The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-17
Gaines Rodger
 Nl1ptials Today

At high noon today the Reverend David P. Gaines will officiate at the wedding of his son, Ensign John R. Gaines, U. s. N. R., to Miss Martha Rodger of Dorchester, Massachusetts. He will be assisted by the Reverend Alexander Rodger, brother of the bride, and rector of the Church of the Atonement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 The ceremony will be performed at the First Baptist church.
 Miss Rodger, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Rodger, will be attended by Miss Mary Campbell of Bridgewater, Mass, as maid Of honr. Ensign Gaines, the son of Rev. and Mrs. David P. Gaines of First avenue, will have as his best man, Anthony s. J. Tomasello of Boston, Mass, a classmate at Harvard Uni- versity. Lieutenant Harold H. Sher- burne, U. s. N, and Ensign Robert M. Anthony of Cambridge. Mass! also a Harvard classmate, Will usher.
 Miss Rodger was graduated in 1889 from the Massachusetts Normal school in Birmingham, Mass, and has been teaching in Fitchburg Mass. Ensign Gaines was gradu- ated from Taft School in 1883 and from Harvard University in 1887. He received his MB.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Bus1- ness Administration in 1940. He is at present an instructor in the Naval Reserve Officers School at Fort Schuyler, N. Y.
 Mrs. Mary Milan of Howard street announces the coming marriage ot her daughter, Ann Rita, to George Frances Hayes, son of the late MT and Mrs. Michael J. Hayes of Sum- mer street.
 Miss Milan is a graduate of Con- necticut State Teachers College ol New Britain and is at present a member of the Slocum Schoo faculty. MT. Hayes was graduated from the Catholic University O America, Washington, D. O., and 1' deputy sheriff of New Haver County.
 The wedding vii ltake place or Saturday. November 21, at g o'clocE at the Sacred Heart church.
 The October Committee of tht Beth Fl Sisterhood is to hold meeting at the home of Mrs. Arror Albert of Cooke street to make fina arrangements for a variety show and dance to be held Sunday, Oc tober 25 at Beth Fl. This meet ing is urgent and 1t is 1lecessar! that the entire committee be pres ent. The Sisterhood is to hold 1t! board meeting at the home Of Mrs Arthur .Iertzmark of Fiske stree on Tuesday, October 20 at 2 p. m.
 Mrs. Sydney Stocking, daughte iof MT. and Mrs. William J. Kopl and Misses Jane and Kay Nastr daughters of MT. and Mrs. s. ! NaStri, surprised MT. and MT Stocking on their 28th anniversar i, and Mrs. Nastri on her birthday 2 2 a party at the home of MT. and MT |, william J. Kopp. The guests wer I Mrs. Frank Nastri, Mrs. William F Bergin of Chicago, H., Irving Aus tin, Georgge R. Fehrs, Claire Kopl Marjorie Kopp. Mrs. Amelia Va
 lev. Mrs. Sydney Stocking, Jar
 and Kay Nastri, Robert NaStris M i and Mrs. William Kopp. and M T and Mrs. s. J. Nastri.
 h Miss Anne Ratushny of l6 ca $ sidy avenue, waterbury, will beg d duties as public health nurse 1 - New Milford Nov. 1 for the Visitil e Nurse Association. For the pa
 two years, she has held a nursil
 position at the Henry Street Settl ment in New York.
 A graduate of Crosby Hil V School, Miss Ratushny trained
 Mount Sinai Hospital and at tl
 Columbia Teachers College Of o of lumbia University.