The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-29
| VAUDEVILLE
CAMP BRCHMERE
PLANS OUTLINED
Girl Scouts to Enjoy Com
ing Summer Ahern
Funeral To-day

The Waterville public is always
Interested in developments affect
ing Camp Birchmere, the summer
camp of the Waterbury council of
Girl Scouts, located at the upper
end of Boyden street. At the an
nual camp reunion banquet which
took place at Davenport hall on
Saturday evening there were sew
eral announcements affecting the
1892 program at the camp. Mrs
William T. Leggett, the scout COM
missioner, outlined some of the
improvements already accom-
plished since the rebuilding of the
building which was destroyed by
fire last year and referred to the
now play court which is nearing
completion and the improvements
to the swimming pool now about
10 be started.
Miss Edna Weber, the camp d.
rector, referred to several new
features to be incorporated into
next years camp activities. These
will include handicraft, dramatics.
particularly as they auply to the
making and manipulation of pup
pets, and primitive pioneer work.
The camp will be open, as usual,
during guly and August, although
facilities are available on week
ends from now on for the use of
hiking parties.
Funeral of John Ahern Today
The funeral of John William
Ahern, of 821 Cooke street, took
place from his home at $40
o'clock this morning. to st Mich
ael's X. c. church where the pas
ter, Rev William j. O'Shea, cele-
brated a solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN at nine o'clock. Rev DR.
John Loughran, Of the church of
the Immaculate Conception was
deacon of the mass and Rev Peter
DAILY, assistant rector Of st Mar
garet's church was the sub-deacon.
Miss Winifred Delaney, organist of
the church sang "Pie Jesu" at the
offertory Of the mass. Burial was
in Calvary cemetery where Father
O'Shea conducted the committal
service.
Mr. Ahern's death followed an
illness Of several months. AL
though q Waterville resident for
only few years he had made
many local friends. He had been
resident of Waterbury for many
years, coming from County Liner
ick, Ireland. For a quarter century
he had been connected with the
finn of Ahern and Dillane, car
penters and contractors and en-
Joyed a remarkably fine reputation
ns an artisan.
He is survived by his wife, Miss
Mary Ahern; two sons. William
and John Ahern; all of Waterbury,;
a sister, Miss Minnie Ahern, and
two brothers, William and Thom-
as Ahern, who reside in Ireland.
Moore I'm Charity Game
Johnny Moore, who is now at the
spring training camp of the Chicago
Cubs at Catalina Island, California,
participated in a charity baseball
game at Los Angeles on Saturday
The teams were all-star teams of
major league players captained
by the Aim comedians, Joe e.
Brown and Buster Keaton. Moore
played left field on Browns team.
Parent-Teachers' Association
Mrs Percival Dixon of Suffolk
street will entertain the officers of
the Waterville t-Teachers' as
ISOLATION at her home tomorrow
afternoon. Plans will be completed
for the tea and open meeting to be
held at Sprague gymnasium on
Tuesday afternoon of next week.
Lentcn Services
Rev John Hayes of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception. will
deliver the third Of his series Of
IG4enten sermons at st MichaePs
church tomorrow evening. Father