The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-18


 held in the Prospect street school for the benefit of the Emergency Nursery school of Naugatuck. There will be a minstrel show put on by children of the school and card games of various sorts will be played. Door prizes will be giv- en and there will be awards at every table. Refreshments will be served. It will be held in the school starting at 8:30. Proceeds will be used to purchase Miss Helen Jones Is chairman of the committee in charge.
 To Present Plays
 Two plays, one an operatic bur- lesque of Shakespeare's play "The of Venice" the other en- titled "The Artists Predicament" will be presented this afternoon In the Congregational parish house starting at 3:30. They will be 3f- fered by members of the Nau- gatuck Women's Club.
 Mrs. Glenn Kirby has directed the shows. A business session will take place at o'clock. A large is expected.
 Musical Program Planned
 The third of a series of musical programs will be given next Sum day afternoon at the Congregation al church at o'clock. It will bc in commem oration of the 250th of the birth of George Handel, celebrated com poser.
 An auti- war play And He Was Offered Up" will be presented in the Congregational parish house on Sunday, March 3 at 8 p. m. ur- der the auspices of the Young Peoples Fellowship society of the church. A cast of 30 men and women from the South Federated church, Waterbury, will take part.
 Ushers at the church yesterday were Oscar T. and Stuart L. An derson, Raymond E. Ericson and John Van Vlandren.
 Church notes for the week fol- low:
 Monday-The Parish Players will rehearse at D. m. in the parish house.
 Tuesday-The Adult Choir will rehearse at 7:3O in the parish house.
 Wednesday-The Aid Society will meet in the parish house; execu- tive board meeting at 2 o'clock; regular business meeting at 2:3O, followed by a soclal, the members of the executive board hostesses. Admission by membership card.
 Circle c. will hold a Food sale at 3 o'clock in the parish house.
 Thursday-The Boy Scouts will meet at 7:30 D. m. in the parish house.
 Friday-The Cubs will meet at 3:30 o'clock in the parish house.
 The Girl Scouts will meet at z D. m. in the parish house.
 Funeral of Mir FairchiId
 The funeral of George Fairchild, well known local resident who died Sunday afternoon at 9 o'clock at his home, 17 Fairchild street, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. from the Bailey funeral home, 62 Oak street. Rev Edward R. Hance of the Congregational church will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery. The funeral home will be in Hillside cemetery. The funeral home will be. open to
 
 Mir Fairchild lived here all his life. He had lingering illness. He leaves his wife, Mrs Della Fair child, two sons, William and James, all of Naugatuck; and daughter, Mrs Barney l.. Woods of New York city, and eight grandchildren.
 Watcrburian to Talk
 "The High Mesas" will be the subject of an illustrated talk to be delivered at meeting of the Fellowcraft association in Masonic temple by At torney Harry J. Heardsley of Wa terbury. A supper will be served at 6 o'clock and the lecture will be- gin at 8 p. m. The affair is for Masons. Progress is reported in for the play "Jonesy" which will be sponsored by this association and presented February 27 in Columbus hall by the Valley Players. Francis J. O'Connor is the production.
 Child Dies
 The many friends of MT and Mrs William O'Donnell of 80 Highland avenue were grieved to learn of the death Sunday morning of their six year-old daughter, Rose Mary at St Mary's hospital. The child had been III several weeks with pneu- monia. She leaves her parents, one sister Irene, and a brother, William. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 6:3O o'clock from the home to St Fran cis church where requiem mass will be celebrated at o'clock. Interment will be in Calvary ceme- tery in New York city.
 MT O'Donnell is a well known official at the Central office of the U. $. Rubber company.
 Funeral of Edward MalIcr
 The funeral of Edward J. Maher, who died Saturday morning will take place Tuesday morning at s o'clock from his late home, 194 Maple street to St Francis church at 9 o'clock where a requiem mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in St Francis cemetery, Torring- ton.
 Sorrow Session
 A session of sorrow for Edward J. Maher will be held tonight at 8 o'clock by the local lodge of Elks. MT Maher was a member of the Elks.
 Briefs
 Borough Attorney and Mrs Mar tin F. Gormley of German street have returned from New York city where they spent the weekend.
 Edward J. Ahern of Millville avenue has returned from New York city where he visited over the week -end.
 A months mind requiem mass in honor of the late Michael Moroney, sexton of St Francis church. will be held Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock in St Francis church.
 Local Catholics will not be re- quired to obstain from eating meat next Friday, 1t was announced in Catholic churches here Sunday. the occasion being Washington's birth day. Banks and libraries will be closed Friday.
 MT and Mrs Charles J. Baxter of Frederick street have returned from New York city where they spent the weekend.
 John J. Daly of Hill street has returned from Princeton. N. J.. where he visited over the week. end. He visited Johnny Grebaus-