The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11

eCClOn or MT. ana MrS. AlDerC Cur" tiss.
 A card party will be held Saturday night at the Grange hall, with MT. and Mrs. George Clark in charge. Ryan To Speak Why America should keep out of foreign wars will be explained to- night by Edward J. Ryan, newspap- erman and economist, at a public rally to be held in Hibernian hall, Church street. The Mothers of American Sons and the Committee To Keep America Out of Foreign Wars are sponsoring the affair, which will start at 8 o'clock Mrs. Katherine Johnson, state president of the Mothers club, will preside. The public is invited. Enters College
 Miss Marjorie Howard, daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. L. Howard, of Park avenue, has begun her studies at the Russell Sage college, Troy, N. Y, where she is a freshman. She was graduated from the Naugatuck high school last June.
 Birth Announced
 Announcement has been made of the birth Sept. 6 at the Waterbury hospital of daughter, Eleanor Ruth, to MT. and Mrs. Arthur C.. Pearson, of George street. | DonI- ES.a,. CcV:eo~.sn
 Miss Gladys Lehr of High street returned recently from California, where she visited her sister, Mrs. William H. Youle, and attended the San Francisco Worlds Fair. She toured the Yellowstone National park and the Grand Canyon.
 Miss Jeanette Yer Straate, Con- gregatoinal church organist, has re- turned from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, where she spent the past month.
 David L. Noble of Hillside avenue has started his work as a member of the faculty of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute. He is an in- structor in mechanical engineering
 Funeral Of Mrs. Farrell
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Farrell, widow of Lawrence J. Farrell, was held this morning at 8:30 from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, 213 Meadow street, to St. Francis church at g o'clock, where a solemn high mass of re- quiem was celebrated. Burial was in St. James cemetery.
 Bearers were: Frank Grant, Ed ward Jones, Daniel and John Fitz- gerald, Frank and William Caulfield.
 Rev. Albert Taylor was celebrant, of the mass, Rev. George Dunn was deacon, Rev. Frederick Schaffer was sub-deacon and Rev Bernard Butch CT was in the sanctuary.
 Fathers Taylor and Dunn officiat- ed at the grave.
 Funeral Of Mrs. Fleck
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Fleck, 63, wife of George Fleck, of 405 Rubber avenue, was held this afternoon at 1:30 from her home, to the Congregational church at 2 o'clock. Rev. Edward R. Hance, pas tor, officiated.
 Burial was in Grove cemetery.
 WhittemOre To Speak
 A nominating committee will be selected to prepare a slate of of- flcerS, at the regular meeting of the Young Republican club tomorrow night at o'clock in Pythian hall. Harris Whittemore, Jr., chairman of the Republican committee, is sched- uled to give short talk. Plans for the clubs part in the fall campaign will be made, and arrangements will be made for attending the New Haven county league meeting in New Haven Friday evening.
 Xmas Card Members
 Again this year as in the past the Naugatuck Y, M. c. A. will sponsor the sale of Xmas Cards for the Junior Dept By the sale, of these cards boys and girls are able to earn all or part of their membership at the "Y".
 Last year the results were very good. Upwards of 800 boxes were sold. Fifty boys were helped by the proceeds of the sale.
 Boys who are interested may call at the "" office now, as the cards are ready for distribution.
 Ritter Coins Navy
 Charles Ritter Hughes. apprentice seaman. U. s. Navy, son of MT. and Mrs. Ritter E. Hughes. of 474 North Main street, Naugatuck, was select ed. examined and enlisted, yester- day, and transferred to the Naval Training Station. Newport. R. l., for . two months course of instruction in the fundamentals Of naval edu- cation. prior to being assigned to one of the various Navy trade schools, or to one of the newly- constructed ships of the U. 6. fleet. Hughes. first applied ct the Wa. terbuFy Navy Recruiting station, where accepted. Upon completion Of