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The Washington times., 1939-01-25

Mrs. Irving Miller, the former
Katherine Harrison, daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. Pat Harrison,
of Mississippi, is in town visit
ing and having a real welcome
from all her friends. Here Kath-
crime, with her droll sense Of
humor and brittle wit, combined
with an amazing frankneSs OF
speech, was always tremendously
popular. One does hear, and
we do not as yet definitely vouch
for it, that Katherine and her
husband have decided, and very
amicably, to 90 their own sepa-
rate ways with a quiet decree in
the offing.
MARY MARK, daughter Of
VA Mrs. Leroy Mark, is not
only just in her early teens, but
also in the throes of her first
big romance, and if all Of us
can remember back to our first
real heart interest, we'll all
agree that nothing can equal 1t,
either in sweetness or bitterness.
No we take that back, If ro-
nance descends upon one Is
years later, it tops everything.
However, to get on with Miss
Mary Mark, she and her family
took off for q quiet motor trip
with the ultimate end, a visit
to relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mary's "big moment" was, Of
course, left behind in Washing
ton, but he could at least write
and did-with fat letters. Pro
vided Mary would receive a let
ter at night, she would save it
until morning to read, mean
while wondering. but happily,
what might be in it..
One morning, just as Mary
was beginning to gaze at the
first paragraph, her older
brother, Dale, breezed into her
room and informed her that If
Sic Wd1AVCO w SO W4IAA Vic 4SSAAA-
lily she'd throw that letter in the
suitcase and "get going" Which
was exactly what poor little
Mary had to do, but-what she
said to her older brother, once
they got where they were going,
could never be repeated!
X X u
WITH the closing Of Heigh-Ho
w Club, a seven-year-old land
mark has gone out Of existence
and everyone who has been
there (and they are legion) are
just a bit sad over its passing.
It opened with a bang, with a
preview for the press that lasted
until early morning. The deco
rations were done, and Superbly,
by "Doggie" Waggaman; the Or
chestra, recruited by Maestro
Pete Macias, was young in years
but old in melodiouS experience.
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ANGELA-Tired?
HITLER-Nach. But I don't like
banquets.
A-Who was there
H.-Oh, everybody. Goering, with
new parade uniform, who ate for
ten; Himmler, Balder, who recited to
me his new rhymes; Goebbels with
two black eyes. If that guy doesn't
stop making love to all the women,
he'll have somebody who'll shoot him
down.
Al told you he was a devil.
What do you want, some hot milk
or cognac?
H.-Hot milk. I'm exhausted; l
did nothing but raise my arm for two
hours.
A.-What is that package that you
have?
H.-Oh, it's the new game of the
Jews.
A.-Can't you leave them alone for
awhile, now that you have taken all
their money away and sent them out
Of the countryf.. You have spot on
your coat. Does Maria take care of
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Dinner Party

The Administrator Of the
United States Housing Author
ity and Mrs. Nathan Straus were
seen dancing in the East Room,
Mrs. Straus selected for the eve
ming a gown of wine-colored vel
vet with a lace bertha.
Previous to the reception the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were hosts a. a dinner party
having as their guests the AS
sistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, the AS
sistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Carl Mcfarland, the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General and Mrs. Smith w.
Purdum; the Minister to Yugo-
slavia and Mrs. Arthur Bliss
Lane, Hon and Mrs. Francis
Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carlin, Mr.. Thomas G. Corco-
ran, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fred Es-
sary, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lind
ley and Miss Marguerite Le-
Hand.
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atLunCheOn

The Dame and Seigneur Of
Sark were the guests of honor at
the weekly luncheon of the
Women's National Press Club
yesterday at the Willard. Also
known as Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hathaway, they each spoke at
some length about the interest
ing island on which the Dame
is the last feudal ruler in the
world.
Other noted guests at the
luncheon included Mrs. Harry
H. Woodring, wife of the Secre-
tary Of War; Mrs. Daniel Roper,
wife of the former Secretary of
Commerce; Mrs. Homer S. Cum
mings, wife of the former At
torney General; Mrs. Ernest
Draper, Mrs. Mark Bristol. Adela
Rogers st. Johns, Mrs. Millard
Tydings, Mrs. Hawes Dunn,
Mrs. Virginia JenckeS and Mrs.
Samuel Connor.
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They specialized in soft,
muted arrangements, with thu
brasses nearly a whisper, with
the drums lowered to the beat
Of q far-off tribal tomtom, and
Marty Rubin singing so fer.
vently that only three highballs
were needed for a patron to
listen and weep over "a Little
White Gardenia," "Star Dust"
and other songs Of that era.
Burrus Williams, pianist and
the then pet Of Heigh-Ho, had
learned the flattering trick Of
turning the orchestra into the
favorite tune of well-known pa
irons the instant they set foot
in the club. The atmosphere
was intimate, everyone knew
everyone else. Heigh-Ho was like
a big house party.
It was the last stop on the
way home, the first stop on the
way QUITO a party. Court
ships began there, with music
and soft lights; we could name
a dozen that began there and
ended with the familiar middle
aisle. Columnists, with bored
eyes and long listening ears, sat
at Heigh-Ho waiting for that
elusive paragraph, and usually
got it.
Divorces unfolded under their
eyes, front-page stories gathered
momentum and detail, from
cozy, rose-shaded corner tables
Jock Mclean used to sit on the
balcony at his favorite table
with Eleanor Roosevelt, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Henry Roosevelt,
and news ScribeS used to engage
them every other morning.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., al.
ways had to go to Heigh-Ho
when he was in town, the young
Roosevelt clan of the White
House insisted upon having
their small parties there, and
Pete MaciaS would invariably
keep the orchestra late, just to
give the reigning family Of the
United States a bit more Of
dancing.
Adelaide Moffett, then Just a
lovely youngster, stood back Of
the mike one early morning,
when everyone was gone, put on
her own private party and sang
perhaps far more lusciously
(for this time it was fun) than
she has ever done since, in all
her professional and much-ap-
plauded appearances.
All the top-hole band leaders
used to come to Heigh-Ho when
they were here, and after every
thing was closed and sensible
people in bed, they would put
on such a liam session" as has
never been heard before or
since.
We sat in on many a soiree
at Heigh-Ho. We often saw
dawn push its gray, long fingers
through the heavy draperies and
outline a young, eager face in
its soft mist, and now that it
is gone, we are sorry, so sorry
that when we pass it we can
only see it through an affec-
tionate blur and hope that some
day it may come back to all
of us,
X 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Lang, Of
Philadelphia, are in Washing.
ton and are stopping at the
Hotel Raleigh.
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Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain
this afternoon at tea at the
White House for the delegates
to the Cause and Cure OF War
Conference. This evening, with
the President, she will attend
the Presidents Birthday Bene-
fit Horse Show at Fort Myer,
the proceeds from which will be
given to the fund to fight in
fantile paralysis.
There will be a musicale fol-
lowed by tea at the Executive
Mansion tomorrow afternoon,
and in the evening the First
Lady will preside at a dinner
given by the Alliance for Guild
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soon expected
S e cond edi-
ton in the
family. Mrs.
Hallowell, If
you rernem-
ber, was the
former Doris
G a S q u e,
daughter Of
the late Rep
r e S e ntative
Allard Gasque
and she is eX-
trenely pretty
in the petite,
b r u n e t t e
manner.
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Dinner Toniqht

The Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming at their residence in Massa-
chuSetts Avenue Park. The Sec
retary'S father, Mr.. Henry Nor
genthau, ST., will be among the
dinner guests, having come from
his home in New York to spend
the night with his son and
daughter-in-laW,
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First Lady in Plum CoIored Gown

1t the interdeparmental reception the
Treasury, Post Office Interior Agriculture Commerce and
Labor departments and Federal agenceswhch drew
800 guests.
Pink carnations and pussy willows nterspersed with fern
cry decorated the wide corridor while great bouquets of
pink effectively arranged the Green Room and
the Red Room Many of the guests assembled in the East
Room to take their be greeted by the President and
Mrs Roosevelt The First Lady lovely plum-coored
gown the bodice having trimmings of pink and the skirt
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

gray on her hair,
and a large nose
and a pair of SEN
sual lips, sitting on
a sofa. It's An
gela Hammisch, ex-
Nine. Roupel, born
Angela Hitler, half
sister of der Fueh-
rer.
Hitler comes in,
leaving at the door
three of his body
guards. He'll !.
Goo5 a1roDSnn ApO
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Mrs. William D. Spears, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, and Mrs.
Blair Bannister, in a gown of
French blue satin.
The Executive Assistant to the
Secretary of Labor, Turner w.
Battle and Mrs. Battle, were in
the gathering and others pres
ent were the First Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs. w.
w. HoweS, the latter in a gown
of mahogany colored lace, and
they were accompanied by their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John Alexander
Stewart. The Chairman of the
Maritime Commission, Rear
Admiral Emory S. Land was
with Mrs. Land, who was in a
gown of black and white
Starched lace. Others seen were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Hender-
son-he is a member of the Re
construction Finance Corpora
tion-MrS. Ollie James, in wine
colored crepe, Robert Fechner,
Director of the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps (the Solicitor for
the Post office Department and
Mrs. Vincent M. Miles, her
gown of pearl gray brocade and
former Senator and Mrs. James
p Pope
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.ooooo>o>oooooe.
Interdepartmental Group Honored
With Federal Agencies at White
House Party Last Evening
By Flora Macdonald

Someone in the know the White House inferred that the
Secretary of Commerce isn't regmented into official
dom yet Harry Hopkins the first of the Cabinet
rivals last evening and it good ten minutes before
any of his fellow members arrived to- keep him company
But after doing his duty insofar shaking hands with the
Chief Executive twice he and his Works Prog
Administrator COL Francis C. Harrington retired
the second floor of the White House for conversations with
President Roosevelt following the reception
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President and Mrs. Roosevelt Hosts at Reception PET
PETER CARTER
Says:

! TITLE MARY MURPHY, pretty daughter of the Rich.
~ ard Murphys, is, would nave believe,
gagged to very attractive young doctor about town.
Helen Nichols, tall, lissom and dark is seldom disturbed
out of her calm assured pos but when she occasionally gets
into temper would prefer to srang people instead of
smiling at them, she refers to herself Gussie" Gusse
being the dsagreeabe and temperamenta side of herself
which few of Helen's friends know anything about
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

The Junior Board of Com
merce will hold its first annual
Breakfast Dance in the Con-
tinental Room of Wardman
Park Hotel on Friday evening.
This night has been dedicated to
the wives and sweetheartS Of
the members of the organiza-
ton. A breakfast will be served
at midnight.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
THROUGH THE KEYHOLE

A small apartment in the palace of
the Crown Prince in Berlin. "A dark
and heavy woman, with a touch Of
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

I IEUT. COMDR. AND MRS.
~ K. A. HALLOWELL are, so
rumor hath it, very busy look
ing for nursery furniture for q
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
Dinner Hosts

The Associate Justice and
Mrs. Hugo L. Black entertained
at dinner last evening at their
residence, Crawford, near Al
exandria, Va.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

AdllluS Ill d lung Lfdlu.
In the Cabinet group were the
Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, the
latter in a gown of black velvet,
with lace bertha and a full
skirt; the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring,
Mrs. Woodring in a gown of
gold brocade, fashioned on
simple lines and she wore an
orchid on her bodice: the Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs.
Harold L. Ickes, her gown of
jade green brocaded satin made
in period style with a square
decolletage and long tight fit
ting sleeves; Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, in white satin,
escorted through to the Blue
Room by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, James A. Farley; the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, her gown of
gray lace, and Mr.. Hopkins
squirrel the Secretary of Labor,
Miss Frances Perkins, who was
In a gown of black with gold
designs in the material.
The absentees included the
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Cordell Hull, the Attorney Gen.
eral, Mr.. Frank Murphy and the
Secretary of the Navy. Mr..
Claude A. Swanson.
Red Carnations
On the long buffet table,
which was decorated with vases
filled with red carnations, pussy.
willows and white buddleia, were
O profusion of dainty cakes,
nuts and candies between the
bowls of various flavor
punches. Guests hovered there
for a little while before strolling
into the East Room where
popular dance tunes soon found
q large group OF followers.
Among those seen during the
evening were the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Monroe johnson, the lat
ter in a lovely gown of white
crepe, Gen, and Mrs. Frank
Hines, her gown of pale blue;
the Vice Chairman of the Fed
eral Home Loan Bank Board
and Mrs. T. Dwight Webb, &C
companied by their daughter,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
DEED 

CEACcEo - Tn thIs city. June 18th, fg5e. Mrs. Peter Ciaecio. Of f3e Sheffield St. Funeral Friday mornv !ns; at siS c,eloch from s iss g., shsf- {. Hufiat in Calvary cemetery.
 ~~e~<@>--rr-~r~1-~~ HFH*Gff<--In this city. June 18th. 1888. Mrs. JnNnc Miller Spencer. of EItHsHut Funeral Friday nfief- 11eH. H t'pN 1't91NI. from Clark
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at o'clock. Bur- ial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
OBITUARY

SPENCER-Mrs. Jesse Miller Spencer, 62, of 9 Pleasant street died at the Waterbury hospital last eve- ming. She was born in New Haven but had been 8 resident of this city for thirty years.
 Mrs. Spencer is survived by one daughter, Gladys Tompkins of this city; three brothers, John R. North of New York, Rev. T. B. Miller of Sag Harbor, N. Y, and William Mil- Ter of Los Angeles, California.
 Funeral services viii be held on Friday afternoon at o'clock from the Clark funeral home, 20 State street, Rev. Dr. John Snavely of ficiating. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 2 to g o'clock.
 CIACCIO-Mrs. Elizabeth Ciaccio, 55, wife of Peter Ciaccio, died last night at her home, 136 Sheffield street, Waterville, after a brief ill., ness.
 She was born in Italy and came to the United States 30 years ago. She lived in Brooklyn, N. Y, for nine years before removing to Wa terville in 1918.
 Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Joseph and Peter, Jr.; and two daughters, Miss Concetta and Miss Mary Ciaccio, all of Wa terville. Three sisters also survive, Mary, Minnie and Gurstina, all of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The funeral will be held from the home on Friday morning at 8:l5 o'clock to St. Michael's church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
BROTHER ANTHONY. TAKEN TO REWARD.
Graymoor Official, 6l, Succumbs Yesterday to
 Heart Ailment

New York, June 14--Brother An- thony. the first lay brother of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, an Anglican religious community which was received comparatively in- to the Roman Catholic Church in 1909, died here yesterday at the French Hospital of g. heart ailment. He was 61 years old.
 The headquarters of the Society of the Atonement are at Graymoor Monastery, near Garrison, N. Y. Brother Anthony was professed there as a religious in 1900 and spent the remainder of his life at the monastery.
 In 1909 the entire Graymoor com- munity, consisting of Father Paul, Brother Anthony, Mother Lurana, five nuns and ten lay persons joined the Catholic Church.
 Since then the society, of which Father Paul is still head, has estab- lished communities in twenty-two places in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland and Italy, and has a membership of several hundred friars, seminarians and nuns who engage principally in missionary &C., tivities.
 Born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Brother Anthony was converted to Anglicanism in 1898. He became an American citizen in 1904.
 Surviving are a sister, Mrs. M. Block of Ridgefleld Park, N. J., and a brother, Julius Wallerstein of Brooklyn.
 A requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a. m. tomorrow at Graymoor by Father Paul.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

Hartford, one day: former city court Judge John F. McGrath ons day; former Mayor Francis P. Guils foile, two days; former Mayor Wil- Ham B. Thorns, one dayI Finance Commissioner John H. Goss, one day.
 Last Lap!
 Daniel L. Haywood, bank clerk, one day; Bert c. Stigberg, printer, one day; Attorney Herman Weis- man, one day; Beatrice pomponio, secretary to Attorney Ralph Coppe- to, one day: Miss Helen Driscoll, welfare dept. bookkeeper. one day; Elsie Ernanuelson, accountants em- ploye, one day: Francis B. Troy, accountant, one day; Republican Town Committee Chairman J. War ren Upson, one day: Warren M.. Brown, IS days; County Detective Edward J. Hickey, one day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

QlSmlSSalS must rest WlCE LLlS eCOII- onny committee. The works board vote will be taken up at a meeting of the economy committee tonight.
 Purcell Ignored
 The works commissioner ignored a recommendation by Acting Con- troller James P. Purcell that Supt. Morgan and Electrician John Fitz- gerald be dismissed. Services of both men are necessary for proper main- tance of the City Hall.
 The boards vote was taken fol- lowing report by the committee on land and buildings, consisting of Commissioners James Phelan, Albert Loeff1er and Robert Mccormack. This committee had conferred with City Hall employees and studied their work records.
 The vote stated: '"The superin- tendent of the City Hall, by redis- tributing the work under his Su- pervision, can reduce his staff by two men, which will result in an annual saving of $2,30O."
 .There has been an annual de- crease in the budget of the City Hall superintendent which has resulted in a minimum that cannot further be reduced without a visible and definite effect on the municipal building"
 '"The superintendent should be complimented on the splendid con- dition of the City Hall at the present time, considering the abbreviated amount of money at his disposal"
 Thorough investigation of the duties of the personnel under the supervision of the superintendent of the City Hall shows that it cannot be further reduced without impair ing the operation of the building"
 Old Highway
 Layout and grade of street he said is 191 years old was asked of the board by Arthur Wood, survey or. The street is Westwood avenue, in Bunker Hill, which MT. Wood said was accepted as town road in 1748.
 The road now, he claimed, has a number of dangerous curves, and HACK Ol lulGS UldkcS II dlAAOob Ah~ possible to fix property boundaries. The board referred the request to the street committee.
 Permission for the transfer of $900 viii be asked of the board of finance for the regarding of Piedmont street. Recently a property owner, Anthony Scionti, claimed that land used for the road was actually his property. The mistake was made in the laying out of the street.
 A complaint from the Overlook Cottage Park Club about the condi- tion of streets in that section was received. Clerk John DiCorpo was instructed to notify the club that funds are now being sought to make the necessary repairs.
 Hearings Assigned
 Hearings were set down for July 0n sewer assessments against prop perty owners on Park Road, Fern Circle Robinwood Road, Arden Road, and Thrushwood Place.
 Abatement of $40 in penalties for water rent delinquency against the former A. c. Campbell plant on State street was approved.
 Referred to the engineering de- partment were requests for a larger water main on Geddes Terrace and new main on Maple Row.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
Governor Refuses Troops

Milwaukee, Wis, June 14-(UP)- Governor Julius P. Hell refused a second request for troops at the strike-bound A1lis- Chalmers Manu- featuring company plant today; threatened to "oust" Sheriff Edward J. Mitten, who asked for them, and called company and union repre- sentatives into conference, deter mined to prevent further violence.
 The governor accused police and sheriff's deputies or lacking courage to handle an emergency.
 Strikers, members of the United Automobile Workers union, affiliate of the Congres of Industries Organi- zations, hurled a barrage of eggs at 8 skeleton crew of non striking office workers lat eyesterday in the second outbreak of violence at the plant of the day, during which 13 persons were injured.
 He called the unions bargaining committee into conference last night and two hours later announced he was arranging for the company union meeting today. <
 q don't think there is much dif- ference between what the union wants and what the company wants, as I view it." he said. T have hopes that we will be on the road to final settlement"
 What Union Asks
 The union asked a closed shop, check-off system and a blanket con- tract for Allis-C Chalmers plants at Boston, Pittsburgh and suburban
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
States Story Told
 By Sixty Witnesses
Purcell Spends Longest Time on Witness Stand in 62 Days of Testimony Fitzmaurice First Witness

liam L. Loomis, Henry s. Seeley, bankers. one day each.
 Albert A. Johnson, bank clerk, four days: Carl Heebner, banker, one day; Frank T. Waering, bank CT, one day; Anthony P. Sunder- land, state police commissioner, one day.
 Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
 .CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many relatives, friends and neighbors, es- pecially the Employees of Inspecting Dept. and the Office Force of the American Brass Co, for the floral tributes and the kindness and sym pathy shown us during our recent Bereavement, the death of our be- loved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Green.
 (signed)
 The GREEN FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14
City Hall Janitors
 May Lose Positions
Board of Works ''Paves Way'-Final Decision to Rest
 With Economy Committee of Board of Finance

The Board of Public Works last night paved the way for dismissal of two City Hall anitos to effect savings Finance. vote passed stating that the superin- tedent of the City Ha Timothy Horgan can reduce his
 members insisted that they not recommending that any discharged and said the responsibility for any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

Joseph's cemetery with committal services by Father Laurion. The pallbearers were: Rosaire Pelletier, Leo Boucher, Louis Bernier, Henry Phaneuf, Albert Charpentier and Napoleon Bernier.
 The funeral of Mrs. Tessie Hne- wush was held this afternoon at 1:3O o'clock from the Stokes Funeral Home, 694 North Riverside Street, to St. Johns Episcopal church where services were conducted at 2 o'clock by Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rector. Burial was in the family plot, new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Howard w. Cur tiss was held this afternoon from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Gen. tral Avenue, to the Mill Plain Un- ion Church where services were held at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Matthew G. Madden, pastor, officiated. DuIldl WdS III Olu EulC 1IOVc CcIu" etery.
 The funeral of Martin Kennedy was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street to St. Margaret's church where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev. John Conlan as- sisted by Rev. Peter Daly and Rev. Michael McVerry. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Father Daly. The pall- bearers were: Michael Kilmartin, Charles Hanlon, Joseph Ganya, Richard O'Connor, Dennis Hickey, and Joseph RuzinAovic.