The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-14

Tribute was paid to st Patrick,
Irelands patron saint, at q st Pat
rick's night program rendered In
sc Mary's church In Union City last
night by Rev Peter Daily OF st
Margarets church Of Waterbury.
Father Daily traced the history
Of st Patrick and told of his great
work In ireland, country which
no left as q shepard to return later
in the robes Of bishop to preach
the gospel OF Jesus Christ. The
church was filled to capacity for
tho exercises and Father Days
talk was listened to with great at
tention. In addition to Father
Days talk a program featuring
Irish music and songs was rem
dsred. The program follows:
Prelude - Organ accompanied
.......,..... by orchestra
chorus--st Patricks Day :. Choir
Solo-"Come Back TO Erin" -.
.............. Joseph Durkin
solo--"Dear Little Shamrock"
............... ABBY Reilly
Solo--"M6ther Machree" ......
....... Frank Jones
Interlude--Irish Airs ..........
........... Organ and orchestra
SOlO-- Hc mAHBtIti ISoy
y. ............ Mrs Mabel Burns
solo--"I'il Take You Home,
kathleen" -. John Sheridan
Solo "Rich and Rare Were
the Gems She Wore" ........
Elizabeth Gaffney
Lecture--"St Patrick" .......
Rev Peter r. DAILY
Benediction.
Postlude--Organ and rochestra.
Death of Mrs william Ayers
Mrs Catherine Ayers, wife of
william Ayers of ~ Arch street
died yesterday morning at her
home after several weeks illness.
Mrs Ayers had resided In the Dor.
ough for many years and was held
in high esteem by a large circle OF
friends and acquaintance. The
funeral will be held Tuesday morn.
ing from her late home at $3.50
O'Clock and at o'clock from 81
Francis church where q requiem
high mass will be celebrated. Bur-
ial will be In st James cemetery.
Lcnten Dcvotions
Lenten devotions will be held In
st Francis church on Wednesday
night at 1880 o'clock. The exer-
cises will consist of rosary. sermon
and benediction. On Friday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock and in the
evening at 1880 there will be sta
lions OF the cross. Thursday, st
Patrick's Day, the mass Will be
celebrated at 1880 o'clock.
Explained China's Stand
China's side Of the present trout
BILE In the Far East was given last
night at a meeting of the Young
Peoples society of the Methodist
Episcopal church by Daniel p. Liu,
native Of China and at present u
student at Yale university. Two
weeks ago the japanese side of the
question was explained In the
Methodist church by Yoshio MORT
moto, native of Japan who Is also
a student at Yale.
Contest Anticipated
A contest over the appointment
of q superintendent of the borough
almshouse is expected at the reg
ular meeting of the board of char
tiles to be held tonight at s
O'Clock in the borough office Of SUI
perintendent of Charities A. Barton
Cross. The term OF Elmer Ander-
son who has been superintendent
of the town farm for the past five
years expired last month but the
board took no action at their
meeting after Warden Frank I.
Green expressed the opinion that
the position should be a full time
one.
The board decided to lay the
matter over until the meeting to-.
night. Under the present ar.
rangement ut the town farm the
borough rents the farm proper TO
superintendent Anderson and he
conducts the affairs OF the aims
house with Mrs Anderson. Several
members of the board are said to
favor the retention of Superinten-
dent Anderson under the present
ARRANGEMENT while other members
are said TO favor the naming OF
John Burns as superintendent. II
the board liz evenly divided on the
issue tonight. no superintendent
will be named ns Warden Frank 7.
0reencaBnet dissolve the tie vote
until the next meeting Of the
board and then he will have a VOTE
only II the board does not come 10
an agreement on tho appointment
Other names have been heard
mentioned In connection with the
appointment but Mr. Anderson and
Mrs Burns seem 10 he IN the lend.
Tire hoard viii also consider the
budget Of The department for the
coming year NJ the meeting 10.
night. II n expected that the de.
narsment will ask for a consider.