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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
'DISCOURSES ON
 WAR SENTIMENT
Minister, Legion Com. mander to Discuss Op.
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Dr. John 0. Walker, pastor cE slie Second Congregational church, will speak to the combined meeting of the Beta, Press and Tech Hl-x Clubs at Q high school forum tO@ night at 8 o'clock.
 pr. Walkers subject will be How Should a High School Boy Feel About War?" The clubs will have c question period after the talk and Q chance to express their opinions and ask his advice on the whole subject of armaments, war of dea fense, pacificism, etc.
 Guy Winston, president of the Tech Hi-Y club of Leavenworths will probably act as chairman of the meeting. On the following Mon- day night the same three Hi-Y clubs will take the same subject url- der the guidance of Major Newton Alexander, and William North, president of the Beta lily, will act as chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
Curate Plays Curse
 Words Of Children
Rev. A, Edward GradeCk Terms Profanity Abuse to Gods Greatest Gift in Central Forum Talk
BROOKLYN NEWS

.. discourse on profanity which he termed an abuse to Gods great est gife, that of speech, was de- nvered by Rev. A. Edward Gradeck, eurate of St. Joseph's church, in ad- dressing the Central Y Sunday forum yesterday afternoon. He scored older persons for their con- demnations in the presence of chil- dren who become adopted to the use of profanity after hearing 1t from their elders. To swear and blaspheme, said Father Gradeck, is using the Holy Name of God with disrespect and irreverence.
 The speaker asserted that al- though youth manages to acquire bad habits from the elders, the use of bad habits is always more pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
WORLD FAMOUS
 PLAY DESCRIBED
Dr. Anton Lang, Gives His' toric Background of
 Passion Play

An interested audience at Water bury Catholic High school auditor lum yesterday afternon went in imagination for two hours to the quaint village of Oberammergau Germany. and looked behind the scenes at the presentation of the world-famous Passion Play, as des- cribcd by pr. Anton Lang, Jr., pro- lessor at Georgetown University and native of Oberammergau.
 Using slides to illustrate his lec- ture, Dr. Lang described the history of the play through the three cen- turies of It's existence. His lecture was sponored by the Notre Dame Academy Alumnae association and was attended by more than 500 persons.
 Natives of Oberammergau began the presentation of the Passion Play in 1884, Dr. Lang said, when they promised to produce 1t every 10 years if they were spared from further ravages of the Black Plague. The plague ceased and the Passion Play has been given every 10 years since that time, with the exception of 1920, when the town was still suffering from the effects of the World War. The drama was presented in 1922, however.
 Dr. Lange's father, Anton Lang, Sr., first played the Christus in 1900. when but 26 years old. He repeated his portrayal in 1910 and 1922. For generations back, his family has taken part in the play, the lecturer said.
 The Passion Play is the center around which all activities at Ober- ammergau revolve. the speaker as- serted, and he related the minute preparation which is made for the play. with each member of the cast rehearsing his role for months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
CONCERT ENJOYED

Four hundred persons attended the weekly concert of the WPA band yesterday afternoon at Hamilton park pavilion under the direction of Cosmo Vendetti. A program which featured martial airs, fox-trots and light operatic and classical selec- tions was offered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

Father COugnhn her. leader of National Director this unit has expectations that a large crowd will be in attendance.
 Northeastern
 The Northeastern unit will meet tomorrow night at 8 o. clock at the Slocum school gym nasium. This will be . gathering of combined units.
 Overlook
 The Overlook section unit will hold e special meeting at Kings bury school on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Officers will be elected at this time.
 Hamilton Avenue
 There will be a meeting of the Hamilton avenue unit tomorrow night at the Hamilton avenue school. Important plans will be announced at that time. The meeting will open at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

The second annual communion breakfast under the auspices of the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name so- ciety will be held at the church hall on Mothers day, May 10. -
 The regular meeting of the Holy Name society was held last night and the following committee on ar- engagements for the breakfast was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
FIREMEN USE MASKS

Bremen equipped with gas masks shut off a refrigerating system at the basement of the Handy Kitchen, Inc. 55 West Main street, Saturday afternoon after escaping ammonia fumes had filled the store and an adjoining grocery store. The chem ical company from headquarters was sent to the store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

Chairman selected: Chairman, Wallace Inglis; Joseph Mulcunry, Ray Grady, Joseph Scully and Daniel Baldwin. Ar engagements will be made to secure several outstanding speakers for the affair.
 Last years breakfast, which was also held on Mothers day, was a marked success. Dan Parker, noted sports writer and former resident Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

ing abandonment of the pioneer practice of daily prayer in the home, is former curate of St. Johns church and under his direction al- bishop in the Episcopal church in the United States. The task of re- viving the daily prayer custom has been assigned him by the Episcopal church and under his deriction ale reaGS 100000 copies of special iter- attre on the subject have been cir" Culated in the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
N. U. s. J.
 Activities

Several meetings of the Na- tlonaI Union for Social Justice will be held in the various sec tiOns of the city this week, leaders of the movement an- nounced today. Walnut Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

embraces tn Q lower w In ut stree { section will meet Tues day { night at 8 o'clock in the b g s ein c n { of the Sacre d Heart school.
 Maple Street
 The M aple street, Maple o v c n u c and vicinity Il n 1t will meet at Garden Hall tonight at 8 o. clock. Mir. Ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

ciety in the school hall and also of the Children of Mary. Attorney Fin ton s. Phelan will be the guest speaker at the regular monthly meeting of the former.
 James J. Carr and Thomas F. Bane, past president of the Holy Name society, are supervising the arrangements for next Monday evenings big pre-St. Patrick's cele- bration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

Rev. Dr. John c. Walker deliver ed an Illustrated lecture describing the beauty of the Emerald Isle last night at the Second church forum. The pictures were taken by Rev. Dr. Walker during his trip to Ireland in 1925 and 1884. Ireland, he declared, is Q land of charm and beauty and of kindly, hospitable people. Its history, he asserted, is @ proud one and added that 1t had great and learned kings before the time of Christ and in the early days of Christianity was the teacher of Europe.
 The views shown by Rev. Dr. Walker included cathedrals in Dub- lin, scenes in Cobb and the 18th century residence of Sir Walter Raleigh, the lakes of Killarney and various ancient churches and mon- asteries. He pointed out that Dub- lin has more cathedrals than any other city in the world and that the first potatoes brought to America came from Sir Walter Raleighs garden. In connection with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

| gressive than good. Unless some- thing is done to curb the practice at maturity, the young man be- comes an expert in a very short time. The youth is most always of the opinion he must be qualified to associate with older persons.
 Father Gradeck stated the use of profanity shows bad breeding.
 The speaker told In many cases the legitimate theater has shown bad taste in presenting pictures fea- turing children who repeat lines even hardy dock worker would hesitate to employ. Fragile actresses startle with vulgarity that would singe the lips of truck driver. However, many of our best writers would never stoop to pen script for pictures and characters such as these. Path Gradeck referred to the career of the late Will Rogers who never went in for smut of any kind. Others who detest the use of v1l- garity are George M. Cohan, Irwin H. Cobb and Ring Lardner.
 Father Gradeck said the radio has served to eliminate much of the profanity coming to us in seeking entertainment. No one has yet been heard to swear on 8 radio program and the officials of the studios are certain 1t will never be used over microphones. One of the most irn- portant broadcasting rules is that speech be clean and all programs be of the same quality. No exceptions are made for anything of a double meaning nature.
 The speakers remarks were con- cluded with reference to the pledge of the Holy Name society and part ing words that will enable person to avoid the use of unclean speech. He said one must learn to control his tongue in event 1t has become a slave to the profanity habit; and he must protect himself against as- sociation with persons who indulge in profane and abusive utterances.
 The regular weekly social period of St. Joseph's Children of Mary will take place tonight at the club rooms in the Congress avenue school at T:30 o'clock. Miss Anna Janqauska, president, will act as hostess while Miss Mary Victor will be mistress of ceremonies.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
Communion Breakfast


 More than 150 of the young peo- pie of St. Josephs church attend ed communion breakfast yester- terday morning at the parish audi torium. The affair took place ir honor of St. Casimir, patron of the K. of l.. members who were assist ed in their efforts by St. Joseph'' junior and senior choirs. The event followed the 8 o'clock mass.
 The speakers were Rev. Joseph J Valantiejus, Rev. John J. Kripas Profess.r Alexander J. Aleksis, di- rector of the choirs, Miss Heller Wasilauskas, president of the junior choir; Peter Lazauskas, president oi the senior choir; Joseph c. Coskie past president of the Knights of Lithuania and Attorney Joseph P Alishausky, K. of l.. president, who acted as toastmaster. A humorous skit was offered by Paul Kauneckis
 Rev. William Wirkus of St. Pat rick's church is laid Up with illness He was confined to his home in New Haven a short time ago but resumed his duties three weeks ago, being active until late last week.
 Dan Parker Invited
 Dan Parker, sports editor of the New York Daily Mirror, has been invited to act as master of cere- monies at Q combination smoker, wrestling show an dentertainment to be given by St. Joseph's Holy Name society Friday evening, March 27th. The proceeds will be used to help reduce the parish debt. Karl Pojello of New York, Lithuanian heavy weight champion wrestler, will op- pose Johnny Butwell of Naugatuck in the main attraction.
 Several Brooklyn organizations will meet this week to complete prep arations for participation in the parade next Sunday afternoon. The Holy Name society of Mt. Carmel church will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at the church recreation hall to complete their parade plans, while other groups entered arc St. Patrick's Holy Name society, St. Jo- seph's Holy Name society and the Wilson A. c. St. Joseph's fife and drum corps will occupy an important place in the line of march.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
Meeting Tonight

Meeting Tonight
 Members of the Knights of Lith- uania will hold their regular month- ly meeting tonight at the club rooms on Green street at o'clock in charge of Attorney Joseph P. Alishausky, president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

William WaIsh's unit which
Evening star., 1936-05-02

a different story. A wife who is a
music lover will understand and may
even enjoy listening to scales and in
cessant repetition. But wife who is
not will probably scream before the
top note Is reached, and destroy the
furniture when she hears a phrase of
a song for IL successive times.
Musicians talk music, eat music,
live music. If a wife is not interested,
she will be bored, not only with her
husband, but also with his friends.
Nothing destroys happy marriage
more quickly than that.
My pet hates are excessive art work
on human faces and over-indulgence
in liquor and cigarettes. would not
want a wife who daubed her face with
color like a painters palette, nor one
who "just could not live" without her
cocktails and her cigarettes. These
things destroy a woman's health,
beauty and charm.
If ever marry, want to be the
man in my home. My wife must not
do the things I dislike, nor attempt to
run my life for me.
However, I understand that clever
women get their own way, even with
"he-men." and that the husband
never suspects he is being managed
Well. that would be all right with
meas long as I really don't suspect
that am not cock of the walk!
tCoryright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-02
Timing the
Call;
And Letters
Friendly Informa a
Visit That Became
Complicated.
BY EMILY POST.

nEAR MRS. POST: The other eve
ming my husband and I went to
call on married friends who have re-
Gently moved into a new home. Short
ly after our arrival. another couple
came and as soon as they had looked
over the new house they suggested
that We all play cards. My friends
know that we do not play and I
knew that they loved to play contract
with the other people. so I explained
that We really had to go. We were not
urged to remain. was of course dis
appointed that our visit was cut
short, as We had not seen our friends
for a long time But don't you con-
slider that I did the right thing?
Answer-Yes. under the circum-
stances you did what was right. But,
actually, your hostess, out of consid-
Grafton for you, should have refused
to play. Then you, out of considera-
ton for the hostess. would have look
ed at your watch, let's say, and said.
I'VE can stay only about 20 minutes. "
This would have reassured the other
people who wanted to play. You
would have stayed about 20 minutes
and then have left.
Dear Mrs. Post: I am divorce
whose maiden name was the same
as the one I acquired when married.
Nnu- If ~, To follow hest Snria1 I
practice, I must write Mrs. Green
Green. I'm sure this pair of Greens
would only cause confusion, but I
don't want to write my name as Mrs.
Sophie Green. I'm afraid this is a
problem for you.
Answer-You take your middle
name, if it is a surname, or if that
won't do. your mothers family name,
or you can even take the family name
Of one of your grandmothers.
&**
Dear Mrs. Post: Is a widow expect
ed to answer all the letters and cards
of sympathy sent her by the dozens?
She has of course thanked people
who sent flowers to her and to the
funeral. Would she be criticized for
going to bridge parties and lunches at
the houses of her best friends, or
would it be best to follow her own
inclinations, which are to stay at
home and see no one?
Answer-She should write Thanks
for your kind sympathy on her own
visiting cards and mail them. 1t
seems cruel, but she will be criticized
if she goes to anything that can pos
sibly be called a luncheon" or a
party" On the other hand. to sit
home and see no one is very bad
for her. To see one person at a
time or to have three intimate friends
play cards with her or to go to lee
lures or the movies with one inti-
mate friend (not mani are all
above criticism.
tcopyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-02

ming to sit up and take notice, we
were usually packed off to grandpa's
for the hot weather-grandparents
always seemed to live in the coun-
try in those days-and were joined
at occasional week ends and over
holidays by our mother and father,
pale from the city's heat, showing
an unusual willingness to play with
us and throw sticks for the dogs to
chase. That was the life-and we
all trooped back to town at the end
of September, brown and healthy,
full of country air and food and de-
cidedly reluctant to leave the rather
remote control which had been ex-
ercised by grandma.
In those days, only very wealthy
little boys and girls were sent to the
big camps, as a rule. Especially in
this part of the world the professional
camp was slow in taking hold. There
we're still too many hospitable roof
trees waiting to welcome the third
generation and these were far cas-
Ter and less expensive answers to the
problem of the children's Summer
than the organized camp. with all of
It's equipment and planned activities.
Evening star., 1936-05-02
Dorothy Dix Says
Grating Relations Are the Cause of
Much Marital Woe and Dissension.

have seen this happen hundreds of
times. I know women who have ruth
iessly sacrificed their husbands to their
families. Their husbands ambitions
were blocked and their careers wrecked
because they could never save up any
money with which to take advantage
OF some business opportunity that pre-
sented itself, because every dollar that
they made over and above their living
the wives would spend on their fam
lilies Always there was the interest
on debt to be paid. or the rent was
overdue. or mother had TO have an
operation. or child's teeth needed
Strengthening, or pretty little sister
needed party dress, or a brother
wanted to 60 to college. And the
wives took the money for which their
husbands had toiled and spent it on
their people without a pang of COM
passion for the husbands they were
robbing.
A ND have known men who treated
their wives the same way. I
think now of man whose wife vas
the most frugal and industrious Wom-
an I have ever known and the best
manager. She worked early and late.
turning, twisting, Contriving, makiNs
new clothes out of old. turning stew
meat into ragouts that would please
an epicure, saving every nickel to
help her husband get start in busi-
ness because he was efficient, too. and
she was ambitious to make a better
pace in the sun for her children,
But always she was baked in her
efforts to get along because of the
ceaseless drain made upon her hus.
band by his brothers and their fami-
lies, who did not feel that they were
called upon to work or economic, be-
cause they could always 60 to John
with their unpaid bills and demands
for money and be sure of getting what
they asked.
often wonder if these husbands
and wives who put their relatives be-
fore the men and women to whom
they are married. and who have
worked just as hard as they have to
make the money, realize not only how
cruel they are. but how dishonest. It
is a bitter thing for man to know
that his wife is willing to work him to
death for her family. 1t is a bitterer
thing for wife to realize that her
husband is willing to take all of her
hard work, all of her sacrifices, all of
her doing without the pretty things
that women crave, and give them to
his people whom he loves so much bet
ter than he does her that he prefers
them before her.
A man with a wife who has the
family complex can protect himself to
a great degree If he has the courage
to fight her to standstill and refuse
to let her victinize him, because he
handles his own money and he can
prevent her from taking it from him.
But a woman is pretty helpless
when her husband prefers his family
to her and denies her In order to give
to them. The only remedy that can
suggest is for her to beat them to it
and spend the money before he has a
chance to be held up by his grating
relatives. JoRoTHY DIX.
tCopyrisht. 1860
Evening star., 1936-05-02
What's in Your Handbag?

One Of the most used and abused
articles the woman carries is her
handbag. Too many women are in
clined to fill it to overflowing, so that
it rapidly loses its shape.
Gerald Murphy. president OF Mark
Cross Co., recently completed sur
vey of women's handbags. The con-
tents revealed that the average woman
carries s6.74 in money, cigarettes,
matches, odd scraps of paper, keys,
snapshots, handkerchiefs, pins, a COM
pact, lipstick. comb, mirror and a bank
book. One out of four carries an auto
license. Three out of four have PEN
cilS.
The trouble is that women do not
empty the bags often enough to find
out what can be thrown away. Keep
the number of useless articles down
to O minimum and the life Of the
handbag will be much longer.
Some of the items which a woman
should not put In her handbag, but
which were found in some of the
handbags examined during the survey
are sandwiches. lump sugar, electric
light bulbs and shoe brushes.
Evening star., 1936-05-02
Rare and Valuable Rugs
Should Receive YEARLY
Repairs in Worn Spots
Before Summer Storage Floor Coverings
Should Be Carefully Checked for
Small Breaks or Holes.

test Of ability. Without a thorough
knowledge Of design and the funda.
mental principles Of weaving. a feat
of this kind could never have been
accomplished.
1T is sad" lamented the rug man,
that rare and old Orientals are
not more generally appreciated. They
should not be considered mere floor
coverings. but should be placed in the
object dart category. Every pattern,
every color has a meaning, and the
artist who weaves these pieces of art
tells story Of hope. life and love
with his weaving shuttle. just as the
painter puts feeling into landscape
or portrait with his brush!
THE names 'Sarouk' and 'Ker-
masha' and so on, are not named thus
because of the peculiar designs, as
much as they are christened for the
sections of the country where they are
woven. Each section of the Orient
has its own idea of beauty. color and
design, but the echo of past centuries
OF symbolism continues TO faithfully
fADA a bC AL IAlCill all ltSdIultSo OIL sec
tional preference
The process of dyeing the wool in
vegetable coloring, which is fadeproof,
is as old as the weaving art itself,
and a genuine piece never loses its
original coloring, regardless of the
wear to which it is exposed.
washing and cleaning these rugs
should be carefully done. The wool
in them needs the same pure soap and
careful treatment as do your hand
knit sweaters. Just because the wool
is used in floor covering does not
mean that it can bear the hard treat
ment you would give an ordinary
piece of burlap. 1t is wise to select
cleaning medium that is absolutely
free of chemicals that would in any
way affect the texture or color. or il
you send the rugs to be cleaned, make
sure that they will be cleaned only
by hand"
WE HAVE found several good
cleaning agents that are safe:
also a good moth protecting powder
TO use if you plan to store your rugs
at home
And if you are thinking about buy
ing a new carpet sweeper. do look
around for the new streamllne model
that has just appeared on the market!
1t has a removable dust pan that
makes the attempting procedure
less Of chore. One simply snaps
open the lid, lifts out little pan and
dumps it. No more harraSsing
moments trying to remove the dirt
with a lever that invariably gets
stuck or refuses 10 let all the dust
out! The brush is removable, too
and may be washed-the result is q
clean brush that sweeps clean! An
other feature this new model boasts
is the self-adjusting brush. which
adapts itself to low and high nap
rugs.