Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL.
Events of Interest to Number of
 Local People.

The Patrick Sarsfield club will hold banquet at City hall on Monday evening, March ?.
 Mrs Warren l.. Hall entertained a party of friends at luncheon Satur- day at The Elton.
 The Pioneers will hold social and dance at Odd Fellows hall on Friday evening, February 21.
 The ladies of the Mill Plain Chapel society will give their usual supper at the church parlors Wednesday even ing.
 Tomorrow evening at Knights of Columbus hall, Court ,McGivney, No 2s, D of l., will hold a social and dance.
 The Celtic Medical society will meet tonight with Dr Dillon. Dr McGurk of Providence will read a paper.
 St Elizabeth's society of St Ce- elias church will give Kassee Klatch in the parish hall on Thursday evening.
 Miss Sheridan McNally entertain cd few of her friends last. evening at the home of her grandmother, Mrs R. D. McNally, of Crescent street.
 Department 26 of the Waterbury Clock Shop is arranging for a dance which is to held at Leayenworth hall on Wednesday evening", February 26.
 County President John Mccarthy will speak to members of the First Division, A o. H., at their hall to- night. Every member is requested to be present.
 The annual meeting of the Burns club was held Saturday night. Off cers were chosen as follows: Presi- dent, William Mclean; vice president, Robert Allen: treasurer, Alexander Mckay; financial secretary, Thomas Baker; trustees, Charles Kelly. Will liam Lawson and Frank Mitchell. The officers. were installed by Adam Cal Ian.
 Court D. B. Hamilton, F. of A., will meet in their hall at Mill Plain to- morrow night to discuss the question, "Resolved: That the money power was responsible Tor the present panic" B. r. Hoggett and w. E. Hitchcock will take the affirmative side. and William Atkinson and Harry Kilborn will appear for the negative T. A. Munson and James White will act as judges. The whole district is interested in the debate. but under the present arrange ments, none but Foresters will be ad- mitted. It was suggested that the meeting be held at Grange hall, and that the public be invited, but this didn't occur to the committee in time, and besides. some of the speakers didn't care to speak in open meet ing.
 The regular quarterly meeting of the high standing committee of the Independent Order of Foresters in Connecticut was held in the office of James A. Hynes, high secretary. The reports of the secretary were read, showing an increase of six courts In this state during the last two months, meaning a membership of three hvn- dred new members. This Is phenomenal considering the present times, show ing an aggregate of insurance of $20O,. 900. The officers present were: H. c, k. Burford of Hartford; W. A. Smith, r. II. c. R., of Bridgeport; ]. NJ, Edgerton. V. H. c. R., of Plymouth; W. W. Bent. n. C.. of Bridgeport; B. A. O'Hara, NJ. D. II. physician. Su- preme Deputy Evison of Toronto. and District Deputy Kehoe of Naugatuck, James A. Hynes, high secretary, was unanimously elected as the delegate to the order in this state at the supreme convention to be held in Toronto, Canada on June 16. r. H. C. R. 4. A. Smith was delegated to attend the convention of the order at Pawtucket. R. l.. on February 9; W. W. Bent, H. C., was delegated to attend the convention in New York state being held in New York city on the same date. The reports from various parts of the state were read showing q slow but solid growth of this order. Some of the officers of the new court Adel- phia. which was formed in this city last Monday evening were present at the meeting.