The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
WATERToWN
stephen CAVITY Correspondent % Avsnue IeG
Son Celebrates Mass
At Mothers Funeral
Many Visiting Priests Attend Last Rites for Mrs. Lii
liam Dillon; New Polk Teacher Named

Watertown, Dec. l6-The funeral
of Mrs. Lillian Maude Dillon. wife
of william j. Dillon who died Mon
day morning at her home Al Echo
Lake road was held from the home
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clock
70 st. Johns church where SOL
emn high Mass of requiem was sung
at 10 o'clock.
Rev. Leonard G. Dillon NJ. S., was
the celebrant Of the Mass for his
mother. Rev. Gerald Gaucher served
MS deacon; Rev. Joseph LaBonte as
sub deacon and Rev. Myles P. Gal
win as master of ceremonies. Rev.
Thomas McGurk M. S. was censor
bearer and Rev Bernard Kelly, M.
8. and Rev. Henry Lerz, M. s. were
acolytes.
Visiting priests attending the Mass
were Rev. Francis P. Crane, M. S.,
Provincial Superior OF the Mission
aries Of Our Lady of LaSalette, Rev.
Charles Kirby, M S., Rev. Joseph
Reward, M. S.; Rev. Plus Lutkus,
! M. S.; Rev. Joseph Bergin, M. s.;
Rev. Edward Head, M. S., Rev. Ber-
nard Dillon, M. s.; Rev. John Cor
man, M. s.; Rev. Frederick Milos,
| M s.; Rev. Thomas McGarry, Rev.
| Albert Zanavich, Rev. John ODon-
| nell and Rev. Francis Monahan.
A delegation from the Council OF
\ Catholic Women, of which organiza-
ton Mrs. Dillon was member, was
present at the services.
The Mass was sung by Miss Marie
ftoberge, organist; Miss Alice Sulli-
van and Miss Antoinette Heavey At
the offertory Miss Roberge and Miss
s; llivan sang "Panis AngelicuS'' and
at the close of the Mass Miss Sulli-
van sang my God, My Father,
While I stray"
Bearers were William Shannon,
Joseph DiNapoli, Albert Filippone,
Delphis Roberts, Frederick Kelly,
Jr. and Louis Smart.
Burial was in Mt. st. James Gem
etery with Rev. Francis P. Crane,
M. s., In charge of the committal
service, assisted by the visiting
priests.
New Teacher Appointed
The regular WATERFOWL Board Of
Education meeting was held in the
high school Tuesday evening.
Present were: Joseph r. Neill,
chairman; Mrs. Rodney Chase, vice.
chairman; John Lynch, Thayer
Baldwin, Raymond Leonard, w.
Harry Byrnes, Alfred Traver, Supt.
G. G. Swift.
The appointment of Miss Florence
Thornhill to the first grade at Polk
School to succeed Miss Anna D.
Pullem, resigned, was approved.
Miss Thornhill Is a resident of
Brookfield, Connecticut, and will
graduate from State Teachers Col
1ege ut Danbury tomorrow.
Permission was granted the C..
Y. q. under the supervision Of Rev.
Gerald Gaucher, st. Johns Parish,
TO use the High School gymnasium
one night q week for recreational
purposes.
The Board voted its willingness to
have the High School cooperate with
the University of Connecticut in its
teacher training program by grant,
/ ing the University permission to
send, during February and March, a
member of It's senior class to the
high school for observation and
practice teaching in the classroom.
Christmas Programs
The young people of the Congre-
gational church will present two
Christmas pageant plays in the
church Sunday evening, December
10 at 7:30 o'clock.
The first play, to be presented
BY group of intermediate boys
assisted by memers of the Pilgrim
Fellowships is entitled "A Sheperd
Eoy's Alteration" play for Christ
mas. The play is coached by Rev.
John Maurice Deyo, assisted by Carl
Woodward. Taking part are Robebrt
Cassel, George Lewis, George
Brandmeyer, Jr.. Kenneth Hresko,
Charles Woodward, Patty Lewis,
Shirley Rice, Justin Smith, Polly
Perry and Betty Hallock.
The second play, to be presented
by the Pilgrim Fellowship and other
young people of the church is en-
titled "A Vagabonds Dream" pag-
cant Of good will, written by Rev.
John Maurice Deyo, and coached by
MIR. Deyo, assisted by Arlene Small
ley and Jacqueline Starry. Taking
part are: Horace Gibson, Patty
Lewis, Robert Ward, Nancy Long,
Louise Thomas, Charles De Pew,
Martin Kopp, Shirley Coon, Nancy
Lynn, Carol Coon, Gregory Payne,
William Rice. Henry Sorenson, Cora
Rice, Curtiss Mattson, Gloria Law
son, Franklyn Cowley, Louise Jes-
sell, Jacqueline Starry, Alma Basas,
Polly Perry, Betty Hallock, Shir-
aey Rice, Justin Smith and Arlene
6malley.
On Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
the primary department will pre-
sent its Christmas service and on
Tuesday evening at 7:3O o'clock, the
Christmas service of the junior de-
partment will be presented. A
Christmas Day Worship service will
be held in the church house, Christ
mas morning at o'clock. Christ
mas Sunday will be observed on De-
cember 20.
| Quota Reached
Watertown has once more met its
quota by collecting 1900 pounds in
clothing and rag salvage in the