The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-19
MRS EVERETT R
 GUEST AT SHOWER
Boy Scout Troop Being Organized in St Mary
 Magdalen's Parish
OAKVLLE
correspondent Mae Villa BabiA
 18l7 Watertown Avenue

A kitchen shower was held at the home of Mrs William Evereitt of Falls avenue, last evening in honor of Mrs James Everitt. Jr. who plans to go housekeeping this week. The home was attractively decorated with green and white crepe paper. Games and music were enjoyed, and later in the evening a delicious luncheon was served.
 Mrs Everitt, Jr. was the recip- tent of many beautiful and costly gifts from the guests attending who were: Mrs William Gorton, Mrs Raymond Van Wagner, Miss Charlotte Van Natter, Laura Ever itt, Phyllis Everitt, Mrs Louis Par ris, Mrs James Dwyer, Bessie Mac Mahon, Mrs Alex Maclousky, Mrs James Everitt, Jr., Mrs James Everitt, ST., Mrs Alex Smith, and Marjorie Smith from New Haven, Mrs Ellsworth Leach and Angeline Iello.
 Prizes were awarded to Miss Laura Everitt, and Mrs Ellsworth Leach.
 Mems Club.
 Members of the Mems Club of St Mary Magadalen's Church met at the church hall last evening and "forty-five" was enjoyed.
 Members attending were: Thom- as Kennedy, Edward Champagne, J. l.. Cadden, J. A. Moody, D. Bel lemore, Emile French, J. Murphy, Clares Kelly, Bart Flynn, Charles Champagne, Francis Dunne, John Stokes, Emile Chapius, Edward flanagan, Sandy Harrison, Larry Ross, William McKenna, William Quill, Garry Flynn, Daniel Hori- gan, Lewis Pierce, Thomas Nor ris. F. Derry, .. Dains, Bert Coe, William Champagne, Tn m s Shields, and Edward Kerr.
 Boy Scouts.
 A Boy Scout troop is being form ed by the St Mary Magdalen's Church parish. All boys who wish to join are requested to meet with Andrew Walsh, Thursday evening in the basement of the church.
 Regional Conference.
 Saturday, from 9:O0 a. m. until 4:3O o'clock, the Southern New England Regional Conference of the Progressive Education associa- tion was held in New Haven. Sev- eral members of the South School faculty attended.
 Miss Lucia E. Leslie, principal of the school, attended a lecture on Major Problems in Socio- Economic Education With Adult Groups the speaker of which was Lyman Bryson, visiting pro- lessor of education, Columbia Uni verSity, and another one on "Flexi bility in the Administration and Organization of the Secondary school to make more Effective Educational Provision for Pupils" given by William c. French, prin- cipal of a New Britain Junior High school.
 Miss Alice Briggs attended the meeting of the creative education group. The lecture, 'The Place of Creative Education in School Life, " was given by Miss Katherine Keel or from the Watertown Country Day school. and the speakers in the panel included, Misses Ida Lacey, Mildred Romansky, Lillian Simmons, and R. R. Sperry.
 Miss Helen Anderson, Miss Goldie Gordon, and Miss Frances Griffin attended the general meet ing which discussed Curriculum Problems of the Progressive Elem entary School" the speakers of which were Willard W. Beatty. Superintendent of Schools in Bronsville, New York. and Miss Marion Flagg, from the Horace Mann school, Teachers College, New York.
 For sectional meetings, Miss Anderson and Miss Griffin attend ed the English group whose leader was Miss Genevieve M. Leary, State Normal school, New Haven, Conn.
 Miss Casey heard Dr E. Van Norman Emery, assistant professor of the department of psychiotry and Mental hygiene on Personal and Emotional Factors in The Educational Process. Miss Gordon attended the lecture Measure ments and Records in the Pro- gressive school given by E. R. Van Kleeck, superintendent of schools, Walden, New York.
 In the afternoon, the speaker was Prof. Boyd H. Bode of the University of Ohio, whose topic was Progressive Education and Progress" All teachers attended this. Leaders in the educational field from all over the country