The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-06

The members Of the WolcotC Women's Club will hold an old fashion costume party at the Wood- tick Chapel, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Each member is asked to attend in costume and be pre- pared to give the history of the gar ments worn. There will be an old fashion lunch served. The party is in charge of Mrs. Henry Ander- son and Mrs. Earl Snyder. Lunch will be in charge of Mrs. Anderson Mrs. c. V. Badger, Miss Esther Bronson and Mrs. c. Nelson Cole. There will be a short business meet ing previous to the party.
 The Board of Police Commis- sioners held a meeting at the home of Commissioner Martin J. Whelan, on Mattatuck avenue, Saturday night. The meeting was for the purpose o. taking action on the re- appointment of the present patrol men. Another meeting will be held at the home of the chairman Of the board, Layton Rose, of East street, Monday night. The board reported that the five patrolmen were on duty from 10 o'clock to 4:30 a. m. New Years Eve. There were no accidents, no arrests, or serious trouble of any kind reported. This was a decided improvement over the same date last year.
 Mrs. Charles c. Rogers, Mrs. Henry Norton and Miss Elizabeth Warner attended the annual meet ing of the State Federation f Farm Bureaus held at the Congregational church in East Hartford, Thursday. Governor Wilbur Cross was one of the speakers. Mrs. Rogers is. the leader of the local farm bureau and vice-president of the county group.
 Miss Ellen Van Cleef, clothing Spe- cialist of the extension service Of Connecticut State College, will meet with the local home economic group at Beecher Memorial Hall, Tuesday. Miss Van Cleef will continue the subject of Personality in Clothes. which she started last year. She will give suggestions on choosing color. The meeting will open in the morning at 10:30 a. m. The morning will be given over to the discussion of one-meal dishes and Consumers guide discussion. Miss Van Cleef will be with the group at 2 p. m. Everyone is welcome.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Albert Miller of Waterbury, at the Waterbury Hospital, Tuesday. Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss M1l- dre Goodson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Maurice Goodson of West street.
 Senator and Mrs. Claude Badger. Representative Martin J. Whelan with Miss Ann Kenny of Waterbury and Selecttman and Mrs. J. Arthur Bergen were the local people who attended the Governors ball at the State Armory in Hartford, Wednes- day night. Gowns worn by the ladies were: Mrs. Bergen, teal blue chiffon: Miss Kenny, green brocade with a corsage of Talisman roses; Mrs. Badger, black chiffon with rhinestone accessories.
 The infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Horace Read of Woodtick, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Tuesday. Burial was in the Plank Road cemetery.
 MT. and Mrs. Philip Duhaime ot the Woodtick Road were hosts to a party of relatives and friends at their home, New Years Eve. Guests present included MT. and Mrs. AL fred Duhaime of Bridgeport, MT. and Mrs Ernest Duhtime of Bristol, MT. and Mrs. Earl Welton, MT. and Mrs. John P. Morgan, Edgar Du- haime, Miss Lillian Duhaime, Miss Gertrude Lavesque, Frederick La- Vesque and MT. and Mrs. Duhaime.
 Robert McKenna who has been spending the holidays with his par ents, MT. and Mrs. William Mc- Kenna, has returned to Long Beach, L. I.
 MT. and Mrs. James Stierlie of the Wolcott road, had as recent guests. MT. and Mrs. Robert Hanson, of Hartford.