The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-02
ROLAND TO SPEAK
ABOUT AIR RAIDS
Every Household Urged
to Be Represented at
Meeting This Evening
WATERVIllE
COrrespOndent-Mrs. r. w.
HenlOn, Telephone 3-5462

Waterville, March 1.-THE first
in q series Of three meetings, at
which instruction on air raids will
be given, will take place tonight
at 8 O'Clock at st. Michaels parish
hall, with j. Francis Boland as
speaker.
1t Is urged that every household
inl Waterville be represented.
The monthly business meetings Of
the Grace Methodist church will be
held tonight with the titherS supper
at 8 followed by their meeting, and
the official board at 8 o'clock.
The women Of st. Paul's will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
in the parish hall for sewing, with
Mrs. Ralph Grain In charge, after
which a silver tea will be held.
Birthday Party
The Paramount Community club
will hold a birthday party Wednes-
day evening at the club rooms on
Essex avenue, to which all resi-
dents OF F'alrmount are invited. A
pot luck supper will be served at
600, with Mrs. Everett Cook In
charge.
Rev. Robert II. Falls, pastor Of st.
Michaels church announces a
change in the schedule Of Masses,
beginning next Sunday. In the flu
ture, the children's Mass will be
held at 8:l5 a. m. instead Of 9:l5.
There will be Lenten devotions on
Wednesday evening at 1880 with
Rev. H. J. Murphy OF st. Patrick's
church, waterbury, delivering the
sermon.
Thursday afternoon at $3.50, there
will be Stations Of the Cross, and
at $3.50 .. IN. confessions for the
First Friday OF the month and again
in the evening at 7:15.
The Masses Friday, March 9Th,
will be at $50 a. m. and 8 o'clock.
with Holy Communion distributed
at 7 and 1880.
There will be devotions and Sta
tions OF the Cross Friday at 1880
D. m. Confessions will be held on
Thursday at ! p. m. and Saturday
at / o'clock, for defense workers.
The CYO which includes all high
school students Of the parish, will
60 to Holy Communion, in a body
Sunday, March 8 at the 9:15 Mass.
Plans are being completed for a
Parish Bingo and Social, st. Pat
rick's day, March II.
Father Fails announced that dur
ing last week, there was presented to
the church a very lyarge and beau
tiful American flag by one Of the
families Of the parish.
During the Masses yesterday,
letter was read from Mayor Vincent
A. scully, In regard to the test black
out Of last night.
Game Tomorrow
A basketball game Of exceptional
interest will be played Tuesday
night at Q o'clock, In the Sprague
school gymnasium, between st
Michaels CYO team and the Fair
mount Community club team. No
admission Win be charged.
All sector wardens In Waterviile
reported the test blackout last even
ing successful. Miss Cecilia Bren-
neis, air raid warden on the east
side, reported her section did Won
derfully wen. All lights were out
in about two minutes. Everett Cook
warden for Paramount, stated his
section went 100 per cent in record
time. The siren could be heard
fairly wen In Paramount.
Sidney Henchedl, warden for Sec
tor D.e6, reported that residents IN
the Fort Hill section had difficulty
in hearing the siren. The Oakville
whistle could be heard better thar
the Wateryille one. Five families had