New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
AND JUDY
 SHOW IS REVIVED
ROtarians Enjoy Ancient Pro- gram at NeWington Home

The most notorious murderer in the world rchoarscd his crimes and came to d suitable and fitting pun Ishment himself before an audience composed of 100 children and an equal number of members of the New Britain Rotary club and their wives at the Newington Home for Crippled Children last night. The murderer was old man Punch, of Punch and Judy fame. Back from the realms of antiquity with all his criminal tendencies, the same Punch who delighted George H. Dyson. president of the club, on the streets of London as a boy; the same Punch who, following the days of the Civil War and two score years later. wan Gered, a travelling minstrel, through the towns and villages of America, France Great Britain, Germany, and other countries, committing those crimes for which he was eventually punished, antedating the motion picture show. appeared at the Newington Home.
 Punch was in charge of Charles Odar of Hartford, his manager for the past 1G years. He seemed just his manager explaining that out Of re gard for the children of those Ro- tarians who have never heard rough language. Punch, who is growing old, purposely tempered some of his language.
 But, old though he may be, he has not grown feeble with the pass ing years. JuGy, his wife, who has been murdered because of her sharp tongue thousands of times during the life of at least three generations, came back for more and agaln was cd with Punch's shrill That's the way to do it, ejaculation,
 The policeman, Rastus, the negro servant and the ghost all went the same way as the wife. The fanll- far hangman Sid not appear but His Satanic Majesty was returned 10 his domain of eternal punishment as a corpse. The alligator, as in days O. yore, proved immune to Mr. Punch's famous club. and the worlds most popular criminal was carried squirming and squealing off to ob- 'lVion between saurian IaWS, amidst the laughter of Rotarians and Ro, tary Anns and the hearty applause Of the youngsters.
 The Rotary club had voted to hold it's regular weekly meeting at the home. The plan was to make it q stag affair. As Rotarians walked into the new dining hall, in the wing of the home completed just two weeks ago, women dressed as nurses were on hand. After they had re- covered from their astonisfmcnt each married Rotarian found tho I.ursc next to him was his wife. Tho unmarried men were accommodate with feminine Companionship re. CJuIted from the rosy checked ! youngsters who reside at the home 1 George H. Dyson presided. Steve Robb was in charge of arrange ] 'II'''-NH. +NlI ''ttlI SpN' till 'Alllbi' i tIOr of legcrdomain. A f"W dOzeG ! candles on ;hc dining tables were | eXtiuguisned after the dinner and 2 l nOy in the home pulled q string i releasing dozens of toy balloons, Mir. Dyson, in a brief address pc.
 gented Miss Constance Leigh, super | intcndcnt of the home. with d purse containing $l0o in gold, the gift O l the Rotary club for the use of chil
 ,ircn requiring special attention.
 Miss Leigh thanked the visitor and sad the money would be uEct tor purposes which would be signlf
 cant of the Rotary ideal of service
 Philip A. Mason, building lnspec tor for the city of Hartford and ; director Of the NeWlngton nome
 ,'ith Mrs. Mason, helped welcom
 the visitors. Mir. Mason is a mem
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