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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
YMCA Notes

The beginners public speaking class will resume it's regular week ly meetings at the Central YMCA tonight at 7:30. The French classes are now meeting as follows: Begin ncrs Tuesday, 7:30; advanced We'd nesday at 7:30. The vocabulary building class which is meeting on Wednesday nights at 7:15 will com plete it's course in two more scs- sions. The metallurgy class Is meet ing Thursday at 7:30
 The Waterbury public speaking club will hold it's January session in Room A at the Central Y to- morrow night at S:15. President Haword E. Coe will be in charge. Reservations for the Industrial Foremen's club supper to be held at the Central Y on Thursday evening at o'clock should be made by calling the YMCA not later than Wednesday noon. Governor Wilbur l.. Cross Is to speak at 8 o'clock following the supper. He will be in troduced by Mayor Frank Hayes. The meeting will be in charge of President Clarence D. Wooding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Club Activities

Melicent Porter chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, will hold their January meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock. This year the chapter program commit tee has arranged several programs pertaining to early Connecticut history as a means of instructing the members along this line in preparation for the celebration this year of the tercentenary of the settlement of Connecticut. The speaker at this meeting will be Mrs Phineas B. Randall of Water- town, who will talk on Early Arts, Crafts and Industries of Con- necticut." Mrs Randall has had an active and prominent part in D. 4. R. work in the state. She has been regent of her own chap ter, the Sarah Whitman Trum- bull chapter of Watertown, and has been historian of the state or- ganization. Mrs Randall has also broadcast on the program spon- sored by the state organization on Tuesday afternoons. At present she occupies the office of state corresponding secretary. Delegates to the 43d Continental Congress meeting in Washington, D. C.. April 16th to goth, will be elected at this time, also to the 41st an- nual state conference on March 22d and 23d at Stamford. The mu- sic for the afternoon will consist of a group of songs by Mrs Ed ward A. Herr, member of the chapter. Tea will be served dur ing the social hour following the meeting, the officers of the chap ter being hostesses.
 The Women's League of St Paul's church will meet this even- ing at o'clock at the parsonage on East Farm street.
 The Waterbury Wheaton college club is holding a luncheon meeting this afternoon at Mrs Brooks on West Main street. The luncheon at 12:3O o'clock will be followed by 0 business session at which time plans will be completed for the luncheon to be given on Saturday at The Elton when pr J. Edgar Park, president of Wheaton col- lege, will be the honor guest. Dr Park will trace the growth of the college from It's founding in 1884 to the present day, it's existence as a seminary and finishing school and now as 0 college.
 The Bunker Hill Literary club met on Friday afternoon at which time they were addressed py Chase Kimball. who had for his subject "The Way to Peace. The nropraY,o was in charge of the park committee with Mrs w. T. Leg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Conn. AuxiLiGu Meets Wednesday
Group Will Gather In New Haven For The Annual
 Business Meeting

The annual business meeting of tho Connecticut branch of the WO- mans Auxiliary will take place at Trinity parish house, 53 Wall street New Haven, Wednesday, January 10.
 The program will open at 10 a. m. with prayer followed by the reports of the diocesan officers, the roll call, award of prizes for the poster contest. The noon day pray CT will be given by the Rt Rev F. G. Budlong.
 A box luncheon at one D. m., will be enjoyed. The afternoon session which will consist of further bus mess and talks will follow.
 The financial committee will re- port and tho amendments to the bylaws presented. The following talks will be given: "National Ex- ecutive Board Report, Miss Mar guerite Ogden: "How One Highly Organized Branch Functions" Mrs Harold Sperry; Work Among the College Girls in New England" :" Miss Katherine Grammar.
 A large attendance is urged for the sessions. Many members of the local branch of St Johns churc h are planning to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

The Play
 Vests opening lead Is the king of clubs, which South, the declarer. wins with the ace. If south now starts right in to pick up the trump. East will win with the ace of spades, then lead club and five odd is all that can be made.
 At duplicate bridge 1t is neces- sary to play for the maximum number of tricks. You always have a heart to l0so if the king of hearts lies wrong; so, before playing the trump, tho declarer should lead the seven of hearts and iincsse the jack in dummy.
 When it holds. no should lead q small diamond from dummy and win with tho king in his own hand. Then no should lead tho hlx Of hearts and fnense the queen.
 Now tho aco Of hearts should be played and tho threo of clubs dis. cnrdod. 1t ia true that this third heart might be ruffed. but nothing would Do lost, and if the hearts are divided, the extra trick can be made.
 Now, of course, tho deelarer leads trump and al East can do in i0 win hla ace, and the remaining tricks belong Co North and South. (Copyrlsht, 1888, MIA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Personal Notes

James B. Gregg has returned to his studies at Harvard university at Cambridge, Mass, after spend- ing the holidays with his parents, Rev Dr and Mrs James F. Gregg of Prospect street.
 Miss Frances McGrath. daughter of Dr and Mrs J, Henry McGrath of Tower road, has returned to her studies at Wellesley college. Her sister, Miss Mary McGrath, has re turned to her studies at Mary mount college at Tarrytown, N. Y.
 Mir and Mrs William Blackshear Moore and their daughter, Marcia, have returned to New York after spending the holidays with Mrs Moore's parents, MT and Mrs Lewis s. Reed of Euclid avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Officers Elected
 By Concordids
Past Officers Of Musical Group Were Elected At Meeting
 Held Yesterday

William H. Borchardt was rec elected president of the concordia Singing Society at a meeting held yesterday afternoon in Concordia hall. All the other officers were rec elected, also, and Oscar Teubner and Joseph M. Hency were made honorary members of the society. The financial condition of the so- ciety is excellent, the treasurer's report indicated. Plans for tho coming annual masquerade at the Buckingham hall on the 26th were discussed.
 Other officers chosen were: first vice president, William Mueskes; second vice7president. Gustav Kopp; recording secretary, Joseph Lutz; corresponding secretary, Kurt Selchow; financial secretary, Lambert Binder; treasurer, Otto Moulette; music director, Andrew Neuss; assistant music director, John H. Borchard; trustees, Charles Doescher, Wolfgang Schaef fer and John Kirschbaum. Mir Moulette's election is the 10th con- secutivo time he has been named to that office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

Edward D. Bergin left yesterda to resume his studies at the Ctn- cinnati School of Embalming after spending the holiday recess with his parents, MT and Mrs r. $. Ber- gin of Willow street.
 Mis- Marion Doran of Watertown avenue Is spending a few days in New York city.
 Arthur Nichols, Jr., returns to- day to Ithaca, N. Y., where he IS & student at Cornell university, af- ter spending the holidays with his parents MT and Mrs Arthur w.. Nichols of Congress avenue.
 Robert Treat Larkins has re- turned to his studies at the Hotch- kiss school at Lakeville after spend- ing the holidays with his parents Judge and Mrs William J. Larkin of Demorest street.
 Irwin Wallace has returned to his studies at the dental school at the University of Pennsylvania after a visit with his parents, MT and Mrs Edward Wallace of Irvington ave- nue.
 MT and Mrs Henry B. Rathbun of Willow street and Mrs Ruthburn's brother, l.. Russell Carter of East Main street are on winter cruise through the Caribbean. They are passengers on the Swedish-Ameri- can liner, s. s. Kungsholm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Girl Scout Officers
 WiU Be Elected

Officers for 1894 were to be elect cd at the annual meeting of tho Waterbury Council of Girl Scouts at scout headquarters in the Mat tatuck Museum building at 4 o. clock this afternoon. Annual re- ports from chairmen of the num- erous standing and special commit tees were listed as early business for the session.
 The leaders association will meet at Bunker Hill Congregational church tomorrow night. Misses Lil- liam Loeffler and Hilda Bloom will be hostesses, while Mrs. William T. Leggett will be the speaker.
 The first meeting of the ladies' chorus of the Mattatuck Musical Art society will be held this eve- ming at 8 o'clock at Miss McCor- mack's studio on North Main street. The chorus is under the direction of Isaac E. Clark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Local Girls Pass
 Nurses Examinations

Among the local girls who re- gently passed the Connecticut State Board Examinations for registra- tion of nurses held in Hartford were the following members of the class of 1883 of St Mary's Hospital Training school for Nurses: Misses Eleanor Hayden of Luke street, Ethel Costello of South street, Mary O'Donnell of Ayers street, Lucy O'Sullivan of Baldwin street, Ruth Judson of Cooke street, Es- ther Carroll of Naugatuck and Mary Casey of Park road.
 Rev. Horace B. Sloat, associate secretary of the Connecticut Bap- tist convention, spoke on Making All Things New" at the South Wa terbury Federated church yester- day morning. Ellis Aiken of the American Brass company led dis cussion on taxes at the noon meet ing of the Mems Brotherhood of the same church. He favored q national sales tax and unemploy- ment insurance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Postal Auxiliary InstGLLs NeO Slate OF Officers
Mrs Edgar D. Dwyer Heads the Newly Formed
 Branch of Local Association

of New Britain, state organizer, as- sisted by Mrs Brickerton. also of New Britain.
 The installation was performed at joint meeting of the auxiliary and the postal clerks association. Plans for the state convention here February 22 were announced by members of the committee. Close to 900 persons from all sections of the state are expected to attend the annual gathering, held here for the first time fin some years. Edgar b. Dwyer of this city is president of the state body.
 Other officers installed Saturday night were Mrs Oscard W. Staff strom; vice-president, Mrs Walter F. Garaghty, treasurer; and Mrs Edgar Peircey, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

gett and Mrs Albert Loeffler in charge. Music for the afternoon was given by Ivan Bunnell. Mrs E. J. Rockwell and Mrs A. E. Rog- .ers were the hostesses.
 The Waterbury Women's club will meet tomorrow when they will be entertained with 0 program of song by the Junior Women's Glee club. At>the next meeting on the 18th, the speaker will be Dr Jerome Davis of Yale Divinity school.
 Mrs Edward B. McElligott of Holmes avenue will be hostess at a meeting of the Waterbury branch of the A. A. U. W. to be held at her homo. on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The speaker will be John T. Reardon of Taft school whose subject Is "Principles of Modern Social Movements and Re- cent Legislation" The hostesses for this meeting are Mrs Gilbert Kilduff, Miss Anne Devereaux, Mrs Claude b. Vollmeyer, Miss Rosetta O'Brien and Mrs McElligott.
 The Waterbury Junior Women's club will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the club rooms. Robert Deming will. be the speak CT.
 Mrs Ben Holt, an active mem- Der of the Children's Theater group of the Associated Junior Leagues of America, will be speak CT at the January meeting of the Waterbury Junior League to be held to-day at the Waterbury club.
 The second in a series of card parties sponsored by the Sarah Rogers chapter, D. A. R., of Nau- gatuck will be held on Thursday afternoon, Feb 15 at the home of the regent, Mrs David Bluestone. These parties are in charge of the ways and means committed, Of which Mrs Harry A. Dalby is the chairman. Reservations for tables may be made with Mrs Dalby or any members of her committee. This event will take the place Of the party scheduled. for the 2bth of this mornth, as on that date the past regent and present regent or the chapter will be in Bridgeport to attend a luncheon to be given for the purpose of forming a per- manent social club for all regents. past regents and state officers in chapters throughout Connecticut. At the February party Mrs Ar. thur william Walker. regent of the Marana Norton Brooks chap ter of Torrington will be present and will conduct palm reading during the afternoon. On the 18th the Naugatuck chapter will hold a food sale at the Connecticut Light & Power Co on Maple street from 9 to o'clock. The ways and means committee is also in charge of this event.
 All members of the newly formed lodge for single men affiliated with the Sons of Italy will meet next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Liberty hall for initiation of new members and to hear grand lodge representative. The new lodge elected the following officers at n meeting Friday night:
 President, Julius Carisslmi; sec- retary, Paul Carissimi; treasurer. Ralph Ventresca. Charter members are Julius Carissimi, Paul Caris- simi and Charles Piola.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Mems League Will
 Hear TraUeI Lecture

The Mems league of Bunker Hill will meet tonight at o'clock. The speaker will be Rev John +. Combs. His subject will be Wan dcrings in the Vest, illustrated by his own moving pictures. The sub- jcct will include q narrative of . six weeks trip the past summer to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Yellowstone, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks and the Carlsbad caVcrns. Those who have heard Rev MT Combs lecture on his trav- els In England. q few years ago will need no second warning to bo present this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Fairnour1t Club To
 Meet This EueninQ

The Fairmount club will have as its guests at tonight's meeting at St. Michael's hall, Mayor Frank Hayes Fred A. Jackie, Chase Co. official and George A. Baronian, real estate dealer. All three men are expectd to give brief addresses. President Frank H. Bailey, presi- dent, will preside. He has invited all residents of the Fairmount sec- ton of Waterville to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Solution of Previous Contract Problem

DO you know that 1t is the ele- mentary plays that trip up a lot of good contract players. It is true that in the large percentage of cases, the declarer should extract the trump, but the declarer who does this without thinking often will lose 6 trick or two.
 cannot refeat too often the ad- vice to stop and think before play ing to the second trick. Look the first trick over carefully--study the hand from all angles.
 Today's hand is simple, but I was surprised to find, in a recent dupli- cate tournament. that the majority of tables failed to make the small slam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Zionist To Hear NelU
 Hauen State Officer

Louis Linderman, of New Haven president of the Connecticut Zion ist Region Union will be the prin- cipal guest speaker at the Zionist forum which meets this evening at S:30 o'clock at the Hebrew 1nsti- tute on Kingsbury street.
 There will also be second speaker in the persons of Hyman Shallman also of New Haven. MT Shallman who Is field director of tho Connecticut Zionist Regional Union is an interesting Yiddish speaker.
 All who arc interested are well come to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Contract Bridge
CHASE CONTRACT CLUB

CHASE CONTRACT CLUB
 In the Wednesday evening ses- sion of the Chase Contract Club top scorers were: North and South, David Scully and Thomas Edwards, high; Raymond Wrenn and Paul Shaw runners-up and East and West, were Ellsworth Lawlor and Samuel A. Chase and Irving w. Chapman and Alfred Goldman run ners-up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

Mrs Edgar D. Dwyer was install led as president of the newly form cd auxiliary of the local branch of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks at Concordia hall, Saturday night. The ceremon- ies were in charge of Mrs Hoffman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

While south holds only two and One-hnif primary tricks, his spade suit is long and strong enough to re.bld; therefore, no is justified In opening the contracting with ono spade.
 North shows inc strength of hln hand with e bid of two no trump, but south correctly e0nlinuen Co bId spades until game is arrived at.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
CONTRACT BRIDGE
 BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League

Look Over Cards FrsStudying Hand Before Playing To Second Trick Often Will Net You
 Highest Score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

Announcement was made re- gently of the engagement of Miss Lena Sponza, daughter of Mfr and Mrs Rocco SponZa of Dikcman street and Salvatore Chillcmi, son of Mir and Mrs CarmcIO Chiilcmi of Birch street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Crosby Notes

The girls advanced swimming club of the Athletic association elected captains and chose teams this week Friday. Erna Breithaupt is secretary-treasurer The roll was called and dues collected. Then nominations for captain and as- sistant captains took place. The following were elected: Team 1. Phyllis Wilson. captain: Edna Breithaupt. assistant: team 2, Es- thcr Skipp. captain; Mildred Stohl. assistant. Teams to date arc as fol- lows:
 Team 1-Phyllis Wilson, captain; Edna Breithaupt, assistant captain; Betty Barry, Idc Israel, Selma Wright. Elsie Holm. Margaret Beatty.
 Team 2--Esther Skipp. captain; Mildred Stohl. assistant captain; Airline O'Donnell, Eleanor Neale, Dora Eurcll, Shirley Brien,S Hope Hartling. Myrtle Chatheld.
 Girls absent from today's meet- ing will be elected to teams at their next attendance. If desired q third team will be formed. Prac- tice on swimming, diving and life- saving is given every week. The teams will hold swimming meet once a month with the following schedules:
 1. Meet Jan. 12. 2. Meet Feb. 16. 3. Meet March 23rd. 4. Meet April 27. B. A swimming play day Each week as girls complete tests, announcements will be post- ed. After today's meeting practice in thcs crawl stroke, back crawl, racing dives. and turns. and plain dives. standing and running from the board took place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08

Due to unaverted circumstances officers of the Star of Waterbury lodge of the Shepherds of Bethle- hem were not installed on Satur- day but will be held on the goth. A social meeting was held on Sat urday instead of the annual meet ing which was previously sched- uied..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-08
Weddings
DoYLE-LAWLoR

DOH HLE-LAWIOh
 The marriage of Miss Helen Marie Lawlor, daughter of MT and Mrs Patrick J. Lawlor of Water vile street, and John M. Doyle, son of MT and Mrs James Doyle of Watertown avenue, took place this morning at 9 o'clock at St Mar garet's church. Rev Edward J. Brennan officiated at the wedding and also celebrated the nuptial mass which followed. The bride had as her maid of honor and only attendant her sister, Miss Alice Lawlor and Attorney William Lynch of New York attended MT Doyle as best man.
 Following the ceremony q recep- tion was held at the Hotel Elton. Upon returning frem an unan- nounced wedding trip, the couple will take up their residence in Jackson Heights, l.. I.
 Mrs Doyle is 8 graduate of Notrc Dame academy and New Britain Normal. She has been associated with the faculty of Webster school. MT Doyle attended St Johns col lege and Fordham university.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-10
RY IT. R. EKINS

United Press Staff COrrespOndent
 Peiping, Feb G-The antics of Chinese students, always startling to those famaliar only with west ern modes in education are grow ing increasingly unique. Agitation for student dictatorsh ip,for the right to select teachers and ex- anime college and university ac- counts, is the newest goible of Chona's young hopes for the fu- ture.
 In Peiping there was consterna- tion in educational circles when the Student association of the Peiping National university conducted a ballot among the students to de- termine what teachers should be discharged. The results of the vot- ing wer transmitted with appro- priate demands to Chancellor Chiang Mon-lin, who rejected them with the knowledge that his action means trouble ahead.
 The Peiping National university students now have demanded the regular publication of the univer- sity's accounts. They insist upon the abolition of periodic and manth1y examination and the right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-10
Students Vote On
 Releasing Teachers
Chinese Scholars Insist Upon Autonomy of Student
 BOdy-VOlence Marks Demonstration

of students to participate in the deliberations of the university's administrative council. Dr Chiang is also confronted with a student demand that henceforth~ no attend andce records be kept at the uni- versity.
 Co-eds are no less militant than the male students. When the min istry of education decided to close the Wu Peng Girls school at Shan ghai, 250 of the 450 little ladies drove officials off, went to their classrooms and conducted their own lessons despite the absence of teachers. In the end the girls car ried the day and their teachers carefully heed student demands.
 Violence marked another student demonstration at Shanghai when 100 students of the middle school connected with the Tsinan univer- sity seized oron bars, wooden clubs and axes and expelled by force several teachers against whom they bore grudges. After. the teachers were thrown out, their luggage was tossed out after them. Then the students issued manifesto de- CldIiuS lLdt AiacICiS OL tiAC schools they have the right to se- lect their own teachers. Whereup- ron they threw out their dean, Dr Kwang Sunglin, and locked his office.
 Similar demonstrations and de- mands have occurred at other edu- cational institutions, which &C., counts for the difficulty the Nan king government always encoun- ters in persuading men to accept appointment to the ministry of
 Observers have noted the regu- larity with which crises in Chinese educational institutions coincide with examination times. Many a batch of students has been able to coast from one class to another without being examined through the simple expedient of raising so much commotion just before ex- aminations we're scheduled to cause the schools, universities and col leges to be closed temporarily but long enough to make promotions automatic.
 on efforts
 The concentration of students on efforts to run their own insti- tutions at least diverts their in" terests from the attempts of the past to run the government and direct military strategy against Japanese invaders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-10
Army Fighting Planes
 Turn Mail Carriers
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were negotiated The president, Postmaster General Farley and At torney General Cummings decided on cancellation after reviewing evil dence of a senate investigating committee.
 The administration action led to the belief that the carrying of the airmail was doomed as a private industry and that it would be con- verted into government service. This prompted quick inquiries from leders of the vast aeronautical bus mess. The White House was un- prepared to answer them at once. The aviation men indicated they in- tended to wage a protective fight for their field.
 One of the first considerations of General Macarthur chief of staff and General Benjamin Foul lois, chief of the air corps, was that no regular air mail pilot should lose his job.
 Macarthur praised the men who have flown the mail over the coun- trys 27,000 miles of airmail lines through rain and sun, snow and wind, cqualls and calm. during the years when the air mail was the mainstay in the development of | commercial aviation in the United States.
 "The mail pilots have the high est efficiency rating of any organ iZation in the world" Macarthur