Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-25
THANKSGIVING EVENTS.
How sAs Day Was Observed In and
 Around Waterbury.

uOWus TtO IL HpECuu.s A gGSVN deal of missionary work was done Ill all parts of the town with q view to locating families who might need ilt- tie assistance, so that only people who would prefer to fast rather than admit they needed anything from their neigh bors were in any way hardshipped 10 ind an abundance ot palatable things for the table. It is hard to help some because instead of coming forward and making their wants known they keep in the background and they have to be ferreted out and in many m stances coerced into accepting aid: There was no disturbance to speak or on the streets and the attendance at the churches was very large, all of which showed that Waterbury is u pretty good town morally as well as in every other respect ktf
 St Jean Baptiste society held it's twenty.second annual ball Wednesday evening at City hall. The affair proved to be success In every way. Lallief furnished music for the concert an0 program. The grand march was led by Mir and Mrs Alfred Blendin, the former being grand conductor, Ths arraneement committee was composed of William Rochon, Philip Despins, Amedee Bernatchchez, Narcisse Prono> vost, Wilfred Vallee and Charles k. Carpeitifr.
 St Mary's Alumni association gave a reception and dance last) evening at St Pafrick's hall. The dance was one of the incest held this season. The hall was tastefully decorated with bunting and palms, and many pretty costumes were displayed by the young f1, 1oV ty-one numbers of all round dancing were carried out with music by I1als Hers orchestra. The arrangement committee was composed of the fol- lowing: Chairman, Kevin Fitzpatrick. William Ryder, Henry Hayden, Joseph Daily. Miss Addie Sutton, Miss Julia Larkin and Miss Margaret Culhane.
 A party aud dance was given at Hamilton hall Thanksgiving eve by the Big Seven Social club. 1t was pri- vate affair. only the members, of .ethA. club and their lady friends being pres, ent At the stroke of 12 all the guests retired, to the basement, where a tur- key supper was elaDorately spread. Miss Maude Claffey gave some excel lent toasts during the supper. Songs were rendered by Patrick Kennedy, Michael Dunn and George Smith. Miss Margaret Duggan also rendered some delightful piano selections dur ing the evening. The party broke up at an early hour in the morning, every one wishing the club the best of sue cess in the future. Sutton's orchestra Of Derby furnished music for the dancing.
 George Tracy. of the Tracy Bros Go, got ahead of Santa Claus at the Brook side home. He called at the institution yesterday with something for every. body in the big house, including bags of candy for the children and unstint- ed praise for Regent Moran and his wife. whom he found busily' euga ged tni making things pleasant for, theff Ia1rge family. The old folks were very mluch pleased to be remembered in this wlay and when the little ones got hold of their lollypops and other toothsome nAorsels they could think of no words t8 express their feelings toward the NHonor The two Tracys, George and PCornelius, ars very charitable fellows, but they don't like the idea of getting into the papers about such things. Well, mems sins will find them out, and as they both are pronounced re pubiicans 1t is nothing wonderful that they should be exposed in the@collunns of the Democrat. vsfH .--
 Eagles hall attracted a very large crowd on Wednesday evening, the oc, casion being the seventh annual prom enade and dance which was being given by the Merrimac A. c. A dance program of twenty-0ne numbers was carried out. with music by Lailier's orr chestra. The affair proved to be, great success, both socially and tinan- cially. The arrangement committee consisted of James Hayes, William Ghent, James Downey and John Hayes. The reception committee was composed of William Cleary, Edward Hayes. Joseph Cosgrove. James Hayes, Thomas Riley, Thomas Lyman, James Lawlor, Thomas DriscOil, Timothy Ryan, Michael Ryan, George DeForest, Albert Adams, Gene Sullivan, Mat. thew Byrnes, Robert Hayes, John Hayes William Client and iJamea Downey. The floor committee was composed of William Cleary, John ana. James Hayes, William Ghent and , Thomas Riley. sa
 The Brooklyn Athletic club held their sixteenth annual sociabie and concert last evening at Eagles hall. There was a very large crowd ill at. tendance, which stayed until the last strains of the dance music had ceased. On the program there were five con. cert and twenty dance numbers, with music furnished for the occasion by Lsallier's full orchestra. Prof John T. o'Brien did the. prompting. The affair was a success from every standpoint and was ably managed by the follow ing committees: Arrangement, John Walsh. Martin Duane, Michaels Mad den, Percy Clark, John Duane, An thony Carroll: grand conductor, sDanieN Mccarthy; floor, John Johnson, Win liam Conway, John Dwyer, Frank Leary. Charles Smith Edward Tierney. James Madden, Richard Conway, Thomas Grady, William Kosloskie, Joseph Smith, Jeremiah Malloney. John Carroll, Joseph Bagley, Williams Grady, William Lalller, Thomas Tenn pie. Edward Donahue, Hugh Cunning ham, John Dunphy, John Calvin, Mich ael Mulcahy, James Walsh. The re eeption committee included all mem
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