The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-13
Breakfast Speakers
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Respective Groups Receive Communion First AttOr- ney Cassidy Urges Society to Send Thoms Letter to
 Help Defeat Pending Birth Control Bill

Observance of Mothers Day yes terday in Waterbury was made es- pecially impressive when mem berss of various Holy Name So- Ociefies, several church societies, the Daughters of Isabella and the Knights of Lithuania attended Communion in bodies and followed their attendance at mass with Com rnunion breakfasts at which speak CTS extolled the name of Mother and pointed out the important place mothers have held in the universe since the beginning of time.
 Hundreds of members of the various groups attended Commun- ion yesterday in the various churches in observance of Mother s Day. The Daughters of Isabella breakfast took place at The Elton with a special musical program by Inez Kelly, Eileen Kelly, Mrs John Maloney, Olive Adams, Mrs Charles Teller and Mrs Sue Drufa.
 The Communion breakfast of Knights of Lithuania, together with St Joseph's Choir, took place at St Joseph's hall, B. w. Tinker schools basement was the scene of the breakfast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church Holy Name Society. That of St Lucy's church took place at Bosco's hall.
 Dccency League Lauded
 The Communion breakfast of St Margaret's church took place in In> ney John H. Cassidy as the prin- cipal speaker. Attorney Cassidy among other things, urged mem bers of the Holy Name Society to send a letter of protest to Repre- sentative John D. Thoms of the legislative committee on Judiciary calling for defeat of the birth con- trol bill now pending. He praised the achievements of the Legion of Decency and called for further ef- forts to purify the stage and so- called popular magazines.
 The Holy Name group of St Francis Xavier's church and the Children of Mary of the same , church, received Communion yes- terday in observance of Mothers @~0Js WI " AAVhhbCAo . O1 bItC SIltA- dren of Mary of St Stanislaus' church received Communion in a body. yesterday, and the Children 3f Mary of the church of Our Lady of Lourdes also attended Commun- ton and held a breakfast after wards.
 Dr Margaret Kieley of Bridge p9rt was the principal speaker at the breakfast of Santa Maria Cir cle of the Daughters of Isabella. Other addresses were made by Mrs Margaret Verdon, local EZRA well fare director, Mrs Henry A. Hay den, Miss Marjorie Farley, asso- ciate of Mrs Verdon, and Mrs Mar. garet Miller of the society's study club. Rev Francis O'Shea, chaplain of the organization, delivered the prayer.
 Aside from Attorney Cassidy, the speakers at the breakfast of the St Margaret's group were: Thomas Wagner, president, Attorney Joseph Navin. Assistant Postmaster James T. Kelley, Rev Joseph R. Griffin and Rev Peter Daly. Rev William O'Shea, pastor, thanked the ladies of the parish, the Holy Name So- ciety. Rev Peter Daly, chaplain of The Holy Name Society and others who helped to make the breakfast a success. The ladies' committee included Mrs Thomas Delaney, chairman, Mrs George Bowling, Mrs Peter Reardon. Mrs Patrick Fiaherty, Mrs Vincent Scully, Mrs Francis Larviviere. Mrs Patrick