The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
DAVIS POST WINS
LEGION CITATION
Trophy for Distinguished
Service Announced at
Hartford Convention
WATERVlLLE

The community service program
of Casper Davir, Jr. Post, No. 1870,
American Legion, of Waterville,
which has featured the work of
that organization since 1t was char
tered in November of>last year, won
a citation for distinguished service
at the department convention Of
the Legion which opened at Hart
ford yesterday morning. The Mat
thias cup for the post with the
greatest accomplishment in COM
munity services went to LaFlamme
Post, No. 5, of levitt City with Wa
terville Post an exceedingly close
second in the final ratings Of the
awards committee.
In awarding the citation to the
Davis Post, consideration was given
to the part played by the local
of the Waterville Community
Council, to the cleaning up of the
Waterville cemeterys to the organ
ization of formal public local OBJ
| servane of Memorial Day, to the
award of Legion medals for out
standing traits Of character and
leadership to boy and a girl in
the graduating class of Sprague
Grammar school and to the organ
izatiori. Of a sponsored Junior fife,
drum and bugle corps which has
provided Waterville youth with a
wholesome and badly-needed Or
ganization.
Local Legionnaires are proud of
the fact that their efforts have
earned recognition from the de-
partment officers--an unusual hon.
or for a post during the first year
Of its existence.
Attending the convention session
are Commander c. Arthur Dubois
and Adjutant Frederick T. Seidel,
as delegates and Senior Vice Com
mander e. Lester Plat and Amer
icanism Officer Clifford d. North
rop as alternate.
The delegates from the Unit of
Davis Post. American Legion Aux
iliary at the department conven-
ton of that organization, are
President Mrs. Hazel Northrop and
Secretary, Mrs. Lena Plat. The al
ternates are Mrs. Ida Corrigan and
Mrs. Katherine Dadario.
The convention sessions continue
through to-day and tomorrow
morning. Tomorrow afternoon will
Sc the mammoth convention parade
which will start promptly at 1900
p. m. from e. point opposite the
State Capitol.
The Waterville Post will have
about thirty members in line and
more than twenty auxiliary MEM
bers will participate. They will be
escorted by the Fife, Drum and
Bugle Corps of the post. The corps
will be wearing its new uniforms
for the first time and expects to
make a good impression.
The auxiliary unit will be equip
ped with new caps and capes as re-
quired by regulation. Many local
people are planning to make the
trip to Hartford to witness the
parade.
The focal unit, post and corps
will travel by special buses which
will leave the corner of Boyden
street and Thomaston avenue at
$3.50 a. m.
The auxiliary delegates and alter
mates attend the annual banquet of
the department auxiliary at the
Hotel Bond las might.
Briefs
Miss Janice Malta of Boyden
street, who underwent an emer-
gency operation for appendicitis at
st. Mary's hospital on Wednesday
morning is resting comfortably.
Rev. and Mrs. Milford B. Swan
son and their two daughters of
Thomaston avenue. are spending
their vacation in Maine. During Mr..
Swanson's agsence. the services at
Grace Methodist church will be in
charge of his father. Rev. George
b. Swanson of Milford.
Ralph p. Movers OF Lone Oak
avenue Is a patient at the United
States Veterans hospital at New
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond G. Minor
of>Boyden street are spending their,
vacation at Massaquoit Beach in
Rh0Ha Ya1and