The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-27

(deceaSeO monitor, Miss Margaret Shannahan; guide, Mrs. Mary Coughlin Tehan; second guide, Miss i Anna Skehan; trustees, Mrs. Charles Teller, Mrs. Anna Worsley, and Miss Bea Shea.
 Miss Julia Larkin was regent for three years and g. vast amount of good work was done by the new or- ganization during that time. Then came Mrs. Mary Dechon Griffith, who continued to follow in the work laid down by the first regent, Mrs. Griffith acted as regent for three years as did Mrs. Henry A. Hayden who was the next regent and who also worked increasingly that the or- ganization would continue to grow and prosper. Then came Mrs. Eliza beth Boyce DeceaSed) and her un- tiring work for Santa Marie Circle will never be forgotten and the In- itiation of HOO members to Santa Maria Circle on Sunday May 18, 1918 will always be a monument to the untiring work of his regent, Mrs. Boyce who imbued the mem- bers with an enthusiasm of nature that conquered many and varied ob- stacles. Mrs. Boyce served as regent for two years the shortest term of all the regents but her memory will live forever.
 The next Regent was Mrs. Eliz- abeth Burke Savage who worked so hard that the motto of the Circle Friendship. Unity and Christian Charity guide the members in the work to be done. After Mrs. Sav- age came Bea Shea who has given the best years of her life that Santa Maria may be the largest Catholic Circle in the city and state as 1t Is today, and Bea Shea has won rec ognition as such an ardent worker for the Circles that she was hon. ored at the last convention, being elected as a National Ofilcer. Then came Jane Casey who served the Circle as Regent ill three of the hardest years the organization had ever known for the hard times were with us. With bank failures and no money it took courage and hard work to guide the Circle through but Miss Casey was not daunted md some splendid work was done during her terms. The Study Club was organized and has made won- ierful progress under the chairman hip of Mrs. Marion Miller, the Jplendid drill team was organized under the leadership of Miss Marge Quilter, captain. who has with her team worked so hard that Santa Maria degree team would rank first n the state. The Santa Maria choir whose voices have been often heard )ver the radio and whose chairman s Mrs. Elizabeth Savage and whose leader is Mrs. Sue Fox Drufa whose talent and hard work has done much to bring the choir where it is today outstanding in the city. The membership prize for Connecticut was also won during Jane Casey's reign as Regent. Then we come to our present regent, Mrs. Margaret Greaney who was charter member of the Circle and who is working untiringly that the Circle Daughters of Isabella will continue to stand as 1t does today as an important factor in the spiritual and moral development of the City of Water bury.
 Actuated by charitable motives and united for the purpose of rem dering assistance to it's members in need. the Circle also finds time to devote both money and energy to improving social conditions locally. Their plans are ambitious ones and their field of endeavor large, under Mrs. 0reaney's leadership and with their enthusiasm and determination Santa Maria will prove fully eapa- bic of accomplishing their aims.
 Mrs. Margaret 0reaney. regent. will be chairman Of the dinner snd Mika Julia LaFkln will serve as as- slslant chairman.
 Various committees have been Aamed t0 assist in arrangements