The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

Manhattan societies, the Union club is celebrating Its tooth anniversary without fanfare or undue publicity. A trivial matter such as passing the century mark is not enough to dis turb the Union clubbers' serenity.
 Perhaps, upon meeting in the library, the members nodded and extended a congratulatory hand, called for double sherry all around and drank a toast, while re- clining in their cavernous high chairs. But nothing noisy, nothing showy, for the Union clubmen are, in Peter Arno's drawings, in mirth- ful revue skits and in truth, an un- demonstrative set.
 To be enroleld, applicants names are proposed at birth. If a quorum says Aye" that boys name is then placed upon the waiting list and called each year until the aplicant is 2l. Then, upon approval of his scholastic standing, social prestige, character and morals. the young man is declared fit for Union club standards; and voted in. Scions of the Liyingstones, Van Rensselaers, Astors, Vanderbilts and De Peysters joined the Union club by that ardu- ous route.
 Day of Rest
 Let melancholy minds brood over Gloomy Sunday, but there are yari- ous, vicarious ways of resting over the Sabbath in New York and near by points. The success of the ski ing safaris has led to Bicycle Trains that now transport Manhattan pedallers up Connecticut way for a wheeler along country roads. A couple of hundred New Workers in- augurated the sport, with their cy- cles safely storaged in the baggage car, until they reached the sunny starting point.
 The railroad company welcomes all pedal machines, of all decades, of all types. And 50 the first pedalling picnic brought out one two-and-three seaters and tan- dem bike sand. contraptions rem- iniscent of the days when Mother was 8 Girl or when everybody sang, Throw Him Down, McCloSlsey." Or when Diamond Jim Brady maneu- vered a leg-machine with bejeweled handle-bars.
 Spreading the Jam
 Back in town, the unathleticly- inclined have been croWding to the growing vogue, Sunday Jam Ses- sions. They are conducted every week in the rear room of a midtown night club under the sponsorship of the United Hot Clubs. Admission is free and all the night club expects by way of reward for extending its hospitality is that the customer may send for a bottle of beer, hard drink or food.
 And the jam session is open to every swing minded musician in town. If a cornetist in the Phil harmonic Orchestra wanted to join and break down with a "pashy" tune during a jam ses- sion, that would be perfectly all right. Don't tell Maestro Tosca- mini about this-but 1t is rumored that one of the Philharmonic boys did.)
 The sessions run from 3 to 6, at which time nobody wants to go home. So all but the musicians remain to make their own swing music with tin kazoos.
 Which reminds me that Arthur Winsten has ascertained, through Ralph Redmon, Musicians Union official. that kazoo player cannot join the Musicians Union and nei- ther can muchacha player (Span- ish) nor harmonica. wielder. They don't belong.
 Near Ambition
 Every comedian, according to the legend, nurses an ambition to play Hamlet" at some time in his life and few ever get the chance.
 Eddie Carr, the mimic who clever ly impersonates Cantor, Wynn, Dur ante and other national clowns, get, nearer to the goal than any othel harlequin. For he has been hired by the Ann Arbor Dramatic Festival al Michigan to come out there this sea. son and play Horatio in the Shakes. pearean Hamlet" Carr will prob. ably return to the Rialto in the Fall impersonating the entire Barrymore clan. .. -
 green cricket fields and mistry hill.