The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-08
ELEVENTH SEASON
 FOR BIBLE CLASS
Annual Banquet Held Sat urday Night-yets to
 Meet Tuesday P. N: N
WATERvILLE

evening at the rooms Ol Methodist church. Over one nun,
 dred members and their wives ana other guests were present to en- joy one of the pIeasantest events ever given by the class. Following an exceuent ulnNsI, which was prepared ana seExeo " l the members of Grace Cnurcn La dies Aid society. Frank wilson, | of the meeting. which was written by Howard Grilley. the president of the class, was sung by the group with Rev Mulford B. Simonson, pastor or l the Grace Church, leading MT. Gfilley then extended the greet Iings of the class inc his inimitabie witty manner, paying 9 fine tribute l to the Simonson family.
 Rev. MT. Simonson introduced the speaker of the evening, MT. George H. Young of New Bedford.
 Mass. MT. Young, who Is 8 brother iin-law of MT. Sfmonson, was for- merly n Methodist minister and is now a prominent attorney-at-law in the Whaling City. Mir. Young delivered one of the most inspir- | ing addresses ever heard locally. He is a speaker of rare ability with an unusually strong personality land he made a strong plea for the greater spirituality which groups l like Bible classes can develop and urged q return to the fundamental of real Americanism and loyalty to ones self.
 Casper Davis Buried with l Military Rites
 | Impressive military rites marked the funeral services of the late
 Casper s. Davis, Jr., which took place yesterday afternoon from his home ata 39 Chapel street.
 The services took place at 2:30
 o'clock and were conducted by Rev. Mulford B. Simonson, pastor l of Grace Methodist church. They were of a private nature, due to the ill-health of. the elder Mir. Da- | wis and were attended only by the members of the immediate family, the military escort and the deie- gation from the .Waterville World l War Veterans Association which was in charge of the military de- | tails.
 | There was an impressive process
 sion from the home to the Water vile cemetery. It was led by Com mander Alfred Lachanche of the Waterville Veteran organization,
 carrying the national colors. His I color guards were William Room ey and John Mccarthy. They were followed by the firing squad, Com-
 manded by Wallace Inglis of Cor poral Coyle post, American Le- zion and consisting of the follow
 ing national guardmen, John Ken.
 nedy, Thomas Lynch, Anthony Ci- ano, Peter Kennedy, Henry Traver.
 Thomas MarticelloA and Thomas Speers. Then came delegation of
 tho Waterville Veterans Association also afoot, and the bearers, George
 Goggin, Elmer L. Platt, Clifford. i Worthing, John Marshall, McMa-
 hon, George Lachance and John
 Rogers, ali veterans, who walked
 beside the hearse.
 | The burial took place in the 1 family plot in Waterville cemc- gathering of friends. Rev. Mir. Si- monson read the committai ser vice. This was followed by the fir- | ing of the customary three volleys by the firing squad and the sounding of taps, the soldiers re- l quien, by Bugler Earl Benson. The | flag with which the casket had been draped was then removed and presented to the nearest Of kin, c. Arthur Dubois of Coy1e post and the Waterville Veterans Associations making the presenta-
 tion.
 Mrs. Nellie T. Bailey l 2 The death of Mrs. Nellie T. l Bailey occurred Saturday at the Waterbury hospital following an illness of one week. Mrs. Bailey was one of the best known reo- I pie in Waterviile where she had made her home tor more than | twenty-five years until she re-. moved to Waterbury a short time l ago.
 | She was a native of Southington
 and the daughter of the late John and Jane Webster, who were among the best-known of Water | ville's older residents. She was Il
 member of Naomi Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and of Ever green Court, Order of Amarantli,
 and a communicant of St. Paul's
 Episcopal church. w | Surviving are her daughter, Miss Evelyn T. Bailey, a sister, Mrs. | Howard Post, and three brothers,
 Fred Webster and Edward J. Web- ster of this city and Howard Web- ster of New Britain. The funeral services take place
 at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from l the home of her niece, Mrs. Guy
 H. Reed of 13 Waterville street,
 and will be conducted by Rev. l Raymond M. D. Adams, rector of | St. Paul's Episcopal church of l Waterville. The burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery.
 Fairmounters Hold Meeting 1 A large attendance is expected ! at the monthly meeting of the | Fairmount Community club which l takes place at 8 o'clock this eve-
 ming at St. Michael's parish hall. l This is to be the annual meeting
 and officers for the coming year are to be elected: Reports of the | officers who are now completing
 their terms will be made and
 there will be a discussion of plans
 for the fall and winter activities of the club.
 Ladies' Aid Completes Harvest | Supper Plans l Mrs. Joseph Seery has alled an | important meetiHB OI. cts Mlcudel
 Ladies' Aid. society for, 7:30 this
 evening. The meeting will be held
 in the sacristy of the church since | the parish hall will be used by the
 Fairmount Community club. All
 members are expected to attend as
 the final plans for the annual Har-
 vest Supper are to be thoroughly discussed. The supper will he
 served at St Michael's parish hall | on Thursday evening of next
 week, October 18th, and all ad-
 vance indications point to wLat will probably be the largest event Of this kind ever given by the soc
 city. Plans are being made to serve a thousand or more. The rcputa- ton of the, particular supper has | travelled far and wide and always attracts many from out-of-town. lt I fu foUflI4<0I ln E N. n hu n n r1..A