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Evening star., 1939-12-08

Phone District 400, Credit
ONCE, before you leave
home and save time
in securing your letter-of-
credit.
Tie Palais Royal
Credit Office, Fifth Floor
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MOVING PICTURE
PARTY PLANNED
Boys Club to Be Scene /;
New Activities Prove
Popular

Young members Of the Boys club
will be treated TO O pre-holiday NOV
ing picture party In the clubs gym
on next Wednesday night. A feature
Of the nights entertainment will
be the appearance Of Cardy Milton,
well known magician.
Plans for the supervision Of the
pre- Thanksgiving movie party were
discussed and tabled until the
meeting In the Junior games room
Wednesday at 1880 o'clock. The fol-
lowing attended: william Behr, Err
nest Crocco, Paul and Vincent Ian.
nac:one, Anthony zahimovich. An
thony Migliaro, Mario General, AL
fred Sanco, Thomas Bonvissuti, VIC
tor Ford and william Byrnes, adj
wiser.
New activities which have met
with popular acclaim recently in-
troduced at the club are woodwork
ing under the supervision Of An
thony DiMaria, p. m. Tuesday;
airplane modelling. Anthony Ciofani,
supervisor, p. m. Friday; leaders,
corp under the direction Of John
Ward at z p. m. Friday.
Members of the leaders corps
are: Angelo Ranaudo. Daniel Grish,
Domenic Piombo, Frank Giattino,
william Pace. Lionel Cordeau, Cliff
ford ichols. James Cefaretti, Julius
Cichetti and Frank Napomoceno.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27

Editor Tall Tower Topics: How be va? And all the
bows on the good old DemmyCrat Seems like years since
YOU and got together to talk things over but every
time get my orders from the betterhal to get the axe
sharpened for the gobbers get to thinking about my
old friends 1.-THE Wildly Wildcats" and their annual
up to your new MUNICIPAL stadium Saturday and saw
the wildcats" chase those Leavenworth Yelow-Jack
cts" all around the gridiron Just like kid blowing the
whskers off dandelion Seems to me heard lot OF
yappin out of the Yelow-Jacke front-men about how
good their charges this year under their new coach
and the way those young fellows played Saturday l
honestly think Westover or Wellesley could trim 'em.
Guess my old friend Jimmy Lee feelin pretty good
after all that empty offerings that were dished out to
him all week from the pungent pen OF the Young Car
negie" grad. And suppose he'll have to sit back
this week and lap 1t up from the prophetic pen Of 1.-THE
Old Grad" Well, tween you and me, Ed, don't think
Jimmy has to worry much about Schofields Batter
lows do lot of fancy dancing and prancing around in
their slyph-ke silk suits but the folks cheer for the
and they pay off in victories Looks to
me like the "Yeow-Jackets" being invited to the
wel-known "Cera Bowl this year and after the wild
Cats" get through with the "Blue-Bes you will find
invites in the mail for Schofeld boys to hit the Finger
Bowl" Yessree the "Wld-Cats" have push-over this
The band has new uniforms to whoop 1t up and every
thing Is over but the singing Of the Wildly victory. Am
bringing in my friends and loyal wildcats rooters
to help me out in the cheering section Charlie DeBis-
schop, the mayor of Prospect, High Sheriff Andy Lund
and Deputy Constable "Joe Farley, the big fruit and
you can bet your last golf ball they will be roon' and
tootn for the wildcats" to get in and claw the Blue
Bells" to shreds. Yippee! And will lead the snake
dance of victory around the Green Did you say Green?
Yes said The Green and the White" Is the color Be
into see you soon. NUTMEG PETE.
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SETTLEMENT IN
CASE IS REACHED

Settlement out Of court has been
reached In the $4,000 civil action
brought by Mrs. Abbie Sweeney, adj
ministratrix, against the Abboria
Construction Co. Of Hartford.
The woman sued In common pleas
court for the estate Of her husband,
Eugene Sweeney. The case arose
from an accident In Pennington.
At 8:l5 u. m. on July 9, 1887,
Mr.. Sweeney was riding from I'm
ionville to Plainville In car oper-
ated by his son, William j.
Sweeney. At the time the defendant
company was constructing a road In
Pennington with traffic allowed to
pass through. Failure to safeguard
motorists from q danger created by
a manhoie cover Is said to have
caused the Sweeney car to figure in
an accident.
In the crash the elder Mr..
Sweeney Is said to have sustained
an agravation Of q heart ailment
which caused his death July rs.
1887.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27

Bessie Silverman Claire Luchnck and Phyllis F1dler
are doing grand job completing arrangements for the
second annual dinner dance of the Tau Epsilon Chi
Sorority at waverly the night before Christmas Helen
Kaseman present gavel sounder tells me the gals Will
hang up their stockings Notwithstanding the SNOWFALL
hop. Ann Lucid popular dancing, keeps In the pro-
verbal pink of condition bowling every Tuesday night in
the Lutheran Church League When Ann bowls there's
always crowd of spectators. Arthur Pryor OF 70
Harpers Ferry Road and Edward Thbodeau of ~ Sars
field Street are the latest tinfol contributors to the
Tower cause. Thanks, felows
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27
SCOTCH THRIFT
HAS COUNTERPART
Second Church Noon Club
Speaker Describes
Country

"Closeness" among the Scotch, ac-
cording to Miss Jean Corkindaie,
arose from the same causes that
have given New Englanderds q sim
liar reputation.
Miss Corkindale, who spoke on
the subject "our Scottish Heritage
at Q meeting Of the Sunday Noon
club Of the Second Congregational
church yesterday, said that because
Scotland Is poor in most natural re-
sources, the inhabitants have had to
be careful not to waste anything.
Famous Scots were mentioned by
Miss Corkindale In noting Scottish
contributions to world progress, the
sciences and the arts.
Mrs. John o. Walker. wife OF the
pastor Of the church, introduced the
speaker and played the organ at the
opening Of the meeting.
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these much publiclzed dine-and-
dance places. The love affair OF
Eileen Herrick and George Lowther,
still unsettled. has been the latest
bit Of romantic drama to be I'M
folded against q night club back
ground
WHY DO
THEY GO
Why do these people 60 to night
clubs? What is the attraction2 Why
did the Astors and Vanderbilts
fight for first place at Monte Carlo
or pack themselves In like sardines
at Fl Morocco? Is 1t the exotic
surroundings or simply sight Of each
other that stimulates them?
Yes, would be a safe answer to all
these questions. For one thing, no
Petit Trianon ever had more surnp-
tuous decorations than the five or
six night clubs which society has
chosen for Its playground.
Take the newly decorated El Mo-
roccol Moonstone blue velvet COW
ers the walls and the ceilings OF the
entrance hall. The small luncheon
room is done In satin striped dove
gray MORE with yellow leather ban.
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"Purest English"
In Lincoln Letter

Seventy-five years ago today, on
Thanksgiving morning, 1864. there,
was delivered a letter which has
since become known as "the purest
English and most elegant diction ex-
tant." This was the now famous
Bixby letter, written by Abraham
Lincoln 10 q widow whom he had
been advised had lost flve sons on
the battle fields Of the Civil war.
The letter, penned by Lincoln as
simple message Of sincere tribute to
patriotic motherhood, was reprinted
the next day by the Boston Tram
script according to Dr. l.. A. War.
rem, director OF the Lincoln National
Life Insurance company's Lincoln
Museum In Fort Wayne, Indiana.
whether Mrs. Bixby returned the
letter to the messenger, gave II to
the reporter, or kept 1t herself Is
not known" said DR.. Warren, but
no one has been able thus far to
trace the letter after 1t reached Mrs.
Blxbys hands"
a facsimile Of the letter hung at
one time on the walls OF Brasenose,
College, Oxford University, as a SUI
perlative example Of simple but
beautiful language. II Is said thai
as q model of expressive English
this letter has rarely II over beer
surpassed.
Mr.. Lincoln wrote:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 81, 1864.
ITO Mrs. Bixby. Boston, Mass.
Dear Madam,
II have been shown In the files
Of the War Department a state
ment Of the Adjutant General OF
Massachusetts that you are the
mother Of FIVE sons who have died
gloriously on the field Of battle.
feel how weak and frultless
must be any word Of mine which
should attempt to beguile you
from the grief Of loss SO over
whelming. But / cannot refrain
from rendering you the consola-
ton that may be found In the
thanks OF the republic they died
to save. ] pray that our Heavenly
Father may assuage the anguish
Of your bereavement, and leave
you only the cherished memory OF
the loved and lost, and the solemn
pride that must be yours TO have
laid 50 costly sacrifice upon the
altar Of freedom.
"Yours very sincerely and re-
spectfully.
A. LINCOLN"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27
CORNWALL MUSIC
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Free Town Hall Presenta.
ton to Be Directed By
LitchfeId Woman

Cornwall, Nov. 27-Child members
Of the Western Connecticut Music
Foundation viii present program
for guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin
and piano In the Cornwall Town
Hall this evening at seven thirty.
Admission will be free and all inter-
ested In music, In children or In
both, are cordially invited to attend.
The concert, under the direction Of
John d. Sullo, instructor for the
Foundations local group. will be the
first Of a series during the season.
Arrangements for the concert are
under the direction Of Miss Isabelle
Carlyle Dumbleton OF Litchfield,
business manager for the Founda-
ton which has been sponsoring mu-
sic work In rural communities. She
will be assisted by Miss Mafred
Dean Of Falls Village. Cornwall
grade school teacher. The Cornwall
plcctrllm group will present the first
number on the program under the
leadership Of Gerald Ellory Wilcox
who Is eight years old. Members
are: guitars, Milton Carl, Paul
Chamberlain, Albert McISitis, Pillar
Sureda, David Swanson, and Forrest
Woodman, Jr., banjos, Lester Bald
win. Herbert Cobleigh, Roland
Swanson, and Virginia vanSoelen,
mandolins, Doris Cobleigh and Eliz-
abeth Woodman.
The Torrington members Of the
Foundation will carry the balance
Of the program which will include
numbers for string ensemble,
plectrum trio and violin quartet.
Charles White will sing q group Of
cowboy songs accompanying himself
on his guitar.
The purpose Of the Western Con.
necticut Music Foundation Is to
bring to children living away from
the large centers Of culture oppor.
tunities for music participation and
appreciation. It aims TO compliment
the very fine music program offered
the children In the public schools.
This purpose Is carried out through
the following six.point plan: Indi-
vidual instruction In the playing Of
musical instrument, group play
ing. class instruction in the SUBJ
jects OF harmony and music theory,
and where ability Is noted, In com.
position, group attendance at con-
certs, A-rated cinemas and informal
musical gatherings, informal ap.
pearances, and access to a library OF
selected books dealing with music.
nssa@aA -
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THEY FOLLOW
A PATTERN
Y INDIAN TRIBES
HOLD MEETINGS
Ralph L. Cooke to Be Story
Teller for This Coming
Saturday

The z Indian tribes met Satur-
day morning at the Central Y. M. @,
A. with their advisors, Robert Wake
ley, Jack Plummer and william Bor-
molini. II was announced that
Ralph L. Cooke Of the Y staR will
be the story teller for next Saturday
morning. A bean banquet Is sched-
uled for December 7 and instruction
In Indian dancing on December Q.
An athletic point contest Is being
conducted In the gym each Saturday
morning by Irwin Bud" Davis. AL
vim Daniel was the winner In tile
running high jump contest satur-
day.
The Hi-Yi volleyball league opens
Monday night and will continue un-
til December 20. Ten Hi-Y clubs
have entered the contest.
The st. Johns Angus Hi-Y elected
the following officers this week:
Herbert Schlander, pres; Charles
ellis, secretary; william Mullar,
treasurer: Herbert Schlander, Inter-
Club representative: Wade Huber,
reporter.
Donald Moffat, president OF the
Hi-Y Inter-Clu council has called q
meeting for Monday night. The
Black knights Hi-Y with their lead
er. Francis Levesque. enjoyed Q trip
through police headquarters Friday
evening. The Sigma Hi-Y was the
guest Of Cashins dairy this past
week.
Nine couples attended the social
held at Camp Mataucha. Waterbury
Y boys camp. Saturday evening.
Gordon oentles, advisor q the
Beta Hi-Y attended.
Hi-Y and Cray members ere
igning up for the wrestling and bon.
ing classes TO be started soon.
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BY HELEN WORDEN
written for NEA Service)

NVVAHVSh AVA ANAShA NSAVhSSV
New York, Nov. 27--Hardly day
goes by that the name Of some Man
haitian night club doesn't figure In
the news-usually sensationally.
This was we'll enough until the
sons and daughters Of our "best
families" began to be seen In these
night clubs. Up to the last few
years, the principals involved had
belonged to the Broadway butter
and-egg crowd that sought the lime
light. Their only concern was that
their names be spelled correctly.
Now it's another story. A Prick
heiress thinks nothing Of having her
picture taken at La Rue's. John ia
cob Astor poses for photograph In
the Stork Club and the Willie K.
Vanderbilts allow their names to be
used as faithful customers Of La
Conga.
Society In particular and the pub
lie in general became even more
conscious Of this union of night
clubs and Park Avenue when one
young romance after another bios
somed like night-blooming ceres in
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P11rn1e matches

Purple patches. Art Mcdonald, Holy Cross Senior,
is doing fine job president of the Dramatic Society
at the Worcester college this year. He has already
cast for the lead part in George Keys famous stage play
Of fifteen years ago, "The Show-Off" to be given in
mid-December. Louis John Bartels made the part
famous and Waterbury should be able to recall that
1.-THE ShowOff" opened right here in Waterbury. Art
also did nice job cochairman for the football rally
that was staged last Friday night the of the Holy
CrossCarnegie Tech game Gaetano Russo of this city
was recently elected Grand Knight of Crusader Council
l06 knights of Columbus. He is prominent debater at
the college, too.
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- RoMANcEs OF CAFE SOCIETY ARTICLE No. 2--
Butter-and-E Egg Men Give Up
Night Clubs To Smart Set

Perrys Monte Carlo. Stripped Of
their fabulous decorations, the
rooms would be nothing more OF
less than square cubicles in re-
modelled brownstone fronts or office
buildings.
The most popular night club Of
the moment, the Monte Carlo, Is In
two-story office building ct 54th
st. and Madison Ave. q, the oldest
Of the lot Ut dates back to speak
easy days., takes up two entire
brownstone fronts at 81 West 52nd
st. Armando,s, also hangover Of
the speakeasy era, Is In the base
ment Of q brownStone front on East
65th st. Aside from the setting, you
might ask again, where is the lure?
The rooms are over crowded, the
air none too good and the noise
terrific. The clatter of dishes, the
moaning Of saxophones and the
high pitched chatter Of the patrons
makes real conversation impossible.
Besides, the people seldom seem in
terested in one another. Their eys
are fixed on the door. Most Of them
are far more concerned in seeing
who's there, than In talking to those
at their own tables.
That is one attraction, watching
the crowd. Dancing, which might
ordinarily draw people, Is practical
ly impossible. The floors are post
age stamp In size and so jammed
that every number becomes a mas
sage party. The food, in most Of
them, is passing fair, but at II,
where there Is no dancing, 1t Is ex-
cellent. Though, on the whole
would say that food was the last
thing that people went to night
clubs for.
They 60, hoping to find mystery,
romance, adventure. When they
don't, they create their own excite
ment, stimulated by noise and
drink. The noise Is more intoxicat-
ing than the drinks. There Is
something primitive about Its in
cessance. 1t makes you think of the
beating Of tom toms in the African
jungle. In many ways, q night club
In full swing reminds you of an old
fashioned Southern camp-meeting;
singing, dancing, swaying Of bodies
1t is all there.
PROPRIETOR
PERSONALITY
Another reason for the immense
success Of these bizarre spots, Is the
proprietor. He Is always a per-
sonality, he knows his patrons, he
flatters their vanity by remember
Ing their favorite music, drinks and
food and he very often plays a real
part In their lives. Jack Krindler
and Charlie Berns, the proprietors
Of n, are known to young and old.
When they give parties, society
comes. Sherman Billlngsley, the
Oklahoma land salesman who owns
the Stork Club, Is equally popular.
John Perona, Of FL Morocco, also
has his following.
etiil another factor IN the night
club build.up Is the picture taking.
II q girl or boy Is photogenic, they
will find that they can get their
meals and drinks on the house.
Whether or not they have plenty
Of money, this gives them a kick.
The night club proprictors are clever
enough to see this. They build up
the ego Of their patrons, which may
be the reason that the younger
crowd spends more time at the
Stork Club than at home.
TOMORROW: Glamor girls and
glamor boys whose romances have
bloesomed In the meeting places OF
Cafe Society.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27

Elsie Pannone is all smiles these days since being
elected chairman of the Y-Ettes program committee.
She's one citys leading toe dancers and from now on
she'll be on her toes arranging diversified programs
fcr the Y-Ettes. Swing it, Elsie! Frank Sanford and
Mary Trumfio captured first prize in the fox trot con-
test which featured tho Italian Ssterhoods dinner
dance at Waverly recently. Mrs. Victor Sipperly
honors the Tower with very generous batch of nfoi
-. John Quincy took in the Yale-Harvard grid game
in Cambridge, Mass. Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27
ANSWERS To
Test Questions
Questions on Comic Page

Below are the answers
10 test questions printed
on page 6.
/. Woodrow Wilson.
2. The one on the dealers
right, who cuts the cards.
3. Spanish American War.
4. Baton Rouge.
5. Ob'-li-gate; not ob-li-
gate.
6. st. Johns.
=. A vertical revolving drum
or cylinder FOR exertlng power
By traction ON . cable drawn
around it.
8. Shakespeare.
.. A mental compulsion OF
habit of counting things.
10. Andes.
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HUNTER HAS
MARRIAGE COURSE

New York (UP).-As q result Of
numerous suggestions by Hunter
College students, q series OF four lee
lures On marriage, family relations,
and the home Is being Initiated this
term. The lectures will seek 10
meet the problem of what Is the
honorable approach In thought and
conduct 70 the union Of man and
woman7"
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WEARS UNIFORM WELL

Robert Paige. Paramount Golden
Circle" player. has been either po-
liceman or convict In every one Of
his eight Hollywood pictures. He
plays q member Of the Neford DO.
lice department emergency squad In
his latest. Emergency Squad" which
also features William Henry. Louise
Campbell and Richard Denning.
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Remember him. Some years ago one Of the
was started before the United States got into the World
War and fourished vigorously after Its creator return
ed home from France his stint in the army completed
favor of "Needle-Nose Noonan' OF the two we
imagine that GERRY" held public interest longer.
The creator Walter C. Hoban of New York died in that
city last week after long and interesting newspaper
career.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27
BENEDETTITO
Be HONORED
Reelected President of
Tuscan PhiIanthrOpic
Group to Be Guest

Reno Benedetti, recently reelect-
ed president Of the Connecticut Tus-
can Philantrophic Circle win be
honored at q dinner by the society
December 10 in Concordia hail.
The dinner will be attended by
more than 300 members Of the So
ciety and friends together with rep-
resentatives Of other 1talian- Amer
lean societies with which Mr.. Bene-
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MICHAEL RUSSO
TO SPEAK AT FORUM

Charles J. Sutherland chairman Of
the Educational Forum committee
at the Y. M. Q. A., announces that
the speaker ct tonights forum will
be Michael Russo. Mr.. Russo will
speak on the subject OF Russia and
the War;. Mr.. Russo Is a student Of
the Russian form OF government.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27

Spelling. In 1888 spelling bees were only ex-
ceeded by general information quizzes, and perhaps
you might give the lead to the intelligence quzzes in
ular, and by that same token Mr. Average Person
tnues to msspell Misspe, If you know what we mean
And as for other misspet words you may consider
0beisance suriy, vlainy, omnibuses reneged sacri-
iegious, peaceable, wryly, malevolent Opossum,
and many other words.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27
BEST Families"
Fight Their Way
Into Cabarets

Small and smart night spots
which lure Gotham's sophlstl-
Gated young soclalltes, are the
cradles Of romances that make
front-page news throughout
America. Helen Worden, noted
New York reporter and society
editor, gives you an intimate
glimpse Of life inside these gilt
terlng cabarets. This Is the Sec
ond Of three articles entitled,
"Romances Of Cafe Society"
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INVISIBLE SYMPHONY
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

He's right there, stick In hand
But YOU don't see him lead his BAND
Violins, cellos horns and flutes,
Tympani, harps but no lutes.
Smartly he raps on his score stand,
The chors before him look very grand.
Schumann, Beethoven and Debussy,
Bach is a must so don't be fussys-
Opus this and opus that,
Andante, allegro, presto neat and pat
The band is there and the leader too
But that doesn't mean so much to you,
You don't see nothing, oh dear mol
For you're getting 1t all on the radio.
EN- EN-.
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detti Is afiiliated. Dinner will be
served at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Benedetti was the first pres
ident Of the society in Waterbury,
having organized the local chapter.
He later helped in the organiza.
ton Of the state circle.
James Masserini is chairman of
the arrangements committee which
includes Giovanni Vanni, treasurer;
Salvatore FORTUNATE, secretary;
Richezza Cantalani, local president;
Coriolani Corvi, Stefano Groppi,
Harry Palmerini and Fred Fortunate.