The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
Forest Companions
 Meet At Savin Rock
State Convention Being Held Sunday-Legion Corl- venes Tonight; Auxiliary Honors Deceased Members
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Correspondent-Mrs. R. w. Henion, Telephone 3-s4ss

Waterville, June II - Pride of Welch Circle, Companions of the Forest, will join with other lodges Sunday afternoon at Wilcox's in Savin Rock, for the annual State Convention. The meeting will get under way at 1:30 p. m. and officers from all over the state will be present. Mrs. Thomas Buckley is in charge of arrangements for the local Circle, and desires that all members from Waterville planning to attend, kindly notify her not later than Thursday, June 18th.
 The regular meeting of. the Second district, American Legion Auxiliary, will be held at the Baptist Church in Ansonia, tomorrow evening at 8:30 p. m. Nomination of district officers will be made at this meeting.
 The Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary, held most iin- pressive memorial service Friday night at Fraternity Hall, with Mrs. May Smith, president conducting, and Mrs. Ella McMahon, chaplain. A semi-circle with five candles, representing the five deceased mem- bers, was placed on an altar of white, which had been covered with rose buds. Those honored were Mrs. Florence wilcox, Mrs. Virginia Thi. bodeau, Gold Star Mother, Mrs. Ellen Rooney, Mrs. Eleanor Leisring and Mrs. Elizabeth Painter. A repre- sentative was present for each de- ceased member and palced a white and red carnation on the altar. The service was open to the public.
 Earlier in the evening, MT. and Mrs. Lester Platt. Mrs John Byrnes, Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Frank Car ney, Mrs. Rudolph Hackbarth, Mrs. Frank Smith, members of the family of Mrs. Painter, her husband, Wal ter Painter and son, Jimmy, also several of her former friends and MT. and Mrs. Frederick Seidel, Mrs. John McMahon, Louis Dadario, and Mrs. Georgiana Grenier, went to Southirgton, to the Oak Hill ceme- tery, where dedication services of the marker on the grave of Mrs. Painter took place.
 At the close of the memorial service in Waterville, a short busi- ness meeting was conducted, when 1t was voted to send Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Byrnes to the National presi- dents banquet. to be held Saturday, at the Hotel Taft, also to the state which will take place July 24th, 25th, 18th and 27th, AL ternates names were: Mrs. Dorothy Cook and Mrs. Agnes Martin.
 Auxiliary Conferences
 Miss Marguerite Byrnes, of l59 Pembroke avenue, senior leader of the Casper s. Davis, Junior Auxi- liary, will attend a state auxiliary Saturday in West Haven. This will be the first Junior con- ference of the American Legion and will open at 10 a. m. with the address of welcome by Mrs. Anne Crowley, department of the Junior girls.
 The conference will be held in the High school gymnasium and will continue throughout the day, until s o'clock in the afternoon, and at noon, a box lunch will be enjoyed on the West Haven green. At 1:l5 p. m. everyone will march to Donovan field, and witness a drum corps competition. Mrs. Doris Corwith, national president, will address the girls during the morn- ing session. Miss Byrnes, will be accompanied by other members of the local American Legion Junior 
 The monthly business meeting of the CaSner S. Davis. American Le-