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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23

A silver Tea will be held on Sun
day, December 3rd as the Yuletide
activity of the Notre Dame Alumnae
Association. The affair will be held
at the Notre Dame Academy on
Grove street.
Presiding at the tea table will be
the following members of the alum
nae: Mrs. William Harris of New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23
VETERANS PAIRED

Both veterans OF the stage and
screen, Paramount has teamed Fay
BANTER and Frank Craven for the
leading roles in Our Neighbors-the
Carriers" They play the parts of DR..
and Mrs. Carter, parents Of a RAM
FUNCTIONS group Of youngsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Winners In the Waterbury after
noon session o. the Cornell Contract
club conducted by Mrs. John c.
Moriarty were Mrs. Clarence Byars
and Mrs. william Council, 7l9ia
Mrs. Homer Bernier and Mrs. John
Bronsky, 70lia Mrs. E. Q. Hess and
Mrs. Theodore Breithaupt, 760is
and Mrs. James Abercrombie and
Mrs. y. william Myers, 695
Top scorers for yesterday after
noon were: North and south, Mrs
Edward Balthazar and Mrs Norman
Gables, il3: and east and west, Mrs
Crane and Mrs. Duncan, ITO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23
Sacred Heart Alumnae
Plans Holiday Eue Dance

chairman assisted by Mrs. Cyril
Dunphy, Misses Margaret Sullivan
Catherine Martin, Sue Guerrero,
Helen Conaty, Phyllis Chestone,
Kaye Howard, Margaret Dwyer and
Lucy Guerrero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23
ALCOHOL FAN

One OF the unique props OF the
Guiana cafe set for mot Too Mar
row, Not Too Deep" is a large fan
operated by an alcohol lamp. The
lamp heats water in a tiny boiler,
operating by steam, a piston which
causes the fan blades to revolve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23
Engagements
REYNOLDS-DU POINT

Eugene e. du Pont Of Dogwood,
Kenneth Pike, Wilmington, Della
ware, announces the engagement Of
his daughter, Miss Nancy Bradford
du Pont, to William Glasgow Rey-
noids, son OF Mr. and Mrs. ]. Lacey
Reynolds of Nashville, Tenn.
Miss du Pont is the youngest OF
the four sisters. She made her debut
in Wilmington in 1898. She at
tended the Westover School, Middle
bury, Conn. Her sisters are Mrs.
George T. Weymouth, Mrs. G. Porter
Schutt and Mrs. Walter S. Carpen-
ter, Sd, all of Wilmington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23

The annual Thanksgiving formal
dance Of the Sacred Heart High
School Alumnae will be held at the
Hotel Elton on Wednesday, Novem-
Der Goth. Extensive arrangements
for the success Of the affair are be-
ing made by the committee IN
charge.
Patrons and patronesses for the
event include: Rev. Henry Quinn,
Rev. John Dial. Mr.. and RMS. p. s.
Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah
Ring, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Dow
ling, Mr.. and Mrs. John Gordon,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard.
The committee in charge Is head
ed by Mrs. A. M. Mulholland az
Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald. Mrs. Law
renee Mcdonald, Mrs. George Null
ligan, Mrs. Thomas Moran, Char
lotte Moran, Mrs. Timothy Nolan,
Mrs. Edward Peters, Mrs. Omer
Proulx, Mrs. James Phelan, Mrs.
John Phelan, Jane Phelan, Mrs. julie
Pickett, Mollie Rolly, Mrs. Raymond
Stone. Mrs. Ida Stone,
Evening star., 1939-02-14

register for the singers and eschew-
ing, except In rare moments, the
high tones that flnd favor with
most operatic audiences. 1t par
takes, on the whole, Of q light
opera character with many ensemble
numbers of pleasing style and gay
dance music that relieves the dra-
matte action.
Many of the arias could have
been made more effective had the
singers voices been stronger and
better trained. The fact that the
opera was sung in English did not
make for better diction and 1t was
sometimes impossible to recognize
what language was used. The ver-
sion Of last nights performance was
a translation and adaptation by
Josepha Chekowa and was thorough
ly vernacular.
Two Washington singers took part
in the performance. Clena Flora
vanti singing the role of Agnes
and William Fletcher Smith that
of the circus manager. Although
there is practically no singing to
his role, Mr.. Smith declaimed the
lines given him with excellent effect
and carried of the amusing part
with great aplomb. Others in the
Evening star., 1939-02-14

as .Krushina, Mary Barova as Lud-
mila and Francis Barnard as Jenik.
The voices of none Of these singers
were equal to the demands Of Con-
stitution Hall nor were they of out
standing character.
But in the second act, with the
entrance of George Rasely in the
role Of the suffering simpleton,
Wenzel, things began to grow
livelier and from this moment to
the end there was plenty of snap
and plenty Of comedy. Mr.. Rasely
is a splendid actor, and possesses
a fine voice when one has an op-
portunity to hear it in straight
singing, and played the difficult
part without OVERRIDING and with
every stress on the humorous side.
Under his influence the other prin-
cipals gave the best performances,
in this act, of the evening, and the
audience applauded with zeal.
A group of dancers, introduced
here and seen again in the last
act. added considerably to the en-
joyment Of the opera by their grace
full work which was devised by
Vecheslav Swoboda. The backbone
of the performance was the fine
orchestra under the spirited direc-
ton of Angelo Canarutto, who kept
the tempo throughout at a lively
pitch.
The music which Smetana has
written for this opera is tuneful
and bright, remaining in an even
Evening star., 1939-02-14

have conferred Informally on the
problems facing them, but the Sat-
urday meeting will be the first to
bring all together.
The committee was named by
President Roosevelt after dificulty
was encountered in bringing under
civil service the upper bracket posi-
tions when thousands tn the lower
classihcations were covered In, Feb
ruary /.
Evening star., 1939-02-14

In German in former years.
But what first aroused the inter-
est of the well-fllled auditorium was
the transformation that had been
accomplished on the stage Of the
D. A. r. hall. So excellently had the
scenic effects been designed by Jo-
seph Anthony Atchison that one had
the illusion Of a real theatrical set
ting. The tapestries were completely
hidden from view with a backcrop
that gave distance and depth to the
scene and with side sets that carried
out the setting Of the acts admir-
ably. The whole effect was colorful
and without a trace of makeSh!ft
order.
The same may be said of the cos
tuning which was fresh and vivid
and the performance itself, which
ran as smoothly as if the company
had been working together for some
time. The chorus was large and
acted and sang with enjoyment. It
was the first performance put on in
Constitution Hall that was so ex-
cellently planned as to move without
q hitch or the long waits that the
opera public here has grown accus-
toned to expecting.
X X X
A large cast of principals thor
oughly familiar with what they had
TO do did their best to make the
most Of the comedy element of the
story. For a while it seemed that
this would be difficult going for the
first act Jagged in spite of the ef-
forts of Josepha Chekova as Marie,
Ivan Velik as Hans, Robert Kelson
Evening star., 1939-02-14

cast whose roles were short yet
important were Lloyd Harris Is
Micha, husband Of Agnes and
father Of both Hans and Wenzel;
Berenice Alarie as Esmeralda and
Frances Bowers rs the Indian.
This evening LA Boheme" will
be. given with Joseph Bentonelli
ard Margarita salN In the leading
roles.
Evening star., 1939-02-14

and promotion Of personnel in the
higher grades-professional, scien-
tho and administrative-the COM
mittee is headed by Supreme Court
Justice Stanley F. Reed and in
cludes also Justice Felix Frank
furter, Attorney General Frank
Murphy, William H. McReynolds,
administrative assistant to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury; DR.. Leonard
D. White Of the University of Chi
cago, Gen. Robert E. Wood, chair.
man Of the board Of Sears-Roebuck,
and Gano Dunn Of New York, presi-
dent OF the J. g. White Engineering
Co.
Some of the members already
Evening star., 1939-02-14
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going to be helped because the very
first touch Of this concentrated, yet
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penetrates the outer layers of the skin
and thus secures deeper action. Don't
delay your relief. Get q box Of
Poslam right away at your druggist,
SOC.
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Civil Service Advisers
To Meet Saturday

An organization meeting at which
procedure viii be mapped will be
held Saturday by the COMMITTEES
named recently by President Roose-
welt to cooperate with the Civil
Service Commission in q study de-
signed to improve civil service ad.
ministration.
Confronted with the task OF find-
ing the best way to apply civil
service principles to the selection
Evening star., 1939-02-14

What Gibbon said OF something
else could be well applied to today's
dictators; they defend nonsense by
cruelties."
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Opera Company Scores Hit
In Initial Offering
Scenic Effects One of Outstanding
Features of 'Bartered Bride;
La Boheme' Toniaht
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

The series Of operate scheduled at Cons
tuition Hall this management opened
ausouy with Smetanas 1.-The Bartere
Bride lively performance this city and
established the Metropolitan Opera
performances
Evening star., 1939-02-14
Chino to Buy Buses

The Chinese national government
will spend over 100000 for new
highway motor buses and the re-
conditioning Of present ones.
Evening star., 1939-02-14

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Evening star., 1939-05-01
BY HANS KINDER.

Tschaikowsky, like most composers,
was comparatively poor during the
early part of his life. At crucial
moment, however, wealthy, music
loving widow by the name Of
Nadejda Won Meek offered him an
annual income of 5000 rubles, which
was to free him from the constant
cares of a material existence. She
made this offer on condition that
they would never meet. Tschaikowsky
accepted, and for long number of
years this amount was paid annu-
ally. Only once, and then by acci-
dent, did the composer and his
unknown benefactress come face to
face, during a visit which both of
them made in Italy when Nine. Won
Meek passed by the composer in a
carriage. Except for a rather con-
slant exchange of letters, no other
communication ever took place be-
tween the two.
Later on, Nine. Won Meek met
with substantial financial losses, and
had to discontinue her generosity,
but the over-sensitive artist thought
that her interest in him was on the
Wane. 1t grieved him deeply, and
even in the delirium of his death
struggle from cholera, at the age Of
SO, the name of Nine. Won Meek
was constantly on the composers
lips. AS may be seen from this,
the connection was a curious and
strained one. Considering Tchai-
kovsky's intensely subjective and
rather hyper intense preoccupation
with his own physical and mental
Evening star., 1939-05-01

difficulties, this is not to be won-
dered at.
The immediate and more happy
result of this long distance connec-
ton was the fourth symphony,
which he dedicated to my Best
Friend" meaning Nine. Won Meek.
Ever after Tschaikowsky considered
this work his best in the symphonic
line, and an unbiased judgment
makes us agree with this opinion.
1t is splendidly conceived work
of art, and more typically Russian
in character than the remainder Of
the composers symphonic output.
The so-called fate" motive of the
opening occurs again and again
during both the first and final move
ments. But in the end it is followed
by q joyous coda, an affirmation OF
the vital life force which was a
part OF Tschaikowsky's talent. The
lovely slow movement is folk-like
in character, and the scherzo, in
part played by plucked strings only,
must have seemed like miracle
of brilliant orchestration to his con-
temporaries. All in all, 1t iss the
most balanced, and at the same time
an immensely effective symphonic
achievement of the great Russian.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
schoikowsky's Symphony
Dedicated to Benefoctress
New Release

The eighth offering Of The
Stars Music Appreciation Cam
paign - Tschaikowsky's Sym
phony No. 4 in F. Minor"-was
released for distribution today
at the special counter in the
lobby of The Star Building.
The booth is open each week
day from 8 am. to 6 pm, but
is closed on Sundays.
Through the cooperation Of
the National Broadcasting Co.
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
a movement from one of the
symphonic compositions fea-
tured in the campaign. The
program on which the record
ings are heard, "Today's Prel-
ude," is scheduled daily except
Sunday from $50 am. to 7:25
am, and The Star recordings
may be heard at approximately
7 am.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Health Roundup

The annual health roundup Of the
Takoma (Md) Home and School
Association will be held at the school
Wednesday morning. Parents whose
children are to enter the Takoma
kindergarten next year are requested
to bring the children to the school
for physical examinations from 8
am. to IL o'clock. The staff Of med
ical examiners includes DR.. E. Clyde
Shade, DR.. w. A. Shannon, DR.. A. B.
Little and DR.. Romer King Vann.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Police Arrest Youth,
Suspect in Shooting
OF Two Men
Both Victims Remain
Near Death in
Washington Hospitals

A colored youth was arrested to-
day in connection with the Saturday
night shooting of taxicab driver
and a Chinese laundryman while
both victims remained near death
in hospitals.
AS the suspect was being ques-
toned at the first precinct station,
headquarters detectives continued
an intensive investigation of the
mysterious shootings on the theory
that two drug-crazed colored men
who murdered a Baltimore liquor
store manager last week are re-
sponsible for the local crimes.
Doctors held little hope for the
recovery of Lee Tew, 62-year-old
laundryman at 521 @ street NV,
who was shot down after he had
been ordered to unlock gate lead
ing to cash drawer in his shop.
He gave police descriptions of the
thugs from his bed at Sibley Hos
pital.
Wrote Out Description.
The other victim, Malcolm Crock
ett. 35, of Alexandria, Va, shot
through the mouth, has been un-
able to give a verbal account of the
shooting, but last night scribbled
descriptions of his assailants with
pencil and paper at Casualty Hos
pital. Attaches said he improved
slightly yesterday but his condition
remains critical.
Descriptions given by both VIC
TINS tally closely, detectives said,
with the men wanted in Baltimore.
The suspect held on an open
charge was arrested by Detectives
George Thornton and w. G. Faw-
cett early today in the 300 block of
Willoburg court NV. after officers
received tip from a man who said
he heard the youth Dragging about
shooting somebody.
No Attempt at Robbery.
The cab driver staggered into a
grocery store at so Fenton place
NV, short while after the Chi
nese was wounded, and told the
proprietor he had been shot by two
passengers in his cab. The grocer
quoted the driver as saying the men
made no effort to rob him.
Contents Of the cash drawer in
the laundry we're not touched after
the proprietor was shot, nor were
several bills in his pockets. He
lapsed into Inconsistencies shortly
after he was taken to Sibley.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Russian Composer Was
Aided by Annual
Income From Her

(This is the eighth OF a series
OF articles by DR.. Hans Kinder,
conductor OF the National SYM
phony Orchestra, on the 10 SYM
phonic masterpieces included in
recordings noD being offered in
The Stars music appreciation
canlpaiQn.)
Evening star., 1939-05-01
North CoroIino Singers
Bid by Mrs. Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GOLDSBORO, N. c.. May l.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has in
vited the billiard High School Glee
Club, musical organization of the
Goldsboro Colored High School, to
appear at a veterans garden party
in Washington, D. c., May 18.
H. v. Brown, principal, said 1t
had not been decided whether the
trip could be made.
The club, composed Of 40 voices,
will go to Newport News, Va, Mon
day for q recital.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-30
Annual DairyDay
Program Set for
Thursday,May4

G.. E. Gordon, extension spe-
cialist in dairying, has been Sc
cured as the principal speaker at
the annual dairy day program on
Thursday at the Vernon Rood
dairy near Jasper school, accord
ing to George Winwright, assis-
tant county agent
Other state dairy leaders will be
on hand to discuss valley prob
lens, Winwright said, including
representatives from the state dairy
council.
Importance of the meeting can
not be overemphasiZed, WinWright
said, because of the valleys pres
ent marketing problems and threat
of the loss of more dairies in the
near future.
Winwright pointed out that an
inspection of the Rood dairy will
be one of the highlightS of the
dairy day program as Rood's herd
is an excellent example of estab-
lishment through purchase of calves
in Los Angeles.
The calves, Winwright said, were
purchased at low price from Los
Angeles dairies and brought to the
valley TO be raised. Rood has es-
tablished a strong herd through
a well planned, breeding. wedding
and feeding program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-30
POST-PRESS FARM SECTION
Field Inspection
OF 0fCaIapprOved
Plots Complete

Inspection of 25 Imperial county
Calapproved seed plots were COM
pleted this week, Lee Landerman
assistant county agent said Sat
urday, and only four of the lots
were rejected by committeeman,
who were accompanied by F. CT.
Parsons, from the Division of Agro-
nomy in Davis.
Five plots Of California Marriott
barley, five plots Of California coast
barley, four plots of Punjab flax,
one plot of White Federation wheat,
two plots of Ramona wheat, two
plots of Kanota Oats, and one plot
of Atlas Barley were approved on
the tour. One plot of Vaughn bar
ley, one plot Of Punjab flax one
plot of white federation wheat
were rejected.
Growers who cooperated in the
growing Of Calapproved seed, Ian
derman said, were Keith Nets, of
Holtville; L. C. Hawk of Calexico;
T. r. Lytle of FL Centre; Frank
Beyschlag, of Ell Centre; f. S.
Shields of Westmorland; Peter
Dayton of Calipatria; Hunt Broth
ers of Ell Centre; Norman Hum
phrey of FL Centre; LaBrucherie
and Jackson of Ell Centre; Neil
Fifield of Brawley; V. F.. Butter
of BraWley; E. N. d. Hatch of Ell
Centre; Walter Enz, of Holtville;
L. C. Hausemann Of Brawley and
j. b. Warren of BraWley.
Landerman pointed out that har-
Vesting of the CalapproVed plots
would begin before the middle of
May and urged growers to study
requirementA established by the
state committee.
Most of the Calapproved seed
produced in the valley will be
marketed by the Imperial County
Pure Seed association, Ianderman
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-30
Ruth Judd Called
Unfair Operator

PHOENIX. Ari2., April 20. CUP)
Gov. r. T. Jones said today he
would conduct complete inves-
tigation' of a complaint against
Winnie Ruth Judd, trunk murderess
confined to the state hospital, that
she is allowed to compete with IL
censed beauty shop operators.
There is nothing 1 can do to
Mrs. judd" the governor said. II
think she is prosecuted enough as
it is, but we're going to find out
who is taking advantage of her
ability to practice beauty culture"
The state board of beauty cul-
turist examiners protested Mrs.
Judd's hair dressing activity on
persons outside the hospital.
She was placed in the hospital
after being saved from the Arizona
gallows for numbering two nurse
companions and shipping their bod
les to Los Angeles in a trunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-30
Central Future
Farmer Judging
Teams Annex

Ell Centro high schools future
farmer judging team returned from
Chino this week with the highest
school average of more than 160
teams entered ElWood Spencer, ag-
riculture professor, reported Sat-
urday.
The livestock judging team, COM
posed of Stanley Scaroni, John
McCaslin and Lee Westmoreland,
took first place. Scaroni was tied
for high man honors.
The poultry judging team, COM
posed of Junior Robinson, Jack Nc
Connell and Clyde Blunt, placed
fourth and the dairy judging team,
composed of Bob ProcSal, Ray La
Brucherie and Henry House took
second place.
On the return trip from Chino,
Spencer said, the boys visited the
Thstin Grant dairy farm near
Chino where the boys judged his
herd. Grant is a former valley
resident and was one of the Nc
Cabe school board members.
The FL Centro future farmers also
visited the HogSett Chicken farm
at Pomona, and the Hall Hog ranch
in Perris Hall exhibited his prize
animals at the Imperial county
fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-30

on many unsolved questions, such
as:
/. Are the facilities for inter-
oceanic communications adequate
or should they be supplemented by
a new set of locks at Panama and
early construction of second wa
terWay at Nicaragua?
2. Can one fleet, shifting between
Atlantic and Pacific, cope with the
hypothetical problem of aggression
in two oceans or must the United
States build two fleets?
3. If safety lies in two fleets, then
what is the answer to the historical
axiom that naval strength lies in
concentration of forces?
4. Should the Pan American soli-
darity trend be given effective mill
tary teeth by early action on bills
now pending in congress to facili-
tate construction of Latin Ameri-
can warships at cost in United
States yards?
5. Does Panama safety require
new defensive outposts on the
Ecuadorean Galapagos islands, or
perhaps the Costa Rican Cocos is
land?
Naval experts here believed the
British naval and air arms had
fixed the defense of SueZ as the
No. l purpose of all current plans
They pointed out that the Anglo
French arrangement enables the
British patrol to be maintained in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-30
Naval Activities Redruw
Oceanic Maps Of World

WASHINGTON, April 80. CUP)-
World wide naval activities were
re-drafting the naval map of both
today.
Major fleet movements of sea-
power nations were interpreted by
some experts as presaging a new
balance of power" in which the
naval might Of the United States
would be practically aligned with
that of European democracies to
counter balance the sea-pluS-air
power of the Berlin Rome Tokyo
axis.
The American fleet was bound
for its home ports in the Pacific,
while the German fleet maneuver-
ed off the Spanish coast in the
Atlantic.
In the Mediterranean, a British
fleet was reported ready in event
of emergency to patrol between
Malta and Suez; the French would
patrol from Malta to Gibraltar and
protect the France-Africa life
line
Japan, borne to world power by
ships at sea, kept its fleet DISPOSE
tions unknown, but strategists in
recent weeks have observed" the
japanese occupation of Hainan and
Spratly islands as phases OF a
southbound political drift of which
The real motivation is seapower in
southeastern Asia
Every country now is faced with
the necessity of new political or
ientations, which may boil down
to whether the Suez and Panama
canals ultimately should be con-
trolled by the democracies or by
totalitarian powers.
In the next few days, United
States fleet transit of the Panama
Canal will afford lessons bearing