The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-22
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York-"Red Emma" Gold man, who shelved her militant an- archism to the extent of saying a good word for President Roosevelt and living in non-proletarian style at the Astor after she was ad- mitted to this country, is being welcomed wherever she goes by scores of people who "knew her when." Out of the friendly remin- iscences at 8 dinner the other evening came some anecdotes con- corning an Emma Goldman whom Red-shy America never knew (. One woman told of the time she went to visit the anarchist, who had been ill for several days, but now was conxalescent. Found her still abed and inquired anxiously if there's been 8 relapse. Miss. Gold man said no, she felt fairly we'll but wasn't able to be up and around yet because she didn't have any clothes. Seems that during her illness she had given away every- stitch of her wardrobe to unfor- tunate friends who had come to see her.
 Another friend once called on Miss Goldman and found her weep ing bitterly. All her militance and courage and habitually cold defiance seemed to be dissolved in some deep personal sorrow. The friend made sympathetic inquiry. q guess anybody'd cry" sobbed the woman whose name in those days was supposed to be synony- nous with blood and violence. "Do you realize that at this very minute four anarchists are being murdered in Japan?" =. one other slant on the real Emma Goldman: Her close friends agree that if she hadn't made headlines with her inflammatory political ac- tivities she would have become famous anyway with her coffee and cooking.
 Just Drew Their Breaths
 Eight of the most famous cari- caturists in New York attended a luncheon at the Waldorf recent ly, and it was a pretty peculiar party. Two other caricaturists sent regrets. One was Will Cot ton, who draws men with big red noses; he said he had bad cold and such a red nose that he didn't like to appear in public. The other was Abe Birnbaum, who refused to attend because he was in sym pathy with the hotels striking walters.
 Al Hirshfeld showed up. but wouldn't drink the wine because 1t came from Germany Gard, who was supposed to caricature some of the other caricaturists, forgot his drawing materials. AlaJalov wouldn't pose, wouldn't make a speech, wouldn't even eat; just sat there. Irving Hoffman and Mass aguer both declined the honor of caricaturing their fellow artists. and tried to pass the job on to Xavier Cugat. He, in turn, said he had another date and would have to go. Al Frueh was called on for a spech on the art of caricature. He talked for half an hour on the advantages of living in Connecti- cut and the culture of various kinds of nut trees.
 Business on Stage
 A couple of young actors, Will liam Ober and Wendell Whit ten. went dashing into the station at Syracuse the other night to catch train for New York, and were collered by several police men. The pair had been playing in a presentation of "Rip Van Winkle," and had no idea, of course, that two other young men had staged a bank fobbery in Rochester. Authorities in the lat ter city had tipped off Syracuse po- lice to be on the lookout, and they were Suspicion was aroused by the great haste of Messrs Ober and Whitten, and the arresting cops were jubilant when they opened the actors luggage and found several wigs and sets of false whiskers. Things were set right, finally, when the searchers got down to the Rip Van Wrinkle costumes.