The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-30

WhVSEpOWlD 0CbI oV@MEb' Jo1SphI Charles Keilty of 20 Burton street, has received from the War Depart. ment, the Purple Heart awarded posthumously to her husband, Pvt, Joseph Charles Keilty, for military merit. Pvt. Kelley was killed in acc ton in Italy on July i3, l944, while serving with the 34eth Regiment, eeth Division of the Fifth Army,
 He was born in Oakville, July 3i, 1914, the son of Joseph Keilty and Julia (Kelly) Kellty. lie at- tended St. Johns school. Water- town, was e member of the Oakville Fife and Drum Corps and the Wa tertown fire department and in 1888 and 1884 served as 0 state fire warden.
 Pvt. Kellty entered the service on Sept. {. lo43, and received his basic training ct Camp Wheeler, Go. He was also stationed ct Fort George Meade, Md, before going overseas in February l044.
 Ills wife is the former Miss Ruth Tomaschyk.
 Mir. and Mrs. sISIItOn HOnored
 Watertown, Oct. 30-Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Skilton, of the Guerra seytown district, were honofed Fri day evening ct Q party given by friends and neighbors ct the home of Mir. and Mrs. Myron Wheeler also of the duerlnseytown district Mir. and Mrs. Skilton plan to leave the middle of next month to spend the winter ct Massachusetts ave- nue, Lakeland, Fla.
 The guests of honor were pre- sented with 0 gift of currency, flowers and farewell cards and Mrs. skilton was given c corsage of pink rores. Mrs. Hugo Van.ArX read an original poem of farewell and good wishes to Mir. and Mrs. Skilton, and made the presentation speech.
 Music and Q social evening were enjoyed and Mrs. Clara Benedict presided ct the refreShment table. The invited guests included; MT. and Mrs. B. B. Skilton, MT. and Mrs. Myron Wheeler, MT. and Mrs. P. J. kilton, MT. and Mrs. Harry Tehan, MT. and Mrs. Hugo VanArx, Mir. and Mrs. Ellsworth Wheeler, MT. and Mrs. Harold Thompson, MT. and Mrs. John Pond, MT. and Mrs. John Clifford. MT. and Mrs. Edwin Dickinson. Mir. and Mrs. Ed. win Upson, MT. and Mrs. Daniel N. Logue, MT. and Mrs. Theodore Banner.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Judson, Mrs. Sperry Skilton, Mrs. Philo Sperry, Mrs. Norman Payne, Mrs. Nell Benedict, Mrs. Hobart Cross, Mrs. Dan Crowley, Mrs. Irving Nichols. Mrs. Peter Beveridge, Mrs. Sher- wood Travers, Mrs. William Foote, Mrs. William H. .Hartwell, Mrs. George Hresko, Mrs. Rudolph Marti, Mrs. Paul Marti, Miss Glare Payne, Miss Eula Skilton, Miss Marjory woodward, Miss Anna DiBiasse, Miss Grace DiBiase, Miss Lucy Marsh, Miss Annie Moriarty, Miss Ruth Skilton, Mrs. Emily Verba, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Copeland, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, MT. and Mrs. Harry Skilton. MT. and Mrs. Eugene H. Lamphier, Mir. and Mrs. Lee Tortorici Gerald Verbe, Charles Skilton, William Foote, Gil. bert VanDole, Daniel Logue, Jr.. Peter Banner, Richard Sperry, Ed ward Drever, Truman Wheeler, H ard Wheeler and Warren n Wheeler.
 Property Lists
 Only two days are left to file lists with the assessors, before the dead- line. All property lists must properly be filed with the assessors before or on November 1. After that date Q ten per cent penalty will be added to each list not given in.
 Meeting Of Artists And Writers
 Mrs. Harry Skilton and Miss Ruth Skilton of Scott avenue, MT. and Mrs. Robert Giordan of Oakville and MT. and rAGs. George Pelzer of Bethlehem attended the annual meeting of the Artists and Writers of Connecticut which was held Sum- day afternoon at the home of the retiring president, Fay Clark of Middlebury. Mrs. George Pelzer, formerly of Watertown is the retir- AAAB SCCACthkys
 Robert Giordan was elected sec ond vice-pfesident and other Offi- cers elected were: Albert Benedict of Waterbury. president: Mrs. Ame- lia Svenson of Milford. secretary and Miss Annie Littell of West Ha- ven, treasurer.
 Following the business meeting. a social time was enjoyed ad refresh- ments were served. There was e large attendance with members present from New Haven. West Ha- ven. Bridgeport. Fairfield. Stepney, Bethel. Brool1eld, New Milford, Easton, Roxbury, Seymour, Ansonia. Wethersfleld, Torrlngtop, Water bury, South Britain, Gouthbury, Woodbury. Bethlehem. Afiddlebury, Watertown and OakVille.
 The next meeting win be e Christ ..I.