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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
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,e the eastern hemisphere which will be mainly favored by this phenomenon. The eclipse will not be total at it's height but the moonss will have more than 9S per cent OF it's surface within the shadow of the earth. A very thin crescent of the full moon will be left and, asf usual, the eclipsed portion of thes lunar surface will be quitet visible. It will have a reddish tint due to the color of the dim light which fills the earth's shadow. This is sun- light which has passed through the atmosphere of the earth and has. been bent by ehe effect of refrac- ton from its original course into. the shadow. It falls on the moon and is reflected by the latter back to the earth. On it's long trip through our air it continuously loses more and more of the blue waves which go to make up white light and when it reaches our eye it has distinctly coppery color. Eclipses of the moon are not rare and though this one does not favoE us, it will not be long before one will come that can be observed from America.
 The Planets
 Mercury presents the best oppor- tunity of the years for observation as morning star during the first ten days of the month. It is in greatest western elongation on the third when it will be about fifteen degrees above the horizon at sun- rise. In fact. the morning sky is ! fine sight this month, ono that will even repay the observer unaccas- toned to such early rising. Venus also reaches it's greatest western elongation this month and is a fine, high, morning star, the last to fade from the heavens. Mars rises after midnight in the constellation of the Gemini, close to it's border with Cancer. Jupiter, although tech- nically also morning star, is too close to the sun for ready observa- tion. Of the naked eye planets only Saturn is an evening star, rising several hours before sunset. It is not very high in the sky for it is still in the southern part of the zo- diacal path, in the constellation of Capricornus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
STATE FEDERATION
 BUSINESS WOMEN
Miss Anna Platt of This City to Preside at Meet=
 ing in Bridgeport.
SATURDAY SEPT 10

Miss Emily Kneubuhl, national executive secretary, will be the speaker at the fall meeting of the board of directors of the Connec- ticut Federation of Business and Professional Woman's club which will be held at the Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport, Saturday, Sept. TO-. Miss Anna Platt of this city, presi- dent of the group, will preside at all sessions. Miss Kneubuhl will address the meeting directly after the dinner which is scheduled for 6:30 o'clock and for which ar- engagements should be made with Miss Rose House, 705 Wood ave- nue. Bridgeport.
 The business session which will open at o'clock will be devoted to reports, chief among them belng that of Miss Bernice Willet of Norwich, vice-president, who will tell of the national board meeting held last month in Milwaukee. Miss Emma Flames of Bridgeport will report on the model session of the Disarmament conference held recently in New Haven.
 Committee chairman will can- duct round tables and will make reports and suggestions thereafter. Miss Anna Platt, Miss Helen Mer- riman and Mrs Helen M. Slator of this city are members of the board and there will be a large group of delegates who will attend from the local club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
Gaultieri photo

Mrs filling Fischer was hostess for meeting of her card club at her home on East wood avenue re- gently. Her guests were Mrs George Holihan, Mrs Joseph Cosgrove, Mrs P. F. Moran, Mrs Homer l.. Emon, Mrs John Cody, Miss Catherine Burns, Mrs Lawrence Skelly.
 Miss Eleanor Devine, daughter of Mir and Mrs Michael Devine of South Main street who is to enter St Mary's training school for nurses next month was the guest of honor at a surprise miscellaneous shower given recently by Mrs D. H. Don- ovan of South Main street. Miss Devine is graduate of the Wat erbury Catholic High School. En- tertainment was enjoyed and a de- licious luncheon was served. Those present were: Misses Mary Sugrue, Margaret McKenna, Lii Luddy, Mary Donahue, Loretta Barry, Pes Gladney, Ann Hogan, Emiline De- vine, Margaret Mary Guilfoile, Mary Catherine Wrenn, Ann De- vine, Kay Byron, Ann Danaher, Mary Dalton, Barabara Joan Don- evan, Mary Byron, Mrs William Dundon, Mrs Michael 'Devine and Mrs D. H. Donovan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

same throughout the year, because of the earth's varying velocity in it's orbit and also because the plane of the earth's orbit is not the same as the plane of the earth's equator, it is the altitude of the sun in the sky and the varying lengths of the daylight period of the day which directly affect the general temperatures. The varying distance of the earth from the sun plays rather an insignificant part in the production of seasonal changes.
 The relative importance of the two causes of seasonal change which have been mentioned above, differs at different parts of the earth's surface. At the equator, where days and nights are always practically equal, it is the high all titude attained by the sun which is most important; at the poles the temperatures are never very hlgn in spite of the continuous daylight period of six months because the altitude of the sun is never very great. In our attitudes both effects are important.
 Harvest Moon and Eclipse
 On the 14th there will be full moon which is known as the liar vest" moon. This name was applied for centuries in the northern cour- tries whose harvest time comes at this time of the year. It SO hap pens that at this tmie of the year the full moon will rise at nearly the same time on several successive evenings, and give good light for the necessary night work of the farmers. The next full moon is sometimes called the hunters" moon. On the average, during tfe year the moon rises fifty-one min- utes later on each successive day. but in these attitudes the range of this retardation of moonrise is from twenty three minutes to sev-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Mrs Houston Fulton of Colum- bus Ohio, who has been visiting friends for a few days, was the guest of honor at a bridge party givenrecently by Miss Marion Mac Keever of Montgomery street. Guests attending were Misses Gladys Thompson, Dorothy Jones of Naugatuck, Miss Dorothy Mac Loughlin, Mrs Carl Olsen, Mrs Neil Maloney, Misses Ruth and Barbara MacKeever.
 Mrs Frederick s. Chase of Grove street is a patroness for the garden party to be given for the benefit of the Connecticut branch of the League of Nations association on Monday at the summer home and garden of Mrs Edgerton Parsons of New York at .Hadlyme Landind. Featured on the program will be Mics Ellenor Cook of Hartford, a former Saint Margaret's girl who will give song recital in costume assisted by Miss Maryann Shelley as pianist. Mrs Florence l.. C.. Kitchelt. executive director of the Connecticut Branch of the League of Nations Association is in charge of reservations for the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
Madison Yacht Club Annual Fv0lic Held
 Last EUening
Several Local People Num- bered Among the Res
 ervatiOns

Transformed into a glorified night club the Madison Yacht club was the scene last night of the an- nual "Fro1ics," presented by mem- bers of the club. Simple colorful and amusing were the decorations. Red and white checked oil cloth was on the table, and candles set in musty old bottles, with old ships lanterns on the sidewalks, were the only lights. Added to this, ticker- tape in stock brokers baskets and amusing signs were other novel features in the decorating.
 Mingling in and out of this gay and festival scene were the cigar cite girls. The stage at the end of the long ballroom was simply decorated and added to the general plan of simplicity carried out in all lines of the "Frolics". A fashion show showing the newest fall and winter models was presented, with debutants and members of the younger married set as manne- quins.
 John Gellaty of North Haven sang several Scotch songs. in a Highland costume. The Howard Twins at the Peony, and Ben Cut Ter, tenor, were other features of the entertainment. Dances, un- der the direction of Mrs Godfrey Whitney, were presented by the younger members and debutants of the club. The novelty dances were we'll directed, and were done in a way highly commendable to the dancers. The costumes, while sim pie, were unique and colorful and caused a good deal of comment during the evening.
 Over 300 reservations were made for the affair. Among those who made reservations were: Mir and Mrs J. E. Whitfield, Mayor and Mrs Ranulf Compton, MT and Mrs l.. H. Conklin, Mrs A. B. H. Me- Gee, Mrs Anna R. Brown, Mir and Mrs G. H. Welch, MT and Mrs F. D. Adams, Mrs z. Cammack, Mir and Mrs J. A. Aull, ST, MT and Mrs E. A. Driscoll, Mir and Mrs J. l.. Hawkinson, MT and Mrs Buell. H. Heminway, MT and Mrs Delano Ladd, MT and Mrs James B. Smith, MT and Mrs Rowley w. Phillips, MT and Mrs J. P. Smith. MT and Mrs Thomas Douglas and MT and Mrs John A. Thomas.
 Also Mrs D. Godfrey, Mrs David c. Thomas, Mrs George Adams, Mrs Corrine Spencer, J. B. Will Hams, Mrs D. G. Whitney, Mrs M. M. Cooke, MT and Mrs L. w. Cogs- well, MT and Mrs Wilbur Walker, MT and Mrs Charles P. Durfee, Miss Eleanor Dow, G. B. Fisher, III, Mir and Mrs D. C. Burke, MT and Mrs J. s. Garvan, MT and Mrs Henry Farnam, Mir and Mrs Daniel F. Harvey, Mrs A. B. King, William R. Compton, Mir mad Mrs Charles Walker, Mir and Mrs c. s. Dow, ST, Mir and Mrs s. P. Williams Jr, and Mrs and Mrs Alfred Hart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

On the twenty-third of this month, at about a quarter past one o'clock in the morning by Eastern Standard Time, the sun will be on the autumnal equinox; this may be taken as official notification that summer has fled and that fall, beautiful prelude of the winter, is here again. The sun on that day crosses the equator. passing from the northern portion of the eclip- tic to the southern; the days be- come shorter than the nights and the northern hemisphere of the earth loses far more heat by ra- diation than it takes in from the sun in the daytime. The constant use of the word day in astronomic technical usage, as well as in lay speech, in Its two-fold meaning of the 24-hour day and of the day. light period as contrasted with the night, may lead to confusion on the part of some amateur astron- omers. While the actual length of the 24-hour day is not exactly the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

The third annual meeting of the Griswold Family association will be held at the Congregational church at Guilford today. Des- cendants of Matthew Griswold of Lyme, Edward Griswold of Wind sor and Killingworth and Michael Griswold of Wethersfield are elig- ible for membership in this or- members. The meeting opened at mess meeting and election of off, tour of the town showing the great spection of the two museums, the Old Stone House and the Hyland House. Dinner will be served at afternoon session begins at 2 o. clock.
 Miss Elizabeth Chase, of Superior avenue who has been in New York attending the summer session at Columbia University has been a. warded a fellowship for graduate study at Mount Holyoke college,
 
 Chase who is the daughter of MT and Mrs Loren Chase has since left for a visit in Philadelphia.
 The fourth ard final offering of their summer theatrical season. The Cat and the Canary was pre- scented by the Hampton Players of Southampton. l.. l., at the Par rish Memorial hall on Wednesday night. Mrs Justine Chase Haight daughter of MT and Mrs Frederick S. Chase of Grove street took part.
 Plans are practically completed for the annual flower show of the Garden Club of Madison, to be given in the Madison Town Hall, Thursday, September 1st. Mrs Will liam K. Pendleton is general chairman of the Flower Show com mittee and assisting her are: Hos pitality, Mrs H. Stuart Hotchkiss ; Judges and programs, Mrs John B. Wallace, Jr.; staging. Mrs A. Ward Foote; transportation, Mrs Julius B. Smith.
 MT and Mrs John McKenna of Grandview avenue are spending the week end in Scarsdale, N. Y. Their daughter Miss Katherine McKenna who has been visiting with Miss Jean Curran of Scarsdale will re- turn with them.
 Miss Anna Welsh of Meriden road entertained at a dinner party at her home on Wednesday even- ing in honor of Mrs Ernest Pakul. formerly Miss Margaret Rodftis of Naugatuck. The guests including Misses Rose and Olive Genest. Ann Welch, Mrs Ernest Pakul, MT and Mrs John D. Welsh, John and George Welsh, Edward Garibaldi, Samuel Rodan, Dancing and enter tainment was enjoyed during the evening.
 Mrs Frank H. Bailey of Essex avenue left for a visit with her daughter, Mrs Wilbur Larson, who is a patient at the Monmouth Me- morial' hospital at Long Branch, N. J.
 Mrs Martin F. Bergin of Willow street entertained at a bridge and tea at her home yesterday in com pliment to the Misses Nancy and Betty Jones of Washington. D. c. The guests included: Misses Kay Neuback, of Washington, Alice Wall of Torrington. Ann Moran, Ma1reen Malsch, IIhelda Cronan. Helen Fitzgerald, Leola Reuter-, Lima Burns. Nancy and Betty Jones and Mrs Martin Bergin,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
The Heavens In September
Autumn Begins Officially Twenty Third-Mercury, Venus Mars Are Fine Morning Stars-Saturn
 in Evening Sky
By DIR. CLEMENT S. BRAININ Of the Columbia University Observatory Stan

enty-seven minutes. The exact amount depends on the moons po- sition in it's orbit around the earth, As the moon completes an entire round of it's orbit once month, we have a minimum and a maxi- mum case of retardation of moons rise every month. The minimun comes when the moon is at the point of its orbit nearest the yer nal equinox, because the angle. made by its orbit with the eastern horizon is then the smallest. Each month the moon passes through this point once but the only time. that it can also be, at least approx- imatcly, a full moon at that time. is when the sun is at the opposita point in the sky, l. e., at the au- tumnal equinox.
 The present full moon phase will also be accompanied by a partial eclipse of the moon but only thei ending will be visible in any part of America and that only in the very northeastern portion. It wiiL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
AIR MASSES STUDIED FROM
 FLYING CHRISTMAS TREE''

Boston, (UP) - An airplane owned by Massachusetts Institute, of Technology has been making almost daily flights from Boston airport to a height of 16,500 feet. since November 16, to determine characteristics of North American, air masses over the city.
 The meteorological study is be-. ing made under the direction of Associate Professor c. G. A. Ross by, Assistant Professor Daniel C., Sayre, and Dr K. O. Lange. of thea M. I. T. faculty.
 Sayre pilots the ship, and be- cause of the weighty equipment with which it is outfitted, he usu- ally goes up alone. Airport at- taches call the monoplane "The Flying Christmas Tree"
 The major purpose of tho study is to determine the characteristics of air masses from the Pacific. tho Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian Northwest as they pass over New England. -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
ShipaUreck Party At Pine Orchard Club
 Next Thursday
Milton Goss Arranging Event and Also Promoting
 Children's Party

A "Shipwreck Party" is being planned by the young people at the Pine Orchard club, to be given Thursday night, September End, in the club. Milton Goss is chairman of the committee in charge, and he is being assisted by Miss Betty Warner, Miss Nancy Newton and Lee McCabe.
 On Wednesday night there will be a masquerade party for the children from 8 until 9:30 o'clock. MT Goss and his committee are also in charge of this party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
The Bidding.

92t The BlO0lng. si
 South is the dealer and his hand contains two four card suits. There are times when a kingjack suit has to be bid, but it is not what is termed as a biddable suit, and as the hand contains a bid dable suit. the proper opening bid is one diamond. West passes. With North's holding, playing any sys- tenn other than the one over one, North should make a jump shift bid of two hearts over the one diamond. This would be a de- mand bid and places an obligation on both partners to keep the bid. ding open until game is reached,
 However, when using the one over one system, as advocated by the writer, North need only bid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY .retary. American Bridge League

Secretary, American Bridge League
 When to finesse or when not to ffnesse is a problem that constant ly confronts the bridge player. only too often tricks are lost by a player who is too anxious to take a. finesse. Don't take what may prove to be a losing finesse If there is a safer way to play the hand. This point is we'll shown in the following hand:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

The third meeting of the Tri- angular Regatta, including the Pine Orchard, Sachem's Head and Mad ison Yacht Club will be held at Pine Orchard tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Cotton piece goods imported Into the Philippines from the United States in the first half of this year were valued nt s4.eSi,O0O. coins pared with s2,56s,o0 in the sand period of 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

The combined ages of the "A bowlers who played ina match be- tween Southgate and Chelsea Pen- sioners of England totaled 1,4OO years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
MADE TO ORDER

Salesman: The gentleman wants to know if the coat will shrink.
 Chief: Is it too large?
 "Yes." "Of course it will shrink. .'-Stutt- garter Illustrierte, Stuttgart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27

Japan's rayon trade is improv- ng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-27
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The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08
How About Agriculture?

1t is not our policy to toss wet blankets
around. That doesn't spread any butter on
the bread.
But sometimes, after reading all that is
being done to help the railroads and the
other big corporations, and the big fellows
generally, we wonder where the little fellow
is to come inland there are millions and mil
lions of him.
Of course when the corporations get their
hands upon all this money, they will be able
to pay some of their debts, and begin some
construction work, and that will take care of
a few of the little fellows.
But what about the farmer? There is the
boy we must put back on his feet When
he is prosperous the prosperity is general all
over the country, and when he is down and
out everybody suffers. There can be no
prosperity unless he is vital part Of it.
We would like to hear more about what is
being done to put agriculture back where it
should be- Waterford Calf News
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08
Presidential Candidates.

A Washington magazine the Pathfinder
has been carrying on presidential poll in all
states of the Union asking for votes on eigh-
teen presidential possibilities including seven
Republicans, ten Democrats and one Social
ist. The votes for the Republicans show the
following: Hoover, 63,513; Borah 3,O42;
Coolidge 1470; Johnson, l, ,465; Dawes, 1,104;
Pinchot, 851 and Norris, 739.
On the Democratic side Franklin Roose-
welt leads the column by an impressive mar
gin, but it is interesting to observe that
Speaker Garner comes second on the list
Here is the Democratic vote: Roosevelt,
3O,822; Garner, 10, 40; Smith, 8,247; Muir,
ray, Z, ,076; Ritchie, 1867; Baker, 1,841 Reed,
37O; Young, 306; Robson, 270; and McAdoo,
264 --Winslow Daily Mail.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08

and hogs have been stolen. In town, folks
seem to pick up trinkets and out in the
country they steel food. Probably if the
grocers were not up on their pins plenty of
packages of foodstuff would get away in
towns too. This condition is not peculiar
to this vicinity by any means, it is going on
all over. 1t may be the result of the dire
need of many people at this time or it may
be feature of the general tendency toward
taking liberty with the law.
The cause does not matter so particularly
the question is how to remedy it---Ex
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08
Consolidating Electric Dists.

C. H. Southworth, Pinal Co. Engineer,
received very encouraging news from Dist.
Engineer, A. L. Wathen last week regarding
the electric power merger now being agl-
tated. Following is the telegram received:
Washington, D. C. Mar. IS, -
Mr. C. H. Southworh,
Florence Arizona,
Reply TemPeton letter probably be mailed today In
by department begin negotiations with district
recommended by Dbble also being prepared with view of
having rather definite agreements ready this year justify
appropriations for construction and purchase of lines and
equipment. Wathen
The consolidation of Electric District No 2 with the San
Carlos project would much the Salt River valley
people and every effort should be put forth accomplish
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08

Henry Ford has 70, 900 men at work in his
factories to rush the production of his new
vs. cars. He expects to put out between
1900 and 5000 daily.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08

By some queer quirk of mental makeup, a
man has announced he will starve if no one
offers him job to suit his talents which will
pay salary in keeping with his intelligence
and education. A quirk of different type
must have been that possessed by a man in
Pennsylvania who died yesterday from pri-
walton, self imposed while he had thousands
of dollars in securities with which he might
have lived in comfort Usually such people
are the only sufferers. Societyis amused at
them, but not greatly concerned.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-04-08

Business men report extra care needed
these days in protecting their stock of goods
from thieves. Sometimes they catch the
light fingered ones at their pilfering. For
many months farmers had to be very dill
gent in protecting their belongings, poultry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-20
r
URGED BY CURTIS
Vice President Is Commence
ment Speaker at Univer-
sity of Vermont.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BURLINGTON, VT, June 20.-Vice
President Charles Curtis, commence
ment speaker at the University OF Yer
mont, today urged upon the university's
graduating class the need for self-re.
lance, by far the most important
single factor in success, whether In
business or otherwise"
"Self-reliance," the Vice President
said, sis a quiet, steady inward feeling
that you are able to do that which you
set out to do; a feeling that with your
SELF and yourself alone, rests the ultl-
mate outcome of your endeavors.
Simply put, it Is the power OF the
individual over himself, resulting from
self-study and self-knowledge.
1T is not natural study at all. II
is acquired; the acquisition is laborious
Before we can be self-reliant We must
overcome the habit Of earlier years, the
habit of leaning on parents, teachers,
friends. or leaning on any one, In fact
who will permit us to lean on them
THE qualities OF self-reliance, COM
mon sense, industry, energy, persever-
ance, honesty, sobriety and education
have produced the great leaders Of to-
day. It is these same qualities which
will produce the leaders Of tomorrow
and the next day"
Vice President Curtis was awarded
the honorary degree of doctor Of laws
by President Guy w. Bailey OF the Uni
versity.