The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-24

Watertown, May A.-PreSent at the organization of the Watertown Historical Committee held at the Watertown Library Tuesday even- ing were: MT. and Mrs. Linus Mat toon, Mrs. c. B. Buckingham, S.. Mclean Buckingham, John H. Bar ker. Mrs. P%B. Randall.
 Mrs. Hugo Van Arx, Miss Ed ith Skilton, Mrs, Grace Foote, MT. and Mrs. Robert Belfit, Mrs. Will fred Bryan.
 Miss Elizabeth Bryan. MT. and Mrs. Harry Norway, Mrs. B. P. Hudson. Miss Marion F. Scovill, Mrs E. H. Lamphier. \
 Laurence Walsh. Henry P. Stearns. Mrs. Harold Maddon, Mrs. M. E. Brahen, Russell Pope, H. H, Heminway, Mrs. Harold F. Latin, MT. and Mrs. Arthur F. Copeland.
 R. w. Haddon, curator of the Mat tatuck Historical society of Water bury was guest at the meeting.
 It was voted that those present be considered a working commit tee an d achairman, H. H. Hemin- way, and a secretary, Miss Marion Scovill, were appointed.
 The purpose of the committee is to locate and collect information and items of local historical interest to be kept in the library to fur nish source material for a complete history of the town which should sometime be written. Special at- tention is to be given to old diaries and letters and to recording the memories of older people.
 It was agreed that people in- terested in helping in this work be added ot the committee.
 Various suggestions were made as to how to proceed. A study ot the town devided into old schoo districts was proposed; some one being appointed to be responsible for each. Mrs. Van ArX, working with Mrs. Grace Foote and Mrs Edith Skilton has done this fol Guernseytown and Russell Pope iS making a study of Oakville. MT Pope offered list of 20 sugges- tions of projects and methods. | l He lbSe Ol SSllOOi NAAliNi4 SAi AA tracking down material was men, toned by MT. Pope and strongly approved by MT Hadden. Small prizes were suggested. A drive te collect old letters and diaries was also suggested and various methods of arousing interest were dis cuSsed.
 The decision on whether a His torical Society could be organized was deferred for year. MT. Had don suggested the possibility of a Watertown Branch of the Matta . tuck society. He also offered to house any articles O fvalue that might be collevted until Water town can provide for their care. It was suggested that if new wing should be built to the library il might be constructed to include valuable historical items such as the collections belonging to the D A. R. and the Library which are now indefinitely loaned to the State Library in Hartford. Also articles collected later.
 It is planned to appoint vari- ous subcommittee and allot fields of study to various groups. An in- formal meeting is expected to be held in the near future where ques- tions of town history may be asked and answered,
 Luncheon and Entertainment SiXty-tWo women attended the covered dish luncheon sponsored by the Women's Organization of the Congregational church, which has held in the upper auditorium ot the church house Tuesday after | noon.
 Following the luncheon, an enter tainment, "A Century of Hats covering the period from 1920 tc the present time was presented. Mrs Henry Copeland, narrator, described the hats and accessories which were modelled by Mrs. George Mattson Mrs. Glenn Sweet Mrs. Leslie Cummings and Mrs. c. Edwarc Butterfield II. The hats were loaned by Mrs. Linus MattoOn, Mrs. George Decker, Mrs. Arthur Copeland, Mrs E. H. Lamphier and Mrs. H. l. Hughes.
 Proceeding the hat revue group of songs was presented b. Mrs Glenn Sweet.
 Strawberry Shortcake Supper
 The Christ church fifth annual | 1ou-,, Festival r,nicL yyi11 ho ho1S On