The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22

City officials and local and state Legion heads joined today in well coming to Waterbury Nationa American Legion Commander Ray Murphy of Iowa. Arriving in the city shortly before Il o'clock thiS morning at the local railroad sta- tion, Commander Murphy was es- corted to the city hall by police and officials of the Legion. At the city hall he was given the "key tc the city" by Lieutenant-G Governor Frank Hayes. At noon he was the guest of honor at a reception at the Elton.
 At the railroad station to receive Commander Murphy were Comman- der Newton w. Alexander of Cor poral Coyle post, Past Commanders T. V. Meyer and Roy Rice of the local Legion and Supt. of Police Will liam J. Roach.
 Special Details
 Police and fire details joined with other local officials in greeting Com mander Murphy at the entrance tc the city hall. Walter Jarvis, past commander of Coyle post, was in charge of the city hall reception Others present were Past Comman- ders Wallace Inglis and George Mo- Duff of the local post, Chester Haude of this city, assistant finance officer, William Kruser of Torring- ton, commander of the Sixth dis trict of the American Legion, Harry Saunders, first vice-commander of the Thomaston post, ex-Mayor Will liam H. Sandland, who was one of Waterbury's wartime chief execu- tives, Lieut-Col. J. William Carroll department judge advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Past Commander Thomas J. Fleming of the 304th Infantry association, Col William J. Shannahan and Mrs Edith Ladd, executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter.
 State Visitors
 Accompanying Commander Mur- phy on the train to Waterbury were State Commander Morgan Haven oi New London, Senior Vjce-Comman der William Miller of Wethersfield Robert c. Vance of New Britain chairman of the Legion's distin- guiJhed guest committee. Boyd B StuEler, secretary to Commander Murphy, and Howard P. Boynton of Wethersfield, department sergeant at-arms. State Police Chief An thony Sunderland was unable to be present but had several state po- licemen on hand to join with local police as an escort from the rail road station to the city hall.
 Mayor Hayes received Commander Murphy and his escort of Legion officials in his executive chambers Both men exchanged informal re- marks and discovered that they were well acquainted with severa! Iowa residents.
 Visits City Hall
 Commander Murphy inspected the city hall. He was aware of the fact that 1t had been designed by Cass Gilbert and told of many other buildings in the country which he had visited and which had been de- signed by the same, internationally known architect. Waterbury, he said, is as large as the largest city in Iowa. He admired the local municipal building considerably. , Police and fire details lined up at attention before the city hall as Commander Murphy arrived. Past Commander Robert P. Birt and Rep Daniel J. Mahaney formed a color guard for the Legion. Color guards were also on hand for the police and fire departments. The police delegation was under the command of Lieut.. James Mulville and includ- cd John Moynihan, John Collins John McWeeney, Charles Nolan Walter Overton, Edmund Cass, Jo- seph Phelan, John Shea, Leo Me Kenna, James Brennan and John Parker.
 Captain George Holmes com.