The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Walnut Hill kernels. Stanley Foy of Rose Street was a weekend visitor at Providence R. l. Johnson Clarence Johnson Frank Johnson and John Saunders of Torrington enjoyed fishing trip to Long Pond, Sharon recently and when the local boys arrived home they announced that they had captured 28 perch. Lloyd Degan is back the hill again after lengthy sojourn in Montana, where he working as railroad helper Douglas Merilees of Oak Street. senior at Pratt Institute Brooklyn is spending the Christmas holi to attend the holiday dance of his fraternity of which he is president It is scheduled for the Roosevelt Hotel Dick Crawey of Ives Street has presented handsome diamond ring to Marion Rocke of Oak Street and the wedding will be of the near future Harold Krom, member of the National Guards, has just celebrated another birthday, but he won't tell which one darn him.
 Frances Crawley of Ives Street sure-fire attract ton at any party or gathering of which she is member When it comes to singing Frances is the tops.
 Today is St. Stephens Day. Saint Stephen of the early martyrs who paid the penalty by being stoned to death We that day lightly in this country but it is day of importance in Ireland the day they hunt the wren, according to Irish lore. The Irish people bit worried right now but you perhaps would never know it you talked to Irishman on his home ground. He has faced so many "trOubles" through the years that he accepts what cOmeS in a phiOSOphic manner, and while they may worry bit about what's coming next invasion or what not they will go about their observance of St. Stephens Day as if nothing alarming might happen at any moment
 Decorativelyt speaking. One never realizes the ingenuity of and unsklled in the art of interior and exterior decorating until 1t comes Christmas time and houses inside and out take the eye with their skifu decoration Very often the decorative schemes worked out from the brains of the amateur decor ator and not copied from something else read about in decorative hints Our city presented gay appear for several weeks preceding Christmas job that professional one, of course but the many homes about town and the outskirts show that while are many of us prosac everyday sort of folk not credited with much imagination, posses artistic instinct which works overtime come Christmas In manner of speaking went to town this year in Christmas decoration. The many private homes dressed up with trees stars Sanas and reindeer in all sorts of forma tionS In the homes the creches have grown in popu larity and used to fine effect and show that the religious aspect of the day is not lost sight Of Angels and choristerS of ever-ncreasng popularity and contrast to the less pagan decorations that in evidence at this time Trees each year profuSey decorated Decoratvely speaking Christmas hereaboutS was gay and colorfu bright spot in darkened world.
 Fiddlers all. Famous viOlinistS and other muS clans gathered for the annual dinner of the BOhemans in honor of Fritz KreiSler It all serious for awhile with the inimtable KreiSler receiving the t splendid tributes he deserved Many famous fidders were at the guest table including MiScha Elman, Albert Spaulding, Jascha Heifetz, Yehudi Menhuin, and others. Following the more serious moments of the affair the musicians had lot of fun in parody performances, of them imitation of KreiSer by Spalding who carried out the imitation to looks and platform appearance and manner. KreiSler enjoyed
 it all and his face Wreathed in smiles in contrast to his very serious expression when playing recital performance