The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
Junior Basketball
 Luninaries Feted
Community Club, Winners of Naugatuck Valley
 Tournament, Rendered Dinner at Central
WASHINGTON HILL

The Washington Park Community Club entertained the players on the basketball junior league team, win ners of the Community House Jun- for league and the Naugatuck Val- ley Boys Club tournament, at a banquet held at the Y. M, c. A. last evening.
 Supervisor William D. Shea, was postmaster. John A. Cluney, Sports Editor of the Waterbury Democrat WIS the guest speaker. Others at the speakers table who were called upon to say e few words were, Prank A. McGrath, William 2. Kelly Ted Donahue, John Lynch, James Gladney, John B. Cuddy, president of the Washington Park Community Club and Francis Kelly, who was the coach of the team, and of course the inspiration behind some of the brilliant playing which brought suc- cess to the players.
 William F. Kelly and Frank A. McGrath have always had keen interest in basketball at the Com munity House and the basketball team sponsored by the Community Club in 1886, were undefeated champs, and it was MT. Kelly's ex- cellent work as coach and manager, without doubt, helped the team on to victory.
 Members of the team attending the banquet were: Capt. Ralph Phelan, Dan Flahive, George Car roll, Rom Carroll, John Pelch, Albie Kelly, Bob Reynolds, John L. Sul- livan. Bill Houston, Bill Delaney, Robert McEnunerney, Francis x. Dooley, Coach Francis Kelly and Manager John J. Kieley.
 After the banquet the boys were entertained at the "Y'' with the baseball movies the facilities of the entire building were at their dis posal for the remainder of the eve- ming.
 A number of the girls on the Hill" met at Washington Park Community House last evening with Mrs. Fred Talbot-to form a Girls Scout Troop. Another meeting will be held on Thursday evening, May i4th. and anyone wishing to join will be welcome to do so, if they will try to attend this meeting, at 7:30 o'clock, or by handing in their name to Mrs. Talbot. if they can do so before that time.
 A Girls Scout Troop is something that has seen aeeded in this section of the city for a long timethere is plenty of good. sound sensible work for Girl Scouts, as well as Boy Scouts. especially in these war times. Mrs. Talbot is an instructor of Red Cross First Aid, and has a great liking for this kind of work and the troop should profit and progress under her leadership.
 At last evenings meeting Miss Patricia O'ConnoF was elected as scribe, and Miss Dorothy Pceltt, S6 treasurer. Without c doubt the troop is in need Of funds to purchase equipment, uniforms and other es- septlal articles and as the Boy Scouts have decided to give up the collections of newspapers, the Girl Scouts are taking oyey' and will be glad to cali for any newspapers, f the hollSekeepeFs wtll notify them, So many Of the people have e0Dlv plalned that they have stored the old papers waiting for the Scouts to collect them, and now that the gfils have decided to take q hand, We can feel certain, complaints will be few and far between, from this day f0FWardl
 Those who signed ID last evening are: Ann Bailey, Mary Murphy, Theresa Goyie, Betty Green, Des b0gah Green, Ruth Barry, Patricia 0iG0nn0F, Betty Martin, Rosemary cannell, Geraldine 0iC0nnoF, Eileen Murphy, Eleanor Mulhall, Dorothy P0elll. Ann LAily Jane Holmes, Claire KllbYlda, BeFpive RIelley, Mary Murphy, Catherine UnwiD, Helen kIely,
 0a Monday, Mag llth, the last a0 hour Red Gross First Ald course, will bs started at Malonag school cyin. also on ThnTAday night. at kanla place, from [ t0 e:a0 o'clock and continue for four weeks, As tlis Is the last class f0g the remainder og the summer, anyone la Zone B, ghe has not had C chance t0 take lt, should avail tllemseives of the opportunity. Pairlek Wallace, and q sialF of instructors wtll he on hand every Monday sad ThuTaday evening for the next goaiF weeks.
 60 sAany people have been inc amlFing about this a0 hour course,