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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
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BETHANY CONGREGATIONAL
 CHURCH

Morning worship in the Bethany Congregational Church, Hillside ave- nue viii be ct ii o'clock tomorrow. The service will be conducted in Swedish and the deacons Of the church will Do in charge.
 There will be no evening service. Sunday evening meetings have been discontinued until after the first Sunday in September.
 For the ensuing week there are the following notices. On Monday evening at 6 o'clock the constituency of the church will meet for the regular monthly business meeting. Carl Anderson, chairman of the church and it's officiary will preside.
 Professor Peter Person of Chicago will speak at Q special meeting on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. There will be no meeting on Thurs day evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
Waterbury Has Something
 On Everybody
Death of Coiner of City's Famous Slogan Not Linked With This Item of Interest Which
 Occurred g Years Ago.
tBY THE FIRE MARSHALL

(BY THE FIkE MARSHALL
 "Waterhury has something on everybody"
 The originator of this saying, adopted by the Chamber of Com merce of the city of Waterbury back in the fall of 1913, died Q short time ago, and the old slo- gan went to the grave in which she was buried on July 30. She was Mary Margaret Lahey of S4 Woodlawn terrace, only daughter of MT. and Mrs. James II. Lahey. MT. Lahey is secretary of Jones, Morgan Ss O., Inc.
 Miss Lahey wrote the words during aAa open city contest cons ducted by the chamber, and while she was Q student In the Driggs grammar school. The late Charles A. Colley was president of the chamber in those days, Frank T, Reeves was the mayor of the city.
 The members of the Chamber of Commerce and their wives and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
Catholic Data

Celibacy--fs it possible9 10 il practicai7 Is it historical?
 WebSter's dictionary defines Csll- bacy as the state of being un- married: single life, especially that Of c bachelor; or one bound by VOWS to an unmarried life."
 Is eellbacy without immortality posslbIe7
 A gentle old lady whom we know of, makes no bones about her ans swer when the Catholic priesthood Is involved. "fmpoGsiblel" she fumes, making . Dr. Jekyll.and.Mr .-Hyde change from her former gentility "CelibaeyB against nature. It's q gross hypocrisy that folis tho fools, degrades virgins and--and"-and on she went about tunnels and convents and orphan asyluns, until her daughter, beautiful, go and unmar. ried, had to rush for the smelling salts and the aromatics.
 Tn the United States there arc more than twenty million adults who are unmarried. Some of them are relatives and friends Of mine and yours.
 Twenty million bachelors and Inaidensl Who is to accuse them aii, or even c majority Of them Of prievous immortality. No ono but beast.iike man, who tries to cover his own evil passions in accusa- tions against others.
 You know and l know many per- fectly moral unmarried men and women who have chosen the single life for purely worldly reasons, be. cause they were called neither tc the married nor religious state Knowing this, how can anyone cast the shadow Of suspicion on tho Cathode priest, who VOWS both cell. bacy and chaStity-who receives daily the many graces which oo0 bestows on His priests-Whose du- ties for God and Gods children leave little time for any worldly thoughts? Common horsessefise gives the answer.
 E. . eeIlbate cIsrgy practical?
 How often have you read in the seciiiar press Of the Catholic priest at home and in foreign lands, stick. ing to his post through war and rebellion, through fire and flood through famine and plague-riish- Ing into the worst dangers and staying there til his work has been done or his life taken. Courage7 Yes, but more than that-an urs- divided allegiance to his duty and to his God. Is . celibate priesthood practical? Who can deny 1t when the real test comes7
 Is Clerical Cellbacy Historical?
 Did Christ command 1t? No butt He Himself practiced it and ad- vised it when He told the rich young man that to be perfect he must leave all things and follow Him. St Peter, 'tis true was c married man but at the time that Christ called him either his wife was dead, or he left her to follow his Master. All the other Apostles, SO far as the Hihle shnvG were unmarried. st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
HUMIDITY IS
 STILL WITH US

Relief from the "heaw was not forthcoming today in Waterbury al. though the skies clouded and the sun, raising yesterdays tempera. lures to the o3-degree mark, rec mained logged over.
 Intense humidity made the ats mosphere so heavy that discomfort beyond that Of fthe "heat wave" of . month ago was prevalent Work CTS complained Of the heat, how ever, and were amazed that the thermometer registered in the high eighties or low nineties, instead Of around the i20.dsgFee top.
 Weather reports indicate that to- day will continue cloudy and tomoFs row may Do faiT and warm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
IRISH VETS MEET
 AT LEGION HOME

The meeting of the Irish War Veterans scheduled to De held on Monday evening at . o'clock ct the AYmoFy viii De bsjd at the AfneTis can Legion Home due to the fact that the AFm0Fy s not available for the scheduled time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
TMMANUEL LUTHRRAN cHURCH

3teV' AarOiu 1uchS, pabVurs
 Sunday morning ct 10 o'clock, English service will be held. There will be a German service at Il a. m.
 Monday night ct g o'clock the church council will meet and Thursday ct 2:30 ?. m. Q session of the Ladies' Aid society Is scheduled. The Young Peoples society will meet Thursday night at 6 o'clock. Friday at g ?. m. choir rehearsal will be held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Sunday 6.
 Ushers-Burtcn Lundin and Ed ward Gerber.
 500 a. rn.-ewedish service. 11:O0 Q. ms-English service.
RT. MTCHAEL,s PARIsH

The services In St. MichaeIs Church on eounday, Aug. sth. Eleventh Sunday after Trinity will be as follows: celebration of the Holy Communion at 7;30 6. m. Morning prayer and sermon ct + a. m. The Rev. Richard Baxter vii be in charge of the services.
 Friday, T:30 D. m.--JF. choir rte hearsal in choir room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07

San Trancisco's world fair in 1898 will use "black light" for bigh-iight. iilg exhibit naurais. Black light" is that light on teh other side Of uitra- violet and b invisible to the naked eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
PEARL STREET
CHAsE PARK

Chase park children turned out in nroves yesterday for the annual doll show. Prizes were awarded to the following: Largest, Florence Lavi- haitis; smallest, Dorothy steponai-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
SOUTH END

Prior to the annual checker tour. nament at the playground ct the South End, prospective entrants are making the boards and also the wooden discs which they will move around when play begins.
 The dead line for entering teams an the horseshoe tournament will Dc Friday of next week. RehearSals are going on for the bit which will Do played by the South End chile hren In tho "story Book Festival ht Hamilton park August 2i.
 PEARL STREET
 Judges had Q difiicuit time of it yesterday ct the doll contest but Anaily decided on the following youngsters as winners: Prettiest, (Joan Traiange; largest, Rose Ann Matura; smallest. Eleanor Byrnes: Dddest, Serena Costin. Balloons were given to oil of the children who participated.
 Among those who entered dolls were: Serena CoSton. Elma Coston, Charlotte Davies, Jennie Dewitt, Dorothy Grey, Rose duglielomo, Gladys Hunter, deona Marinaro, Rose Ann Mature, Jennie Menifre- do, Carmella Piagantino, Dolores ptasaiunas, Joan Tranalange.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07

Paul, the great celibate, advised in no uncertain terms the state of celibacy for those who were called,
 The early Fathers gave the same advice and from the earliest days celibacy was willingly practiced by most of the clergy. It was not, however, until the time of Leo, the Great (440-4ef), that the law of priestly celibacy was obligatory throughout the Western Church.
 Please bear in mind that celibacy of the priesthood is not Q dogma of the church. It is simply an obiiga- tory law imposed in view of the duties and dignity of the priest hood. Naturally the Catholic Church does not presume to enact disciplinary laws fCg any clergy other than It's own.
 Detailed information on priestly celibacy or on any other Catholic subject will be gladly furnished on request. Address: Catholic Informa- ton Society of Yonkers, no shon- nard Place, yonkeTk F. Y,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
Playground ActiDities

tis; prettiest, Doris Bayald; cutest, Ruth Willard: most original, Ruth Wilborn; most unusual, Ruth Good enough; funniest, Lillian duilfoile; best original doll, Diana Kiesling.
 Others who entered dolls in the contest were Joan Veite, Mary Fodey, Josephine Desmond, Claire Mullen, Joan Mullen, Norma Me- eigh, Jaequeiino Pooler, Gloria Donofrio, Bertha BalciunaS, Helen Bartkus, Madeline Fox, Charlotte Frizelle, Betty Dezinno, Marian Baitim, Maureen MeKenna, Betty Mckenna, 0enevieve Penavieh, Barbara Coppetto, Barbara Da- nour. Maureen Quirk. Gertrude Brundage, Shirley Kilbourn, Mar. garet Kilborn, Joan Clark, Frances Penavich, Margaret Palazai, Nels lie Penavich, Barbara Paiazzi, Bars bara Bovine, Mariiyn McKenne, Joan Smith and Estelle Brown.
 FULTON PARK
 Kay Mcknight. tennis instructor announced the Fulton oirls' tennis tournament will start Thursday morning. Calls may Do made to {. ee72 or 3-2eo7 to enter the tourna. ment and out of town girls will Do charge c fifty cent entrance fec. The womenB city tennis tourna- ment will start August i8 with the same entrance fec for non"Waters burians. Mrs. Anna Moran oeslua will defend her title, held for sev. erai years, again this year. All on. tries for this meet must Dc in by August ib,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07

Japan b intensifying its control Of profiteering and speculation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-07
BY WI. '. 0ILRoY, D D. EditeF os Advance

The symbolism of tlse promised land and of Gods leading the chil- dren from bondage to liberty comes into every detail Of that moment GUS march Of c people
 Here in our lesson ib the story Of the guaiis and the mama, with the teaching that the Lord will provide for those who hear His word and obey His call.
 Bread from heaven was thb man- na, and we are apt to forget, in the intricacies of modern life and in the abundant productiyeness Of our modern world, exploited with ell the wonders of agricultural machinery, that oil bread comes from heaven.
 Man cannot create SO much as q loaf without the help of the rnys. tery Of nature, and the miracle Of the mama is, after oil, no more wonderful than the miracle Of our daily bread. It b c miracle simply of somewhat different emphasis, and possibly it requires c different sort of apprehension and belief.
 Moreover, the symbolism reaches very deeply into the realities Of hue man responsibility. Mama was given only for the day. It was not some miracle by which everything was provided for man, with no responsl. biiity resting upon himself. If he did not do his part in gathering the mama while it was fresh, there was none left over for the next day, for 1t became spoiled If they sought to keep it
 It Is . great lesson in reviewing and using today whAt God gives in opportunities and resources that we may not have tomorrow; and we ali depend for the effectiveness Of our Journey through life upon this immediate use of oil that ood gives.
 With the hunger for bread was the thirst for water, and thirst afs fected these children of Israel as t has affected the thirsty in every age. They murdered against Moses. Why had he brought them out Of Egypt, that they and their children and their cattle should suffer and die?
 Like the mama, the water came through the miraculous srniting of the rock. Here k the symbol of refreshingn and renewing, of Gods provision of leaving water for the discouraged and famished.
 
 We speak Of this as c miracle, but 1t is no more wonderful than the miracle by which the water comes to Us. Moreover. the water that
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Green Light
By LLOYD G. DOUGLAS
"a Cosmopolitan Production Now Showing at Warner Bros

One thing had troubled Paige than little He should
have been more prudent about safeguarding Sylvia When
had bounding into the shack few days ago. he
had been so happy her that he hadn't rckoned ser
ousy enough the danger of allowing her to remain After
ALL the wood ticks had given up the battle for the season.
and the chances Of Sylvia being bitten very remote
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-08

Major Gen. Viscount Gort, VIC,
D.S.O., NC. (above), 51-year-old
World War hero was named chief
of the Imperial General staff in a
sensational shake-up Of the British
military high command. He sue
ceeds Sir Cyril John Deverell.
central Press)
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| Fair. It was picturesque, prod
igal. And Mimi was a part of it.
That was enough for me.
There was this to be said for
Mimi. If she would not marry me,
she would have no other. In vain
her mother wept over her morn
ing chocolate.
II am sorry, dearest" Mimi told
her, "but I don't want to get mar
RED"
"You can't know what you are
throwing away. Andy won't wait,
forever"
II don't want him to wait"
'But he can give you-every-
thing"
II should have to take him with
everything. And he isn't worth
it,"
But Oh, you can't be so
foolish, Mimi. If you won't think,
of yourself, you might think Of
me. I have so many cares I
can't sleep nights
Mimi, repeating this convezsa-
ton to me, remarked, "She hates
to be poor. You see she has never
been until now"
It was late on the night of the
Yelled Prophets ball that Mrs. LIE
Brun came out into the open and
challenged me.
had been thrilled by the mys-,,
teal, spectacular ceremony, the
beauty of the ladies of the court,
the splendor Of their gowns, the
dazzling display Of jewell It had
seemed to me marvellous that
these well-groomed men and gra-'
cious women could doff so easily
their sophistication and enter
intellectually into the spirit Of
fun and folly.
Mimi looked like an angel, or a
princess, or fairy queen. Not
even the chosen queen could COM
pare with her. And as I had
watched her dazzling progress on
her way to do homage to the
court, I had wondered how I ever
dared lift my eyes to her.
Ito Be COntinued)
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should have been thus trained.
And whatever regrets I may have
for what came after, I am sure
that in a sense I saved her.
AS the days went on I became
more and more convinced that she
cared for me. Yet she would
promise nothing.
II can't marry you, Jerry. I
can't. Let's live for today, and
not look ahead"
Well, we lived for the day. I
saw her everywhere. danced
with her, rode with her, talked in
terms Of burning eloquence.
With it all, however, I never
claimed the kiss that I had won.
We never spoke of it. It was a
lovely secret which lay between
us
Thanks to my friendship for
Mimi and for Lionel, was invited
everywhere. found myself
swept on by a tumultuous tide.
Stalking everything on the success
Of the play, I refused to look my
financial future in the face. From
morning to night I was whirled
from one excitement to another,
gaily, continuously.
The life of my boyhood receded
more and more into the back
ground. The tragic months of the
summer when I had watched my
mother die might never have
been. Memories of Uncle Jerry's
arguments beat against my brain.
Why should I, too, not have my
cake and eat it?
"And So" said Stiles Sanderson
to me one day, "you are liking
Vanity Fair"
cts great"
what are you writing?"
1--WE are waiting to hear from
the play. If it is a success, Lionel
and I will do more of them"
Don't wait. Go shut yourself
in a tall tower, and show the peo-
pie what you can do"
But I had no wish for tall
tower. I wanted this wide fair
plain. 1 more than liked Vanity
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CHAPTER 25

i FELL VERY sorry 4O1 D0A
nice. Ana 1 felt, I'll confess, a
bit uncomfortable. I had been
bred to reticence. And it seemed
to me astounding that Bernice
could pour out her heart to me
about Lionel. knew that she suf-
fered. There were shadows under
her eyes, and she fingered nervous
Nv a string Of pearls which she
wore about her neck. They were
beautiful pearls, and to break the
silence which had fallen upon us,
I remarked, What charming
clasp"
"Of my necklace? Isn't it?"
She unfastened it to show me. 1t
was shamrock in emeralds. my
grandmother was Irish, and these
came from her. I don't often wear
them. But they suit this gown.
Lionel likes me in green"
Lionel likes you in anything"
Does he? You're a comfort
able person, Jerry"
Am I? Oh, look here, Bernice.
You mustn't be downhearted.
Lionel can do big things, if he is
willing to work. He has real
talent"
"Yet he-plays bridge" with
some bitterness.
IT believe he'll buckle down.
Especially if we sell the play.
You'll see."
do you really think he will?"
Eyes" Then plunging in blind
ly, I said the thing 1 felt ought to
be said, But you must not marry
him, Bernice, until he has made
good"
"I'll marry him and help him."
II wouldn't if I were you. It
isn't wise"
Her voice shook. "It isn't easy
to do wise things, Jerry. Not
when you have always done the
things you want to do. Lionel and
I haven't been trained for hard
ness"
Well, I had been trained for
hardness. Yet I wondered if any
thing could make me give up my
dreams of marriage with Mimi.
So we sat there, Bernice and I,
two young things oppressed by
problems which are as old as the
ages. And from the walls the
simpering Queen and King and
Knave who for a century had
watched people come and go and
win and lose, looked down on us
with cynical eyes.
Lionel lost every rubber. He
came over and told us when the
game was ended. II shall have to
pawn my Jewels" he said, eff this
keeps up"
But while his tone was light his
eyes were moody. Bernice put a
comforting hand on his arm. But
though it lay there like a snow
flake, he made no sign that he saw
it.
On Sunday night, for the first
time I met Minis mother, and
from the moment saw her knew
that it was war between us. She
greeted me pleasantly enough, but
there was no real warmth in her
manner. She was a slender little
woman, so young looking that it
seemed incredible she should have
a grown daughter. She was, per-
haps, the same age as my mother,
yet there might have been gen
Grafton between them. Mrs. LIE
Bruins gay air of fashion, the touch
OF rouge on her cheeks, the CLINT
OF her hair, her smooth, fair neck
girdled with pearls, these things
seemed to divide her by years from
that tiny gray ghost which haunted
our old house. a
The little ap&ftment in spite of
its cramped six rooms was most
attractive. The furniture was ex-
cellent- inherited treasures. And
Minis colors were evident in the
blue Of the draperies, the FURNISHED
green of old porcelain. the COPPER
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CHAPTER 20

WE WORKED feverishly, all OF
us, putting Minis dresses ana
things back in their boxes. knew
that absolutely 1 had the pest
chance of winning. Not for MOTH
ing were all the years when my
mother had trained me in orderly
habits. / had always brushed my
own clothes and folded them. 1
had helped her with the putting
away of winter things and the get
ting out of the summer ones. And
these young sybarites had had no
training especially Andy. HIS
man had done things for him. He
worked awkwardly, ineffectively,
while 1 packed boxes with the
regularity of a machine. And as l
packed I wondered what l should
do with the prize when I had won
it.
Alice Ammidon was the third
judge, and 1 knew she liked me,
so did Katherine and Bernice. And
they were all good sports. Their
verdict would, I knew, be fair
one.
While the contest was on, Mimi
sat on the arm of the sofa swing
ing her foot. I know now that she
was heartily sorry for the thing
she had done, but there was no
sign of it on her smiling counte-
nance. 1t seemed to me dreadful
that she could sit there and smile!
At last the boxes were filed
the judges inspected them; were
given slips of paper on which they
wrote their decisions; handed them
to Mimi.
She read them, lifted her head
and looked at me.
Jerry WINS" she said.
/ don't know what she expected.
l don't know what any of them
expected. Some banal scene, no
doubt, in which she paid her debt!
But 1 stood there in the middle
of the floor, laughing a little,
carrying it off. My sense of drama
had come to my aid. I felt like a
man in a play!
"This is not the time or the
place." 1 told her, II want your
I. o. u, Mimi" I picked up a
pencil and slip of paper which
one of the judges had discarded,
write on this-1 promise to pay
on demand p"
Her hand when she took the pen
Gil was cold. But she, too, carried
it off. She scrubbed for a moment,
folded the paper and handed it
back to me.
I opened it, read it, folded it
again, and with apparent calm
ness put it in my pocket.
But my blood was racing madly,
for this was what she had writ
ten:
ooh, Jerry, lam such a little
fool. And you are such dar-
ling" ID
That was always the charm of
Mimi-the delicious unexpected
ness of her. Her moments of sur
render made up for all the tenn
pests which preceded them. A
touch of arrogance was her in
heritance. A loving heart was her
endowment. The two warred with
each other endlessly.
I think if she had been left to
herself she would never have hid
den her heart from me. But her
mothers ambition, her mothers in
fuence, swayed her. I will not say
that her mother was all to blame.
Mimi, like a cat which has always
had a warm hearth, loved luxury.
And she had been made to feel
that her beauty was a marketable
thing, that it must bring her not
only prince but a kingdom. In
deed, any prince might do, it was
the kingdom which counted. Look
ing back upon it, I know it was
a devastating thing that she