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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-15
Good Evening.
A VISION OF MY MOTHER

Tonight, dear Mother I'm sad and blue, So- I've decided to talk to you. Although you're gone away from me, A lovely vision possess of thee. see your face like an angel fair And on your shoulders, your golden hair And in your clear blue eyes, see The love and hope you hold for me- Then a glorious sight comes to my eyes, As see you walking in paradise. You look so happy, Mother dear, Like siness child without fear Some day hope to meet you there And then we'll be happy pair, So now, dear Mother, keep praying for me, Till reach God and Heaven and thee
 Rosemary Dinese Stenson.
 Sacred Heart School
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-15
Between friends,

Between friends Jimmy Phelan, dapper laundry. man. who sets sail the of matrimony Wednesday morning July g. at St Francis Xavier church was guest at testimonial dinner last night at Dnny Reardons old Miss Marge Shelley Extra Extra! And it's not about that girl of mine It s about that smiling umberman Henne Mnncucci who tonight will be Back Home Again" which will be presented in St Lucys parish hall for the benefit of the Children of Mary Sodalty One should make or break date to catch this handsome fellow in his debut beyond the footlghts.
 Mir and Mrs Frank Cmnera of Oakland avenue Wednesday celebrated 27 years of welded bliss The Mrs the former Mary Dioro of Washington avenue Congratulations dear friends and may you prosper for future anverSaes
 Mae Howard Fred Miller, Alice Goodewin and Dick Nssen tripped the light fantastic and how at formal hop at the ultra-smart Cheshire Country Club recently
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
Local Member Elected At State COnventi0n

reports were read from tho presi. dents of each club in tho state, concluding with a discussion of activities conducted by tho var- lous groups and Rn interchange of Ideas,
 Tho closing banquet was hold at the Hotel Davenport, Mfs Seton, its first speaker, outlined her OK. perioneeB nB an0 ofn small band of explores journeying 900 miles down tho Paraguay rlvor Into tho wIlds of South America and through junglcs not before pene- trated by q white woman. Tho group was in search of museum BpecimenH,
 Al principal speaker, Miss Mar. jorie' Shuler selected tho topic What. ls Your Line?" Pointing out thNt "ovoryono is Rotting a new lino theso days ahe quoted tho instance of n young girl who sent Il 1etter Co a loading women'a magazine stnting, "l hnvo had a good Inc. When a boy cut in. at n dance, used thnt lino effee. lively. Now l am older. 1 have had my hair cut moro Bophlstl. cnted way. Please glvo mo n new line."
 Likewise, Miss Shulor said, tho mutton is getting n new line.
 Tho organization Of tho Ma tiOnal Federation of Buslness and Professional Womon's clubs was a now line for women, sho deolnr. ed. "l'or years thero have boen Jokes at the expense of womon-- that they thought current topics Co no q now kind of biscuit, that they could not add their checkbooks, and that they wero moro interest ed in patterns for dresses than patterns for living. When women first began to work outside the home, they contributed to this i'm. pression by thoir own apologetlc attitude. It was as though they said, Bear with us. We will stay In business only until we marry not n minute longer than we must
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

the first trick, declarcr must stop to count, He has two losing dia- monds and. if the king and queen of spades are in the West hand. he may lose two spade tricks.
 He can sec that 1t will be pns- sible 10 pick up the outstanding trump. strip the hand of clubs. and if he can throw West in tho lead. he can prevent the loss of the two spade tricks. His best play. then. Is to refuse to win the first dia- mond trick.
 West should continue with tho jack of diamonds--not the queen. When holding the K-Q-J, lead tho king first and then the jack. This trick is won by the declarer with the ace. Three rounds of hearts are taken. which pick up the out standing trump, and then three rounds of clubs.
 Tho dcclarer now can lead the ten of diamonds as he knows West will be forced o win with tho queen. West is helpless.
 If the deciarer had taken tho clnrcr can discard a spade from ono hand and ruff In the other. while if nc leads the king Of spades. the docinrer will win with the nee and lose only ono spade trick
 .if the declarer had taken tha spade ilncBHe earlier in the nnuus before stripping the hand of clubs his contract would have been de, tcopyrIsh,. fasi. NEA servlee.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
The Romantic and Beautiful Love Letters of Charles Dickens -fo Mario BeadneLL TUo Amazing Inerludes n His LHe
Episode No.7
DS H. H. Harper

else. now that he was lost to her forever. As "Pickwick" continued and oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickelby appeared. all taking the town by storm, the elder Bead. nells must have stared in stolld wonder, and little Maria perhaps spent many repentant hours think. ing, all too late, of what she would nave gained had she been little more compliant.
 The years passed; Maria saw him rise to undreamed of heights: saw hls books in their green paper covers appearing monthly on every corner in every booksellers win. dow, purchased by thou. sands of readers. Saw his stories dramatized and played In the thea. ters; read of his appearance at great public functions; read of his Journey to America and his satIr. ical American Notes." While all England was enjoying his "Christ. mas Carol" it must have damp ened her holiday spirit to know that she had foolishly sacrificed tho privilege Of sharing the fame of It's author. The creation of those Immortal characters Peck. sniff, Mrs Camp, Tom Pinch, and many others, took place all within ton short years of the time when she had sent him away.
 She now discovered how won. deriul his boyhood's letters had been; how favored she had been to have had them addressed Co her; and how narrowly she had missed the golden opportunity of becoming tho wife of u great inter- national character.
 And 20 in silent penltence she continued her middle class life, co. quetting her way along with the "ollgibles" that her discriminating parents approved; and on Fcbru. nry 90, 18d5, sho married Henry Louis Winter, who for tho time be. Ing put m abrupt end to her TO. mantic career.
 Hcncoforth Maria must be con. tent to Do the stald little wifo of n Htaid little business man, living a narrow existence in a narrow world where nothing in particular could happen; and Cupid entered her on tho "closed" list, until ho should call on her again ten years later, to play a leading role in the sec. ond chapter of one of the most ab. sorbing love romances in history. Dora Spcn;ow and David Copper.
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 Seventeen years after breaking with Murln Boadnell --- Charles Dlckons-his fame secure In all the world, resting on l. long series of brilliant novels---bogan to write hts greatest story. David Copperheld. AS every Dickens lover knows, he modelled his hero very much after himself and w0ve great many of tho actual happenings of his own lifo into tho talc. And 50 when it came Co tho painting of David's sweetheart, to the telling of his first love affair, he turned back the pages of Memory and made the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

'I don't remember who wac there, except Dora. I have not the least idea what we had for dinner.
 besides Dora. My impression ia that dined off Dora entirely, and sent away half a dozen plates un- touched. I sat next to her. I talked to her. She had the most delights full little voice, the gnyest iittlo laugh, the pleasantest and most fascinating little ways that ever led a lost youth into hopeless slavery. She was rather diminutlve alto- gethcr. So much tho more preciouss thought"
 And when, next morning, he met her in tho garden:---
 "I never saw such curls - how could l, for there never were such curls as those sho shook. out to hide her blushes As to the straw hat and blue ribbons which was on top of the curls, if l could only have hung 1t up in my room n Buckingham street, what a price- less possession 1t would have Decn|
 Dickens thus describes David Copperfeld's feelings on tho way to the picnic:--
 "f shall never have such ride again; have never had such an- other. There were only those three, their hamper, my hamper and the guitar case in the phaet0n: and, Of course, tho phaeton was open; and rode behind it, and Dora sat with her back to the horses. look. Ing towards me. She kept the bouquet close to her on the cush- ion md would not allow Jip tO sit on that Bido of her Ut all, for fcnr Inc should crush 1t. She often cars ricd it in her hand. often refreshed herself with It's fragrance. our eyes at those times often met and my very great astonshmcnt Is thut did not go over tho head Of my gallant gray Into tho carriage. There was dust. believe. Thcrv was good denl of dust. believe. l had faint impression that Mir Spenlow George Beadneli, Murln h fathor) demonstrated with nic for riding in lt; but l knew of none. was sensible of a mist of loyo and beauty about Dora. but of nothing else. He stood up some times and asked what thought of the prospect; said 1t was de- lightful, and doresay 1t was; bit 1t was all Dora to nc. The sun shono Dora, and tho birds unng Dora. Tho south wind blew Dora. and tho wild flowers in the hedges were all Dorag 10 bud"
 In tomorrow's episode we Icarn what actually happened to Charles and Maria in their c0urtsliIp through his pcrs0nri novel, Diylu Coppcrtic'd. In that novel q q char- Rctcr "DUrn' 'is really M9ria. and Dickens, himself, k "Da,Id."
 Copyright 1929. Tic IHbilophIic Society: International Copyright, 1920, the BibllOplilc Society. Copyright 1o34, John Y. DiIIc Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

Tho annual convention Of tho State Federation of Business and Professional Women wab conduct. |. cd in Stamford on saturday nt which tlmo Miss Anna plntt of this city retiring preBldont was elected tlrst .preAldent of tho group. MisH Minnie A. Condo'l of Hart. ford elected president and presided over tho meeting.
 Committee reports were roud during tho morning business Bos. sion, followed by n luncheon at tho Hotel Roger smith and tho opening of the polls for election of officers. Tho complete slate elected fo'lows' Miss Minnie A., Condeil, Hartford, president; Miss Anna B, Platt, Waterbury, first vice. .prosldont; Miss Bernl co Wooley, Norwich, focond vice- president, Miss Goorgln Monroe, Danbury, secretary, and Mss Eva Cleveland, Bridgeport, treasurer.
 During tho afternoon sesoion,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
SPLENDID RECITAL
 BY DERWIN PUPILS

An audience of 200 enjoyed n program of banjo, mandolin. guitar and vocal music, presented last night at Davenport hall by pupils of the Derwin school of music.
 Numbers were presented by the two cups, the Dcrwin banjo band and the Hawaiian club. into which the musicians were divided. Solos were given by Alden Carlson, acc companied by the banjo club. and by the combined group. A guitar duet by Miss Georgia Shade and John ]. Derwin was especially well received. as was n tenor banjo and piano duet by Miss Charlotte Fan diller and Mir Derwin. The Misses Mmriel. Myrtle, and Charlotte Fan dillcr scored with n tenor banjo rendition. Miss Doris Swanson. who gave an excellent reading, con- cluded the program.
 The majority Of the students are pupils at Yale university. and prep arat0ry schools of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
Scout News

A report on the regional meet.
 ing held last week In New Hamp-
 shire was given at the monthly
 meeting of the Waterbury Council
 of Girl Scouts at their office to- day by Mrs William T. Lcggett
 commissioner.
 Mrs A. A. Crane will address
 leaders on bird life at q meeting to be held Wednesday night ut 7:30 o'clock at scout headquarters.
 Miss Edna Weber, director, will instruct the training group in the teaching of new songs at meeting
 scheduled for May 23, by means of
 shadowgraph.
 A total of 70 registrations for camp has been listed to date. Girls who wish to register are requested to do so before June 1. after which time girls from other councils will
 be admitted. ..
 Members of all Boy scbut troops Of Waterbury. and their parents. will be given an opportunity to sec camp life at Pomperaug next Frl- day night at the parish hall of kt Johns church, when special camp rally and the showing Cf moving pictures of the camp, will be held by the camp committee of the local council.
 It ls expected that E. C. Warner. camp director will be present to explain the camp program for the summer. Among recent appDint- ments announced for ti.o camp are inc following: Walter Abel. craft shop director: Joseph Hchoien and Charles Iloebei. members or the i junior staff; Gordon Coates. bug Ter; Lawson Duncan: medical offl- ger; Douglas Benedict, junior staff. l All nf fhoHn named served on fhe azMfE u5 Camp MApuNHWua.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

Prominent among tho spring ruptlals was tho marriage of Miss ! !uliette NJ. Cnntln, daughter Of Mrs Joseph Cantln of 1;nston avenue md Dr Ulrle A. DlOnne, of South Main strete, son of Mir nnd Mrs Walter DiOnne Of Now Bedford, Muss, which was aolcmnlXed this morning nt Q o'clock nt St Ann'A church. Rev D, A. l.umontagne performed tho ceremony and Hlso celebrated the nuptial mass which 1 followed. The altar was decorated With palms, ferns and ann pdragons. During tho maes special pro. gram of nuptial music was ren. dored under the direction of Pro. foasor perroault with Mrs Lueian DerOuin, Marcel D0ueette, Harry Matthiou and Mario 0ervais aB so. lolsts and Henry Vannsse us violin. iet. The pride was Elvcn in mar. rlago by hor brother. R, w. Cantin and had as her maid of honor and only attendant, her slBtcr, Miss Irene Cnntin. Dr Albert C, poirior of Cambridge, MaDa, intended Dr Dlonno IN best man and tho ushers were, David Ford of this city and Frederick Cote of New Bedford. MuAB,
 The bride was beeomngly nt. tired In Il gown of white satin, l.anVln model fashioned with a long full gklrt terminating in n long train. Iior veil of tullo was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
Personals

Miss Colino Rooster, Of this city, mombor of tho third year class at tho Yalo school of Music, will play ono of her own competitions at a concert to bo given in Sprague Memorial Hall, Wednesday after noon at 3;30 o'clock, The concert is ono of tho eighteen events which nro open to tho public Ut Yale this week.
 Mr and Mrs Rowlcy W. Phillips of Prospect street were weekend guests of Mir and Mrs James R. Sheldon of aundorstown, IL. l.
 Miss Alma Fitzpatrick of Dcla- ward avenue spent tho past few days in Washington, D. C. where she attended tho junior Prom of Catholic University held Saturday evening at tho Shorohnm Hotel in Washington, D. c. Sho was tho guest of George Mulligan, Jr of Cooke street.
 Miss Doris OConnor Of Willow street motorod to Vermont over tho wcok-ond. Whilo thore sho at. tended tho prom festivities at Mld- dlobury College as tho guest, of George Marto of this city.
 Miss .Mollio O'Connor of Fair lawn avenue has been entertaining Mrs c. Bevercdgo and children of 'Poughkoepsic, N. Y. for Il few days.
 Miss Elizabeth Kennedy has re- sumed her studies at Albcrtus Magnus College after spending few days with her parents, Mir and Mrs Joseph Kennedy of Crescent street.
 4 surprise party was given re. gently In honor of John Henrick- sen of Ives street, the occasion be- ing his birthday. Card playing and dancing was enjoyed. The table was decorated for the oc- casion. Those present were: MT and Mrs John Rock, Mir and Mrs Louis Henricksen, MT and Mrs Frank Place. Mir and Mrs Frank | Houghton, MT and Mrs Carl Or |ando, Mir and Mrs John Murphy, | Mr and Mrs John Henricksen, Misscs Edith Hcnrlcksen, Ruth Ioughton and Harvey Henrlcksen. Mr and Mrs Otto Jacobson, and samuel Dale of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Students at Connecticut State .Ollega entertained their mothers ,u Saturday at q combined Moth ITS day and May day program. Many local people were in attend Ince.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

Ralph Munger of Yates avenue and Harris Whlttcmoro of Nauga- tuck have returned after spending tho wcok-cnd in Pennsylvania where they attended their class ro- union at tho Hill school.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Patterson hnvo returned aftcr spending a fow days In Elmhurst, l.. l.
 Mir and Mrs Robert Iieseltinc of Frost road entertained Mir and Mrs Robert HosoliIne of New York over tho weekend.
 William Spencer of Watortown avenue is spending two weeks in Boston.
 Miss Eileen ligan of Spencer avenue spent tho weekend In New York.
 Mir and Mrs Walter Deacon of Buckingha mstrcot spent tho week. end In Now Ycrk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
High School Notes

Dates for the prom and tho class day program were announced nt Leavcnworth high school today. Class night will Do held Wodncs- day, tho 18th and tho prom will Do held the following evening. Graduation exercises will be tho 10th. Following is the committee on arrangements for tho class night programs; Althca Kirk, Eunlce Root, Dorothy fncns, Ircno mor- gnn, Phyllis Martonc. Douglas Morrlloes, Edward Azukns Michael Kuba. Edward Yurkunns. Anthony Forelli, Eugene Grabowskl, Canio Longo. Y
 Members Of girls athletic teams will be photographed nt Gualtierl'A studio tomorrow for tho class book. Tho swimming team will be photographed at tho pool Fridny at tho clsc of school, also tho orange and green and life saving
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

over.
 North's jump to three hearts is just a little optimistic. While he does have two aces and four trump to the queen. he has four-three- three-three distribution and noth- Ing to establish--n0 ruling values. With this type of hand believe 1t safer just to bid two hearts rather than give your partner game force.
 In today's hand we find south. after the Jump tO three hearts. zoe ing to four hearts on a four-card suit. The only reason he does that is because of his 100 honOrs.
 4 f0ur.card suit hendea by 4 k ! 10. with support iron, partner. is as good as ilve-card suit.
 The l'iay
 Vests opening lead ls tho klnR of diamondn. Before playins so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

arranged with a potai cap fastened with miniature eallQ lilies, She carried an arm bouquet of Amer lean Prldo roses, and lillos of the valley. Her sister was Nttlrod in q fl ock of muiEe silk striped nous. Acllno de sole styled with m old fashioned Jacket of thffotu ln q matching ehado and sho wore q la rRo ieRhorn hat of natural shade, Hor arm bouquet consisted Of pink Madame Butterfly r0sos. The dress of the brides mother was brown figured crepe and sho wore a eor- rage of gardoni0s and tho brides Eroom's mother wore a dress of black lace and also wore . eorsage ot gardenia.
 A wedding breakfast was held at Lakeside Tavern following the ceremony, About sixty guests ut. tending including out of town guests from New Bedford, Bloom. field, N. J" Danvors and Cam bridge, Mass, Now York and New Haven,
 Dr Dione and his bride left on m llnannouneed wedding trip, the bride wearing beigo travelling dress with brown aceoa1orios. Upon returning they will take up thcir ! oSideneo ut gao South Elm street,
 pr Dlonno and his bride loft on Bedford high HGh0ol, Tufts Col. lego and Tufts Medical school, '30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
Events of Week
lI'NilNY !

I (TOtlRy Rotary directors meeting at'1Io tel Elton. Girl Scout council at Matta tuck Historical building, shrine club ut Hotel Elton, Elections by Chase r. '. A. a school. Waterbury Hospital Aid societ, meeting and elections. Dinner by Naugatuck Valley Croeers' ass'n at Hotel Elton. Meeting Of Waterbury Package Store uas'n.
 Club Moetlngs--Townsond lodge I. Q. 0, F. Young Mems Democratic club at Hotel Elton.
 Fairmount Community club. Coronas club meeting. Royal Arcanum, Mattatuck c0un- cil.
 Palmour club.
 Roosevelt lodge, K. of F. Wadhams Relief corps. Blde A Wee club
 (TOmOrrOW) Consolidated High School Orchos. tra concert at Buckingham hall. Rotary meeting at Hotel Elton.
 (SVcdnestlay) German Bros circus ut Brassco park.
 Kiwanis meeting at Hotel Elton.
 (1'hurstlay) Supper by Immaculate Concep- ton parish at church basemcnt. Lions club meeting at Hotel El- ton.
 Junior League garden tour in Middiebury.
 (Frlday) LaSallette players at Bucking- ham hall.
 Semi formal dance of Rainbow club at Temple hall.
 (Satursiay) Rummage sale by Quota club at Gs East Main street.
 (Sundiay) K. of c. communion breakfast at Hotel Elton.
 May 21-P. T. A. county com vcntion at First NJ. F.. church. May 22-NatiOnal guard battai- ion review at armory. May 24-Wiiby Chemistry ban quet, YMCA.
 May 24-Reserve onicers' meet Ing.
 May 2a-Unico club comedy at club house.
 May 25--Leonard pupils recital Womcn's club.
 May 2G--Downie Bros circus at Brassco park.
 May 27--Show and dance for Jewish refugees. Beth Ei auditor ium.
 May 27--st Patrick's Holy Name breakfast at the Lyceum. May 27--Concordia's PhIihar- monlc and chorus nt Buckingham. May 7g--fsuuker HiIl r. T. A.. annual meeting nt school. May sa--"Ace High by Little Dsamasle clnb, Temple hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14

never-to- be. forgotten picture of Dora from the image of Maria Beadnell, who was still enshrined in his heart.
 Thus from David Copperneld we get the true portrait of Maria Beadnell--and what girl in all the worlds books of lovers has ever been 50 immortaliEed. Dickens's admirers will read with renewed interest the following passages, which are now substantlated for the most part as true history by tn author himself, who later herein writes to Maria Beadnell Winter, mo one will ever be as terribly in earnest az and David Copper. field were. People used to say to me, how pretty all that was, and how elevated 1t was. above the It. tie foolish loves of very young men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
Solution t0 Previous Contract Problem

Solution to Previous
 Contract Problem
 Never take anything for granted at bridge. Don't asume, just be- cause you hold three honors in n suit. that tho outstanding honors should bc split.
 Always try to provled for tho outstanding cards being in the worst possible position for you and then see if you can find a way to make your contract.
 Don't resort to a flncsse unless you know there Is no other course in the hand and that it Is the saf- est play.
 To-day's hand, while not difii- cult. has several stumbling blocks for the careless doclarer to trip
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-14
H CHILDREN IN is YEARS

Lee. N. II. - (U.P.) - Though Afr and Mrs Harold Jennlson have been married only lG years. they have had it chiinren--aii boys. The father, n 35-yenF.oid Yankee. supports his family on esid0 per week earned as an automobile mo. chanie.