The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-16

Rev. bernaIU T. helly, SOu OA MT. and Mrs. Joseph P. Kelly of 79 Stiles street, who was ordained as missionary of the Order of Our Lady of La Salette on Saturday, June 7th, celebrated his first high mass at St. Francis Xavier Church with a large number of friends and relatives present.
 Rv. William J. Brady, M. s. as deacon, assisted Father Kelly, and Rev. James Sullivan of St. Francis Church was sub-deacon. Edmund ODea was master of ceremonies.
 Father Brady delivered the ser- mon using as his text This is a Day that the Lorld hath made" Father Brady spoke on the powers and duties of the priesthood, the holy sacrifice of the mass, perform ing of the seven sacraments, giving of absolution in the confessional. He congratulated the parents, sisters and brothers of Father Kelly, on their patience in helping him through school to attain the final VOWS of the priesthood, and also gave Father Kelly his blessing and well wishes for the future.
 Jerome Kerwin, brother r-in-law of Father Kelly, and George Howard were the ushers.
 A special musical program was rendered by the choir, under the di- rection of Organist Robert Birt.
 A reception was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly, 79 Stiles stret from three in the after noon until six o'clock.
 Father Kelly expects to spend one more year at Altamont, before talk ing up missionary work.
 Devotions to the ascred heart will be held in St. Francis Church Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7:30 o'clock.
 Scoutmaster Francis Sacco has just reason to be proud today after his two scouts received first prize in the Boy Scout division, State Po- lice First Aid Meet, held at Storrs College, Saturday June 14th. George McGovern and Ray Bailey were the two from Troop g, receiving the prize which was a pin with the Uni- versity of Conn. June IA, 1941 en- graved on it. Six other scouts from Waterbury, South Division also were winners. This makes two prizes Washington Park, Troop g, have won last Saturday at Camp Mattatuck and this past week, making two prizes in one week. MT. Sacco is a ard worker and without much help from the outside has accomplished great results.
 Troop 9, also received a verbal invitation to attend the National Boy Scout meeting. to be held in October in New Jrsey.
 A special meeting of Washington Park Community Club will be held at the Community House this eve- ming at o'clock. All members are asked to attend, as the committee on tn memorial fountain is anxious to get work started and some detail matters need to be decided on.
 Graduation exercises for the Pa rochial School were held at St. Francis Xavier Church last evening when AS pupils received their diplo- mas at tn annual commencement The guest speaker was Rev. James ODea of St. Anthony's Church Litchfield, who used as his text: You are children of God and heirs of Heaven" The ceremony was very colorful with Carolyn Shea as the class motto bearer, marching dowr the center aisle, leading the rest o1 the procession, dressed in long trailing robe of blue and gold. Johr Norton and Christopher Collins acted as pages and carried hel train. The class motto was "Onwarc and Upward" The three childrr also lead the procession out of the church after the benediction .arlc giving out of the diplomas.
 Members of the graduating clas' were: Irene Ba1fe, Rosemary Briody Marie Buckley, Elizabeth Carroll Marie Carey, Dorothy Cashin, re. resa Coyle, Elizabth Creem, Nancy Dee, Lois Dingwell, Mary Louise Ryan, Doris Gladding, Eleanor Dowd, Loretta Griffin, Marie Mo. Hugh, Eleanor Manthey. Evelyr Murphy, Mary Murphy, Bernice Ri ley, Rita Ruggles, Elizabeth Schlos' ser, Mervilyn Shea, Margaret Stack Francis Batteli, Michal Bolton Wayne Burns, Edmund Campion Thomas Curley, Francis and Den his Griffin, George Harrington, Ed. ward Hes, John Klly, Raymond La France, William Lyons, Charlei Mallon, Josph Moriarty, Rober