The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
Josephine Raferfy
 Rendered. ShosUer

Miss Josephine Rafferty . was guest of honor at 6 personal show CT given in her honor by Miss Edythee Carlson and Mrs. Edward Bunce recently at the latter's home on Sylvan avenue.
 The guests included: Mrs. How ard Finkenzeller, Mrs. Henry Baker, Mrs. Louis Bouley, Mrs. Henry Flan- agan, Mrs. Richard Lanze, Mrs. Pat rick Basile, Mrs. John Johnston, Mrs. Joseph Mulcahy, Mrs. Francis Donnelly and Misses Martha Shoner, Helen O'Connor, Frances Dwyer, Gertrude Dwyer, Norma Flanagan, Mabeil Kunde and Ruth Miller.
 That the state budget must be considered as Q whole, and the con- ditions under which 1t was drafted should be appreciated, was pointed out today in e letter sent to local Leagues of Women Voters in the state by Miss Katharine Ludington and Miss Florence Harrison of the Connecticut League of Women Vot- CTS. Tt Is hardly possible that any one will be completely satisfied with the proposals made in the budget The letter says: Everyone in pub- lic affairs as well as in private life believes some things to be indis- pensable and no two people will completely agree as to where the axe should fall, which expenditures must be eliminated and curtailed. Governor Baldwin was limited in his planning for the services of the state by two conditions, ist, by his pledge to balance the budget, 2nd, by his and his party's pledge not to levy new taxes. Tn this budget Gov ernor Baldwin has obviously tried to meet the conditions. We should welcome the opportunity offered to consider the situation of state needs and financial resources as seen by the chief executive. Further, in con- sidering his plan we must as honest citizens admit that for him and his party, the pledges made during the campaign should be binding, only to be departed from in case of new conditions arising of such emer- gency nature that departure from previous pledge can be justified This is necessary If we are to have real party responsibility" The letter closes with the warning that Ito attempt to force e revision of the budget figures by means of deals in which various interests join to promote their special concern is to return the state to methods of log rolling that will make impossible any orderly attack on the financial problem"
 The Sewing Guild of St. Cecilia's parish which has been meeting at different homes, will hold their next meeting Thursday afternoon of this week at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John Hermann of Franklin street. Any member of that par ish interested Is cordially invited to attend this meeting. The society has been doing good work sewing for the missions and the under privileged.
 Winona Rebekah Lodge, 8, will meet this evening ct odd Fellows Hall ct o'clock with Mrs. Blythe Loether presiding. A school of in- struction will be conducted by Dis trict Deputy president, Mrs. Grace Richard. Various lodges in this vi- cinity are invited to attend and re- treatments will be served.
 The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Irish-American Social Club Ladies Auxiliary will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at 20 Field street. A social hour will follow the meeting and refreshments will be served. The gentleman's committee have extended an invitation to the auxiliary to attend the banquet in honor of St. Patrick on March 18th.