The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-30
Committee Verifies RepOrt
 On Second Appeal For Funds
Additional Money Needed for Fourth of July PrO-
 gram as Planned
WASHINGTON HILL


 the committee in charge of the Fourth of July program at Wash ington Park has authorized the sale of tags to raise additional funds which will be necessary to carry out the elaborate program which has been planned. A note in the current issue of the Community clubs tab- Ibid announced that no solicitation of funds would be made. Since then the committee has received word of additional insurance rates and this necessitates a further canvas.
 Starting today and continuing during the celebration program, club members will be busy with the sale of tags.
 The complete program of events as 1t was released at a meeting of the committee last night follows: Flag raising, under supervision of boy scouts of troop 9 at g o'clock Baseball game featuring Community club old Timers and Ear Renders at 10:30.
 A track meet for the municipal championship will get under way at 1:30. Entries are now being re- ceived at the Community house for the meet, but none will be accepted after July 3. The Rev. James w. Coughlin, Rev. stephen P. Murphy, Rev. Mfr. T. L. Crosby, Atty. Vincent Scully and President Raymond Grady of the Community club com prise the list of speakers who will take part in exercises which will commence at 2:30, and immediately after, a baseball game between the St. Thomas Seminarians and the Tribune A. c. will be played.
 The Cheshire band, which rend- cred fine service at the park last year will be on hand again this year for a concert.
 ParishiOners to Meet
 A conclave of all the members of the parish of St. Francis Xavier will be held at Xaverian hall next Monday, July 6, to make plans for the testimonial in honor of Rev James J. O'Connor, who until his recent appointment to the assistant pastorate of St. Roses church, Mer- iden, was an assistant at St. Fran cis Xavier's for four years.
 Preliminary arrangements have been made by the Holy Name So- ciety, of which Father O'Connol was chaplain, but 1t is to be under stood that the testimonial is not solely under the sponsorship of the society, but of the entire parish The main business of the meeting will be to appoint a committee to complete arrangements and set a date for the event. The Holy Name Society has already appointed a committee of Thomas Scadden Chris Hanley, John Fitzmaurice Dennis Curtis and Edward V. Cur ley and this group is expected to serve jointly with a committed which will be appointed at the gathering next Monday night.
 Baseball Today
 The three-way deadlock for first place in the Parochial School League is sure to be broken today as two of the teams involved in the tie will face each other at Hamilton park. While St. Johns and Sts Peter and Paul's, two of the dead locked ones, are playing at Hamil- ton park, St. Francis, the other first place team will be playing St Thomas at Washington. All games will start at 4 o'clock.
 Sheehan Transferred
 Officer Harold "Ike" Sheehan who for the past five years has pa trolled and guarded Washington Park has received notice of his transfer to night duty on regular street beat. His successor will bt Officer William Barton.
 In friendly yet mildly sterr manner, Officer Sheehan has main. tained peace and order at the play. ground during his assignment. Since the opening of the Communit, House he has been on duty there at all times, and in his quiet un' assuming manner has gained hos of friends who will be sorry tC hear of his transfer. The change < effective Thursday
 Rehearsal Tomorrow
 Children of the park who are talk ing part in the show which is to bt presented at Scheutzen Park, Nortf Haven for the benefit of St. Steph' ems church on July 12, are request ed to be present at rehearsal to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 at thu park.
 A chorus of about 60 boys and girl will take part in the show whicl