The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
C. |. & P. GO. TO SPEND $650, ,000 HERE

toys were collected rom TOWer readers during the past week or ten days. Needless to say, the crushing and pushing was plenty but on the whole the youngsters were orderly.
 Nearly 200 children were enter tained at the Chase dispensary this afternoon at 2;15 o'clock by the Kiwanis club. Gifts of clothing, toys. fruit and candy were given the youngsters. Miss Jeannie Hep pei of the dispensary decorated the Christmas tree which was set up for the occasion, assisted by her staff. The committee in charge in- cluded Donald Grannis, Dennis Buckley, Rev David r. Gaines and Louis Merrill.
 The Children of Mary of the Church of St Francis Xavier played Santa Claus last night and to-day by sending out baskets to different families. This plan was adopted in the place of the usual Christ mas tree exercises.
 Mulcahy school was the scene of a big Christmas party last night. The party was held under the aus pices of the Washington Park Com. munity club and more than 400 persons, about 300 of them chill dren, attended. A program of en- tertainment was enjoyed and bags of popcorn, fruit and candy were passed out. Frank Sturges and William Gaughan took turns at playing Santa Claus. MT Schoeck entertained with songs and his dancing dolls, assisted by Andrew Cow at the piano. Catherine Darl- ing and Vivian Corcoran, dancers, were also on the program. Songs were sung by Henry x. Cashin, Arthur Rogers and Joseph Lezotte, accompanied by George Holczer. Sam Barlow entertained with funny antics. Mae Cow rendered several songs accompanied by her father and sketch was offered by the fifth grade children of Teacher Catherine Parker.
 The First Baptist church parlors were filled last night at q Christ mas party. The Dorcas club gave $100 to the church fund, com | pleting the organizations pledge of $1,000. "Dust of the Road" a playlet, was presented. Miss Thelma Race had charge of the white gift service and Q pageant was presented, the case Including Mrs Harold Johnson, Mrs Harold Hogan, Miss Virginia Worth, Miss Helen Milton, J. R. Putnam, Eben Terry and John Gaines.
 At the Waterbury Day Nursery yesterday afternoon 60 children were entertained ut a Christmas party under the direction of Miss Meta M. Wake. Carols were sung, fruit and candy were enjoyed and gifts were distributed. About 60 members of the Lily of the Valley lodge held a Christmas party last night at the Relief Corps hall George Goodson imperson- ated Santa Claus and distributed gifts. The committee in charge in- cluded Mrs Beatrice MacCasland, Mrs Gertrude Lynch, Miss Made- line Smith and Mrs Alice Hole. This afternoon at the Pearl Street Neighborhood House GA din- ner tickets were distributed. These tickets were to be exchanged for baskets.
 Brookslde home, Mrs Browns home for elderly women, the Southmayd home, patients in the | lbOIaliOu iCbBisai AV were remembered by tho Kings Daughters of St Johns church in their annual Christmas presentation of gifts yesterday. Tho relief com mittee of the organization met yes- terday to pack IFS boxes for dis tribution. Mrs Walter Boyd. presi- dent, was in charge of arrange ments. She was assisted by Mrs Emil Patzold, Mrs Harry Hyde, Mrs Willis Blakeslee, Mrs Wil2am Braun, Mrs Edwin Segears, Mrs E. M. Stanley, Mrs Martha Clark, Mrs Alice Pierce, Mrs Henry Harrison, Mrs A. c. Mallory, Mrs Arthur Brown, Mrs E. R. Perkins and Mrs s. R. Kelsey.
 The bundles were delivered by Miss Helen Chase, Mrs Stanley, and Miss Bernice Harper in their auto mobiles and a truck furnished by | Geghan and Ailerton. The Boy Scouts of the Second Congrega- tional church furnished the toys from among those they had re- paired.
 Mrs Richard Hegarty, wife of the pastor of the First Methodist church directed the two Christmas plays presented at that church last night. "The Baby by the River" was tho title of one of the plays. The other was q tableau. Charac- ters in the first included: Mother of Moses, Doris Brechbuhler; A Friend, Winifred Love1oy; Father of Moses, Walter Megin; Miriam. Miriam Chamberlain; Tho Princess, Betty Dlmock; handmaidens, Der nice LaPierrc, Beryl Hegarty Marie Steck and Dorothy Class.
 The prologue to tho second play was read by William Rosevear. Norman Clark played tho smallest shepherd with Marguerite Clark taking tho roll of the girl.
 Characters in the pageant were Mary, Rosemary Sllls; Joseph, Lem dnll Maxim; Angel. Claire Crandall; shepherds, Herbert Shaw, Joseph Schllling and Frederick Schllling; kings, Lawrence Coe, Jack Finlay and Albert Rosevear.
 Christmas trees were set up at the two hospitals and beautifully decorated. They did much to add brightness for Christmas for the in- mates who will not be home to- morrow.
 The streets of the city were crowded to-day by busy Christmas shoppers. Stores will be hlled to capacity and clerks were kept con stantly on the go. It is expected that the stores will be busy places right up to closing time late to- night and then everybody will go home to await the coming of to- morrow, Christmas Day.