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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28


are SO very, very tiny.
This morning they had to be cleaned.
The kitchen stove was the only place
to do it. ParaphernaIia: saucer of
olive oil, some soft rags, larger pieces
of the cleanest and warnest cloths
could find, some boracic acid and
prayer. Each babe was done on my
knee at the oven door; temperature of
room must have been about 100 degrees.
Brought out basket and placed it on
chairs near stove. The babies ard so
very skinny--they fit into the palm of
my hand
DR.. Dafoe came In and ordered
formula OF milk, corn syrup. and water
The babes were hungry and gave them
two eye droppers full 80 drops). The
Red Cross nurse brought some breast
milk in the afternoon. gave it 10 the
three smallest. Got more hot water bot
ties, absorbent, diapers. and Hannelette
from Callander women. Made absor-
bent cotton coats for the babes
The next days entry was less hope
full.
May 81. Babes holding their own
and that's all All kinds OF blue spells.
Bowels not good babes jaundiced yell
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28
By Nu,ye YvONNE LEROUx
By YyOnne LerOux
PartI

about the drive to the Dionne farm
| must have been in daze But will
never forget the picture that met my
eyes in that faTmtouse-five incredibly
tiny creatures in butchers basket,
covered with q white blanket that
smelled of moth balls. They were
wrapped in old but clean rags. pieces
of shirts, diapers, and so on. and they
were crying like tiny mewing kittens.
For the next few days | had precious
little time to make any entries IN
diary. | simply jotted down words and
phrases hurriedly. disconnectedly Here
is my entry for that first night.
What have we hereQuintuplets
(and q mother) premature seven
months kety--hungry about three
drops fill them to the top. Mosquitoes,
dirt, flies and neighbors-nothing ex-
cept above--oa oh
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28

Eowish- Milk OF nagnesia given In
milk
Ii was necessary to give the little
mites enemas the next day DIR. Dafoe
did this with q syringe. while Miss
Cloutier, the Red Cross nurse, and L
held the babes. It was terrible strain
to work with such tiny creatures: we
had 10 give them minute quantities OF
rtnn right afterward. they were 10 ex-
hausted- My diary entry for the day
read.
June l. I'm dead tired Miss ClOu-
tier has been coming In for an hour or
two but Pm dead-T'm dying. The
babes are living, though. Breast milk
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28

is sent to them They'll iive-ot I'm
sure they'll live. They are so tiny,
though. . was relieved at midnight.
How nice my bed--and did sleep
June s. Madame de Kiriline has ar
rived She and Miss G. organized
nursery In the parlor, scrubbed, washed,
and cleared out everything and installed
big incubator--heated with crooks.
Keep a boiler of hot water on stove.
sJaundice is definitely established.
The babes are so dark that il makes
them look very bad indeed. They have
been named Yvonne. Annette, CeciIe,
Emile, and Marie, IN order OF size We
have small tags on their coats with their
names on them. Weights. Marle-Ila la
so. Cecile-aloout 2ls pounds. Annette
about the same. Yyonne (my pet12
pounds I3 ounces or 80 /"
81 TUNE A. Babes had their oil bath In
the new nursery this morning We
have TO work fast to prevent chilling.
It's funny, too, we don't dare rub too
hard because of the delicate skins. and
we feel as if we were handling baby
chicks. The legs and arms might coma
off.
Now follows more hopeful entry:
@June s. Jaundice is improved a great
deal All babes gained in weight this
a. M Dr. William Dafoe tDr Allan
Dafoe's brother. from Toronto) came to-
day TO have look at the babes Ha
advises oxygen to neip them breathe,
and we'll have some sent to us.
.June 4 Yyonne looks like very
big baby when placed beside Marie.
They are beginning 10 look forward to
feeding time They lick their lips and
let out small annoyed cries. -. Jaundice
is gone.
aJune IL Babes are very languid to-
day and hard to feed Coloring not so
good. Are using rum and oxygen.
And then comes an entry which,
while very brief. meant great deal to
ali of us:
aIuly ~. Quintupiet living record
broken today-and II looks as II they
can still mold their own
In the last 500 years there have been
30 authentic cases of quirtuplets re-
corded No group OF FIVE lived longer
than an hour or 30: the longest any
member Of group of i've lived was
SO days. So when these Eve little
Dl0nnes got past that 50-day mark, wa
aad reason 10 feel tremendously efased
svex the accomplishment.
NEXT WEEK: A nurses heroissm
sveYts a tragedy in the nursery: the
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28

What a recollection those jtIrnbled
words call up!
We had mosquitoes by night and dies
by day, as there were no screens on
the house; there were, likewise, no hot
water bottles, no absorbent cotton, no
proper dishes. no blankets Tiny as they
we're, the babies were crowded in that
ole basket They sounded rather like
the ever present mosquitoes when they
cried
THE next night was able to make a
coherent diary entry. Here it is:
MAY 29 Well. things are a little bet
ter. The babes seem stronger. But they
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28

Photos and sketches world copyright
1897. by NEA Service. Inc.
Nurses de Kiriiine and Leroux weigh
ing the babies, sketched from
photograph
truer or a more apt sentence in all my
life.
/ had been instructed to go TO Cal
lander and get in touch with DR. Allan
Roy Dafoe. Now | was born and grew
up In Callander just two doors from
DR.. Dafoe's home. Like everyone in that
district, | admired and respected him
immensely.
went to CalIander by bus, reaching
there early in the evening, and went at
once to the doctors office He greeted
me with:
aQmntuplets-five babies at single
birth-a thing that doesn't happen once
in q hundred years! What's more. they
are premature Seven month babies
Do whatever you can. keep them warm
and keep them quiet, Feed them ster-
iIized water drop by drop from an eye
dropper. Try to keep them alive DO
your best and I'll be with you as much
~ / can"
To this day don't recall a thing
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28

~ the afternoon of Monday, May
28, 1884, | was sitting IN the
nurses residence of St Joseph's
Hospital at North Bay. Ontario,
with nothing more to occupy my mind
than the thought that had finally
achieved the age of 2l and should.
therefore enroll myself as a voter for
the approaching provincial election
My diary entry for May % reads:
.3 .. m Same old day I'm so tired
/ could drop. Two septic and two lung
cases
And then. after brief gap. there is
this notation:
Sister FeIlcitas (the superintendent
has asked me to take case III the
country. One never knows what one is
heading for on these country cases
Wonder what it is7 Oh, we'll
One never knows-I never wrote q
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-05-28

NEXT WEEK: A nurses herosssm
aveYts a tragedy in the nursery: the
first Christmas.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
NeIsO" g. Bell About The Show Shops
An. Abstruse and Pro- 0found Motion
D: Picture, PfOUeS That Movie Public
Has Assumed an Adult Stature
Green Light Plsy of Serious Import Makes New
Box.0face Records at Both the Earle and AmbaSsa.
dor Theaters:

RI m4ae Of considerable Aean ana Of ne pAenosAa
Of the cinema that "Green Lih BEEN we'll aS
has ct the Earle and Anhas:aaef TheaterS
Our EXPRESSED IN satAsv ennKS hey4ev q tie pietufa
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
"CoII Ito Day"
Release Set
April "a

HOLLYWOOD, March 4"Call
TIA Day." previewed before an en-
thusiastic audience last night at
Warner Brothers Hollywood The
ater. will be released as a Cos
mopolitan production. it was an
nounced today by Jack L. Warner
and E. B. Hatrick, vice president
Of Cosmopolitan.
The film, directed by Archie
Mayo with, q cast including Olivia
De Havilland, Ian Hunter, Frieda
Inescort, Roland Young, Alice
Brady, Anita Louise and others,
was adapted from the Bodie Smith
stage play of the same title by
Casey Robinson.
Four major romances run
through the story, and the film,
as attested by the laughter of the
critical preview audience, Is
destined to be one of the picture
of industry's outstanding ex-
amples of subtle and sophisticated
humor,
Critics were unanimous today
in describing Call It A Day" "top'
notch" entertainment. The pic.
ture will have its national release
April "a.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
'PorneII At BeIosco Sunday

'era, second. The author, for all
that the days and nights of the
great nationalist leader were filled
with throbbing political action,
recognized that to an average the
atergoer, foggy at best on the back
ground of Irish Home Rule his
tory, Parnell's passionate, reckless
romance with Katharine O'Shea
was of major interest.
And so it is except, perhaps, to
a few who dip themselves to the
ears in the history of the Irish
Home Rule movement and close
their eyes to the ardent man who
led his vigorous fight with one
heart even as he courted and won
Katie O'Shea with another. The
old.time luxurious settings and
colorful costumes by Stewart Cha.
ney Of the period of 1880 in Eng
lands history add much to the
entertainment values of "Parnell."
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

"Parnell," one of the most inter
esting plays of last years unusu.
ally fine season, will be provided
by. James W. Savage as the at
traction at. the Belasco Theater
the week commencing Sunday
evening, March 4, with matinees
on, Thursday and Saturday.
Albert Van Decker and Leona
Powers are featured at the head
of a strong cast which includes
Alexander F. Frank, the Glad
stone of the original production,
Franklin Gray, Edmond OBrien,
Nell Harrison, Herbert Duffy,
Virginia Gately, Harry Redding,
Ralph, Culinan, Allan Lee, Pa
mela Simpson, John Morley and
others.
Written blythe late Elsie Schauf-
fler, "Parnell" is a love story pri-
marily, a treatise on a political
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

Mielziner and Irene Sharaff-de-
cided it was time to do something
about it.
The musical lark, which comes
to Washington with its original
New York cast after two. hilarious
seasons on Broadway, was con-
cocted by Rodgers and Hart, who
have made a nice name for them.
selves with the sprightly and
tuneful numbers they invented for
theit musical comedies. This
team. the Hecht and Macarthur
of music, had the collaboration of
Abbott, the noted plotster, in
framing their travesty on the Or
thodox ballet.
Rubber-legged Ray Bolger, the
stages greatest eccentric dancer;
Luella Gear, the legitimate's best
skilled comedienne, and Tanara
Geva, Slavic dancer and farceur,
head the cast that flicks the har.
poon at the Russians. Doris Car.
son. song-and-d dance ingenue, and
Monty Woolley, former professor
in Yale University, are featured
among the gaiety makers.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
Juniors PIoy
At Trinity

Trinity College juniors will pre-
sent their class play at the school
on Friday, March S.
The play will be Mary, Mary,
Quite Contrary" and in the cast
are Elaine Wuebbold, Angela
Mathews, Margaret Gonzales, Bar
bars Moriarty, Katherine Gaffney
Dorothy Sweeney, Rosalie Bar.
biery, Charlotte O'Brien and Mary
Agnes DAILY.
Frances F. Fitzgerald is stage
manager, and Miss Elsie Herman,
of the English department, is di.
recting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
I Cover HOLLYWOOD

THE Last Waltz" since MGM
have purchased the rights to the
New York musical production Of
THE Last Waltz" The catch is
that the only thing about it they
will use will be the title Still
at the same studio, the new Robert
Montgomery -Rosalind Russell
Opus, Night Must Fall, originally
not thought to be going to be sue
cessful, is very apt to turn out to
be a sensation.
Also, they are going expensive
on set matters out there, since
they are reproducing the entire
interior of the Vienna Grand
Opera for The Emperor's Candle
sticks" The exteriors will be
shots Of the real Mccoy. Reports
from the East say that Allie White
may step out of the cast Of the
musical show, Hi, Diddle Diddle."
Mrs. Charles Butterworth has
now become a part of the scenario
department at M-G.M.. Frances
Marion has signed to be a pro-
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

'ducer, as we informed you the
other day, only our guess as to
the studio was wrong. It is at
Columbia rather than Universal,
where she will Immediately take
charge of a group Of major pic
lures.
George Cukor is returning to
America March 10 on the Nor.
mandie." While in Italy. he ran
off Camille, much to the pleas
ure of Princess Mafalda, daughter
of the King Of Italy. Returning at
the same time is Tom Douglas,
with a load Of beautiful furniture
for Garbo, Myrna 10y, and Kay
Francis. which would lead one to
believe that Garbo is going to re-
sign with MGM at the end Of her
Countess Walewska," and remain
in this country permanently. At
any rate, you can be positive that,
if she does decide to remain in this
country, the only studio where
she will sign will be with Metro,
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
Grace Moore's
Film Friday

Grace Moore goes to town.at the
Earle Theater starting Friday in
when You're in Love-" new Co.
lumbia release. The production
was written and directed by Rob
ert Riskin, screen author OF 1T
Happened One Night" and Mr..
Deeds Goes To Town"
Since the success of "One Night
of Love-" most pictures with opera
stars have been romantic dramas
of the rise Of a singer, with oper'
attic interpretations. When You're
in Love" breaks away from his
cycle to tell a whimsical, light
hearted story of comedy and ro-
nance, traversing the full range
of musical entertainment.
Miss Moore sings such diversl'
fled numbers as "Vissi Darte" by
Puccini and Minnie the Moocher"
by Cab Galloway; as well as the
Waltz Aria from Romeo and
Juliet, by Verdi: Schubert's "Ser.
enade",;; I'm the Cleaning, by
Annie F. Harrison; "Sibony', by
Lecuona; and two new songs espe-
cially written by Jerome Kern and
Dorothy Fields.
Cary Grant, Aline MacMahon,
Henry Stephenson, Thomas Nit
chell, Catherine Doucet, and Luis
Alberni are in the supporting cast
of when You're in Love-" .
On the stage starting Friday,
the Earle will present Lester Cole
and his Midshipmen, popular male
chorus il specially arranged melo,
dies; Cardini, manipulation Of
cards and cigarettes; the Lathrop
Brothers and Virginia Lee, dance
stylists, and the Unique Walkn1irs.
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

9 Dc drama Sss AanR hsnsnd0uGly undsrOStmaed
he earss Light to bAr out this eentaeoA Hers
n oIay that Il not simple snSunL not mnediately eopes
henss appanf mind YET has aehisved Of The @es'
eroatahls runs Of men cot only at the Earle but a ne
Abassador piled that have not been sssn Ct u
eornsr oa EshteentA and Columbia foad for WSen end
An Of Ehs addS u Il 10 the ana eoauen aE Houee
ere audiences growing and AsvS anS sDotsSdoa q W
kstter fhinRs dat cinema has . gner.
sf5resp Lint certainly u one Of the beF q tse4
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
On Your Toes
Here, March 8

Dwight Deere Wiman's fast, and
witty musical comedy hit, "On
Your Toes" which comes to the
National Theater for one week be-
ginning Monday, March 8, is de-
scribed as a sophisticated lam
poon on the Russian ballet.
It appears that the ballet has
been taken rather seriously round
about the country and that Ger.
tain irreverent persons-Mr. Wi.
man, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz
Hart, George Abbott, Worthing-
ton Miner, George Balanchine, 10
The Washington times., 1937-03-04
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1897, by King Features
(.ouT 'alBomukS

HOLLYWOOD, March 4.-Bits
and pieces. Gregory La CaVa, who
convulsed the world with his di-
rectoriai handling of MY Man
Godfrey" is UP. for one Of the most
lucrative directors contracts at
Universal that has. ever been
handed out in this here business.
Small wonder, Godfrey is max
ing q fortune. However, before he
carries on with that studio, he
must megaphone "Stage Door" for
Katharine Hepburn at RKO.
Carlo will be out Of her bed Of
pain by today, and tomorrow will
find Countess Walewska" at last
before the cameras at MGM.
At the same emporium, they are
going ahead with their plans for
a picture based on the life Of
Johann Strauss which will finally
feature the famous Russian singer,
Melitaz Kourjes, only instead OF
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

A well.known manufacturer is closing
out his line of extra sheer 2.thread hose, so
we are able to present these exquisite, per-
feet quality stockings at so remarkable a
price. Silk from picot top to toe, in smart
shades. Sizes 81a to 102.
Downstairs Store
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

FREE. 200 opening game guest tick
cts for Federal Employees Watch for
the Lucky Baseball Rings Monday In
The Washington Times,
The Washington times., 1937-03-04

th1t Il W6uid prove too abstruas. too phLo'
sophieal and too profound for the eafpneu run
Of "novis" estronG This seems to have bssn .
fear that was totally without substantial
foundation. There bas besn nothing in the
history Of this picture 70 indicate that II has
soated over the heads OS 10 audisneAA This
Is 6nG sign.
ia phetSpisS - subds 10 ils su7Eestions Is
powestui 10 the euIninstion Of its elinaxes
and as memorable in It's fidelity 70 The authsn"
de facts,Os life can inpFesS Itself upon Duslie
consciousness aS "ofeEn LiNht" has Zone. then
there d 90 fear Tor the mental eaeseity Of The
eentemporafS Getion picture audiences.
Il has bean the eontspton Of this eolumA
Toe months-and maybe years-cn end that
ths capacity Of the novie-Eoing public 70
A.uinaflaAa NJ haat hhfnaa n iiterafnra nnd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
$ll,OOO,OOO IS
BOTHER ESTATE

Hartford, Conn, March 25-(UP)
{jov. Wilbur l.. Cross, legislative
leaders and state tax department
experts meet Monday with heads
Of state institutions to discuss dis
tribution OF $l1,000,000 authorized
by the General Assembly for a
building program.
The meeting was decided upon
after Gov. Cross revealed to chair
men OF the legislative finance and
appropriations committees that he
was opposed TO increasing the tax
rate to meet demands of institu-
tions for expansion and improve
ments
The governor also expressed him
self as unwilling TO add TO the SILL
100000 already authorized for build
ing
Legislative groups, however, be-
lieve this sum Is inadequate and
are exerting pressure to have 1t in
creased.
Attending the conference with
Gov. Cross we're state Sen. Matthew
A. DAILY, Sen. Joseph p. Cooney,
Reps. Waldo s. Blakeslee and A. w.
Mitchell, and Farwell Knapp and
Ernest 8. Goodrich Of the tax de-
partment.
This group will meet with insti-
tutional heads Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
Pulaski Day

After 1T had been passed over
in the senate In the haste Of con-
sidering the private calendar, a
resolution directing the president
TO proclaim October II, 1887, an
a memorial day for Brigadier
General Casimcr Pulaski, was re-
called by Senator L0nergan (D),
Connecticut, and passed.
A similar resolution has been
sponsored by Senator Lonergan
each year TO provide for Pulaski
Day observance. Although he has
been successful with his measures,
the president vetoed a resolution
In the last congress by which the
senator sought 10 have October
II, Of each year made u per-
manent memorial day through
out the United States. II was
pointed out at the time that the
president recognizes the impor-
tancc of Pulaskrs service 10 the
United States, but that numer-
Gus other heroes deserve consid-
Grafton and IL would not be proper
10 proclaim a permanent nation
nj holiday for one alone.
Local Polish organizations are
supporting the measure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
LEICESTER LOST
ACADEMY:IN FIRE

Leicester, Mass.e March 25-(UP)
Fire destroyed. 1853 year old Leices-
ter academy, believed Massachusetts
third ldestGschool, late last night.
The two-story, .nine-room brick
building had been rented by the
town as high school for the past
"a years. Damage was estimated at
100000. Valuable historical paint
ings hung in Smith hall were lost.
The academy, situated on Leices-
ter Common atop a high wall, was
doomed by the time hremen arrived
and they concentrated on saving a
six-room annex and the nearby Con-
gregational church and former Con-
gresham Samuel e. WinslCw's man
sion. %. MtE
Leicester academy's original char
ter, signed by Samuel Adams and
John Hancock, Is In custody of the
American Antiquarian society at
Worcester.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
Mann Act!

Charges OF violating the Mann
act have been lodged at Hartford
against Sherman Warner, 80, who
was arrested here last week by de-
tectiyes az the request Of state
. olice. He Is charged with trans
porting across a state line Anne
Gostyla. 70. Of Hartford. who was
Al tested here with Warner.
Warner was arraigned yesterday
before u. IS. Commissioner viii.
ism J. Wholean and bound over
10 the next term Of the federal
district court. The girl was ORDER
ed held Ia bonds Of $4,000 e. Q
material witness.
The man and woman were ars
rested here laEt week for ques-
t0ning IN connection with series
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
CREELMANDENIES
REINSTATEMENT
Principal Flags Story He
Opposed Roosevelt in
= -. School Talk

Terryville, March 25-Fred N.
Creelman, principal Of Terryville
high school, who was roundly crit
icized by Michael Fill, president Of
Workers Protective Association Of
the Eagle Lock Company at the
monthly meeting Monday evening
in the town hall, at which time, Mr..
Fill stated that Mr.. Creelma1 had
stated In his classes, that President
Roosevelt, was crazy, because Of his
stand on labor, denied he made
any such statement to any OF his
students during classes or outside of
class rooms. s4
Mr.. Creelman stated he did not
at any time refer to Mr.. Roosevelt
in any Of his classes In an opposing
manner, although he does think
Chat President Roosevelt showed
very little interest in settling the
maritime strike.
Mr.. Creelman stated einphatical-
ly at no time has he cast opposition
to the president inSllis classes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
Protests Hours

A letter from a woman who
seeks q a congressional investiga-
ton into the conditions under
which household employees In
Waterbury have TO work has
been received by Congressman J.
Joseph Smith.
The communication was not
signed. however. and hence the
congressman can take no action
OH II. The letter follows:@ "
Dear sir: Just q few lines TO
ask you " there could be some
thing done about these house,
work hours MS the way some Of
these people make a person work
Is just terrible. Keeping person
on their feet steady for Is and 10
hours or until you just about
can walk. They could not do this
work themselves but expect II
from their help. Please try to do
something for. the people that
have To do hOusewOrk. IT'S worse
than factory work.
H. A FRIEND.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-25
Recklessness (?)

A reckless driving charge in the
Cheshire town court faces Eric
Chetwynd, OF Maple avenue, Che
shire, whose car last night struck
and seriously injured Miss Helen
Mulvey, Of Highland avenue, Che
shire, on the Cheshire Mi,ldale
highway. He was arrested by Con-
stable Leslie Hubbell and Con-
stable Leroy Carpenter.
Miss Mulvey has a fracture of
the left arm, fracture Of the left
leg, a possible skull fracture and
possible internal injuries. Chef
wynd said that he was blinded
by the lights OF an approaching
car. and his car swerved into
machine driven by John Gauya, OF
Middlebury, then striking Miss
Mulvey. The latter is a patient at
st. Mary's hospital.