The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21

The regular monthly meeting Of the Washington Park Community Club was held at tho community House last evening, with q large crowd in attendance. The commit- tee for the Memorial Day complet- cd their report and everything IS in readiness. Rev. Webb M. Wright, of the South Federated Church and Rev. Roger Anderson Of Trinity Church. have been invited to ate tend. Also Rev. Raymond Kennedy, of St. John of the CrosS, Middle. bury, has accepted an invitation to be present. F'r. Kennedy, Of course everyone knows, was born and raised in Washington Hill and, 1t has always been the custom to have a priest from the Hill take c prominent part in the Memorial Day exercises.
 Honorable Mayor Vincent A, scully has been invited and has al. ready accepted the invitation to Dc present. The exercises are scheduled to begin at Q o'clock, in order that those prominent In the parade down town may be able to attend those oil "The HIP and get back to the other exercises.
 The names of the deceased members. who will be, honored on Memorial Day arc: Hon. Martin scully, the first president Of the club. William Moher, J. J. O'Sul. iiyan, Patrick McFadden, MISS Mary Kelly, Mrs. Walter Meehaii, Miss Katherine Brick, MT. and Mrs Patrick sugrue. Mrs, Jeremiah sugrue Mrs. Catherine Kelly, James Fitzpatrick, Mrs. James Mccormack. Dayton LaSner, Mrs Charles Martin. John Joyce, Mrs. Maud Darling, Hon. William sand- jand, John Phelan. Miss Madelyn Lawlor, Mrs. Thomas Griffin. Wil' liam Pholan, Mrs. Ellen Hayes, Mrs. Patrick Tracy, John Kelly Mrs, Frank Mcdrath, Mrs. Eliza beth Dooley, Torrance Coughlaf, Past Pres. Frank sturgeS and John Hayes.
 Thursday will be the feast Of the Ascension, and holy day Of oblis qation, Masses ct St. Francis to. morrow will be at 6:30, $50, 7:3o and 8:30 a. n. Confessions this afternoon from 4 to 5:30 o'clock, and in the evening after May de- votions.
 The members Of the committee who worked so hard to collect money for the memorial drinking fountain to be erected in the park in memory of the boys who lost their lives last summer during the iiphtning storm, are greatly disap- pointed to think they are not able to ret the work started on this There seems to be q shortage of masons and for the time being, at least, the park department IS not planning to get at the work, whereas the committee has the money. which MT. Curtin recom- mended would be enough to cover fine expense of erecting such a fountain, the placque which VII have the wording on 1t to explain what the fountain was for, IS peing made. and the only hold up seems to be getting the mason work under wav The committee will hold a meeting some night early next week. to see what they can do to accomplish what they started last year. The Community Club feeIs inasmuch as they have col lected money for this--thcy want to ,,se the money as they originally nianned.and not keep putting 1t pff The fountain will be a great addition to the park-as well as something useful-there is only one Srinking fountain in the park now and with the size of the park, another one Is really needed.
 Mrs Burton Walker of sylvan avenue was hostess at her home recently. for Miss Eleanor Daly daurhter of MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Daly of Lewis street, Naugatuck The party was miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Daly's ap. nroaching marriage to Donald walker which will be an event oi June 9th.
 The house was prettily decorated color scheme of pink and white ant buffet luncheon was served to q: guests and Miss Daly was the reci'