The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

There have been, for instance,
the parties given by those very
charming and delightful ladies,
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, wife of the
former governor Of Pennsylvania,
and Virginia Bacon, wife of the
late congressman from New York.
At these, every phase of relief
for Finland is threshed out
whether it is wise politics for the
Republicans to vote money for
Finland, whether the money
should be raised as a bond issue.
whether more money should be
advanced by the Export-Import
Bank, whether Herbert Hoover Is
really the right man to head the
relief drive.
Meanwhile Hjalnlar Procope,
distraught Minister of Finland,
sits and listens. Hell Is polite, but
it is easy to see that while this
conversation RACES he is thinking
of anti-aircraft guns and airplanes
and how many weeks more his
country can last.
1t is like discussing an elabor-
ate dinenr menu for a starving
man who would be satisfied with
a loaf of bread, il he could only
get it Immediately.
Finally the Finnish minister is
called upon to speak. His voice
breaks, the tears stream down
his face, the meeting adjoulTls.
The ladies have had their emo
ton spree, but little has been ac-
complished for Finland.
DESPERATE Firms.
Meanwhile the Films, worried
over the fact that their cause in
America has got into the hands
of high society, are considering a
money-raising campaign Of their
own. They fear that too many
horse shows and high-hat festi-
walls have removed them from the
ken Of the man in the street.
So the Firms have been discuss
ing with such students Of human
psychology as Ted Clarke and
steve flanagan the idea of
popular drive to raise money for
Finland. Under this plan, Amer
can families would be asked to
save Finnish families by donating
anything up to $10-and in return
receive the blue cross of Finland
to hang in their windows.
NOTE-Confidential intelligence
dispatches report that Finland's
condition becomes daily worse
Troops are exhausted. There are
almost no requirements. 1t may
be matter Of weeks.
CAPITAL CHAFF
A group Of Protestant preach
ers will soon appeal to the Apos-
tolic Delegate in Washington to
ask the Catholic church to curb
the Christian Front and Father
Coughlin. The plea will be made
on the groundns Of religious toler-
ance -. washington zoo-keep-
ers are watching the elephant
which swallowed the blue mitten
belonging to little Ellen Bee Grit
fen Of Arizona. SO far the
elephants tummy has seemed
equal to the digestive task
Oficial Washington agrees that
"Abe Lincoln in Illinois" is one
of the most stirring motion pic
ture spectacles ever shown in the
Capital.
FDR'S CIGARETTE HOLDER
The President got one birthday
present he wasn't expecting-a
new cigarette holder. The gift
was on Rep. Jack Nichols Of Okla
honna, who is still a little be-
wildered as to how 1t happened.
It was Nichols who presented to
Roosevelt the movie stars who
participated In the Birthday Balls.
While making the introductions, he
kept gesturing with a long alumni
mum cigarette holder he had just
bought.
Roosevelt is great fancier Of
cigarette holders, and this one took
his eye.
'..That's a mighty classy holder
you have there, Jack" he re- ,
marked. "Where'd you get 1T"
"Over here at . drug store
replied Nichols. isn't it .
nifty? 1t set me back three
dollars, but it's worth every
cent of il. Guaranteed to ex-
tract the nicotine or your money
back. You ought to get your
self one"
ri believe will," said R0Ose-
welt, and suitIng action to
words, he plucked the holder