Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-03
BRooKLYN BRIEFS

Hume x AtWood'S on Saturday.
 Miss Nellie B. Dunphy entertained a party of lady and gentlemen friends rom New Haven yesterday afternoon at her home, 6S4 North Riverside street.
 John, the nine months old child of John A. Tynan of 13 Charles street, uied last evening. The funeral took piace this afternoon with interment Ill St Joseph's cemetery.
 There will be a regular metinp of the members of the St Thomas Cadets III thelr rooms in the Lyceum building tonight at I:30. In all probability Manager Dunphy will present a. fuil report of the football season which has Just closed and has been so successful.
 A merry children's party took nlace at the residence of Thomas suspicion. 3o West Porter street. Sat uraay night. the occasion being a sur pfise to Mary Stapleton by her school mates. The evening was full of frolic. prominent feature of course, being table loaded with all kinds of chii- dfen goodies. Among the songs and fecltatlonS Bertha Ebel. Flora He'll mann and Annie Stapleton were bright stars. Mary Stapleton necited sweet ly Uncle Garry's Horse" and Harry heitmann kissed every girl in the house.
 About POO people saw the Charles street polo team defeat the Ben
 MohrS, the champions of Brooklyn, in d most exciting game by the score of = yesterday afternoon at Bagley's Ilnk on Ben Mohr. The feature of the game was the general good play of the ohafleS street team, and the driving of Cunningham of the same team. If the Ben Mohrs should like to arrange another game they may do so by ad- dressing Captain Thomas Donahue of Sl1 Bank street, or Manager Jerry De laney of 13 Third street. The teams med up as follows: For Charles street. homaS Cunningham. first rush: Jerry
 11eianeY. second rush; Thomas Dona- hue and NJ. BOuffard. center: l.. Leahy,
 halfback; ]. Devereaux. goal Ben
 Nohrs. ]. Calvin, first rush; w. Dona-
 hue second rush; w. Legge. center; P.
 Luddy, halfback: w. Lallicr goal
 Referee. W. DWyer: timer, R. Conway.
 The fifth annual dinner and recep- tlon of the Hardware Hall association was held in the rear of Plumber Mi chael Clancy's store on Bank street yesterday afternoon and night. The dinner was one Of the most elaborate and SUmptuouS spreads that one could desire. Everything in the line of eat ableS and drinkables was present in abundance. such as turkey. chicken, roast pigs and coon. John ClOheSSey acted as tOa&tmaSter and d capable one he was. while John D. Bolan as carver didn't do d thing to the turkey. When the good things had been disposed of the guests turned to merriment, and q
 jolly good time they did have. It was q late hour last night when the iovial party came to an en and the tod jnc wifi as souvenirs long iron nails. which were supposed to be toothpicks. Many nOtableS of the town were in attend ance and all vowed that it was the most successful dinner ever given by the club.
 On Saturday night Tt the rooms of the Brooklyn Athletic club, a practice
 game of basket ball was played be- tween teams from the Brooklyn Ath-
 letic club and the St Thomas Cadets,
 the former winning by d score of 9-4. The two teams were rather evenly matched and the game was close and exciting at all times. Neither side
 caged any goals in the first half, but Rogers of the Brooklyn Athletic club. threw three goals on fouls called on the Cadets. The first half ended 80
 in favor of the Brooklyn Athletic club. In the second half both sides caged two goals from the field but the Brook lyn Athletic club also scored two on fouls, thus making the score stand 9-4 in their favor. The teams were about
 evenly matched but the Cadets showed q little ignorance of the game as mani | Tested by their being penalized for fouls thirteen times. Ray of the 1 Cadets was an efficient referee and Luddy of the Brooklyn Athletic club
 knew his duty as umpire. The line 1J71 f 1,.Nf fa1 fn1JI T. A. C.. NJ. Crowley. c: P J. Reilley.
 2: Stein, l 2: Dunphy. f; P. Reilly. l f. B. A. C.. Rogers. c; Smith, 2: Flannagan g; NJ. Madden Capt, f; Nallineau. ] f.
 Impressive ceremonies marked the opening of the forty hours devotion of the blessed Sacrement at St Patrick'S church yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
 when a solemn high mass was celebrat-
 ed with the following priests officiat- ing: The Rev Father Gleeson, cele-
 brant: the Rev Father Sullivan. dea- con; the Rev Father Jordan, sub-dea- con, and Timothy Mccarthy master of
 ceremonies. The sermon of the day
 was delivered by the Rev Father Jor-
 dan. At the close of the services 1 procession of the blessed sacrament
 was held, in which about 15O little 1 boys and girls participated, among them being the sanctuary boys and
 members of the Holy Angels society. ! The altar and sanctuary were hand
 somely decorated with potted plants
 cut flowers etc. Never has the altar apneared prettier than it did yesterday and the young ladies who had charge l of the adOrnments must be of an ar 1 tistic frame of mind. Confessions
 were heard in the afternoon and even- l ing. Besides priests from the differ ent parishes in this city. the following were present from out of town: tath- CT Rodden. Bristol: Father Andrew. | Winsted: Father Cunningham, South 1 Meriden: and Father Cenlon, Nauga- | tuck Several other priests from out i of town are expected tonight. Masses ! were celebrated this morning at 5:30. I. 8 and 9 o'clock. The services will come to a close tomorrow morning at i s o'clock. when a solemn high mass will be celebrated. followed by pro cession Of the blessed sacrament. Masses will be celebrated at 5:3O and | ' o'clock.