The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

of Momantow council, D. of P. No 5 of Waterbury at their regular meet ing to be held tonight. Great Po- cahontas May Hall of Hartford will pay her official visit to the Water bury council at this meeting.
 No Accidents Reported
 Despite the fact that autoists and pedestrians both asserted that trav- cling on the public highways was the most hazardous of the winter not an accident was reported to the local police department.
 The officers of the department at tribute this to the fact that all au- toists and pedestrians were forced to proceed with great precaution. The storm gave work to several in removing snow and sanding walks and slpipery pavements.
 Valentine Party
 Members of the Naugatuck fire department will entertain their wives and lady friends at a Valentine party to be held Saturday night in the Maple street fire house. An enter tainment program featuring the Happy Sisters luncheon and danc- ing will make up the evenings en- tertainment program. Buckmiller's orchestra has been engaged to fur nish music.
 Minority Leader to Speak
 The executive committee of the local democratic club will hold meeting tomorrow night in the town hall building. Plans for a talk to be given by Minority Leader Will liam Citron of the house of repre- sentatives will be discussed at this meeting. Leader Citron has agreed to come to the borough to address the local democrats as to the pro- cedure in the state legislature. He is rated as one of the most able mem bers of the general assembly and for many years has fought the repub- lican machine in the legislature.
 Central Here Wednesday
 Central high of Bridgeport will be Naugy highs opponents in their only contest this week in the val- ley league. The game will be staged in the "" gymnasium. Naugy, now the league leaders took over Coach Reilly's charges in a game played on their home floor in the Park City without trouble and the locals are expecting to repeat Wednesday night on their home court.
 Many Interested in Hearing
 Many local people are interested in the hearing to be held tomorrow afternoon in the state capital in Hartford on the bill to abolish the fixed charge on gas and electricity.
 It is expected that many local citizens will attend the hearing. Those who would like to voice their sentiments in the matter and are unable to attend are asked to for ward telegrams to the committee will forward letters to our local rep- resentatives they will be glad to pre- sent them to the committee. The hearing will be held in the old sen ate chamber at 2 o'clock.
 Comedy Friday Night
 St Michaers Dramatic Club will present the comedy, "Oh, Kay" on next Friday night in the parish house. The play is being staged un- der the direction of Miss Mary Mar tin of Waterbury, instructor of Dra- matics and elocution.
 l. Board of Charities Meeting The February meeting of the board of charities is scheduled to be
  flee of Superintendent of Charities Herbert Johnson. At this meeting a superintendent of the town farm will be named, the term of Superintend- ent Elmer Anderson expiring this month. It is expected that he will be returned to office.
 Funeral of Mrs Maria Sullivan The funeral of Mrs Maria Sulli- van, widow of John Sullivan was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from her home and at g, o'clock from St Francis church where sol emn requiem high mass was cele- brated. Rev Michael Heating was celebrant, Rev Timothy Byrne, dea- con, and Rev John J. Fitzgerald. sub- deacon.
 Burial was in St Francis cemetery. Prayers at the grave were read by Father Byrne. The pallbearers were John L. Johnson, Joseph Wur- ginger. Thomas E. Brophy, James J. Sullivan, Thomas Dolan and Elm melt Callahan.
 Funeral of John Peterson The funeral of John Peterson, former local man who was killed last Friday in fall from a build ing in Philadelphia where he was engaged as a structural steel worker