The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
Junior School Room
 GiUes Holiday Play

"An old English Christmas" a holiday playlet was presented this afternoon by the Junior room of Saint Margaret's schcool.
 Those in the cast for the event included Lord Allendale, Mary Wild; Lady Allendale, Jessie Faber; Jane Jean Granniss; Robin, Joan Bailey; Sally, Nancy Budde; lady guests, Vera Blansfield, Jean Knox, Mary Ann Futile; gentlemen guests, Nancy Schmuck, Nancy Schlough, Ann Reinhold;- Lord of Misrule, Elizabeth Oates; testers, Ann Hawkes., Margery Garfield, Terry Munger and Justine Upson; head vassal, Carol Sperry; first vassal, Martha Perry; second vassal, Joan Tracy; servant, Marie Freeman; minstrels, Virginia Worden, Betsy Brown, Betty Nawrath, Christjane Thom, Christine Neuswanger, Jane Jackson; waits, Adrienne Low, Betsy Mccoy, Sylvia Sperry; Lule log pages, Sally Cruikshank, Gym thia Sperry; Morris Dancers, sixth grade; village children, Lois Liebeskind, Thyrza Upson, Ann Northrop, Robert Rubin, Nancy Pond, Marcia Braman, Natalie Sperry, Julie Pyle, Elva Rempfer, Lois Baer, Barbara Curtiss, Marion Russell and Betty Gilmour: watchman, Betty Wilson.
 Carols included the following: Masters in This Hall, processional; Greensleeves, dance by village chil- dren; Deck the Halls, preparation; The Holly and the Ivy, arrival of the guests; The Boar's Head (first English carol to be printed) banquet scene; Morris Dance, Morris dancers; The Travellers Tale, story by Lord Misrule; Tambourin by Rambeau, testers dance; Carol, Children, Carol, song by village children; Here We Come A WaS- sailing and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, serenades by waits, Wassail All Over the Town, toast by vassals, guesst, minstrels, waits and testers; Shepherds Hey, dance by Morri Dancers; God Bless Us All, carol by entire cast; Masters in This Hall, recessional; Watchman's Call; Coventry Carol.
 With one or two exceptions, all the carols sung were traditional fifteenth century English airs. The hanging of the holly to keep the witches away and the use of the ivy to bring good fortune; the lighting of the candles for the mistress and master of the manor; the pouring of the wine on the Yule log and use of a brand from the log of the preceding year; the entrance of the Lord of Misrule ni disguise are all authentic old English traditions. The performance was open to friends of the school. A silver offer ing was used for school charities.
 The welfare committee of the Hopeville Community club held 8 Christmas party recently at the home of Mrs. Raymond E. French of Tracy avenue. A short business meeting was followed by a social evening which featured a grab bag. Refreshments were served.
 Those attending were Mrs. Ste- phen Mazzarella, Miss Mary Mag zarella, Mrs. Joseph Monnerat, Mrs. Michael J. Hyland, Mrs. Fred Bou- cher, Mrs. Burton H. Walker, Miss Mary Gaffney, Mrs. Hary Logan, Mrs. Jesse French and Mrs. Angela Rotella.
 The Waterbury Hebrew Ladies Aid Society will hold a dance and special program of entertainment at Temple Hall on Sunday evening, December IS.
 The proceeds of the affair, which is under the direction of Mrs. David Potoff, will be donated to charity. A business deal that won't "jell" and a romance that threatens to dissolve give rise to the many up- roarious situations of Mexican Spitfire Out West"- -co-starrer for Lupe Velez and Leon Errol at RKO ] Radio.