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The Washington times., 1937-11-25
Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius BeecknGn

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. I received an invitation to
a wedding, and as I will be un-
able to attend what kind of let
ter of apology should I write?
2. What type letter paper
should I use? K.
/. If your invitation is a for
NAL, engraved invitation and
includes an invitation to the re-
ception, you write your regret
on the first page of double7sheet-
ed letter paper and space the
lines as near as possible like the
spacing of the invitation:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allan Wells
regret that they are unable to
accept
Mr.. and Mrs. (bride'S pGrentS)
kind inUitation
to their daughters Dedding
reception
on Tuesday, the first of
November
An invitation to the church
ceremony only does not require
an answer.
If your invitation is in the
form of a note, your answer
should also be in the form of a
note:
Dear Mrs. Wells:
Thank you so much for in.
uittng my husband and me TO
your daughters Uedding on
Tuesday, the first of November.
We Uould so much like to come,
but 1De 1OiH be out of tolDn on
that date, and therefore will not
haze the happiness of coming to
the tUedding.
do hope that the 10edding
day will be sunny and lonely.
and / am sure that the Dedding
aDil be a beautiful one. Please
giUe our dearest lone to the bride
and bride groom, and our best
t0tSheS for their happiness.
Most sincerely yours.
2. Use white, formal letter
paper. double-Sheeted and of as
fine a quality as you can af-
ford.
mrs. Beeckmdn DiH be glad
TO dnSWer questions on good
manners submitted BY renderSJ
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
Advice to LOvelOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax

TASTY weddings usually don't make happy marriages. the
IL nation lawmakers will tell you.
So "Wat three days after your application before your
marriage license be ssued is the mandate issued
by Congress the impatient the merely reckless
lovers of Washington D. c. This law become effective
80 days after signed by the Prsdenand the Pres
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

themselves in curtains weaken
the fiberS through chemical &C
ton, producing mild Sulphuric
acid. and they also make harsh
rubbing necessary. Curtains
that are put into the washing
machine as soon as they lose
their crisp freshness do not need
to be rubbed and are rid of the
destructive chemicals making
UP part of the atmosphere be-
fore these have an opportunity
to produce much damage.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
HOnneSerV1Ce

Propose a round of twoSome
toasts. Watch the party bright
en- up like bonfire!
Ted raises his glass:
ITO my gal,
The one to whom I'll never
say
Bye gall"
And Joan retorts:
Here's to us:
Isn't it nice to be
You and me-"
Don bends toward Ann with:
Here's to the girl who rules
my heart
In other words, here's to you."
She smiles back:
Here's to an exchange of
hearts
Yours for mine"
Then a toast to sweethearts
and husbands everywhere starts
the confetti flying:
Here's to the men
So boastfully gay
Whose own way
Is--half the time
Some clever woman's way"
ToaSts bring warmth and
gaiety to any gathering. Our 80
page booklet has toasts for par
ties, weddings, anniversaries,
holidays, Twosome toasts, saucy
Or sentimental. Jokes, limericks.
Send 10c for your copy of
TOASTS, JOKES, AND LIN
ERICKS to Washington Times,
Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave-.
New York, N. Y. Be sure to
write plainly your NAME, AD-
DRESS, and the NAME of
booklet.
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dent has signed.
Three days isn't, of course, a
long period to spend in consid-
ering the most important action
of your life. And there's a good
deal to be said for taking at
least that much time, as against
leaping into matrimony just by
way of winding up an evening
party.
DEPENDS ON SPIRITS
We all know that if a party
is hilarious enough, the most I'M
likely man can seem a Robert
Taylor, the plainest girl a Greta
Carlo. Love, under such circum-
stances, can develop in a few
minutes; marriage be planned
in as many seconds. So, If the
marrying machinery is near at
hand, nothing is left but to face
what are often the pretty sorry
realities Of the day after.
So, in twisting the legal
screws to prevent gin we'd
dings," or even foolishly
thoughtleSs weddings. everybody
in his senses will agree that
Congress has done we'll
Except that the law applies
to Washington alone!
Seven miles away is the city
of Alexandria, which is now pre-
pairing to be Washington's Gret-
ma Green, or the paradise of the
happy-golucky.
PROMOTES MARRIAGE
In Alexandria, Va, law pre-
walls, and it's a law that's far
from discouraging to those bent
on hot-haSte marriages.
Even last year, before Wash
ington showed any sign Of going
Puritan, eleven hundred couples
were married in Alexandria.
Whether or not there's some
secret conSpiratorial under
standing with Reno isn't known,
but receiving eloping couples
and joining them together in
wedlock has admittedly been
Alexandria's speciality. And
from now on it is expected that
the activities Of the marriage
license bureau the justices Of
the peace and the local clergy
men viii increase a hundred
fold.
In addition to its nearness to
the nations capital, the newest
Gretna Green offers advantages
that are hard to beat. for
couples that don't want to wait
and think things over.
No medical examination is re-
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
FdshiOn
in
Washington
By BAB LINCOLN

Between editions of turkey
and cranberry sauce today
we managed TO keep an eye out
for attractive costumes.
One of the smarteSt was worn
by a visiting newspaper woman
from Chicago, believe it or not.
Patricia Dougherty, of Chicago,
breezed through town wearing
a black wool skirt and red Per
sian trimmed jacket from one
of our most famous designers.
The short jacket was collared
and pocketed in Persian lamb,
with a diagonal of the fur show
ing in her high black antelope
hat.
Mrs. Carl Droop wore a two
piece wool suit with a short
jacket and a brimmed witch
hat" enlivening the ensemble
with a vivid orange scarf.
Mrs. "Chip" Robert was seen
swinging into the Mayflower in
a green wool suit made with a
long coat trimmed in Persian
lamb and a felt hat with a very
long pheasant feather.
Mrs. Thomas Cowell was in
a plum-colored rough wool
fastened to the throat with
leather buttons.
All black was Mrs. Albert
Dewey'S costume. Mrs. Dewey
wore a shortrSleeved black-crepe
frock and a short Persian
jacket, with an extremely high
crowned hat of tucked black
antelop trimmed in fur.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

Nothing makes a better i'm
preston or does more to dress
up the simplest home than
crisp spotleSs curtains at the
windows. They look inviting
from the outside as well as from
within. But aside from appear
ance there are more practical
reasons why curtains should al
ways be the acme Of daintiness.
Clean curtains come under the
heading Of budget economy.
If the housewife could see the
microscopic dust particles that
sift in through the windows,
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
Beaded Flowers

A triumph is ChanePs black
velvet evening dress with boned
bodice that dispenSes with
shoulder straps. From shoulder
across bodice to waist is a gar.
land of flowers made entirely
of bright beads.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
CLAM CHOWDER

Shred into little thin strips
one-quarter pound of salt pork;
put this in a saucepan and toss
about until it is nicely Drowned.
Trim off the rough part around
the edge of one quart Of clans.
After having drained off the
liquor and set the clans aside
in a bowl. add one quart OF
water to the clam juice, and
strain it all together through
a very fine sieve. Put this juice
with the tough trimmings OF
the clans in a saucepan and boil
for 10 minutes, skimming it as
the scum rises. Take out the
tough pieces of clans and throw
them away. Now put the salt
pork into the saucepan of clam
Juice with three generous table
spoons of butter and four large
Irish potatoes, diced; two
onions, slices, the clans, a dash
of cayenne pepper, and salt to
taste. After the potatoes and
onions are cooked, and while
boiling, stir in two small table
spoons of flour which has been
smoothly mixed with water.
Stir constantly to insure free
dom from Jumps, and when it
boils up once, then add a full
pint of boiling milk.
FRESH FRIED HERRING
The herring is dressed,
washed, salted for As minutes.
Then dry and roll it in flour that
has been mixed with salt and
pepper. Heat half butter and
lard and fry the herring in it
to a nice color. Turn them oc-
casionalIy. For the gravy brown
one-half pound of butter, and
add the juice of a lemon, and
two tablespoons of fine chopped
parsley, and three drops of
Worcestershire.
PLAIN SPICE CAKE
Beat one egg well and add
two-thirds of a cup of molasses,
the same amount of sugar, one
tablespoon of mixed spices and
two-thirds of a cup Of melted
butter; beat well, Mix one tea
spoonful of soda with a cupful
of milk and add to the mixture.
Mix one level teaspoon of cream
of tartar with two and a half
cupfuls of flour and stir into
the batter. Finally add one
tablespoon of lemon juice. Pour
into two shallow pans and bake
for 20 minutes in a moderate
oven.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

a few that seem a bit too dull
and cloying to associate with
these beauty wraps.
We cannot grve you the list
here, but it tUtH be sent to you
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
Skillet and Spoon
By SibiIIa Campbell

TXTHEN you read this you may not be in the mood for
w eating but remember that tomorrow is another day.
and YOUR famys appetite is thing you depend upon
coming right out in the open usual.
As change the rich fare of today you will relish
dish such fresh fried herring and good old reliable like
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

at once, IT you 1DiH lDrite for the
perfume chart. IncloSe q
stamped, Selt.GddreSsed enUe-
lope for your reply and address
Donna Grace, beauty editor OF
this paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
POLI'S

Those mad merry Marx Brothers have scored again!
 Because of the many requests of our patrons who are clamoring for another chance to see the hilarious "A Day at the Races" this new super-laugh film will be shown all week, ending Friday night. Those who have seen it once want to see 1t again and relive the most rib- tickling story of the season.
 The years big music, laugh and girl show has proven a sensational hit.
 We restrain ourselves with diffi- culty to announce that this Is the greatest haw-haw in history of the motion pictures. Metro Goldwyn- Mayer made it--a whole corps of star writers wrote it-and the Marx Brothers have the funniest roles of their lives in 1t.
 Born Reckless" featuring Ro- chelle Hudson and Brian Donlevy is the second hit on the program.
 Flash! l What lucky girl will be crowned Miss Waterbury? Come on down to Loew's Friday eve- ming July g. and fitness the Miss Wa terbury contest to be hel don our stage.
 Waterbury Is full of young Venus De Milo's. If you girls haven't yet made out your application do SO at once. Your aplication may be filled out at the Managers office or ct the wilko Knitting Mills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
THOMAS SKEHAN
 WEDS YESTERDAY

Naugatuck, July 7.-The wedding of Miss Florence Leonard of Cas- cade, Pa., to Thomas Skehan of Scott street took place yesterday morning at St. Mary's church, Cas- cade. Miss Frances Leonard, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and William Skehan, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man.
 A wedding breakfast was held at the brides home in Cascade with 30 guests attending. The couple later left on an unannounced wedding trip and will reside in Naugatuck upon their return.
 MT. Skehan is well known and quite popular here.
 Keeping Within Budget
 The borough administration is keeping close to its budget, the ex- pense report by Borough Clerk Charles F. Daly for the three months of tNe fiscal year ending, June 30, shows.
 Expenditures thus far amounted to $142, ,290o9, leaving balance of $384 4,33l.74 for the remaining nine months. The appropriation is $526, 6,621.83.
 Although expenses in the school department and in the health and sanitation department have been comparatively high, they will be low in the near future as some yearly bills have been paid. Other depart ments seem to be keeping within their budgets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
MERIT ADVOCATES
 TO RENAME TAFT
Harris, Davis of Water bury on Nominating Com
 mittee; Campaign On

William M. Harris and E. H. Davis of this city are members of the non1- mating committee which will pre- sent a slate of officers for election at the annual meeting of the execu- tive council of the Connecticut Merit System Association at the Hotel Bond, Hartford, next Monday. It is expected that Horace D. Taft of Watertown will be reelected as state president.
 The local chapter of the state as- sociation has begun a house-to- house canvas to seek signatures on petitions calling for a referendum on the merit system question at the next city election. William E. Burke, chairman of the petition committee, reports that more than 4,000 sigma lures have already been secured.
 The campaign for signatures will be continued to August ?, by which time the committee hopes to have the signatures of at least 1000 local voters. A group of 100 field work CTS will carry on the remainder of the campaign.
 At the state meeting Monday, more than 150 leaders of the asso- citation will attend. Plans for the adoption of the merit system m Connecticut cities and towns will be discussed. The state associa- tion's membership now 1 includes representatives from 97 of the states 169 towns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
PARISH TO STAGE
 ANNUAL CARNIVAL
FOur=Day Celebration to Mark Observance of
 Popular Feast Day

Final arrangements for a four day celebration from Friday July 18th until Monday the 18th were complet- ed at meeting of delegates ot the various societies of the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, held at the parish hall night night. The ob- servance will be dedicated to the patron of the church, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and 1t is expected that the parish grounds where the ac- tivities will take place will be crowded to capacity each night. Wis., itors are expected here from every Italian parish in Connecticut.
 Pastor Speaks
 Rev. Patrick w. Flynn, pastor of the Town Plot church, last night urged the general committee to speak of the carnival to their friends in other sections of the city and to extend to them the invita- tion of the parish to be in attend ance. Many distinguished guests have already accepted the invita- tion of parish leaders and it is believed that several will be pres ent each night of the bazaar.
 The gounds in the rear of the church adjoining America street will be attractively decorated in multi-colors and illuminated with lights of attractive design. The pro- gram will include a band concert each night of the festival, with a special entertainment program to be given by talent selected from within the boundaries of the parish. The four day event to be concluded on Monday the 18th will end with a great display of fireworks which is said by the committee in charge to be the most expensive outlay ever to be shown in the city.
 Committees
 Rev. P. w. Flynn is honorary chairman of the committee on ar- arrangements and is assisted by John Ortelle, general-chairman, Rev. Denis J. Birarelli, Anthony Colucci Rocco Ciampi, Anthony Ficeto, Sal- vatore Fazio, Mrs. Louis Dantino Mrs. Louis Dizinno, Mrs. Anthony DiMaria, Miss Mary Martino, Frnak Famighetti, Joseph Ortelle, Louis Massino, John Russo, Frank Vita relli and Ambrose Maggi. The fire works committee includes Carmen Etergino, chairman; Pelegrino San talupo. Vincent DiPaolo, Carmine Perrotti, Frank Germinaro and John Roberti,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
STATE

Dick Powell, idol of millions of the nations theatergoers, comes to Warner Brothers State theater to- day in "The Singing Marine" the greatest musical entertainment you'll see this year. It's the tops!
 Dick is a r1arine-a modest buck private at the San Diego base-and he can sing. So his comrades get up 8 purse to send him to New York to have a try at Major Rowes' amateur hour.
 At the same time, on her own Dicks sweetheart essays to enter her voice into the competition. This is Doris Weston, lovely and tal- ented newcomer to movies.
 She doesn't get by. The Majors famous gong stops her. But Dick becomes tremendous success.
 That ws5 just too bad! It goes to Dicks head. Spoiled by the adulation of innumerable women, and the fawning of chiselers who surround him, the young marine forgets his comrades out on the Pa cific coast.
 But after all he's only on a leave of absence from the marines, and when, at the end of his furlough he's shipped with the rest of his company to China, he has a chance to redeem himself with a splendid bit of heroisn, which restores him to eVeryone'S good graces,
 A splendid cast surrounds Dick Powell in the gay song and dance fest, including Hugh Herbert, AL len Jenkins, Doc Rockwell from vaudeville, Jane Wyman and Veda Ann Borg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. Will you give me space in your valuable column to call attention to tne Board of eectmen in regard the deporabe condition of the highway leading to St. Thomas Cemetery through Railroad Street? While motoring this highway last uured medical attention Over year ago while trav cling over this highway with lawnmower valued at $7 it was my misfortune to break the same It my others should be given first attention. It is highway that is travelled by several farmers who transact business in the town and also by many who visit the cemetery Throughout the year. It may be interesting to know that
 the good State of Connecticut makes annual grant Of S17OO every town for the improvement of such high ways. It would be improper not to mention that our
 New Dealers Washington have also been generous with federal grants regarding In fairness to the board of seectmen any other citizen would like to ask the
 ton of these funds to sections of the town? then
 feel that this highway should have been improved by now and criticism eliminated. Joseph Howard, Thomaston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

No early frosts. At least that's the way Freder, ick P Latmer, the gifted coumnist of the Hartford Times paints the weather outlook for the next quarter
 And he's been pretty close to success on all his pre- dictions thus far in 1887. He says, Juy will show check to the extreme coudiness and wetness which Jnes closing days manifested. There will be an album dance of pleasant days with seasonabe temperatures al though during the middle fortnight dog day weather be more numerous than last year and there will be no lack of moisture Hot will be very hot when they occur but of short duration. Upon the whole it will be good July for agriculture and for vacatonsts and with
 little more prospect of hail damage in tobacco fields than year the year beore As the season carries on into September will not be chopped oil short but warmer weather than common will hold on to the very last week. . Rainfall will be far above average
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
Recovered OO Bodies In 01 Drownings With Never a Gent for His Grim Task

By NEA Service
 After 70 years of recovering bod les of those who drowned in the Ohio river near Bellaire, O. John L. schunk is at last to have his re- ward.
 In 1894, when a young man, Schupk dfVed and recovered his first body. Since then the town turned naturally to him for aid in every river tragedy. He has re- covered 89 out of 9l bodies during all those years, developing an un- canny knowledge CA the river and it's ways with its victims.
 The town never paid Schunk anything, and few of the relatives of the drowned even thanked him. He became town fixture, sum- moned winter and summer from his small hillside home a mile from the river bank by the tolling of a bell whenever the river took toll of another swimmer.
 Now at 66 years Scnunk IS no longer as vigorous as he once was, but despite doctors orders he in- sists he will continue to dive for river victims until the day when somebody has to dive for him. Never wealthy, Schunk was on WPA until he was disabled by a long attack of influenza resulting from one of his long battles with the river:
 Now the local lodge of the Eagles at Bellaire has announced that 1t will sponsor campaign to give financial aid to Schunk in belated reward for his long and unselfish service in a strange and rather grim avocation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

Emotional mathematics. Dr. Ralph c. Hutch inson president of Washington and Jefferson College was complaining not long ago because football has be- come "the emotional center of college life. It could have been mathematics, he laments, or poker-but It was merely football! It seems just too bad This IS really job for Prof Ensten but we'll do what We can to reorganize college emotional life around mathemat' ics. Now all together boys and girls:
 Quadratcs Mathematics, Ha! Hal Ha!
 Algebra, Calculus Zip! Boom Bah!
 Joy-Geometry! Howl-Trgonometry!
 Square Root-Cube ROot-Rah! Rah! Rah!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
STRAND

The motion picture event of a lifetime! That's Romeo and Juliet by the immortal Bard, William Shakespeare which heads the new show at Warner Brothers Strand theater today, tomorrow and Friday
 Lovely Norma Shearer plays Juliet to Leslie Towards Romeo and the supporting cast is headed by none other than our old friend John Barrymore.
 The screen adaptation of this im- mortal love story reaches new heights of greatness in the capable portrayals of these three screen stars. You'll cheer Romeo and Juliet" to the heavens once you've witnessed it on the Strand screen.
 The companion feature is "No- body Baby" with Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti, Patsy Kelly has for these last three years been one of the top laugh makers of the enter tainment industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
This and that

This and that. Emma D'AmbrOsi is spending the week at Home Beach. Rev. Lawrence Doucette of Bridgeport was guest of his father here yesterday
 Antoinette DiPetrO is receiving visitors at St. Marys Hospital. Celine Rooster has inaugurated a new
 method of presenting dramatic and musical broadcasts from the radio department of New York University She's the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Herman Rooster of Columbia Boulevard. Leo Curey has purchased q new home Fiske Street, formerly owned by Iru- man Fox.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

Chatter Tommy Driscoll, smiling milkman has last his smile The Elmwood Avenoo hot-en-tot fell asleep at the Monday afternoon and King Sol went to work on him. That's the first time anyone can say they ever saw Tom burn up Statia and Anne McEvoy and Ev Donavan and Charley Keeley dropping one- centers from Salisbury, Md The quartet were among the few Brass Citytes who the Dupont-Roosevelt nuptials Bill Dietz and Bill Birs are spending few days at shag Harbor, N. Y, They hope to back in time for the shag contest at Lake Quassapaug \ week from tonight. |. Bill Bronson, auto salesman,
 has earned the title of Skipper. He's bought himself
 yacht which is the envy of all at Bantam Lake where his swanky little cottage, Camp Inwood, is located.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
Tall Tower Topics
MOSQUITO
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Oh pestiferous little mosquito! Most obnoxious insect going, You torment us in the summer When torrid breeZeS are blowing. After many rainstorm
 Which wonderfully clears the air, You stick around to bother us, Of bites we get our share. Through the very smallest spaces, The tiniest crack in the screen, You sneak in unseeingly,
 As pest you're awfuly mean Just when one is well settled For night of peaceful sleep, Comes that horrible buzzng unequalled It's, enough to make one weep. Oh pestiferous little mosquito! No one hates to see you slapped down; As pest you've not been equalled Even by the fly of wide renown.
 FEM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
CHEFS SPECIAL FOR TODAY

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