The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-15

nous in the opinion that the opehs ing of WAT1 means tho beginning of q new era for this section of tho state. It will unite Waterbury and surrounding towns with the strongest material bond that sci-
 ence has over boon able to devise.
 TO tho city of Waterbury 1t brings added prestige as one of tho coun- try's busy industrial cities, putting tho municipality In c class with others of ity approximate size and type about the nation.
 All through its life, WATR cf- ficials avcrred again to-day, the station will do It's utmost to per- form community service, to help Waterbury and tho surrounding area in whatever way possible. It was established, they say, as C lo- cal station and will continue to function as such.
 Mir Thomas Grateful President Harold Thomas, busy with last minute technical Gheck- ups, told tho Democrat just before tho inaugural program went on the air that ho had become ono of Waterbury's most devoted packers since ho had taken up his resi- dcnce.
 q can't say enough" ho said, "ln praise of tho wonderful COG operation that Waterbury has given to mo. intend to repay as much of that as possible by having WATR serve the community in which 1 now make my home with Waterbury can count on mo for support in every civic undertaking just as 1 have counted on and TO. ccived Waterbury's support in es- tablishing WATR."
 Attorney Milton Meyers, vice. president and secretary of tho WATH corporation, likewise wished to give public thanks to ail those who have assisted in preparing tho station for actual broadcasting. Most of tho credit" he said, "bciongs to Harold Thomas. whO has expended so much time and energy during the past several months. hope that Waterbury will like WATR and 1 will do all In my power to hoip WATR Do ( real asset to the city"
 List Of Guests Heading the list of those who thropged to the theater were large number of specially invited guests, mon and women asked to attend because of their outsta nding positions in the community. Every single profession and business and almost every organization and so. ciety were represented.
 In addition to the largo local representation, there were many officials from other stations. Those invited to attend were as follows: WTIC, Hartford-James Clancy, Walter Johnson, Fred Wade and Paul Lucas.
 WQRC, Hartford--James Doolit- tie, Walter Haase, William MallO, Sterling Couch, John Petersen. WICC, Bridgeport-Joseph Lo- peg and James Milne.
 WBZ, Springfield-Rober White and Stenley Spencer.
 WMAS, Springfield-Al Martin, R. Davis, Miss Ethel Henin, Miss Alice Gale, Leon Southmayd ard
 Milton Hale.
 A partial list of prominent local guests invited follows:
 Mrs Walter Deacon, represent ing the Waterbury Women's club: l.. Vincent Maloney, publisher Of | the Waterbury Democrat; John Hayden, business manager of the Waterbury Democrat: Honorable
 Frank McEvoy; Harold Davis; F. s. Chase; E. O. Goss: Frank Green,
 secretary of the Chamber of Com
 merce; Miss Edna Weber, execu- i tive secretary of the Girl Scouts. Honorable Edward Finn: Hon. 1, orable Niles McNiff: Thomas Con-
 way, chairman of the republican
 town committed; William Nj. Har-
 ris, secretary of the Lincoln House
 associations; Irving w. Harrison,
 superintendent of parks; Thomas
 Moore. secretary of the board of park commissioners; Rev Eugene Cryne of the Diocesan Bureau oi
 Social Service: Nicholas Combel-
 lack of the Waterbury Boys club;
 Herbert Smith of the Y. M. c. A.
 Eratcrnai Orders Represented Postmaster James T. Kelley;
 John n. Crary, chairman of the
 democratic town committee; Alan Wallace, director of tho Waterbury