The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-27

The 50th anniversary of organiza- tion was celebrated last night by members of the Bunker Hill Con- gregational church and the Bunker Hill church Women's society, with an elaborate program, which was attended by huge audience.
 The program included a histori- cal pageant written by Mrs. William T. Leggett, church historian; a talk by Rev. Pasquale Codella, pas tor of the First Italian Congrega- tional church; and 8 social hour during which a large birthday cake was cut.
 Rev. Sherrod Soule of Hartford was unable to attend.
 c. Walter Childs directed the his- torical pageant. Mrs. Robert w. Dennison, president of the Women's society was the reader; Doris P. Sweet was soloist and Ruth Angrave Jones was organiSt. Rev. Alan Fair bank, pastor of the church, conduct ed the service and Mrs. Cyril F. Cross supervised the entire presen- tation.
 The cast, which included numer- olls charter members of the church, was as follows:
 Mrs. James c. Hitchcock, first president of the Ladies Union, talk en by her great-granddaughter, Mrs. T. H. (Adreine Mosgrove) Weber sim; Mrs. Edgar L. Day, first vice president of the Ladies Union, by Mrs. Theron Farnham, for Miss Beth Burritt, granddaughter; Mrs. Oscar w. Noble, first secretary and treasurer, by Mrs. Clarence Bloom; Mrs. F. w. Tobey, one of first two directresses, Mrs. W. H. Davis, her self directress in 1905; Mrs. Lu- cerne Camp, daughter of Mrs. Hitchcock, the other directress, Mrs. James s. Croft; Mrs. Susanna Mer- win, first treasurer of Chapel so- ciety, second president of Ladies Union, Martha Wells Angrave for Bernice Burton Shader, grand daughter of Mrs. Merwin; Mrs. A. H Wells who helped start the Sunday school, Aletha Wells Lowell, grand daughter of Mrs. Wells; Mrs. Henry Burton, daughter of Mrs. Merivin one of early teachers in Chapel Sunday school. Mrs. Jesse Palen; Mrs. George w. Garlick, twice a president, seven times secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Wallace Clark for her sister, Mrs. Arthur D. Garlick; Mrs. Hugh M. Kelley, one of first workers in Sunday school. hel daughter, Mrs. w. L. Qda Kelley) Platt; Mrs. H. H. Atwood who raised half the fund for the first organ Mrs. Arthur Thompson for Mrs Edith Allen Blakeslee, daughter oi Mrs. Atwood, first organist of the chapel Sunday school.
 Members of Cast
 Mrs. James s. Galley who helped start the Sunday school, Mrs. Ed ward Wells; James s. Galley, frs superintendent of Sunday school Gisbert Mertilmeyer, the presen superintendent; Lucerene M. Camp second superintendent of Sunday school, Robert w. Croft, a former superintendent, son of Mrs. Edward (Gertrude Garrigus) Croft, who at. tended the Bunker Hill chapel Sun. day school; Henry Burton, Jesse Palen; Guernsey s. Parsons, w. L Ulatt, Mrs. Guernsey Parsons, Mrs Paul Monroe, Joseph N. Levin, G R. Angrave; children, Robert Wal. ter, Jr., Barbara and Ann Lowell George R. Jr, Eveline and Doris An grave, Cynthia and Nancy Wells Frederick Albert Wells, Jr., all grea grand children of Mrs. A. H. Wells Fredeick Wells is also great grand son of Walter H. Hoadley: Richarc Loren Platt. great grandson of Mrs Hugh M. Kelley; Joyce and Sal! Rogers and Frank c. Rogers, grand. children of MT. and Mrs. Daniel M