The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-08

W bOTll, 4'Lty hJeAAAlE' ' W.. seas recreation chests for service men have been placed on disriGy at Sullivan's drug store and tEe post office drug store, Waterfowl, at the Watertown library and at Spooner'S drug store, Oakville. Overseas chests made by various groups in Waterbury and vicinity, as a project of the camp and hos pital committee, American Red Cross are to be shipped to service men in combat areas or in isolated outpoStS.
 Articles to fill the chests are needed and Miss Julia Lockwood. chairman of the camp and hospital committee of the WatertoWn Red Cross chapter, asks residents to bring suitable articles tm Sucr recreation chests to any of the places mentioned above. PeI5Cr4s may bring as many oI the needed articles as they Wish ard co many chests as possible will be filled.
 Suggestions for the contents of these overseas recreation chests in- clude the following items: packs playing cards; ? packs pinochle cards, small monopoly game, back gammon, Chinese checKers, dom inoes or any small games; sets chessmen, 2 sets checkers, small checker boards; l cribbage board, soft ball, tennis balls, puzz' es (in- ci1ding small wooden anG metal puzzles; crossword puzzles, small pencils, dice, poker chips, pocket edition books and song sheets.
 The sample chests, made of wood painted olive drab, and with rope handles, which are on dis play at the two local drug stores, the N- brary and at the drug store in Oak vile have been filled with suitable articles for recreation ana will give persons who view them an idea 9f what is being done to help relieve the strain of war for SerV;cemeA on duty overseas.
 Wounded for Third Time
 MT. and Mrs. Donat Le1nay of Greenwood street, received a teIe- gram from the War Department Sunday, notifying them that their son, Cpl. Henry J. Lemay, A. U. &, had been slightly wounded ill Ger many on April 2l This is the third time that Cpl. Lemay has been wounded: the first time havlng been in France on August 10, 1914; and the second time ii Be.a.atn, | December B, 1914.
 Cpl. Lemay was employed at the Princeton Knitting Mills, Inc be- fore entering the service on ebru- ary 10, 1942. He received hls train ing at Camp Polk, La, cn the Cali fornia desert, at Camp Ticket, Va, and Indian Town Gap ~e.n. He went overseas on September 5, 1943 anG has sen much action Whi.e serving as a tank gunner a.tacne5 to the 3rd armored division Cf ine First Army.
 Cpl. Lemay has two bro hers in the service, S-Sgt. Armand Lemay who is with the T!.igc, Army ln Germany and Pvt. Reale Lenay, sta toned at Camp Croft, 2. C.
 VIE Day Service
 Rev. Fred Wilcock, pastor of the Methodist church, has announced that VIE day service will be held in the church at p. m.
 At the First Congregational church at p. m.
 At the First Congregational church, Rev. John Maurice Deyo has announced a VIE day service to be held at D. m.
 Rev. Thomas s. Cline, D. D., rec tor of Christ Episcopal church, has announced that a VIE day service will be held at D. m. A service in observance of VIE day was also held at Christ church at II o'clock this morning.
 o. E. s. Degrees
 Watertown chapter, Order of the Eastern Star will meet in Masonic Temple, Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Bessie Hewitt, will preside, and dur ing the meeting the degrees of the order will be conferred upon a class of candidates.
 Refreshments will be served fol- lowing the meeting, by Miss Doris Barton, Mrs. Minnie Barton, Mrs Lois Baer, Mrs. Albee Beauty and Francis Barton.
 Wins Trophies
 Miss Margaret Black, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Raymond Black, took part in the annual horse show held at the University of Connecticut, Saturday. and won two awards
 Miss Black placed first in the novice class, for physical education and horesmanship at the university and received a trophy and blue ribbon Being a winner in the nov ice class entitled her to enter the challenge trophy class, in which