The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17

Cyr was elected president of the Auxiliary of the Veterans of Fore ign Wars at the meeting held last evening in the club rooms on the "Old Center School Green" She succeeds Mrs. Ella Saunders, who held the office for the past year. Other officers elected are:
 Senior vice-President, Mrs. Violet Dilger; Junior vice-president, Mrs. Marion Cyr; treasurer, Mrs. Alice Mcleod; conductress, Miss Grace Goldsmith; chaplain, Mrs. Hilda Rein; guard, Mrs. Ella Saunders. Delegates to County Council, Mrs. Alice Mcleod, Mrs. Florence Lord; Alternates, Mrs. Florence Delame- ter, Mrs. Violet Dilger; trustees, Helen Yurtin, Esther Saunders, Mary Perchuk.
 The Auxiliary will hold a rum mage sale at the club rooms March 31. At the next meeting of the organization a class of IT candi- dates will be initiated.
 White Elephant Sale
 Faith Lodge Rebekahs will hold white elephane sale" following the meeting Tuesday evening at odd Fellows hall. Mrs. Gladys Turburg will be in charge of re- treatments assisted by Mrs. Ida Pathway, Mrs. Ellen Griswold, Mrs. Ann Innocent, Mrs. Mary Gill, and Mrs. Lillian Hockey.
 Briefs
 Mrs. Anna Poit, principal of the Grove street school is i'll at her home on Gilbert street. Mrs. Lester Atwood IS substituting for her.
 Francis Wehrle, son of MT. and Mrs William Wehrle, who has been under ogservation at the Water- bury Hospital has returned to his home on Northf1eld Road.
 Basketball
 The class basketball tournament which has been conducted by Coach Edward Stuart at the High school gym for the past few weeks came to close when 1t was won Thurs day by the Seniors when they de- feated the Juniors. The Senior Girls defeated the Juniors Girls 10-8 and the Senior Boys defeated the Junior Boys 25-20. The Seniors will be awarded the Bidwell trophy at an assembly to be held sometime next week. The games were closely con- tested by each class and were very interesting to watch. The runner ups to the champs were the 8th grade. Coach Stuart stated that several promising basketball players of varsity caliber have been de- veloped by the tournament.
 Charles KIein'S Dramatic Career
 Charles, Klein, who died Wednes- day evening at the Waterbury hos pital, was a charter member of the Old Time Minstrel troupe whose activities first started here in 1903 when he put on a show for the T. A. B. society. He always took the part of a black face comedian and made & big hit with the audience through his antics and witty jokes. He was always ready to do his part in any community activity and was an ardent sports follower. He was a prime mover in staging the Old Hayseed Balls which were held in the town hall in the early 1900'S and which were so popular with the dancing crowd of those days. His last performance was with the troupe when it sang at an anni- versary celebration in honor of Father Wilson, pastor of St. Thomas church in Goshen last fall. He was an expert watchmaker and had worked in Lancaster, Pa, Canton, Ohio, Elgin, H., Trenton, N. J., Wa terbury, Conn, and Seth Thomas clocks where he was employed from 1903 until the time of his death. He was also a member of the Bristol Lodge of ElRs and the Liederkranz society. The funeral will take place from his late home, North Main street, Saturday afternon at 2:3O o'clock with Rev. Leonard Smith, pastor of Trinity Episcopal church, officiating. The body will be placed in the Williams memorial vault with burial in Hillside cemetery in the spring. Besides his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Sidny, and a sister, Mary s. Klein of Harris burg, Pa.