The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-01
WATERToWN
% Stephen CAVITY Correspondent sco Avenue Telephone
Walter Pickett, Jr.
Named Taft Editor
New Preston Youth to Supervise Pictorial Assign.
ment for Prep Schools Annual Edition

WATERFOWL, March /. - Walter
NJ. Pickett, Jr., son of Judge and
Mrs. Walter M. Pickett Of New Pres
ton, Conn, has recently been elect
ed to the position of Pictorial Editor
Of the Taft School Annual.
Pickett is monitor and a MEM
Der of the Community Chest conf
Gittees. He is also secretary of the
Upper School Debating Club and an
active member of the Current
events Club, besides being menu
Der Of the Varsity Baseball team.
Play Saturday
The Masque and Dagger Society
of the Taft School will present
"Charley's Aunt" by Brandon
Thomas, Saturday evening, March
4 at S:I5 in the Bingham Auditori-
UNI. All friends Of the school are
cordially invited to attend.
Campaign Opens
The Red Cross War Fund drive
was officially opened Monday eve
ming at q dinner and rally attended
by about 100 persons, in the Con-
gregational church house. The din
ner, which was donated by a friend
of the Red Cross was planned and
served by the Red Cross canteen
committee, under the craftsmanship
of Mrs. Raymond E. Black.
Arthur P. Hickcox, chairman of
the WATERFOWL Red Cross chapter,
who was POSTMASTER of the evening
expressed his thanks to all men,
bers Of the canteen committee and
welcomed all canvassers for the drive
and all guests from Oakville and
Bethlehem. Mr.. HickcoX then in
troduced the first speaker, First Sc
lectman Warren A. Parker, who con-
graduated the workers on the splen-
did dinner served by them. Mr..
Parker mentioned the fine results
achieved in the recently concluded
Fourth War Loan drive, headed by
H. H. Heminway. He then stressed
the great importance Of the OPEN
ing Red Cross War Fund drive, stat
ing that Again we will achieve
our goal" Mr.. Parker told his au-
dience that the population Of Wa
tertown and Oakville is now def
nitely over 10000 and that there
were already $50 names on the honor
roll in the Town Hall. He stated
that 220 men left for the induction
center in New Haven February "a,
152 left Feb. 90 and 230 more will
leave March %. Over 1917 of the
population, he said, will be in the
armed forces shortly. Mr.. Parker
ended his talk by quoting the words
of George Washington, Greatness
Eternal" and stating that those
words typified the Red Cross organ1-
Zation.
Mr.. Hickcox then introduced C.
Raymond Gaming, chairman Of the
Red Cross War Fund drive. Mr..
Gaaung said that he wished the
$50 boys in the service could look
in and see the enthusiasm shown
by their home folks for the job in
hand. He pointed out to the work.
ers that the National War Fund
quota was 1000, 900, an increase
of 6O9c over that of last year. The
local quota is $4,000, of which sum
Oakville has been allotted 50 600,
and Bethlehem $1,500. However,
Bethlehem which exceeded its quota
last year will strive for a $4,000
goal. Mr.. Gaming told the canvass
ers that the success of the drive
was In their hands and assured them
that he felt sure their efforts would
be successful If they could make all
persons they solicited realize that
the Red Cross was looking after
the needs of their very own boys.
In discussing the North Atlantic
Area Conference which he recently
attended in New York City, Mr..
Gaming mentioned the high regard
in which the Red Cross is held by
General Vandergrift U. S. Marine
commander of the old school, if only
for the Red Cross blood plasn1a serv-
ice alone.
Mr.. Hickcox then introduced the
chairman Of the drive in Oakville.
william MCGOWAN, who has three
sons In the service. Mr.. MCGOWAN
outlined the plans for the Oakville
drive and spoke highly Of the en-
thousiasm shown at the Red Cross
meeting held recently in that town.
The next persons to speak was Mrs.
Robert Leather, chairman of the
Bethlehem branch of the Watertown
Red Cross chapter who spoke OF the
rally recently held in connection
with the drive ALTHOUGH Bethlehem
has only 300 families Mr.. Leather as
sured those present, that the town
would do its share.
Roland Tyler, chairman of public
ity for the local war fund drive and
chairman of the speakers bureau
was next introduced by Mr. Hickcox.
Mr.. Tyler expressed the desire to
have the chairmen of the various
committees act as members ex-of-
flclo Of the publicity committee and
requested each chairman to keep
him Informed of the work of his re-
spective committee. as the plan in
this campaign is to keep the Red
Cross In the public eye. He stated
that speakers, who would talk on
Red Cross subjects were available
for meetings of various organiza-
tions. Mr.. Tyler also brought to the
attention Of his audience that
THROUGH the courtesy Of First Select
man Warren A. Parker and Of Fred
erick @. Camp. the large thernom-
eter had been set up on the Green
opposite the Town Hall and tod
the canvassers that 1t was UP to
them to make the mercury" in the
thermometer rise.
Mrs. 8. Kellogg Plume. the next
speaker, who has been recently APP
pointed historian OF war records for
WATERFOWL and OakviIle told Of the
work she Is to undertake and asked
the cooperation OF families OF serv-
icemen and women. Mrs. Plume
will endeavor not only to keen the
data on all those in the service as
up 10 date as possible. but plans
to keep a scrap book In which will
be all available information on the
local serviceTnen and servicewomen.
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