The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
UPSON PRESIDES
 AT USO FARLEY
Kathryn Hayes to Serve Year as Chairman; Pro.
 gram Adopted

The annual meeting of the local United Service Organizations (USO) was held yesterday at the YMCA at which Vice-chairman J. Warren Up- son presided. Many reports of the year-gone activities of the organi. zation were presented.
 Major Hugo w. Wiberg, chairman of the nominating committee pre- sented the following officers and members for the United Service Or- ganizations service committee: Miss Kathryn w. Hayes, chairman, Miss Margaret F. Bull, secretary, Walter L. Angle, treasurer; Miss Agnes o. Fitzpatrick, Charles Greenblatt, Thomas s. Smith, Patrick J. Healey, Miss Jean c. Meserve, John John O. Walker, Major Hugo w. Wiberg, Walter A. Jarvis, Clyde Jennings, Murray L. GroSsman. These ofti- cers and members will serve for one year.
 A written policy and program for the United Service Organizations of Greater Waterbury was presented and adopted.
 Miss Kathryn w. Hayes, chairman of the USO service committee, pres sented the annual report of this committee in which she stated that the United Service Organizations Is made up of the National Catholic Community service, Salvation Army, Young Women's Christian associa- ton, Jewish Welfare board, Travel. ers' Aid association and the Young Mems Christian association with CO., operation from the churches, the Waterbury Y. M. 0. A. acts as host organization for Waterbury, which furnishes the building free of charge and the YMCA staff serves as sec- retaries of the USO without charge
 Since the inauguration, April s l943 of It's program, the USO has had, as It's guests, a total of 24,2S5 men and women in uniform. 4,lsS have taken advantage of the free service of showers, swimming pool and gymnasium. 9,507 have enjoyed games and checkers, chess and ping pong. 3,825 have made use Of the USO writing material. 1917 have been overnight guests, S,48b serv- icemen and women have attended the weekly dances. 66l service men and women have attended open house and USO teas and parties held in addition to the regular dances, 651 strings of bowling have been enjoyed, 637 hours have been | consumed in playing pool and bil- liards, GA servicemen have been given free meals.
 Receipts from April 5, 1943, to March 1, i944 amounted to $9,l49 These included $6,958, secured from U. s. O. dances held nt the YMCA; Sl620 from the Community Chest n l943 and a donation of $500 from he Chase Recreational committee. Expenditures totaled $7,075.
 Miss Hayes reported that the ila- Tor service rendered by the USO IS .he personal contact and considera- Jon given individual servicemen who visit headquarters at the Waterbury boys returning on their first furlough or those who nave been away for long period Of time look for special attention and welcome. The USO is eager to vel. come these boys and to adjust them. selves to their new role. Others are from out of the state, sometimes homesick and need to be encour- aged and entertained.
 Financial and personal assistance has also been given to servicemen returning home because of severe illness or death in the family and @ sympathetic understanding be- tween the man In the armed forces and the USO has been established
 Miss Hayes expressed appreciation to Herbert s. Smith and Thomas s. Smith and the other YMCA secre- taries for hte service they are ren- dering the USO.
 "Personal relations between the USO and the men in the service are as broad in scope as the range of human problems" asserted Miss Hayes. Tt is our earnest wish that this special phase of USO service will expand with the particular needs of returning servicemen thereby increasing the value of our service to those for whom we exist"
 
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