Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-31
CITY NEWS.


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st Mary's T. A. society will give 3
Halloween party at Knights OF Co
Iumbus hall tonight. Various games
will be played and there will also be
dancing. Refreshments will be served.
A Halloween party was held by
the members of the Young Peoples
society Of Christian Endeavor in the
parlors of the Second Congregational
church last night. The young folks
were there in large numbers and mer-
rily enjoyed themselves.
The democratic rally announced to
be held tonight at the corner OF
Bridge and Baldwin streets has been
postponed until tomorrow night.
Mayor Kilduff said to-day that this
action had been decided upon on ac-
count of the death of one of the resi-
dents of that neighborhood.
Announcement was made last even
ing of the enga cement of Miss Loretta
Ryan and Attorney Terrence f. Car
mody. A number of personal friends
and relatives of the bride and groom
to-be gathered at the residence Of
John Ryan on North Main street, and
amid the pleasantries of home party
the announcement was made.
Tonight will be Halloween and all
the boys and girls will be out in full
force. People who own cabbage plots
will be out too, but whether they will
be able to save their property or not
is another matter. Several Halloween
parties were held last night and as
many more are scheduled to come off
this evening.
The funeral of Mrs James Meagher
took place this morning from the fam
lily residence on West Main street
with a mass of requiem at the I'm
maculate Conception church by the
Rev Father O'Brien and interment in
st Joseph's cemetery. The bearers
We're Daniel Murphy. John White,
William D. keenan,, Keron Brophy,
John Hurley and Chris Talbot. There
was a large number of beautiful flo
raj tributes. Among the out of town
mourners in attendance were Mrs
jerks and family, Miss Mary Davis,
Joseph Conlon, John Callahan, all of
New York city: the Misses Elizabeth
and Mary McCabe Of Cooperstown, N.
Y.
James J, DWyer, the South Main
street grocer, is home after a. vacation
spent duck shooting in the Cape Cod
country, where he. was the guest OF
Captain 3. r.. Powers Of the steam
yacht Priscilla. Mr. DWyer enjoyed
the sport immensely, but says it was
aggravating to see the birds disappear
under the water after being shot be-
fore he could reach them. When wild
ducks are disabled they dive and re-
appear some distance away. Not be-
ing acquainted with this freak, Mr.
Dwyer lost heavily, consequently he
says that while duck shooting in
that country is full Of exciting situa-
lions the reward in other ways does
not amount to much.
The Waterbury Hebrew Ladies' Aid
association gave their first annual ball
at Concordia hall last night. A large
crowd was present aid thoroug hly en-.
joyed Themselves Billane's orchestra
furnished music and Pole prompted.
| The committees were as follows: Ar
rangement, Mrs s. Bremen. Mrs J.
Axelrod, Mrs A. Leapold, Mrs r. p.
Schapfro, Mrs e. Roof; floor, Mrs S.
Bremen, Mrs r. Wilmer. Mrs b. Man
delbaum, Mrs P. Usoskin, Mrs J.
lacks. Mrs Willinger; reception, Mrs
u. Ulanoff. Mrs T.. Zacks, Mrs S. Jaffe
Mrs M. Wineberg, Mrs r. GreenbIat
Mrs s. Levison, Mrs q. Zuransky. Mrs
r. Abrams, Mrs A. Kats, Mrs S. p
Lepshitz, Mrs r. Goldstein, Mrs s
Lappin, Mrs B. Sheiber, Mrs A.. Green.
berg. Mrs IA. Starck, Mrs ]. .Axelrod
Mrs S. G1uckman. seg
The Halloween party ut the Friend
~ league last evening was a most en-
Joyabie one, large number of the
members and their friends being pres
i ent. The decorations consisted OF
boughs of autumn leaves corn stalk.
and Jack O'Lanterns The evening
was largely spent with the time hon
Ored Halloween games. with a few
more novel ones. one an immens,
book of fate which was opened by th,
blindfOlded seeker after KNOWLEDGE
attracted much attention as the diff
ferent destinies were announced
Many learned their fate by bein,
blindfolded and led, shears in hand
to the tree Of fate, from which the,
cut walnuts which, when opened
made some interesting revelations
l $1,000 CAA CSAAAAAOAIS WCIG bCIVGu, WlICl
were appropriate to the eyenine
dancing was enjoyed until the hon
of closing came.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the Halloween reception
and whist party which was held b,
the Catholic Women's association Ii
st Patrick's hall last night. Whis
was played, the prizes being won b,
the following: First prizes. Jane
Grady, Miss Mary Corcoran; secon,
prizes, the Rev Father Broderick
Miss Kate Cavanaugh; third prizes
Joseph Conner. Miss Margaret M
Donald; fourth prizes, Kelvin Fitzpai
rick, Miss Catherine Nolan: consola
ton prizes, James Brennan. Miss Mar
garet Sweeney. Refreshments wer
served and there was dancing. Ar
engagements are being made for
mammoth whist party by the associa
ton in the upper hall of st Patrick
building for next week. 1t is ex
pected that over 200 persons will at
tend The arrangement committe
consists of Elizabeth Corcoran. Mar
garet Sweeney, Margaret Coughlir
Rose Connerton, Cecilia Moriarty an
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