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Evening star., 1940-01-21

some fitting last remarks. All she could think
of was: Shakespeare! Who said Shakespeare
had anything to do with it,
At the door she paused to recite nicely
what she had been taught since earliest child
hood, May be excused please?" And then
she swept out of sight, wailing in misunder-
stood woe, "A person just tries to make
simple little explanation and she gets her
words thrown back at her. Shakespeare! What
do care about Shakespeare"
Aggrieved and baffled, Spencer Cummings
looked to his wife: But she said Shakespeare
Shell say anything at time like this,
Rosalie reassured him. Don't worry. darling.
She'll get over it in little while. She always
does"
Dur Isabelle didn't get over it, though she
did not again refer to the dress. She was
afraid to, lest her father so far forget himself
as actually to forbid the Pavilion. Still there
were other ways in which she could express
her feelings She dropped. She was bravely
gay. She was remote. She went through
spasms of filial obedience so meek that
Rosalie and Spencer could have spanked her
for making them feel like the sort of parents
who did strike their offspring.
"She can't do this to us!" Spencer told
Rosalie on the third day. They were in the
living room and he paced the rug as if Isabelle
literally had him trapped. Il will not be
made to feel like seventeenth century
father!'
"A little OF that might be just what she
needs. She's spoiled" Rosalie, fast losing her
habitual detached amusement, slanted dis
approving look at him. Spoiled by you, my
darling"
by me!'' He stopped his dogged pacing.
Who gave her the neck thing, the what-do-
you-callit? The fur piece? Who gave her the
gold sandals the -"
Remember" Rosalie stopped him, you
had to agree or she wouldn't have gotten
them. You earn the money; merely keep the
budget
Now you re making me feel like seven
teenth century husband You know the
moneys as much yours as it is mine!'
"DarIing" Contritely she held out her
hands. He went to her where she sat on the
couch, and sitting down beside her, caught her
hands in his. I'm sorry" he said.
I'm sorry" she said, and they sighed and
turned again to their problem.
We'll have it out with her" he decided
She'll stop this - this insidious siege or
we'll -" He paused.
Wen WHAT" Rosalie was plaintively with
out hope.
He was saved from admitting that he didn't
know by the sight of their child standing in the
doorway, standing there in her remotely con-
templative mood. "Hello!' he said brightly.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

ton belied by their harried eyes, talked OF
the news in the morning paper until her father
escaped to his Office. Around noontime her
mother ventured to ask her to walk over to
Dalton's garage and get the car, which had
been left there for a change of oil.
''I1l go with pleasure" Isabelle said IN
melancholy grandeur Without even glance
into mirror to see how she looked, she set out
When she passed the vacant lot, with its
sign announcing Tip and his Harmoneers, she
looked away and her chin began to culver. She
flung back her head and marched on, her only
comfort the knowledge that little would
mere passer-by suspect she was mere shell
moving down the street. Empty, that was
what she was a sort of disembodied person
in world all carnival spirit, awaiting Tip and
his Harmoneers Right now girls all over town
KAY and Susie particularly - were rush.
ing and twittering around, preparing for to-
night trying on their new dresses. While she
what did she have? Her white chiffon with
which she had worked every possible COM
bination only to come back to the same old
one of silver sandals, two white glass and
silver daisies in her hair, four daisies around
her wrist. A fine chance she had of feeling new
and glamorous in that old familiarity! About
as glamorous as real daisy - wilted.
She was smiling bitterly at this picture OF
herself when she swept into the smelly noise
of Dalton's Day & Night Garage. She found
Mr.. Dalton drawing diagrams for the benefit
of a car owner who didn't want his valves
ground That might 60 on for days she realized
when people started drawing pictures! She
looked about the spottiy lighted big place
and could see no face, but she did see pair OF
legs protruding from beneath somebody's
roadster They were very bowed and she
recognized them as belonging to young Smokey
Dalton She called down to them to ask if her
car was ready.
..Sure!'' Smokey's voice came out family.
and one bowed leg twitched at her. Its down
at the end"
Isabelles bitter despair changed to irrita-
ton when she discovered the car jammed in
between two others and facing the wall. Now
she had to back it out, and backing an
automobile was not one of the things she did
best. She was ready to snap at anybody who
even dared speak to her by the time she had
unanswered the car into line with the door.
Then just as she drove from the gloom into
the sunlight, an automobile, coming on past
the driveway marked entrance" p" turned into
the exit. For heavens sake" Isabelle cried,
slamming on the brakes, cant you read?"
She glared at the young man sitting next to
the driver. She was too furious and upset to
note that they were young, to note the two
other young men in the back seat and that
behind their automobile was another holding
(Confinvsd on poge 15)
Evening star., 1940-01-21
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

Won't you come in? Your mother and were
just - just talking
Thank you. Like tired flower she dipped
her head at him. "But I'm in the midst of a
good book. think III go upstairs and read
Spencer looked at Rosalie. Rosalie looked
at him. What could they say? They knew all
too we'll that the printed word afforded
Isabelle little entertainment. If they remon-
strated she could - and doubtless would -
feign surprise that they objected to her
reading when they had 50 often lectured her
for not reading. Surely they wouldn't accuse
her of avoiding them because she was on her
way this very minute to do what they had
often practically ordered her to do! That was
what she'd say, they knew it. All they could
do was to give her smile of approval as she
departed.
when she's reasonable" Spencer said
grimly, its little more than can bear"
Its only when she's reasonable that she's
unreasonable Rosalie despared.
Upstairs, Isabelle sank down dejectedly
before her dressing table. Always, after an
absence, when she saw her parents, she hoped
so terribly hard that they'd be different. And
every time they we're the same: behaving as
if nothing had happened, chatting and smil-
ing, full of the joy of living and expecting her
to be like them. Expecting her to be happy
when life was nothing but blight on per-
sons existence! A blight that was getting
worse every day.
1t was now Tuesday and Tip Harmon and
his Harmoneers would appear at the Pavilion
Saturday night. Four days left, and she still
had nothing to wear but her white chiffon,
the least old of all her dresses. -Four days left,
and she had yet to get the faintest inkling of
how she could meet him in way that would
make him single her out from all the other
girls in the crowd.
By Friday night Isabelle was looking on
life not as blight on a persons existence but
well, as dog that had bitten the hand
that fed it. She had been the one to suggest
wearing evening clothes at the Lake Pavilion;
she had started it and now she was dis
covering that practically half the girls in the
crowd were getting new dresses Today the
worst blow had fallen when Kay had told
her of new organza, pomegranate IN color'
that would be devastating with Kays black
hair and Susie had announced victory In
talking her parents into the purchase of a
yellow taffeta, sophisticated, just like Susie.
There was no doubt that Saturday night was
going to prove to be the social event of the
summer - dance hall or no dance hall.
That fact, Isabelle decided, she would Ger
tainly make her joyous, heartless parents
aware of. That much she could say without
the risk of being forbidden the Pavilion. For
the sake of her honor, as it were, they should
know she hadn't asked for anything insane IN
Evening star., 1940-01-21

asking for the dress, unless they wanted to
call half the female younger set and their
parents insane. Besides, maybe her father and
mother might change their minds. Ifso, thered
still be time in the morning to buy the dress
She did not tell her parents until after
dinner, trusting that they would be more
receptive after pleasant meal. She made
simple statement of simple fact but in her
effort to be dspassionate, vindicated and
hopeful, all at the same time, her tone was
odd, and it was interpreted according to the
mood of her listeners
Its not like you to nag, Isabelle" was
her mothers response. And her father said,
"You know there's one thing won't stand
for - whiningv'
Isabelle managed to control her rebellious
hurt She managed to say with deprecatory
laugh: Gracious! just thought you'd be
interested - you say you're always interested
in me and my friends affairs. just thought
you'd like to know what an occasion the
crowd is making of Tip Harmon's s appearance,
considering you think he's just small-time
band" She did not give them chance to
reply - not that they had anything to say.
She said, please excuse me. have date and
I've got to change"
j HIS was true statement but it did not
make Rosalie and Spencer feel any better as
they watched her walk out of the room. Think
ing of all those other parents and all those
~L< x,y.< ~ <Losr
and Spencer felt as if the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children would be
at the door at any moment to take Isabelle
away from them. Yet they could not give ln
for somehow the whole question of whether or
not they had spoiled their daughter had
become over -simpifed into being answered
by the giving or withholding of this dress
Il don't know about you," Spencer
Cummings muttered, breaking the awful ST.
lence, "but I'm beginning to feel like rat.
"Me, too! Rosalie forlornly agreed "A rat
who starves its young"
Isabelle could not have put into words how
she felt. All was lost now. No hope of getting
the dress; no hope of meeting Tip Harmon IN
some exciting, important way. At this late
date how could she make her battered brain
think of any plan when she had been hurled
and Inundated to the very depths of despond?
There was nothing left for her but to sit in the
background Saturday night and be just an
other girl in that seething sea of admiration
surrounding Tip. Somehow she would go
through the ordeal, in her white chiffon -
with dignity. All she had left now was her
dignity. That she would maintain then and
now, at home and abroad. Especially at home.
The next morning her dignity had attained
such awesome proportions that her parents
did not intrude upon her, but, with an anima-
Evening star., 1940-12-12

John Russell Young. who viii act
as guest speaker. The parade will
disband at Twenty-fifth and Penn
sylvania avenue NV.
Honor guests will be Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent Of the
Metropolitan Police, and Capt
Walter T. Storm, commanding ON
Ger of No. 3 precinct.
Parade Judges are Walter Was
Evening star., 1940-12-12

units competing for cups, will start
at Twenty-second and K streets
NV, going south on Twenty-second
to F. street, east on F to Eighteenth,
north on Eighteenth to Pennsyl-
vania avenue, then west on the
Avenue past the associations man.
moth Christmas tree in the square
at Twenty-first street. There the
tree will be lighted by Commissioner
Evening star., 1940-12-12
YOUNG Democrats Elect

James J. German, 1r, has been
elected president Of the Young
Democratic Club of Arlington
County, Va. Other officers are Rob-
ert Simpson, frst vice president;
Chris Hickman, second vice presi-
dent; Marie Preston, recording Sec
Evening star., 1940-12-12

son, president Of the West End
Citizens Association; Ernest Gers
tenberg, manager Of the Northwest
branch of the Hamilton National
Bank, and Thomas E. Lodge, chair
man Of the District Of Columbia
A. B. G. Board.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
ToIk on Moyon Culture
Slated Tomorrow

Discoveries throwing light on
early Mayan culture In Southern
Mexico will be the subject Of q lee
tyre to members of the National
Geographic Society by Matthew w.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

Stirling at Constitution Hall to-
morrow night.
Mr.. Stirling, who has led the Ma
tional Geographic Society-Smith-
sonian Institution archaeological ex-
pedition to South Mexico during the
past two winters, soon will leave for
. third season In that region. Nat
ural color motion pictures and slides
will be used to illustrate the talk.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

retary; Mildred Boswell, correspond.
ing secretary; Joseph Carr, parlia.
mentarian, and Maynard Carlisle,
sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

Florida has 3.751 miles Of coast
line, more than any other State.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Annual West End Parade
Will Be Held Tomorrow

The second annual parade OF the
West End Businessmen's Association
Vill be held tomorrow night begin
Hing at 7:3O o'clock. The parade,
oomposed of bands and marching
Evening star., 1940-12-12

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round wear. Wear with lining
for cold weother-without for
warmer doys.- Wools and wool
and royons. II to l8.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Children'S Shoes
We're Lending Santa Helping Hand in This Glgonf'c
TOY CLEARANCE
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and flonnsls. For sport and
street wear. Group Of s.. Good
size ronoe.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Carnival at School

A carnival In the Mount Vernon
School, Alexandria, Va, will open
tomorrow at pm.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
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Evening star., 1940-09-17

Clellan, Ala; 37th Division. less 37th
Tank Company, Companies = and
I Of 112th Medical Regiment Of
Ohio, Camp Shelby, Miss; 32d Divi-
ision, less Tank Company, and l07th
Observation Squadron, Michigan
and Ohio, Camp Beauregard, La,
and the 153d Observation Squadron,
Mississippi, Meridian, Miss.
Preparations in Islands.
The 298th and 299th Infantry of
Hawaii will be stationed as directed
by the department commander.
The Puerto Rican Guardsmen
also will be stationed as directed
by the department commander. The
units called include the 295th and
296th Infantry, the headquarters
and headquarters company of the
92d Infantry Brigade, as we'll as the
1st BattalionS of the 253d Coast Ar
tillery, l62d Field Artillery, 20lst
Coast Artillery and 130th Engineers.
The calling of the second National
Guard contigent to service october
Is will bring the number to 96,200
officers and men in service. A
month later, according to present
plans of the War Department, the
first group Of $4,000 conscripts will
be selected. With these the Army
would be strengthened by III, 200
men within the next two months.
Gen. Marshall pointed out that
the schedule of Army expansion will
60 forward as rapidly as possible.
However, he declared this could be
only as rapid as adequate shelter
can be provided.
In turn, the trainees under the
Selective Service Act will be called
out as rapidly as units of the
Regular establishment and National
Guard are prepared to receive them
both from the viewpoint of train
ing and of shelter-the first incre-
ment about the middle of Novem-
ber," Gen. Marshall stated.
Could Only Plan Shelter.
Until funds were provided, he said,
the War Department could only
plan adequate shelter. Now the
problem is the completion of tenn
porary hospitals, sewage and water
systems, buildings and other neces-
stiles of healthful life he said. The
War Department yesterday allotted
more than s25,oO0,oo0 to begin ex-
pansions of these facilities at
Southern camps. Last week other
millions were let in contracts.
For years the National Guard
has been preparing for service in
the event of a great national emer-
gency. Today that emergency is
recognized and the first of these
troops of citizen-soldiers have re-
ported for duty. Their task is
most difficult. They must establish
Evening star., 1940-09-17

This means long hours Of ar
duous work. For the officers and
non-commissioned officers it means
not only hard physical work but
also intensive daily study OF the
manuals covering the latest tech
nique in warfare. 1t is only through
discomforts and fatigue that prog
ress towards the gradual triumph
Of mind and muscles over the soft
ness Of the life to which we have
all become accustomed can be ac-
complished.
Both the troops of the Regular
establishment and those of the Ma
Evening star., 1940-09-17

darkness, as well as in daylight,
amidst incredible confusion. danger,
hardship, and discouragements. 1t
is a team Of paany parts, the de-
cisive element u which remains the
same little-advertised, hard-bitten
foot soldier with his artillery sup
port"
Take Advantage Of Lessons.
The only way we can prepare
ourselves for the future is to get
out in the open, in all kinds of
weather, and take advantage of the
lessons forced on nations who are
less fortunately situated, he de-
clared.
Evening star., 1940-09-17

ence. Also, I fear that We expect
too much of machines.
I'VE fail to realize two things:
First, that the finest plane or tank
or gun In the world Is literally
worthless without technicians train
ed as soldiers, hardened, seasoned,
and highly disciplined to maintain
and operate it: and second, that
success in combat depends primarily
upon the development Of the trained
combat team composed Of all arms.
This battle team is the most diffi-
cult, the most complicated Of all
teams to create, because 1t must
operate on unknown ground, in
Evening star., 1940-09-17

themselves In camp and in the
shortest possible time season and
prepare their small nucleus of men
about 80 per cent OF full strength
to receive and train treble their
numbers" the chief of staff de-
clared.
Makes Finest Soldiers in World.
The chief of staff outlined some Of
the dificulties in mobilization but
added that given time to prepare
himself, the American makes the
finest soldier in the world, and for
the first time in peace we are Begin
ming to prepare against the posi-
bility of war"
Evening star., 1940-09-17

1--WE are starting to train an Army
Of citizen-soldiers which may save
us the tragedy of war" He aug-
mented this with the statement that
"if we are strong enough, democracy,
and our American way Of life will
be the reward"
In naming some Of the problems
faced, he said:
THE time e-consuming process in
manufacturing material planes,
guns, tanks, and other munitions
is partially comprehended. though
impatience and fears are productive
Of demands for miracles to overcome
delays due to past public indiffer-
Evening star., 1940-09-17

tional Guard must absorb in their
tanks the meh of the Selectivs
Service Act and give them their
military training"
Evening star., 1940-09-17

Repairing . Renovizins . Modernizins Homes
The Eberly Plan "Custom
Tailors" Your House
That is what Eberly Plan renovizins
and undermining really does-adapts it
to the present needs of the family and
its social life-putting it on the plane of
present day comforts and conveniences.
The answer doesn't have to be NEW
house-for The Eberly Plan can make
the present one new HOME, in very
literal sense.
You will be surprised what can be
done, and done economically, under
The Eberly Plan-for our supervisors
will plan, and our craftsmen do ALL
the work-which means only ONE
modest overhead profit and ONE
ponsibility-OURS.
Let us put your home in shape for the
winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
PLEASURE BEACH
OFFERS CONCERTS
Summer Series Start Mon.
day Featuring Gabor
Rejto, ViolOnceIlist

One OF the finest artists In the
present summer series OF concerts
ut Pleasure Beach Ballroom In
Bridgeport will be heard next Mon
day evening, July !, when dabor
Rejto, young violoncellist, is TO be
guest artist with the Bridgeport
WpA Symphony Orchestra. Mr.,
Rejto WAS born In Budapes, Hun
gary, In 1915. After his studies In
high school he became o pupil OF
the Royal Hungarian Academy Of
Music In Budapest, where he re"
ceiyed his Artists Diploma In 1895
o. one OF the best pupils.
Mr.. Rejto has been heard In SOLE
work In England, France, Holland
Sweden, Poland, Italy, Austria
Switzerland, Hungary, and Spain. IN
has also broadcast from the British
BroadcaSting System, as well as tht
Netherlands, italian and other Ei'
ropean radio companies. He was SOL
DIST with tho Warsaw Philharmonic
Orchestra, Rome Philharmonic Or
cheBtra, Amsterdam Symphony Or
chcstra. Since living In hte Unitee
States, he has been concentrating n
the East, and has been heard over
several OF the major brodaca8tina
companies OF America.
Az Mondays concert he will play
the Concerto In u Flat Major, by
Boccherini, one OF the most diff
cult compositions In America.
Prank Foti will again conduct
the Symphony Orchestra In o pro-
gram OF eight" numbers. This
will BIO the fourth OF the Monday
night concerts at Pleasure Beach
Ballroom, where the concerts arc
attracting large and responsive
audiences each week.
The program for Monday night
will DO as follows:
Hungarian March (Rakoczy 80.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Berllc2
Overture to the Merry Wives Of
Windsor
ValBe TriBtc ..,,..,,,,.., Sibclluh
Suite from Peer dynt, 0reig, with
movements aB follows: Morning
Mood, Anitra's Dance. In the
Hail OF the Mountain King
Concerto In i Flat, Boccherini,
with movements as follows:
Allegro moderate, Adagio, Rondo
(dabor ReJto)
March scherZo fro symphony No
0, .,,,,,.,,,... TBchaikoWsky
Donkey Serenade, ..,..,.., Friml
Artists Live WaltzeS, 80. Strauss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
FISCHER-DOBBINS
NUPTIALS TODAY
Local Girl Marries Milford
Man-Daughters Of lisa.
bella Meet Monday
LITCHFIELD

LitchficId, June 2D--T'he marriage
OF Miss Jane Dobbins, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gerry Dobblns
OF LitchfieId 10 william John Fis-
cher, Jr., son OF DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Fischer OF Milford will take
place at the brides home this af-
ternoon Mt four O'Clock, Miss Durin-
da Dobbins, sister OF the bride, will
be made of honor. The bridesmaids
will be Miss Jean Lancaster OF
Litchfield and Mrs. Frederic Tai
madge Day OF Pennington. Ralph
McMaster 0reelee OF New York
will be best man. John Gerry Can
nor OF New York and the brides
brothers, John Richard Dobbins OF
Cincinnati. David Gerry DobbinS OF
New York and william David Dob
bins OF Litchfieid, will be ushers.
ct. Anthony's Circle, Daughters OF
Isabella, will meet In st. Anthony'a
Church hall Monday at Q p. m. The
meeting will be an important one
and all members are requested u
attend. The refreshment committee
viii consist Of Mrs. Alex Derouln
chairman, Mrs Daniel Burns, Mrs
Joseph Concannon, Mrs. Kenneth
Driscoll, Mrs Martin Capello and
MRS. Andrew Fiolek.