The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-30
SCHOOL CHILDREN
GIVE A. R. {. $50
Further Donation Expect
ed Later; P.T.A. Plans
Founders Day Program
PROSPECT
Correspondent: Betty Warner,
Telephone Naugatuck 284s

Mrs. Carl Spellman, president OF
the Prospect branch of the Red
Cross, has announced the receipt
of $50 in donations from the chill
dren of the Community school. 1t
Is expected that a further amount
will be received from the school
later, as collection of donations has
not been completed among the chill
dren as yet. Also acknowledged are
donations from Bernice Chatfield,
$500; Robert Spellman, soc; and
William Chatfield, $1.00. Previously
the local branch has acknowledged
donations in the sum of $644.50, and
with today's total of $3.50, the
fund total now stands at 1918. AS
the assigned quota for the town Is
$755, this leaves $77.00 yet to be
raised. Any contributors who de-
sire to donate further In order to
help attain the local quota, are
urged to send in their additional
contributions now.
Founders day Is to be celebrated
at the next monthly meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association, which
is to be held in the basement of
the Community school on Thursday
evening February 5. Mrs. B. T.
Allen of Cheshire is to be the guest
speaker of the meeting. Her talk
is titled "reminiscences"
Mrs. Clifford P. Wallace of Pros
pect center and Mrs. Alfred Peach
of Plank road were hostesses to
the neighborhood card parties Of
the Women's Association Of the
Congregational church at their
homes on Wednesday afternoon.
At recent meeting of the DEM
ocratic Women's club, held at the
home of Mrs. Harold Cinq-Mars
or Morris road. it was voted that
the club would apply for member
ship in the State Federation OF
Women's Democratic clubs. The
club refused to accept the resigna-
ton of its president, Mrs. William
j. Driscoll, which had been submit
ted at a prior meeting. Plans were
made for a card party to be held
March 20 in the school basement.
Mrs. William Vining was named
chairman for the party and the
following were named members OF
the committee in charge: Mrs.
Harry Coughlan, Mrs. Patrick Sug-
rue, Mrs. Josephine Creech, Mrs.
Alfred Martin, Mrs. Theodore
Grieder, Mrs. James Doyle, Mrs.
Alphonse Lagasse and Mrs. Barton
Bieler.
Six additional registrations have
been received for the Tuesday eve
ming first aid class, which Is being
conducted in Community school
basement Those newly enrolled
are: Mrs. Calvin Richardson, Mrs.
Daryl Williams, Mrs. John Griffin,
Mrs. John Peach, Mrs. Robert Van
Wagner and Mrs. Philip Eastman.
The parties, which are given for the
benefit of the church building fund,
are held each week In the homes
of association members, with a diff
ferent member as hostess each
time.
Among those present at the party
entertained by Mrs. Wallace were:
Mrs. Arthur Dusseault, Mrs. Roy
Merriman, Mrs. Clifford Wallace,
Mrs. Fred Canales, Mrs. Robert
Young, Mrs. Charles Calvin, Mrs.
A. H. Merriman, Mrs. John KEEPER,
Mrs. Crosse, Mrs. Lillian Miller, Mrs.
Frank Plumb and Mrs. Gardiner
Riggs.
Mrs. Peach entertained the fol-
lowing: Mrs. August F. Heyer, Mrs.
Barton Beiler, Mrs. John Chatfield,
Mrs. Leila Wallace, Mrs. William
Morrison, Mrs. Adolf Bender, Mrs.
Alfred Peach, Mrs. William Lover
idge, Mrs. Lester Tomlinson and
Charles and Joyce Ruth Tomlinson.
Refreshments were served during
the afternoon at both parties.