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The Washington times., 1936-05-22

IN assembling a smart beach
l. costume, it's nice to know that
you can get a hat and kerchief
top to match. The hats are huge
affairs of a leghorn-like straw,
and tied over the top is a printed
handkerchief. Then you wear an
other handkerchief to top off
your shorts, printed in the same
pattern. It is made with a rope
halter, all ready to tie on. It
comes in navy or brown, with
gay colors in the print.
80
New Potent Charms
ADD charm to your bracelet,
III just for luck. Some neu
ones are steam engines with WheelS
that really 90 around, bdnjoS,
Uiolins, tiremGn'S hats, rnzorS that
open, street cars, SGWS, ShoUelS,
horns, troDelS, and so on and on
In metal finishes they DIRE SOC, but
you can get real gold and Siluer
charms too for the t1StidtouS LADY
1Dho is going in for them in q real
1D1y.
For names Of stores showing
the items described here, call
District 1000, extension 459, dur
ing business hours, or write Miss
Laville at The Times, inclOSing
Self-addreSSed stamped envelope.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
SECOND MARRIAGE

"Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
81 have always felt that wien
one was married for the second
time that a white dress should not
be worn. I noticed, however, in
the newspapers the other day that
mention was made of young
lady being married in a white eye
let dress at a quiet home wedding.
I know that this young lady has
been married before. Has the Gus
tom altered in this day # chang.
ing time, or is it still more desir.
able to use the pastel shades?
"H."
It is still best form for the
bride-for-a-second-time not } wear
white. This year, when shades Of
gray are so fashionable, very
light gray has been the choice Of
many brides for their second we'd
dings. And if cray is not becom-
ing as it is not to so many peo-
pie any other becoming shade
is chosen.
Copyright, 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

Etiquette
Signature of
Widow

ByMRS. CORNELIUS BEECKDIAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
viii you please advise me
as to the correct procedure
with regard to the following
"A widows husband was
Henry Smith. The widows
name is Mary Smith. In writ
ing business letters, does she
sign her name Mary Smith or
Mrs. Henry Smith? r..
I'm writing personal letters Of
q semi-buSiness nature, does she
sign In the same manner?
Indeed am 50 confused about
the use Of name by q widow that
I do wish that you would explain
anything that will make the cor
rect forms clear to me. p"
A widow uses exactly the same
form of name that she used when
her husband was living. That is,
her visiting-card should still read
with her formal name-MrS. Henry
Smith. This formal name, too, is
the name. she should use in the
telephone directory listing; it is
the name in which all letters, so
cial and business, should be ad-
dressed to her; it is the name that
should be used in sending pack
ages and so forth to her.
Now about a widows signature
to letters. Naturally, when she is
writing to close friends, she signs
only her first name. Then let's
say that she is writing to someone
whom she doesn't know very well,
but one who does know her formal
name. Then she would sign:
Very sincerely yours,
Mary Jones Smith
Cor Mary SmithO
If there is any doubt about the
PERSONS knowing her formal name
for instance, if she may be
writing to her child's teacher. =.
she writes her formal name in
parentheSis:
Very sincerely yours,
MARY JONES SMITH.
(Mrs. Henry Smith,
The above is also the answer to
your question as TO the signature
to personal letters Of a, semi
business nature" 81
Then about her signature tc
hSsiness or professional letters.
Here is the correct signature
Very truly yours,
MARY JONES SMITH.
(Mrs. Henry SmithO
Never, never should anyone
sign a letter Mrs. anything. The
direct signature mustn't be Mrs.
Mary Smith or Mrs. Henry Smith.
wish that I could write this in
neon lights! For there is no more
revealing mistake that woman
can make in her 1etter-form than
to sign a Nctter. Very sincerely
yours, Mrs. Henry Smith. A letter
is written in the first person, and
so we speak of ourselves in the
first person. ."I am sincerely
yours. Mary Jones Smith"
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
S STYLES

Never too many little blouses
if you like suits. For warmer days
or with heavier suits there is a
grand sleeveless. collarless blouse
of white organdie with a stiff
ruffle finished with Valenciennes
lace.
Choose a carrot touch Of color
with your navy, brown, black or
gray costume. One shop shows a
tailored, perforated pump Of croc-
odile with a builtup ther
heel. This can be ordered with q
bag and wide-eyelet belt to match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Revolutionary Spiritual Shrine Is Thr0zgn Open
Christ Church in Philadelphia Will Be Much Visited During Approaching Democratic
 National Convention
National Convention

signing in the church, whose chimes caught up the echo of the Liberty bell when 1t was rllng on July 1, 1776, and 1t was Dr. White and his vestry who struck out references to the crown of England in the pray- CT book as soon as the historic document was signed. White also was Q trustee of the College of Phil- edalphia, now the University of Pennsylvania.
 Christ church was founded in 1895, under 2 provision of William penn's charter, but through. { orne of its ape pointments date from that year the present structure was begun in 1727 and completed except for the spire in 1747. Pews which George and Martha Washington, John Adams. Lafayette, Betsy Ross, Francis and Joseph Hopkins and Benjamin Franklin regularly occupied are marked with bronze plaques in the church interior, while the vaults of seven signers of the Declaration and of other famous personages have been set both in the green chirct- yard and in the aisle floors of the building.
 The same pipe organ, inustalled In 1726 but enlarged and enrich since then, still stands in the organ loft. On this instrument, "Hail Columbia" was rendered by it's composer, Jo- seph Hopkinson, whose father, Fran els, had Q pew in the church. Serv- ices are still conducted every Sum- day in the living shrine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Whose Deal Is It?

Keynoter Frederick Steiwer, U. s. Senator from Oregon, called for an "American Deal" at the republican con- vention in Cleveland last night. It is obvious by this time that republicans are counting very strongly on getting across to the voting public the fact that few ideals" here and there are necessary for the future successes of the party. The mAmerican Deal" is not to be confused with the New Deal, which if we can judge from the keynoters remarks took "Amer- lea away from Americans. The "Ameri- can Deal" will restore 1t. Bravo, Senator, and hurrah for the poor downtrodden redskin.
 It seems there aren't any party lines this year.. All are wiped out, tenderly laid aside, so that in the common cause of defeating Roosevelt all his enemies within his own party and without it may be united. Such sentiments, expressed by republican, are, to say the least, quite understandable. It's funny, though, how we recall the days of 1928 and 1882. In the former year there were party lines. And tightly and rigidly were were they drawn. So much so that the much-beloved (by republicans) Alfred E. Smith was crucified on an altar of bias and bigotry. ...
 There were party lines in 1882, too, when Herbert Hoover endeavored to prove (so unsuccessfully) that in his four years he had lived up to the best principles of the g.o.p. He probably did live up to %hem, but in 1882 even a staunch repub- llcan was convinced that living up to g.o.p. standards wasn't going to aid the state of nation. And so today we find that party lines aren't to count. Of course they aren't if republicans are to win this fail. The only possible way they could elect their candidate would be by appealing outside of their own incom- petent ranks.
 This talk of restoring political moral ity" is the merest generality. In the first place no sane man would ever try to restore political morality" because there "ain't no sich animul" The Clamp of American progress" is to be carried aloft and forward when this new charge the Cleveland republicans are trying to evolve is ready. We presume the candi- date is another Aladdin who will rub the lamp and make all things come true. Key 'noter Steiwer did his duty, but it is plain to lbe seen that republicans are rather vague, still about this business of beating Presi- dent Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

You wouldn't think it would be neces- sary for us to have to "sell Connecticut" but it's fact of long standing that the natives are usually the ones to whom you have to sell their own bailiwick first. Connecticut possesses rare scenic attrac- tions, not man-made ones, but natural. In addition to that we have the hundreds of miles of excellent hard-surfaced roads enabling every inch of our picturesque state to be seen from motor car. The to "sell Connecticut" will succeed. We know it will, because any campaign that is so well planned and has such a good subject can't help but get across. If it does right here in our own state and we start to sell it voluntarily you can rest assured therell be no trouble about the campaign outside the state. So let's all lend helping hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Where There's Smoke

The order from State Administrator Matthew A. Daly of New Haven with re- gard to recognizing the WPA sewing room project in this city bears out some of the claims that were advanced through columns of the Waterbury Democrat some days back. At that time employees of this project were loud in their protests of cer- tain inhumane working conditions, as they alleged them to be. The charge of sweat shop" conditions may not have been borne out by later investigations, but if it wasn't we don't think that the reorganization would have been ordered.
 At the time we commented on the fact that so serious and numerous were the allegations made about the conduct of the sewing room that it warranted more than a perfunctory examination. The claim that a mere examination of the room itself in which the sewers were employed proved it wasn't "sweatshop" having been disposed of in easy fashion it merely remained to have other angles of the com- plaint investigated. This must have brought some facts to light.
 While we sincerely hope that the proj- ect will be continued so that work may be provided for those who are otherwise unable to find steady employment, we do believe that it should be reopened only after any conditions that made employ ment there previously slightly unbear- able have been completely removed. Only in such fashion as this will this WPA project be able to stand up with others which are well worthwhile and are ca- pably managed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

hours, under any conditions, at any wage, in any factory, that the president might decide. Any man who baked at any of these provisions would be tried - not by civil court, but by an army court martial.
 Neither Hitler nor Mussolini ever thought of anything much more drastic than that. It may possibly be, as the War Department claims, that regimentation of this kind is essential to winning war. If that is the case, 1t is up to this coun- try to adopt the most uncomprom kind of pacifism, for tie9-e is no conflict on the horizon the winning of which would be worth what this War Department plan would cost. But it is far more likely that some militaristic functionarieS have simply gone slightly screwy.
 The best thing Congress can do is to take up these bills, debate them, vote them down overwhelmingly and demon strate that the people of this country just aren't having any. After such demon tration, the militarists might have diff culty in tanning them through upon the outbreak of war. At any event, the nation will be well warned The War Depart ment might as well know right now that the American people don't want dic- tatorShip at any price.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
U. s. War Minions

It is about time that someone in authority showed the United States War Department just what kind of country this is and just who is boss in it. The War Department, which is supposed to be the strong arm that protects the re- public, is now disclosed to have pre- pared the blueprints for dictatorship in this country; dictatorship as ruth less and oppressive as any of the over seas varieties.
 ], This sounds almost incredible. The truth of 1t is revealed in the series of bills reportedly prepared by the War Department to be introduced and rushed through Congress upon the outbreak or hcStilities. All these bills, however, have been introduced by Senator Bennett Clark (Mo.) of the Senate munitions committee. Clark has no desire that these bills be passed. He merely wants Congress and the country to know what the War De- partment had in store for us.
 These bills would provide that in time of war the entire country would go under absolute military control. The president would declare an emergency and, as com mander-in-chief of the armed forces, would instantly take over the whole coun- try. The press would go under censor ship. All men over 18 would be drafted. The right of habeas corpus and the right to jury trial would be suspended. The president could seize any property that he saw fit, at any price he chose. The man. ufacture, sale, transportation, and diStri- button of all foodstuffs and commodities would be licensed.
 If you have caught your breath after reading that amazing outline, you are irl- vited to realize that these powers would exist for six months after the president de- cIared the emergency at the end-and he need not even issue that declaration until he felt like it. That our War Department should sponsor bill so completely in violation of every tradition of American freedom is almost unbelievable. Think, for a minute, what its consequences would be.
 Every bit of property in the United States could be confiscated for any pur- pose the president might think good. Every working man in the country could be compelled to work any number of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

'When do go, # I don't stay with Mother, therell De hell tO pay"
 But Mrs. Roosevelt Insisted, exc plaining that she couldn't 20 to a hotel or club = 1t caused too much publicity. So she rented Q New York apartment in the name of Mrs. Malvina Thompson Hchei- der, her secretary.
 FrankneSS
 One quality that endears Mrs. Roosevelt to those around her is her complete frankness. It is di- rect and natural. She talks freely in her press conferences, and the I1ewswor1en who attend are scrup- ulous in protecting her. Tn fact, they come more as prostrate wore shippers than probing news-gatt- erers, and any of their number who persists in asking ei1ibarras- sing questions is almost ostracized.
 To the uninitiated, Mrs. Roose- velt's frankness is so fortnight that one almost gets the impress sion 1t is worn for the occasion. But 1t is not.
 For instance, after attending Q dance at Buck Hill Falls, Pa, staged by the Resettlement Ad- nninistration, Mrs. Roosevelt was asked how she enjoyed the dance.
 And she replied, . little wist- fully: Nobody invited me"
 On another occasion she was telling how two men hailed her and friend, ag they walked through New York shout eun- down. Afterwards, some one asked her: "Weren't you fright- ened"
 "Frightened?" Mrs Roosevelt replied. "NO, I was flattered."
 (Copyright, 1936, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

The shrine from which the au- thors of the Declaration of Inde. pendence and the Constitution of the United States derived much Of the spiritual power which went into the forming of the American nation will be among the historic places open to visitors to Philadelphia who will attend the democratic Ila- tional convention the week of June 2lst. President Roosevelt has been extended Q personal invitation then to make use of the famous old church, which has at one time or another sheltered most of the presi- dents of the United States.
 Christ church, ct Second and Market streets in the metropolis of the Colonies, was not only the edi- flee in which Washington, Franklin, Robert Morris, Thomas Jefferson and many of the early patriots wor- shipped but was once or twice, dur ing the stressing days of the Revo- luton, the scene of prayer and fast- ing for the entire Continental Con- gress.
 Rectors and visiting rectors in Christ church as early at 1776 led their hearers in the direction of re- sistance to oppression from across the sea. The deliberations of the famous first Continental Congress in Carpenters hall in 1774, had been opened with prayer by one of the church parsons. The year l775 brought discourses from the pupit, one of which was published in countless editions at home and abroad, and was circulated widely throughout Great Britain. Dr. William White, born and educated in Philadelphia, was the revered pas- tor and adviser of Washington, and chaplain of congress.
 It was Dr. White afterwards first Episcopal bishop of the state, who first threw of during the Revolu- ton the church yoke of England and took his stand with the fight- ing colonies when other churchmen had changed their minds and re- turned to the mother country. The writers of the Declaration of Inde. pendence met before and after ita
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
A Book a Day
Here's a Tough Guy From the Northland
 By BRUCE CATION

There's Q fresh, earthy tang to Beyond Sing the Woods" by Trygve Qulbrannsen (Putn Q m: 92.50), which makes the book . pleasant contrast to run-of-the. mill problem novels of the day.
 Its story is set in the northern wilderness of Norway, at some in- determinate day in the past; and 1t tells about a strong, brutal, Suc- cessful clan of woods dwellers who fought and schemed their way to riches and power in their lonely frontier manor house.
 There is, at times, little too much starkness about the thing; . trifie too much of the darkness and desolation of the chillp north- land. But the author handles 1t nicely, and he does have an inter- eSting story to tell.
 That story is concerned chiefly with Q tough head of the clan Tough? He goes out to kill bear with an ex. Carrying on his houses long feud with more civilized folk to the south, he goes in for frontier finance and becomes mortgage holder and moneylender, as well as dominant landowner, of the coun- tryside.
 In the course of e long, grasp ing life, he eventually gets to the point where he can put the sqee2e on the whole negihborhood. And then, just, as he gets ready to do so, he awakens to the delights of human kindness and pity.
 Tn the end, his plans for Q gen- eral crackdown are forgotten and he becomes . sort of benevolent despot, under whose rule all hands are happy.
 doubt if this book is quite as important or profound as 1t seems to be. But it doesn't matter much; it's Q good story, ontertainingly told.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Selected Poem
PORCH SCENE: ANFERTCAN
(Anita Laurie Gushing in the Christian sci

Anita Laurie Gushing in the Christian Science
 Monitor) could close my eyes, and know that this was home: For can smell the clover in the grass As the spinning, cutting blades sing over 1t, And along the street, through the slow-gathering
 dark I can hear rocking chairs creak steadily, A blur of voices, clear laugh now and then. The loud crack of baseball bat, and the shout Of excitement that follows, from the vacant lot I can hear the clamor of frogs and the stir of
 leaves From the woods nearby where roots and branches
 are thick And the earth is rich with renewal. Well know There is many another kind of summer night In the world, and many more beautiful than this. But from porches. from fragrant lawns and vacant lots
 And rocking chairs and lemonade and heat, pattern of memory grows, hold 1t close This could only be summer, and dusk and Q street
 of plain old houses. and America. And home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

Nothing, in this writer's estimation, can quite compare with the way a circus city is erected and torn down all in the short space of twenty-four hours. How many people ever stop to wonder about this great spectacle of the 20th century. The circus comes to town early in the morning; it disembarks in orderly fash ion. Before noon tent city is flourishing. It blooms for day. At nightfall this beautiful moth flutters to the ground in billowing canvas. In few short hours not trace of the circus city is left. It is speeding miles away to another location.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

various places, especially from Q plain on the southeastern border of Tigre. Gold has been obtained from alluvial deposits, but not in great quantity. Tn some parts of the coun- try iron is abundant and hes been manufactured into implements.
 c. Where is West Virginia uni. versityp
 A. Morgantown, West Virginia.
 c. What Is the name and ad- dress of the national organization working for the adoption of the Child Labor Amendment to tho .. 6. Constitution?
 A. The Non- Partisan Committee for Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment, 4lo Fourth Ave-, New York City.
 c. How is draught pronounced?
 A. Draft.
 c. In which city of California is the Tournament of Roses7
 A. Pasadena.
 If you want . copy Of our book. let, "The Brides Book" whAte te The Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, NOrthwest, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents, for postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10

They are quite excited down around Derby because shad has just been caught in the Housatonic river. It's the first one to be caught there in many a long year = 20 in fact. Those in the know say it's due to the fact that the Connec- ticut river has been stocked of recent years. The next thing we know they'll be pulling black bass or pickerel out of the Naugatuck river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. lxerby

e. What is the salary of the King of Italy?
 A. His civil list is about 91,I2D,. GOO a year, which corresponds in effect to Q salary.
 @. Is Ethiopia rich in mineral deposits?
 A. The chief mineral products cA Ethiopia are iron, sulphur, coal, and salt, as yet mostly undeveloped. Coal beds extend along the whole eastern frontier of Shoa, but as 6 fuel, coal is scarcely known in the country. Salt has been obtained in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Horoscope
RY ocTAYINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planet, the daily horoscope iS Out- lined by a noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Current CoIS,r1,ents

American art reflects the cockaness felt by the country for having over- como the depression.
 Homer Saint 0audens, iine
 arts department, Carnegie
 Institute. Pittsburgh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Test Your Knowledge

Can y0u answer seven 0g
 these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 l. on what date did Lincoln ias sue his Emancipation Proclasaap tion?>
 2. Who wFots. "Ths silver 3. Why are 'homing" pigeons 60 named9
 {. Who was William Larminies s. How many children hes the actress, Ethel Barrymore?
 c. What is . variable start
 .. What is the name for the ceremony of crowning the sover~ eign Of Q Sslonarchical cOuntry9 Q. Which was the home stats oe President James Monroe9
 Q. What is c tiefce2
 10. Of what river is PoFcupine River a tributary?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
A Thought for Today

Shall we then hearIEen unto you to do all this great evil to eFansgress against our God In mar Fyimg strange wives?-Neheniah 13:27.
 
 Marriage with a good woman is a harbor in the tempest of life; with bad woman, 1t is a tempest in the harbor.-J P. Senn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-10
Daily Mo- n~..-I Washington M y S-s~- ~ - - CAPITAL DISAPPROVAL OF
 ROOSEVELT NOW LOVE
. BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALKEl

Washington June 10 = This city, which subjects it's presidential families to the most pitiess and microscopic scrutiny of any capital in the world began by thoroughly dsapproving of Eleanor Roosevelt but now has pretty renerallv taken her tn its bosom. M