The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-28

MISS LILLIAN JUDD
 little home on West Side Hill, Wa terbury, on July 3ist, under Leo the Lion sign of the Zodiac. Re- specting her wishes, the exact year will remain her secret. Her par. entg were Robert A. and Mary (Kiely) Judd. Her mother was Q native of County Cork, Ireland, and died here in 1927. Her father, was born here in Waterbury and departed this life on Christmas morn, 1890.
 Miss Judd received her pfepara. tory education in the Oronoke school and Crosby high school. Her early ambition was to become Q teacher, but fate ruled otherwise. A short time before she graduated from Crosby she worked afternoons as extra clerk in the department store now known as Rowland & Hughes. Later she accepted Q steady position with the same con. cern as bookkeeper and within four years had advanced to assist- ant chief bookkeeper. In 1907 sho became on assistant ct the superior court office, where she Is q highly respected and valuable ensployc today. Miss Judd had spent her evenings ct Post BuBi- ness college, where she studied mathematicB, business administra. tion and stenography. She had al. ways preferred the classics but found it more feasible to pursue the other subjects after she had entered the business world.
 Miss Judd has travelled exten- slVely, being abroad five times. She has visited England, Ireland, scot- land, Wales, France, Italy, 6witz- eriand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Her mother was her companion on two of these trips, while on another trip she was acc companiod by Miss Mary Eliza" both Joy of Park Road. sho mado the other two trips oil by herself.
 For diversion Miss Judd also enjoys skating, coasting, skiing ana horseback riding. She Is very much at home in the saddle ana thoroughly enjoys roughing t Tn the great outdoors .. Sho iB Q member of the Green Mountain Horse association and once rented a horse named "Billy Morgan" and rode alone over the Appalachian trail, returning three days later to Rutland, Vermont, her starting point. She visited the home of the iate President Calvin Coolidge, at Plymouth, on this trip An- other day she saddlod Big Boy" . rented horse, at Jackson, New Hampshire, and rode alone to tho highest peak of Mount Washing. ton, near Crawford Notch. ehe was tho first woman to accomplish tho feat in two score years. It took hor two days to complete the 4O.miIo journey and Big Boy" lost 30 pounds, Miss Judd believes this loss of weight was duo to Big" Boy'gv nervousness at tho summit of tho mountain which is over 5000 feet above sea level. It is tho highest peak of any of the White Mountains.
 On another occasion she rented a horse named "Billy Brown" and rode approximately 400 miles over the trails of Glacier National park in Montana. She was accompanies by Q Spanish guide, named Wepp geccretan, and tho trip consumed 10 days. During that period Bhe crossed her own trail but twice. an outline Of her itinerary forming C figure 6.
 ghe has followed tho trail once blaged by Capt Mcriwether Lewis Mnd William Clark, who headed an
 Expedition awRy back in ie04 to OK. plore the primitive area of tho northwest, part of which is now known as T'iathead National For. ogt, She rode tho fire trails in a circle for i2 dnvB covering lSo miles, Her mount on this journey was horse named "Dlue'.
 Miss Judd only recently returned from n tWo.weekb' riding trip in New Mexico. There were 27 dudes in this cavalcade--23 women afid 4 men. Eleven guides and handy" men made Up the entire group: Miss Judd rode . horse named "enakeg in the Grass" on this trip which included trails through Qila National Forest and over the Mo- Rollon mountains. They encotifi" tored five thunderstorns in ono day and were obliged to sleep that nlght in deep puddies. They car. ried no tents. Miss Judd has aiso been to Hyde park, London, and has ridden hoFseoack along Rotten Row wherN Londons fashionable society goes for Q morning canter. She owns :. Kentucky bred sadGle horse named NI.arry', and . dog she calls rev. segv. Larry Is about years cla' while TOwser is ii, nearing i2.
 Miss Judd finds time to read oc- Casgionaily and prefers Shake. speare's works. She once visited his Birthplace at 9tratfoFdso Avon, WarwickshiFc, end spent enjoyable hourg scanning the pages Of his bOCIss .. Symphony oFchegtfas and concerts entertain her. The f,lafo IA ter fav0Tlte musical iti- slFnnes,t. She likes historical mo. ton pictures. HhD speaks ena sgRllng German and ellaalfa Wroi1gh