The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-21
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Jan. 21.-The Fred
Smiths had suffered long enough by
themselves. opening each others
mail, getting their telephone calls
mixed up, their kilograms mis-
sent and their delivery packages
despatched to the Fred Smith on the
other side Of town.
SO they got together the other
night, SO of them, at an inaugural
dinner and officially termed them
selves, for the future, the Benevo-
lent, Protective and Universal Or
der Of Fred Smiths Of America. Any
outland Fred Smith can Join upon
proof of proper nomenclature.
AS matters stand, the Fred Smiths
are not only keeping up but are
far in advance of the Jonses Some
years ago, the John Jonses of Man
haitian made stab at an organiza-
ton and never got beyond brief
correspondence. So 1t is on their own
consciences, II they continue to be
plagued by bills in arrears that
should have been forwarded to the
John Jonses In Brooklyn or II they
still have to murmur over the
phone, you've got the right num-
Der, but the wrong Jones'"
In their own self-defense, many
New Workers Of identical name have
banded together. Largest groups to
be united by similar nomenclature
are the Goldbergs and the Cohens;
there are innumerable societies Of
the Daughters and Sons Of both
those clans from one end of the
town to the other. The Smiths (not
necessarily the Fred Smiths) are
united In several fraternal groups
and the Levy do not lag far behind
in getting together.
Meeting Competition
Speaking of Manhattan's social
fraternizing, how about other odd
collections? Such as the Radio
Moral Risk club which meets at
regular intervals for the purpose OF
exchanging hair-raising tales about
dialing In on the ether waves. The
Radio Moral Risk club considers a
broadcast precarious upon the aver
age ear and does what 1t can to re-
move the lurking dangers.
But If given choice, I think that
I would prefer to attend a meeting
Of the Economic EntomologiSts Of
America which assemblies In the Ho-
tel McAlpin from time to time to
discuss-guess what. Well, 1t seems
that the Economist Entomologists
Of America are insect exterminators
and that they are pledged to the
aivancement Of their profession
through round table conferences.
Don't ask how the name was ar
rived at! I couldn't find out. either.
Still speaking Of clannish groups.
the Mormon's Utah club continues
to meet In Manhattan annually with
little fanfare and ballyhoo. Few
New Workers are aware that In
their midst Is formidable number
Of Mormons, observant Of their rit-
uals In two Of the Stakes" their
Church claims within our city's
limits This Is the time Of the year
for the Mormons to be meeting in a
midtown hosiery for the yearly BAN
quet in which only the produce Of
Utah can be prepared by the chef.
Once, the story goes, the chef rang
in q Rhode Island carrot at Utah
society dinner and was thereafter
boycotted by all Manhattan Mormon
practitioners.
Stumbling Into Success
Many imitators Of Charlie But
terworth's style Of comedy fall in
the attempt, for his faltering man.
nerisms are fairly inimitable.
Butterworth once confided that he
came upon his trick inadvertently.
It was while he attended Notre
Dame, as Walter O'Keefe,s class
mate, that he first adapted the
stumble In verbal battle. o.
Keefe's garrulity was 50 fast for
him that he was often lost for an
arsweri so he suffered and got
more laughs that way. He chung to
the hating conversation after COM
mencement and 1t has earned his
bread (buttered on both sides).
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