The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-04

ohAtee of the entertainment for the
 Washington Park Community Club,
 March i0th, celebrating Gt, Pate
 rlck's Day, held Q rehearsal at the
 Community House yesterday after
 noon. There win be I4 acts, which
 Include singing and dancing, and
 the outlook now Is very promising
 Tor Q fine evenings enjoyment. A
 six-piece orchestra will furnish
 music for both modern and square
 dancing, with e professional pfompter In charge of the calling fer tho equare-sets. Tickets are on sale now, from any of the commit
 tee, CT At the box office the night of the show.
 Residents throughout the city have noticed the removal of the sAnd boxes, particularly where the street cleaners have been taken off. one time these boxes were never taken away until tho spring wealth. CT was here. One important spot notlceably in this distrlct, ct the corner of Washington Street and sylvan Avenue, c vital spot in this community, Q four.way crossing, and the concensus of opinion seems to De that even If the street cleaner was removed from sylvan Avenue, why did the sand box have to be moved, too. The crosgwelks are. still there, leo and snow are still in season, and the residents could have made use of the sand in many ways to help offset the terrible handicaps of streets caked with foe and certainly sand must be plenti. Iul enough, even if help on the street Department is not. Just afl- other case of bending over back. wards" to Dc economical. Wash inSton Eill has been without sand or cinders more often than 1t has ever been, from ell accounts, The street from sylvan Avenue to Ham Aeon Avenue was in very danger. ols shape for driving this winter, and # the sand box was left some. where handy, where drivers could have helped themselves in an emer. gency. we are sure 1t would have been appreciated
 Mrs. Anna Morris of Lounsbury Street has received word that her son. Pvt. John Morris, U. s. A., Is e., patient in the camp hospital, at Camp Crowder, Mo. Up to now, Mrs. Morris has not received any detailed informationS as to the na- tufe of Johns illness.
 Religious instructions for Rram. mar school pupils of st. Francis parish will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:90 o'clock, and ct 10 | o'clock Saturday morning in the parochial school
 Religious conference for the Hlsh | School pupils of the parish will be | held Friday night at o'clock, in l the payish hall, and will be followed | by meeting of the C.Y.O. inirnedi. | ateiy after the instructions.
 Wednesday of this week will Do | Asn wednesday. Distribution of bles- Sed ashes will take place after the 1:SO Mass In the morning. and in | the evening at 7:30.
 4 letter from the RiRht Rev. Henry OBrien, Bishop of Hart | ford. giving the rules governing Fast Days during the Holy Season of Lent, for the faithful, was read at all the MasseE Everyone is obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday, | Fridays during Lent, and Holy Saturday until noon, except those who do not enjoy good health. Working men and their families are not obliged to fast--this of course means people who do manual labor and not the so-called white collar" workers.
 St. Francis Holy Name Society w!u receive Holy Communion next sunday at the T:3O Mass.
 The mechanical inclined resi- dents. of Washington Hiif and thereabouts are watching the com ing of fine weather in hopes that D~4~ G~..-AA