The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-09

son yesterday with one of the 1arg- est registrations in history. More than 1400 girls participated in club activities during the first half of the year.
 Plans call for an active season, with standard activities being en- larged and expanded in scope, and new activities being added steadily. It it's weekly activities the club uses not only its headquarters, the Leavenworth house on Park place, and it's principal branch in Brook lyn, but also uses the facilities of a number of the city's public schools.
 Supervisors
 Miss Kathleen Crowley is director of the Waterbury Gir'sl club. Her assistants include Mis- Madeline Monroe, clothing supervisor; Miss Grace Russell, food supervisor; Miss Lucy. Russo, physical educa- tion supervisor, and Mrs. Bernice M. Morton, club secretary.
 Mrs. Katherine L. Peck of honor ary president, while Mrs. Frederick w. Holcomb is president of the Girls club. Other officers are as follows: Mrs. Julius B. Smith, first vice. president; Mrs Frederick A. Scott, second vice-president; Mrs. Allen Boardman, secretary; Miss Hilda Camp, treasurer; Mrs. Herbert Root, assistant treasurer, and Mrs. Her. bert Root, auditor.
 Leayenworth House Sewing Glasses are filled to capacity with the exception of few vacancies in the senior classes which meet in the evening. Junior cooking classes are also filled. There are four va- cancies intwo of the evening cook ing classes.
 The Brooklyn Community center is open for registration for one junior cooking class and one senior cooking class. Registration is open in the senior and junior sewing classes also. ..#
 Basketball
 The Basketball Tournament under the direction of Miss Lucy Russo, physical director of the club, has been running for enc month. At the present time the Brooklyn Girls are ahead having won four games and lost none. There are twelve teams competing for the M. A. Green basketball trophy. This trophy was won one year by the Washington Hill Girls and two years by the Brooklyn Girls. To be held permanently 1t must be won three times.
 Dancing
 Miss Russo has over three hun- dred girls in her Junior Tap Danc- ing and Folk Dancing classes. A new gym and dancing class for Seniors to meet at Crosby High school will hold its first meeting Wednesday, February 10th at 5:45 o'clock. The Girls Club Centers are: Leavenworth House, West Side Hill, Brooklyn, Washington Hill, Hope vile, Waterville,. South End and North End. The Waterville center is the newest having just been or- ganized this year. The girls have manifested 8 great deal of enthu- siasm under the direction of Miss Dorothy Blacker, one of Miss Russo's assistants. The girls at Slocum school who meet in the gymnasium of Slocum school every Monday afternon are just begin- ming to play basketball and some excellent talent has been discover ed by Miss Blacker.
 Sewing
 The Vocational Sewing Class under the direction of Miss Made line E. Monroe, supervisor of cloth- ing, will continue the second term. They meet at Leavenworth House every Wednesday afternoon. Up to the present time there are nine girls in this class: Winnie Beckett, Jewell Sullivan, Irene Couette, Mo- ella Fortier, Lucy Distefano, Thelma Briglio. Peggie O'Connor, Rosemafy Hayden and Martha Chekas. These girls were chosen as prospective Junior leaders-that Is to assist the regular clothing teachers, because of outstanding work in sewing. Ability to get along with other children and willingness to help any child who know less than they, during regular class sessions are very important.
 Study of fabrics. color, sewing machine attachments. choosing of patterns and design form part of the program for this class. The number of articles completed thus far in all sewing classes this year is 1898. Of this number 49l dresses were made.
 Food Glasses
 The famous Big Four Foods Glass is to be reorganized with new members under the direction of Miss Grace E. Russell, foods super visor. The original Big Four was or- ganized by Miss Irene E. Fennell eleven years ago. These girls, Mar garet Miro. Rose Diorio, Antoinette Russo and Victoria Miro, were in business for themselves, having an account at the Colonial Trust Com pany. They became such expert coks that they carried oil natoinal honors fo-. four years at the East ern States Exposition in Springfield. The members of the new Big Four are Catherine Curtin, Alma Juliano, Adele Senick and Theresa Brodeur. Other classes continuing are the Sewing Glasses in Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, in the South End under Mrs. Mary Skahan's leader ship, Swimming, Miss Anna L. Mee- han: Mental Hygiene. Dr. Everett 8. Rademacher, cramatics, Mrs. H.