The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
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ReserDe Officers Present FaDOrs During Gala Dance

The fourteenth annual military dance of the Waterbury chapter Reserve Officers association, waS held on Saturday night at the Hotel Elton. Arranged as 8 farewell re- ception to the officers of the 1O2nd Infantry of the National Guard and to the reserviStS, who will leave foi a year of active duty, the affair was attended by more than 250 officers of all branches of the army.
 Lieut.. Col. Harry J. Beardsley, in behalf of the chapter, presented the National Guard officers with mono grammed leather bound diaries When receiving the gift each ofi- cer was complimented by Mayor Vincent A. Scully; Capt. Edwin C. Gluntz, president of the chapter and Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, chapter chaplain.
 These officers included:
 Lieut.. Col Thomas H. Horrigan; commander of the 2d battalion; Capt. George J. Baribault, Capt Wilfred J. St. Martin, Capt. William w. Deadly, Capt. J.. Peter CoStigan Lieut.. William J. St. John, Lieut. John J. Egan, Lieut.. Edward " Conway, Lieut.. Delinks, Lieut.. Dan- 1el J. Smith, Lieut.. Joseph Monner- at, Lieut.. Cyril J. Dunpty. Lieut. Kenneth Miller, Lieut.. Frank Pear son, Lieut.. Clarence Balanda and Lieut.. Edward J. Robinson.
 As tokens to the ladies, Mrs. Jos eph A. Hackett, Miss Eleanor Me- Grath, Mrs. John Fitzmaurice and Miss Mary Culhane were presented with miniature swords and sabers, symbolic of the army, navy and marine corps.
 Under the direction of Major Max Traurig and Captain William J. Slator, Mayor Scully and his sis- ter-in-law, Miss Ruth Deeley, led the grand march which had been preceded by a reception of the guests by Col. George Freeman, Jr.
 The patrons and patronesses were: Major and Mrs. Newton w. Alexander, Mayor Vincent A. Scully and Miss Deeley, Colonel and Mrs. Bonnet Bronson, Major and Mrs. Roger Whitman, Colonel and Mrs. Roy Rice, Lieutenant Colonel Har- " D. F1irey, Colonel and Mrs. s. Kellogg Plume, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Vincent D. Dia, Lieuten- ant Colonel and Mrs. Cyril Bassick, Lieutenant-C Colonel E. F. Tiesing, Lieutenant-C Colonel and Mrs. Hor- rigan and Captain and Mrs. Deadly. m Those attending included:
 Colonel George D. Freeman, ST., Iieutenant- Colonel and Mrs. Cyril Bassich, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Harry D. Frrey, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Vincent D. Diaz, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. H. E. F. Tiesing, Mayor Vincent A. Scully and Miss Ruth Deeley, Edward Traurig and Miss Gertrude Traurig, Lieutenant Colonel a n d Mrs. Thomas H. Horrigan, MT. and Mrs. Robert B. Treat, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. R. w. Messier, MT. and Mrs. Jo- Seph McGrath, Mir. and Mrs. E. R. TomiinSon, MT. and Mrs. Clement F. Lynch, MT. and Mrs. Harold Beaulac, Captain and Mrs. ". A. 0bs AAeS ta4iS AACutClAAl1 anu MAo' William St. John, Charles Murphy and Miss O'Connor, MT. and Mrs. Bernard Ladden, MT. and Mrs. Paul Wilson. Mir. and Mrs. John Boylan, MT. and Mrs. Edward Freethy, Cap tain and Mrs. William Deadly, Mir. and Mrs. Walter lily, MT. and Mrs. Ben LaVallee, MT. and Mrs. Edward Barry. MT. and Mrs. P. J. Finnan, Ray Walker and Mrs. Casey, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Bane, Captain William J. Slator.
 Harold Turnbloom, Lieut.. Kenneth Miller and Miss Ward, Lieut.. Frank Pearson and Miss Meny, Capt. Rob- ert Springer, Lieut.. Edward Conway and Mrs. Conway, Lieut.. Clarence Balanda and Mrs. Balanda, Lieut..