Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-15
CITY NEWS.

IuofTOW. New StOck or presents. Miss Ruth Straun of Monroe's Business Colleege has accepted posi- tion with the General Securities O. Judge R A. Lowe in the probate court to-day held short hearing on the account of James N. Webb, con servator over his brother Edward w. Webb. The hearing was mostly con- corning fees for counsel and the ad- ministrator
 Dr. J. E. Brennan has opened an office in the Moriarty block on East Main street. The doctor is na- tive of this city, a graduate of the Waterbury High school and of Holy Cross College He received his diplo- ma at Georgetown Medical College. A meeting of the members of the Queens Daughters will be held to- morrow evening at o'clock at St. Patrick's hall. Several committees are to render important reports and other important business is to be transacted. All who can possibly at- tend are requested to do so.
 At the Immaculate Conception church yesterday Father O'Brien an nounced donations to St Mary's hos pital fund as follows: The Talma club. $31S.04; John Byron, s100: Mrs Martin Heiimann, $100; George l.. Lilley, s100;ra friend, $50;
 Brass City lodge. N. E. o. P, $20; Total $6sS.O4.
 Arlington Corbett, son of John R. Corbett of West Main street was in- jured Saturday afternoon by the break ing of large light of glass at John
 boy was watching the men wrestling
 with the glass when it fell and was
 broken into several pieces, one of the splinters striking young Corbett in the leg.
 Dr James Globus of New York and Isaak Danielly of Hartford were the principal speakers at .he meeting last night in Speedwell hall in aid of the movement to raise funds to purchase lands for the colonization of the Jew ish race and the formation of an in dependent government.
 Thomas E. Godfrey. who has been superintendent of the Waterbury dis trict of the Prudential Insurance Co.,. for the past two years, has been promoted to larger field at Worces- ter, Mass. MT. Godfrey's many friends are glad to note the promo tion but regret that Waterbury is to lose a man of such high integ- rity. and sterling character. He will be succeeded by J. E. Buckley of Norwich, for many years with the Prudential.
 Saturday afternoon the Misses Elz- abeth and Teresa Zimmer and their sister, Mrs E. Barfoot. proprietors of the boarding house at 35 Center street were made the recipients of gold pieces, amounting to $25 from present and former employees of the place. Jessie Bullock of the Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co, making the pre- sentation speech. The testimonial was gotten up as a token of appre. citation for the boarding house keepers, who, although successful have de. cided to give up the business.
 Great interest is centered in the K. of c. initiation which will be held in Speedwell hall on Sunday after noon, April 2s. when forty new can- didates will be initiated. Delega- t!ons from nearly every K of C. lodge in the state will be present. and several addresses will be delivered District Deputy McMahon of Jersey City, will be in charge of the degree work. An invitation is issued to all Knights in the state, as the local members are expecting a gala day. The three councils are making elab- crate preparations and the commit- tees in charge are confident that the day will be the largest ever held by fraternity lodge in this city. The visiting degree team is recognized as one of the best in the contry. and their work will be watched with in- terest. Members of Hendricken council. No S6. will attend.
 Members of the Friendly League and their friends held one of their regular monthly gatherings in the entertainment hall last week. Dane. ing filled the greater part of the pro- gram. but was unanimously suspend ed when Miss Helene C. Futile en- tered the hall and, greatly to the pleasure of all Miss Futile gave two bright little recitations. The guess ing contest also proved great fun. Miss Annie Strong won the prize. The superintendent spoke of the coming supper and sale which are being prepared by the league mem- bers for the second of May; also of the seventeenth annual reunion of the Connecticut association of Women Workers to be held in New Haten on the eighth of May. As the Friend iy League is a part of that associ- ation. members are expected to at- tend the meetings. A very delight ful day may be expected as the program is unusually interesting.
 Readers of the Democrat who con template hecoming benedicts. VIII find it to their advantage to get the welding ring of us: anI at the same time look at our large and varied as sortment of ievelry. etc for wedding gifts. Friends of the prospective brides and groons will also do well f0 take rtl< hint aS aII .nr1r rr~r.da aro