The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22

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 Lecturer Speaks
 Miss Eunice Harriet Avery, cur rent events lecturer, was scheduled to speak on Austria" this afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at the Congregation al parish house. The Women's Study Club and the Parish House Associa- tion sponsor the talks, of which this is the fifth in a series of six.
 A meeting of the committee on religious education of the Congrega- tional church will be held tonight at 7:3o o'clock, in the parish house. Professor Ii. Leroy Baumgartner of the faculty of the School of Music, Yale University, conducted the local choir in the singing of his anthem at the morning service Sunday. Ushers at the church were: Ralph J. Quinn, Clarence H. Guild, Ray mond F. Quinn, Frederick B. Rollin- son.
 A rehearsal of the adult choir of the church will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Parish house. Cir cle B of the Aid Society of the church will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter H. Norton, "A Cliff street, Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. and at 2 p. n. Wednesday, Circle c will held a dessert bridge at the home of Mrs. Warren D. Abel, 243 Mill vile avenue, with Miss Nancy Kink- cad, assisting in the preparations.
 The Boy Scouts will meet Thurs day at 7:30 p. m. and the Girl Scouts will convene Friday at 2 D. m. in the parish house. Next Sum- day, Lyman Bunnell, organist, will present another organ recital at 4 p m. MT. Calkins and MT. Reynolds will assist him.
 Plan Special Effort
 A special effort will be made dur ing the Lenten season to increase attendance at services of the church and to recruit more members for the church. Next Sunday, Rev. Ed ward R. J-ance, pastor, will organ ise class for the members of the church school who are 13 years of age or older, who desire instruction in the meaning of church member ship.
 The various groups of the Congre- gational church are: board of dea- cons, Sheldon F. Payne, Warren D. Abel, Dr. H. H. Gorton, Howard H. Bristol, Franklin s. Lobdell. N. Had ley Cox; standing committed with the deacons), Cecil H. Grant, Mrs. Frederick D. Robinson, Harold E. Chittenden, Clarence H. Guild. Mrs. Esther Becker, Mrs. Frederick Zon- ino; systematic benevolence com- mittee, Mrs. F. B. Robinson, Miss Gertrude B. Whittemore, Mrs. Franklin s. Lobdell; charitable dis tribution committee, Bonneville N. Wilmot, Mrs. Howard B. Futile, Mrs. Louis L. Curtiss, Mrs. Edward c. Hall, Mrs. Horace w. Higgins; communion service committee, Mrs. Robert w. Fenn, Mrs. John F. Mo- Groary, Eunice B. Saunders. Elsie l.. Merrill, Ruby Sears. Ruth Bacon, Eleanor Kazanjian, Marion Lutze: service committee, Circle B, Mrs. Howard H. Bristol.
 The musical committee. Howard H. Bristol. Clarence E. Jones, Lu- clan D. Warner, Lyman B. Bunnelly, organist and director; Mrs. Frances W. Stockwell, soprano; Mrs. Bertha Vibberts Smith, contralto; Robert s. Calkins, tenor; William B. Reynolds, bass.
 Other Groups
 The Ecclesiastical Society, corn- nittee, Franklin s. Lobdell, chair man; Samuel R. Bristol. N. Hadley Cox, Glenn P. Noble, treasurer; B. N. Wilmot, auditor; F. B. Robinson, collector; George A. Graham, clerk.
 Church school, William M. Chit tenden, superintendent; nter- mediate department, junior. Mrs. Frederick B. Robinson; primary, Mrs. Frederick zonino; Elizabeth Bristol. kindergarten; Cradle Roll. Mrs. William J. Roemer; secretary and treasurer, John Bona; assistant secretary and treasurer, Arnold Wurm; pianist, l.. B. Bunnell.
 Women's Missionary Society, Mrs. John W. Hayes, president; Mrs. Howard B. Futile, vice-president; {; Mrs. Clarence H. Guild, secretary; Mrs. Frederick B. Robinson, treas urer: Aid Society, Mrs. Alphonse Noble, president; Mrs. J. Arthur Durr. vice-president; Mrs. John U. Ferris, secretary; Mrs. Clarence H. Guild, treasurer: Circle chairmen, A. Mrs. Robert R. Houseknecht; B, Mrs. John w. Hayes; c, Mrs. Henry P. Bird.
 Parish Players. John U. Ferris. president: N. Hadley Cox, vice. president: Miss Priscilla Kinkhead, secretary; Clayton A.. Houseknecht, treasurer; Young Peoples Fellow ship, Frar klill E. Bristol, president: {: Gertrude Lutze. vice-president: Ar letta Durr, secretary; Victor Ander- son, Jr., treasurer; Boy Scouts scoutmaster, Cecil F. aMtson: Girl Scouts, Marjorie Squires, scout lead- CT; Ushers, Robert F. Fenn. chair man; Mrs. Henry J. Dunlap. secre- tary to the minister; Alfred J. Borne, sexton.
 Stores. Banks Closed
 Although banks. libraries, and many stores were closed here today in observance of WaShington'S s birthday factories were operating as usual and there were net very many indications of a holiday. The local postoffice employees for the most ran rt u0t a 10li<lou xsyith Y10 rJalix,or