The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

most splendid and impressive Me- morial day services was the massing of the colors held at Trinity Epis- copal church Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock and at the Immaculate Conception church Monday morn Liscum Camp. and its auxiliary. Mrs. Catherine Williams, Mrs. Estelle Aikens and Mrs. Irene Mack were ill charge of the Union Veterans dinner while Mrs. Sarah Basset was in charge of the Spanish War Veterans affair.
 Radio Program
 A special radio broadcast was made at the exercises at Hamilton Park at 1l:15 o'clock yesterday morning when prizes were awarded to winners of Saturday afternoons s declamation contest. William T. Harrington, city editor of the Dem- ocrat, delivered the eulogy at the Hamilton Park gathering and the invocation was given by Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson. Benediction was pronounced by Rev. James Woods of the Church of SS. Peter and Paul. The general Memorial Day orders were read by Captain Thomas E. White.
 The first prize winners in Satur- days declamation contest were two eighth grade pupils of SS. Peter and Paul's parochial school. They were Michael Mcdonald of 248 Beecher avenue and Margaret Kelly of Fulton 2 'eet. They were pre- scented with $l0 prizes yesterday morning at Hamilton Park. Second prizes of $5 each wen to Michael Moran of 19 Woodruff street, -B1nker Hill school, and Edith Rossi of 490 South Leonard street, Begnal and Duggan schools. Alphonse Schia- vone of 18 West Clay street, Ma loney school, and Gladys Dwyer of 1l3 Laval street. Washington school, received $2.5O prizes. The contestants recited LincQln'S Get tysburg Address" and Tn Flanders Fields. The judges Saturday afternoon were Miss Edna Weber. Roy Ferris and Attorney Walter Monagan, Jr. The committee Tn charge of the contest included Lieu tenant-C Colonel William J. Shana- han, Major Newton w. Alexander ad Mrs. Laura Dutton.
 Details
 Platoons of police and firemen headed the Memorial Day parade yesterday. Organizations in line were: American band; Headquart- CTS Company, Company E, Comp any F, Company G. Howitzer Comp any and Medical detachment O: 1O2d Infantry. Connecticut National Guard; Gold Star Mothers, Wo- mems Relief Corps; Daughters of Union Veterans; Liscum Post United Spanish War Veterans, and Auxiliary; Wheeler Young Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and aux iliary; Vigneulles Post, Yankee Di- vision, and auxiliary; Corporal Coyle Post, American Legion, and auxiliar yand post drum corps.
 Mary Gormley Post, American Legion; Waterbury Chapter, Dis abled American Veterans, and aux Hilary; David Fannick Post, Jewish War Veterans, and auxiliary; U. $. Naval Veterans; Lord Kitchener Post, British War Veterans, and auxiliary; Wilson Post, American Legion; Casper Davis Post, Ameri- can Legion and Drum Corps; Florlo Post, Italian American War Veter- onc aud o,lviliarv. Lithuanian Legion of America, and auxiliary; Canadian Legion and auxiliary, Mattatuck Drum Corps; Boys Brl- gade of St. Margaret's parochial school; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts; and other civic organizations.
 The local Florio post committee of Italian American World War Veterans of the U. s. was com- mended by the national and Con- necticut departments for the won- derful way in which they handled the decoration of graves of deceased veterans.
 The committee discovered many heretofore unknown graves which were decorated for the first time and recommendation will be made to the Connecticut and national depart lnents to obtain stones from the war department for graves not yet marked.
 The local committee was headed by State Councillor Michael Giorda- no and included Eustachio. Sciappa, John Deschino, Michael Di Primio