The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-25

ing last week elected the following
officers: President, John u. Ferris;
vice president, N. Hadley Cox; Sec
rotary, Miss Priscilla Kinkead; treas
urer, Clayton A. Houseknecht.
A Bible class for men and women
eighteen years of age and older was
organized in the church school yes
terday morning. Lisle Bartholomew,
a senior in Yale Divinity school, has
been engaged to teach for the next
four or five weeks. The continuation
of his services will depend upon the
cooperation he receives. Adults and
young people are invited to attend
these sessions with the idea of divid-
ing the group into two classes-ad-
yanced senior and adult--later on.
Meet Today
The annual meeting Of the How
ard Whittemore Memorial Library
association was scheduled to be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
library. Reports for the year will
be announced and officers will be
elected.
Talks Today
Miss Eunice Avery will give the
fourth of her series of SIX lectures
here at the Congregational parish
house at 3:45 this afternoon. She
will talk on &. topic Of current in
terest. The Women's Study club
and the Congregational Parish
House association are sponsoring
the lectures.
Install Tonight
Installation of officers of st. Fran
els and st. Cecilia T. A. B. societies
Is scheduled for this evening at 8
o'clock in T. A. B. hall. State OFF,
Gals will attend aind Francis Caul-
field Of this town, county director,
will be In charge.
Death Shocks Friends
The funeral Of Thomas Hogan,
former local resident who died re-
Gently at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Winifred La Frank In Spring.
field, VT, was held In Springfield
this morning. Burial was In st.
James cemetery here.
Mr.. Hogan was we'll known here
and his death came as shock to
his many local friends.
Seal Sale Results
The Christmas seal sale here has
resulted thus far In $1,525 being re-
allied, 1t has been announced by
Miss Julia Lum, chairman. There
are still several small returns UNI
reported. OF this amount more than
$1,000 will be used for local tuber-
culosiS work.
Funeral Of John Rearns
The funeral of John Joseph
Hearns, son of Mrs. Mary Hearns of
225 Rubber avenue who died in
New Haven, was held at $3.50 this
morning from his home to st. Fran
els church here at o'clock where
a solemn high mass of requiem was
celebrated. Burial was In st. Fran
els cemetery.
Must Notify Town
Residents Of local streets who wish
to have sidewalks constructed by the
WPA should notify the borough
clerk before the February meeting
OF the board of warden and bur-
gesses, Warden John J. Sheridan
has announced.
At the last meeting of the board
Burgess Leo Brophy asked delay in
action toward submitting a walk
project In order to allow residents
In the second ward who sought new
sidewalks to make application for
them. However none has yet applied
A list Of streets where new walks
are desired was read at the last
meeting Of the board and no streets
IN the second ward were mentioned
then.
OF course the residents would be
assessed for the walks but the
amount assessed would be lowe,
than If the work were done as q
town Job. Residents of Cherry street
where walks, curbs and cutters were