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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
Future Brides Are
Honored at Shosve,

Kisses Alice Laneville and Eve
Ign Besancon were hostesses at a
shower at the Scovill Girls club
on Tuesday evening in compliment
to Misses Mary Meissi of Edge
wood road and Rachel Cruick-
shank who are soon to be mar
ried. Garden flowers were used
to decorate the rooms. Those at
tending were Misses Evelyn Greg
DRY, Elizabeth Brennan, Alma
Droz. Loretta Cronen, jeanette Ev-
ans, Rose FLYNN, Hanna Miller.
Neaie Plangis, Doris Thorne.
Katherine Meyer, uella Wood,
Julia Rose, Louise Reynolds. Flora
Fowler, Doris Haight, Christine
Van Wagner, Angeline Cecil, Mary
wargo. Wayne Kielty. Helen AL
lyn, Elsie Wasil. Rachel Cruick-
shank. Grace Galley, Myretta
Clark. Mildred Decker, Mary Bn-
hoe, Angelina Cicchette Ann Gra-
BILE, Lucille Laneyille, Evelyn
Holmes, Anna Stokes. Evelyn Be-
sancon. Margaret Wetmore, Dru-
Gle Littlehales. Mary Cosgrove,
Eva Tomaschyk, Helen Daley.
Monica Gallagher, Dorothy Winde-
bank, Grace Waugh, Bernice
Smith. Anna Cromwell, Lillian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
Couple Celebrate
18th Anniversary
by Hard

The silver. jubilee of Mr.. and Mrs.
Antonio Delizia was fittingly OBJ
served Sunday, August 4th with a
high mass celebrated in Our Lady
of Lourdes church by Father Fa-
RENE a missionary from West
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delizia were recip-
tents of hundreds of messages of
we'll wishes given them by their
numerous friends. ..
Mr.. Delizia Is we'll known among
the business men of South Main
street where he has conducted a
tonsorial parlor for the last thirty
years.
Sunday afternoon they were hon.
| ored by some friends at their home
where luncheon was served with
refreshments.
The friends were Mr.. and Mrs
Charles George, Mr.. and Mrs. Mas.
traccio, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Nardozzi,
Mrs. A. Longo, M. Bovine, Rocco
Orso and Rev. Edward Farrell.
Miss Katherine Kane Of Ridge
WOOu SLTeGI was uOuOTSu at d
birthday party given for her. at
the Log Cabin in Wallingford re-
Gently. Those attending were
Miss Ann Dzinsky, Edward Leahy,
Miss Hazel O'Neill, Raymond Bro
deur, Miss Ann Kane, Albert Ber-
nier, Miss Genevieve Urba, Sam
uel Morgan, Miss Rita Hemlock,
George Anderson, Miss Helen
Fiore, James Tracy, Miss Glare
Ouellette, Vincent McElligott, Miss
Irene Kane, Miss Katherine Kane
and William Guilfoile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivanhoe Lovejoy
Of the Meriden-W Waterbury turn
pike, Milldale, were surprised
Thursday night with a party in
honor of their twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lovejoy were for several years
superintendent and matron of the
Milldale town farm and almshouse
and at the present time are con-
Quoting the Lovejoy Convalescent
home in Milldale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
Personal

Miss Hazel Beecher of Idylwood
avenue is spending few days at
Laurel Beach.
Miss jeanette Williams of Wood
lawn Terrace is spending the week.
end in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Stanton
of Wateryille street are in Newark,
N. j., for several days.
Miss Ann Reardon of Woodlawn
Terrace is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Garland Shoppach of New
York for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Reed OF
Pine street are spending few days
in Pawtucket, R. I.
Misses Elizabeth and Ann Griffir
of Baldwin street are In New Yorl
City foraa few days. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Allen o.
Coniston avenue are spending 6
week at Fort Trumbull Beach.
Miss Agnes Lord of East Main
street is mentioning at Laurel
Beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
CONTRACT BRIDGE
BY WN. T.. MCKINNEY
Secretary Of the American Bridge League
Places King Properly Declarer Makes Small Slam by Lo
eating Threat Card and Forcing Holder
to Lead from It.

This Is the first OF a series OF
six articles given to me by William
+. Hopkins and Charles II. Porter
of Cincinnati. o., who with their
teammates. Aaron Frank and JEFF
Click of Cleveland, won the ma
tional knock out team of four
championship at Asbury Park a
year ago. They were theft rst team
to take this trophy away from the
east.
Great interest will center around
this particular event when II is
played during the summer session
Of the national championship
tournament OF the American Bridge
league at .Asbury Park, the week
Of August the 5th. I do not believe
that these four boys will defend
their It'll cas- a tam this year, as
] understand they are going to
split UP in an endeavor to bring
Two strong mid-western teams to
ksbury Park.
In todays hand Mr.. Hopkins sat
South and Mr.. Porter North.
Naturally, when his partner
opened the bidding with one heart.
Mr.. Porter felt that the hand
should be played at a slam. His
two no trump overcall was made
with the sole purpose Of finding
out whether his partner held a five-
card heart suit. When South re-
bid hearts. showing at least Ave-
card suit, Mr.. Pcr.er figured the
hand was safe for a slam, and bid
six hearts.
The Play
West made very safe opening
when he led the ten of clubs.
South won the trick with the king
and cashed the ace of hearts. East
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
DECENTRALIZATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl r. Minor of
Cheshire Road, Milldale announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Helen Minor, to Arthur Rein
hard. SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Reinhard Of Cheshire Road, Mill
dale. The ceremony was performed
Thursday at Q a. m. at st. Brigid's
Rectory in Cheshire by Rev. Pat
rick Mccarthy. Miss Fora Minor OF
Milldale, sister of the bride, was
maid of honor and Harold Rein.
hard of Milldale, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man.
A reception and breakfast was
held at the home of the brides
parents and the couple left on an
unannounced wedding trip. They
will live in Cheshire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

showed out, discarding q small
spade.
A small diamond was played and
the jack finessed. When 1t held y
small heart was returned, East dis
carding another spade. South won
thetrick with the queen and then
cashed the king of hearts, East
discarding a club.
Another diamond was played and
dummy's queen finessed. The ace
OF diamonds was cashed, South dis
carding a spade, and Vests king
dropped.
A small club was led and de-
clarer won in his own hand with
the queen and returned club. win
ming in the dummy with the ace.
At this point declarer reasoned
that the only way he could make
his contract was to find West with
the king of spades. To make sure
that he did not have any more dia-
monds. the nine of diamonds was
led and ruffed with the six of
hearts,: West could overruff with
the jack, but II he did. ne would
have to lead away from his king
OF spades. II he discarded a spade.
doclarer would load a heart. throw
Ing West into the lead. and MOTH
ing now could stop deciarer from
making the ace-queen OF spades.
Copyright. 1895. NEA Service.
Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
B.AndP. Clubs To
Join At Picnic

Several members of the Water
bury Business and Professional
club are planning to attend a Joint
picnic with other members of the
Connecticut Federation Of Business
and Professional Women's clubs at
a basket picnic which is being held
this afternoon at the summer home
of Mrs. Robert Rosan of Milford.
The local group have completed
several picnics in this vicinitl and
the affairs have been thoroughly
enjoyable. Due to the favorable
weather which prevails, a large
number is expected to be in at
tendance at today's event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
Bayview

Many children at the beach are
enjoying kite flying these days.
The storekeepers are kept busy
selling kites to the youngsters.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cutie and
family of Elmwood are occupying
the Hall cottage for the remainder
of the season.
Mrs. George Conlong and fam
lily are occupying their cottage for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stenholm of
271 Cooke street are spnding the
remainder of the season at their
cottage on Prichard lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Colloty
have returned home after spending
a month at their cottage on West
Orchard street.
Louis Schick visited his family
who are spending the season at
their cottage on Daggett avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Newell and
Miss Margaret Hannah Of Manhan
street left Bayview Friday on a mo-
tor trip about New England. Mrs.
Bailey will return to Bayview
August 23rd.
Mrs. John Rumvull of Pine
street who is spending the season
at the beach is entertaining DR..
and Mrs. Arthur Atkinson Of Man
chester.
John Eagan was the guest of his
sisters, the Misses Eagan who are
! spending the remainder of the sea-
son on Westland avenue.
Miss Mary Kilmartin Of Hillside
avenue is spending two weeks at
the beach.
Vincent Scully of Chestnut ave-
nue. is spending two weeks on
Prichard lane.
A hot dog roast and picnic was
given during the week by Miss
Helen Shea of Milesfield avenue.
Those that attended from Water
bury were Claire Shea, Mildred
Clark, Elizabeth Young, Katheryn
Ga1anto and Miss Frances Scott of
Pittsfield, Mass.
John Fladger of South Main
street is the guest Of Mrs. John
Wyer who is spending the summer
on Milfield avenue.
Miss May Ahearn. Alice Egan,
Eunice Egan are spending two
weekson Westland avenue.
Mrs. Howard Anderson and her
two children. Leora and Howard.
Jr., of Middlebury road arrived
Friday to spend the remainder OF
the season on West Orchard street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Phillips and
family of Cooke street have re-
turned home after spending q
month as the guests Of Mrs. George
Beckwith, formerly OF Waterbury,
| CIV Of Meriden. Mrs. Beckwith
ana her two ehildren, Shirley and
Jean. are spending the season At
the beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
PLatts' Mills Community
Club Plans Annual Ball

The annual semi-formal ball Of
the Platts Mills Community Asso-
citation, Inc, will be held in the
Bristol Co. studio, Saturday night,
August II. The committee in charge
have arranged most unusual dec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

Birfizell. Mary Sanford. Edna K.
NOR, Esther Beach, Alice Lane
vile, Ethel Galway, Cassie Zana-
vich, Edna Simpkin, Ann DuMont,
Celia Kaliss, Pauline Murtagh,
Florence Haight, Mary Atwood,
Frances Brennan. Madeline Brou-
cite and Mary Meissi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

couple upon returning from their
wedding trip win live at : sud-
bury street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
--Gualtieri photo

Grating scheme for this event and
those attending will feel themselves
transported into a fairy land. In
vitation have been limited to 1875
couples SO those who wish to be
among those present should see a
,memberof the committee or a
member of the association as soon
as possible. Jack Fitzgerald's or
chestra will furnish the music.
The committee includes Luther
Tookcr. chairman, Mrs. Luther
Tooker, Mrs. Oscar Sedin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Burnett, Edith Aid
rich, Mrs. William Dessereault,
Chester Roberts, Charles Petitjean,
Lester Lattimer and Harry
Oemoke.
Miss Lulu E. Murphy Of Walnut
street accompanied by her neice
Miss E. Rita Mccain of Walnut
street and Miss Ann C. Kelley Of
Fuller street sailed today for a
cruise to Bermuda and Halifax
Miss Ruth Germaine of Wilde
mere avenue has enrolled at the
Maryland State Sanatarium for q
special course in nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Donlan of
IIo -. iItnr uanna cnanatpo oov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
BURNS.MIILER

The wedding of Albert Burns of
West Main street and Miss G..
Gertrude Miller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Miller of Balti-
more, Nd, took place yesterday
morning in Baltimore. Miss Miller
had for her sole attendant Miss
Lillian Zenitz of Baltimore and
Charles ]. Greenblatt OF this city
was Mr.. Burns best man. Mr..
Burns and his bride are sailing to-
morrow on the s. s. Pennsylvania
for q Canadian North Cape cruise.
They win be at home after Sep
TENDER / at the Pickwick Arms
apartments on Plaza avenue.
YALE.GUNsALUS
The wedding of Miss Marion
Hazel Gunsalus, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Gunsaius OF Ire-
mont street to Leroy Yale. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Yale OF
lakewood avenue took place
Thursday at Millerton, n. Y. at
high noon. The ceremony was
performed BY Rev. Pundy Hal
stead Of the Methodist church. uhH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Donlan of
Hamilton avenue are spending sew
erai days in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

Mrs. Howard Anderson and her
two children. Leora and Howard,
Jr.. of Middlebury road arrived
Friday to spend the remainder OF
the season on West Orchard street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

Miss May Ahearn, Alice Egan,
Eunice Egan are spending two
weekson Westland avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

The card party given recently
for the benefit of the study club
of Santa Maria circle, Daughters
of Isabella on the lawn Of the RESI-
idence of Mr.. and Mrs. John john
son OF Fairlawn avenue was at
tended by more than so guests.
Supper was served in the rear
yard following the card playing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

John Fiadger of South Main
street is the guest of Mrs. John
wyer who is spending the summer
on Milfield avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10

A picnic will be given by Haw-
thorne lodge American Order of
Sons of st. George at James w.
Johns farm in Prospect August rs
It was announced at the meeting
last night in Foresters' hall. Pres
ident John Farr presided. Philip
Mills heads the arrangements COM
mittee, assisted by A. X. Warren,
w. K. Warren, John Dalleywater
and Edward Hogg.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Miss Wilcox Gives Up
Relief Post in Row

turned in her resignation to the
welfare board as director of relief.
She will join a Federal bureau
in Washington when her resigna'
ton becomes effective July /.
Mrs. j. Enos Ray, chairman Of
the board, said that her resigna-
ton "Was accepted with regret"
by the board.
Notification of the resignation
will be sent today to State relief
heads at Baltimore, with a request
that another trained social worker
be assigned to the county. Much
of the criticism of Miss Wilcox
centered on the fact that she was
not a resident of the county.
Under the State and national
relief act provisions, a local unit
must ask the State heads for a
trained director if there is none
available in the county. There is
none in Prince Georges capable of
doing the work, says Mrs. Ray.
Miss Wilcox has had a stormy
career in Prince Georges since she
came to take over the welfare di-
rection in it's infancy. Under her
direction a vast direct relief pro-
gram was built up, spending
monthly as much as $4,000, much
to the animosity of others who in
sisted that Federal relief money
be spent on small relief jobs so
that men on relief would earn
their weekly allowance.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
DISABILITY PAY.
RESTORED To
1880 SCALE
Men Retired Prior to 1880
To Be Paid on Basis of
Prevailing Salary Rates

Upward revision of the fire and
police pension and disability pay
mentS to bring the minto line
with the 1880 salary increases was
ordered by the District Commits
sioners today.
Under the provisions adopted
by the District heads, policemen
and firemen who were retired
prior to 1880 for disability will
benefit in that pensions will be
paid on the basis of the prevail
ing salary scale instead of the pay
they received at the time of re-
tirement.
In addition the provisions call
for a pension system modelled on
that of the Veterans Bureau.
Those receiving pensions for dis
ability incurred before reaching
the age of SIS will have to appear
before the Board of Police and
Fire Surgeons at two-year inter-
vals until they reach the age
of SIS.
Members of the departments
retired between July l, 1882 and
April l, 1885, who were denied
step-ups in salary because of the
provisions of the Economy Act,
will be paid pensions on a salary
basis which includes the step-ups
to which they would have been
entitled if the act had not passed,
since the pay of all Federal en-
ployes has been restored since to
the pre-economy level.
Pension allotments will be made
on the basis of the disability,
using the rating base of the Vet
erans Bureau, under the new
order.
The changes were ordered on
the recommendation of Corpora
ton Counsel E. Barrett Pretty
man, District Auditor Maj. Daniel
J. Donovan and Secretary to the
Board of Commissioners Roland
Brennan,
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
CONCERTSH|NGE.
ON PAY SCALE

Still hopeful that the promised
season of summer symphony con-
certs may be held, directors of the
National Symphony Orchestra
will meet next Friday to decide
on the question.
Orchestra officials, it was
learned, have been in conference
with officials of the musicians
union on a new agreement for the
symphony players.
The union will decide on this
scale today, transmitting its find
ings to the symphony officials.
The question of summer concerts
scheduled to begin this month,
was said to hinge on the position
the union takes.
When the annual campaign for
the symphony fund was launched
earlier in the year, the directors
asked for 100000, explaining that
with this sum the summer con-
certs would be possible.
The campaign however netted
only about half of the sum
sought, with the result that the
series is still uncertain.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Catholic Dramatic
Group in Meeting

The Blackfriars Guild, local
Catholic group which gives four
amateur plays yearly, is meeting
today at the Del-Mar Hotel in
Ocean City, Md. Included in
the group are the Misses Cathe-
rine Lester. Marie Weigert, Dor
othy Faulks. Nellie B. Orton.
Adah May Brady, Helen Haiti
gan, Margaretta D. Nordstrom,
Cecilia M. Rigam, Ellen Muir
ply, Harriet D. Edelen, Hazel
Rayne, Peggy Myers, Mary Crow
ley, Katherine Crowley, Helen M.
NordStrom and Mrs. Mary Black.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
District Boosts Fire and Police Pensions
Navy Yard Fund
Awaits o. K. of
President

Only President Roosevelt's
signature was needed today to
put in motion the disbursement
of $750,000 for Navy Yard work
in Washington. The allotment
of the funds was approved last
night by the allotment board of
the Works Administration.
Projects in the allotment in
clude:
Repair of grounds at the
Washington Navy Yard, $148,-
900; foundation explorations
and subsurface surveys, $780,
600; construction of lunch room
in west yard, 100000; repair of
buildings, $27O,Oo0: repair of
railroad tracks, $4,000; offices
and administrative expenses,
$4,000; repair of observatory
grounds, $4,000; repair of
grounds of research laboratory,
$4,000; repair of grounds at
Air Station, $4,000, and sur
veys at the naval magazine, $2,-
900.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
JUST
GR|NS At HEAT

Apparently contemplating the
blistering heat of the oncoming
Washington Summer, and COM
pairing it with the cool breezes
whistling through the caves on
the Kadiak Islands, caves he once
called home, Mephisto, the Wash
ington zoos brown bear, appears
prepared to grin and bear" it.
Nor will this Summers uncom-
Portable temperatures be anything
like a novelty to him. Mephisto
has been here several years now
and, in a way, is used to it.
Most of the crabbedness attri0-
uted to his species has disap-
peared under the gentle persua'
sion of the thousands of kiddies
who come each year to see Me-
phisto. He is a great favorite with
the youngsters and, according to
his keepers, is one of the best
behaved members of the zoos col
OnV
The Washington times., 1935-06-12

the news to the world was asked:
"WhO's going to do the clean
ing up?"
There was a moment of concen-
trated thought, then:
II guess we will"
The councilwomen are the first
who have held office here since
Haymarket was incorporated in
1903. Among them are two wild
ows, a spinster and the wives of a
physician, a merchant and a mail
carrier. All are middle-aged. They
are:
Mrs. E. d. GerriIl, Miss Mary
Price, Mrs. Wade C. Payne,
Mrs. Brownie ToullOus, Mrs. J.
w. Garrett and Mrs. M. S. Mel
ton.
They will govern Haymarket's
156 souls for the next two years.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
RIDERS STRIKE
BRINGS DOWN
TAXI FARES
Decrease in Income Results
In Swift Return. to Old
Zone Charges
The taxi strike is off.

The taxi strike is off.
Washingtonians and visitors
were riding today at the old zone
rates-20, 80, so and 10 cents.
It was public opinion that did
it. A riders strike broke the
drivers strike.
It took the drivers and cab
owners just "a hours to discover
that higher fares meant lower
income.
That, plus the competition of
a minority which stuck to the
old rates, refusing to go along
in the war for higher fares, had
resulted today in a general re.
treat of all of the companies as
we'll as the men to the low level
which has made Washington the
"cab riders paradise" of the
whole country.
Ends Peacefully
A group of 400 independent
operators decided early today to
follow the lead of the major COM
panies in reducing the higher
rates put into effect after the r.
hour strike. The Diamond Taxi
cab Association, last to hold on,
ordered it's men to return to the
old rates last night.
Mondays strike for $4,000
cent zones was Short-lived. Many
of the independent operators be-
gan early yesterday voluntarily to
lower the rates in view Of the loss
of patronage following the rate
increase.
Davis Explains
Harry C. Davis, president of
the Diamond Taxicab Company,
in announcing the return to the
old rates, explained that the in
creased rates we're intended to be
only a temporary measure de-
signed to avert possible violence.
One factor which aroused the
taxicab drivers was what they
characterized as a "slanderous
and disgraceful attack" of Will
liam A. Roberts, peoples counsel.
Mr.. Roberts warned the visit
ing public to beware of "chiselers"
in the ranks of taxicab drivers.
He explained later he did not in
clude all taxi drivers in his
warning.
Representative Jack Nichols
CD of Oklahoma announced to-
day that he and a group of Rep
resentatives would discuss legis-
lation to prevent any recurrence
of an increase in taxicab rates
during convention period, and
would also seek a permanent Solu-
tion of the rate problem.
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
Weeds Of Hayrnarket
Doomed by Women

HAYMARKET, Va. June IL.
Green grow the weeds in Hay.
market; mans afternoon is pleas
ant on the hamlet square.
Brother, knock those words into
the past. Haymarket has elected
a town council of women.
Six women, no men, and all
determined to clean up the place!
Haymarket's women got to-
gether a few weeks ago, surveyed
the fruits of the male regime,
and decided to do something
about it. They put a full ticket
into the field, and no man op-
posed them. They went to the
polls today and cast Is of the
80 ballots. Their platform:
"Clean up"
A male voter who dispatched
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
By RICHARD r. BAKER

Crime conditions in the District
of Columbia differ from those Of
any other city in the country and
require a special study for that
reason.
From Assistant United States
Attorney General Joseph B. Kee-
nan, who has had the distinc-
ton md satisfaction of imprison-
ing more "big-time" criminals
than probably any other pro5ecu-
tor, comes this guarded admls-
sion.
Mr., keenan,, a member of the
American Bar Associations Com
mittee on Court PerS Son n e |
Changes, adheres to the report
his committee filed last week in
advance of the association con-
vention in Los Angeles next
month.
Judicial Reforms
This report, recommending
that judicial revisions and re-
forms be confined principally to
administrative and personnel
changes rather than in statutory
alteration, does not generally ap-
ply to conditions in the District
of Columbia, he said.
JuStifying the report as 1t per-
tains to conditions in the State
practice, Mr.. keenan, continued:
"There is no doubt but that
the District of Columbia diff
ferS from other jurisdictions in
the matter of crime.
Because of the nature of its
industry, Washington receives
people from all parts of the
country. In this large migra-
ton will naturally be found
various criminal elements
ranging from the petty Of
fender to those who make their
livelihood by crimes of violence.
The native population, of
course, contributes its share
of the local criminal element.
URGES RESEARCH
"But Washington should be
a model city in regard to crime
conditions, and for that rea-
son should be made the object
of intensive research.
"By research, 1 do not refer
to the studies made by college
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