The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-27
Official To Speak

A full attendance is expected tomorrow at the weekly meeting of the Rotary club in Halls tavern, the occasion being the annual visit of District Governor Erwin M. Jennings. MT. Jennings will mar rate events of the international Rotary convention at Mexico City and will discuss political, religious and social events of Mexico. He is expected to present a picture of present conditions there.
 Harold Brown Is chairman of the committee for the Inter City meeting to be held at Wilcox res taurant, Savin Rock on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10. The New Haven and West Haven clubs are sponsor ing this, and several local mem- bers are expected to attend. Cos tunes will be worn and prizes will be awarded.
 Naugatuck building and loan dues are payable today and tomor- row. The secretary, Edward Ling en held, will be in his office each day and from to 9 o'clock each evening.
 More Projects Approved
 Approval by the works progress administration office in New Ha- ven Q fthe continuatio of the pro- ject of widening Rubber avenue near the Russell Mfg Co.,, in Mill vile has been given, Chris Groh, EZRA official, said today. The New Haven office Is headquarters for the New Haven district and pro- jects approved here are submitted there. The office there yesterday also approved the rip-ropp wall project at the Naugatuck river here.
 Thees projects will be submitted to Washington for final approval. The Cherry street sidewalk project will be submitted to New Hoven today as will be the Dunn avenue project, MT. Groh said.
 No more definite news as to when any changes will be made as far as EZRA office personnel here is concerned has yet been re- ceived, according to MT. Groh.
 Mrs. Loiuse Dectlefsen, wife of William Decltefsen, died at her home in the Osborntown section of Millville which Is in Middlebury, this morning. She had been i'll long time.
 She was born in Germany and lived here many years. She leaves besides her husband, three sons, Samuel and Fred of Waterbury and William of Middlebury, and four daughters, Mrs. Carl Saulsberg of Oxford, Mrs. Harold Asplin of Naugatuck, Mrs. Herman Nadich of Oxford and Mrs. John Gilchent of Waterbury. She also leaves 80 grandchildren.
 The funeral will be from the Bailey funeral home, 62 Oak street but time and other arrangements will be announced later.
 Mission for St Mary's
 A weeks mission will be held in St. .Mary's church during the third week in September, 1t was announced recently by Rev. Rich ard r. Morrissey. Rev. Kelly of the Dominican order will be In charge. Details concerning daily services will be announced later. It is several years since a mission was hel din St Mary's church.
 Repairs to the church, including redecorating the interior and re- pairing the roof, have decreased the parish treasury more than 5000, Rev Morrissey reported. In order to make up part of this a novel old gold collection Is being taken up. Any parishioner having gold rings, cuff buttons, scarf pins, earrings, watches or other gold objects which they no longer need, are asked to contribute them to this collection.
 Francis E. Korn, great chancel- Tor of the Knights of Pythias and his staff paid his annual visit to Gavel lodge, K. of P. here last night. Visitors from Waterbury, Beacon Falls and Seymour were present. A short address was given by MT. Korn, and refreshments were served.