The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
6 Local Men To Be
 Ordained Tomorrow
"A Other Connecticut Residents Represents Largest
 Class in Cathedral's History Receiving Orders

Six Waterbury men will be among the 31 Connecticut residents, repre- senting the largest class to receive Holy Orders in St. Joseph's Cathe- dral in the 52 years since its con- secration, ordained to the priest hood in Hartford tomorrow morn- ing by Most Rev. Henry J. O'Brien, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Hart ford Diocese.
 Of this number A will be ordain- ed for the Hartford Diocese, four for other dioceses and three will be- come priests of the Sulpician Order.
 Brass City youths to be ordained include: Rev. MT. Edward Bernard Conlan of 501 Wilson street, Rev MT. Harold Joseph Flanagan of q Arch street. Rev. MT. James Edwin Harrison of 188 South Elm street, Rev. MT. Joseph Gregory Murphy of 46 Ayres street, Rev. MT. William Michael Wihbey of 671 Meriden road, and Rev. MT. John Conrick of 267 Hill street.
 The largest classes previously or dained in the Cathedral were those of 1941 and l942, each of which had 26 members.
 The 1944 ordinands are now com- pleting their studies. Fifteen, in- cluding the thre to be ordained for the Sulpician order, are at St. Marys Seminary in Baltimore. seven at St. Bernards Seminary in Rochester, one at BasSelin College ill Washington, and four are pre- fleets at St. Thomas Seminary. Bloomfield. Those to be ordained for outside dioceses are at various other seninaries.
 Rev. MT. Conlan is the son of Mir and Mrs. Edward P. Conlan. His mother is the former Margaret MasSonnet. He was born in Water bury and was graduated from Bar nard Grammar school in 1892. Then he went to Crosby High school, where he completed his course in 1886. His preparatory seminary course was taken at St. Thomas Seminary. Bloomfield He was grad uated from St. Thomas in 1888, and left in the fall of that year to take his philosophy and theology courses at St. Bernard Seminary in RocheS- ter. New York.
 He will sing his First Solemn Mass at II o'clock Sunday, May 21, in St. PatrickS church. Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, pastor of St. Patricks will be Archpriest. Rev. Leonard G. Dil- lon, M. S., of the faculty of La Sa- lette College. Hartford, will preach the sermon. The other assistants at the Mass will be Rev. William Ra- rus, of Holy Name church, Stamford as deacon, and Rev Charles Webb, also newly ordained and class mate of Rev. MT. Conlan as sub deacon. Father Conlans cousin, John Brennan. now student at St.. Thomas Seminary. will be Thurifer.
 Rev. MT. Conlan will give his first priestly blessing immediately after the Mass and again at a re- ception for his friends that after noon, from thre to seven o'clock, at the home of his parents.
 Rev. MT. Wihbey. son of MT. and Mrs. George Wihbey. is a graduate of St. Mary's Parochial and Wilby flight schools. His advanced edu- cation was received at St. Thomas Seminary, Hartford. and St. Marys Seminary. Baltimore. Md. He will celebrate his first solemn Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Church next Sunday morning at II o'clock.
 Rev. Mir. Murphy, son of the late Jchn and Mary (Callahan) Murphy, is a graduate of St, Mary's Paro- chial and Crosby High schools. He finished two years at St. Thomas Seminary, Hartford, and received