The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-21

With about 15O Connecticut women present as delegates and alternates and two honorary life officers from the state on the plat form to say few words of welcome the fortieth Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Rev olution convened in Washington, D.. C., yesterday for a one week s | session.
 According to Miss Katherine A. | Ncttleton of Derby. regent. approxi- mately 50 women from the state are attending the congress as dele gates or alternates. Sunday after noon the group met at tea in one of the hotels. and to-day the reg ular annual meeting of the state delegation was held at 1 D. m. in Continental hall. When the con gress convened yesterday morning, Mrs Alfred J. Brousseau of Green wien and Mrs Maynard Minor of Waterford. honorary presidents gen. eral of the organization, were seated on the platform along with Mrs Herbert Hoover as special guests who voiced greetings to the dele- gates. Shortly after Mrs Hoover had delivered her short talk of well come, both Mrs Minor and Mrs Brousseau spoke briefly to the 4.000 women. present. extending them greetings as honorary life officers of the D. A. R.
 Tomorrow evening Miss Nettle- ton as state regent will present an annual report telling of the activi- ties of the Connecticut Daughters during the past year.
 Mrs William Root. Jr, of Robbins street entertained the members of her bridge club at her home last | evening. Two tables were in play guerite Mattson. Mrs l.. Dudley | Beach and Anna Root. Following the card playing a delicious luncheon was served The guests inc1uded: Misses Leila Scott. Nave Dittrich Marguerite Mattson. Ann Dittrich, Anna Root, Marguerite Tooker. Mrs l.. Dudley Beach and Mrs William Root, Jr.
 Miss Helen Hurlbut of Waterville street sailed today on the $. 5. La fayette for Paris where she VII! visit for several weeks with Miss Ethel Painter Hood
 
 dren of Mary of the Sacred Heart church was held last night in the school hall. The dramatic club Of the society presented a short play. | Maid to Order" The leading role was played by Miss Florence Ray who was supported by the following cast: Misses Edythe Tracy, Alice La Pointe. Betty Hartye. Frances Guerrero and Cell Maloney.
 The marriage of Miss Mary Bag ley, daughter of Mrs Charles Bagley of East Farm street and Timothy Raymond Sheehan of Grandview avenue took place yesterday morning | at s o'clock at St Thomas church. Rev William Judge performing the ceremony and celebrating the nuptial mass which followed. The attending couple were MT and Mrs Michael l Flaherty.
 The bride wore a gown of seashell
 pink chiffon with lace hat of the same color and carried roses and snapdragons. The matfon of honor was attired in gown of deep rose chiffon and lace hat of the same shade and carried ros0. MT and
 Mrs Sheehan are to reside at 3S | Vermont street upon returning from their wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada.
 MT and Mrs Morris Weinstein of I Tower road announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Florence l Pearl Weinstein, to Harold k. Hal ] pert of Pawtucket, R. l., which took l place at the municipal chapel in | New York city Saturday. The bride, who is a member of the faculty at Highland Manor junior college at Tarrytown, N. Y., is a graduate of Brown university, class of '29. MT Halpert is a graduate of Brown uni versity. class of '2S and is member
 of the high school faculty at Dux-
 bury, Mass.
 A rehearsal of the members of the cast who are taking speaking parts in Lazy Luck" the Y w H which | is to be presented in the near fu- ture, will be held tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs Edward Cohen on Moran street. On the same eve l ming. a rehearsal of the chorus will be held at the Hebrew institute.