Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-25
FRATERNAL AND SOCIAL.
Coming Events Of Interest to Many
Waterbury People.

Court ;McGivney, d. of l., will hold
a social and dance at *. of c. hall on
Tuesday evening, February IS.
A meeting of the young men who
are to assist at the whist which the
Children of Mary Of st Francis Nav-
ier's parish are to hold on Friday
evening, February 7, will be held on
Monday evening at 7:30 O'Clock in
the church basement.
The Laurel Social club dance, which
is to take place at LeavenwOrth hall
on next Friday evening, will be the
first public event given by the Or
ganization, and it promises to be a
big success. Lallier's orchestra has
been engaged to furnish music.
The forty-fve tournament of the
Knights of Columbus will be resumed
on Tuesday evening under the aus
pices of Mulcahy council and all
members and their friends are in
vited to attend. The contests have
been on now for several weeks and
are creating a great deal of interest
in the organization.
The Boys club association has
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows President, Cornelius
Tracy; president, Ralph n.
Blakeslee; secretary, Alexander Z,
Mintie; treasurer, Charles F. Mitch
ell; superintendent, Nicholas Com
bellack; treasurer of the ProVident
Savings bank, Charles p. Kellogg.
The board of directors consists OF
Cornelius Tracy, Ralph n. Blakeslee,
Alexander C. Mintie, Charles P. KEEL
logg and Archibald E. Rice.
The Prospect Brotherhood club is
the name of newly organized socl-
ETY., the purpose of its promoters
being the advancement of social and
religious conditions. The motto
chosen is Culture, Cheer and Char
acter." The charter members are
Wesley Morse, Leon Morse, Albert 5.
Talmadge, Treat Hotchkiss, Homer
Wesley Hildreth, Clifford Clark,
George Purdy, l.. G.. Schoeck, Ed
ward Schoeck, Robert Irving, Frank
West, Merritt Walters, Harold Bun
nell, Harry Purdy, Charles Fem,
Clifford Wallace, Harry Pulford,
Ellsworth Pulford, Frederick Berger
William Bottomly, Alvio Scoville
and Clarence Blackman.
The opening of the big fair which
the Foresters have been preparing Tor
is now only a little more than week
away. Nearly all arrangements are
complete and the executive committee
is confident of success. The next
meeting of the committee will be held
at FOresters' reading room, &. \. X.
hall on Monday evening, when final
arrangements for the big event will
he made. in all probability Mayor
william Il. Thoms will open the fair.
Preparatory to the opening. there will
be Il big street parade. and it is ex-
pected that nearly 1000 men will he
in line. A cash prize of so is 10 be
awarded To the court which has the
largest percent of its members in line
and keen interest is being taken.
An entertainment has been provided
for each evening and dancing will
he n feature.
The Burns club made merry in the
City hall last evening and enter
tanned about 1900 people. the occa-
sion being its twenty-third anniver-
sary. The concert which preceded
the dance was, as usual. excellent,
most of the popular songs of old
Scotland being on the programme.
Pupils of W. G. Sorlie gave an ex-
hibition of Scotch dances in cos
tune William Thompson was
heard on his bagpIpes, and, as usual
they brought down the house. The
sword dance this year was executed
by Miss and Master SOrlie and was
very we'll done. The comedian OF
the evening was John Battersby and
he made lots Of fun. The stage part
of the programme concluded with
the entire audience joining in the
ringing chorus, Aud Lang Syne. -
The committee of arrangements
consisted of Robert Mackie. presi-
dent of the club. William Mclean,
4. Mckay. 4. Clark. ID. Mackie. Dan
Eel Murray. George Stevens. ID. Me-
Kellar. c. Kellie. F. Mitchell. A. A.
Armstrong and r. Allan. The re-
eeption committee was composed Of
David Hunter. T. Baker and William
Lawson. and the floor committee. J.
Morton. Adam Callan. a. Walker,
George T5oodall. n Mcmillan and I