The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12
WATERVILLE Correspondent: Mrs. Gertrude Lane; Telephone y.651l
UnionChurch Anniversary
 Program Ends
Mortgage Burned At Y Banquet Saturday Night

WaterVllle, NOV. IA 1our-oay program in observance of the 18th universally of the Waterville Union Church was concluded last night with an address bw Rev. Ed ward Hanson of Boston. A feature of the celebration was the burning of the church mortgage at 8 ban quet Saturday night at the Y. M. c. A.
 Carl Froelich, chairman of the church board, officiated in the burning of the mortgage deed. Speakers at the banquet included: Miss Ida B. Sears, Rev. Ralph D.. Rutenber of Camden, N. J., son of the former pastor; Rev. William C.. Mellor of Boston, Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, former pastor and Le- Roy Blair.
 Tribute was rendered to Miss Mignon A. Barrett, who was pastor of the church for 2 years and to Rev. Milton s. Nilsson, present pas- tor.
 Speakers at services yesterday morning were Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Lauriault, missionaries of the South American India Mission in Peru. A special musical program was pre- sented at the evening services.
 Mary German Feted
 Eleanor and Irene Welch of Harvard street entertained last week at miscellaneous shower at their home in honor of Miss Mary German of Middlebury, who will be married on November 24th to their brother Jerome D. Welch. Those attending were: Mrs. James German, Mrs. Joseph Geigle, Mrs. Joseph Balkus, Mrs. John Balkus, Mrs. Domenic Balkur, Mrs. John F. Welch, Mrs. John A. Welch, Mrs. George Graham, Mrs. Joseph Tom- asiello, Mrs Edmund Orsini, Mrs. Fred A. Condon, Mrs. Charles Jones, of Pennington; and the Misses Mary Poletta, Katherine German, Angelo Greece, Katherine Summa, Anne Tomasiello, Victoria Tomasiello and Eleanor Welch.
 Mrs. Thomas Walker of Thomas ton avenue has returned to her home from St. Mary's hospital.
 Miss June Cables of Patterson Court and Miss Stephanie Gworek of High street, have returned after a vacation at St. Petersburg, Flori- da.
 Mrs. Howard Manton and infant, son, William Howard, have returned to their home on Greystone Road from Waterbury hospital. Mrs. Man. ton is the former Malvina Schus- ter.
 MT. and Mrs. Wesley Rood of Fort Hill avenue entertained Satur- day evening for MT. and Mrs. Mark Sears, Miss Georgianna Beruke, George Vickers, Robert Saunders, Joseph Cyr and Capt. Kicker B. Dockum.
 Maynard Knox, seaman second class. is spending a leave at the home of his mother, Mrs. Robert Dean of Terryville. He is a former resident of Sheffield street.
 Capt. Kicker B. Dockum, former resident of Thomaston avenue, is on a 30-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Mabel Dockum of Field street, and his wife, Mary. Kicker has been in the Army Il years having enlist ed following his graduation from Leavenworth high school. He has just returned from the Philippine Islands.
 T/Sgt. Frederick A. Batten of 677 Huntigndon avenue has been dis charged from the Army at the Sep aration Center at Fort Devens, Mass, Saturday.
 Pfc. George Schum who was acci- dentally wounded by gun-fire on June IT in Germany, is spending a furlough with his wife May and their son, Jeffrey, at their home on Manville street. He has been receiv- ing treatment at the Halloran hos- pital on Long Island. He has been in the Army two years and il months of it served overseas. He is