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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-10-26

and finally the darling Joan Duekett
clad in a green tatfeta garb, completely
stole the show with her timid, but
wonderful rendition OF God Bless
America" j solo was next N the offer
ing with Coral Yaneey, sporting pal
sley blouse with g white skirt. singing
'Sweethearts," being accompanied by
Alice Roberts who was clad N q stun
ming MORE gown. In attire for the
afternoon Mrs. Florence Guy looked
very attractive in a plum purple velvet
dress with the popular bracelet sleeves
then came lovely Ethel Collins wearing
q green printed crepe dress with hustle
back and bracelet sleeves. The surprise
of all was Vivien Thompson, 8 MODEL
from all the way down IN Lynehburg,
Virginia who looked very sophisticated
In her ehangeable metal cloth blouse
and satin crepe skirt with the stylish
hustle back. As for 0ut-ot-doors
women STYLES, Bertha Puryear took top
honors with her garbardlne coat ana
green wide-brim hat. Then there was
the pretty Gloria Fur modelling me
typical school girl N her PLAID TTln
and reversible hood coat. Then los
something that the stately woman o.
the home 10 wear was modelled by MIS-
Florence LOvelaee with her maroon SIX
taffeta houseeoat. The hit original sAl'
80 tbar r-oyfrsvad when Estelle Robin
son the Perfect Model clad IN
smartly tailored taffeta-Striped house
coat slipped into the role Of we u
Banker Robert Booker sporting Jus;
what the business man should wear anu
helped him change into q nlaT ~,
smoking Jacket with accessories 1neI
the show was momentsrily stopper
when the petite and lovely Cora " aL! !-
attired in q lovely Alice Blue evening
kown sang most thrillingly solo o.
the same name as her attire. Inc NAOl'
audience inst gasped when Paul byIu,
the Broadway Bill Of them all strolleu
nonebalantlv across the stage lrlInaea,
lately logged. almost faulileSsly II
evening clothes, top hat, tails. ana IA. an
Then the gorgeous Edna Philips His. e..
allv took your breath away IN . ~
Louis " Alpaca evening gown VII" III
inst flowed as she fitted gTaeeI,,I l-, ,
srross the stage. OF course for eolle-s
mems dress young Eddie Du.:U or
filed the role very nicely IN MS EN- en-
maroon fraternity coat Inc el-i- .La
Of this great show of fashions was ,! !ns
elaborate bridal party Of hd" lla
Kelly with Ted Williams taxing y: -
nlsce of the absent groom. The oLlI I,.
was gorgeously dressed IN q Oh he
blnsb mink satin en-traln ana Nv
br;desmaids looked very eharnl11g. ~. u
their MORE taffets gowns. LL ..-,
Nancy I.assiter and Arlene lsheI va ~
Aower girls clad in cute little PINK ~. "a.
feta dresses. 1t may be sala 81 .L .-
time that Mrs. Alyee Rose nla9e -, -
Gowns for the wedding. DORIS hoD :, he
| two dramatic readings are also mol ! ~ ,S h
forcotten as one of the hits Oh , n.
show Before closing l wish to apo' "a
gize for all mistakes as rs Ai' "''
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-10-26

the Flower Committee IN the church
TesrZy. The most Is small, and z fzIl
course supper Is promised. Your
tickets may De secured from SIS. !
Perry, Pres Of the COMMITTEES.
Order Of services for Sunday. Oct.
zIEh: l0:45 an, Morning worship.
lZ:39 pm, Sunday School; 500 pm.
BfPU; 7.30 pm, evening worship.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-10-26
WEST MEDF0RD

WEST 3IEDFORD, Mass. Oct. p.
Last Sunday Rev. J. Frederick
Bailey spoke very eloquently On The
Harvest" before a fairly large eongre-
cation. The junior choir with William
Booker as sloist rendered very nobly
two selections. This day also marks
itself as the first time for almost e cen
fury that an organ was played at Shiloh
4 very fine demonstration Of this
machine was given 10 the approval Of
all present. II now remains solely up
10 the church as to whether they viii
purchase the organ. Watch this column
for final results.-Last Saturday even
ing moving pictures were shown at the
church through the auspices Of the
Sunday school. A goodly sized audi
.enee Of youngsters thoroughly enjoyed
themselves as pictures were screened.
In the evening B.Y.P.U. was held with
"a discussion period being held which
livened up fairly heatedly before the
meeting adjourned. Next Sunday Will
be the election Of new officers and also
a time when an active program for the
season planned. All are urged 10
attend.-Don't forget Prayer Service
held every Friday night. All are vel
coined.
Social
Last weekend Lloyd and his brother
Joseph Parham spent an enjoyable
time in New York where they visited
the Fair" It may be interesting to
note that Clement Barksdale Of Win
chester, a boy well known around this
community, was elected president Of
his freshman class at Morehouse Col
lege Of Alabama At this time the
Fashion Show" Committee in behalf
Of the Lend-a-Hand Club wishes to
sincerely thank all who helped make
their affair a success. In turn the COM
mittee should be commended for the
splendidly efficient way they conducted
this affair. Bouquets Of roses are in
order to /: Mesdames Lena Walker, Por-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Queer Chicks Hatch Under
 Hatch Act

The Hatch Act, aimed at producing pure-bred elections, has matched its first electoral brood, but some very mongrel chicks have come toddling out of the nest. The Hatch Act was aimed at two things: first, reducing the part professional office holders and politicians may play in the elections, and second, setting bounds to the amount of money that could be spent to influence the electorate The objec- tives were certainly praiseworthy. We don't want elections dominated by office holders interested chiefly in perpetuating their own jobs. We don't want money to speak the last word in selecting our presidents.
 In its first full-dress trial, the Hatch Act is shown to be full of holes. Bruce Cation, Washington correspondent for The Democrat, shows that neither ob- jective has been fully achieved. It is true that some of the worst abuses were leSSened. Public offices were not so openly and flagrantly used as political headquarters as has too often been the case in the past. Public employees were not so openly shaken down by their direct superiors for campaign contributions. Yet Cation shows that national political organizations circularzed government employees for voluntary" contributions, or even approached near relatives If the Shakedown of the office-holder himself seemed too raw.
 More, the Hatch Act provides that no party may spend more than $3,000,000 on a presidential campaign. Apparently both parties kept officially within those limits, for up to October 30, the Demo- cratic National Committee reported hav- ing spent $1848,727; the Republican, $2,313,400. No one knows, and no one probably ever will know, how much was spent by temporary political organiza- tions, all nominally independent" Un- der the act, no man may give more than $5,000 to the national campaign. But some big contributors appear also to have given to various state, county, and inde- pendent organizations as well.
 Congress would probably do well to appoint committee to make labora- tory study of the act and it's workings in its first national election. Tightening the loopholes will not be easy. To restrict all political activity to the official party committees might infringe on the right of voters to political activity. To restrict contributions flatly to a given amount might lead to phony gifts" to penniless "front men" who would then blossom out as $5,000 contributors. It will not be easy. But the experience of 1940 has shown that tightening up is necessary. The Hatch Act, regarded by many as a cure-all, is only a start toward cleaner elections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

over the beauty around me-" True, on later night, he recoiled in horro. as the Red Cross parties climbed over piles ot bodies in front of the Austrian trenches trying to sort out those which still held life "I felt faint and sick at heart," he wrote, land near Swooning away" But the arrival of an old officer, inured to all that, jerked him to his feet, and T regretted that my artistic education had over-Sharpened and over-strung my nervous system" So a great artist fin ished his military service, grateful that had been permitted to be of any, Ii ever so little, service to my Fatherland."
 The years have passed Kreisler is now 65, his Fatherland no longer exists as such, and another war deSolateS the Europe he knew. Worse, the grace and almoSt-forgotten charm of the Vienna he breathed exists today only in the kind of haunting and nostalgia melodies that still issue from his precious violin. All those other things are gone. What re- mains for this man who lived such full life? Music. Art.
 "It seems that now l am living only from day to day, from hour to hour," he told Elliott Arnold of the New York World-T Telegram the other day. "There is only one thing know That is the inde- structibility of music. The world may surrender itself to hatred, but music will outlive the hate. Nothing can hurt art"
 The whole world is living like Fritz Kreisler today - from day to day, and from hour to hour. But it is good that there are some who can hold fast to the things that are not for the day or the hour, but for all time music and art, faith and truth and love Whoever has the faintest grasp of any of these inde- structibe things, let him cling to them the tighter as the world reels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Remember Evangeline?

Once again the shadow of war lowers over the vast meadows stretching toward the sea in the basin of Minas, in the same Nova Scotia in which another war so ruthlessly parted pair of lovers nearly 200 years ago. Every one who ever went to school will recognize Evangeline and Gabriel, the lovers of Longfellow's poem bearing the faithful girls name. Cana dian officers, seeking proving ground for artillery, looked longingly at the broad meadows by the sea. Eviction of 15 farms would have been necessary, all occupied by Acadian farmers much like those who surrounded Evangeline.
 This second explosion of the Acadi- ans" was protested, and the officers per suaded to seek another and undeveloped site. Probably they will do so, but it is odd that nearly 200 years after one war brought tragedy to generation of unof., lending Acadians, another war should again seek out their remote home to threaten their unoffending seclusion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Campaign Buttons and Tin

The presidential campaign is over. There is no longer any use for campaign buttons, except for few that will be saved as souvenirs or gravitate into his torical museums.
 In the meantime, the government is piling up metal reserves, and is storing up tin InaSmuch as the Republicans are estimated to have put out 50,000,000 Willkie buttons and the Democrats 21,- OOO,0 Roosevelt emblems, the whole lot would make pretty impressive pile of scrap metal for use in the defense pro- gram.
 AS they were melting in the furnaces of some great armorplate or shell plant, they would make good symbol of the manner in which partisanship must fuse together into one united purpose to be strong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
CONGRATULATIONS fAYa. Xya,,ir GUAN

On the day after a national elec- ton congratulations are supposed to be in order. We offer some.
 We congratulate the great minor ity that fought so long and well in this battle and went to defeat with banners held high and clean.
 We congratulate Wendell Willkie, for no more resolute, forceful and tireless generas ever led 8 cause.
 We congratulate the brave men and women who worked day and night to preserve American princi- pies and traditions and restore Americas unity and strength.
 We congratulate those real Dem- ocrats who came boldly forth to repudiate the crew that has seized and degraded their party's name.
 We cannot congratulate those who rejoice today because they have saved their jobs in a giant bureau- cracy or who have preferred the re- lief check to the pay envelope; but we can understand them.
 We have no congratulations to of- fer on the overthrow of a great tradition, or on the retention of so- cialistic philosophies and. policies of squander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
No Gifts to Bethlehem

It is not too early, the Postoffice warns, to begin getting Christmas packages ready for mailing abroad to those few countries to which it is still possible to mail gifts.
 Uncle Sam will try to reach with his mails these countries: England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Portugal. Mail to other countries customarily reached across the Atlantic is either most dubious or impossible.
 For most of Europe the war means a Christmas darkened and grim enough. Not even the little brightness of gift pack ages from friends and relatives in Amer ica will light the day.
 And there is a grim touch in the fact that among the shut-off lands is Palestine itself, the Holy Land where 1940 years ago the Magi came to a manager in Beth lehem bearing the first Christmas gift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

When the din of election had some what subsided New York took time to welcome back to this country Ignace Paderewski, perhaps the geratest Pole of our times," to quote the New York Herald Tribune. They said further, Americans will join in welcoming him to this country not only as great musi- clan and great man of affairs, but as a great Pole. Although he is, in a sense, but another of many refugees from war-torn Europe, Mr. Paderewski, more than all others is, and has long been, in effect, one of ours. . . His visits during this period have been frequent, and some of his stays long. He still owns ranch in California. Never has he lost his in tereSt in American affairs. Never, in turn, have the American people lost in- terest in him. This is why they hope that this time he will find here haven of peace" We are sure that all agree with these expressions of sentiment re- garding MT. PadereWSki.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

We don't so often think about the im- portance of our neighboring towns. A New York paper, however, draws atten- ton to the importance of Hamden, Con- necticut, which it says, "has become a town of 25,000 inhabitants" Who said it was a suburb of New Haven? It seems that over two hundred building permits for one-family houses were issued last year which is the best the town has done since 1924. It seems an historical fact according to the above mentioned story that an order for 10000 muskets in a hurry in l798 started the town develop ment, and today 1t is the fastest growing town in the New Haven area. You may recall that was the year that Eli Whitney bought an old grist mill site on the Mil River outside Of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
KreisIer Looks Down the Years

In the late summer of 1914 an officer, two years retired but recalled in the emergency, came to Leoben, Austria, to take command of a platoon of infantry. Though he was then 39 years old, within a matter of weeks he was on his way to Galicia to fight the Russians Plunged thus into the earliest fighting of the World War was Fritz Kreisler, a great artist of the violin. Kreisler's military career was relatively short Within few months he was inyalided out of the service, his shoulder crushed by Cos sack cayalryman's horse in a savage hand-to-hand fight.
 A modest little book the following year told of this artist and war. He had been no little thrilled by the comradeship, the more colorful aspects Of campaigning lhat had not yet settled down to the Frim attritlonal slaughter that was to Come later. He was able t0 sleep ln the field, his cloak drawn about him, my soul filled with exaltation and happiness
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08


 them saying, Don't give in. The feculty will have to come across and do as we want them to-"
 Suddenly one youngster called out from the crowd, T want to read you a telegram I got from my folks this morning." What has that got to do with it?" Snarled one Of the leaders. well wait until you hear it." was the response. So he read this telegram which he had just re- ceiyed from his father When they kick you out of school. come home at once. Go to the back door and the cook will feed you. Then go to work"
 The strikers looked at each other for a moment in horror. Then there was a wild rush for the chapel doors. Every boy was in his seat before the chapel bell stopped toll- ing. And thls. as the headmasteF later remarked, was quite contrary 10 custom.
 Young people do not resent dlsel. pline. no Iaalter how firm lt may be, What they ask Is that t als ways be justly administered.
 Al Rights Reserved
 Bahkon NewspapeE Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Election Echoes What Some of the States and Nations News papers Think About the Election.

the full strength of the American democratic system.
 The task which Franklin Roose- welt faces in the months and years ahead is far greater than that which he has assumed in previous years. Now ,as never before he will be called upon to display magnanim- ity and generosity of spirit which has not been conspicuous in his con- duct in the past. Those qualities, we believe, he really possesses. The nature of the problems he has pre- viously faced has encouraged dif- ferent attitude, and he has all too often succumbed to the temptation. But he has the ability to rise to great occasion and never has a greater occasion beckoned to him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
THE BATTLE IS OVER
(New London Evening Day)

CNew London Evening Day)
 The battle of America is over. The election stands as the expression of the will of the majority of the American people. Whatever comes in the future will be because they have wanted it that way. Political analysts will be occupied for some time to come sitting the returns in the effort to apportion correctly the various elements which went to make up the total count throughout the land. It may have resulted from a personal popularity, plus sense of obligation for the largess dis pensed during two administrations, plus employment offered by the de- fense program. plus belief in an ability to keep this nation at peace and out of foreign wars. It is more than likely. however, that the elec- ton results were due to none of these reasons It is possible that they have been actually a manlfes- tation of the forces of destiny which are moving the world today toward definite ends and consummations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. What is the predominatlng color in black-eyed Susans?
 2. Was the first occupant of the White House George Washington or John Adams?
 3. Winch state is nicknamed Pine Tree State?
 4. Name the secretary of agri- culture under Herbert Hoover?
 5. Detroit is the center of the furniture. the flour milling or the automobile industry?
 6. Is ammonia one of the chem cal elementsp
 2. Who is the most recent ap- pointee as assistant to the presi- dent?
 8. Who is the tallest member of President RooSevelt's cabinet?
 9. What are the colors of the present six-cent airmail stamps?
 10. Which Archbishop of Can- terbury was an early English mar tyr?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
BOMB SIGHT SAFER THAN SOME IMPLY

There have been more rumors. hot tips and general misunderstanding about the famous army bomb sight during the last eight months than about any other single item of Amer ican defense equipment.
 Latest story is that the bomb sight has finally been released to Great Britain. This promptly drew flat denial from the war department. Whether you believe the original story or the denial is up to you.
 What is undisputed Is that the British have placed an order for bomb sights with an American com pany which does the same sort of work for the U. s. army. That may be how the story got started. The thing to remember. though, is that no manufacturer makes the army's bomb sight
 Fact is that this bomb sight Is about the most intricate and com plicated mechanism imaginable. One manufacturer makes one part, an- other makes another, third makes a third part, and so on. The army does the assembling-and while you might know all about the making of three-fourths of the parts, you still wouldn't have the low-down on the entire bomb sight.
 Even that isn't all. An army off, cer once told me that even If a plane equipped with the bomb sight should pass into the hands of foreign na- ton, it would take that nation six months to figure the thing out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
MIR. ROOSEVELT'S MANDATE"
 (New York Times)

Once more MT. Roosevelt has achieved a political victory of im- preSsive dimensions. Not only has he secured his own election for the third successive time but he has even increased, by the prestige of his leadership, tine size of the Demo- cratic majority in the House.
 There is certain to be great deal of discussion in coming weeks re- garding the nature and extent of the Presidents new mandate" We have no way of knowing precisely what considerations weighed most heavily with each of millions Of voters in recording his or her choice But it is fair to interpret the result of the election as an endorsement of the major foreign policies of the Roosevelt Administration. It was on the basis of foreign policy that the most important appeals were made in the Presidents favor, It was foreign policy above all that was emphasized by MT, Rooseye, in his speech accepting the Demo- cratic nomination in July.
 
 (COntinued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

new Congress was elected on Tues day which will assemble in January. It lies in MT. Roosevelt's power either to carry forward the centralization and concentration of governmental power, the socialization of industry and the control of labor to a point from which there can be no retreat, or to turn his back on personal ann bition and seek to restore America as true democracy.
 CIV -TYditCres
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

With the Italians on one side, and the Germans on the other, probably not even 100 per cent support from the British could save Greece.
 CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS
 The War Department is finding that bona fide conscientious ob- jectors actually are ready to put themselves in as great physical danger as soldiers.
 Quakers, Mennonites, Seventh Day AdventistS, and other groups opposed to war on conscientious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
ROOsEvELT's OPPORTUNITY (New York Herald Tribune)

As the president looks about him today and contemplates the amazing feat that he has accomplished breaking the oldest government tra- dition of his country and gaining more power than any political leader in its history-he may think that he is "the same as always" But how can he be? Like any other human being he must feel the impact of such extraordinary events and develop in one direction or another.
 In a very accurate sense Mir Roosevelt stands at the parting of the ways. By his policies, continued over eight years, he has, in our judg- ment. seriously undermined the foundation of popular rule in Amer lea. But the forms of democracy still exist. The courts still function. 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
WE CONGRATULATE THE
 PEOPLE
Bridgeport Times)

(Brl0geport T1meS)
 The people who deserve congrat- ulaton on yesterdays election are not only the successful candidates. The real victors in the balloting were the people who cast the votes, the citizens of the United States.
 It seems to us that in almost every instance the voters glorifled themselves.
 It was entirely right that they should have seen through the smoke and fire of the campaign to the true issues and given their endorsement to President Roosevelt. He thor oughly deserves it, and we expect he will enter his third administration in the spirit of solemnity which the truly awful problems of a world at war require.