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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
Bridge Results

# The Tuesday afternoon tourna- ment of the Cornell Bridge club of ss Waterville conducted under the di-
 roction of Mrs. John c. Moriarty ' was brought to a close this week < and the winners were as follows: < Mrs. Ralph Grain and Mrs. James \ Duncan 314 1-2; Mrs. Joseph Mon-
 tambault and Mrs. Charles Ferry,
 306; Mrs. Homer Senior and Mrs. z Edward CookSon, 287; Mrs. Leon s Totten and Mrs. Charles Ferris, 235
 1.2. In the afternoon session the top scorers were: North and South, x Mrs. George French and Mrs. Jo- Y eSeph McArdle, 54 1-2; East and ,-West, Mrs. Joseph Montambault and
 Mrs. Charles Ferris, GA 1-2. Next week the tournament will be held swat the Three Corners Inn, Wood- ;. bury.
 VI. The Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary will hold regular # business meeting tomorrow evening, .J-aS 7:30 o'clock at Fraternity hall ron Boyden street. Due to the fact s-that several members are planning
 ito assist the Legion on that evening
 with the opening of the Mardi Gras
 1.-the meeting will only last an hour grand will be concluded at 3:30
 o'clock.
 v. Members of the Auxiliary who twill help at the different booths at
 v. the Mardi Gras for the first four '.snights will be: Mrs. Ethel Byrnes, s~ Mrs. George Grenier, Mrs. Helen
 = Cosgriff, Mrs. Bertha Hathbar, Mrs. Dadario, Mrs. Catherine .r- Williams, Mrs. Della Carney and Mfrs. Ida Corrigan, all of the above ss.ladies are requested to report to
 Robert Cosgriff, Post committee -.chairman, who will assign them to 'ystheir respective booths for those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

WaterviIIe, May 13-The Parent Teacher Association held its regular monthly business meeting yesterday afternoon in the gymnasium of eprague school, Mrs. N. J. Lorraine presided.
 Reports were given and import ant items discussed, one of which was the annual roundup, Monday, May 24th at the school gymnasium at 9 a. m. The summer roundup plan is entering its twelfth year and It is Q service offered by the local Parent Teacher associations, in Nooperation with the State Depart ment of Health, whereby children receive complete physical examin- .ationS before entering the first grade of school.
 Therefore, all parents, of children who are eligible to enter school in the fall, are urged to present them at the Parent-Teacher roundup May 24th. Dr. Martha Clifford of Hartford and her staff of assistants will be in charge, aided by Miss Mary Farrar, of the Visiting Nurses association, and Miss Wilson, the { school nurse.
 = The children will be given com- plete physical examination, their eyes and ears tested and their teeth cleaned by dental hygienist, .who will report of any dental work which should be taken care of. As the result of such examinations each year, more and more children -enter school for the first time with their physical defects corrected be- fore any permanent handicap has developed, consequently they lose less time from school because of sickness and do better school work, so it is hoped all parents of Water vile will bring their children for this free service.
 '. At the meeting Wednesday after
 noon, plans were discussed for the 7 banquet for the graduating class i1,
 June and Mrs. Ralph Bates was chosen as chairlady of the commit , tee in charge.
 " Following the business of the aft ernoon, an entertainment was pre- scented by the children of the school under the direction of Miss Mary Congdon, which was most interest 2 ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
MIDDLEBURY YOUTH
 IGNORED AT STORRS

Storrs, May 13 - Five Connect icut State juniors have been elected to membership in Alpha Tau Phi, honorary engineering fraternity at the college. They were: John E. Hawkins, Darien; Alfred c. Eitel, Middlebury; Thomas s. Hargreaves, Hoosup; Winthrop E. Hiding, Heb- ron; and Eric w. Mood, Hamden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

Hill school at the annual roundup tomorrow at the school building be- tween nine and eleven o'clock in the morning. She will be assisted by a local nurse. Miss Anna Mcdonald is chairman of the Bunker Hill P. T. A. committee, under whose au- spices the yearly physical inspection of children who intend to enter the school the following fall is con- ducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
AUXILIARY PLANS
 BIRTHDAY DINNER
C=C Society Marks First Anniversary of Organ
 ization; Mayor Invited

The first anniversary dinner dance of the Caiatini e Connazion- ali auxiliary is to be held Saturday evening at The Elton, and will en- certain such speakers and guests as Mayor Frank Hayes, Dr. Luigi Mas troianni, of New Haven, Dr. Ru- dolph A. Damiani, oJhn DePastino, and Carmine Cipriano. Joseph Cic-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
SCENT TAX PAID IN HAWAII

Honolulu = (UP) Hawaii's contribution of $7,980, ,70O.63 to the U. s. Treasury last year varied be- tween a maximum high bracket fig ure of $3,491, ,64014 for incorporation income tax and a low bracket fig ure of cents. The latter was for a transfer of silver bullion ownership and was the lowest tax paid during the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
Papers Filed

The following papers of incOrpo- ration have been filed with the secretary of state:
 Jseph Realty Corporation, Wa terbury, Capital, $50,000; par, $50, paid, $10,000. Incorporators, M. T. Healey, IT,, D. c. Ryan, T. c. Carmody.
 Organization
 Wechsler Company, Waterbury. Paid $2,20O cash. H. J. Weisman, president; Antoinette c. Ciminera Secretary-treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
POSTAL CHECK 20 YEARS LATE

Sweetwater, Tex.-(UP)-A letter enclosing a money order for $l2.35, mailed at Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 1. 1917, reached its destination almost 20 years late. Weldon Hill, Nolan county attorney in 1917, received the letter 20 years after he had written H. B. Duff of Des Moines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

t-rickets are oenud.rt: gardens near Messina, South Africa,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
Leaves For Baltimore

s@ Leaves For Baltimore
 7 Mrs. Chester Bricket of Sprague ~street left today for Baltimore, Maryland, where she will spend a }. months vacation visiting friends ~and relatives.
 .. Several members of the Casper s. -Davis Post, American Legion Aux $. Hilary attended the district meeting 7. last evening at the town hall in ' Hamden.
 ' A vicious brush fire that even- ' tually covered about thirty square ( miles, threatened the north end of ss Waterville yesterday afternoon.
 Starting from Sprague street and
 spreading back to Sheffield and
 thence to the Greystone road, 1t
Evening star., 1937-10-24
B. P. O. ELKS

A quarterly meeting of the Mary
land. Delaware and District OF Co
l,,mbia Elks' Association will be held
at Cumberland today. Among the
matters to be considered is the exten-
sion of the associations activity IN
distributing Braille literature to the
blind. Calvert K. Hartle will preside.
Exalted Ruler Philip U. Gayaut and
Past District Deputy John E. Lynch
are among the Washington Elks at
tending.
A Halloween party will be given at
the club next Saturday. A buffet sup
per will be served from 9 to IL. There
will be dancing and costume prizes.
A travelling bag was presented at the
last meeting as testimonial to Ma
than WE'LL, former treasurer OF the
lodge. He was recently succeeded as
treasurer by William F. Engel
The following we're initiated at the
last meeting: James Aiken, II. D. Bal
ley, Charles Bid, Berton A. Bromwell,
H. w. Broome, J. s. Coleman, Ernest
r. Cook, Philip j. Dade, George l..
Dennis, Jacob Faye, j. A. Fratantuono,
r. E. Gardner, r. E. Harding, F. j.
Icenhower, James P. Kane, T. T.
Keane, Thomas A. King, L. L. Langan,
Leonard Latimer, H. G. McCauley, r.
M. Meehan, Paul N. Metz, Neil j.
OHara, Edward A. Redtke, George
w. Rock, William H. Rogers, Robert
B. Scott, H. P. Sink, William D. Skeen,
j. w. Smithson, William E. Smithson,
Frank stofi, Joseph Tucci. T. v.
WhAlen and G. A. Wildman.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
THE MACCABEES

District Camp officers will have a
visitation to National Tent on Noven-
ber 2. Sergt. w. o. Hayes of Baltimore
spoke.
Martha Washington Hive will have
Initiation and graduation November ~.
Capitol Guards met Monday and
have rounded up their team for prac-
tice on the fourth Friday each month.
President Margaret Donaldson
preached. Meetings for practice will
be held in Thomson's School.
Eureka Tent-Hive met October Is In
Northeast Masonic Temple. They had
a game of bingo for charitable pur-
poses.
Capitol Court and Columbia Court
will resume meetings on the first and
fourth Saturdays of each month at
Northeast Masonic Temple at 10 am.
The resignation of Sir Knight w. o.
Hayes as State manager was given
due to i'll health. Lady E. Olive Eek
ert has been appointed State manager
for Washington.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
OF AMERICA

Court District of Columbia will hold
a special meeting at the Willard Ho-
tel October 81, to vote on applications
for membership. Reports made at the
meeting last Tuesday showed l42 ap-
plications had been received for the
class to be initiated October 81, at
the Willard Hotel. The class will be
named in honor of the chaplain, DR..
John K. Cartwright. The officers of
Court Forest Glen of Silver Spring,
Md, will assist the officers Of the local
court.
Following the meeting last Tuesday.
a study club was organized under the
direction of DR.. Cartwright. A meet
ing of the club will be November IL, at
Hurney Hall.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

st. Johns Lodge Chapter enter
tanned its past matrons and past pa
irons last Monday night.
Mrs Theodore c. Lewis will be the
hostess at q ways and means card
party at her home, 473s Thirteenth
street, October 20 at pm
The Grand Chapter officers will
make their Official visit November /.
Members having birthdays in Sep
tember. october, November and De-
cember will be the special guests at
the meeting on November Is. Refresh
ments will be served.
Martha Chapter at its last meeting
had its annual visitation of the Grand
Chapter officers. In the absence of
the grand matron, Associate Grand
Matron Helen Robbins presided.
The Star Points and elective officers
entertained with a Halloween skit.
Witches and ghosts appeared and pre-
sented to the grand matron and grand
patron gifts. Past Matron Wiley and
Past Patron Clark of Naomi Chapter
gave a dialogue, and Past Patron Tit
low entertained with solo.
There will be entertainment at the
next meeting.
Washington Centennial Chapter
will make visit to the Washington
Gas Light Co., All Tenth street, Tues
day, 1880 pm, for the benefit of
the Auxiliary Home Board. All men,
bers of the chapter and their friends
are urged to attend.
Cathedral Chapter will honor its
charter members and Mrs. Teachum
next Wednesday. Past Grand Matron
Cowles will pay special tribute to
them. The program consists of a
parade of wedding gowns. which are
to be modelled by daughters of char
ter members and other chapter men,
bers. Grand Chapter officers and the
1887 Association of Matrons and Pa
irons will be special guests.
On October 80 Cathedral Bellies will
be entertained by Mrs. Margaret Bur-
CESS at a Halloween party at her
home, 303 Cecil avenue, Univer-
sity Park, Md.
Myrtle Humphreys, matron of Fed
eral Chapter, announces a special
meeting october 28 at 7 pm. for
initiation. At $3.50 pm. the Grand
Chapter officers will pay their annual
visitation.
Joppa Lodge Chapter will hold a
turkey dinner Tuesday at 4209 Ninth
street from to Z.
Yetta Goldman, matron OF Temple
Chapter, announces Masonic night to-
morrow. Entertainment and refresh
ments.
An operetta, THE Radio Maid,
will be presented by Unity Chapter
Tuesday at $50 pm, Pierce Hall, Fiji
teenth and Harvard sts. NV.
The Dramatic Club of Esther Chap
ter will meet Wednesday night at the
home of Mrs. Hattie Taylor, l42l Co
lumbia road northwest. Mrs. Lucy
Brown will be assisting hostess.
Mrs. Irma NJ. Smith, matron OF
Miriam Chapter announces the de-
grees will be conferred tomorrow night
Mrs. Grace B. HiscoX, matron OF
Brookland Chapter, announces the En-
dowment Committee will meet at the
home of Mrs Edna Marsh on October
rs at IL o'clock.
On October 27 at 6 pm. the chapter
will have its annual covered dish sup
per. Each member is requested to
bring a covered dish. At $50 pm
the grand officers will be received at
their grand visitation. A Constitution
day program has been prepared.
The Star Point Society will have a
card party at the Southern Diaries
on October 29.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
HEARING WEEK ENLISTS
D. C. LEAGUE SUPPORT
Slogan to Appear on Street Car
and Bus Placards-Special
Club Rooms Program.

SluO 4tOOilAo Il OSo q III.
The Washington League for the
Hard of Hearing, 1116 Vermont ave-
nue.. is uniting with the national Or
ganization, the American Society for
the Hard of Hearing and other chap
ters throughout the United States in
the celebration OF hearing week, Octo-
ber 24-30. The slogan, "It's Sound
Sense to Conserve Hearing" will ap-
pear on street car and bus passes and
on the outsides of street cars. A spe-
cial program will be given at the club
rooms tomorrow at $50 to usher in
hearing week. Walter S. Ufford, for
mer general secretary of the Asso-
ciated Charities of Washington, will
deliver an address, and Miss Betty C.
Wright, executive director of the
Hearing, will talk on the conservation
Of hearing.
There will be a demonstration of
lip reading, and moving picture will
show graphically the work being done
for hard of hearing public school
children.
During the week radio addresses
setting forth the problems of the
hard of hearing will be delivered by
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Miss
Betty c. Wright, Miss Ada NJ Hill,
Miss Lena Burgdorf and representa-
tives of the American Medical Asso-
citation.
The club rooms will be open every
afternoon this week and hostesses
will be present to answer inquiries as
to the organizations aims and pur-
poses.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Y. M. c. A. NEWS

The Rev. Fred L. Miller, pastor OF
the Mount Rainier Christian Church
will speak today at $3.50 pm. at the
National Training School for Boys.
The coaching staff of the physical
education department of the Y. M
C. A. will hold a dinner meeting at
6 pm. tomorrow in room 103.
The Department of Physical Edu-
cation Committee will hold luncheon
meeting at the Hay-Adams House
Tuesday at 1890 .I.m.
The closing meeting Of the annual
membership campaign will be held
in the mems gymnasium on Tuesday
at @ pm. An unusual program Is
being planned for the evening.
The Government-Y. C. A. League
Committee meeting will be held
Wednesday at pm. in the physical
education directors office.
The Athletic Council Of the "Y''
will hold a meeting Wednesday at
1880 pm.
A Halloween party for members of
the boys department Will be helo
Friday at 7 pm. The party will be
in charge of Eddie Thacker and Bill
Frv. associate boys work directors.
The Debating Club will hold its
weekly meeting in room 218 at pm.
Friday.
The Moral Issue in the Drink
Problem" will be the subject of the
weekly radio talk over WMAL at
pm. Saturday. The speaker will
be Miss Laura Lindley, chairman OF
the Committee on Temperance of the
Organized Bible Glass Association.
A dance and social, sponsored by
the Athletic Council, will be held
Saturday at $50 pm. in the mems
gymnasium.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA

State Councillor Viola Henley ar
nounced the first of the series of 1887
1898 visitations start Thursday night
with Triumph Council in Northeast
Masonic Temple.
Betsy Ross Council welcomed the re-
turn of Mrs. jamie Fenner OF Loyalty
Council as State Council deputy. Plans
are being completed for a dance No
vember 3.
On October IS Mrs. Florence Hawley
of Mizpah Council, whose credentials
as deputy were presented to Virginia
Dare Council, was formally presented.
Councillor Rose Homas welcomed her.
It was decided to have a short meet
ing October 81 and retire to juniors
bingo, Valley Forge, meeting at 808 l
street. Plans for November 10 were
outlined, reception for new deputy and
entertainment. Mrs. Hawley invited
all members of Virginia Dare to her
home tomorrow for social.
Goodwill Council gave reception
in honor of the State Council outside
SHnClIlel, NILE NCi q ~ lvAySho, enANA WIZ
incoming deputy, Mrs. Cora Jones of
Fidelity Council. Mrs. Martha True
blood. councillor, received State Coun-
cilor Viola Henley and her staff of
officers. Mrs. Palmer announced a
dinner at the Fairfax Hotel October
26.
Anacostia Council met at 2407 Min
nesota avenue southeast. Chairman
Evelyn Sullivan called meeting for
October 81 at the home of Past State
Councillor Ethel E. Burroughs, 905 Ala
bama avenue southeast. A reception
honoring the incoming and outgoing
deputies, Maybelle Bernard and Mrs.
Harriet Fairall, from Martha Dan
bridge Council, will be held Octo-
ber 20.
A dance will be given by the young
Evening star., 1937-10-24

THE two no-trump response, while
forcing to game, is limiting bio
and suggests slam possibilities only If
your partner has substantially more
than a minimum opening. 1t is made
with high card value of 8l2 TO 10
(2i2 plus to 3i2 quick tricks. 1t in
dicates a hand of balanced type and
preparation for the lead of any suit
other than the one your partner has
bid, and with a minimum of two small
cards in your partners suit.
Two Of the worst habits a bridge
player can get into are Cd jumping
into no-trump with a singleton in
partners suit; and (2) jumping into
no-trump with suit wide open. An
other habit which is almost as bad is
to shade your requirements for two
no-trump bid because you have no
trump distribution and feel that you
are too strong to bid merely one no.
trump. This is where the exploratory
bid fills the gap.
For instance, your partner opens the
bidding with one heart and you hold
SpadeS-K Xxx
HeartS-10 X
Diamonds-A J 10x
Clubs-K xxx
Your hand is not quite strong
enough to respond with two no-trump,
and it is too strong for one no-trump
response. This is where you temporize
and use the exploratory response. You
now bid two diamonds. If your part
ner bids two hearts, you bid two no
trump; if your partner bids two no
trump in response to your two-dla-
mond bid, you may now bid three no.
trump.
Or suppose your partner has opened
the bidding with spade and you
hold:
Spades-J
Hearts-A x
DiamondS-A @ Xxx
Clubs-10 xxx
You are again confronted with a
choice of bids, but your problem has
now been increased as, in addition to
the one, and two no-trump responses
you were considering before, you now
also have the possibility of raising your
partner in spades However. you
should again temporize and bid two
diamonds. Now if your partner bids
two spades, you do not bid two no
trump, but instead three spades. If
your partner bids two no-trump or
Evening star., 1937-10-24
ARMY DISABILITY
INCREASE URGED
Benefit Schedule Equal to
havy's Is Sought by Sec
retary Woodring.

Increased pesce-time disability bene-
fits for enlisted men of the Army,
based upon pay schedules which would
be equal to those of the enlisted grades
of the Navy, have been recommended
by Secretary of War Woodring. The
opinion is shared in the War Depart
ment that the benefits provided under
existing pension laws are inadequate.
At the same time it is felt that a
solution to the problem lies in the
establishment of peace-time benefits
on a parity with wartime benefits.
Failing the establishment of such
parity, it is believed the peace-time
rates of payment should be mini
mum of the wartime schedule. At
the present time veterans of peace
time service receive approximately As
per cent of the war rate for identical
disabilities. Because Of the many
factors involved, no estimate of the
increased cost, if any, to the Govern
ment of the proposed legislation with
respect to features relating to the
Army can be made at this time. The
effect of the proposal would be to
reduce payments now being made, or
authorized to be made, in some cases
and to increase the amounts in others.
Between now and until the middle
of November Col Alva j. Breasted,
chief of Army chaplains, will inspect
Army chaplain activities at certain
posts in Illinois, Wyoming and Geor-
gia, attending a conference at At
lanta, Ga, and delivering character
building talks and radio broadcasts.
Col. Brasted will be succeeded as
chief of Army chaplains on Decem-
ber % by Chaplain William r. Arnold.
The Navy Department announced
last week that Rear Admiral Norman
M. Smith, Civil Engineer Corps. chief
of the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
will be transferred to the retired list
of the Navy on December l on his own
application after 80 years service.
In view of the fact that all the cap
tains of the Civil Engineer Corps in
the upper part of the list will reach
the retiring age within four years
after Rear Admiral Smith relin-
quishes active duty. it is assumed in
naval circles selection Of a bureau
chief will be made from among the
junior captains.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
TESTS ANNOUNCED
FOR ENLISTED MEN
Examinations for Promotions by
Commission to Be Held
November 8.

Opportunities are to be offered by
the local militia for enlisted men OF
the various commands to pull them
selves UP to the commissioned group.
Local brigade headquarters announced
an examination will be conducted
November 8 for the selection of men
for the eligible list, from which Sec
ond lieutenants will be selected to
fill vacancies in the various arms of
the service as they OCCUR.
1t was pointed out these examina-
tions are purely educational to deter
mine whether the man has sufficient
background to make him officer ma
terial. When a vacancy occurs in
the commissioned group of a par
ticular arm, the man highest on the
list is selected to fill the vacancy,
but before he is commissioned he
must take and pass the professional
examination for the army of the
service in which the vacancy exists.
However, man must pass the educa-
tional tests before he is even con-
sidered for the other examinations.
The examination is open to all
enlisted men of the guard between
the ages of 81 and 81 years. Those
who have passed previous examina-
tions of this class, it was explained
at the headquarters, need not take
the examination again.
Those desiring to take the tests
must file their applications, so that
they will be in the Office of the
adjutant general of the guard prior
to October 81.
The examinations will be conducted
by q board consisting of Maj. Sidney
Morgan, inspector generals depart
ment, State Staff; Maj. william ].
Heale, 260th Coast Artillery; Capt.
Hugh Everett, jr., 29th Division
Special Troops, and Capt. George F.
Harbin, plans and training officer of
the 12.st Regiment Of Engineers.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Jobs DAUGHTERS

The Dramatic Club of Bethel No. l
enacted several skits for Bethel No. 4
in Alexandria last night to help them
celebrate Jobs Daughters and De-
Molay night.
Bethel No. is having membership
drive to continue through January Is.
The drill team will march in the Hal
loween parade next Saturday.
The annual turkey banquet will be
held November 20 in the Masonic
Temple at pm.
Bethel No. 3 had Mothers and Dads
Night on October IA. The Dramatic
Club presents a skit, 1.-TWO Aunts
and a Photo"
The meeting October 28 will be
neighborly night. Everybody is in
vited.
A roast beef dinner will be held
November 2, from $50 to pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

preside as master Of ceremonies. Past
Supreme Dictator Tricket Giles OF Bal
timore, Nd. will pay tribute to Senator
Davis. and John c. Meikle, graduate
of Mooseheart and now serving as
Mooseheart governor, will also speak.
Among the other Mooseheart gra-
yates participating in the program
will be Charles Foster, clarinet SOLO
ist from Fort Belvoir. Va; Anna Fer
rera, Charles Stephenson and Albert
and Lavina Erickson of this city.
The program will include other
musical selections by local talent.
after which q buffet supper will be
served.