The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-10

WaLerVOWn, Jan. lV.-MTS. AlDSTl Oliver. outgoing president, presided at the business session of the an nual meeting of the Council of Cath olic Women held in St. Johns school, Monday evening The fol. lowing members were elected into office for the coming year: Mrs. Le- Roy Ransom. president; Mrs. J Charles Keilty, vice-president: Mrs Irving F. Campbell, secretary Gre elected) and Mrs. Otis Harrison treasurer (reelected). The names of members appointed to the various committees for the year will be an- nounced later
 The committees in charge of the Christmas Cheer card party and sale which was given early ir December submitted reports, anC the receipts of the affair were the largest ever realized at this annual council event.
 Announcement was made that servicemen'S committee had sent l99 Christmas packages to parish servicemen and servicewomen ir this country and overseas, and the committee wishes to take this op- portunity to thank the parishioners of St. Johns church, Watertown and the Church of the Nativity Bethlehem. for their cooperation through the splendid contributions given to the SerVicemen'S fund. Mrs. Robinson, Hostess
 Mrs. Duane L. Robinson of tht Taft school, will be the hostess fo. the meeting of Sexta Feira to bt given at her home Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs Dwight c. PecE will present her paper Gems From Emerson"
 Members who have old Christmas cards which they wish to contribute to a worthy cause are asked to bring them to the meeting Friday. The cards will be sent to the Newing. ton Home for Crippled Children.
 Dessert Card Party A dessert card party, under tht auspices of Watertown chapter, Or der of the Eastern Star, and thu Fellowcraft club will be given ir Masonic Temple Thursday evening February 8, at 8 o'clock.
 Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Water. town Girl Scout Council, will bt held at the home of Mrs. F. N. Meyer of NortIlfield road, Thursday after. noon, January II, at 3 o'clock.
 Annual reports will be submitted during the business session. The newly elected officers will be guest! and following the meeting tea vii be served.
 Degree Work
 There will be an entered appren' tice degree worked by Federal lodgt No. IT, at Masonic Temple, Monday evening. Jan. Is. at o'clock.
 Installation Ceremonies
 The installation of She newly elected officers of St. Jean de Bap. tiste Sovietie will be held in tht auditorium of the WatertoWn Eigf school, Sunday afternoon, January q. at 2:3O o'clock.
 The installation ceremonies vii be followed by a banquet which will be served at the Community House at o'clock.
 Leaves for Air Corps Training
 Horace Gibson, IS, son of MT. anC Mrs. Le Gibson of Woodbury roac who was accepted as an air cadet some time ago, left this week fol Ft. Devens to begin his training in the U. s. Army Air corps.
 New Fiction Books
 New fiction books recently added to the shelves of the WatertoWr Library include: Request of Wings by Duff; A Great Time to Be Alive by FosdicE; The Veteran Comes Back, by Waller; Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Collection, i945 How Man Became a Giant, by Ilir and Segal; Audels Electionic De. vices and Their Application. by An. derson; Plastic Horizons, by Well and Anhorn; Man Is a Weaver, bJ Baity; None but a Mule. by Wool. colt: Sad Sack, by Baker; Try anc Stop Me, by Cerf,. ed; Laugh Witt LeaCOck bV IeacOck