Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-05
SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL.
Events Of Interest to a Number Of
Local People.


Ter read report Of his visit to the
class initiation at Lynn, Mass.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Catholic Women's Benevolent lie.
gion will be held this evening al
Knights of Columbus hall, instead OF
the second Monday.
At a meeting of Excelsior council
No 2, o. U. A. NJ, last night, James
O'Neill, G. II. Clyne, Webster O'Neill
George Fox and G. L. Clark were APP
! pointed as committee to arrange fol-
| a debate or mock trial to be held on
the evening Of March %.
Superintendent Albert Erdman o
the Randolph company was quite sur
prised on Tuesday evening when {
number of his employees headed b.
Foreman William ]. Pettis called a.
! his residence and presented him witt
handsome pipe. The presentation
speech was made by Mr. Pettis who il
a foreman in one of the departments
Mr. Erdman responded and thanked
those present for the gift after which
an entertainment was provided.
! A surprise party was held at the
home of John Wallace, IS James
street, Tuesday evening. During the
/ evening piano and violin selections
were rendered by Edward Michalise.
Bertha Gale sang, accompanied by
William Bowers. Among the guests
were the Misses B. Gale, NJ. Gil
martin, s. Daley, A. Nelson, NJ. Wal
lace, A. Gilmartin and the Messrs G..
Gilmartin, r. Taylor, +. Michalise, w.
Bowers, J. Bander, J. Wallace, ].
Gilmartin. Refreshments were served.
Court Adelphia, No 1888 of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters will have
another session on Monday evening,
March 8, in Columbus hall, 43 East
Main street, which promises to sur
pass in interest anything that has so
far occurred. Several entertaining
features, including an exemplifcation
of the initiatory work by the degree
team from Hartford, will be in evil
dence. The hall is expected to be
crowded with local Foresters and
Others from courts in the vicinity.
Several supreme and high court Off
GERS have promised to give their SER
vices. Courts Waterbury and Eugene
of this city will unite with Court
Adelphia in this event.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given at the home of Miss Annie
Doolan, So Baldwin street, Tuesday
evening. Piano selections We're rem
dered by the Misses Mamie Healey,
Lulu Lane, Annie Doolan, Kittie
Shea, piano duet by Julia Doolan
and Ronald Mcfarland. a vocal duet
was rendered by Miss Kittie Tyrrell
and Frank O'Brien entitled. I'm
Afraid to go Home in the Dark"
Mandolin selections were rendered by
Mamie Shahan and Charlie Booth
and a buck and wing dance by Mer-
rian Clark and John Burns. Many
pleasant toasts We're given by Thomas
Egan, Wilfred Jarvis and Amiel
Despins. The merry party broke up
at a small hour Of the morning.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society gave thimble tea at the par
Tors of the First Methodist church
yesterday afternoon. The programme
included the reading of paper on
India" by Mrs l. A. SPENCER. There
were readings of How the Mite Box
Helped" by Mrs Frank Brown, and
THE Words of a Prayer" by Mrs
George o. Robbins. Miss Jennie Sum-
mers, the corresponding secretary.
read letter from Lillian Sprague, a
missionary in India, and Miss Rosalie
White read another letter from Miss
Sprague's mother, Mrs Avolyn
Sprague, who is widow and lives
alone in the old homestead in YER
mont. A piano solo by Mrs S. Y. st
John of Stamford was much enjoyed.
Mrs Frederick W. Bartholomew pre-
sided at the piano during the singing
of hymns. Mrs Joseph Levin had
charge of the cake table Mrs John
A. Coe and Mrs A. F.. Taylor furnish
ed and served the refreshments.
Julia McGrath of Sylvan avenue
was the recipient of pleasant sur
prise party rendered her by number
of her young friends Tuesday even
ing. March 3. The evening entertain
ments were opened by solos sung by
Martin Ray and Elsie Hummel. fol-
lowed by duet by Lea Simon and
Julia McGrath, accompanied by violin
selections by Joseph McGrath. Games
were played during the evening. A
quartette consisting Of Susie Meehan,
Mary Reynolds, Kittie Mcnamara /
and Lena Sonderegger rendered Sc
lections. A song entitled 'In the
Genevieve," was sung by
Gretta Todd. Fred Sonderegger. Julia
McGrath and John Monroe. Other |
songs were sung by Bridget Kelly, |
Cooke, Asa York and Elsie |
Hummell. Supper was served at an |
hour. after which a chorus |
was sung by the following: Arthur |
Hummel, George, O'DonneII, Louis |
Hummell and Homer Thereau. Solos |
were rendered by Homer Thereau.
Lea Simon. Gretta Todd. John Mon !
roe and Bernard Kelly. At the break |
ing up of the party Is was unanimous |
~ declared that very pleasant |