The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-06
Committees Elected
 For Big Card Party
Mrs Joseph Seery Names Aides for Friday Event;
 Parent.Teachers Hear WaIIingfOrd Woman
WATERVILLE

Mrs. Joseph Seery, president of St. Michaeis Ladies' Aid society has named the following commit . tees to assist in handling the big card party which the society will give at St. Michael's parish hall Friday evening: Chairman, Mrs. Joseph Seery; coffee, Mrs. Thomas Buckley; refreshments, Mrs. George Jackman, Mrs. David Grenier and Mrs. Francis Whelan; prizes, Mrs. James McArea and Mrs. Georg e Goggins; and tickets, Mrs. Alfred Ellis and Mrs. William Heaney. As- sisting the society is a special com mittee on tickets from Casper s Davis, Jr., Post No. 136, American Legion. consisting of John A. Ro- gers, Russell Atherton and Rus sell Hughes.
 "FOunders Day'' Observed
 There was an excellent attend ance at the February meeting of the Waterville Parent-Teacher as- sociation which took place yester- day afternoon at the gymnasium of Sprague grammar school. Mrs Lou is c. Willard, the president of the association, opened the meeting at two o'clock and following the bus- mess sesion, presented Mrs. Cliff lord Thompson of Wallingford. second vice-president of the Con- necticut Congress of Parent-Teach- CT groups. Mrs. Thompson told a most interesting story of the be- ginning of the Parent-Teacher movement back in 1895, paying special tribute to the founder of the movement. She traced the de- Velopment during the forty years since the first national meeting took place in Washington. Mrs. Thompson also congratulated the local group on it's work during the three years since it's organization and offered number of valuable suggestions as to methods by which the program could be made more interesting and comprehensive.
 At the business session it was voted to ratify the association membership in the Waterbury Council and the three members who represented the group on the temporary Council which func- tioned during the holiday season were continued as representatives for the current year
 Tributes were paid to the mem- ory of the late Mrs. James c. Phil lips, principal of Sprague school, whose death occurred on January 27th, and the entire group stood in silence for a minute.
 Plans for activities during the remainder of the winter season were discussed particularly with the object in view of raising funds to send delegates to the meeting of the State Congress to be held in Stamford in May.
 The meeting expressed itself solidly behind the candidacy of MiEs Mary Congdon, vice-princi- pal of Sprague school to succeed to Mrs. Phillips position.
 Mrs. Elmer Wilson, past presi- dent of the Association, and chair man of the Waterbury Council of yParent-Teacher groups. reported on the activities of her Council and. on the County P. T. A. meeting re- gently held in North Branford.
 Mrs. Mulford B. Simonson re- ported on the activities of the Child Study group and announced It's program for the month.
 Mrs. c. Arthur DuBois presented the report of the membership com rf1ittee and introduced the new members present.
 The association voted to pay for the tuning and repairs of the piano in the school gymnasium.
 Mrs. Simonson entertained with a group of piano solos which were charminSly rendered and greatly