Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
CITY NEWS

The forty hours devotion will open at St Thomas church at the last mass next Sunday.
 The annual retreat of the junior clergy of the Hartford diocese will bt held at Hartford a week from to-mor' row.
 A circular from Bishop Tierney was read in the Catholic churches yesterday announcing the opening of a novena to the Holy Ghost next Friday, the ser vice to continue until pentecost.
 The tax collectors office will be open from to s o'clock tonight, but will be closed all day The town clerks of flee will be open until noon. The city clerks the assessors and the deport- ment of charities will be closed all day.
 A sociable gathering was given al the home of Miss May Lynch. 21 Hick. ory street, Friday night Solos were rendered. both vocal and instrumental and many games were played, and after lunch was served all departed for home.
 James Young. the well known Shakes perian reader. will give one of his SC. lect entertainments at Notre Dame convent next Friday afternoon at 4:30 Mir Youngs selection on this occasion will be readings from Hamlet one Of the very best. He is a member of the Viola Allen company.
 All of Waterbury's representatives in the legislature will attend Senator Paige's barbecue at Compounce Thurs day. They received their invitations today and at once returned an accept ance. Special cars will leave the capi- tol about II o'clock and guests can re. turn at their own convenience. The barbecue begins at l :45 sharp.
 All arrangements for the annual horse race and picnic of the South End Social club have been completed. sev- eral good horses have been entered and the result of the races will be looked forward to with much interest Other athletic events will also take place in the afternoon. In the afternoon and evening there will be dancing with music by 1aIlier's orchestra. A prize of s10 is to be awarded to the best waltZer.
 The board of education will hold 8 meeting this evening at [ 30 o'clock. Ii is expected that the committee appoint cd to adjust the inequalities in the sala- ries of some of the women principals will make a report, still it would not surprise the members if qtiits the een trary took place One of the members of the committee was asked by u Democrat reporter if any conclusion had been arrived at and he said that further than discussing the matter nothing had been done According to the rules of the board women prin cipals shall not be paid more than SSJC a year.
 At New Haven Saturday Connecti cut branch of the National Red Cross society was organized with these offi, cers: President. Hon William w Farnam of New Haven; viee-presidents New London county. Hon Frank B Brandegee: New Haven. Hon c. F, Brooker: Litchfield, Hon Henry H Rridgman: Hartford. Mrs Frank w. Cheney: Fairfield. Miss Anne B. Jen' nings: Windham. Hon Edwin Milner; Holland. Hon E. T. MaxweIl: Middle. sex. Hon c. F. Jackson: secretary, Mrs Sara T. Kinney of New Haven: treas urer. Thomas Hooker of New Haven: executive committee. W. w. Farnam Governor Henry Roberts, Hon John H Perry. Dr P. H. Ingalls, and John P Elton of Waterbury. Among the or ganizers of the society are Bishop C. B. Brewster. Bishop Tierney. Senator Brandegee. C. F. Brcoker and J. P. Elton.
 The Rev John N. Lewis. IT. will preach the baccalaureate sermon for St Margaret's school at St Johns church next Sunday morning at 10:3o o'clock. The commencement exercIses will begin at II o'clock Monday morn ing with Prof Caleb T. Winchester of Wesleyan college as the speaker. The following are the officers of the class; President. Miss Mabel Gillespie Of Pittsburg: vice-president. Miss Kath. crime Coer of Waterbury: secretary Miss Ruth DanenhOwer of OswegO. N T.: trea suraT. Miss Fredericka Hayes o, Sewickley. Pa: orator. Miss Mar garet Hale of keene. N. H.: prophets Miss Elizabeth Chapin of Chicago and Miss Irma smith c, East Orange. N. j. 4 full list of the members os the class follows: Miss Josephine Boyd. Union. town, Pa: Miss Elizabeth Cbspin. Chi. cago. III: Miss Ruth Danenhower. Os- wezo. V. Y: Miss Ellen Ewing. Pitts. burg. Pa: Miss Mabel Gillespie. Pitts burg: Miss Anna Graf. kittaning. Pa Miss Margaret Hale. Sewickley. Pe; Miss Dorothy Milin0r. Chicago; Miss Helen Morgan. Cleveland. O.: Miss Genevieve Parker. Portland. Ore: Miss Irna Smith. East Orange. \. J.: Miss Madeline SteinmeyeT. Pittsbu-E: Miss Alice Peek. oxford. and Miss kath- erine COer. Waterbury.
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