The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-22

Isabella will meet tonight at tho V. F. w. club rooms at T:45 o'clock Following the meeting card party will be held for members and friends.
 Mrs. Harold Toner of Center street is patient at st.. Mary's hospital under the care of pr. Cur ran. Mrs. George Bernatchez who has been a patient at St. Mary's hos- pital has returned to her home here.
 Shirley Ann Toner underwent a tonsilectomy at St. Mary's hospital last Friday. She is under the care of pr. Curran.
 Corp. Technician Joseph Wisin- eslIi of Fort T0tten visited at the home of his parents on Bristol streetl over the week end.
 James Lanford of Springfield, Mass, spent the week end at thei home of his sister, Mrs. FfAnk' CleIuOlS O1 kalBu SDESet.
 At meeting of the V. r. w. held. Saturday night 1t was voted to make, plans for public card party orl dance to raise funds to send to au local boys in the armed forces. Thel Veterans carried out this work laShl year and must be highly commended for doing 1t again this year. Lastt year each local boy received a sub-I stantial sum at Christmas time andl which was very much appreciated by the boys. The number in serv- ice this year Is much greater and 1t is hoped that the townspeople will give this project their fbull cooperation.
 MT. and Mrs. William Spargo, Sr., of Main street have announced the engagement of their daughter Le- onore Harriett to Raymond Hoff- man, son of MT. and Mrs. William Hoffman of Terryville. No date has been set for the wedding. Both young people attended Terryville 1 high school. MT. Hoffman is enl- ployed at the Eagle Lock Co, and Miss Spargo at Seth Thomas Clocks. ]
 The following, applicants were giy- en permission for recapped tires last night at the meeting of the l rationtng board held at the town hall. Isaac Miles, truck recapS; stephen J. DanaheF, passenger l recaps, A. L. Pfefflian, 2 passenger recaps; Nicholas Lastona, 2 passen- ger recaps; Wm. Gray, 2 passenger recaps; John Rimkus, 3 passenger recaps, Donald Brown, 4 passenger recaps.
 Miscellaneous Shower
 A miscellaneous shower in honor. of Miss Ann Aldrich, daughter of, MT. and Mrs. Malcolm Aldrich of Meriden, formerly of Thomaston. ! was held last night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars clubrooms. At-i tending were Loretta Lurnpkin, Betty Welton of Bristol, Jenny and Mary Heffernan of Waterbury, for- mer residents of Thomaston; Eliza beth Kane, Katherine O'Brien, Rose , Bernatchez, T1llie Bernatchez, Mari on Doran, Margaret Kane, Margaret McMahon, Margaret Gustafson, Dor < othy Vogt, Beatrice Kane, Mary Boylan, Lucille Martin, Helen Boy- 1 Ian, Eleanor Conway, Helen Spring. berg, May Kane, Jean North, Mary Ryan, Katherine Reardon, Margaret Ryan, Josephine Ryan, Mrs. Helen \ Gillespie of Waterville, Mrs. Wil- liam Doran, Mrs. George Elty. Mrs. |, Nellie Reardon. Mrs. Ralph North. Mrs. James Ryan, Mrs. William Johnston. Mrs. Ray Roberts, Mrs. ' Robert Warland, Sr., Mrs. F. I. Rob- [ ertS, Mrs. James Gilland, Mrs. John 1 Madden, Mrs. James Kennedy, Mrs. James Ryan of Waterbury, Mrs. John Lynch of Waterbury, Miss l Margaret Behan and Mrs. Malcolm 1 Aldrich of Meriden. Miss Aldrich's ] engagement to Lieut.. Robert Sam {, son of Chicago, H., was recently an- nounced. The wedding will be an event of the near future. Miss AL ] drich is 8 graduate of the local 1 schools and attended Bryant school of Business at Providence, R. l.