The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-09-14
Holy Name Unit Plans
Bowling Tournament
Meeting Tonight to Complete Plans for Trip to New
York City-AIIeys Formally Opened Saturday Night
WASHINGTON HILL NEWS

ton. The society is sending Presi-
dent Thomas Scadden and Recording
Secretary Thomas Koran as official
delegates, but several other men,
bers are considering attending as
onlookers. Several other societies in
the city are holding meetings for the
same reason.
Plans will also be made tonight
for the reorganization of the society
bowling league. Captains of last
years teams are especially requested
to be present so that a schedule may
be worked out at the earliest date
possible.
Attend Convention
Although no prizes were taken by
the st. Francis Xavier fife and drum
corps in their competition at the
convention sponsored in Hartford
by the st. Mary's fife and drum
corps of that city, members reported
an enjoyable time which lasted all
day and far into the night.
Jane Sheehy who swings the baton
as drum major of the corps, also
failed to place in the competition for
juvenile baton twirlers.
Alleys Open
A large attendance has featured
the st. Francis Xavier alleys since
their opening Saturday night for the
new season. Leagues which engaged
alleys last year are making plans
for reorganization, and new aggre-
cations are forming. Tonight the
Holy Name league members will
meet to size up members for the
season, and members of the girls
league will also convene at the al
leys tonight. Saturday, at the Tehan
cottage at Bayview several members
of the married couples league met
to start action on schedule.
Tonight's bowling league business
meetings will be presided over by
Ed Curley, supervisor of the alleys.
BingO Friday
Announcements from the altar of
st. Francis Xavier's church during
the masses yesterday morning were
to the effect that commencing Fri
day night, the church will sponsor
a series Of bingo parties to be held
at the parish hall.
Bingo games have become very
popular during the past few years
and the premiums which will be
awarded each Friday night will
guarantee large attendance each
week. The games will be conducted
by several of the parishioners.
Other announcements included
one that the Saturday morning
catechism classes for public school
children will be resumed after the
summer recess. next week.
First Mass
A beautiful ceremony attended the
celebration of his first mass by the
Rev. Francis x. Reilly, G. S. Sp., at
the st. Francis Xavier church yes
terday morning at II o'clock. Fa-
ther Reilly was ordained at the
Holy Ghost Seminary, Norwalk, by
Rt. Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, on
September 7. He Is the son of Pa
trolman and Mrs. P. J. Reilly of
1915 Baldwin street.
As his aides Father Reilly had
Rev. James M. Coughlin, assistant
pastor of st. Francis Xavier's par
ish as assistant priest: Rev. Arthur
r. Hanley, a native of this city, Or
dained this year, deacon; Rev.
James Reilly, brother of Father
Reilly, who is a student at the Holy
Ghost Novitiate, sub-deacon. The
sermon was delivered by Rev. Ray
mond Mulcahy of st. Francis par
ish, Middletown.
Father Reilly will return this
week to the Holy Ghost Seminary at
Ferndale for another year of study.
At the conclusion of the year he
will be assigned either to the Afri-
can missions, or to the Negro mis-
sions In the United States.
After his mass yesterday, recep-
ton for friends was held at Father
Reilly's home on Baldwin street