The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14
Washington Hill
Washington Hill Club Plans To Welcome Veterans
 Scout ChoiFmon
 Urges Expansion
 Of Club


 nament played their weekly game after the meeting of the society evening with the following results: T. Conway vs. J. McHugh, l6 to 26: J. Fitzmaurice vs. E. O'Donnell, 26 to IS; D. ONeill vs. T. Coughlan IS to 24.
 The standing of the teams after this fourth game of the season shows J. Fitzmaurice with total of 10l, first place; and E. O'Don- nell and his "Galty Boys" in second with 93; J. McHugh has 86, holding down third place, and D. O'Neill 82, in fourth: T. Coughlin has 8l, fifth place; and T. Conway "A, in sixth.
 The Washington Park Commun- ity Club held their regular business meeting last evening in the Com munity House, with President George Lynch presiding. A com munication received from the Park Department giving the club permis- sion to erect a Welcome Home" banner for the returning veterans of 'The Hill" was read, and John Dalton was named chairman of a committee to confer with the Park Department in regard to the de- tails of the sign, and John Cuddy and William Fitzell agreed to act with him.
 Edward Herbert, chairman of the Troop 9 Boy Scouts committee, spoke to the members on having the club expand their sponsorship and have a Explorers Post No. g, to take care of the older boys, IS years upwards, who were former Troop 9 members, have outgrown the younger set. There are only two other troops of this kind in the city, and permission has already been given from Mattatuck Coun- cil. and MT. Herbert reports, a charter is in the works at present to take care of same. Washington Park Community Club were only too glad to be given the opportun- ity to sponsor such a fine under taking. MT Herbert also told the members that Troop 9 will sponsor another scrap paper drive, Decem- Der 9th, and hopes all the residents of The Hill" will start to collect their papers now, so that his boys will have something worth while in tonnage. He also reported that they have a very substantial treasury, thanks to all his committee men, and the boys themselves, for their outstanding work in this behalf.
 About thirty-five boys and girls were on hand last night, to take partin the first dancing lesson for the teenagers of The Hill' with Cliff McHale's instructors on hand. Lessons are to be given every Tues day night, which is the only night the hall was available, from 2 to 8 o'clock. Next week the first social will be held, with Miss Agnes Mur- phy, captain of the girls, and John Sweeney, in charge of the boys, for that night. The refreshments will be taken care of by the youngsters themselves, with the ladies of the NAhO AiN4EllliS Nibll lIlG StIVulR dIlC other incidentals in connection with it.
 The instructors are equipped to take care of as many as 125 in a class, and as the Community Club are sponsoring this well worth while work, the youngsters who att tended last night are asked to bring in one or two more and be on hand promptly at 2 o'clock next Tuesday night.
 Members of the Community Club who were in the hall to see the lesson in progress were so en- thusiastic they almost wished an adult class was in progress.
 Committee from the Community Club in charge of the dancing in- structions are: Miss M. E. Tierney chairman; Gus Muccini, Mrs. E Plankey, John Cuddy, William Fit zell and M. Manello.
 The residents of The Hill" are reading with interest about all the budgets being made up now fol the City of Waterbury and in par ticular comments have been made as to just where Washington Park was mentioned by the Park De-