The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03
Y. M. C. A. Notes

On Saturday night the Y. M. c. A. Checker team will play at Bridge port Y. M. c. A. If the local team can repeat its performance of a few weeks ago against Bridgeport here they will without doubt win the state Checker championship. The Bridgeporters have several of the strongest players of the state, So q hard tussle is looked forward to.
 Dr Irving Platt was the speaker at the health forum at the Y. M. c. A. last night. His subject was "The Heart" He gave Q blackboard H. lustration of the mechanics of the heart and spoke at length of some of its diseases. A number of prom inent men in Waterbury have recent ly passed out through some heart condition, which he said was due very largely to high tension living, responsibilities, cares and worries. When asked about the smoking on the heart he said that moderate smoking did no harm but 1t also did no good. Excessive smoking was positively detrimental.
 The ~" chess team is to play the strong Hartford team in the Capitol City on Friday night. The present
 
 state championship which Is to oc- cur in Waterbury on Good Friday, April 3rd and 4th is beginning to att tract the men over the state. It will be run jointly with the state checker championship.
 The Inter-church invitation com mittee met last evening at the cen. traI Y. M. c. A. Chairman Robert Garvey presided and introduced Robert Batcheider. assistant pastor of St Johns Episcopal church who gave a brief talk on the opportunity and possibilities of the Inter- church committee. A new represen- tative attended last nights meeting from the German Lutheran church.
 The third Married Couples dance of the year will be held Saturday evening, March 7th at S:30. This dance will be known as "St Patrick's Dance" because of its proximity to the famed holiday. The committee in charge of the dance is Mrs F T.. Mclaughlin, Mrs Carl x. Heebner, Mrs Victor Hedberg. Mrs A. T. Gil- yard. Mrs Herbert s. Smith. Mrs Frederick Trowbridge, Mrs Robert Torkleson, Mrs Alfred Meyerhans. Mrs Ross Chamberlain, Mrs Frank
  George A. Baronian. Mrs Glenn D. Sweet.
 The third Inter-ciub dinner of the central Y. M. c. A. will be held next Monday evening. March 9th In rooms II and c. At this time two young club men will present briefly topics of interest to their fellow club men and the Zi Theta Pi club will fur nish short entertainment.
 "The Eyc of the World" as the photo electric cell is sometimes called will be demonstrated by Max Garber at to-night's session of the radio course at the Central Y. M. c. A. All interested men and women are invited to atetnd to-night's ses- sion without cost or obligation.
 Tho bowling team Of the Other Y's club of the Meriden Y. M. c. A. ia coming to the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. next Friday night for match with the representatives Of the Square, Circle club. Manager Clyde Ferry has issued q call for every member of the square-Circle club to be on hand promptly at o'clock cheering sectionl The Squared Circle club held its weekly meeting last night at the home of John Daily water on Baldwin street.
 Tine ynter.cIub council will meet next Friday evening at 7:30 in the committee room. Fifteen young mems clubs are eligible for representation an this council.