The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

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man died at his home, 1919 Echo
Lake road Sunday afternoon. He
was born in New Milford, June l
1875, the son of Henry and Sally
| (Benson) Freeman, and had been
a resident Of Watertown for %
years.
Survivors include one brother
Charles freeman of New Milford;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Smalley OF
Cheshire, Mrs. Sarah Herbs OF
New Haven and Martha Freeman
Of New Haven; two step sons,
Henry Freeman Of WatertoWn and
Frederick Freeman of Philadel-
phia, and one stepdaughter, Mrs.
Francis Dillon of Woodbury..
Funeral services will be held
at the Hickcox funeral home, Main
street, Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock with Rev. Thomas S,
Cline, D. D., rector of Christ
Episcopal church officiating. Bu-
rial will be at the convenience of
the family.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight from to 8 o'clock.
Christmas Party
Leroy G. Woodward Post, Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary will hold
Christmas party for members,
Wednesday evening in the Legion
club rooms at 8 o'clock. The
party will also be the occasion on
which the local auxiliary will en-
entertain the 9Th district president,
Mrs. Mabel Winters and the dis
trict secretary, Mrs. theresa Shan
ahan. All auxiliary members are
invited to come to the party.
Each member attending is re-
queSted to bring 25-cent gift for
the Christmas grab bag, and also
to bring any white elephants"
she may have as white ele-
plant" bingo party will be fea-
ture of the program.
Refreshments will be served at
the close Of the evenings enter
tainment.
Attend Opening
About IS young people from
WDatertown and Oakville attend
ed the opening of the Teen Age"
Center sponsored by the Water
town Oakville Recreational Coun-
Gil in the Community House on
Saturday evening.
Dancing was the feature of the
evenings program which was in
charge Of Donald Miller and Jack
Hoffman. Miss Gloria Cleveland
and Howard G. Harrison, members
of the Recreational Council were
the adult members in attendance.
The Teen Age" Center will not
be held on Saturday, December 10
on on Christmas night.
Grange Notes
A meeting of Pomona Grange at
which the installation of officers
will take place will be held in
Middlebury town hall tomorrow
evening at o'clock.
The Watertown Grange will hold
a regular meeting in Masonic Tenn
Pile, Main street. Friday night. The
Christmas program will take place
at this meeting and each member
is asked to take Is cent gift.
Saturday, December II, Mrs. FL
sic Gillette, lecturer of the local
Grange and her daughter, Miss
Marion Gillette, assistant lecturer
attended the lectures conference In
the Hotel Bond, Hartford.
Funeral Tomorrow
The funeral of Mrs. Lillian Maude
Dillon, wife of William. j. Dillon,
who died at her home Al Echo Lake
road, Monday morning will be held
from the residence Wednesday
morning at $50 o'clock to st. Johns
church where s. solemn hich Mass
Of requiem will be sung at 10
O'Clock. Burial will be in Mt. st.
James cemetery.
Friends may call at the Dillon
home this afternoon and evening.
Attend Meeting
Mrs. Harry SSilton and Miss Ruth
Skilton of Scott averue ana rcr. and
Mrs. Robert Giordan Of OaSville
attended the meeting of the Artists
and Writer'S Of Connecticut which
was hello at the home Of the pres
ident Fay Clark (Mrs. Andrew Kin