The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
WATERvILLE
VALLEY LEAGUE TO
END ON THURSDAY
Local Five and Naugatuck
to Play=Off - Easter
Services Here

CSENlSES AlCIC
A record crowd is anticipated at
Sprague school gymnasium on
Thursday evening of this week
when the Waterville and Nauga-
tuck basketball teams meet to de-
termine the championship of the
Naugatuck Valley Amateur Basket
ball league. Each team won a half
of the split season schedule, the
Naugatuck team capturing first
half honors and the locals the Sec
ond half leadership Harvey
Lynch, president of the league, Sc
lected the date and place OF the
rlay-off contest and a single game
Will be played to decide the title.
The Waterville team, led by
Manager Charles Denehy, Jr.
is confident of capturing the game
in spite of the fact that their OPP
ponents are the only team they
were unable to defeat in regular
league competition. The only loss
es sustained by Waterville were
those administered by Naugatuck,
once in each half of the schedule
and these were by extremely mar.
row margins. In the first half
Naugatuck was undefeated and in
the final series they appeared to
be on the way to repeat but
slumped toward the end. their de-
feat by the Thomaston Ponies en-
aiding WaterviMe to win.
The local team has shown an ex-
cellent brand of basketball all sea-
son and has consistently improved
Allard O'Brien and Cameron have
been the big factors in their at
tack and to them will fall the
greater burden in this weeks con-
test.
A preliminary game will be
played between the Waterville
girls team and an opponent to be
announced later.
Watcrville Churches Observe
Easter
Impressive services of unusual
beauty and significance featured
the observance of Easter al
the Waterville churches yesterday
At each church quantities of ferns
palms, Easter lilies, tulips, hya-
clnths, daffodils and other spring
flowers were used effectively as de-
corations for the affairs and sane
tuaries. Special programs of music
were sung by the choirs and the
usual traditional services COM
remorating the resurrection were
| conducted.
st Michael's
At st MichaePs church Rev Will
liam j. O'Shea celebrated two
masses, at and 1915 a. m. Ar
| unusually large proportion of the
lscongregation at the earlier mass
received holy communion. At the
| second mass, the senior choir un.
der the direction of Miss Winifre6
Delaney sang the following pro.
k.rie La Hacht
CORPUS Christi mass)
Gloria ........ 4. -. WlcSanC
immaculate Conception mass)
| Credo ............... Foeppe
Guardian Angel mass)
Sanctus Focpe
Guardian Angel mass)
| Benedictus .............. Foepe
Guardian Angel mass)
Aenus Del .......... La Hacht
! CORPUS Christi mass)
The offertory anthem Bordese'!
setting of Regina Coeli" was suns
by the boys choir which also suns
Christ is Risen as a occasional
The Easter offering was for the
support of the diocesan charities.
st Paul's
! At st Pauls Epicopal church
1 the rector conducted Il holy com
| munion service at Il IN. The
morning prayer service with ser
mon took place at 10:4S a. m. A
the service the following musica
program, directed by Miss Corby
was presented to the choir.
Prelude .......... Dudley Bucl
| Christ Our Passover. Dudley Bucl
Communion Service ..... Roger.
Offertory Anthem: Love Di-
vine ............. Stainel
Hymns 167, III, 172-
Postlude .............. Donohut
! Evensong, a children's service
and administration of the sacra
mont of baptism, took place at !
D. M
Waterville Union
| Services were conducted at Wa.
terville Union church at 10:4I
a. m. and 1880 p. m. At the morn.
ing services, in addition to tradj.
tional hymns there were three spe.
cial musical numbers:
Duet-"For You and Me" ...
| ...... ......... Lowder
| Solo-"The Light of Life" ....
! ,....'.... Lowder
Solo--"Open the Gates of the
Temple" ............... KNAPP
A requiem service at the eve.
ming service directed by Car
Froehlich, depicted the Easter
story From Calvary to the Resur'
rection". Included were the fol.
lowing selections:
Solo-"Where. Grave, Is Thy I.
Victory" ............. Holtor
Duet-'Haste We to the Garden
49, 49,. Iloltoi
Solo-"The Resurrection" Shelley
Solo-"My Saviour $50. Holtor
Rev John Dodson. pastor Of
Grace Methodist church, preached
a special Easter sermon at yester-
day mornings services at 1890
o'clock. lie also addressed the
evening prayer devbtlons. The ex-
ceiieat choir OF the church. one OF
tho best trained IN the city, under
the direction or choirm0stef
Charles Probert gave the fine pro.