The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-06
Certification Committees Being Organized in State
TESTER YEARS
City Becoming Gasoline Conscious vith Pdssing of Old St. MGrgGrers School, Dickinson Residence, Etks' Controversy = LGSt Bell Sounds for CGptGjn George c. DOdereT = ReSOLUtion RecGLs
 Generous Impulses of Caroline
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BY THE oID TIMER

ing firemen of the big fire of 1902. According to facts and figures which his obituary notice contained, the captain was named to the force on August 13, 1894, made a cap- tain on Novembetr 29, 1905 and retired on July 17, 1923.
 The late captain in stature was one of the smallest men in the department, but a little dynamo for energy. When the boys of his various companies held their old time chatting bees," the captain was a good listener. He was a very quiet man, but his men were never deceived as to how the captain stood on var ious matters. He was at times strong for discipline, but new CT "bossy." He knew what was expected of him as a fire- man and as captain. He knew what to expect of a fireman. The late Chief Henry H. Heit- man had strong liking for his little captain. The little captain had great admira- tion for his big chief. They were both excellent firefight- 4 CTS.
 When Captain Doderer was retired to make room for younger executives, for the captain, if you pleased, never grew old, he was accompan- jed back into private life by Captains Arthur Cleveland and Henry N. Hull. The latter answered the last bell several years ago. Captain Cleveland is an employe of the Water- bury Trust company. Those three leaders witnessed the complete motorizatiop of the department after responding to alarms for years in horse- drawn apparatus. They were the associates of such stall wart f1remen of the good old days as the late Captain Moore of the old Burton street days, Ed" Kane of Brooklyn's No. 3's; Deputy Chief Dodds, Billy" Squires and a few others who made history on the 21-hour day schedule of pre-war days. And all were good firemen.
 CAROLINE A. PLATT
 The Y. M. c. A. directors voted a resolution of regrets during the past week, mourn- ing the demise of a splendid woman and a generous bcne-l factor. Various other organi- zations will perhaps do like, wise in the near future for many were indebted to the same beloved person of char itable impulses. She was the late Miss Caroline Amelia Platt, a member of a family that figures prominently in the history of Waterbury, socially, industrially, culturally, civicly churchwise and in many other ways. The city of Wa- terbury, the Y. M. c. A., the First Baptist church. St. Mary's hospital and numerous other institutions can furnish estimonials of Miss Platt's philanthropy and warm, per- sonal interest in Waterbury and Waterburians. Piat tts Mills, the Patent Button com. pany will preserve the family name, but a hundred and one little incidents will perpetuate the name and deeds of Miss Caroline Platt. Some day in the future a tablet will bear mute testimony of her early interest in the development of Hamilton Park. Add the name of Platt, if any adding is necessary in these late years, to the family names of Chase, Goss, Fulton, Elton and oth- CTS that have been linked with the history of Waterbury. They, among many other things, are symbolic of civic pride.