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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
Legal Notices

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIs- TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO BATE COURT, Jan. 10th, 1888. late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury. hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly att tested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment to
 BENJAMIN LEOPOLD, 1-11-St Executes
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

handsome ct 1Crdin1e11t tres sophisti-
Gated fiance "Bilp' Mcknight tre-
mendously Not exactly tremend-
ously pleased with each other seemed
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor
Streamlined titian-haired "Tuckie"
(she was the former Tuckie French)
received a big rush from the male
rontingent :. . and heavy and husky
subby "Jock" seemed to resent it!
If any day you hear of some
troubles in the Astor's home, remem-
Der it may have started at the
Ripleys!
Peggy Stevenson, with her vivid and
dark complexion: Aerielle Fraser,
with her sweet and gentle manners.
-. But Washington wasn't left be-
hind, by Jupiter Mrs. Hugh
Auchincloss was there =. and so were
the very smart Snowden Fanhestocks
Mrs. c. Mathews Dick looked too
elegant for words with her red hair
fixed" au de1n1er erie :. and Mr..
Dick enjoyed watching his lady more
than anything else! Mrs. Wood
bury Blair, Mrs. "Totty" Mitchell
and Mrs. Rose Merriam didn't take
any active part in the swing but
loved watching it =. especially when
Angelica Lloyd and Rufus Johnston
danced and "Jock' Merriam di-
rected Meyer Davis band By the
way, Meyer Davis was pretty good,
as usual, especially in his favorite
waltzes, but quite noisy at times!
-. Mac McConihe came with Phila-
delphia beauty Alice Taylor Do
you think it's romance? "Bobbv"
Woods drove all the way up from
Washington, dropped in for spell
at the dance E. and at a. m. started
again on his fishing trip to Maine
-. Bobby Wallach looked quite pale,
but he had just left his bank in
Washington
Jay Rutherford also came for the
week end but he found it worth
while! The whole thing was a
great success, with a very lavish
quantity of excellent food, cham
pagne and other alcoholics
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

young fellows who "crashed the
gates" =. Because, as you certainly
know, my pets, it's not customary to
have door list" at the parties in
Newport E. as the party is so select
that such things shouldn't happen
... But those things happen, even
among the smart people =. and we
Washingtonians, used to careful
checking of names at the doors before
getting to parties, should take this as
an example -. No discussion, though,
that if there is any place on earth
where the people know how to live,
this place is Newport For in
stance, the real smart and dignified
males 90 to dances in tails and
it's really smart and dignified to see
their immaculate stiff shirts become
soft, after few shagging and truck
ing steps.
La creme de la creme of cosmo-
politan society was there for the big
swing .. From English lords, to Rus
sian princes, to Italian and French
noblemen, to pure Yankee and South
ern aristocrats, they were all there
en- n1dSSe :. Lord Carnarvon. guest
of the Samuel NJ. Nicholsons, i'm
pressed everybody with his British
superiority and accent .. but blond
Lord Poulett was the one who really
created a sensation! Too noble to
touch the arms of the other com
moners when cutting in," he would
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
Nova Scotia
Is Popular

Washingtonians h ave sud-
denly become Nova Scotia
minded it is understand
able in this heat.
Virtual pioneers" in that re-
gion are DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert C.
Grosvenor who are. at present,
enjoying the sailing and fishing
at their home, Benin Bhreigh,
at Badedeck, Nova Scotia. Clio
ria, the Grosvenors' post-deb
daughter, is up there with her
family as is her brother, Mel
vile Grosvenor, and his young
son, Gilbert GroSvenor I'd. They
do not plan to return to Wash
lngton until the middle of Sep
tember.
DR.. Mabel Grosvenor, another
daughter, left Nova Scotia yes
terday to return to town.
Another couple thinking very
seriously of Nova Scotia as a
summer rendezvous are former
Representative and Mrs. Fred
Britten. That jovial couple,
Alma and Fred, journey to Nova
Scotia not for the cool breezes
alone but to rid Fred of hay
fever. Fortunately, this season
the former Congressman has
rot had an attack as yet-So
their trip is not definite.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

just say, "May II" and who
wouldn't let Lord Poulett cut in? -.
Prince George of Russia, genuine
relation of the late czar, who was
floor walker at department store,
was greeting his friends with the
question: "Whom are you visiting?"
That's what happens when you live
in Newport, where it's The Thing to
be snobbish! Ze glamour girls
were all there from A to q, n1dis oui!
-. Eleanor Cookie" Young was in
deed the choicest. After all, she comes
straight from Paree and too
Parlsienne for words she looked in
her purple and gold frock clinging
to her gorgeous figure . . 1t will be
a great loss for the Newport and New
York guys to see Cookie go abroad
forever" because chow sad y
Cookie" is reported to have left her
heart in England where young and
handsome lord lives . But to us,
Cookie" asked for a statement on
whether she liked European or
American swains better, cleverly an
swered: ooh! l always come back
to my old dear Americans
Marsyl Stokes, fresh from St.
James, secretly admitted that she en-
joyed the swing of London night
clubs more than the austerity of the
English court :. Her dress was too
complicated to be described. I just
can tell you that it looked like 18th
century outfit . But now rejoice,
Washington bachelors E. . Beautiful
Marsyl is going there to stay a
couple of months late in September!
-. Lucy Saunders, in heavy old-fash-
ioned satin with golden designs,
looked really luscious with her golden
hair and lovely complexion e. Milo
Gray wasn't too smartly attired,
which is surprise cause she writes
for Vogue" but she was the best
rumba dancer on the floor Vir-
ginia French in a white organdy
dress, smiled gently to the beaux .
Lesley Bogert danced more with her
eyes than with her feet >. LIE Brun
Rhinelander was very popular in
deed and that pleased her dark,
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

Changing her plans at the
eleventh hour, Miss Margaret
Elizabeth Young will have a
large wedding on Saturday eve
ming, rather than the informal
one planned. John Breckin-
ridge, son of Mrs. G. C. Breckin-
ridge, of St. Louis, is the bride
groom-tobe. Miss Young is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
w. Young of this city.
The Rev. LuciuS C. Clark,
chancellor emeritus of American
University and uncle of the
bride-elect, will perform the cere-
mony at the Metropolitan Me-
mortal Methodist Church at 8
o'clock.
Mrs. Otis E. Fellows, of Provi-
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
Gogartys
Return Here

Mr.. and Mrs. James Matthew
Gogarty have returned to their
Washington residence from an
extensive motor trip, during
which they visited in several
New England States and Can
ada. En- route home they stopped
in New Haven, Conn, where
Mr.. Gogarty's mother, Mrs.
Thomas P. Gogarty, makes her
home. The senior Mrs. Gogarty
returned with them and will
remain in the Capital for sew
eral weeks.
The two sons of the Gogar-
tvs, John Edward and Patrick,
are at camp in Maryland and
will rejoin their parents some
time this month.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
Diapers Returned

Mr.. Ernest G. Draper, gover-
nor of the Federal Reserve Board
and Mrs. Draper, have returned
to their apartment at the Shore
ham after an absence of several
weeks. While away they visited
the latter's son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Trowbridge
Gilman at their home in Stock
bridge, Mass. Mrs. Draper also
spent some time with Mrs. Clark
Davis in her home at Mt. DeS-
Sert Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. william E.
Frey, of Cleveland, Ohio, are
at the Shoreham for a few
days. They will visit in Virginia
Beach, Va, going from there
to New York and New Eng.
land before returning home.
Mrs. Robert j. Phillips &C.
companied by Mrs. j. Charles
Linthicum, of Baltimore, is
staying at the Hotel Traymore
in Atlantic City.
X
Rear Admiral David Potter
and Mrs. Potter are at the Van.
derbilt Hotel in New York city
before leaving for Bar Harbor,
Maine.
X 4
Mrs. Bowler Hull is at the
Plaza in New York City.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
New Book Off Press October |

Then note from Mrs Ralph Church. wife of the Rep
resentatve from Illinois, conveys this Kenneth Horan
she the auhoress who visited Mrs Church last sprngme
and made friends in her brief stayhad dinner with
last night after her weeks conference
Ovet for young and otherwise woudbe writer's She tells
that Hazel Nandenberg attended for two days and
roundly welcomed. keneth book, 1t Isn't My Affair."
comes off the press October L.
On stationery from Caridges Brook Street LodOn
lengthy and Illuminating epste from Dorothy Lee Ward,
who couldn't be having grander time. To begin with the
way she sat at the Captains table Then in London,
she met her FRIEND Mrs Anna WherspoOn and they been
lunching and dining at all the smart places
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
To CzechosIovakia

Mrs. Affley-Shove is a Phila.
delphian by birth and she and
Mrs, Ward we're planning to
have tea together in her apart
ment Whic h is in the Clock
Tower Apartment, beneath the
famous gold clock of Henry
VIII. Dorothy Lee has motored
all over the English countryside.
and seen movies and shows
galore. She was to leave soon
for Czechoslovakia.
A postal from Mrs. Tomas
Cajigas says they (she and the
Doctor are enjoying their vaca.
tion immensely. They are at
their home at Ventnor for the
remainder of the summer.
Mrs. J. j. Mack, who has
spent all too little time here of
late is in the great West. Her
letter came from Yellowstone
Park and she was en- route to
visit her friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Washington Baker, jr.,
at Sleepy Time Ranch. Los
GatoS, California. Mr.. Baker is
the brother of the late Ray
mond T. Baker. Mrs. Mack
hopes to be back in Washington
in october, before going to
Miami for the winter.
And so it goes, notes from
here and there keep us pretty
we'll informed as to our friends
whereabouts,
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
From Rehoboth

Mrs. James Martin Rothwell
and her son David are stopping
at the Shoreham. Mrs. Martin
has been vacationing for several
weeks in Rehoboth and is on
her way to her home in
Charlottesville, Va.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Schuette
are at the st. Regis in New York
city.
4 X
Mr.. and Mrs. Smell Smith
are at the Vanderbilt in New
York city.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
What, No
COUered
Wagon

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond A. Du-
Four plan to leave Friday for a
ten day trip through New Eng
land. They will employ practi-
cally every means of transpor-
tation during their holiday.
Leaving from Washington by
train for Baltimore where they
will board boat for Norfolk
where they will take a bus to
Virginia Beach for a day on the
SeaShore. Returning to the boat
they will continue to Boston,
whence they will motor along
the Maine Coast, and then in
land to Crawford's Notch and
south through the White Noun
tains. From Boston they will
fly to Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
PETER CARTER
Says:

HE Joe Wegers have sent out the most original
about the arrival of brand-new young man at
their house. The card is very plain and heavy white and
says Announcing the 'front.' then loks inside and
finds picture of smiling baby and the words "a New Ed
tion, Vol No. by the Weigers Publishing
Company Directly beneath is Dan off the presses
at exactly 25 August 18th, 1888 Editorial Comment
Maaaaaah A B. c. Circulation Repertoire copy Pub
lishers' Commens-Helen Doing fine Joe, Hurray." And
that you have read all of this, might interest you
know that Mrs Joe Wegers is Helen Macfadden daughter of
Bernarr Macfadden publisher of many well known maga-
znes and herself with her husband very popular here
WASHINGTON.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

functions of the
season and Off
cially bowed to her
500 (or m ore
guests And
there must have
been more than
500, because prac-
tically every house
was filled up with
house guests
Then we happen to
know that there
were quite a few
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

THE JAY KURTZES, she was
l. the very pretty and former
Ethel Mae Taylor, are, so rumor
would have one believe, nursery
shopping.
MRS. FREDDIE STORM, who
W1 is quite fond of odd and
rather different bracelets is
wearing a particularly intriguing
one these last few days. In fact,
ever since her good looking
blonde husband returned from
Panama. This bracelet is fash
ioned of diminutive silver coins,
no bigger than a large pin head,
strung on a slender silver chain
and ending with a cunning sill
yer locket as a clasp. The coins
in this bracelet were used in the
beginning as currency for the
new Panama Republic, but were
discarded later because of their
very tininesS.
y
nR. and Mrs. Tomas Cajigas
~ are celebrating their 10 we'd
ding anniversary next Saturday
at their summer place in Vent
nor, with several of the diplo-
matte corps and no end Of their
Washington friends, going
down for the gala event.
KATHRYN FUQUA, who is al
m ways exUremly smart in her
clothes. Is wearing one of the
better-looking hats, these hot
nights. A hat which resembles
a leghorn, is made of ex-
ceedingly pliable straw, dips
dashingly in the front and turns
up abruptly in the back and sits
very spugly on Kathryn's blonde
hair.
0UT to the Shoreham Terrace
" for dinner and a bit of dane
ing and everybody in the world
there: Lovely Margaret Speiss
in a floating white chiffon gir-
died with a narrow black velvet
ribbon, Tony Latona in crisp
white linens, stunning 10y
Lewis, whose closely wrapped
white turban blended beauti-
fully with her lacquer black
hair and severely tailored black
and white print frock; DR..
Frank Govern, who has lately
joined the ranks of the regular
Army, laughing nicely at his
friends who arrived at his table
and called him colonel; Ida
Kite in a henna colored crepe,
SplaShed with white flowers, just
back from Kentucky and the re-
cent elections, looking very
much in the pink and wearing
a graceful brimmed hat which
nearly covered her gorgeous
prematurely white hair; DR.. Os-
car Albertini watching the floor
show from a ring-side table and
applauding the dancers most
enthusiastically; Alice Nibley
Smoot coming in quite late,
and Stella Akin, just back from
a brief sojourn in Atlantic City,
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
In nHonolulu

Colonel and Mrs. Frank B.
Hatch, of Wardman Park Hotel,
are now vacationing in Homo
lulu. They expect to leave there
shortly, making a leisurely trip
back home and will arrive in
washington around the first
part of next month.
X X
Mrs. C. F. Randall, of Phila-
delphia, is staying at the Hay
Adams House.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

Mrs. Walter Duncan, and her
daughter, Marjorie-they were
guests at the Turkish Embassy
a couple of years ago-enter-
tained at their home at a lunch
con in honor of Mrs. ard.
Then she has had a nice visit
with her friends, Col. and Mrs.
Charles W. Waddington, whom
she had met in Jodhpur, India,
and Mrs. Mae Hamilton. VIII o
makes her home in Washington
at 2101 Connecticut Avenue.
Mrs. Waddington entertained at
a luncheon in honor of Mrs.
Ward when the guests were the
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
To Easthannpton

DR.. and Mrs. Mario Scandiffio
are leaving for East Hampton,
Long Island, today where they
will visit Mrs. Scandiffio'S sis
ter, Mrs. James Mcclure, at her
home there.
\ y 4
Misses Genevieve and Alma
Beane are visiting at the Elan
derS in Ocean City, N. j.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
Letters Bring Neus of T1u0eAng Friends
Mrs. Ward Enjoying Cay Sojourn
In London Before Leaving
For Czechoslovakia
BV Flora Macdonald

The postman brings all and sizes of summertime
"leralrp This mornings mail found receiving an eon
gated postal card pale blue envelopes yellow and
amusing photo post card inscribed "Whfe Buck the
last of the Species shot Wheeler Sammons place MnocQua
Wis.,
General and Mrs Cummings have found restful spot
vened by such shown the card Mr.
Sammons loves these tricks, all the tradition of the Paul
Bunvan conntrvo
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
Margaret E. Young Plans
W/edd1ng for Saturday

dence. R. l., will serve as her
sisters matron of honor. Miss
Virginia Breckenridge, of st.
Louis, and sister of the bride
groom-elect, will be maid of
honor.
Miss Betty Squires and Miss
Carolyn Brine will be brides
maids.
Richard Smith will serve as
best man and uShers will include
Alexander Anderson, Charles
Collett, Frederick Haskell. Jo-
seph R. Gail and Spencer Moon.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception will be
held at the home Of the brides
parents.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
joyce VaIIe Feted

Mrs. Frances Thorne Vale en-
tertained informally at the
Shoreham Terrace last evening,
for her daughter, Miss Joyce
Vale.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

NEWPORT, Aug. 16.-Lesley Hyde
Ripley came out Saturday night at
one of the most lavish and largest
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
In Ocean Civ

Miss Caroline E. Legg Is visit
ing the Flanders, Ocean City.
N. ].
4
Mrs. Lucian Sprague, of Min.
neapoliS, is at the Shoreham
for a week.
Mrs. j. r. McCarl is at the
Vanderbilt Hotel in New York
City,
The Washington times., 1938-08-16


wearing one of her usual deb
onair burnt straw sailors; Jack
Sabotka dancing by and looking
extremely abject on account of
he has just started a column
and has finally realized that the
writing Of it is not all sweetness
and light and little effort,
y X +
THE jim CUNNINGHAMS
L dancing past us and Mrs.
Cunningham very, very smart in
a white chiffon striped heavily
with black and her golden hair
worn in a very long and wavy
bob and Barnee doing a new ar.
rangement of Don't Be That
Way" which was very lifting and
very easy to dance to. And
Luke Stapleton down from New
York and coming to the Terrace,
because "it was always so cool"
and a dozen other people arriv-
ing as We left to journey out to
a supper party in Maryland.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

British Envoy at Nepal, India.
Col. B. Betham, and Mrs. Affley-
Shove, of Hampton Court Pal
ace, whose husband was a IA
nous English General and
Equerry to Queen Mary.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

Harbor police boats, loaded with
odd looking graphing hooks and rope
may be seen plying up and down the
Potomac River and other nearby
waterways ever 50 often now.
They are cruising slowly to the ap-
proximate spot where some young
lster went in swimming and failed
10 come out. On arrival, they lower
the multi-pointed hooks and drag the
bottom until the victim is located
Each summer this fate falls to the
not OF some underprivileeed younester
IN Washington's downtown residential
area, who doesn't have ready access
to swimming pool.
: Downtown Boys Can't Swim.
Most of the kids in this area
bounded by tine Mall, North Capitol
Evening star., 1938-06-27

the tragic picture BY going IN over
his head.
Some drownings win occur whether
underprivileged children are given q
free swimming pool or not. But super-
vised swimming and learning will pre-
vent many of them. With this and
other beneficial factors in mind. the
Central Neighborhood Council IL
sponsoring the current campaign to
raise $640 necessary to operate the
unused Y. w. c. A. pool for these
youngsters.
Contributions may be mailed or
brought to The Star cashier cage in
the lobby Of The Star Building.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

cling laboratories" sent out BY the Air
Hygiene Foundation, made $4,000 air
tests. principally in five metropolitan
districts. The five were Figures stand
for parts Of sulphur diox.de per mil
lion parts Of air): st. Louis East st.
Louis. .l2S average. 222e maximum:
Pittsburgh, .057 average, .8s7 maxi
Evening star., 1938-06-27

street and Eleventh and o streets
NV. can't swim-simply because
they've never had the chance. During
the past few summers when the pool
at the E Street Young Women's Chris
tan Association has been operated
for their benefit, many have stayed
away because of that inability.
They didn't learn that with the
opening Of the free swimming pool,
Evening star., 1938-06-27

mum: Detroit, .o7s average, .3s6 maxi
mum: Philadelphia Camden. 077
average. .424 maximum; Washington,
.009 average, .290 maximum.
T.le few tests made In 40 other
cities were not enough. the founda-
ton reported, to supply typical
average figure" 70 that the condition
Evening star., 1938-06-27
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Don't Cut Corlls
Shed Them Off

You should never cut corns! E-Z
Korn r Remover softens hardest and most
troublesome corns. Deadens pain, loos-
ems core and entire corn psels right of.
Works fast. Rarely fails. Thousands
use 1t. Only 3sc at drug storea
Evening star., 1938-06-27

IN the 70 could not be compared with
the other five. Home fires were blamed
for much Of the sulphur pollution.
particularly In districts using coal Of
high sulphur content. Some Of the
highest concentrations reported In the
survey were found on fogsy nights
and the lightest on windy days.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

competent swimming instructors for
boys and girls were furnished by the
Playground Department.
Others who learned to swim in past
seasons aren't waiting until sufficient
funds are received in the current
campaign to reopen the pool this sum-
mer. but are slipping away to the
nearby waterways to find II they "still
remember how" Most Of them do,
Evening star., 1938-06-27
SULPHUR DIOxIDE IN AIR
DECLARED NEGLIGIBLE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. June 27.-A Is
month long inventory" of the air Of
American cities has disclosed the
average amounts Of sulphur dioxide
fumes are 50 small they are harm
less to health.
Six chemists driving fleet OF "trav-
Evening star., 1938-06-27

but it's the fellow who goes along TO
learn. who too frequently completes
Evening star., 1938-06-27
WITHOUT APOOt,
KIDS DARE RIVER
Some Don't Return, So
Police GrappIe for
Victims Bodies.

Mail or bring your contribution
to the swimming pool fund to The
Star cashier cage In the lobby Of
ThA afar n,,3idtu~
Evening star., 1938-06-24
DROP IS REVEALED
IN GAS REVENUES
April Total Shows Decline
of 6.8 Per Cent From
Same 1887 Month.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 24-Revenues OF
manufactured and natural gas utilities
totaled $68, ,791 800 in April, a decrease
Of 6.8 per cent from the figure of
.&73 .806, 400 reported for April, 1887,
1t was announced today by Paul Ryan.
chief statistician of the American Gas
Association.
The manufactured gas industry re-
ported revenues of $50. .785 900 for the
month, a decrease Of IL per cent
from the same month of the preced-
ing year. The natural gas utilities
reported revenues of $38,006, 900. or
l0s per cent less than for April, 1887.
Total sales of manufactured gas for
she month were 31.l88, 500, 900 cubic
feet, decrease of 2.6 per cent. Nat
ural gas utility sales for the month
amounted to los, sos. SOC, 900 cubic feet,
q decrease of 1873 per cent.
Manufactured gas sales for domestic
uses, such as cooking, water heating,
refrigeration. ETC., were about the
same as in April, 1887. Sales for
house-hesting purposes. however. de-
creased 1913 per cent, while industrial
and commercial uses decreased 80
, per cent.
Natural gas sales for domestic pur-
poses showed a decrease of 12.5 per
cent for the month, while industrial
sales declined 1911 per cent.
Evening star., 1938-06-24
BITUMINOUS OUTPUT
UP SLIGHTLY IN WEEK

The National Coal Association, from
incomplete car loading reports from
the railroads. estimates bituminous
coal production in the United States
for the week ended June l8 as ap-
proximately 100000 net tons. Pro-
duction tor the corresponding week
1887, 7ll5,o00 tons; 1886, 6,e9s, 900
tons.
The report of the National BIZ
luminous Coal Commission shows pro-
duction of 4,853.0OO tons for the week
ended June 4, and $4,000 for the
week ended June II, 1898.
Production calendar year to June
l8: 1888. l43, 1853 900 tons (subject to
revision): corresponding period 1887,
2l0.052 900 tons.