The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
Hometown Sponsors
Dinner F or Nc earthly
State Chairman of Democratic Party to Be HOnOred
Monday Evening; Many High Officials to Attend

John Mccarthy Of Newtown win
be honored ct o testimonial dinner
Monday night In his home town
when several hundred Democrats
from every part Of the state win
gather In the Alexander Room Of
the Edmond Town Hall to- pay trib-
ute To- the chairman Of the Demo-
cratic state central committee.
All members Of the state ticket,
headed by Public Works Commits
sionet Robert A. Hurley, nominee
for governor, and Senator Francis
Maloney, win speak at the dinner,
which begins at 8 o'clock.
Succeeded Smith
Chairman Mccarthy, who was
elected July to succeed ]. Francis
Smith Of Waterbury, had been q
member Of the committee for sew
eral years from Fairfield county.
Born May %, 1896 in Bridgeport, he
graduated from Bridgeport high
school and entered Storrs Agricul-
t,iral College, now the University Of
Connecticut. He left there at the
outbreak Of the World war to en-
list In the 3O4th infantry, 10th Divi-
sion, went to France and returned
a first sergeant.
He played semi-profe ssional foot,
ball and baseball in Bridgeport and
his brilliance on the diamond at
tracted attention of "ivory" scouts
who signed him to play first base
for the Springfield club in the old
Eastern league. A bad arm forced
him out of organized ball in 1924,
when he moved to Newtown and
started In business.
Today he is president OF the
Newtown Coal and Grain company
and the American Brush Wire COM
pany. He is married and the father
of two children. He Is chairman OF
the Newtown board Of fire commits
sioners. AS q member Of the New
town school board, Mccarthy at
tracted public attention and 1t was
not long before he was the Demo-
cratic leader of Fairfield county and
a member of the state central COM
mittee.
Mccarthy met Bob Hurley on the
"sandlots" Of Bridgeport and the two
have been fast friends for years.
Home T0wn Committee
Monday nights testimonial dinner
is sponsored by the Democratic town
committee Of Newtown, under the
leadership of Probate Judge Paul
Cavanaugh, assisted by committee
comprising Fairfield county MEM
beers Of the state central committee
and town chairmen of all Fairfield
county towns, including the follow
ing: state Central Committee menu
bers--Howard j. Harrington, Mrs.
Mabel A. Rishor, James J. Whalen,
Mrs. Evelyn O'Shea, James o.
Rourke, and Nellie Mulvihill, OF
Bridgeport; Thomas A. Heating and
Mrs. Lucy Conniff, Of Danbury;
Jonn Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Sylvia
O'Dwyer, of Fairfield; Paul r. Con-
merry and Mrs. Sara E. Lane, OF
Norwalk; Joseph Zone, Of Stamford.
and Mary G. Whelan, OF Green
wich. Town chairmen: Joseph M
Moran, Bethel; John s. Dixon
Brookfeld: Joseph Lobraico, New
Fairfield: j. s. Driscoll, Redding;
Harry Hull, Ridgefield; Mrs. Lillian
Winship, Sherman: Alexander Jaffe
Easton; Edward Schine. Fairfield;
Charles e. Calkins, Monroe; JONI
Donovan, Shelton; George Moore
Stratford; Charles Lewis, Trumbull;
Irving J. Lockwood, Weston; Will
lard r. williams, Westp0rt:: Charles
McCarten, Darien; Vincent DeRosa
New Canaan; James Slattery, Nor
walk; John Mccormick, Wilton anc
Donald Updike, Greenwich.