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The Washington times., 1933-12-04
Voters
To Be eHonored
At Dinner

Women high in appointive
and elective office and wives
of the members of the Cabinet
who are also members Of. the
League of Women Voters will
be honored at a dinner to be
given by the Board Of the Ma
tional League of Women Voters
at the Cosmos Club, Wednes-
day evening. December 6. The
Board is holding it's customary
mid-winter meeting here this
week.
The guest list for the dinner
includes: Miss Francis Perkins;
Mrs. George H. Dern; Mrs. Har-
old L. IickeS: Mrs. Henry Nor
genthau, Jr; Mrs. Charles c.
Rumsey; Miss Grace Abbott;
Miss Mary Anderson; Miss
Louise Stanley; Mrs Nellie
Tayloe Ross; Mrs. Lucille Fos-
ter McMillin; Mrs. Blair BaniS-
ter; Mrs. Jewell w Swofford;
Miss Annabel Matthews; Mrs.
Ruth B Shipley; Miss Bess
Goodykoontz; Mrs. Harry B.
Mitchell; Mrs. Hattie w. Cara
way; Representative Virginia
E. Jenckes; Representative
Florence P. Kahn; Representa-
tive Kathryn O'Loughlin Nc
Carthy; Representative Mary
T. Norton: Representative
Edith Nourse Rogers; and Rep
resentative-elect Mrs. Isabella
S. Greenway
The hoStesses will be Miss
Belle Sherwin, president of the
National League and the fol-
lowing members of the Board:
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle Of
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Quincy
Wright of Chicago; Mrs. Elsie
A. Zinsmeister Of Louisville;
Miss Mary Bulkley Of Hart
ford; Mrs. Ruth s. McKelway
Of this city: Mrs. John Hewitt
Rosenstiel Of Chicago; Mrs. E.
W. Feige of Huron; Mrs.
George H. Hoxie Of Kansas
City; Mrs. George B. Mangold
of Los Angeles; Mrs Harris T.
Baldwin and Mrs. Elwood
Street Of Washington; Mrs. Ed
ward S. Robinson Of New
Haven; Mrs. William ]. Car
son Of Philadelphia: Miss Ruth
Morgan of New York; Miss
Katharine Ludington Of New
YORK: Miss Marguerite M.
Wells of Minneapolis: and Miss
Elizabeth P. Andrews of Pom
fret, Connecticut.
Miss Nettie Bell Smith, Of
Bloomington, ILL.,, arrived in
washington a few days ago,
and she is the guest of Mrs.
Benjamin Smith at Wardman
Park Hotel.
Engaged to Wed
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Lee
Moorman have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Marjc-.e Mureen Moor
man, to Mr.. Robert Manvllle
Austin, son Of Mis-. Valorous
Austin. The wedding will take
place in the early spring.
Mr.. Austin is now living in
Jacksonville, Fla. He is a grad
uate of Georgia Tech. Miss
Norman attended gorge
washington University.
The Washington times., 1933-12-04
Betrothed Couple

Maj. and Mrs. Ennalls Wag.
gaman have announced the en-
gagement Of their daughter,
Frances Virginia, to Lieut.. Rob-
ert Carson Brownlee I'd, U. S. N,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond B.
Brownlee, of Woodmere, Long
Island.
The wedding will take place
December 80.
The Washington times., 1933-12-04
Engaged to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Can
field Peelle, of Chevy Chase,
Md, announce the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Bette
Peelle, to Mr.. Armistead' Lloyd
Boothe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner Lloyd Boothe. of Alex.
andria, Va. No date has been
set for the wedding.
The Washington times., 1933-12-04

ton Thompson, Mrs. E. B. Pretty.
man, Mrs. Eugene Barnett, Mrs.
F. Eleanor Smith, Mrs. H. Clarke,
Mrs. Laura Williams, Mrs. c. E.
Johnson, Mrs. Edward B. Meigs,
Mrs. j. Trimble, Mrs. VIM. j.
Hitchcock, Miss Charl Williams,
Mrs. E. E. Harja, Mrs. Kempton,
Mrs. c. w. Coleman, Mrs. Lloyd
Fletcher, and Mrs. Henry Clem-
entS.
The Washington times., 1933-12-04
Lease Smith Estate

Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Doeller, whose beautiful home
in Virginia, was destroyed by
fire recently, have leased Broad
View, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. David B. Smith, near
Warrenton, Va, for the winter.
The Washington times., 1933-12-04
Announce Wedding

Mr.. John Reeder, OF Leonard
town. Md, announces the mar
riage of his daughter, Mrs.
Reeder Killian, of the Shore
ham, to Comdr. Frank Loftin,
q. s. N, which took place
Saturday in Washington.
Commander and Mrs. Loftin
will make their future home at
the Shoreham. Commander
Iiftin is attached to the Naval
Intelligence Bureau in Wash
ington, and has just returned
from the West Coast as mem
ber Of the party making a
tour Of inspection of the naval
bases of the fleet. During the
war he was with the British
fleet in the Asiatic, in COM
mand of a squadron of sub
marine chaserS, and following
the war he was in the Amer
lean delegation to the Peace
Conference. He was graduated
from the Naval Academy in
1911.
The Washington times., 1933-12-04
Birthday Party

Col. and Mrs. Robert Davis
will entertain at a supper dance
this evening, at their home near
Alexandria, for their daughter,
Miss Barbara Davis, who is Gel
ebrating her twenty-first birth.
day anniversary today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
A Free Country

North Rockingham's got a lot OF
pride, Theo. Always has had"
Well, Theodore Pratt thought as
having breakfasted, he walked
slowly back home, It had a right
to It. Why, every house on Elm
street was snow white. Except, Of
course, his sisters. And then II
struck him how mich better 1t
would look II that were white, too.
Guess they couldn't afford to
paint it and go TO the Fair too
he thought. And then his Big Idea
hit him hard. ..'I can afford It'll"
he thought. by. golly, I'll have 1t
all ready for them as a surprise
when they get back! It'll knock
their eyes oufw.
And so the end of his third day
In North Rockingham found the
little house freshly white. Theo-
dore Pratt beamed with q sense Of
achievement and brotherly affec-
ton.
But not for long. Ezra Prentiss
saw him there. Saw the house.
Stared first at one and then at the
other. Got out and came In.
Been fixing up q little for the
girls" Theodore explained. Looks
pretty nice. doesn't it?"
Looks ali. right; but, goshall-
hemlocks man, you might as well
take of your scalp right now and
be ready to hand it over to Caro-
line the. minute she gets herel
This towns been working on her
for months, trying to get her to
paint the place white. And now.
by gum, here you've gone and done
itps ~ s43s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

or Italy, or where? There are
some respects in which this is a
free country even yet. We're at
least couple of steps Off from a
dictatorship still. And as long as
WEI are, our house stays yellow"
But we're not done with it yet"
Olivia said anxiously, when their
visitor had departed. "Sallie1l let
us alone, 1 think; but that doesn't
mean the others will. And now
that the associations sort of got
itself under the wing of the Blue
Eagle, it's going to be embarrass-
ing-what with Cleanup Week
coming along-everybody redding
up-giving jobs to the unemployed
and everything-and us doing
nothing"
There's nothing we need to do.
We did it all before this cleanup
week nonsense got started. If
everybody was as forehanded as
we are, they wouldn't need any
clean up week. I'd like to have
the house painted again, yellow,
but we can't afford 1t right now
and you can't increase your in
come just by wanting to-"
81 wish we could go away some
where next week, just the same"
Olivia said. 1--WE 'could go to the
Fair, you know"
That's a wild idea," Caroline
said.
'Tf we're ever" Caroline said q
little wistfhlly, ito see anything
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
BY THOMAS COPE
United Press Stoff Correspondent

Paris.-(UP)-Th Battle Monu-
ments commission of the United
States government in France Is
quietly winding UP its affairs with
its work unfinished.
Glorification of the World War
douglfboy through erection OF me-
MORALS in Flanders and elsewhere
never will be completed, 1T was
indicated by the discovery that
the funds Of the commission. of
which General John j. Pershing
in chairman, have been attached
by French architects.
A near-diplomatic incident,
which the parties involved sue
ceeded in keeping under cover FOR
many months, resulted from the
architects action.
The architects charge that the
commission, under direction OF It's
secretary and acting supervisor
here, Major Xenophon III. Price,
deliberately set out to defraud
them Of their rightful gains.
General Pershing declined to
comment, but the commission, in
a. statement through the American
Embassy, denied most Of the ar
chitects' claims.
Officials of the Quail d'Orsay,
however, admitted having had
conversations about the matter
with the embassy. Court records
show the Battle Monuments COM
missions funds were attached
June Is, 1882.
Sums totaling 100000 francs
are involved, according to the
French architects. This Is denied
by the commission. The boards
account was attached by the firm
of Lahalle &. Levard. The claim,
admitted by the first Chamber of
the Seine Tribunal, was for
$4,000.
Lahalle's lead was followed by
several other architects, including
Maurice Meyer and Maxine Ra-
teau.
The statement Used at the
embassy said:
1.-THE total amount in dispute
with all contractors who have
done work for the commission is
very small, less than 100000
francs. The commission has no
knowledge that Mr. Rateau has
taken any differences with the
| commission to his government
and believes this to be untrue.
"Lahalle & Levard have no con-
tracts with the commission, and
the commission does not owe
and has) not owed them any
| money. Major Price never has re-
fused to discuss with Lahalle &
Levard their troubles, but he has
refused to arbitrate with them
contracts to which it is not a
| party"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
Architects Tie Up
Monumental Funds
Memorials to War Heroes in France May Not Be
Completed Due to Fight

| Meyer entered a direct claim for
100000 francs with the director
for American affairs at the for
eign office. Meyer claims that
sum is still due him for work at
Romagne and Montfaucon.
The monuments commission pro-
tested to the embassy when the ac-
count was attached, instead of re-
plying in the Paris courts, on the
ground that money involved is
United States government prop
erty. 1t is understood that in due
course the matter was referred to
the ministry of Justice, which
backed the Seine Tribunals ac-
ton.
The commission blundered, it is
said, in not answering the French
architects claims in the courts.
If 1t had acted within five days,
the funds would have been re-
leased pending arbitration of con-
test, whereas now they are tied
up for at least two years. The
commission is scheduled to wind
up its affairs here by June. It has
been intimated Major Price is
planning to sail even before then.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

not to mind too much il she says
anything that
"Shut the door," said Caroiines
$50 that we can't be overheard
Theodore closed the door. -.
.Now look here, Sis" he said.
you're not to get all steamed up
over this. I'll have the house yell
low again by this time tomorrow.
II I'd known you didn't want 1t
white"
"Who says I don't want It
white?" said Caroline.
"Why, great day in the morn-
ing, woman! AS I understand 1t,
everybody in the whole damn town
says you don't!"
what I don't want" said Caro-
line, land what ! won't have. Is
somebody coming around trying to
tell me what TO do! I'd have
painted the house white myself if
they'd let me alone! Go out and
stop those men and send them
away. Tell them l wouldn't let
you spend all that money. But.
as you live never let Sallie Bur-
CESS know that didn't She
gave her brother what might al
most be described as the very
faintest of pokes in the ribs. - =
give you the very devil" said
Caroline.
THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
A Daily Story
Real Life

"Hey." he said over the tele-
nhone 10 Marcus Pusley, whose
men had painted the house for
him. "get all the painters you've
rot over here quick rs you can ana
paint this house yellow again, see1
And don't stick me more than you
have TOT"
But the Village improvement
Assoc"
..To hell with the Village I'm,
movement Asociation! said Ineos
dore Pratt: "Pve got'to race S@rs
oline 80.
Tho Yard Was Full OF -
Sca6olding ..s.
The yard was full OF rising scafz
folding. cans of yellow paint ana
men sticking their legs into OVER
ais and fiexing their brushes pref
paratory to going back into action
when Olivia came along the walk
between the forsythia busheE
trembling little like the antens
nae. as It were, of Caroline, wbe
had stopped to pay the taxi MAN.
"Whitei" she murmured. feeling
her sisters impending approach
behind her in the flesh OF neg
shoulders. white! Somebody's
gone and painted It white!"
And then Theo came out Of the
side door and saw her there. HIS
face did its best to join the general
color scheme.
"Wh-why. Ollie," he stamf
nered. II thought you. werenr
coming back till Friday! VIII
,uh ere,sH
But Caroline was there. She
stood. framed in forsythia bushes.
Theo did his darnedest to carry
II Off. He kissed them both. He
was a member Of the Lions clup
at home, and he could talk when
he had to. -
"Wanted to surprise you," he
said. "All theNothers houses along
here white, Thought maybe you
couldn't afford 1t TIL Ezra
stopped by and told me. I didn't
know about the row with the lm..
proyement assoc"
"Come inside" said Caroline
looking like the day of Judgment,
dressed In brown crepe de chine.
olivia took hold Of his arm and
pressed 1t. "Of course you didn't
know, Thee! How could you? Try
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21


"Fve come here about this thing
as a friend half dozen times, but
now I've come as the Chairman of
the Village Improvement associa-
ton. Are you going to paint your
house white, or aren't you? The
Associations waiting for my re-
port"
Olivia Pratt, aged sixty-two,
looked placating, apologetic; but
her older sister Caroline set her
wide firm mouth in q straight
strong line.
"Sallie Burgess, as one of the
best friends we've ever had, you're
mighty welcome in this house. and
you know 1t; but as a representa-
tive of that fool association, you'd
a lot better stay home and darn
your stockings, and you know that
too; and that's the report you can
go. back and give the association.
with or without our compliments,
just as you please"
I'VE really can't let the village
mcddle in our priavte affairs"
said Olivia in conciliatory tone.
But this is not your private af-
fair. Under the circumstances, it's
everybody's! We had one of the
best landscape artists in the conu-
try tell us that every house on Elm
st. ought to be painted white, and
you are the only people who
haven't followed his suggestion"
Nobody on earth can. tell me-"
Caroline Pratt said grimly, what
I've got to believe or say or do in
side of my own fence. This house
was yellow when our great grand
father built it; it's been yellow ever
since, and it's going to be yellow
when Ollie and / are buried out in
Elmwood Cemetery and 1t passes
on to Theo's body, Ralph" Theo-
dore Pratt was their brother, and
Ralph their only heir.
"This Is Free Country Yet
where do you think you're liv-
1 inp anvvay-Russia or Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

of the world. it's time we were
getting around to it." ~
"HumphT" Caroline said, and
stared at her. And then: well,
we'll" And then: Don't stand
there wagging your tail at me like
poor Gyp used to do when he was
begging for something. You'll be
barking next. Get down Off your
hind legs, and'-with a dry smile
that lit the humor in her eyes and
eased the tension of her mouth
we'1l see. We might manage it,
suppose"
-Four days later they went.
And fortyseigfIt hours after that,
Theodore Pratt, their brother.
of Seattle, WASH, strolled in. He
had thought how nice it would be
to surprise them.
However, he got the. key from
the neighbor who had 1t, settled
in and wired his sisters not to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

hurry. He hadn't seen the house
and village Of his birth for a long
time. 1t would be rather pleasant
to rub up against them first alone.
He was tired, and went to bed;
but the next morning beheld him
poking about early in the yard.
He looked the whole place over
thoroughly. He knew how little
'the girls had had to manage
with, and 1t pleased him to see
how comfortable and pleasant they
had kept the old homestead. After
awhile he put on his coat and
shoes, and strolled down town for
a late breakfast-to find himself
in the midst Of such a furry and
hustle as-to his mind-didn't fit
his serene old village at all.
What" he said to Ezra Prem
tiss-after they had shaken hands
and passed the time of day about
several other thnigs-"What's all
the shooting for?''
"Clean-Up Week. State High
ways coming through here and
puts us on the map, We're. getting
ready for it. And, too, We're sort
Of lining, up with the Blue Eagle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

"You don't mean she's not going
to like it,"
Nothing short of a bad spell
of sickness would please her less,
They've been trying to bully her
around here, and 1t can't be done.
You've ambled into the middle OF
one of the biggest rows this towns
ever had, Theo. And lined up on
the wrong side"
Holy jumping grasshoppers!
What'll do about it,"
"Enjoy the scenery, / guess, un-
til they get back. Then,
But Theodore Pratt was man
of action. hxtsS * '3.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
FARMER STILL USES OXEN.

Worcester, Mass. (UP)-William
Bancroft believes he uses the only
oxen in this part of the country
that draw by horn yoke. He has
found the oxen, Diamond and
Spark, especially useful in Kidding
the. field of huge Founders. The
curious yoke, placing the weight
of the pull on the horns and necks
of the beasts, gives them the
trength of q tractor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

The Cast of Characters in
"a Free Country"
SALLIE BURGESS who represents
the Village Improvement associa-
ton
CAROLINE PRATT, who hates the
v. i. A.
OLIVIA PRATT, ditto.
THEODORE, brother of Caroline
and Olivia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

How'd you like to turn back the pages and
Listen the band concerts the Green with Burt and
Jim Fulton very much in evidence see Earl Sim
mons tread the boards at Jacques heater and thrill the
hearts of hundreds of fair admirers hear Dave
Hartford thunder out those dramatic lines of the Music
Master at the old Auditorium, IF you don't want her.
/ want her. If you won't take her, I'll take her"
cape open-rnouthed at DIR Graves automobile He had
one of the early in this city laugh heartily at
the exchange of remarks INDUCED in by Chick Ftzpat
rick the late "Tommie" Mitchell Martie Bergn, Bill
Dunphy DR. p J. Brennan, j. J. Derwn, the Rev Mat
thew Tierney, Ned Kane and some of the others who
formed that great group of tennis fans who pastmed
on the old Hamilton Park East Main street courts in
!, the early days of the World admire the man
ner in which Halsey w. Curtis would handle span OF
housekeeping bays along main streets oh-and-
ali with the best of them the tower the old City
Hall on West Main street crashed into the ruins
rest your chin the iron railing and stare at the huge
turtles that the late Amon Judd imported specially for
the Hotel Elton cuisine dodge the lnnumerable
swinging that seemed to be always swinging in
or out down at Benzine Corner.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

Editor Tall Tower Topics: May compliment the DEM
ocra on the newsy and interesting Washington MerryGo
Round that has been running the last few weeks read
both the books by these two writers and certainly their daily
articles are Just fine.-A Merry oRounder (The
Editors always glad to obge the reading public know
Merry Go Rounder-The Ed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
Good Evening.
JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT


Just song at twilight
When the lights are bright
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf
When we get him every night?
Time was when songs were sung
AS at the upright we gathered round,
But that was quite time ago
i Before they canned even sound.
Remember the old favorite album?
For voices we did not lack,
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep
And that one They All Loved Jack.
We never skipped Darling Clementine
In the Cleaning or Sweet and Low,
Sailor songs like The Midshipmite-
Those were the songs to know
Just song at twilight
But not when lights are low
The soft sentimental songs are gone
For hotcha cha and hidey ho!.
VA, EN-. En-.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
BY ALMA AND PAUL ELLERBE

ssWHAT makes you SO pigheaded? Salie Burgess said.
why don5t you swing in with the rest of us? You'll
have the whole place down you if you don't watch out
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21
Heard in passing.

Heard in passing John Kinney and Charlie
Mccarthy, the Crosby profs and Leo Delaney, the
Scovi tabuator preparing for active season OF
ice fishing The past few weeks of and wealth
er have been right down their alley Toddo Healey
is taking on weight despite his daily trips to Hartford
where he takes care of Athletic Commissioner Joe Law
ors correspondence schedules, and all the other details
of well trained Capital secretary. DIR p j. Bren-
nan is greeting patients at his West Main street
office after Is years at the first Office he had in this
city, at the of East Main and Welton streets
I. :, John Coloty has taken up squash racquets
winter pastime DR. John E. Farrell and Bob Brit,
Waterburys representatives the state veterans
view board, still making daily trips to Newington
80. Henry Forth, well known Chase Co.. employee
from Hilcrest, knows about the insides of lawn
mower than the who make 'em. . DIR John
Fruin made five marks in succession in recent bowl
ing match in the Knights of Columbus league, and
the well-known medco ticked. Dan harrington
Jr is still trying to explain what happened to Lafa-
yettk in it's recent grid encounter with Columbia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

Just few stray lines to cheer up the discouraged,
to make optmst of the pessimis to tighten the bur-
dens of the oppressed. 1.-THE trouble with the pes
smist is simply this in line with business his spirit
has likewise suffered from deaton Then too, he fails
to comprehend that life is not much problem to
be solved it is series of situations to be met-met
courageously hopefully and with faith in the ultimate
outcome. l deem it little short of criminal for one to
pour into the of the young such philosophy as
is predicated upon despair of the future The march
of mankind is onward. 1t has it's setbacks and it's
retreats but out of these greater happiness to the
world in general Opportunity for you young people, if
not Immediately at hand will soon be here in album
dance and available for those who fearless and
willing to grasp it. Whether it be fortunate not the
pessmist is always ubiquitous. He told Columbus how
gtupd it to sail the sea, yet new continent was
discovered; he whispered to Washington at Valley
Forge how idle it to fight against the insurmount
able forces which opposed him, and yet new nation
was born. >. Incline your to these words OF wis
dom even did the candidates for admission to the
Connecticut Bar last July when Judge Patrick Brett
OSullivan addressed them in part as above.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

Editor, Tall Tower Topics The article appearing in
your column recently concerning the of fuel oil in rad
ators as economical anfreeze quite interesting.
There point that motorists should consider before
using it and that the rubber connections Oil will rot and
rubber quicker than anything else and the using
this method risk of the particles being conveyed to
other sections of the Perhaps this may clog the fuel
channels A Daily Reader