The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-12
Societies Elect,
 Install Officers
Finlay Elected President of Burns Club-HenCh
 COnCOrdia Chief

Archibald Bannatyne, first presi- dent of the Burns club of this city,
 was guest of honr at the annual
 meeting held in Foresters hall Sa--
 urday night. Officers elected follow:
 President, Robert 1'inlay; vice-presi- dent, Robert Currie; financial sec
 retary, James Barr; treasurer. Don aid Mcclellan; recording secretary,
 James Littlejohn; auditor for three years, Joseph Mackie; trustee for three years, James McBroom. Off, cers were istalled following the cleo ton by William Mclean, assisted by William Carew.
 Officers were elected yesterday at the annual meeting of the Concor- dia Singing society at their rooms, I'll Bank street. They are: President, Joseph r. Hench; first vice -presi- =
 dent William Mueskes; second vice.
 president. Ernest Mueller; financial
 secretary, Paul Gruber; recording
 secretary, Emil Niemand; correspon-
 ding secretary, w. J. Borchardt; treasurer, Otto Mouliette; librarian, Lawrence Berger; assistant librarian, Reinhard Arber: musical director, William F.. Wehrle; assistant musi-
 cal director, John c. Borchardt. William H. Bossell and Charles DoeScher were made honorary mem- bers of the society.
 John H. Kirschbaum was appoint ed chairman of the committee to complete arrangements for the mas querade ball on the 30th. Others of the committee are Joseph r. Hench, Otto Mouliette, Sigmund Klobedanz, William Mueskes, w. J. Borchardt, Paul Gruber, Charles Doescher. Reinhard Arber and Con- rad Teuber.
 Members of the Recreation Rod
 and Gun club Saturday night held their annual banquet. Venison, rab- bit and pheasant were among the choice articles of food served to the hunters and fishermen. The gather ing was one of the largest in the his tory of the organization.
 Among the speakers were Peter PitzHenry. newly elected president, George Wheeler trustee of the club and an officer of the organization since it's founding, and Andrew J
 Cooney. President FitZHenry stressed | the need of the club taking an active
 interest in it's development.
 | Mr Wheeler told the history o1 l the club while MT Cooney discussed | the possibility of adding to the clul I buildings. Mrs Martin Fitzpatrick
 wife of the caretaker of the club prepared the feast. The entertain
 ment. consisting of songs and dances
 was presented by the Big Brothers l club.
 odd Fellows hall was the'scene of 1 the installation of officers Saturday afternoon of Wadhams Women's Re- lief corps, G. A. R. A dinner was served to members of the other or ,, ganizations present. in the club ,, rooms at 95 Bank street, after the bers of the G. A. R. present. six of which hailed from Waterbury. Waterbury G. A. R. members were
 Commander Niles Engleke, James k.
 Young, Homer Northrop, Joseph II.
 Guild. Wales Porter and Edwin
 Hough. The three other G. A. k.
 members were Department Com
 mander Frank Gargel and Edwin
 Abbott of Bridgeport and Andrew Flood of East Hampton. Guests were
 present from Sons of Union Veter-
 ans. and its auxiliary, and the Upson
 Relief corps. G. A. R. of Seymour
 Mrs Mae Ogden was installing off
 cer, assisted by Mrs Hattie Wood Mrs Phoebe Dews. Mrs Margaret Cooper, Mrs Pearl Doolittle, Mrs Sue Oldershaw and Mrs William Warm | ington.
 Officers were installed as follows President Blanche Mattoon; senior vice president, Victoria Liebrick | junior ice-president. Julia Conklin; | treasurer, Anna Book; chaplain. Hel-
 en Stills; conductor, Josephine Craft
 guard. Mary Fudge; first delegate Margaret Dick; second delegate, An
 na Book; third delegate, Julia Couk- | lin; first alternate, Margaret Cooper; | second alternate, Victoria Liebrick third alternate Phoebe Dews: sec | retary, Rose F. Parsons: patriotic instructor, Lura E. Dutton: press
 correspondent, May r. ogden; assist
 ant condustor. Hattie Wood: assist ant guorad, Jennie Wooding; coloi bearers, Shirley Hungerford, Petr Doolittle, Margaret Dick and Olive Wilson; musician, Margaret Cooper