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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
DriIImaster Discussion

A meeting of the fire committee of the board of warden and bur- gesses, with the Chamber of Com merce committee of directors and manufacturers will probably be held next week to consider a suggestion of securing drillmaster to drill To- F cal firemen, William c. Boies, Chamber president, said today.
 It is reported Russell L. Moves, drillmaster of the West Hartford fire department, is being considered. Burgess Joseph Nygren said he ap- preached him at the request of the Chamber committee, as MT. Moves is considered one of the outstanding drillmasters in this state.
 Among the recommendations made by the engineer from the National Fire Protection association in his survey of the local fire department recently was that local firemen be drilled under a competent drillmas- ter.
 MT. Nygren denied a report pub lished in The Hartford Times that MT. Moves will be proposed as fire chief of the local department. MT. Nygren said he feels a local can didate should be named. MT. Moves also denied the published report.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Assessors Meet

The assessors, Rocco Mariana and George Waite, were in session this afternoon from 1 p. m. 10 5 p. m. to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Funeral of Miss McDermott

cussion, which will be led by Mrs, George Bronson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Cactus has been known to grow to height of 60 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Gallo Named President
 The Town Plot Community Club elected Joseph s. Gallo president at a meeting last evening in the base ment of Tinker Grammar school. He succeeds Michael R. Russo who was named a director.
 John Carter was named vice-pres- ident, Pasquale Varanelli recording secretary Robert Nelson treasurer,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Holy Name Society
 Arranging Smoker
""JOe" Bowen Named Chairman of Committee Ray jDOIan to Arrange Bouts Testimonial J. GrebIunas
BROOKLYN NEWS

1OS Green street. The presentation was made by Toastmaster Victor Meskuhas.
 St. JoSeph's Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps paraded through the streets of the neighborhood before the party got underway. During the dinner accordion selections were of fered by Victor Kidulas.
 The committee in charge of the dinner included Peter Romanauskas Alex Stevens and Charles Baker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

low water point. and e dr0Dplna below that mark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Meet Tonight

A. meeting of the Fidelity Bible class of the Methodist church will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Methodist church will be held to- night at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Donovan, 202 Maple street
 and a sncial mill fnIlnrr ".
Evening star., 1940-04-28

William F. Dempsey. former general
counsel Of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission; the Rev. Francis
E. L,icey, 8. j. regent Of the George
town Law School,: Dean George e.
Hamilton, Assistant Dean Hugh ].
Fegan and Prof. Harold G. Reusch.
lein, faculty adviser Of the Law
Journal,
Evening star., 1940-04-28

o'clock tomorrow evening at the
Carlton Hotel.
Journal certificates will be pre-
sented to the editors and staff mem
bers In recognition Of their work.
The editor-in-chief is G. Jonathan
Hauck, IT,, Of the senior class.
Other guests will include Chester
T. Lane, general counsel Of the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission; !;
Evening star., 1940-04-28

Patterson Of Oklahoma City: Betty
Lloyd Of Providence, r. l.; Lorraine
Gibney of Chicago; Ninette Roll Of
Scarborough-on-the-Hudson. N. Y:
Audrey Prior OF Scarsdale, NY, and
Betty Ann Wadleigh Of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y.
Trainbearers for the queen will be
Peter and Paul Gillis, twin sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Gillis Of
Evening star., 1940-04-28

senior Of Kansas City, Mo-, will
be crowned queen of peace.
Miss La Force was chosen the
most popular girl In school in re-
cent poll of the student body
Eight attendants, selected as rnena-
bers Of the May court by popular
vote, are Jane Cutting of Fort
Smith, Ark; Eleanor Winnie OF
Hackensack, N. j.; Vera Marie
Evening star., 1940-04-28

Washington. Patsy Prior, young niece
Of Audrey Prior, will be crownbearer.
Among the dances to be presented
under the direction Of Miss Claire
Redheld will be the Irish lilt, high
land fling and the Russian hopak.
The Spanish dancing class of Sonora
Maria Martinez will present the
Spanish jarabe.
An original play by Maurice Greet,
Evening star., 1940-04-28
May Day Program Lists
Music Of Many Nations

A pageant of dances AMI music
bf many nations will be featured on
the May Day program of the Chevy
Chase Junior College at 3 pm.
Wednesday,. Mary Clifton La Force,
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Douglas to Be Guest
At Georgetown Banquet

Associate Justice william O. Doug
las Of the United States Supreme
Court will be the principal guest
speaker at the annual banquet Of
the Georgetown Law Journal at 8
Evening star., 1940-04-28
School PIons Dance

Green Acres School will hold q
benefit dance May 4 at 10 pm. at
1400 Old Georgetown road, Be-
theSda, Md.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

dramatic Instructor at the college,
and May pole dance also are in
cluded on the program.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Heavy Glass Shelf
Over Foodex Drawers

Two easy-glide, porcelain-lined Foodex
drawers for freshening and crisping
vegetables and fruits. Heavy, clear
glass shelf cover makes contents Wis
ible helps condense moisture to
keep contents in prime condition. Pre-
vents waste.
Coldspots-Bnsement
Evening star., 1940-04-28
ZEE AL THESE MODERN FEATURES and More!

Speedex Ice Cube Re-
lease. lifting the lever
looSens two cubes at q
time or q whole trayful.
Operates quickly, easily.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Knights Of Pythios

James E. Wilson has been named
chancellor commander of CAPITAL
Lodge. Other officers elected are.
Dent M. Freeman vice chancellor:
George W. Sellers, keeper of rec
ords and seal; Jesse Tucker, master
OF exchequer; Herbert r. Tucker
master of finance; o. E. Crump,
master at arms; Albert E. Pellowe
master of work; Charles A. Young
inner guard; Fred w. Becker. outer
guard; w. A. Wilding, prelate; DIN
Freeman, o. E. Crump, F. w.
Becker, George w. Sellers and ]. E.
Wilson, representatives to Grand
Lodge.
ohicers elected by Friendship
Temple, Pythian Sisters, include
Doris Harrington, past chief:
Gertrude Stoll, most excellent chief:
Silvia Caudell, excellent senior:
Blanche Peake, excellent Junior:
Hilda Seely, manager; jeanette
Crowthers. mistress of records and
correspondence; Carrie Banks, mis-
tress Of finance; Ruth Sholl, pro-
tector; Carrie Gannaway, guard:
Silvia Caudell, Ida Crown and Car
rie Stillions, trustees; Dorothy Zom-
bro, Carrie Banks and Nettie Lynn
delegates to Grand Temple.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Ben Hur News

The executive board decided no
Joint installation of officers of the
seven courts will be held. Each
court will hold its own installation.
Kenneth L. Canine, State manager,
will install officers of Victory Court
on January 3 in Woodmen of the
World hall. Samuel Trupp is max
ing arrangements for the annual
banquet.
Vice President Walter T. Roche
presided at the meeting of Potomac
Court. Kenneth L. Canine an
nounced the meeting of the Mary
land and District of Columbia Fra
ternal Congress in Baltimore on
January 18 at the Southern Hotel.
Harry E Lockwood, field represen-
tative, and Samuel Trupp, vice
chairman, executive board, spoke.
The officers elected were John H.
Prebilich, president; Walter T.
Roche, vice president; Stephen J..
Driscoll, speaker; Augustus E. DAY.
idson, ex-president; William D.
Clark, recording secretary; Michael
j. Kindsfather, financial secretary;
William J. Kindsfather, treasurer;
Arthur Armstrong, chaplain; Will
liam Thomas, usher; Theodore
Moseley sergeant; Matthew w.
Gregory doorkeeper; trustees Henry
j. Frank, Francis A. Davidson and
Israel H. Gordon.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Gold Star Mothers

>The Grace Darling Seibold Chap
ter of the American Gold Star Moth
ers met at the Raleigh Hotel on
Tuesday, with the president, Mrs.
Fannie F. Meeks, presiding.
The following officers were elect
ed: Mrs. Franklin P. Nash, presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, first
vice president; Mrs. Charlotte Da-
Wis, second vice president; Mrs. Rose
Conway-Stetson, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary M. Gibbs, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Edna
Boardman, treasurer; Mrs Fannie F..
Meeks, chaplain; Mrs. Howard M.
Gordon, custodian of records; Mrs.
w. j. Seelye, historian; Mrs. Kath-
ryn E. Pagan and Mrs. Mathilda
Clark, color bearers.
They will be installed by the ma
tional president, Mrs. Jesse Willard
Cushman of Hollywood. Calf, at
the meeting on January 81 at the
Raleigh Hotel. The meeting will
be preceded by luncheon in honor
OF the national president.
Delegates from the chapter will
attend the women's patriotic con-
ference on national defense which
convenes in January.
The chapter has suffered the loss
Of two Mothers by death during
December-Mrs. John G. Kelton on
December 10 and Mrs. Carrie j.
Searl on December II.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Woodmen of the World

Meetings scheduled here at 935 g
place are:
December 30-Rally and banquet.
January 9Alpha Camp. install
lation of officers.
January Soak Camp. Installa-
ton of officers.
January eight Thirty Club. In
stallation of officers.
January 10HElm Camp. Installa-
ton of officers.
January l3-Fraser Camp. In
Stallation of officers.
January 14-Old Glory Camp.
Installation of officers.
January 17-Woodmen Boosters
Club. Election and installation of
officers.
January 22-Oak Camp.
January 24-Fraser Camp.
January 29-Uniform Rank Asso-
ciation. Election and installation
Of officers.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
New Year Eve Dance
And Other Events
Planned by EIks
Minstrel Show Arranged;
Lodge to Compete
In Bowling Meet

The annual New Year eve dance,
under the auspices of the Dance
Committee of the Washington Lodge
of Elks, will take place from $50 to
1:3O o'clock Tuesday. The public
Is invited.
Members of the organization will
hold a party that night in the rath-
skeller under the auspices of the
entertainment committee. More
than 300 are expected to attend.
There will be dancing and supper.
The event will close at midnight.
Johnny Reh and Herbert Leach,
leaders of the Elks Good Cheer En-
tertainers. have completed arrange
ments for the annual minstrel show
at the club January 10. There will
be no admission charge. All mem
bers of the lodge and their families
are invited.
Washington Lodge has postponed
its January l meeting until January
8, when a large number of appli-
cations Will be voted on for the
regular monthly initiation January
IS
Edwin S. Fuller, chairman of the
Membership Committee, announced
that l68 applications had been filed
during the fall. The committee is
preparing to receive a record
breaking number of applicants dur
ing the next four months.
The fraternal blood bank bowling
tournament for the benefit of Chill
dren's Hospital has received the
official sanction Of the Washington
Duckpin Association, Elks, Shriners.
Masons and Odd Fellows partici-
pated last year. at which time 1894
was raised for the hospital fund.
A goal Of $1,000 has been set for
this year. The Elk bowlers won the
event last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Mems Department.

1He Cenlral Y. M. g. A. has
scheduled the following events this
week:
Mems Department.
Wednesday-Open house with
athletic events, games, motion pic.
lures, dances, concert, from 1:3C
pm. to midnight.
Thursday-9:30 am, weekly staf1
conference, L. w. De Cast, leader
devotional period; $50 pm, Towr
Hall of the Air.
Fridays pm, Radio Club.
Saturday-7:15 pm, weekly broad
cast from WINK of the interna-
tional Sunday school lesson; speaker
DR.. Charles E. Resser, president
District of Columbia Sunday School
Association. Theme: "Girded for
the New Year"
Boys Department.
Monday-9:30 am, prep and
junior class game championships;
1890 am, intermediate and senior
athletic decathlon.
Tuesday-9:S0 am, prep and
Junior outdoor Indian jamboree.
Wednesday-11 am, New Yeal
Day open house, continuing to
7::30 pm.
Friday-7:30 pm, Senior Games
Club: pm, Senior Boys Council;
$3.50 pm, coed badminton groups;
8 pm, coed dance program.
Saturday-11:30 am, Prep Indian
Tribes Council meeting; Ills pm,
motion picture program; pm,
clay modelling; pm, Bugle Corps;
4 pm, Art Clubs; $50 pm, all
member swim.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Additional Facilities
Al Naval Academy
Expected 10 Be Asked
Present Plant Tuxed
Due to Expansion
Of Bottle Fleet

With the expansion of the United
States fleet into two-ocean Navy,
Congress is expected to be asked at
the approaching session to provide
additional facilities at the United
States Naval Academy for the train
ing Of permanent officers to man the
many ships to come off the ways in
the next few years. OF course, this
Is looking way into the future, be-
cause after the facilities are author
lied, it will take one or two years
to complete them, and then it will
be four years before the officers can
be graduated, unless conditions be-
come such that the need makes it
imperative to shorten the course to
three years.
The facilities at the academy now
are being used to capacity. There
was some vacant space at the be-
ginning of the current scholastic
year, and Congress, recognizing the
need for officers, and desiring to use
every facility possible, permitted the
naval authorities to add to the class
which entered this year all of those
young men who passed the entrance
examinations, but were unable to get
appointments because they were
alternates and their principals had
passed. In the same case there were
a number of members of the Naval
Reserve who were held out because
of the limitation on the numbers.
These also were taken into the
school.
In addition to the congressional
appointments, the United States
Naval Reserve is allowed so appoint
ments year from among its enlisted
personnel, and the Regular Navy gets
100 appointments. However, in the
case of the Reserve, they are al
lowed in addition to their SO to fill
any vacancies not filled by the regu-
lar establishment from its ranks. For
some time, there has been a great
demand in the Naval Reserve for
these appointments, and up until
this year when Congress made the
additional authorizations, many men
from the Reserve were unable to go
to the school because Of the limita-
ton on numbers. The competition
from the Naval Reserve Is competi-
tive for the country at large.
In view of the demand for officer
material, it was indicated that there
Is little likelihood of Naval Reservists,
who contemplate seeking appoint
ments to the Naval Academy, being
ordered to active duty with their
divisions. At least, it was said, that
the present group of candidates for
entrance July l, 1941, will not be
ordered to active duty. They will be
allowed to remain at their home sta
tions, attending the regular weekly
drills and the preparatory schools
which most of them have selected
to prepare for the competitive and
entrance examinations. None Of the
candidates Is of draft age.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Guard Units Being Depleted
By Dependents Discharges
Sixty-seven Vacancies Created in
Organizations During the Week

121st Engineers, because Of removal
from the city, and also for the pur-
post Of enlisting in the Illinois Ma
tional Guard; Pvts. Joseph p. Gallo,
band, 121st Engineers, and Pvt. Roy
e. Walker, Battery F, 26oth Coast
Artillery, because of physical dis
ability, not incident to their Ma
tional Guard service.
Maj. Stewart M. Grayson, COM
mander of the Medical Department
Detachment, Of the 260th Coast Ar
tillery Regiment, has been ordered
to appear before an officers ex.
amining board, of which Maj. Sam
uel E. Taggart, Medical Corps, is
president, for examination for pro-
motion to the rank of lieutenant
colonel.
Capts. Anthony B. c. Graves, Bat
terry F, and Augustus c. johnson
Battery H, both in the 260th Coast
Artillery, have been ordered to ap-
pear before an officers examining
board, of which Col. Walter w
Burns is president, for examination
to receive certificate of eligibility
for promotion to the rank of major
in the coast artillery.
Pvt. John B. M. Goets, 104th Ord
nance Company, Special Troops
29th Division, has been ordered to
report to 1t. Col. William T. Roy
president of an officers examining
board, for examination for promo
ton as a second lieutenant in the
Ordnance Department.
Maj. Arlington A. McCallum
Chaplains Corps, Headquarters
260th Coast Artillery, has been Or
dered before an examining board
headed by Col. Walter w. Burns
for examination for promotion tc
the rank of lieutenant colonel in the
Chaplains' Corps.
The following promotions have
been ordered in Company B, 121st
Engineers: Corpls. David M. CARR
son, Daniel r. Howard and Arthur
F. Snee and Pvt. First Class
Thomas H. Trump to be sergeants;
and Pvts. First Glass; Walter L
RAIDER, Karl M. Steele, Norman w
Tideswell, and Pvts. John J. Scan.
Ion and Charles L. Thomas to be
corporals.
In Company A, of the same regi-
ment, promotions have been award
ed the following: Sergt. Joseph M
Endres to be staff sergeant; Pvts
Willard A. Belcher and John G
Sutherland and Corpls. George w
Oxendine and Clarence w. John
son to be sergeants. and Pvts. (First
Class Glenn j. Mortensen, Mat.
thew P. Rosch and William r
Smallwood to be corporals.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
American Legion Post History
Contest Offers $775 in Prizes
NotionoI Rehabilitation Committee
To Consider Claims of Disabled

cember 81, 1899. Members signed
up this month totaled els.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post No. 36 and Auxiliary
entertained more than 200 people at
its Christmas party given for chill
dren Of members. Department Vice
Comdr. Basil McAllister presented
the post with a national citation in
recognition of its 1910 Americanism
program. Departmental chairman
of the Child Welfare Committee,
Comdr. William Corley of George
Washington Post, welcomed the
children.
Plans are being made to have
the American Legion conduct dedi-
cation flag services in the 6,402
local boards of the Selective Service
System some time during January.
AS announced by the national
headquarters of the Selective Service
System here, the American Legion
in every community where there is
local board would dedicate the
American flags designed for use of
the local boards, through combined
Americanism meetings in the larger
areas and through local post meet
ings in other sections.
Work of preparing a special pro-
gram for the occasion and of cor
relating the plans between local
boards of the Selective Service Sys-
tenn and local Americanism and post
officers of the American Legion is
being handled for the Legion in the
National Americanism Commission
Offices of the Legion.
Details and dates for the deCii-
catory services have not been an
nounced.
The American and National Base
ball Leagues voted to contribute
$4,000 toward the support of the
194l Junior baseball league spon-
sored by the American Legion
at the recent meeting of the Base
ball Commission at Chicago.
This brings to total of $3.50 900
the funds used by the two big
leagues to promote the junior Or
ganization since 1926. The money
is used to defray part of the cost of
transporting junior baseball teams
in the regional, sectional, semi
finals and the junior world series
contests. The American Legion
provides the balance of the required
costs out Of its own funds.
The 1941 membership quota of the
Sons of the American Legion has
been fixed at 90,975. The 1910 en-
rollment as of December | was 65,-
784. The 1941 quotas were set after
taking into consideration the 1910
membership of each detachment
and the number of squadrons exist
ing in each detachment.
Members of Bunker Hill Post at
tended the annual sunset service on
Christmas Eve at the National
Training School for Boys and assist
ed in the distribution of gifts for
the benefit of 25 boys in unfortun-
ate circumstances.
Christmas baskets were distrib-
uted to some families.
Thomas Galleher, chairman, Bowl
ing Committee, plans to- promote a
city wide bowling tournament for
men and women at Brookland Rec
reation Center which will be cl-
NAKED by an open house party Feb
ruary 2 at 5 pm. at the Bunker
Hill Clubhouse, 807-809 Monroe
street NE.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Mrs. McCabe to appoint committee
chairnen for Colonial American
study, Pan-American study and a
pageant ball. She desires the names
and addresses to be submitted to
department headquarters as soon
as possible as the Ball Committee
will meet Saturday at the WASH
ington Hotel. Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper, chairman, will preside.
National Comdr. Milo j. Warner
has appointed Mrs. Ellen Louise
Warren, department membership
chairman, as advisory member of
the American Legion National
Child Welfare Committee.
Mrs. Warren urges all units to
submit reports of their member
ship standing to department head
quarters by tomorrow at the latest,
and the membership report for the
department must be at national
headquarters by Tuesday. Those
units who have reached 100 per cent
of last years membership by this
date will receive the national presi-
dents citation.
Miss Mabel Staub, department
. Sec etary, requests that each unit
transmit a copy of its constitution
and bylaws to department head
quarters as soon as possible.
The District auxiliary is making
plans to attend the 10th Women's
Patriotic Conference on National
Defense to be held at the Mayfower
Hotel on January 27, % and %.
The 1941 annual Area b Child
Welfare Conference will be held at
the Hotel Washington on January
81 and February l. The District
auxiliary will be host to the con-
ference.
The annual Area 'B" Rehabili-
tation Conference will be held at the
Pennsylvania Hotel, New York, on
February 3 and 4, with Mrs. Mary B.
McMillin, national rehabilitation
chairman for Area ''B," presiding.
Mrs. McCabe has been invited to
speak at the conference. All re-
habilitation chairmen of the Dis
trict auxiliary are urged to attend
If possible.
: The department president and
her staff, have received an invita-
ton from the Second Division Unit
to make their official visitation on
: January 8 at the New Colonial
Hotel.