Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-12
SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL.
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 The Waterbury Christian Endeayor union will hold mass meeting at the First Baptist church tonight.
 The Rev F. D. Walters spoke. on his recent trip through Scotland be- fore the Mems league of the First Methodist church last night.
 There will be an interesting meeting of Sheridan lodge, N. F. o. F., Friday evening May 15 in Columbus hall. Grand officers will be present at the meeting. All ladies are requested to bring cake.
 The Waterbury Ministers club met yesterday afternoon at the Congrega- tional parish house, Naugatuck. Robert S. Ross of the Y. M. c. A. presided and the Rev J. G. Davenport was the principal speaker. This was the closing session of the season. The next meeting will be held on the sec ond Monday in October
 The Philomathea club, composed oi number of prominent young ladies of this city gave private reception in Murray hall last evening which was attended by about fifty couples There were eighteen numbers on the order of dances all of which were en- cored. The hall was tastefully deco rated, the club colors blue and red be- ing very conspicuous.
 The Junior Aid Society of the Third. Congregational church are arranging for big entertainment which will be held at the Third Congregational church on Thursday evening May 2S. The event promises to be very enter taining to those who care for good singing and who enjoy the old time songs. The ticket reads that the event will be "a singing school of ye olden time."
 St Johns Mems club will hold their first annual minstrel show on Thursday evening of this week. The young men have been rehearsing for the affair for several weeks past and will have whole lot of original jokes and parodies which are sure to meet with favor. Among those who are to take part are Seth Booth, Ed win Foy, John Dixon, Robert Dixon, William Wingblade, William Wood- ing, Fred Constantine, Ernest Dixon, Harry Dixon, John O'Brien, Miss B. Whiting, Miss Mabel Filming, Miss Florence Webster and Miss Margaret Burdon.
 St Mary's Hospital Aid society held its regular meeting last night and completed arrangements for the gar den party to be held on St Mary's school grounds for the benefit of the hospital. The programme will in clude whist, dancing and band con- cert. It was voted to extend vote of thanks to St Johns Episcopal church Parish Aid association for a donation of $25 to the hospital fund. It was also voted to request each housewife in the city when making her usual summer jellies to put one aside for use at the hospital. The treasurer reported receipts last night amounting to $105.
 On Thursday, May IA, there will he held in Naugatuck the eighteenth an- nual reunion of the Connecticut As- sociation of Women Workers. Com mencing at 2:15 D. m, there will be a meeting of the council and at 2;45 D. m. the regular afternoon session will be held at the parish house of the Congregational church. There will be an evening meeting at [ o'clock. A supper will be served at 5:30. The cars leaving Exchange place at [ minutes before o'clock and ' minutes after ? o'clock will reach Naugatuck in time for the af- ternoon session. It Is hoped there will be good representation from the Friendly League in Waterbury.
 The one big annual event of the Hibernians of Waterbury held every year is the annual inspection and dance of Company E Hlbernian Rifles. The event this year will be held on Friday evening May 29 in City hall Committees have already been ap- pointed and are at work arranging for the affair. The event each year brings many prominent officers from all over the state and is looked upon as the one big event of the year. The company will be equipped with new uniforms on this occasion and will dis play them for the first time at the in- spection. After the inspection the re- mainder of the evening will be de. voted to dancing as has been the cus-