The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
Mildred McDernott
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A miscellaneous shower was given in honor of Miss Mildred McDer- mott at the home of Mrs. James Hart, recently. Miss McDernott IS to Do married June 26th.
 The hoStesses were: Miss Marie McDermott, Mrs. Ernest Derouin and Mrs. James Hart.
 Those attending were the Misses Bertha Derouin, Mary O'Leary, Eve- lyn Brousseau, Eleanor Lynch, Mary Carey, Marie Long, Anne and dene- vieve Andrews, Claire and Rita Brousseau, Mary Guischer, Tress Sperenbaur, Marie McDermott, Aga tha Hanley, Bea Andrews, Irene Brousseau, Clair Derouin, and Flor ence Haniey.
 The Mrs. William Golden, Mrs. Alex Daudelin, Mrs. Edward Lynch, Mrs. Walter Derouin, Mrs. Clarice Loranger, Mrs. Mary Guischer, Mrs. Vincent Casey, Mrs. Albert Blan- chard, Mrs. Thomas Moore, Mrs. Alfred Derouin, Mrs. Harold Dillon, Mrs. Bart Long, Mrs. Nellie Han- ley, Mrs. Leroy FoxX, Mrs. Mae Dooley, Mrs. Peter Clark, Mrs. Wil- liam Brousseau, Mrs. J. Cluney, Mrs Ed. Felix, Mrs. A. Testa, Mrs. George Andrews, Mrs. James Hart, Mrs. Ernest Derouin.
 The National League of Women Voters, whose plea for republican convention support of It's specific civil service plank drew sweeping interpretative support from MT. Landon, take up It's campaign for democratic convention endorsement in Philadelphia today.
 League headquarters will be estab- lished today in the Hotel Bellevue Stratford in Philadelphia. Mrs. La- Rue Brown of Boston, 0 director of the national league, and Miss Flor ence Kirlin, Washington, D. O. it's congressional secretary, comprise the official delegation. Mrs. Brown Is representing the league for the third time before Q democratic con- vention platform committee. Her previous presentations were iil 1924 in New York city and in 1928 in Houston.
 Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin of Wash- ington, first vice-president of the national league, Is also expected for the first two days of the convention period.
 Tn leagues plank asks for a party promise of abolition of the spells system, substitution of the merit system and commitment to specific types of remedial legislation. Chief recommendation include placing first, second and third class post masters and deputy collectors of in- ternhl revenue under civil service, and repeal of laws discriminatory of the employment of married women in government service. The latter is known ag Section 2lS of the Econ- omy Act.
 Similar appeals made to the re- publicans will be brought to the at- tention of the democratic platform writers. Petition cards signed by over 100000 voters in 48 states and the District of Columbia, asking parties. to pledge abolition of the spells system and establishment of the merit system will be placed in evidence. Another appeal to dele- gates to get rid of the spoils sys- tenn will be the presentation of an illuminated display of petition cards and their relation to the ballot box.
 Several hundred women, represen- tative of the democratic party and the League of Women Voters att tended Q special luncheon yesterday, in the Hotel Ritz-C Carlton. The speakers were Mrs. LaRue Brown, a. member of the Massachusetts state democratic committee for several years, Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, democratic national committeewo- man for Pennsylvania and member of official convention arrangements committee: Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin, vice president of the national league: and Mrs. Henry Goddard Leach. former president, New York state League of Women Voters and member of New York state delcga- ton.