The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-25
In New York
DY GEORGE ROSS
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b& NEV&&H ASVbD
 New York, -- It ls automatic that New Workers desert the city during the summer while the outsofstOwn- CTS are taking it over.
 This, the transportation Snoguls crow, has been the greatest travel summer since the start of the de-. pression. The ifnpresarios of brief cruises @, ii, i9 and 10 days) are the happiest men along the wAs terfront, what with business booTl- ing. Now most of the boats head to- ward one destination or another, mainly Nassau, Bermuda, the West Indies and Havana.
 But it wasn't 60 long ago, dur. ing Prohibitions last days, that the first short cruise ship out of New York harbor advertised Nc. where" as It's destination in 6 fourAday Junket across the wat0rs. The notion of an abbreviated see voyage to no place and inexpen- give likker beyond the i2sniile limit in particular interested the iand- lubbers. Out of thet experiment was born the enormous cruise voyage of today. Now, any point at c longti- tude and latitude Is . popular vacG- tioniand. rt Pussllng Letters
 1n the summer, rather than in other seasons of tho year, the pest ANNAA Aa HAA ga aaAA tAes sAsa ntlNAf AAIvAWa of the "Wish you were here" var- lety who take vicarious pleasure in plaguing the mailman with trick ad- dresses.
 There are innumerahle letters 30. ing to Mir. Ted D. Bear, Bronx Park, South, from many woodlands. that eventually wind up ct the ofEice of the 700 curator. And from Michigan, the postFnen have hauled iil plenty of souvenir post cards headed Hell, Mich., with the stereotype message: {: Dear Laura, Hot as--". Hell, Mich, incidentally, k the unofsicial name of c Michigan town which clingB to the Snonicker but never incorporated t.
 But the post oiEice's standard headache b ail old one. This pain in the cerebral region of Mr. Far- ley's men is the letter addTessed to;
 Wood
 John
 Mass
 which, when deciphered -- and the post Ofiice has decipheFed it Q thou- sand times--indicateg that the ads dresseo b: John Underwood, An. dover, Mass.
 Spreading Cheer
 Apparently there is no affilctlon 70 great that it cannot be overcome. If only to brighten up an otherwise dismal life. Or to conquer 8 lifelong disability. Consider tho valiant work done by the band calling itself the City Home Reveliers, that recently formed at the Old Peoples Home on Welfare Island. A traveling con. tingent of musicians, none of its members is of normal health or sound limb. Yet, the group often journeys to the city's hospitals and institutions, cheering helpless fel- lows.
 The drummer of the City Home Revellers is blind. He learned the beats on 6 toy drum and grad- llated to Q real one and his assist ant is an elderly lady who sits by his side and hands him the sticks and wire brushes when he needs them. The star guitar player ia also sightless and SO is one of the vlolinists. Two of the harmonlca players are partly paralyEed but are proficient in the iFlgtruEnentG they have pTacticed on for years The pianist is hopelessly lame and Joe, the accordion player is sub- ject to gpasEns of anlnesie. The others are variously disabled. Because of the futlllty of any other device, the orchestra plays by ear and is quick about learn. ing . tune. Because the instrl- ments are unconventional for on orchestra, ell the songs are played in the key of c for the sake Oi harmony.
 The afflicted musicians have their happiest booking when they are entertaining in havenS fOl | -..6.m.mamR' mksaaAumss