Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-04
CITY NEWS.

 day.
 Miss Julia Flynn of Bridgeport is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs Davis, at 3S Second avenue.
 Josiah G. Beckwith, corporal in Company A, c. N. G., has been ap- pointed corporal to succeed G. H. Ga briel, resigned.
 Dr Davenport read a paper on "The Fulfllment'' at the annual meeting of the Naugatuck Valley association at Middlebury to-day.
 In accordance with a long estab- lished practice the children of St Ce- elias parish attended holy commun- ion in body on last Sunday.
 There will be an anniversary mass at St Thomas's church tomorrow morning at o'clock for the late Mrs Bridget Calvin, who lived in Bishop street.
 A musical exhibition will be given by the junior classes at Notre Dame convent on Thursday afternoon. The elementary classes held their musical exhibition last week.
 The art studio at the Convent de No ire Dame will be opened to the public on June 16 The collection of paint ings this year is an abundant and, a splendid one.
 The Buffers, Polishers and Brass Workers union will meet tomorrow night to make arrangements to attend the picnic of the machinistS and tool makers on Thursday.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Kelly will take place from her late home, 424 Baldwin street, tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock to St Francis XaYier's church, where a mass of requiem will be celebrated.
 Private Harry Brown of Company A won the prize medal at the contest for members of the two local militia com panies last night. The competitors were Priyates Doherty, Johnson, Spen- cer and Brown.
 Nothing remains now but the sign ing of the papers to straighten out the difference between the Master Plumb ers' association and their employees. The principal change is an eight hour day. to commence November 1. At present the men work nine hours.
 The Builders Labor union will hold a meeting in congress hall tonight. This includes all ordinary out door workmen. They feel that they have | not been getting square deal and have decided to get together and see what they can do towards helping each other.
 The Sixth division, A. O. H., met last night and elected these officers: President, Morgan T. Burke; vice president, William J. Hurley; financial secretary, George P. Foley; recording secretary, w. Seully; treasurer, Mi chael J. O'Hearn;l sergeant-at- arms, Robert Hampton; sentinel, Thomas Edmunds; physician, pr George T. Russell. Remarks were made by the chaplain, Rev Father McGuane, Dr Russell, J. H. Mulville. President Burke, Vice President Hurley and Treasurer O'Hearn.
 No workingman in Waterbury should miss hearing the Hon Vo1ney B. Cush- ing of Maine this evening. The ad- dress will be on one of the chief causes which affect the laboring man. | Salvation Army hall on Bank street has been secured for this occasion. l There are many who wondered at MT Cushing speaking under the auspices of the Salvation Army, but this, is not so, as the Army has nothing more than renting the hall to do with it, and this will be a political talk. Every body is welcome, both ladies and gen. | tlemen.
 The gymnasium of St Margaret's school presented a vision of unsurpass- ed beauty last night, for it was the scene of, the annual commencement dance. The scene of beauty within was duplicated on the exterior. Lighted lanterns placed at convenient places about the grounds of the school gave them an attractive appearance. The rich and handsome gowns of the young ladies present and the evening dress of the young men considerably 1 enhanced the attractixeneSs of the af- fair A large crowd was in attendance, | including a number of students from Yale, Princeton, Trinity and several | other colleges. Twenty-Five numbers were on the program. These were not sufficient for the merry whirlers and numerous were the encores. The prom | enades about the vast lawn were very alluring after each dance to the partici- pants. At Il p. m., supper was 'sery- ed. Dancing followed the conclusion of the supper until about I a. m.
 Some of the members of the board Of public works claim that last years s vote on the nine hour day applies to the present season, but the powers that be do not inter pret it that way. At least it does not look so for the city laborers are working until 6 as usual What a pity the thing cannot command the SUD- port of the author of that beautiful hpoem "Take Up the Poor Mans Bur- den'' and then there could be no doubt about the legality of it. But as men dream most of the songs they sing it is not to be expected that they would be willing to stand behind every principle the muse puts into their mouths when they wake up to full realization of the import of their word painting 1 Those bards who make a practice of warbling of the poor man and his bur den would save themselves some humiliation by submitting their effusions to their .ssuperiors'' before giving them to the public. This order obtained in the past and the scheme is just as neces- sary at the present time as it ever has been.
 The annual meeting and election of officers of the Catholic Women's asso-