The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-11
WATERVILLE
LORRAINE EATEN
 AWARDED MEDAL
Wins First Place in Speak- ing COntest-M0ther's
 Day Observed Here

In the presence of a large audi ence at Grace Methodist church last night. Miss Lorraine Patten. daugh- ter of Mir and Mrs E. F. Patten of 1782 Thomaston avenue, captured first place in the finals of the gold medal speaking contest sponsored by the Waterbury chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Miss Patten won the right to appear in the finals by winning the elimination contest at First Meth tens victory last night entities her to speak in the county contest to be held at First Methodist church in Waterbury on May 18th, in connec- tion with the annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Other contestants for the gold medal were Miss Jean Cash man, daughter of MT and Mrs George Cashman of Dwight street, the only other Waterville entrant in the finals. Esther Danielson, Anne Phelan and Kathryn Wolfe.
 Miss Patten, whose ability as an elocutionist is we'll known at Sprague school where she is a pupil. handled in an exceptionally fine manner, "A Case for Charity" the selection which she submitted. She Is an elo- cution pupil of Miss Marie Bronson.
 The silver medal hnals in which no Waterville entrants appeared, was won by Miss Mary Broadhead, who recited "A Blasted Life" Other contestants were Marjorie Clark. Ernestine Duley, Ruth Norville and James Wynn. .....
 While the judges, Mrs Edmore D0wnay. Mrs Frederick Scott and Mrs Arthur Goss, were arriving at 6 decision, two former gold medal winners were called upon to deliver the recitations which had brought them the awards. Miss Aroldine Buck responded with King Cig- arctic" and Miss Emmeline Manga niello with "The Two Portraits"
 Mothers Day
 The observance of Mothers Day was marked by special programs and sermons at local churches yester- day. Altars and chancels were at- tractively decorated with plants and cut flowers which were for the most part. memorial offerings iron, mem- bers of the congregations.
 At St Michaers church large numbers of men and women re- ceived Holy Communion as tributes to their mothers and Rev William J. O'Shea. the pastor, preached an unusually beautiful and effective Mothers Day sermon.
 Rev Raymond M. D. Adams at St Paurs Rev John W. Dodson at Grace Methodist and Miss E. NJ. Weeks at Waterville Union church, made Mother" the theme of their talks to their congregations.
 A large delegation of Waterville fans including Mir and Mrs William J. Moore and Miss Jose phine Moore, parents and sister of Johnny" Moore, sat in the stands at the Polo Grounds In New York yesterday aft ernoOn to witness the second game Of the first series of the 1881 season bcween the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs. Manager Horns- by, of the Cubs, pleased the Water- vile fans by permitting Moore, ordinarily the first substitute out fielder, to play the entire game at left field. Although the Cubs were a' the short end of the final score, Johnny pleased his admirers by crashing out a two-base hit, one of the four hits garnered by his team during the game, and by fielding perfectly the only fly ball hit into AhS sSAANcsy uothH shO 6aAiC.
 Moore appeared once at bat in Saturdays game against the Giants, pinch hitting for Pitcher Root in the ninth inning but failing to connect safely.
 The Chicago team plays in New York again to-day and tomorrow and In Brooklyn on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday before moving on to Philadelphia on Saturday. The next New York appearance will be on June 22. a and 24th.
 Moore's visit East this month is his first trip since the midwinter of 1920 when he left Waterville to join the Los Angeles team on the Pacific Coast. His family joined him few later. Following the conclu- sion of the l93o season on the coast he remained in California until the 1881 spring training schedule of the Cubs at Catalina Island was com