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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10
Life Like Football
 Game, Claims Pastor
Rev. Dr. John Walker Says We Are Living in World
 of Social Change and Economic Crisis

that wisdom was discovered in the Twentieth Century. It seems ap- parent that a fair proportion of the smart, sophisticated, clever writers of our day take it for granted that each generation can formulate its own moral code and make that code what it pleaseS. One of the charac- ters in a modern novel said, Life is football game; everyone is offside and the rules abolished and the ref cree chased off the field" Now life, like football, is a strenuous, dan gerous game. It is dangerous enough when you have rules and a referee but without some moral safeguards it is not only deadly, it is meaningless as some have dis covered too late.
 When we gather to pay an un- grudging tribute to motherhood, when Britishers the world around celebrate the royal coronation, we understand that neither the mother in the home nor the king on his throne has escaped the scorn of the intellectual. There are those who say that the coronation ceremonies are sheer buncombe. There are those who think of mother-love as menace to peace and well-being, of the world. One hears a little less about Bertrand Russell these days than we did few years since, happily his vogue particularly among college students seems to be passing, but can still recall some of the things he said in the days when so many bright minds thought him major prophet. Let me quote. It is all very interesting but quite unconvincing. "The in- fluence of the home has been, I think, of the very worst. It en- courages mother-love and the pos sessiveness of the mother. Mother love has ruined half the population,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10

dozzi, Shirley walsh, Airline Ruble, Pauline Dinova, Lucy Maggie, Ma rion Berganhas, Jenny Adamski, Nicoletta Malgori, Gertrude Nichols, Karyl Klomski, Cecilia Szezesual and Doris Monahan; singing, Anita Kendric; roller skate dance, Mar tha Gilbert and Norma Brown: toe dance, Airline Cooke; singing, Mar garite Langlois; buck dance group. Shirley Lanville, Barbara Rose, Bar bara Tyler, Jeanne Chartrand, Mary Elizabeth Thompson, Millicent At wood, Mary Slason and Florence De- land; song, Pauline Dinova; song. Marion Prentis assisted by the chorus; dance team, Marilynn Pepin and Rachel Loranger; soft shoe dance, Joseph Cavanaugh; military group umher, first group, Aline Lac moine, Patricia Robinson, Jane Grant, Betty Ryan; second group, Mary Perezella, Carmella Perezella, Martha Gilbert, Blanche Leyesuue, Norma Brown, Pricilla Mugnai; solo military tap, Mildred Beehe; entire group; singing, Josephine Abbon- dondolo; Spanish dance, Albina Libertore; singing, Violet Empolite, assisted by Phil Malgori, Theresa Maggie, Cecile Deary, Rose Mageluz- 20 and Ethel Empolite; dance, Mar, jorie Doolittle; song and dance Blanche Levesque; soft shoe dance Barbara Rogers; singing, Rose Faz- eluzze; buck dance, Shirley Barton; Russian dance, Airline Cooke; song and dance, Shirley Laflamme; stair dance, Marion Quick; singing, Vir- ginia Darino, assisted by five chorus girls; cane dance, Betty Dzinski; singing, Mary Feola, Edith Rossl and Michael Favale assisting; mili- tary tap dance, Margaret Peeden; singing and dancing, Irene Johnson composition written by Tony Sacco; toe dance, Anita Kendric; dance team Barbara Rogers, Helen Burns; blues singer, Theresa Maggie; sing ing and dancing, Carmella Pere- zella, assisted by the chorus; dance Peggy Wetherall; song, Edith Rossi; Suzi-K dance group, Irene Pauloski Shirley LaFlamme, Mary Perezella Margaret Iorio, Blanche Levesque Michael Ravale, Verna Travaglione; song and dance, Elaine Demers Universals Shirley Temple, assisted by five chorus girls; acrohatic dance Airline Cooke; the Italian Street Song, Cecile Deary, Universal's Jeannette Macdonald; dance, Fred Caligan, Universal Studios dance director and instructor. Fred is also member of the New England Council of Dancing Teachers; finale Norma Brown, assisted by the en- tire chorus which consists of: Jo- sephine Bochichio, Hazel Leas, Bar bara Rochon, Midjie Evitts, Airline Cooke, Anita Kendrick, Pauline Din ova, Annette Bengala, Bernard beras, Ida Bitarelli, Ethel Empolite Gladys Urban, Marie Bruno, Sue Andriano, Mary Andras, Donna Phshna, Irene Driscoll, Barbara Lu. cia, Jane O'Brien, Beatrice Culbert Mildred Sweeney, Joan Riley, Vir. ginia Willard, Doris Boulay, Michae Favale, Helen Burns, Helen Rocco Phil Malgori, Raymond Ahrers Margarite Langlois, Marion Prentis Carmella, Perezella, Blanche Levesqui Josephine Abbondo dondolo, Violet Elm polite, Rose Mageluzzo, Shirley La Flamme, Virginia Darino, Mary Feola, Irene Johnson, Elaine Demers Edith Rossi, Theresa Maggie, Cecilt Deary; voice teacher and accompan. ist, Miss Edith Sacco; ushers Joseph Cavanaugh and Michae Favale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10

"It goes without saying that we live in an age of social change and economic crisis" stated Rev. 'Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Sec ond Congregational church in his sermon yesterday morning entitled, "Coronations at Home and Abroad" which text drew two reverse strands, Mothers Day" and "The Corona ton of their Majesties".
 Dr. Walker said::"
 Surely very few people are de- ceived by the comparative calm and the fair measure of prosperity which the nation and world are en- toying at the moment. Everyone recalls with a sense of foreboding the grim struggle of the World War, the long and bitter years of the World Depression. And the storm signals are out, even now. If we escape other wars and other de- pressions it will be by the grace of God and not by the wisdom of man. The leaders and the statesmen of the world are doing precious little to guarantee either lasting peace or continuing prosperity. If the world is to be saved it will have to be saved in spite of the statesmen and not by them.
 In times like the present we can readily understand a tendency to assail old standards and remove old landmarks. We can also see that there is every temptation to criti- cize and condemn the old standards indiscriminately, to denounce the old simply it is old, to acclaim the new simply because it is new. A large proportion of our self-styled intellectuals are prone to sweep the boards clean as far as the morals and religion of former generations are concerned. They seem to pro- ceed on the assumption, very dan- gerous supposition on the face of it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10
F Fairmounts Divide
 Local Double Bill
Kenoshas Kalsomined, 70, West Sides Prove Super for, 5=2-Epworth Leaguers Enjoy Scavenger Hunt
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who attended were: Stanley Ste phens, Barret Brown, Lois Brown, Lorraine Kraft, Betty Wilson, Leona Caron, Katherine Dadario, Russell Farnloff, Sherman Brown, Minot Greene, Janet Brodie, Rev. and Mrs, Alison J. Smith, Raymond Wilson, Milton Hornbecker, Douglas Ste- phenS and Ebert Black.
 Gym Exhibition
 The Waterville branch of the Wa terbury Girls club held regular drill Thursday evening, in the gym nasium of Sprague school. The girls are preparing to participate in the general exhibition of all gymnasium classes, which will be held in Brooklyn, within a short time. At the conclusion of the class Thursday night, two teams, the Reds" and the "BlueS" played 8 game of bat ball, and the Reds" beat by score of 20 to 5, after which volley ball was played.
 Several Waterville children have been receiving dancing instruction all the past season under Miss Peggy Minnarnan and were among those who participated in her re- cital, which was given Friday eve- ming, at the Women's club in Wa terbury. They were: Helen Barlow, Betsy Ann Grain, Ann Norman, Jane Keliher. Mary Margaret Kelly, Beverly Northrop, Betty Seebach, Jane Breheny and Nancy Connors.
 Mystery Ride Enjoyed
 Approximately sixty couples en- joyed the mystery ride" which was held by the Casper s. Davis Amer ican Legion post Fife, Drum and yBuge corps, Friday evening. Cars in which the participants rode, left the starting place, which was For esters' hall, on Hanover street, at 8 o'clock, and proceeded over roundabout route, leading through Thomaston, Watertown, back to Waterville, thence to Naugatuck and finally ended at the Linden hall Tn Union City, where refreshments were served and dancing was en- loved to the music of Montana bault's orchestra.
 William Powell was chairman Of the committee in charge and was assisted by George Grenier, Freder- ick Botten, Edward LaCharice, AL bert Clark, Kenneth Scott and Wal ter LaChance.
 The Casper s. Davis American Legion post will hold a meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock At Fraternity hall, to discuss final plans and arrangements for the Mardi Gras which opens may l4th and which will run for 8 nights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10

brought one half the worlds trou-
 bles. Look at the dipsomaniacs; ten chances to one they were driven to it to escape the influence of the home." There is nothing one needs to say in answer to that kind of reasoning. All it needs is quota tion, it answers itself. If ten out of the eleven best customers at the tavern or the club bar are driven there by their mothers, why surely the moon is made of green cheese!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10
G. c. R.

grand sub-chief and Ralph Brand- ley, who has chosen third trustee.
 State officers chosen were: trea- surer, James J. Walsh, Meriden; secretary, Peter Cavanaugh. Tor rington; recording secretary, Ed ward J. Bowling, Bridgeport; lect- urer, William Green, Hartford; senior woodward, J. P. Petroski, New Britain: junior woodward, John Humphrey, Norwalk; senior beadle, Henry Benoit, Putnam; junior beadle, Louis LaMarine, Winsted; supervisor of junior courts, Ray mond Spielman, Rockville, trustees, John P. Ryan, Derby; Leon F. Gen. lot, Simsbury: Thomas Hickey, Hartford.
 Several speakers. including former Mayor Frank Hagarty of Hartford, Supreme Secretary Thomas Don- nelly of Jersey City and Michael Clancy of Philadelphia, supreme sub-chief ranger, stressed the inl- portance of Americanism and strongly suggested that it should be preserved for the benefits which may be derived the idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10
CUARINI CHOSEN
 BY STATE F. OF A.
Local Man Now Gran d Chief Ranger-Conven=
 ton Here in l938

Felix Guarini of Waterbury, a member of Court Verdi, was elected to the office grand chief ranger of the rand court of ForesterS of America at the annual convention held Saturday in Hartford. The local man was installed by Walter McGowan of Watertown, supreme deputy. It was announced at the session that the grand convention would be held here next year.
 Other Waterbury men elected to office were James Brundson, elected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-10

Most birds squat down to sleep; those which sleep on tree branches are locked to their perches by 8 curious arrangement of the leg ten dons.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
VOTE MACHINES
AGAIN ASKED

ROCKVILLE, Md. March 20.
Efforts to have voting machines in.
stalled in Montgomery county
within the near future have been
renewed by the county's delega-
ton to the State legislature with
the introduction into the general
assembly of a legislative measure
authorizing their installation and
use.
Unlike the measure enacted dur
ing the legislative session last year
which authorized installation of
the vote tabulators in the con-
cc-ted Bethesda and Wheaton elec-
ton cts. the new proposals,
if adopted, will provide for placing
them in in all districts of the
county
F. Byrne Austin, member of the
board of registration of voters,
declared today that unless the
machines were installed it would
be necessary for the election super
visors to break down several of
the voting precincts in the sub
urban area and create new ones
before the State election next year
could be conducted,
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

excellent opportunity to tune up
the old lizzie and motor for half
the pleasure to either one of
Maryland Club Gardens, Stone
Villa, Casa Grande or River Bend.
Washington's suburban roa d
houses, whose facilities provide a
fine evenings enjoyment of music,
dancing and floor show.
Capt. Nick Hope, Russian Troika
troupe member par excellence,
whose accordion solos are win
ming him as much fervid applause
as the favorable comment he re-
ceived while a member of the
Columbia Broadcasting System
speciality staff, is the only one of
the ensemble who can't claim
bona fide Russian birth. Nick,
however, says he might just as
we'll be Muscovite, as he was
born in Lithuania when that
country was still ruled by the
cZars.
The smash musical skit, Mem
cries of May" is making a big
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
and Band
Take Over
At Farms
BY FRANCOIS

Highlights in the week-ends S
entertainment offerings ). After
week of diligent and faithful
rehearsals, Matt Windsor's new
15-member gypsy chorus will be
presented to patrons of the Volga
Boatman tonight. The chorus
will do a program of Russian
folk songs, unique in their ar
rangement. Windsor himself will
condiment the singing with his
accordion obligatto.
La Paloma, the new Spanish
atmosphere night club we wrote
about last time, is to be in the
same location at No. / Thomas
Circle. where the old Chanticleer
used to be. Part of the interior
decorations now in process of con-
struction includes figures Of gay
senoritas painted on the walls
with the characteristic roses in
their hair and castanetS in their
hands.
The Mayfair Cafe Is quite a
boon to Sunday theater goers who
find it's central location blessing
for tempting dinners on the Sab
bath day.
Phil Loria and his band have
moved into Boulevard Farms to
replace AL shea's musicians. The
Farms speciality. six-course
Southern style chicken dinner, re-
mains the same, however.
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A song for every taste and lots
of tastes is the motto of Lester
Coles MidShipmen who are enter.
tanning guests at the Shoreham
tonight with their endless roper
toire of popular songs and ditties
whose appeal, it seems, will never
fade away.
Lou HurwitZ, COcOanut Grove
impresari0, is imbued with the
spring house cleaning fever
these days. It's all because he
has decided to do some remodel.
ing at the X Street club soon.
Tonight will be one of the last
opportunities to see Tania and
KirsOff do their breath-taking
snake and dagger dances. A new
show already ballyhOOed as one
repIete with variety and speciality
talent, will move in Tuesday.
And the delightfully."- refreshing
ventilating system is being dust
ed off for use soon with first
signs of approaching warm
weather already in the air.
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Speaking of the mild breezes re-
minds us to remind you of the
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
TEXTILE PARLEY
HERE APRIL I

Textile wages and working con.
ditions in the principal produc-
ing countries will form the
agenda of an international con.
ference here April 2 under the
auspices of the international La.
Dor Office of the League of
Nations. according to notices ar.
irving from Geneva.
1t is reported from League
headquarters that about 200 dele
gates and advisers from the
United States, Great Britain.
France, Belgium and Czechoslo'
vakia will attend the conference
Japan apparently has not &C
cepted, although one of the lead,
ing textile producers of the
world. Germany likewise has not
yet accepted the invitation.
American textile manufactur'
ers claim to have suffered more
from japanese competition thai
from that of any of their Euro
pean competitors, and it was at
the invitation Of the Washing
ton Government that the Inter
national Labor Office undertook
to arrange for the April meet
ing,
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

ber of several Photographic SO
cietieS.
The Singing Winsteads, a vO-
cal trio whose likenesses are
seen elsewhere on this page, are
observing a sort of homecoming
at the Lotus Restaurant this
week. Formerly known as the
Three Aces over Radio Station
WRC, they have since had night
club experience with the Benny
Davis orchestra and have had
their taste of the old "six-a-
day" routine In vaudeville. Just
recently they finished a talIxie
short for Paramount with Ina
Ray Hutton. They leave here
Monday to join Miss Hutton
and her band in New York.
Their favOrite lyrical numbers
are "Bugle Call Rag" and
"StOmping at the Savoy"
Little Sammie Robbins, who Sc
capably replaced Eddie Elkin'
with the musical chores at the
Raleigh Pail Mall Room, will bt
heard there for the last time
tonight. The ininitable Eddie
will be back again with his banc
beginning Monday, having re
turned from Florida and a honey
moon.
Petite Marji NayIOr, charm
ing mistress of song, will also
take up anchor after tOnight's
performance. She is to be mar
ried' soon to Hugh COnOver,
CHS announcer, whom she met
not so long ago while broad
casting from the Pail Mall
Room.
Donald Douglas and Jean Har
len present a humorous twist OF
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
DRIVE PLANNED
F0RUNIVERSITY

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, March 20.-Definite plans for
erection of the first unit of the
buildings proposed to house the
newly chartered University of Ar
lington we're discussed here last
night at a dinner held by advo-
Gates of the movement in the Little
Tea House or Arlington Ridge Rd.
DR.. A. P. Penn, director of the
campaign for 100000 for the first
unit of the University, presided
and explained the purpose of the
campaign.
DR.. Charles Dickens, former
president of Washita College,
Ark, and an outstanding edu-
Gator of wide experience now
residing in Washington, also spoke
Of university in the world and the
new order Of things.
The organization to canvass the
county during the campaign to
raise funds and familiarize the
residents with the project was set
UP in II groups, with one to work
each electoral precinct in the
county,
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Chicago "DiUorce
MiH' Charge
HQltS Suit

CHICAGO, March 20 GNSO.
On orders of Superior Judge Don
aid McKinlay the divorce decree
of Rita Horgan, Follies dancer,
was held up today and an inves-
tigation started into charges that
courts here have become a theat-
rical divorce mill"
Five girl members of the Zieg-
field Follies cast have secured di-
vorces in Cook county courts in
recent weeks, Judge McKinlay was
informed.
Miss Horgan, 26. wife of Edward
Caggiano of New York, was mar
ried September 18. 1881. in New
York and charges he deserted her
six weeks later. Her decree will
be held up at least a week. or until
an investigation of her residence
is completed.
Another Follies beauty waiting
for marital severance is Edythe
Gladys Markowitz.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
CITIZENS TO AIR
BUDGET VIEWS

ARLINGTON, Va, March 20.
Arlington county citizens will
have opportunity to air their
views on the new 1898 Coun.
ty budget at a public hearing at
8 p. m. Saturday, April 3, in
the county board room of the
Court House, it was announced
today.
The new budget carries an In
crease of 93,87749 over the pres.
ent budget of $1,3O4,246.92. but
retains the present tax rate OF
$2.7O per $1O0 assessed property
valuation.
Requests Of citizens for addi.
tional funds for fire and police
departments and for street i'm.
provements not included in the
new budget are expected to be
principal matters of discussion at
the public meeting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
CITIZENS BOATMAN LA PA0MA NEW CLU

mer in Mexico. Sande Williams
music is the attraction at the club,
furnishing the best dance rhythms
in town beginning at 10 o'clock
nightly.
WARDMAN PARK HOTEL:
Those who are enjoying Arthur
Warren's music in the Wardman
Park Metronome Room are becom.
ing mrre and more tango" con.
Scious-what with Mr.. Warren
adding more and more Argentine
selections to his nightly programs.
Mel Anderson, young soloist-and
linguist, too-is singing several Of
the newest numbers in Spanish
and the other night was joined
during a chorus by several en-
thusiaStic Spanish students.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Baptist Federation
Meeting Tomorrow

The Junior Federation of Bap-
tlst Young Peoples Unions will
meet tomorrow at 3 p. M, at the
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth
and o Streets N. w. The second
Baptist Church will lead the de-
votional service. The Juniors have
had a successful year under the
leadership of Mrs. Archie Lewis
and their officers-Frances Birge,
president from Bethany; Louise
Taber, vice president from Second,
and Joyce Culberson, secretary
from Centennial.
On April 16 they will entertain
the intermediate Federation at
the Second Church.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

the late child marriage fad. which
received its publicity beginnings
in Tennessee, on the La Paree
floor show bill. Flanking them
for headline honors are the dane
ing Tip Topper chorines and the
sparkling rhythms of Al Sakol's
melodiers.
Ell PATIO: BY popular request,
Portia Portar, whose versatile in.
terpretations of Mexican and
Spanish authentic dances are seen
nightly in the Cartoons Ell Patio,
will remain another week.
Miss Portar will change her
program beginning Monday, add
ing several new dances.
One will be an Indian tribal
dance which she learned last sum-
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

hit with Troika patrons, whose
love for the original productions
of Emil Wadimoff is a tribute to
the former Villa Venice maeStro'S
artistic ability.
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Dick Roger, Ambassador Hi
Hats smiling and singing head
waiter, has added another achieve
ment to his list of performances.
Although he can't play a trumpet,
this lad with the ambidextrous vo-
cal chords can ape the iazzy brass
instrument in a manner reminis-
cent of the Mills Brothers. Mo.
desto Reyes, of the Royal Ha-
waiians, who isn't a Hawaiian at
all but a Filipino, is a crack man
with a news camera and is mem
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
New Coal Contract
Chances Are BriuhI

NEW YORK, March 20 G.N.SO
Prospects of new wage and hour
contract between the United Mine
Workers of America and Appa-
1achian bituminous coal operators
before the March 81 deadline ap-
peared bright today.
After a week of sessions by a
Joint negotiating subcommittee of
four, conferees adjourned until
Wednesday, when they are ex-
pected to put the finishing touches
on a contrct to be submitted for
ratification by the Joint scale com.
mittee. a meeting of which has
been called for the following day.