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New Britain herald., 1928-05-05

Moore. Mrs, Donald Hidden and Mrs. Clarence Manning.
 Mrs. Roy F. Rowtell gave lunch con bridge Tuesday afternoon at her home on Coolidge street. Mrs. Fred "rlck C. MaComhor and Mrs. Charles Norris were awarded the prizes.
 Mrs. Jack Whittekcr Of kensinS- ion avenue entertained the Thursday afternoon bridge club this week. The prizes were won by Mrs. George Boil and Mrs. G. ". Walker.
 One of the most festive parties of inc week took place at the Shuttle Meadow club on May Day. Break fast was served in the club dining room to 100 members and their
New Britain herald., 1928-05-05
MRS. COOLIDGE IN
 SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT
Has Made Several Public Alp.
 pearanCeS This Week

Washington. May ! tP'-Mrs. Coolidge made several appearances in public this week, attending the circus matinee Tuesday and the Con- gressional club breakfast Thursday She was an attractive figure on both occasions. wearing an all white cos tune to the circus, while at the breakfast she appeared in a modlsh dress, cut coat fashion, of heavy taupe crepe and turning away to show d little rose pink and mauve in the blouse. Her hat was of taupe color horsehaIr braid. with wide transparent brim lined under with delicate mauve and lilac shades and two large pink roses shading into mauve on the right side of the crown.
 The circus was second thought with the president, who surprised his followers by suddenly announc- ing his determination to accompany Mrs. Coolidge.
 The presidential party was made up of the presidents new aide, Colonel Osmun Latrobe. Mrs. la trohe Captain and Mrs. Wilson Brown. Dr. and Mrs. Joel T. Boone. little Suzanne Boone. who snurgled close 10 Mrs. Coolidge all afternoon. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns.
 No feature Of the circus itself. not even the elephants. is more at tractive than the arrival Of the White House party in the several cars. secret service mon accompany them, and the officials of the circus pushing about to prepare a special entrance with carpet laid over the sawdust.
 Diplomats and high officials also like the circus and the appearance of party in the stands is much like a fashionable matinee only with less formality and more fun
 The climax of the Congressional clubs social season is the breakfast in honor of the first lady of the land and this season 1t was given the at- tractive setting of the Fan-American Union building. The marine band orchestra occupied the Aztec Patio with its towering palms and parrots, and the breakfast was served in the grand hall Of the Americas where there were flowers in abundance and women in the gay toilets now SO prevalent. A beautifully arranged program of music added to the charm The menus bore on the inside covers an autographed photo of Mrs. Coolidge, and the printed program of music.
 The Congressional club is compos- ed wholly of the wives, sisters, mothers and daughters of senators and representatives. and its presi- dent is Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. for merly Mrs George Vanderbilt. who has brought to it quite new life and zest.
 Mrs. Coolidge sat at the right Of Mrs. Gerry at the breakfast and al her left was Mrs. Dawes, wearing a charming costume Of taupc color
New Britain herald., 1928-05-05

house Point, were married Monday at noon in St. Paul's church. Rev erend George (. Koenig, pastor of the church, performed the cere- mony. Mir. and Mrs. Darby will make their home in Hartford.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Gronowska of Newington announce the engage men of their daughter, Stella, to Jo- seph Brophy. Jr., of Bingham street.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-05

The bride was attired in a period gown Of white satin and princess lace. Her tulle veil vas caught with orange blossoms and her shower bouquet. was of white roses and bahy's breath. Miss Edith Holmgren, who was maid of honor, wore a gown of orchid crepe and carried orchid aud yellow sweet peas. Ed ward NJ. Holmberg was best man..
 Mir. and Mrs. Johnson will reside in West Hartford upon their return from a wedding trip to Canada.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herbert J. Mills of Summer street. Bristol. celebrated the fiftieth annircrsary of their wedding Tuesday. May l. Mr Mills is president of - H. J. Mills, Inc. Bristol.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Chaloncr of Worthington Ridge. Bel lin, observed the fitty-seNcnth anniversary of their marriage Wednesday. They were married in Meriden on May ,. 1871, by Rev. Dcchant of the Episcopal church. They lived in New Britain for fifty years and have been residents of Berlin for the last seven years.
 Mir. and Mrs Chaloner have five children living, Mrs George Prem tice. Berlin: Mrs. Charles Clark Hartford; Mrs. John Foster, New Britain: William Chalon New York, and Russell Chaloncr of Chi. cago. They also have nine great grandchildren.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas b. Donlan Of Elm street announce the engage mcnt of their daughter. Rosela NJ. 10 Robert Gilbert formerly of Mil ford. Tine wed ling will take place in June.
 Mr. and Mrs George A. Case of PlainNille have announced the cn- eagcment of thril daughter. Miss Barbara Case. to Raymond F.. RcN- eridee of Md1lctown.
 Miss Ethel Fields, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fields of Rhodes street. and Ransom C. Darby son of Dr. and Mrs. X. P. Darby Of Ware
New Britain herald., 1928-05-05

guests. The tables varied in size, some of them seating only four and others as many as 50 guests, each | charming sight. laid with cloths in soft pastel colors. clear glass and bright spring flowers. Many of the tostesses supplied their own trophy for the bridge which followed though four lovely prizes were awarded by the club itself. Mrs. Simpson took the first, Mrs. Rufus Hemenway the second, Mrs Herbert Swift the third and Mrs. R. w. Blanchard the fourth
 Miss Martha Clark of Garden street will entertain members of the Alpha Alpha alumnae Tuesday eve- ming at her home.
 Mrs. E, M. Crum entertained her bridge club at luncheon and cards "Wednesday afternoon at her home on Monroe street. Mrs. Robert Met ealfe Of West Hartford was given the prize.
 Mrs. Gerald w. Walker of HaNley street Will entertain the members of her bridge club next Thursday aft crnoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur G. kimball or Lexington street entertained at dinner last night.
 Mrs. Harold Williams of the Glen apartments, entertained eight guests at bridge Monday evening. The prizes were won by Miss Arnold and Miss Helen Mann.
 Mrs. John Pellcticr Of Vance street Will entertain her bridge club Tues day afternoon at her home.
 Miss Virginia Georges of Brighton street was hostess at party given Friday on the occasion of her fourth birthday She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, \. Georges.
 
 A delightful bridge party was gwen yesterday afternoon bv Mrs, \, Stanley Duncan at her home on Lincoln street. There were eight tables Of cards with the prizes being awarded to Mrs Gerald w. Walker. Miss Beatrice Eeynal. Mrs. James Baldwin and Mrs. Kenneth Nreeland of West Hartford Those who assist . cd the hostess with the serving were: Mrs. Maxwell Coc, Mrs. Ham, ilton Bickford. Mrs. Walter Mur- dock and Miss Ruth Bassettc.
 Mrs. Frank Wilcox of Berlin en- tertaincd "S guests at bridge Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. Alexander E. Huston, Mrs. l.. Phe ps and Mrs. Pardon C. Hickey were given the prizes.
 Mrs. Everett E. Proudman enter. tained the members of the Map)e Hill bridge club at luncheon and cards Tuesday afternoon at her home on Frederick street. Mrs. l.. l., Harding. Mrs. Fl. H. Howard, Mrs. k. E. Doane and Mrs. William Allen won the prizes.
 The fifth annual banquet of the Anchor Brand Girls club was held Thursday evening at the Shuttle Meadow club. Frederick H. Holmes president of North X Judd: Samue McCutcheon. treasurer. and Michae OHaysr. general superintendent, ad dressed the gathering. The flora decorations were the gift of Mrs George W. Traut
 The officers of the club are: Pres ident Miss Dolores C. Kelly; vice president. Miss Lillian Bengston secretary. Miss Mae Murphy, and treasurer. Miss Mary K, Dunn. Mrs. Stewart r. Smith of Akron Ohio, arrives on Monday to spend a few days with Miss Priscilla Crab tree. daughter of MT, and Mrs. Wal ter P. Crabtree of Lincoln street. On Thursday Miss Crabtree entertains at bridge and tea in her honor. at the same time honoring Miss Barbara Norton of Miami. Florida. the house guest of Mrs. P. [. Ora btree of Hart ford. Miss Norton. who is a former resident of Hartford. sails for Europe on Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-05

NEA Ogden Bureau students at Brigham Young Cni- Nerslty. Ogden, Utah, facing the problem of choosing beauty queen from three girls, blonde. brunei and red-head, did the tactful thing and chose all three. Here are the three beauty queens Elene Clecy (topD sophomore brunei: Marjorie Sparks tcenter) red haired fresh man, and Christine Hinckley (be- low) sophomore blonde. And now
 everybody's happy!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
Bosses Fear Unrest.

BOSTON, Feb. 8. - A statement
issued by the textile manufacturers
here says that, "the wage situation
thruout the textile centers in New
England apparently is not solving it.
self as rapidly as expected" In addi-
ton to growing signs of general re-
sistance evident in the centers where
the wage reduction has been put thru,
they point to an aggravating fac.or
in the situation. The Rhode Island
employers that were expected to fol-
low suit in making a reduction have
not as yet done so.
1t is expected that the Rhode Is
land manufacturers will install sys-
tenn of increased production at the
same pay instead of wage cut. This
is criticized by the other employers as
not enough, since many employers in
northern New England are preparing
to cut wages an additional 10 per cent.
Most of the mill owners say that they
are afraid trouble" will ensue in the
absorption" of two cuts while Rhode
Island bosses make no reductions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
Breach REPORTS for Labor Fkes Meeting of Central Trades Couc
RANK AND FILE
DEMAND BOSSES
STOP WAGE CUT
Ignore Textile Council
in Militant Vote

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 3.-The
first move of definite character yet
taken to disregard the anti-strike
manoeuvres of the officials of the Fall
River Textile Council, was taken when
a membership meeting of the loom
fixers' union, held Thursday evening,
unanimously instructed it's secretary
to go over the heads of the Textile
Council, and demand from the employ
ers The withdrawal of the wage cut.
The meeting of the loom fixers was
exceptionally stormy, due to the out
bursts of resentment at the Council
leaders in not permitting all the tex
tile workers to take a strike vote.
Many members and even the lower
functionaries of the union demanded
immediate withdrawal from the Tex
tile Council.
The action of this union is especially
significant in view of the fact that it
is the strongest union in the city, and
in addition can boast 100 per cent or
ganization. Even the s-atements of
the bosses in the trade papers admit
that should a strike of this union oc-
cur it would seriously cripple all pro-
duction.
William Mcnamara, secretary of the
Weayers' Union, also made a state
ment yesterday that the members of
his union are ready to take action to
have their reduction restored. He
added that the dissatisfaction of the
weavers at the wage cut was great y
heightened by the fact that wages
were being cut in many instances Is
and not 10 per cent. He said that
meeting of the weavers would soon be
held as hey were also condemning the
method employed by the Council Off
Gals in tabulating the strike vote.
1t is generally believed here that
general strike of formidable proper
tions will yet deveop here despite the
efforts of the higher union leaders to
the contrary.
A strike of the well organized and
more or less skilled workers here, ac-
cording to competent opinion, will lead
to a walkout of the thousands of I'M
organized, and unskilled workers.
Four large mills in this center are
already crippled by strikes almost
week old.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
Young Workers League
Win Hold BurO Meet;
Miners Strike Report

IN enlarged boro meeting Of the
Young Workers iComraunist) League
will open Monday after the Plenum
CT the Workers (Communist) Party
is ended.
The district organizers and other
leading league functionaries are ar
irving for the sessions. George Pap
siu, organizer in the anthracite field
and Pat Toohey, young mine leader,
have already reached New York.
The agenda will include /. Report
Of the Central Committee on the
Party Plenum, Max Bedacht; 2. Re-
port of the League Buro on League
activity, Herbert Fam; 5. Report on
the Coal Mining Campaign, Pat Tooh-
ey; a. Report on the Organizationai
Stability of the League, Nat Kaplan;
5. Mass actively OF League Bridge
Organizers, Will Herberg; 6. Sports
Activity Of the League, Jack Stone:
and 7. Statutes OF the League, MAJ
Kaplan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
COSGRAvE, IRISH
AGENT OF BRITAIN
KISSED IN N. Y.
De Valera Explains OPP
position to King'sAgent

Gales of Kisses that filled the
Columbia University gymnasium
greeted president Cosgrave, of Ire
land, today when he appeared at the
mid-Semester quiz with President
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia
A Tool of British Tyranny.
AS soon as the Irish president APP
peared the Kisses started. AS the
visiting head of the Irish Free State
Government started toward the exit
however, the kissing was renewed, and
was unrestrained.
ireland Wants Freedom"
ireland wants complete independ-
ence, not what they have now"
canon De Valera, head Of the Re
publican Party in Ireland, made this
assertion in an interview today in ex-
planning why he is opposed to the
present Cosgrave administration. II
response to question whether there
was a possibility of further bloodshed
he declared:
GAS long as Ireland is not free
there will always be body of Irish
men, working in the open or secret
who may take any measures to bring
about their freedom"
Asked if he would visit President
William T. Cosgrave of the Irish
Free State, who is also in New York
and stopping at hotel only few
blocks away, De Valera said:
"No, / will not. We never meet So
cially. haven't seen Mr.. Cosgrave
and don't expect to see him."
Would Defeat Cosgrave.
De Valera, indicated that, in his
opinion, Cosgrave accepted bread fol-
Ireland when he might have had cake
De Valera would go further than Cos
grave.
eff the people of Ireland were 70
take vote today, they would ballot
two to one for complete freedom -
said De Valera.
'The Irish Free State is a COM
promise with England 1t exists be-
cause of the threat of war. Its con-
stitution has been dictated by Great
Britain. This constitution interferes
in the affairs of Ireland in every
single act. The British do not have
to come over to Ireland to interfere
the constitution of the Free State
does it for ahem."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
WEISBORD SPEAKS
AT PASSAIC MEET
Dem ands Relief for
10000 Jobless
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pected to be allowed little or no par
ticipation in this meeting and little
action for their relief is expected.
Speakers will include business men,
trade union officials of generally re-
dictionary views, and politicians Of the
capitalist parties.
The Galaxy.
According to an announcement last
night, today's opening A. F. of l..
conference session will be followed
by banquet at which the principal
speakers will be Matthew WolI, vice.
president of the A. F. of L., who has
admitted his support of the proposed
U. S. anti-strike bill; James J. Davis,
Coolidge's secretary of labor; G. S.
Aldous, secretary of the Passaic
chamber of commerce; Mayor Roeg-
ner, of Passaic, and former judge Ca
bell of the Passaic district court.
Sunday, at a second A. F. of L.
session, Thomas F. Mcmahon will
speak with representatives of the
manufacturers and business men, in
addition to DIR. HI. S. Person, eff
cheney expert of the Taylor Society.
Mcmahon, president of the United
Textile Workers of America, will
"solve" the serious unemployment in
the industry with a talk on the SUBJ
ject: Research, the Proposed Solu-
ton of the Textile Worker"
Party Proposes Action.
The mass meeting of the Workers
Party at Passaic earlier in the day
will present concrete program for
immediate organization and relief for
the unemployed in sharp contrast to
the anti-labor character of the ban
quet. In a statement pointing out
that total OF 10000 are unemployed
in this district, including Lodi, Ruth
erford, Clifton and Garfield, the fol-
lowing demands are made:
Work or wages for the unem-
ployed; 2--The construction of pub
lie works to absorb jobless workers;
3-Unemployment insurance; 1.-The
establishment Immediately OF relief
stations with city funds, conducted
by a committee OF unemployed work
ers; 5-The reduction of hours so as
TO give employment TO greater num-
Der of workers; 6-No evictions from
homes for workers unemployed and;
1.-THE recognition and opening up of
trade relations wyh the Soviet
Union,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
WORKERS PARTY
SEES BIG CRISIS
Trade Unions in Danger
Must Fight
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poorer farmers from the political par
ties of the capitalist class, to bring
about the formation of labor party
in the United States.
The War Danger.
That the danger of war, with the
colossal power of the Wall Street gov
eminent thrown into world-carnage as
one of the chief belligerants, with the
danger of an imperialist attack
against the Union of Socialist Soviet
Republics as the most significant
phase of the present day, is a point
that will be stressed by the Commun-
lists in extensive plans for concrete
action against these dangers.
Mexico and Canada Represented.
Present at the sessions of the
plenum will be representatives of the
Communist Parties of Mexico and
Canada, who will take an active part
in discussing measures against United
States imperialism.
The sessions will open with a re-
port by Jay Lovestone which will be
followed by report by William q.
Foster.
The question of the Trotsky-Z Zinc
view opposition in the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union, it's discus
sion in the United States and the
problems and tasks it raises for the
American section of the Communist
International, will be considered on a
report by Bertram D. Wolfe.
The forty-eight members and can
didates of the Central Committee from
all parts of the country will take part
in the sessions. Many of the alter
mates will also be present. District
organizers, the heads of the language
fraction bureaus, the editors of the
% papers published by the Party, and
the members Of the National Execu-
tive Committee of the Young Work
ers League, will all have the right to
attend all sessions.
At the opening session Saturday af-
ternoon the public will be admitted.
There may be other open sessions, but
at most of the sessions admission will
be by cards which will be given only
to Party functionaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
SIGMAN MISUSED
FUNDS FOR RELIEF
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benefit and other properties of the in
dividual local unions. Several days
ago Sigman admitted before the meet
ing of his general executive board
that the union no longer controls 81
per cent of the stock in the Interna-
tional Union Bank. He stated that
the stock had been sold to outside
non-union interests.
1t is estimated by reliable author
tiles that he realized more than $780,
600 from the bank stock sale alone.
Approximately 100000 was obtained
by him from the workers unemploy-
ment fund, and another large amount
was obtained by the sale of properties
belonging to local unions.
This letter proves conclusively that
all these sums have been squandered
in the fight against the Joint Board,
which has resulted in union condi-
lions being completely abolished in
the industry.
When asked for an opinion on the
letter, the Joint Board officials, said
"This merely shows in black and white
the facts that have been known to all
the garment workers for a long time,
but at the same time it is very use
full in dispelling the possible illusions
Sigman may have created in the
minds of those who are not in New
York, the center Of the fight" They
added, sit certainly helps to expose
the decay in the Sigman machine,
again proving that their collapse is
imminent"
The matter referred to in the be-
ginning of the letter shows the man
ner in which the Secretary Of the
Bookkeepers' Union openly conspired
to discharge from the Amalgamated
Bank, Harry Rubin who recently tried
to change the company union system
under which the bank was operating
into a real union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
REDISCOUNT RATE
RAISED IN N. Y.


The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, following the lead of the Chi
cago and Richmond, Va, reserve
banks, advanced its rediscount rate
from 31s to per cent on Friday
morning. This is return to the rate
prevailing before last August when
the rate was reduced one-half cent.
The effect of this raise will be to
cause money to flow to the New York
market and to stop the wave of in
vestments in foreign countries.
The raise of the rediscount rate
also means that money is tighten
ing" that is becoming scarcer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
PLAN AFFAIR FOR
NATL TRAINING
COURSE STUDENTS
Call Glasses Landmar
in Party History

Dorsha and the Sterling Trio hid
been secured for the concert progrS
at the reception to be given the 81
dents of the three months nation
day training course of the Work
School, which will be held at the
ing Plaza Hall, Irving Place and IL
ST., next Wednesday, at p. m.
Dorsha, interpretative dancer, is IL
founder of the Theatre of the Dance.
The Sterling Trio, composed of
Betty Denkowitz, (piano) Hyman
Denkowitz (violin), and Jacob Pol
lack (cello), have appeared regularly
on radio concert programs for three
years and are well known to visitors
of the Freiheit concerts.
Among the speakers there will be
Jay Iovestone, William z. Foster,
Bertram D. Wolfe, William w. Vein
stone and two of the Students.
The New York District Executive
Committee, Workers (Communist)
Party issued statement yesterday
on the opening of the school, that
reads in part as follows:
Inc national school for party
training which will be established in
New York City is an event of the
greatest Importance to the Party and
20 the working class.
"The New York District feels proud
that the school will be established in
its territory and greets the establish
ment of this institution of Communist
training. The mass meeting next
Wednesday, Feb. Sin Irving Plaza
Hall, which will launch the school
should receive the support not only
of all members of the Party but of all
revolutionary workers interested in
carrying on the fight for the over
throw of the powerful system of
American imperialism and for the es-
adjustment Of the rule of the work.
ingclass."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-04
Utica Wages Slashed.

UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 3. = The Uti-
ca knitting Company will introduce a
ten per cent reduction in wages in all
departments of all it's local mills be-
ginning Monday. Employees are being
advised of the impending wage cut.
The reduction follows similar cut
announced by the Mclaughlin Tex
tile Corp, for its yarn mill, and may
be followed by similar announcements
from ooher mills, dispatch states.
PAWTUCKET, R. l., Feb. 8. The
Lonsdale Company, one of the larg-
est cotton manufacturing firms in this
state, today announced shutdown
of two mills. According to the be-
lief of many workers here, this was
done as a preliminary step before wage
cut &C ion, or the institution of the
multiple loom system, which requires
workers to take care of more looms
than previously.