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EDISON PASSES
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l In 1873, MT. Edison married Mary c. Stillwell, by whom he had three children, Marion Estelle, Thomas A., IT,, and William L. Mrs. Edison died in 1884 and two years later the inventor married Mima M. Miller. Three children, Madeline, Charles and Theodore, were born of this union.
 Tn October 1928, Thomas Ava Edison was presented with the gold medal of the Congress of the United States, the reverse side of which bore the inscription: He illuminated the path of progress by his inventions"
 On that occasion President Coolidge saluted the venerable and renowned inventor thus: Noble, kindly servant of the United States and benefactor of mankind.
 These two sentences tell terSely and wildly what MT. Edison did, and was, and encompass the achievements of one of the most useful and fruitful of American lives.
 For more than 50 years Edison conceived ideas and then turned out devices founded upon them An invention was born of the Edison brain on the average of about one every two weeks, and his registration of approximately 1900 patents at Washington made him the most prolific inventor of his time and, perhaps, of all time.
 During the greater part of his life MT. Edison devoted himself largely to inventions of an electri- cal nature, foremost of which were the incandescent lamp and systems for transmission of cleo tric light, heat and power; ap- paratus and machines to improve systems of communication by tel ephone and telegraph; the phono- graph and moving picture ma chimes
 In 1926, in connection with the 47th anniversary of his invention of the incandescent lamp, MT. Edison said that his inventions that underlie the electric light and power industry he considered the most important of his works. Two years later Arthur Williams, president of the New York Edison Co., estimated that the value of the enterprises which owned their origin, in part at least to Edison genius, represent ed five times all the money in circulation.
 With the outbreak of the World War. the Edison works, among many American industries, faced a serious situation because of the cessation of imports of various chemicals for which the United States had depended upon Europe. The Wizard of Menlo Park, as Edison had come to be known, then plunged into the mysteries of synthetic chemistry and evolv- ed processes for the manufacture of various products that were needed in industry and which be- came essential in the manufac- ture of munitions after the Unit ed States entered the war.
 Before that step was taken by the American government, MT. Edison had been named by Josephus Daniels, then Secretary of the Navy, head of the Naval Consulting Board, the member ship of which included score of Americans prominent in the field of inventive research.
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just before his feeding time. If he re- fuses it once, keep his bottle wait ing, and don't give it to him until he takes the first food offered. Do not substitute the thing he wants for the thing he doesn't want.
 You can't starve him, of course, but a little patience will usually win out. And if you win this time it is going to be easier and easier as time goes along and his diet must be still further increased, to get him to sample new and strange dishes. One thing sure-he will never learn any younger, and if he is one of those people who doesn't want what he doesn't want when he doesn't want it, it is going to be in- creasingly difficult to make him new food-minded.
 They say that babies don't mo- tice. Oh, don't they? We'll, they notice things so much that they can tell the instant they look at you that something Is in the wind. 1T just know that Wilbur won't take this" is written all over his mothers anxious face, and Grand mas face, and Aunt Clara's face, and everybody's face.
 "Td hate to fool them," says Will bur. and proceeds to stage a show when the cup of nice spinach-car- rot-celery-asparagus broth is put to his lips.
 The whole family should adopt a take e-it-for-granted attitude and not gossip about the chances of his not liking it. Little pitchers have great big ears and eyes too, and another sense whcih we lack, Knowing when something is about to be put over on them. So be nochalant and diplomatic.
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Miss Betty Horan of Baldwin street who left recently to enter the training school at St Agnes home in Hartford, was given a farewell party
 by Mrs James J. O'Keefe of Temple street. Guests at the party were Misses Sarah Finley, Agnes Norris
 sey, Winffred Morrissey, Helen Car. olan, Julia Holleran, Winifred Car oian. Mary Hayes, Daisy O'Flaherty, Anna Gladney, Mabel Mulville, Betty Skelly, Eleanor O'Keefe, Mar. garer Whistol. Miss Cullen, Eileen Sullivan, Mary Horan, Mary Caro-
 Ian. Margaret Hungerville, Mrs John Sullivan, Mrs Sheehy, Mrs Ellen Downey. Mrs Sullivan, Mrs Edward c. Brown, Mrs sugrue, Mrs Will
 liam O'Keefe. Mrs James Carroll. Mrs James Conway. Mrs George
 Leonard. Mrs Patrick Leary, Mrs J. Cunningham. Mrs George Shove, Mrs
 Michael Kelly, Mrs Scott and Mrs Gaynor.
 Announcement IS made of the
 birth of . daughter, on February 7th
 10 MT and Mrs John Roth of Middle
 town. Mrs Roth is the former Miss
 Margaret Healev of South Main
 street. The infant will be named
 Mary Catherine Roth
 Former Gov and Mrs John H..
 Trumbull Of Plainville this week
 arrive home after a several weeks
 visit in St Petersburg, Fla.
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YOUR CHILDREN.
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Sometimes it is hard to get baby to take something new besides his regular milk. e*
 Of course since it has become a part of the regime to supplement the regular feeding with cod-liver oil and orange juice at a very early age, babies are more likely. to accept new additions to theirdiet with phil osophy.
 But mothers still say as they have always said, q just can't get him to take it.' One mother complained just recently. that her baby wouldn't drink water. "He pushes the bottle away the minute he tastes it.. she said. @ >r. sf4
 I don't believe she needs to wor- ry, however, because, although it is, a good thing for babies to drink plain water, they are getting a gen. erous supply in their milk, for milk itself is a, good many per cent just that, regardless of the jokes about the pump. ...t,.
 But as -sthe baby goes along and the doctor orders additional soups of vegetable juices. one small nose is likely to wrinkle at the sudden shock of a new taste and fiingo bango, down goes the bottle orAthe cup on the floor. Whats this they are giving him? Nothing doing-the old dope was good enough for him!
 E Await Psychological Moment Now there is for this ticklish busi- ness, as for other affairs of state. a Psychological, moment. and that is when hefis good and hungry and
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Eighteen tables were in play{ at the card party, sponsored by the Connecticut Council of Catholic Wo- men which was held at the home of Mr and Mrs. Walter. g.: McGowan of WatertoWn re gently. ..ss,.:. X
 Prizes were, won by Miss Mary Howard of &ThoElaston, Mrs Oscar Jarlett, Mrs Henry O,Neil and Ed Coon, ,fJr..,T. Others attending were Mrs Alfred Deland, Mrs X Mildred Burns, Miss Gertrude Fitzpatrick, Miss Mary Loughlin, Mrs Sylvester Farrell Miss Florence rCruess. Jack Cruess, Mir and Mrs Joseph Farrell, Miss Mary McG Miss. Dorothy
 Ryan. Mir and Mrs Fred Slason, field, Mrs Ed Ryan, MT and Mrs George Ryan, Mrs James flaming, Miss Minnie Tanning, Mir, and Mrs Russel Hard, Mrs James Loughlin, MT and Mrs M. w. ,Hannon,j Louis S.
 Brand1ey, M z. Dunn, Mrs Romeo Davuley, Mrs H. .McGough, Miss Gaffney,, Miss Catherine Wallace, Mrs Raymcnd Leonard, Mrs John, Locke,4 Mrs D.. G.,e Sullivan. E, Miss Alice Sullivan. Mrs Harold Stetson, Miss Mary Kelley, Miss Katherine Kelley, Mrs T. w. Geoghegan,, Mrs Mary McGough, Mrs Rose Dernat- chez, Mrs J. Girard, Mrs Ed Gilson, Mrs G. Courtney, Miss M. Wassone, Miss Mary Doyle, Miss Veronica Hol- leran, Miss Agnes Cossrove, Mrs Mary Flynn, Miss Elizabeth Kielty, Mrs Ed ,Kielty. Mrs John. Shields, Mrs John, Holleran, Miss Frances Fenton, Mrs Ed Coon. Miss Mary Garfield, Mrs! McGowan, Mrs M. J. Eustace, Mrs McGough,. Mrs Sarah O'Neil. Mise Eleanor O'Neil and Mrs Harold Curran. <. v < '
 Miss Agnes Braun, a&nurse at St Luke's hospital in New York has been visiting her parents, MT and Mrs William Brain of Clematis ave- nue for a few days. Mrs Braun ac- companied { her to New York and will remain with her for few days A.
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"The same person wrote both of the samples!"' 5es. 5:
 The chirographer who had com pared Sybil Lester's message to Mrs Merryman, written on a card and sent with the roses, with the list of addresses found in Mrs TMetealfe's basement, made the announcement without hesitation. +,
 "Oh, you're sure?'' Sue leaned forward hardly daring to recpg- nize the truth of the words, for fear she might be mistaken. ,C%
 "As sure: as can ever be-" the man added. l
 Without wasting "a minute Sue hurried to the nearest pay station and called her own home. Jack was to be- there about the! time he thought she would call, and if, he wasn't. she was to" leave the mes sage with her mother. She found would answer. She had heard 1t just a few hours ago, and would hea r it again in a few more, but she wanted the comfort of his warm, re- assuring tones.
 When she heard it her heart missed a beat. Jack ?''
 Sue! Any luck!" His voice was boyishly eager. ss ,.
 Loads of it. Everything is all right, It's the same thing"
 Great" He said some more things. being careful not to men, tion her real mission for fear of on the, 5:1O train, then, won't you?'
 Pm, rushing to the. station now,'' Sue answered. "I have 20 minutes
 But before: she left the booth she took the two samples of writ ing, sealed the envelope which con- tained them, and put them in the deep pocket of her coat; She didn't want to take chance on losing them when she opened her pocket book.< ' ..t"
 Her mind was filled with ques- tions as she rode to the station. The t1xicab driver. glancing- through his mirror, saw only a very pretty girl whose blue eyes caught the green sheen. of her hat and coat. and looked like deep waters sparkling In the moonlight. A girl who might have, been starting sout to a college house party somewhere.
 But inside Sues mind was going around and around like merry go-round and the questions spun by. How could Jack prove now that Sybil had written the addresses. she asked herself. Of course she had, but the jury might think that maybe there were two people in the world who wrote alike. p Only it was strange that the other one should be someone involved in this case And how could he prove that sSybil had anything to do with the anony- nous gas rnan? F''HH't s-:.e9 fa
 Sue summed up the evidence in her mind. z "A man., posing as napn whoswantedSt to read meters for the gas company. had visited hers house and hat arranged soss they Swould partially conceal x bis face.s The prosecution had been informed that
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Photo by Borman..

Mr. and Mrs Joseph Keenan of
 South Main street have been enter
 taining Miss Anna Matthew. of Mor-
 ristown, N. J. ~ Invitations have been received
 here for the annual midlyear: fes- tivities at the | aChoate school in Wallingford over. the week end of the goth. 4 The weekend program
 will open Friday afternoon with a tea dance in the [ Memorial house and a dance that evening in the main
 dining: room. The following morn-
 ing the first hockey, team will play tion. In the event that the weather is not favorable for the game, an
 orchestra will play in the Memorial
 house for an informal breakfast
 dance. Sutton Vane's play Out ward Bound" will be presented by the dramatic club in the gym Satur- day afternoon. That evening a
 dance will begin soon after dinner and will continue until 12:15 when there. will be a short service in the chapel. 4:s
 Miss Barnice O'Neil, who is train- ing at the Mount Sinai hospital in
 New York city is visiting with her
 uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs Wen-
 dell Cross of Hamilton avenue for a
 month. # v Mrs J. J.. Elbin of Fiske street has
 been visiting her brother, Frank C. Albert, and Mrs Albert of New
 burgh, N. '.
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every minute. l won't wipe paint on the guest towels. nor smudge crayon on the table linens-that sort of thing"
 Phil smiled at him. You're a nice boy" she said. "If you will just help me keep Ginger from be- ing too bored for a while I shall be really grateful to you"
 Bored ?" he gasped. Here? With you? Oh, she couldn't be-
 "As soon as you are ready" Gin ger interrupted briskly, you hurry right down. I want to take you out to Mill Rush to show you what I want done. We're in a great hurry to get it in shape."
 | When they had left him and were alone together Phil5s voice, though kind, was gently firm. You must take Patty with you, Ginger" she said.
 | "Oh, Phil. Then some one will have to sit in the rumble seat-and it's bound to be-
 Be a,nice Ginger and don't argue with your stepmama." said Phil. Remember that he has lived abroad and is used to the Paris brand of conventions for Nice Women"
 "He must be conventional! Latin Quartier and the Bohemia of Green wich Village"
 "If he has found the Latin Quar- tier any more Bohemian than a Methodist parsonage, he is an aban- doned creature and would best be on his way. Just to please me, Gin ger. For day or. two-long enough to confirm his good impression o1 us-and ours of him."
 Ginger pretended to bout. but she could not hide the satisfaction in
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Photo by Borman.

Miss Ada B. Wardrop of Detroit, Mich, a former Westover student, will be bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Anne Gibbons Elliott, daugh- ter of Colonel and Mrs George A. Elliott of Wilmington, Del,T and James MacNaughton Thompson of New York, son of Mir and Mrs James MacNaughton Thompson of Albany, M Y., which takes place on Friday, the. 18th in Trinity Episcopal church in Wilmington.
 Mir. and Mrs Charles Lawrence Riker of New York announce the engagement of their niece, Miss Vir- ginia! Gilliat Schroeder, to Douglas Oswald Burnhan, younger son of MT and Mrs Gordon Webster Burn ham of New York and Oyster Bay, l.. l.. Mir Burnham is q grandson of the late Mir and Mrs Douglas Williams Burnham of New York. His mother is the former Isabel J. Os- Pomfret school and is member of the Seawanhaka-Co -Corinthian Yacht and the Nassau Country clubs. His father several years ago was asso- ciated with the American Brass Co as was his brother Gordon w. Burn ham, Jr. Miss Schroeder is the daughter of Henry Alfred Schroeder of New York and Savannah, Ga. She attended the Ethel Walker school in Simsbury and was intro- duced to society three years ago. She is a member of the Junior league and the Colonial Danes of, America
 MT Burnham is a cousin of Mrs Randolph Cloves of Fiske street. The wedding will take place in the spring. - '. .'ts,
 ! Mir and Mrs Fred Reiche gave a card party at their home on Amaryl- lis avenue recently. Those present were MT and Mrs William Schneer, MT and Mrs Frank Slomowitz, MT and Mrs Schnitman, MT and Mrs Isadore Greenblatt, MT and Mrs Philip Cohen, MT and Mrs Hyman Green and MT and Mrs Louis Leb- a mn n
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 a leather bag of the type used for carrying money at the bank, was hidden in the Merryman residence, and Jack had found one, undoubted- ly planted there Mrs < Metcalf, Grace's mother, had discovered the slip of paper bearing addresses. in her basement where the gas man had probably dropped it. And that writing had been done by the same hand that wrote Sybirs message on her floral card.
 Sue paused to buy another mag azine. She strolled out of the platform and listened to the whis- tie of the train. far down the track. Suddenly she felt very light touch on her arm. Thinking that she had been jostled in the crowd she moved away little. A second or two later she glanced down. sud- denly aware that something was wrong.
 Her pocketbook had disappeared. NEXT: Corrinne makes 8 dis cOvery.
 Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Incl
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NANCY PAGE Teasing Little Children Often Has Bad Results
 By Florence La Ganke.

Young Peter Page was two and a half years old. He was self re- liant little chap who fed himself, fetched ayd carried for his mother and for Joan. Because he was 50 willing Joan used to ask him to do many errands for her. He was fond of his cousin and usually was only too glad 10 do what she asked. She had one habit which Aunt Nancy was trying {; hard to break, Peter did not speak any too plainly sand Joan would ask him to say some word or sentence and then laugh at his mispronunciation. She, would keep on and on asking him to re- peat it until finally Peter would say. Wont say it for you" Joan would retort, You will too" And Peter would come back with, Wont, won't At first Nancy and Peter admired the spunk. of their young c0
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The Bidding.

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 At auction the bidding would mond, South one no trump, all pass.
 At contract, South opens the bidding with one club. North bids two diamonds, showing five card suit and two and one half tricks. South takes the declara- tion to three no trump.
 The Play.
 Although Vests hand holds five clubs and four diamonds, the diamond is opened in preference to the clubs because leading the club would be leading to declar- CTS strength, white leading dia- imond Is through dummy's strength.
 If a suit is headed by queen, jack, ten, the que enis the proper open- ing, therefore West opens the queen of diamonds, dummy wins with the ace. returning the king of clubs. A heart is led to declarer's ace-then dummy discarding the five of dia- monds, the queen dropping from the East hand.
 Declarer continues with the ten of clubs, discarding another dia- mond from dummy, East also dis carding diamond. Hoping for a heart break, the king of hearts is led, but West shows out. discard ing the eight of spades.
 East now has a tenace position over the dummy's hearts. De- clarer switches and leads the three of spades, West plays low, dummy plays the nine, East winning with the jack.
 The declarer has perfect count on the West hand. He knows that West holds the eight and six of clubs, the jack. ten and small diamond. and undoubted- ly the ace of spades East can cash his queen of hearts, but his best play is to return a diamond and hold the tenace position in seven of hearts, West plays the ten of diamonds and dummy wins with the king. K A spade is re- turned from dummy and West is again in the lead. He can cash his , two good diamonds. but must lead into the declarer's nine and seven of clubs. The end play has given the declarer three no trump.
 If East, instead of leading a diamond. had returned the queen of hearts, he would force his partner to discard one of his dia- monds. and then if the heart was continued, the declarer would have no trouble in making four odd. The lead Of a spade by East would also give the declarer four odd. Copyright. 1880, NEA Service, Incl
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=Society Activities Of The Week=

The ladies' aid society of the Union Congregational church of Wa tertown held double card party Wednesday afternoon. one group be- ing entertained at the home of Mrs George Smith. on Woodruff street Watertcwn. and the other at the home of Mrs Douglas Cameron on Hungerford avenue. Fifteen tables were in play.
 Guests at the home of Mrs Smith were Mrs Edgar Daunais, Miss Anna Halpin, Mrs Eli Cutler and Mrs Ed Park, all of Waterbury, and Mrs George Haig, Mrs Frank Barton. Mrs F. Bean, Mrs Louvaine Fox, Mrs T. E. Parker, Miss Carrie Judson, Miss Josephine Beecher, Mrs Har- old Smith, Mrs Harold c. Beecher, Mrs Roys Spencer, Mrs P. J. Skill ton, Mrs J. D. Mcdonald, Mrs F. A Holt. Mrs Ralph Florian, Mrs James Hoskins, Mrs Ralph Humiston' Prizes were won by Mrs Edgar Daunais, Mrs Frank Barton, Miss Josephine Beecher, Mrs F. A. Holt and Mrs Ralph Humiston.
 Guests entertained by Mrs Cam cron included Mrs Howard J. Ande, Mrs Ralph Clinton. Mrs Walter Krantz, Mrs Hull, Mrs James New ill, Mrs Fred Jackson, Mrs Arthur w. Nichols, Mrs Albert Lockhart, Mrs Miller, Mrs George Beach. Mrs Elsie Dyson, Mrs Anna Watts, Mrs oscar l.. Locke, Mrs Clarence Yale, Mrs Stockman, Mrs Walter Thorne, Mrs Randall Hale, Mrs Jacquot, Mrs George Cruickshank, Mrs Racenot, Mrs Max Kraft, Mrs William Jer- man, Mrs Spears, Mrs Harry Hard, Mrs Frank Menetrey, Mrs Harry Russell, Mrs Richard Dams, Mrs Emil Bussemey, Mrs Sarah Gamer on, Mrs Clifton Ineson, Mrs John Ineson, Mrs Hallinan, Miss The reault, Mrs Ernest Bell, Mrs Peter Beveridge, Mrs Thomas Turner, Mrs Graham Dimock, Mrs John Johnson. Mrs Michael Banning, Mrs Raymono Davidson, Mrs c. A. Stone and Mrs Ellen Dimock. Prizes were won py Mrs Thomas Turner, Mrs John Jonn- son. Mrs Howard J. Ande, Mrs Ar thur w. Nichols, Mrs Elsie Dyson' Mrs Oscar Locke, Mrs Spears, Mrs Richard Dains, Mrs Emil Bussemey and Mrs Hallinan.
 Mrs Franklin Johnson is enter taining at Valentine party at her home on Johnson street this after noon for her daughter, Miriam and several of her small friends. The home will be attractively decorated in a color scheme of red and white. Games and other forms of amuse- ment will furnish entertainment for the afternoon. The little guests will include: Charles and Robert John son, Dora Dion, Jean Pelletier, De- mise Delaney, Mary Lou Sullivan and Jacqueline Connor of Hartford and Miriam and Joan Johnson.
 A party was given recently at the home of MT and Mrs Anthony Mar delli of South Main street in honor of their daughter Anita. the occa- sion being her first birthday. Those attending were: Misses Lucy Russo, Angle Russo, Jane Nardelli, Eleanor Paiadino, Genevieve Paladino, Leon ora Celone, Anita Nardelli, Neil Russo, Frances Guaquinto, Mrs G Palladino, Mrs J. Russo, Mrs A. Col osanto, Mrs c. Capuano, Mrs J. Mar dells. and Mrs A. Nardelli.
 Mrs Emil Bussemey, ST, and her daughter, Bernice of Oakville, have returned from Freeport, l.. l., where they were the guests of another daughter, Mrs Joseph Hallinan ana MT Hallinan.
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BY ANNETTE

There's something exceedingly smart about this model-especially | when carried out in sheer black
 crepe for afternoons or Sunday night
 occasions.
 The capelet collar is youthful fash-
 ion. It covers the arms sufficiently
 to take the place of sleeves. How
 ever, the pattern provides for long sleeves as in miniature view. The applied bands of the circular | fiaring skirt tapering to the waist l line at the center-front narrows it's
 width through the hips. With the cape collar omitted, it's typically sports.
 Style No. 148 may be had in sizes
 16, IS, 20 years, 36. 38, 40 and AZ
 inches bust. Size 36 requires yards
 of 39-inch material.
 ~ Plain or printed fiat crepe silk,
 wool crepe, tweed mixtures and ray on novelties appropriate. We suggest that when you send
 for your pattern, you order copy
 of our large Winter Fashion Maga-
 zine. It should be in every home for
 of course every woman wants to look
 her best without great expense, and
 this book points the way. Price for Book 10 cents. Price for Pattern Is cents in stamps or coin (coin is preferred) | Wrap coin carefully. Send your money and order to
 Pattern Department, Waterbury
 Democrat, Waterbury, Conn.