The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
0AKVIlLE CorrespOndents Alice Stafstrom
 Phone 6S8-
JOHN HOLDRIDCE WITH MARK CLARK Private First Class Code Clerk With Famous
 Blue Devils"

l Oupp11co LO bkIc AJOuSl1DOy6 OL1 bIIc Italian front over a route which mules couldn't negotiate, carrying a ackboard and parcel. He carried 8 40 pound load across several miles of rugged mountain country.
 A code clerk with the 88th ''Blue Devil' Division of It. Gen. Mark Clark'S Fifth Army, Pfc. Holdridge was in group that withstood mud cold, fatigue and enemy artillery shells to complete the task which lasted almost 12 hours. Pfc. Hold ridge is former resident of Oak vile and his wife, Mrs. Anne s, Holdridge now resides at 156 Maple street
 Union Congregational Church
 The flowers in the memorial vase Sunday in the Union Congregational church were presented by MT. and Mrs. Harris Scott in memory of Mrs. Scott's mother.
 Tuesday evening at 7:30 the Mem. club cribbage teams will meet at the parish house, on Main street.
 The Pilgrim Fellowship will spon- sor dance in the church hall Tues day evening from 7:30 to 10:3O o'clock.
 Wednesday. 300 p. m. the Mis- Sionary society will meet with Mrs. Russell Pope on Hillside avenue. De- votions will be led by Mrs. liar ris Scott. The study led by Mrs Fred Jackson Topic, "The Ameri- can Indian" All ladies of the parish are invited.
 Wednesday evening the Junior Fellowship will pack boxes for shut ins".
 Thursday the junior choir will meet at 3:45 and the senior choir at 7:30.
 St. Mary Mag6alen's Roman Catholic Church
 The members of the Ladies Aid will receive Holy Communion at the 7:30 Mass next Sunday.
 This morning a solemn high fu- neral Mass was observed for Donate Querrera, who was killed on Lyete recently.
 Wednesday morning at 8 first anniversary high Mass will be ob- served for Paul Hebry.
 Thursday morning at 8:30 a memorial high Mass will be held for Mrs. Martha Vaihcakaskas. This Mass was requested by the Ladies Aid of the parish.
 The weekly envelopes for the com- ing year were given out Sunday to l members of tine narish.
 A pledge of decency was renewed Sunday morning, All members o. the parish who wished to take thiI pledge did so Sunday. It ran as fol. lows: T condemned indecent anC immoral movie pictures and thoSl which glorify crime and criminals I promise to units with all who promise to unite against them. acknowledge my obligation to form g right conscience about pictures that are dangerous to my moral life. As a member of the Legion of Decency pledge myself to see only good movie pictures. I promise further to stay away altogether from places of amusement which show pictures that can be an occasion of sin"
 Seymour Smith company and en- ployes request a memorial high Mass for Donate Guerrera Friday at 7:30 ed as moulder at the Andrew Terry Go.
 He is survived by his wife, Joh- anna; three sons, Stevens of Ter ryville, Vincent and Henry of Bris- tol; one daughter, Jennie of Terry vile; and one brother in Poland.
 The funeral was held from his home this morning at 8 and in St Casimir's, church at g, where a re- quiem high Mass was celebrated by Rev. Peter Sroka, pastor. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
 Mrs. Luther Potter, president of the Woman's club, has announced a Christmas party will be held al the meeting Tuesday night in the social rooms of the Congregational church, rather than the sale by the blind originally planned. Mrs. Ed ward Mattoon will be in charge o1 the program which will include carols, short Christmas play and a grab bag followed by a socia. hour. Each member is asked tc bring small gift for the grab bag The hoStesseS for the evening will be Mrs. Robert Metcalf. Mrs. Rol- lin Plumb. Mrs. Emil Steinberg, Mrs James O'Connell, Mrs. Thomas Finan, Mrs. Alfred Hunt. Mrs. Carl Bondeson and Mrs. Charles Boying- ton.
 We'll Child Conference Miss Rosemary O'Neill, public health nurse for Plymouth has an- nounced that Well Child Confer ence will be held Thursday from to 3 p. m. at the Main street school
 Miss Mollie Schultz. chairman oi the drive in the Eagle Lock com pany plant for the United War Fund. announced Saturday tota, of $64350 was collected from em- ployes of Iile company Friday which has been turned over to the United War Fund committee.
 Home on Furl0ugh SIX 2fc Michael SulkaN of the U. S. Navy is spending a seven day leave with his wife, Mrs. Irene (KalinoskD Sulkazi of Diamond ! street.
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 i The annual Christmas party anc l entertainment for the children o1 i Plymouth Grange members will bt held in Grange hall, December 2t at 7:30 D. m. The exercises will bs open to the public.
 Monday Club to Meet The Plymouth Monday club wii meet at the home of Mrs. George Langdon tonight. Miss Celia Foercf and Mrs. Royal Taylor are in charge of the evenings program which vii include Christmas party and ex. change of gifts.
 Fuller F. Barnes, president of tn, | A