The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-02
Auxiliary Firemen
To Receive Training
Drillmaster Thornton McCleary Instructor; Rev.
Ignatus Ryan St. Johns Speaker Yesterday
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Correspondent Mrs stephen Cany Phone WATERFOWL looe

morning were held at his late res
idcnce Saturday, with Rev. John
Maurice Deys, pastor of the Con-
greeational church, officiating.
Bearers were Mr.. Awards four
sons, George of WATERFOWL; Lester
of Torrington; Kenneth and Ray
mond of WatertoWn and two ne
phews, David Benjamin Of Bantam
and Edgar Benjamin of New Mil
ford Burial was In the Memorial
cemetery, Morris.
Annual Meeting
Irving Donston was elected pres
ident Of the WatertoWn Manufac-
turing Employees Federal Credit
Union at the recently held annual
meeting. Other officers elected
were: president, Eric Sober
berg; secretary, Miss Helen Barry;
treasurer, Arthur Hinkleman; di-
rector Alexander Alves; supervisory
board, for 2 year period, Kenneth
Sweet, Vito Stoln and Otis Field;
to a year term on the credit COM
mittee, Mrs. Agnes GressWell.
A four per cent dividend was
voted to the shareholders and it
was voted to purchase four $500
bonds. z.
Chimney Fire
The WATERFOWL Fire Department
was called out to two chimney fires
yesterday. The first about 1880 a. m.
was at the home of william Wasil-
auckas at Lake Winnemaug and the
second, about $50 p. m. at the home
of Frederick G. Mason, Middlebury
Road
Two trucks responded to both
alarms but there was no damage.
Boys First Aid
George Moseley of Hillcrest ave,
will conduct boys junior American
Red Cross first aid class on Tuesday
nights in the Boy Scout room OF the
Methodist Church.
Boys In the seventh grade and up
to II years of age may join the class
and any boy finishing, the course
with the required number of hours
will be eligible for certificate.
st. Blase Day
Masses at st. Johns church to-
morrow, st. Blase day will be at z
and a. m. Threats will be blessed
after both Masses and again In the
evening after the 7:30 devotions
which will consist of the Holy Ros-
airy and Benediction of the Most
Bessed Sacrament.
The Children OF Mary will meet
in the church after devotions.
Engagement
The engagement of Truman Her.
rick Thomas, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Charles Thomas OF Taft
School to Miss Bette Jane Foster,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John II.
Foster of Ashburnham, Mass, FORM
erly of Cleveland, Ohio and Boston,
Mass. has been announced.
Miss Foster Is a member OF the
Junior class at Mount Holyoke Col
lege, South Had1ey, Mass, Mr..
Thomas who graduated from Taft
School In 1888, was senior at Mid
dlebury College, where he was q
member of Kappa Delta Phi frater-
nifty, until this month when he en-
listed In the U. s. Naval Air Corps.
He will be stationed at Newport, r.
I.
Personals
Billy Atwood, a student at Cush-
ing Academy Ashburnham, Mass,
spent the week end at the home OF
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
7. Atwood Of Scott ave.
Albert Oliver Sr. OF Nova Scotia
Hill Is a patient at the Waterbury
Hospital.
/ Miss Thelma Dayton, a student
at the Forsyth Dental Clinic, Boston,
Mass, Is spending few days at the
home OF her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Dayton Of Wilder street.
Tonight's Meetings
@. z. O. will meet In st. Johns
Church at z p. m.
Sea Scouts will meet In Congrega-
tional Church House at 1880 p. m.
School of Religion In Second Con-
I'gregational church, Waterbury 1880
to $50 tomorrow.
Ladies' Benevolent Society in Con-
gregational Church house at 8 .. m
for Red Cross sewing.