The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-09
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 Installation or Neze, Officers

Newly elected officers for the year '46-47 of the Conseil Villa Maria and Conseil St.-Jean-Baptiste, To- cal auxiliaries of L'Union St.-Jean- Baptiste d'Amerique, were installed Sunday evening at the Franco American Social Club.
 The installing officers for the ceremony were: Installing presi- dent, Henri Goguen of Leominister, Mass, accompanied by Mrs. Napo- leon Doyon. Installing honorary president, Alphonse Berthiaume of Watertown, accompanied by Mrs. Alec Daudelin. Installing senior officer, Alfred Rouleau of Torring- ton, accompanied by Mrs. Aldege LaFrance. Installing vice-president, Roderic Adams of Waterbury, ac- companied by Mrs. Leo Pepin. In- Stalling master of ceremonies, Edouard Moquin of Hartford, ac- companied by Mrs. Lucien Derouin.
 Henri Goguen is the new grand president of L'Union St. Jean-Bap- tiste d'Amerique whose home office in Woonsocket, R. I. He was elected to that position at the convention in Worcester in May, and succeeds. Henri T. LedouX of Nashua, N. H., who was grand president for thirty five years. This was MT. Goguen'S first visit in Waterbury in this cap acity, and he was given warm welcome by the members of both local ConSeils. MT Goguen was for merly counsellor for the society in eastern Massachusetts and has play ed an active part both in the ad- vancement of the society and in the advancement of the Franco-Ameri- cans in New England. Before his election to the presidency, MT. Co., guen was also United State Marshal with headquarters in Boston.
 Both MT. Berthiaume and Mir Rouleau are at present counsellors for the society in the western Con- necticut district.
 Officers installed for the Conseil Villa Maria were: President, Mrs. Josephine Houle; vice-president, Mrs. Anna Brousseau; honorary president, Miss Gecile Frechette; senior officer, Mrs. Marie-Lou1se Pepin; secretary, Miss Camille Ere chette; assistant secretary, Miss Anita Houle; financial secretary, Miss Leona Frechette; treasurer, Mrs. Lorraine Veillette; mistress of ceremonies Miss Rita St. Jean; Sen- tinels, Mrs. Bertha LeClerc and Mrs. Marguerite Bronsard; auditors, Mrs Rita Frigon and Mrs. Claire Platt; director of children's auxiliary, Mrs. Divine Jolin.
 Officers installed for the Conseil St.-Jean-Baptiste were: President, Romeo Dumouchel; Wce-president, Joseph Nobert; honorary president, | Hormisdas Frechette; senior officer, Elzear Baril; secretary, John B. Lavallee; assistant secretary, An- tonic Laperriere; financial secretary, Joseph Harpin; treasurer, Albert | Poulin; master of ceremonies, Lu- cien Bertrand; sentinels, Arthur | Perigard and Albert Picard; audi | tors, Leo Pepin and Philip Russelle; director of children Auxiliary, AL bert Poulin.
 Miss Cecile Laporte played the i march for the installation. Follow ing the ceremony, a program of | entertainment was furnished by l Miss Eleane Derouin and Miss Jan- ice Leclerc who gave exhibition tap | snd toe dances. Miss Alice Vanasse, well known local soprano, sang "Ouvre Tes Yeux Bleux" by Mas senet, and 'Poupee Valsante" by | Poldini-Laforge. All were accom- panied by Mrs. Lucien Derouin at the piano. A buffet lunch was served to two hundred members and guests.