The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

Superintendent OF mails at tne wa
terbury postoffice, will be the
speaker at the February meeting of
the Paramount Community club
which will be held at eight O'Clock
this evening at st MichaePs parish
hall.
Mr. Plat will discuss the methods
of handling mail, a profession In
which his long period OF service in
government postal service has quail
flied him as an expert. His talk
should be of intense interest to all
who attend.
The meeting will be in charge of
President Frank II. Bailey. There
is to be a discussion of plans for
the remainder of the winter season.
several committees are working on
projects on which reports will be
made at this evenings meeting
Chief among these is the first an
nual minstrel show of the club
which is now in rehearsal and
which will be ready in few weeks.
Horn Funeral Today
In the passing of Ernest Horn, of
Edgehill avenue, whose funeral
services take place this afternoon,
Waterville has lost one of its most
prominent and most highly respect.
ed residents Although he had been
in failing health for the past few
years he had continued at his duties
at the plant of the Waterbury Clock
company, where he was a general
foreman, until stricken with the
final fatal illness about three weeks
ago.
Mr. Horn was born in Germany in
1857 and came to the United States
in 1872. For the next ten years he
worked in Thomaston, going from
there to Meriden where he re-
NAMED until 1885. He then estab-
lished his home in Waterbury
where he entered the employ of the
Waterbury Clock company with
which he has been associated since
that time. Next year he would have
completed half-eentury of contin-
uous service. During that period
he served in many capacities, final
ly reaching the position of general
foreman. He was looked upon as
one of the most dependable and
conscientious employees of the Clock
company where he made thousands
of friends.
He was very religious man and
for more than forty years had been
one of the most active members of
Trinity Episcopal church of Water
bury, serving several terms as a
vestryman. During the past five
years he has been a communicate
of All Souls church.
He was a member of Continental
lodge, f A. and A. NJ, and of
Naomi chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star.
a home-loving man and particu-
larry fond of flowers, his magnifi-
cent flower garden at the Water
vile home has been we'll known for
many years. Quiet, retiring and
sincere, his neighborliness will be
missed by those who lived near
him.
He leaves his wife, Mrs Lena
Rettman Horn, to whom he was
married in 1920, two years follow
ing the death of his first wife, Mrs
Elizabeth Rettman Horn, a sister
of his present wife. His first mar
rlage took place in 1880. A sister,
Mrs Ida Moore of Forestville also
survives him.
Following private prayers at the
home at 100 p. m. today, Rev T.
l. Sinclair Is conducting the funer-
al services at All Souls church at
~
! Grove cemetery, Meriden.
Parent-Teachers Meet
Tomorrow
Mrs Elmer E. Wilson, president
of the Waterville Parent-Teachers
Association has announced that
) Mrs Percival Dixon, one of the
clubs most active members will be
the principal speaker at this
months meeting which will take
, place Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
, O'Clock at the Sprague Grammar
school gymnasium. Mrs Dixon's
subject will be what Makes Him
Do That?" The speaker is we'll
! known as an educator and during
the past few years has been serv-
, ing as director of the Vacation
School Bible Glasses conducted
each summer by various Protest
ant churches throughout the city.
! She has given much thought and
: study to the problems of children
and to the motives which cause
/. them to do the things they do.
There will also be a discussion of
. plans for the Fashion Show and
J bridge which the association is
: planning for the near future.
. Children of Mary
. There is to be an important
. meeting of the Young Ladies So
: dality of the Children of Mary of
! st MichaePs church at st Michael
. Parish hall on Wednesday evening
. at 8:15 o'clock. All members are
: urgently requested to attend.
!. Attend Banquet
: A number of Waterville men at
> tended the Twentieth Annual Ban
quet of the Scovill Foreman's AS
: ISOLATION which took place on Sat
! urday evening at the Elton. Among
= them were Ralph Bates, who was
y a member of the committee on ar