The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
DR. JOSEPH BAER
 TO ADDRESS PTA
First Fall Meeting Tonight to Feature State Board
 of Education Member
CHESHIRE NEWS Cheshire Phone 334
 Hubert Rigney

Cheshire, Oct. 6 -- Dr. Joseph A.. Baer of the State Board of Educa- ton will be the guest speaker at the first Fall meeting of the P. T. A.. at 8 o'clock this evening in the Town Hall. Dr. Baer will discuss the findings of the recent survey of lo- cal educational needs.
 Edwin I. Arthur, supervisor of schools and Jonine Amurdsen, as- sistant, will also be present. Group singing will be led by the Rev. F Waldo Savage.
 Committees appointed for the meeting are as follows: Refresh ments, Mrs. B. P. Storrs and Mrs Arnold Schroeder; decorations, For est P. Eastman and Spencer Hem; reception committee, Mrs. Marian B. Ricock; programs, Miss Helen Hrag; hospitality, Mrs. Michael sheehan; publicity, Mrs. Mark
 Dinner Tonight
 A dinner for officers of the P. T. A. members of the local Board of Education and other guests, will be held at 6 o'clock this evening at the Waverly Inn. Miss Lillian Andrews and Miss Virginia Rimback of the Humiston school faculty, are CO., chairmen of the committee in charge.
 Mrs. Ralph Motroni of Main street will be hostess on October l3 for a meeting of St. Brigid's Guild.
 Flnnegan- O'Brien
 The wedding of Miss Shirlee Mae O'Brien, daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles L. O'Brien of Jarvis street to Lieut.. William Henry Finnegan, U. s. A., son of MT. and Mrs. Will liam H. Finnegan of Flushing, L. l.. took place Saturday afternoon al St. Brigids church. The pastor Rev. Patrick A. Mccarthy read tho marriage service at 4 o'clock in c setting of white asters and pom poms. Palms and cibotium fern' banked the altar rail. Miss Dori' Weiss as soloist, sang an "Avt Maria" ard 70, Promise Me" She was accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Mulvey on the organ.
 The bride wore an ivory Satir gown designed with a yoke of duch' ess lace, drop shoulder line, flttec bodice ard full court train. Hel full length veil of bridal illuSior was attached to a headdress of lact matching the yoke of her gown Her bouquet was of gardenias, rose buds and Stephanotis. She was eS- corted and given in marriage by hel father.
 Her cousin, Mrs. Floyd Morse oi Pittsfield, Mass, as her matron oi honor wore carnelian velveteen witt sweetheart neckiine bracelet sleeve! and full f1ared skirt. Her velveteer tiara with a matching bow was 1T the same shade and her bouquet was of wine pompoms. Her foul bridesmaids, Misses Marie OBrien a cousin of the bride, Hope Hartline of Cheshire, Dorthy Pratt of Thom' aston and Marcia Cleaves of Need ham, were dressed alike ill velveteer frocks with long torso bodices o1 alpine rose and swirling skirts o carnelian. The necklines wer' heart-shaped and the sleeves wer' of bracelet length. Their chrysan' themufn bouquets carried out thu same color combination and theil tiaras set of with bows. were il carnelian velveteen.
 John Finnegan, of Flushing, N Y, was his brothers best man anG 1 another brother, Bernard Finnegan P. Joseph White and John PulveI all of Flushing. N. F.. and Cor Bruno of New York city, ushered
 Fall flowers decorated the O'BrieI home for the reception attended by more than l26 guests. The moth CTS of the couple assisted in receiv Ing the guests, Mrs. O'Hrien in blu crepe with wine accessories and corsage of orchids and the bride groofn's mother in black crepe witl sequin trimming and . corsage Q gardenlas.
 When Lieut.. Finnegan and hl bride departed on their weddin trip. the bride wore an olive gFeel three piece suit with brown acees
 nhe is q graduate Of Crosby hial