The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-26
Personal
American Legion Auxilia,y Honors Gold Star Mothers

Mary Saunders, Mrs. Laura Whyles
 all of this city; Mrs. John Phelps
 of Colchester, Mrs. Hildebrard oi
 Seymour, Mrs. John Stockton oi
 Naugatuck, Mrs. Mary Bull of Ply
 mouth.
 Mrs. Robert Birt arranged a mu-
 sical program, during which twelve
 junior members of the American
 Legion Auxiliary presented several
 numbers. These included Mother
 Macree," Danny Boy" and "Bells
 of St. Mary" The orchestra Ynem-
 bers were: Violins, Mrs. Ann C.
 F,ruin, Mrs. Awilda Tufts; viola
 Mrs. Mollie storm, and piano
 Theresa Mae Simone.
 Several distinguished members of
 the state and city organizations ate
 tending, including, Mrs. Julia H
 Alexander, retiring state president; Mrs. Alice M. Hubbard of Torring-
 ton, state secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
 Annie Beaumont of Rocky Hill,
 state chaplain; Mrs. Margaret I,
 Dillon, general chairman of the de-
 partment convention committee; Mrs. Nellie Graham, chairman of
 the welcoming committee; Mrs.
 George Karnofsky, president of the local unit.
 Those attending also included Mrs. Neura Karjassoff of New York, Mrs. Ellen Troland, Trun1- bull; Mrs. James Martone, Mrs. John Powell, West Hartford; Mrs. Emil Liede, West Hartford; Mrs. Ruth Lathrope, Montville; Mrs. Rose Howard, Montville; Mrs. Mi- chael Toomey, Mrs. Carl Rotsees, Mrs. s. Stanley, Plymouth; Mrs. Fenton Niver, Mrs. John Connolly, Baltic, Mrs. Alcid Allard, Baltic; Mrs. John Shanahan, Mrs. c. Block.
 Mrs. Ethel Ryan, Mrs. Ella Bad- ale, Mrs. Ethel Ford, and Mrs. Ann Munser, all of Hamden; Mrs. Eloise Guytill, Newington; Mrs. Hazel Fletcher, Newington; Miss Mabel Casey, Miss Catherine Casey, Mrs. Thomas Gonout; Mrs. Florence Laturney, Mrs. c. Noonan, Mrs. Florence Friend, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Florence Dillon, Mrs. Mabel Winters, all of Stamford; Mrs. Nellie Atwood, Mrs. Viola Mac- Cumber, and Mrs. Florence Hirst, all of Watertown.
 Mrs. Rose Jacobs, Mrs. Jessie Kovlah, Mrs. Helen Haymen, and Mrs. Francie DeCarlo, all of Strat- ford; Mrs. Mary Vindlad, Mrs. Adele Edmond, Mrs. Barker, all of Cromwell; Mrs. Mae Smith of Wa terville; Mrs. Ethel Bess, Mrs. An nette Roherg, and Mrs. Elizabeth Demo, all of Meriden; Miss Helen Shanahan, Miss Lucy Shanahan, Mrs. c. Wall, Mrs. A. Wall, Mrs. Arlene Lush; Mrs. J. Evans of Beacon Falls; Mrs. Irene Tarbell; Mrs. Ethel Simons of Naugatuck; Mrs. Edmond GIadding, Mrs. El- len Gerber; Mrs. Alice Robinson; Mrs. Tampesta, and Mrs. John Oat of Norwich.
 Mrs. Stella O,Hara, Mrs. Harry Bergin, Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Rutledgo of Danbury; Mrs. Anna Kane of East Hartford; Mrs. Ruth Witty, Cobalt; Mrs. Eva Seege, East Hartford; Mrs. Mae Broder; Mrs. Albina Pritchard and Mrs. Hervey Lupien of Meriden; Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Harbart of Bristol; Mrs. Bel ger of Meriden; Mrs. Ethel Allan, Naugatuck; Mrs. William Dwyer; Mrs. Rosanne Burke, North Haven.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Spargo, West Haven; Mrs. Stromach, Mrs. Du- mont, Mrs. Hill; Mrs. Anna Ostor- sky, and Mrs. Anna Regner, of Tor rington; Mrs. Timothy Fitzgerald, Mrs. Diana Buckley, Mrs. Florence Wrenn, Miss Patricia Wrenn, of New Haven; Mrs. Ruby Tollmann, Mrs. John Crowley, Mrs. Croft, Mrs. Don. Oenicki, all of Naugatuck.
 Mrs. John Comedian, Mrs. Francis Shanahan, Mrs. Joseph DiPietro, Miss Margaret Dillon, Mrs. McWil- Hams, Mrs. Margaret Grady, Mrs. Betty Hallgren; Mrs. Mary Teheisen of Bristol; Mrs. Margaretta Hartle, of New Haven; Mrs. Catherine Gill; Hamden; Miss Anna Dillon.
 The committee in charge includ- ed: Mrs. Robert Birt, chairman; Mrs. Charles Melville; Miss Mabel Casey, Mrs. Margaret Baker; Mrs. Isabelle Martone: Mrs. Margaret Baker, and Mrs. Catherine Diorio.