The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-01
.NOVENA OF GRACE
 FORMALLY OPENS
LaSalette Fathers in Charge of Exercises at
 St. Francis Church
Washington Hill

1AlC 4NOfSAld VI Nfkt' v VI 0ls CAuAA. ciS Xavier opened last evening at the exercises held in the upper church at 7:15 and in the lower at 7:30 o'clock with two La Salette missionaries, Rev. Thomas M. Quirk, and Rev. Walter >Cahill, in charge. Masses for the week will be 5:30 6:3O, 7:30 and 8:30, and the novena instructions will be given after the 5:30 and 8:30 Masses.
 The evening exercises will consist of the rosary, sermon, and the special prayers for the novend, f:i- lowed by benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
 On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday aftern~~~~ ot r:30 o'clock,
 special novena for all the s,
 children ot L4.S I,.....-. "... pe held This will include the high school junior high school, and grammar school pupils. If any of the high school pupils are working, it is permissible for them to attend the evening services, if they wish. The regular weekly religious instructions for the grammar school pupils and high school children, held usually on Thursday afternoon and evening. and on Saturday morning, will be dispensed with this week. This Novena of Grace is an annual af- fair in this parish, and in alm1st every parish throughout the world, where the patron saint is St. Fran cis, this novena has been held, and the favors granted to the faithful who attend have been wonderful.
 Friday of this week is the first Friday of May and Masses will be held a. the usual time, 5:30, 6:30 7:30 and 8:30. with confessions on Thursday at 4 o'clock, and in the evening after the novena.
 Mir. and Mrs. William H. Black CT, of Sylvan avenue were the guests of honor yesterday, with their children being the hosts, at din- ner held at Boetels in Bantam, Conn, on the occasion of their 5lst wedding anniversary, which they celebrated on April 26th. MT. and Mrs. Harold Blacker and their chil- dren Mary and Joyce, Miss Marion Blacker and Mir. and Mrs. John Blacker attended.
 Mrs. Edward V. Curley, Sr, of Washington street received a letter from her son, Seaman lC. William, U. s. Coast Guard, that he is only eight miles away, from one of the neighbor's boys, U. S. Marine John Kieley at Camp LeJuine, N. C., and both young men were planning to spend little off-time together. It seems that U. s. Marine Kiely works in the U. s. postoffice, and happened to see some mail going through for Seaman Curley, so he made his whereabouts known to the Coast guardsman. Both boys live on Washington street here at home, so it was quite natural, they will be glad to see each other. Without a doubt they will have much in com- mon to talk about, both young men were athletes while in school. both played on the Hill, basketball and baseball teams.
 Little sharon Pickett, daughter of Mrs. Siegrid Pickett of Madison St., is a patient in Waterbury hospital. Little sharon is a pupil of Mulcahy school.
 Seaman l-C Joseph Cole, U. S. Navy, stationed at Sampson, N. Y., is spending a few days at his home on Baldwin street.
 Seaman l-C William Quinn, U. s. Coastguard was weekend visitor at his home on Sylvan avenue.
 Local Boy Scouts conducted rauio broadcast this afternoon at PAS o'clock over station VERY as a part of the thanks program being put on by various agencies to thank contributors to the Community Chest. Included in the program was a Scout quiz with four boys from Troop l6 of the Bunker Hill Con- gTegafional church, competing against four boys from troop 9, sponsored by the Washington Park Community club. Arthur 2. Hirseh, field executive of Mattatuck coun- cil, Boy Scouts, acted as quiz master.