Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
NAuGATUCK NUGGETS

With the best of weather an event of considerable interest to the pro gressive people of this borough was the parade of local societies and the laying of the cornerstone of the new St Mary's church on North Main street in Union City Sunday after noon. The line of march was up Cur tiss to Smith, to North Main, to Bridge, to North Church, to Church, to Maple, to Main, to North Main, to cornerstone and form by division front in mass, facing St Mary's church. Line dismissed. The order of march was as follows and was wit messed by very large concourse of people:
 Grand Marshal, M J. Langford and
 Aids.
 Cavalcade. .s
 First Division.
 Marshal, J. D. Shea Aids.
 John Branigan, John Driscoll.
 Band -. Hibernan Rifles First Division A. o. H. Second Di- vision A. O. H. Marshal, Wilson F. Clark Aids. James Healey, Paul Passick, T. J. Smith, Maurice Condon. Original T. A. B. Drum corps. Naugatuck Fire Department, Y. NJ. c. I. Third Division. Marshall, Peter Collier I Aids. John Murray, John Malia, Edward
 J. O'Neil, Joseph Neil.
 Naugatuck Drum corps. Ojeda Council, K of c. Clergy iu Carriages. Delegations of La
 dies from the Daughters of
 Isabella, St Cecilia T.
 A. B. Society, Children of Mary,
 Court Minerva in Carriages.
 Fourth Division. Marshal, M. J. Duigan | Aids.
 John Carney, William Tuckey, St Francis T. A. B. Society Drum Corps.
 St Francis T. A. B. Society. 1 Union City Drum Corps .-
 West Side Athletic club. Fifth Division.
 Marshal, Alexander Sokoloski.
 Aids
 Alexander Krzyzanski, Casper Kru.
 likoski, Thomas Sila. Band. .
 Polish Military Society. The parade started at 2:15 ant ended at 3:15. At once Right Re, Bishop Tierney, D. D., commenced the exercises in ceremony. of laying the corner stone, assisted by loca and visiting clergymen. The bishop used a silver trowel and there wa! chanting by choir and clergy. The stone of granite located at the nortt east corner of the new. edifice had or 1t cut letters reading "St Mary! Church.. A masterly and eloquent sermon was delivered by Rev Edward Downes of the Connecticut Aposto late consisting mostly of historica and other records for the laying o corner stones and the benefit derived as well as religious inspiration! gathered and lasting in relation tC such an occasion. The bishop fol. lowed by the clergy went around tht outside of the new building ana blessed and sprinkled holy water or 1t. After the exercises pertaining tc the laying of the cornerstone were over Rev Father Tanning and assist ants went about and took up a large and much appreciated collection. Af. ter the sermon of Rev Father Downe. the bishop stepped to the front of tht platform in the church and in a few well chosen words thanked the grea number of persons present for theil interest, welfare and gifts to tn, erection of the new church to be dedi cated later on to God and his choser people. At f o'clock all exercises fl connection with the laying of tn, cornerstone were over. The mastel of ceremonies was Thomas P. Rielly and assistants John Curtiss and Pat rick Scully: ushers, T. w. Ahern chairman, Joseph Neil: John Rene han, Louis Langford. Edward Ahern Paul Weary. James Gilson, Charle. Cunning. Joseph McDermott, Bennett Schmidt and Andrew Brennan. Tn, clergymen present were Bishop Tier ney, Rev P Duggan. Torrington: Re, J. Martinez. Torrington: Rev ]