The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

The Rev. Frederick Gallagher, s. J., of Stamford, Conn.,, will con- duct the annual Catholic Boys Retreat to be held in the basement of the Immaculate Conception Church Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 30, May and 2, under the auspices of Michael Mo- Givney Circle, No. 124, Columbian Squires.
 Rev. James Woods, Father Prior of the circle, announced the hours for the Retreat exercises at this weeks meeting of the circle, held Wednesday night in the Co., lumbus Club, 79 North Main street. Those making the Retreat will attend their parish Mass and Communion. The first exercise will be held at 9.30 a. m., the sec- old at 7.30 p. m.
 There will be no evening eXer- cise on Saturday, as the Retreat will close following @ special 9 o'clock Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church.
 All Squires are requested to bring friends. Any Catholic boy of high school age from Water bury and vicinity is invited to make the Retreat.
 Daily Mass
 The week of April 18th has been selected by the circle for participation in the Daily Mass and Communion Crusade. All members of the circle are urged to make a special effort to attend Mass and Holy Communion daily during this period. A record Of attendance must be furnished the boy Life Bureau in New Haven following the completion of the Crusade locally.
 Boys Club
 The 30th annual convention or Boys Clubs of America will be held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., May 1920.
 Open House
 Elaborate plans for the Open House to be held next Wednesday night at the Columbus Club under the auspices of McGivney Circle are being made by Special Activ- ities Leader Patrick J. Wallace and Senior Counselor Neil Ma loney. Squires, their fathers, pros- pective Squires, their fathers, and members of the Knights of Co., lumbus are invited to attend the event.
 An invitatino has been extended to Executive Secretary John J. Contway to have representative from the Boy Life Bureau in New Haven present for the occasion.
 An exhibit on Squire work IS now being prepared by the Senior Counselor.
 Boxing bouts will be the chief entertainment of the evening with several wrestling matches also scheduled. An invitation to Freddy Hall to act as master Of ceremonies has been extended by Counselor Wallace.
 New Chairmen
 New chairmen appointed tnls week include: Gregory Gilmartin, sports; J. Bennett Daley, house; Maurice Mccarthy, patriotic ob- servance; and Arthur Mcdonald, publicity. Their term of office, together with those of other com ,nittee chairmen. will expire on June 30.
 Spelling Bee
 An enthusiastic reception was accorded the old-fashioned Spell ing Bee held after this weeks circle meeting. The honors of the night went to the team explained by Notary Squire Edward Conlan with George Corcoran proving the champion speller of the night.
 Corcoran won the spelling title after a joust with one of his team mates, Joseph Barnes, and the re- maining member of James Ar holds team, Robert McNellis.
 Those participating in the Bee were: Arnold's team-Syllable Smashers-John Slavin, Edgar Jackson, Peter Luddy, Ralph Garthwaite, Owen Kyle, Robert McNellis, Maurice, Mccarthy, Harry Waters, Bennett Daley James Luddy, Harry Stover. Jo- seph Stevens and John Clark; Conlan's team - Dictionary De- spoilers--John Conlon, Edward Mcchan, James Barry, Richard Burns, Richard Leonard, Edward Connell, George Corcoran, John Dwyer, John Phalen, Joseph Barnes, John Falvey, John Lynch and William Joyce.
 Counselor Joseph Scully acted AS school master. while Counsel- ors Maloney and Wallace were judges.
 The monthly attendance prize was awarded to Squire Edward oonnell.
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