Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-25
CITY NEWS.
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The spring meeting of the Nauga tuck Valley conference of Congre gational churches will be held ir 1 Beacon Falls tomorrow.
 Miss Margaret M. O'Connor has re- sumed her studies at the Pratt insti- ute, after spending a few days at | her home on South Elm street. Representatives of the different societies that have decided to take part in the Memorial day parade will hold a meeting in G. A. R. hal tonight.
 The president of St Mary's Hos pital Aid society desires to nave d full attendance at the meeting this evening to decide upon some very important questions.
 MT and Mrs Warren L. Hall are | in Morristown, N. J., to attend the commencement exercises of Dana school, from which their daughter, Miss Beatrice Hall, graduates this year.
 Charles s. Hungerford, for several years connected with the Benedict X Burnham factory, has received ordels to report at the Coe Brass Works in Torrington on his return from Va i cation.
 Another one of those popular whist parties will be held at Mrs
 Frederick Snowman's, 1,437 East Main street, Tuesday afternoon and evening. The members may invite their friends.
 At the Beth Israel synagogue last night a branch of the Degel Zion was organized. The officers are as fol- lows: President, Charles A. Fine; secretary, L. Mersky; treasurer, A. Cohen; trustees, I. Brooks and A, Willner. The organization will meet bi-monthly on Sundays.
 The wedding of John c. Shei wood of the Colby-Sherwood Sloe Go of this city and Miss Florence c. Foulks, daughter of MT and Mrs Charles Foulks of Brooklyn, N. I whose en- gagement was announced some time ago, will take place at tGe home of the brides parents at S:30 o'clock on Tuesday evening, June 2.
 Mayor Thoms has called a special meeting of the aldermen for tonight to take action on the recommendation of the board of public works relative to the trolley application and the lay out of Meadow street; also the rec ommendation of the board of safety that they be authorized to buy or rent an auto ft,' use in the fire depart ment.
 Mir and Mrs Patrick Doyle of South Leonard street returned to- day after spending several days in New York city. Mir and Mrs Doyle attended the graduating exercises last Wednesday at the Albany Hos pital Training School for Nurses Miss Lillian Doyle. their daughter was "a member of the graduating class.
 The annual meeting of the Con- necticut Pharmaceutical association will be held at The Elton on June and 10. The committee in charge consists of Levi Wilcox, chairman; Thomas F. Casey. secretary; G. Les lie Dexter, A. T. Webster, Myles Mccarthy, Robert Walker. E. N Richardson. Clarke H. W. Newton, W. H. Pickett and J. W. Cone.
 Yesterday committees represent ing Wadhams' post, G. A. R.. and the Spanish War veterans marked the graves of deceased sailors and soldiers as follows: Riverside, 201: St Joseph's, I40; Pine Grove, Al; East Farms. 14: Calvary, S: Mel chizedeck. 1: Bucks Hill, 9: Brock ett. ]: Waterville. 10; Prospect, 24: Southbury. 3; Middlebury. 14. On Memorial day the comrades will visit each marked grave and place roses on it.
 About 1O:4O yesterday morning Thomas Corkein. watchmah al the Waterbury Manufacturi. z Go, acci- dentally pulled a lever which recofd- cd fire alarm call at :he office 0f the Western Union Telegraph sta- tion. A moment later box 2i Was sounded and the fire horscs dashed along North Main stree. ss only hfe steeds know how. On their aTTisdi at the factory they leiraed that Corkein thought he was turning in a watehman's call when he pulled the lever which summoned the depart ment.
 The last Friday of June has for many years been the day for the sn- nual banquet of tine Army and Navy club of Connecticut. and the Pcquot House has ben the place Tine re- s-Pnt fire has left the club in a Nuan- diary SIS to where to meet. this year, and Sidney ". Gladwin ur Hartford. vho is the secretary Uf the club. has suggested defeTring tho function until fall. and then arrange tn hold it at New London. The club would be welcomed to Hartford. but tiIe mem hers do not favor tho idea of meeting in any other place than hy tho sea.
 The battalion drill which will Os given in the arm0ry this -reninz 5y members of Companies A and G. C. V. C.. promises to be one of tie most successful- -ever held in this cIty Fr the military bows. The armJry has been very UTettily decorated f0T the event There will be guar,l mount, review by Colonel Geddes- dEIIi. dress parade. competitive drill sm0Hz the members of Company :. .sTesents- tion of medals. and then dancing Among the medals to lse presented is that won by Felix r 1sedman for being the best shot at ths field dsT exercises of Company < 8n SztUr- day. the Hitehcock medal WiII % to Corporal Samuel ChesseE and tns Wilcox cup to Private Arthur Ro5- bins