The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14

which stirred around the ScnoOl just before the students left for the Christmas holidays.
 Miss Clarity was chairman of music for the annual Christmas tea sponsored by the Girls Activi- ties association for all the girls and the members of the faculty to promote friendly spirit through out the school. The girls glee club, garbed in choir robes and holding lighted candles, sang Christmas carols. Christmas wreaths, holly and candle-lit tables helped fur nish a holiday atmosphere.
 Miss Garrity was also on the committee to plan the farewell party which the girls in the dor- mitory held the night before school closed. Each resident of the dorm, including the faculty, drew the name of a girl to present with 6 comic gift. To follow out an old tradition the freshmen, carrying candles, made their way down the stairs at midnight singing carols.
 Mrs Catherine Graham of Plain- ville celebrated her seventy-fifth birthday anniversary yesterday by @ quiet gathering of friends and relatives at her home.
 Mrs Graham was born in Plain- vile and spent her entire life there. She is the daughter of the late Mir and Mrs James Prior. Mrs Graham Is charter member of the church of Our Savior and of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brock Barnes Post. American Legion, be- ing very active in the latter at present.
 She has nine children living, John Graham of Springfield, Mass. George Graham of Albany, N. Y, Lorin Graham of Waterbury, Frank Graham of Poughkeepsie. N. r.. Harry and James Graham of Plainville, Mrs M. l.. Messenger of Hartford. Mrs l.. J. Baham of Plainville and Miss Anna Graham. also of Plainvillc. She also has several grandchildren.
 The culmination of the Christ | mas festivities at Albertus Magnus College will come with the annual | Christmas party to be held in the foyer of Rosary Hall. Friday even- ing. The party, which Is being sponsored by the sophomore class will be carried out according to old English customs with mum. mers play, the carrying in of the Yule log. and the bearing of the boar's head with attendants carry ing mince pie, hard sauce, plum pudding and other delectable dish. es associated with "merrie Eng. land" The guests will include members of the senior. junior and freshmen classes and friends oi the college.
 Raymond Markle, Baldwin street took part in HandePs Messiah wheI 1t was given in Gray chapel, Ohit Wesleyan university, here Sunda! evening. He sang in the tenor sec ton of the chorus. Markle is en rolled in the university as a junior The presentation of "The Messiah is one of the major musical event proximately 250 persons took par in the production Sunday evening A mixed chorus of 195 voice augmented by an orchestra of 4 instruments, gave an impressiv rendition of the oratorio.
 soloists were: Mrs Marie Simme link Kraft, of Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, contralto; Miss Doroth. Shadle, of the new Bach conser vatory, Toledo, soprano; Harr Newcombe, Boston. bass; and Pro lessor Joseph c. Cleeland, of tn Ohio Wesleyan department 0 music, tenor. Professor G. Ray mond Hicks. head of the univer sity's munsic department, directe, the presentation.
 Miss Anna Dwyer of New Yorl is spending few days at her hom on South Elm street.
 Mrs Lawrence Kilbride of Wa tertown avenue was honored at
 surprise party given by the teach CTS of Wolcott and group of par ents Friday evening. Those at , tending were Mrs Gertrude Fogar ty, Mrs John Kruse. Mrs Josef Brown, Mrs Clara McVerry. Mrs A. Bergen, Mrs Louis A. Moss, MT l, Lena M. Cole, Mrs Walter R. WI son. Mrs Grace Webber. Mrs Al fred J. German, Mrs Walter N Hungerford, Mrs William Dunn schatt. Mrs Philip Duhaime. MT Lester Dingwell. Mrs Elby T. Bou langer, Mrs Edward A. Garthwafl Mrs Charles Tyrreli. Mrs Franci I.awlor, Misses Elizabeth Baldwin Anne Gelbogis, Mary. Logiodict Margaret Shay. Marguerite Ma ioney, Marie c, Confer. and An toinette Logiodice.
 The Children of Mary of St. Mar garet's church, will conduct facny work sale in the basesnen of the church tomorrow afternool Christmas gifts will he on dlhpln, land members of the society will co operate in arranging the sale.
 Miss Evelyn Mcbride has re turned to her home in Ottawa Canada, after spending Co, weeks as the guest of Mr and Mir Edward fsoughman of Washington avenue and Mir and Mrs John MuF 'phy of Fairmount street.