.

George Henry Day has arranged a program of music appropriate to the day, and the full choir of men and boys will sing. An early celebration of the Holy Eucharist is announced for 8:30 a. m. Rev. Frederick E.

Reissig will be the main speaker at the Thanksgiving sunrise service at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning at Grace Methodist Church, under direction of the Rochester District Epworth League, Grace Church leaguers will be hosts to visiting young folks at a breakfast at 8:30 o'clock. A special offering will be taken and turned over to an agency serving in the relief of the unemployed. The First Reformed Church will omit its usual midweek service, and instead will conduct a Thanksgiving service tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in the church auditorium, Rev, Garret Hondelink will speak on "The Spirit of Thanksgiving." Thirty-fifth Annual Service At the South Presbyterian Church, formerly West Brighton Chapel, the thirty-fifth annual Thanksgiving Day service will be conducted at 10:45 o'clock tomorrow morning. The choir, directed by Mrs. Lois Jones Godwin, will sing Gounod's "Praise Ye the Father." Rev.

Paul L. Rider, minister, will speak. Thanksgiving service will be conducted tomorrow morning Bt 9:30 o'clock at St. Paul's Episcopal Church by the rector, Rev. Dr.

George E. Norton. Communion will be celebrated at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at Church the Ascension by the rector, Rev. W. C.

Compton, and the congregation will participate in a Thanksgiving service. Special services thanksgiving will be conducted at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at Salem Evangelical Church, and will be closed promptly at 10 o'clock so that all who desire may participate in the community Thanksgiving service in the Eastman Theater. Rev. Dr. Frederick Frankenfeld will preach on "The Heart of Thanksgiving: or Can We Still Be Thankful? The church choir will sing anthems of praise.

Services This Evening The North Presbyterian Church will have its Thanksgiving service at 6:30 o'elock this evening, when the women of the church will serve supper. A. C. Hetherlin will lead singing, and Rev. Dr.

Paul Stratton, acting minister, will speak. Rev. Frederick R. Knubel will preach at the Thanksgiving serv- FRANK SPEERS, OLDTIME FIRE FIGHTER, DIES Joined Volunteers 61 Years Ago and Afterward was Department Captain Capt. Frank A.

Speers, retired member of the Rochester Fire Bureau, died yesterday at the home of daughter, Mrs. B. F. Thompson, Texas Street, aged 81 years. Captain Speers retired from active duty 18 years ago because of ill health which followed injuries received while rescuing A woman from a burning bullding.

He 18 said never to have recovered fully. He was born in Seneca Falls on April 1, 1849, and came to Rochester with his parents when he was 7. He has lived here since At the age of 20, he joined the volunteer organization which wards became the Rochester Fire Department. When the paid force was organized, he became a city fireman on a salary. Captain Speers leaves his wife.

Mrs. Maria Speers; three daughters, Mrs. Thompson and the Misses Louise and Mae Speers; 8 son, James Speers, and grandchild, Donald F. Thompson. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at 609 Clinton Avenue North.

Interment will be made in Mount Hope Cemetery, STATE, CITY PUSH PLANS FOR RELIEF Continued from Page Fifteen A meeting of the Governor's Stabilization Commission at New York resulted in appointment of a subcommittee to study a project for a loan fund on which unemployed persons might draw during of idleness, a York dispatch reported. On this subcommittee are George S. Van Schaick of Rochester, Maxwell Wheeler of Buffalo, and Ernest Draper of Brooklyn. A second sub-committee, including Henry H. Stebbins of this city, chairman of the Civic Unemployment Committee, Mayor Cornelius F.

Burns of Troy, Henry Bruere of New York, and John Sullivan, president of the State Federation of Labor, was commissioned to consider sitmula- tion of emergency employment. Promise Prompt Action Both Mr. Van Schaick and Mr. Stebbins reported last night that steps would be taken to carry out the purposes of the sub-committees of which are members, 88 early as possible. Governor Roosevelt asked that they consider these measures.

At the New York meeting, Mr. Van Schnick and Mr. bins said, no definite plans were considered along the lines laid down, A third subcommittee, named to co-ordinate relief organizations in New York City, has in its membership Charles Johnson of the State Social Welfare Department, Homer Folks, Roy Chapman of Syracuse, and Ruth Morgan of the State Charities Association. Timely Arrival of Husband Saves Wife Timely arrival of her husband, Charles Kaiser, yesterday noon is believed to have saved the life of Mrs. Grace Kaiser, 42, of 139 Baden Street, who attempted sutcide in her home by shutting herself in her kitchen and turning on the gas in the range.

She was unconscious when found by her husband when he came home for lunch, but was revived by an ambulance surgeon and police. remained at her home. "She Despondency because of family troubles WAS the reason police found for her act, they reported. Lawyer Veteran Joins with Veteran Lawyer CHARLES STORER Charles H. Storer has opened an office for the practise of law with Attorney Cyrus W.

Phillips at 705 Terminal Building, For the last nine years, Mr. Storer has been associated with the firm of Harris, Beach Matson. He was graduated from the University of Rochester and afterward studied law at the law school of Columbia University. Mr. Storer is a member of Doty-McGill Post of the American Legion, and a member of Delta Upsilon, and Phi Delta Law Fraternity.

NEW ROADS NEARLY ALL COMPLETED Continued from Page Fifteen A report Arthur W. Brandt, commasioner of highways for the entire state, shows that this year's square yardage of new road construction exceeds that of any previous year. The best previous year was 1929 when 8,555,472 square yards were laid, as against 9,099,884 this year. Mileage Short; Yardage Long "We are still nearly 50 miles short of 1921 in the matter of mileage," says Mr. Brandt, "having completed 725.92 miles this year, as against 774 miles in 1921.

The average width of highways built in 1930, however, 21.37 feet, the. as against 16.67 feet in 1921. If all pavements built. in 1930 had averaged 16.67 feet in width, the square yardage actually built would have covered 930.46 miles or 156 miles more than actually was laid in 1921." The following table compares the mileage and square yardage of new highway construction in the state for the past six years: Year Mileage Sq. vage 1925 547.37 5,785,241 1926 498.03 5,513.146 1927 645.03 1928 645.80 7.727.484 1929 695.66 8,555.472 1930 725.92 9,099.884 New Traffic Laws To Be Enforced by City With the distribution of 50,000 copies of the new traffic laws completed, Police Director Curtis W.

Barker announced yesterday that, beginning Dee. 1, police would rigidly enforce the new rules and that all violators would face arrest. The copies are available to the public at all police precinct stations, fire houses, Motor Vehicle Bureau nad the Automobile Club of Rochester. Individual copies have been furnished policemen, who were instructed to familiarize themselves with the provisions. One of the new limits the speed of all automobiles in city streets to 25 miles an hour, which is five miles greater than was mitted under the old traffic laws.

A speed limit of 15 miles 18 provided for in school zones and congested districts. THANKSGIVING MORE than three hundred years ago a little band of Pilgrims in New England set aside "an especial day to give especial thanks for all their mercies." So Thanksgiving Day originated. Today it is well to recall the sturdy faith of those pioneers who celebrated the first national holiday amid perils and hardships. MONROE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Main Office, 35 State Street Near Four Corners Branch Office 420 E. Main Street Opposite Eastman Theatre OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS Wiring- -Fixtures -Motors- Telephones Panels and Switchboards REPAIRS T.

H. Green Electric Co. INCORPORATED 31 N. WATER ST. MAIN 555-556 CORRECTION Our Ad in Yesterday's D.

C. Should Have Read OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRY SAUCE 17 oz. AP The Great Atlantic ESTABLISHED 1999 Pacific Tea Co. WHERE ECONOMY RULES Two new school buildings in Chili Road just beyond NEW SCHOOLS IN GATES NEAR COMPLETION Two to Replace Structures Respectively Sixty Years and Century Old Two new $100,000 school buildings, one of which will replace a structure hundred years old and the other a schoolhouse built more than sixty years ago, will be ready for occupancy by school children in School Districts 1 and 4 in the town of Gates within the next six weeks. Pupils now attending classes in the Gates No.

4 School, constructed in 1869, will move their books early next week to the new brick building directly in the rear of their present location in the Butfalo Road west of Howard Road. Accommodations for 150 are provided in the new school, although present attendance is less than 100, There are five classrooms, principal's office, and a combined assembly and recreation room. Mrs. Marjory Taber is principal of the eight grades. The new Gates No.

1 School. nearing completion in Chill Road beyond Waffle Road and across the highway from the old schoolhouse which has served the district for A century or more, will be ready for classes about the first of the year. It was begun a month later than the No. 4 bullding. Eight classrooms, 8 combined auditorium and gymnasium, which also can be used as a community center, and a temporary principal's office, are provided in this school, which will have a of 320.

pupils, The attendance this discapacity, trict now is nearly 170. Mrs. Mary F. Stiles is acting principal. lee at 8 o'clock this evening at the Church of the Reformation.

on "The Personal Touch Thanksgiving Rev. F. Rahn will lead the service and read the President's proclamation. and the vested choir will sing, rected by Arthur G. Young.

The Men's Brotherhood will have its first supper meeting preceding the service. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church will have Its Thanksgiving servlee at 8 o'clock this evening, with special music and an address by the rector, Rev. Jerome Kates. Communion will be celebrated at 8 p'elock tomorrow morning.

An Illustrated address Porto Rico by Rev. R. LaRtue Cober wili feature the evening at 7:45 in the Genesee Baptist Boys and Church." girls the church will display handwork completed on Porto Rican life, directed by Mrs. Isabelle Swan. "A Festival of Thanksgiving" is the title of the at 8 o'clock this evening at Centenary Methodist Church.

The senior and young people's choirs will unite to provide music. Rev. Dr. G. Charles Weaver, minister, will be In charge, and Rev.

B. L. Taylor will speak. Play and Pageant Asbury Methodist Church announces "Thanksgiving Eve Party," to begin with supper at o'clock this evening, followed by a get-acquainted hour under rection of C. P.

Ament and Mrs. Mary Dann. Charles C. Zoller will show his "Private Gardens of Our City in Natural Colors." At. 8 o'clock, Rev.

Dr. Ralph Cushman, minister, will direct a Thanksgiving service in the church school chapel, to be followed by a play and pageant, Dream That Came True" by Rev. David A. Johnson and Clarke Billings, to be presented by the Asbury Dramatic Club, directed by Mrs. Witliam C.

Scanian. The Baptist Temple Thanksgiving service will be conducted in the women's parlor this evening. The acting minister, Rev, Wallace E. in Gates scheduled to open about 1. Above, District 1 School Howard Road.

Below, Thomas A. Edison School in District 4 in the Buffalo Road. Freshmen Admit Guilt in Charges of Battering Sophomores Roughly Accept Penalty Imposed by Traditions That Debars First Year Men Quadrangle of River Campus Four Weeks Beginning Monday Heads bowed, leaders of the freshmen class of the University of Rochester yesterday afternoon admitted guilt of charges of "rough stuff" on the part of some of their members at the annual class banquet Monday night and accepted the penalty of foregoing use of the main quadrangle of the Campus for the four weeks of classes beginning Monday and ending Jan. 12, Consequences of the fray amounted to a quantity of broken dishes and at least four wounded heads, when a reckoning was made yesterday. Four sophomores last night were nursing battered skulls as a result of their efforts in beha't of the honor of old '33, by storming the third floor of Bondi's West Main Street dance hall, scene of the affair, They are Irving Steubing of Westfall Road, Harold finger of Geneseo and John Eisold and Allan Kappelman of Chicago.

Steubing and Grosselfinger were obliged to have scalp wounds treated at the Strong Memorial Hospital. Unnecessarily Rough The frosh had used "unnecessarily rough and unfair methods in defending their class banquet from the sophomore attack." according to the ruling handed down the tradition arbiters. "Under these circumstances, the Traditions Committee ordinarily would be inclined declare the event a forfeit to the to Sophomore Class," the ruling reads. "In this case, however, the Soph president, Max Kaplan, prefers not to protest the victory, and requests that it remain official. The committee honors his wish, but imposes McCoy, will speak on "Thankful Hearts." Tomorrow the morning Temple members will take part the community service at the EastTheater.

Prof. George R. Berry, Ph. of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School will speak at the Thanksgiving service of Immanuel BapChurch at 8 o'clock this evening. "Foreshadowings of the first of three Wednesday evening addresses looking toward Christmas.

"Thanksgiving" is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, tomorrow. Among the citations which com-1 prise the Lesson-Sermon the folfrom the Bible: "And God make all abound grace that ye, always sufficiency things. in may abound every work" to (IL Corinthians The LessonSermon also Includes the following from the textbook of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy: "Christians rejoice In secret beauty and bounty, hid. den from the world, but known to God" (p. 15).

Emmanuel Lutheran Church will have a Thanksgiving Service tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. F. E. Reisalg will preach on the subject "Is possible to give thanks this year?" Three special musical numbers will be offered. At the North Clinton Baptist Church this evening at 7:30 o'clock, the minister, Rev.

Harry G. Greensmith, will preach Thanksgiving on the topic, "Be Ye Thankful." S. A. Band To Play at County Institutions The Salvation Army Band will follow its custom by providing special music for inmates of the Monroe County Home and Penitentiary tomorrow morning. beginning at 9 o'clock.

under the leadership of Bandmaster F. Crewdson. The male quartet will wing. At 8 p. m.

there will be A special service at the Citadel, 64 North Street, these penalties upon the class of 1934." The freshmen volunteered to pay the medical bill of one of the injured sophomores who not the benefit of hospital fee hind to send a letter of apology to the sophomores, to be written by President Joseph Tonkin. The report of the Traditions Committee is signed by Chairman William J. Miller, and by James L. Cole and Edwin C. Hart, co-members.

Used Heavy Missiles Dishes, milk bottles and potted plants were the heavy artillery used in repulsing the sophomores, who tried to enter the third floor hail where the banquet was being conducted, through side stairway. The frosh also used the expedient of tossing down the chairs, tables and boxes put up at the top as barricade. To eat the dinner legally, the freshmen worked in shifts. one-haif eating while the others fought to keep the other class from tipping over 8 table and hence winning the point under dispute, When everything from soup to nuts had been consumed by freshmen, Miller declared the affair success, and various speakers addressed the audience, including Freshman Dean Arthur S. Gale: T.

Richard Long, assistant professor of mathematics, Miller, Joseph Tonkin and Richard Wilson, banquet chairmen. Caps Blamed for Conflict Class banquets of the last four or five years have been conducted entirely without argument. Bravery -or foolhardiness- of the freshmen in wearing their brilliant yellow caps on their way to the affair is believed to have tipped off the enemy. The frosh now stand on the right side of the competition ledger, with two fights, the banquet and the flag rush to their credit and the pushball contest lost to the sophomores. THANKSGIVING DINNER In The Old Fashioned Manner It will be cooked like grandmother's Thanksgiving dinners of yesteryears; served in the faultless style of the old Waldorf- Astoria.

The price is only $1.50, yet the portions will be extremely generous. Strange, paradoxes that will make the choice of Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Alexandra-Rochester's most beautiful restaurant -something to congratulate yourself about! $1.50 The Menu Chilled Fruit Cup, Sea Food Cocktail Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup Tomato Bouillon with Rice Relishes and Conserves Roast Turkey, Dressing and Preserved Cranberries Glace Sweet Potato Mashed Potatoes Creamed. White Onions BeaHubbard Squash Flagelette Waldorf Salad Pecan Muffins Swedish Buns Clover, Leaf Rolls Old English Plum Pudding with Hard and Supreme Sauce Fresh Apple Pie Pumpkin Pie Mince Ple Orange Sherbet Cherry Sundae Mints and Salted Nuts Coffee Served noon to 7:30 P. M. Thanksgiving Day.

Reservations will he helpful. Plenty of room to park. The Rochester's Most. Beautiful Restaurant EAST AVENUE AT ALEXANDER ST. STONE 2640 Same ownership as East Ave.

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