The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-20

meeting over to Miss Mary Hen- nessey, hostess of the evening.
 Miss Hennessey accepted the hon. or and introduced the speaker for the occasion, Miss Helen Davis of the New York chapter; and Miss Agnes Morris of Bridgeport, District Governor, who performed the tn- duction ceremonies.
 Miss Davis, a charter member of the New Haven Chapter, described the work carried on by this i11- ternational organization through Its chapters in various parts of the world. The club was formed in 1919 by five women at Buffalo, N. Y. Since that time its membership has grown to more than 4OO0.
 Among the services sponsored by these women are the 40 Plus Club which finds employment for women over forty years of age; sewing projects for working girls; the re- mobilization program for unfortu- nate women; welfare work among crippled children, and programs at various charitable institutions.
 Miss Davis also enlarged upon the five point program adopted by Quota which is: Good Citizenship; Crime Prevention; Extension of Friendly Relations; Recognition of the Achievements of Women; and Promoting World Peace.
 Following this discourse, the for nal ceremonies were held, with the following members honored: Presi- dent, Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick; vice. president, Mrs. Ruth LaVallee; re- cording secretary, Miss Anna Ske- han; corresponding secretary, Miss Catherine Mooney; treasurer, Miss Grace Wolff; new directors, Miss Mary Reilly and Mrs. Mae Grady. The two directors who continue for a two year term are: Miss Edith Dean and Mrs. Mae Birt.
 Following the acceptance of the Gavel by Miss Fitzpatrick from Miss Reilly, Miss Harriet Gregory pre- sented Miss Reilly with token of appreciation from the club, Quo- ta Pin.
 The standing committees for the term are: Attendance, Katherine OLeary; birthday, Mrs. Mae Grady; budget, Mrs. Ruth LaVallee, Lela Cotter, Harriet Gregory, Catherine Williams, Grace Wolff; legislation, Irene Dillane; membership, Mary H. Reilly; music, Mae Birt; program, Anna H. Skehan; district project Seeing Eye, Lela Cotter; local proj- ect, Jennie O'Neil, Harriet Gregory, Mary Reilly, Mary Hennessey; pub- licity, Quota Chatter" and Scrap Book, Margaret Kelly: sick and welfare, Mrs. Agnes Carroll; trans portation, Madeline Roberts; ways and means, Ruth LaVallee, Anna Alexander, Priscilla Belanger, Alice Bradley, Catherine V. Burns, Mary Coyle, Edith Dean, Mrs. N. Fqoto, Nancy Leonard, Josephine Osborn; editor of Quota Chatter" Ruth LaVallee and Katherine O'Leary.
 Among those attending were:
 Mrs. Grace Belanger, Mrs Mary Kilmartin, Irene Dillane, Mrs. B.. Tracy, Catherine Mooney, Mrs. An- na Alexander, Catharine c. Will Hams, Grace Wolff, Mrs. Ruth La- Vallee. Mae Finnan, Margaret Fitz- patrick, Agnes Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Raymond Fitzpatrick, Mrs. William Fitzpatrick, Jr., Katherine Burns, Harriet Gregory, Lela Cotter, Mary Hennessey, Anna Skehan, Agnes Carroll, Mrs. s. Kiernan, Catherine Fenton, Mrs. DeMaSSi: Frances Sanborn, Bristol; Mary Reilly, Hell en Mccarthy, Mae Grady, Mrs. R.. Maroney, Margaret Downey, Wilfred Gregg, Bridgeport; Margaret Kelly, Margaret Carroll, Madeline Roberts; Esther O'Neill, Torrington; K. Don- ahue, Torrington; Clara Novey, Torrington; Catherine Connolly. Torrington; Marjorie Latimer, Tor rington; Helen Davis, New York; Agnes Morris, district governor, Bridgeport; Mrs. L. Derouin.