Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-24
FRATERNAL AND soCILL
Coming Events Of Interest to MANY
Waterbury People.

The Pioneer Athletic club will give
their annual reception and dance at
Odd Fellows hall on February 81.
This evening st Thomas Cadets
Athletic. association will hold their
annual reception and dance at Lea
venworth hall. Lallier's orchestra
will furnish music.
At largely attended meeting of
E. l.. DeForest council, r. A., No
1888, held Wednesday evening, two
applications were received and acted
on and other important business was
transacted. After the regular meet
ing smoker was held.
Representatives of the different
Holy Name societies will hold a
meeting in st Patrick's hall tonight
to consider a matter which has been
talked of by the societies for many
years, but for some reason or other
nothing definite ever was done in
the premises. The proposition is to
conduct series of lectures at the
several churches, the speakers to be
local clergymen and some from other
places. These societies are growing
In numbers and influence right along
and in time every member of the
parishes will be on their books. The
two strongest bodies are st Joseph's
Lithuanian society and st Francis
Xavier's.
Fourteen persons met last night in
G. A. r. hall and decided to organ
ize Universalist .Women's guild
The. Rev w. F. Dickerman of New
Haven was present and made some
remarks. Mrs NJ. e. Stuart acted as
temporary president and Mrs w. T.
Haylor temporary secretary. Mrs H.
II. Larkin, Mrs A. C. Churchill and
Mrs III. o. Ruel were appointed a
committee to prepare draft of con-
stitution and bylaws. The follow
ing persons were appointed to make
arrangements for a social session to
be held on February /: Mrs Burt,
Mrs w. A. Potter, Mrs NJ. G.. Chris
man, Mrs Sherman and Miss Ruth
Sherman. A plano duet entitled
The Poet and the Peasant" was
rendered by Miss Jessie Larkin and
Miss Ruth Sherman.
A very enjoyable time was spent
last Tuesday evening at the home of
Miss Mary Witty, 433 West Main
street. During the evening several
games were played along with other
amusements. Musical selections were
rapdarad hv tha faIlau,tn1. ,,aoaI
selection called I'VE Came Out
Quicker Than We Went In" was
sung by James Bagley, also "They
Never Even Said Goodby." BY James
Waltzton Daley, department 8 OF
Waterbury Clock Co. There was 4
banjo selection accompanied by the
piano by Louis Thibodeau and Miss
Laura Darling of the Watch shop.
Just before the attending persons de-
parted Miss Blanche McPhee and
Barney Houston danced the Irish
reel which was greatly enjoyed.
Among those present were the fol-
lowing: Miss Mae Ryan. of Water
VILE: Richard Cowen. OF New York:
Miss Blanche McPhee. Charles Laf-
I'm, Of Lakewood, n. j.: Miss
Georgiana Green. Of Lakewood. y. j.;
the Misses Helen and Margaret Dick
son, May Baker and Julia Grouders.
A leap year dance which was
much enjoyed was given last even
ing In the Mulcahy Memorial build
ing. The girls OF st Mary's Alumni
association had arranged the dance
and carried Il out in detail. They
had the hall decorated very prettily
and gave the young men pointers as
to how Il should be done in the fu-
ture. The girls asked for the dances
and seemed TO enjoy the part. There
were sixteen numbers on the dance
programme. Among those present
we're the Misses Jennie Frenzy,
Agnes Quinn. Emma Boyle, Nellie
Frenzy. Mary McKinnerney. Mary
Culhane. Molly Grady. Margaret
Byrnes. Mary Grady. Anna Garfield.
Bessie Byrnes. Fanny Cassidy. Mary
Bergin. Miss Nellie Kilroe, Miss
FlanniKan. Rose Coughlan. Margaret
COughlan and Anna CoughIan. and
James Brennan, John Hutchinson,
Michael Pendy. James Lynch. Fin
ton Tehan. William keenan,. Patrick
Tehan. Edward Clark. Thomas Nc
Kenna. Fergus Fay. William Lawlor.
Kelvin Fitzpatrick. Thomas Clafey.
George Hynes. " D0nnelIy. Richard
viekers. James Tighe. James White.
Joseph Watts and John McKinner-
wnw