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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

al PaGorborn. ii was said.
Barge concentrations were bomb
rl IT Armentieres. France; air
G,omrS We're attacked at Lizieux
ana FyeYcauX in northern France
and Nordeney and Dekooy in Ger
many.
Aircraft parks and freight yards
wcrc bombed and set afire at
padcvhoYn and Osnabruck. Ger
many: Il munitions factory was
bombed At Dortmmd, in industrial
RUIN area. and warehouses were
bombed at WillemSoord Holland.
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Regional Farm
Bureau Meets

Region Nc. | farm bureau 0lrtC-
tors Will meet in Los Angeles on Al
gust 10 fer tn" regular QuaH1"rly
meeting. according to c o Hocbcr,
OF Cahpatria, rcGional director.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
ON EAST SIDE

Fire Monday destroyed a house
owned by John Fair at First and
Len Rey streets. according to Fir"
Chief Corn Reed. Occupants of the
house were uninjured. Damage was
not estimated.
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Church of Our Lady Of The Angels
Sunday, Low Mass at 500 o'clock.
High Mass at 1000 o'clock.
Rev. John Bettendorf.
st. Paul's Church
Sunday, Low Masses at $50 and
500 a. m. High Mass at 1000 a. m.
Msgr. A. Plachta, Pastor.
Seventh-Day Adventist
Sabbath school at 1000 a. m.
Services Ills a. m. every Saturday.
Everybody welcome at all services.
st. Paul's Lutheran Church, Unity
German service 500 p. m. Young
peoples meeting after the service.
A. G. Kratzke, Pastor.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Grove Lake
Divine service 900 a. m. The
service will be conducted by Rev.
Zuberbier. Sunday school 1000 u.
m. No service August II.
A. G. Kratzke, Pastor.
Congregational Church
Rev. Thorley Johnson, Minister
The Congregational Church will
have a service of worship this next
Sunday, August 4th, at 900 a. m.
You are cordially invited to attend.
Services will be discontinued dur
ing the remainder of August and
the first Sunday of September and
will be resumed on Sunday, Sep
TENDER 8, at HOO a. m.
Zion Lutheran Church
900 Am. Divine Service. 1000 A.
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Pleasant VaIley-Kandota

Miss Helen Tillman, Of Melrose,
called on her cousin, Mrs. Reubin
Eckberg, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Beck and
son, and Arthur Graham were Sun
day visitors at the Charley Ken
nedy home. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lynch were
Sunday supper guests at Hubert
Schieffer's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lying and
daughter, Gladys, left for Laporte
the forepart of the week, where
they are spending a weeks vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Weber and
family visited at the home Of their
daughter, Mrs. Reubin Eckberg,
Sunday, to make acquaintance with
the new daughter who arrived at
the Eckberg home Wednesday eve
ming, July oath. The little Miss
has been christened Donna Mae.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Schieffer
and Albert Schieffer visited Hubert
Schieffer's Friday evening. "' 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnson
were visitors at the Simon Holmes
home Sunday evening.
A heavy rain fell in this vicinity
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BQA{RssMw
By Bernice FInneSon
STAIN CAR OF ALL THE
RUSSIANS
BY Eugene Lyons


With his sudden descent on to
Eastern Europe, Stain has changed
from remote enigma to a threat
ening force to be reckoned with
in every corner of the world. A
man of mystery because inscruta-
bility best suited his policy, Stain
is known to almost no one. Eu-
gene Lyons is one Of the few writ
ers qualified to paint the lurid por-
trait of this modern GEAR" Six
years of reporting in Russia for
the United Press make his words
ring with the authority of an eye
witness. Writing in colorful and
convincing prose, Mr.. Lyons shows
how Stain nursed his hatreds thru
the early days Of the growth of
Bolshevism until he was able to
enjoy his revenge. The dramatic
account of the revolution and of
Stains slow seizure of power, of
his Vaccinations against Trotsky,
and of the way he reduced to serf-
dom the workers and peasants OF
Russia will give the reader insight
into the apparent paradoxes of Stall
mist Russia today. The book is
brought up to date by the authors
decision of Stains ambitions on
the Baltic. Describing Stain as a
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M. Sunday school, Bible classes.
HOO A. M. Divine Service.
y. F. Schumacher, Pastor
Lutheran Church of the MICA.
Carmen p. Thronson, Pastor
Sunday school each Sunday 1890
a. M, with Bible class; Mrs. c.
Torkelson superintendent.
Services Sunday, August 4th, at
Little Sank Lutheran Church
Carmen p. Thronson, Pastor
Sunday school each Sunday 1000
a. m. Emma Void, superintendent.
Services Sunday, August 18th, at
Hoo a. m.
Episcopal Church
Sunday, August 4th: Holy Com
munion at 500 a. m.
Rev. r. M. Harris, Rector.
Elm and Bethel Churches
e. o. Hagen, Pastor
Saturday, August 3rd, 1000 a. m,
confirmation class meet.
1000 a m. English service at
Bethel, followed by Sunday school.
1880 a. m. Elm Sunday school.
Bible classes. 1890 a. m. English
service at Elm.
Methodist Church
800 a. m. Sunday school. 1000
a. m. worship.
M. L. Brann, Pastor.
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MOVIE NEWS
Previews of Features
At Both Theatres .
MAIN STREET THEATRE

MAIN STREET THEATRE
Carole Lands, who made her
bow under the Hal Roach banner
as a prehistoric debutante, is CO.
starred with handsome John Hub
bard in Roach's new streamlined
comedy, "Turnabout," filmed from
the Thorne Smith novel and slat-
ed for it's showing at the Main
Street Theatre Sunday and Mon
day, through United Artists release
Miss Lands and Hubbard are sup
ported by an impressive cast of
players which includes Adolphe
Menjou, William Gargen, Verree
Teasdale, Mary Astor, Donald
Meek and Margaret Roach.
"Turnabout" was directed by Hal
Roach personally and it's hilarious
plot concerns the high jinks pro-
duced when Miss Lands as Mrs
Willows and Hubbard as her hus.
band exchange sexes. The svelte
shapely Miss lands steps into hel
husbands oversize shoes and ex.
periments with the problems faced
by the male portion of humanity
Six-foot, broad-shouldered Hubbard
becomes a fashionable society
matron and flutters about at cock.
tail parties while his wife wears
the pants-literally
After our heroine and hero, ex-
change places and sexes in Turn.
about" confusion and chaos ensue
Hubbard's partners in the film
Adolphe Menjou and William Gar.
gan, cannot understand the sudden
feminity Of their associate who
manages to cause all sorts Of dam,
age to the prestige Of the firm and
to lose it most of its valuable eli.
centele. Back home, the same sort
Of thing happens for the somewhat
notwithstanding lady of the house
is hardly proficient with the serv.
ants and no match for the correct
social life.
How the story winds up provides
the picture with a surprise-filled
climax full of unexpected happen.
ings and laugh-filled incidents. Fol
the filming of the special sequences
in "Turnabout," a very different
technique was developed and only
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PAGE FIVE

Sunday forenoon, in some parts ac-
companied by wind and some hail.
No serious damage has been re-
ported to this correspondent.
Mrs. Chas. Kennedy was visit
or at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Kenneth Beck, Thursday.
Mrs. Jonas Eckberg, Mrs. Carl
Eckberg and Gladys Fossen called
on Mrs. Albert Eckberg, Monday.
Mrs. John Kortan and children
called at Reubin Eckberg's Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Christie called at the
Chas. Michels home Monday after
noon.
Oscar Johnson and Mable Hedge
land visited at the home of the
lady's mother, in st. Cloud, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Emmick and
baby, Garry, were dinner guests at
Simon Holmes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rasmussen
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. OF
to Anderson and children and Ray
Kircher were visitors at Martin
Johnson's Sunday evening.
Mrs. AL Bohn returned from
Grace City, North Dakota, last Fri
day after three weeks spent at the
Leroy Topp home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schumann and
children were Sank Centre vicinity
visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Ella Christie called on Mrs.
Leo Miller Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Weir and sons
were callers at Otto Blanks Sun
day.
Joe Day, of Detroit Lakes, spent
the weekend at the home Of Mrs.
Rose George and children.
Ira and Bertha Quistorff were
visitors at the Jesse Weir home
Sunday evening. .... .r
Arlyce Dooner returned to- her
/ home at Lamberton after spending
several weeks at the home Of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Blank. ." >..,,) \
Gerald Kennedy called on Albin
Anderson Sunday. Fog i. ..;,gl,
Bernadine Lynch is spending a
few days at the Hubert Schieffer
home. ...r..i,~t
Mrs. Peter Erickson called at the
Jesse Weir home Monday after
noon. :..-..srs:l
Mrs. Rose George received word
her daughter, Mrs. Richard Young,
is i'll in the st. Barnabas hospital.
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That afternoon she was the young
hostess to a group Of twelve who
enjoyed the afternoon and lunch at
her home.
Guests At Lake Home
Mrs. A. F. Moynihan and her
granddaughter, Dona Moynihan,
were guests at the Birch Lake cot
tage home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Lambert Tuesday afternoon. A
group of ladies, among which were
four of Mrs. Moynihan's classmates,
made up the guests. Mr.. Lambert
is professor at the University of
Minnesota.
A.O.U.W. Picnic Sunday
The annual picnic for the adult
lodge Of the A.O.U.W. will be held
in the city park Sunday, August
18th, it was announced this week.
Picnic dinner Is to be held at 1900
o'clock. Members of the Long
Prairie lodge in addition to Calix
Bauer, st. Cloud district manager,
and his family, have been invited
to attend.
Attends Club Meeting
Mrs. Jos. Robinson, Of this city,
was a guest at 100 o'clock lunch
con last Friday afternoon when a
Bertha women's club met at the
home Of Mrs. l. r. Hansen in APP
pleton. Mrs. Robinson accompan-
led the Bertha group when they
stopped here enroute. Mrs. Hansen
is former resident Of Bertha.
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Metre Grove

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reiland
of Greenwald, spent Thursday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Welles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutch Huisman
and family were visitors at the
Ben Kamphake home Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Meyer are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
boy born to them on Thursday
July Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Haskamp were
Sank Centre business callers on
Thursday.
Mrs. Rose Meyer and daughter
Alma, were st. Cloud callers on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ben Kamphake and son, Ed
and daughter, Annamarie, and Mrs
Jos Lindner and daughters and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Haskamp were visit.
ors at the Hy Haskamp home al
Sank Centre Thursday.
George Klaphake was Sank
Centre caller Thursday.
Mrs. Sylvester Botz and daugh.
tiers, of Greenwald, spent Wednes
day evening with Mrs. Rose
Meyers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Botz, Of
Melrose were visitors at the Mike
Schmiesing home Wednesday eve
ming.
Threshing is being done in this
vicinity and a good run Is reported
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spaeth ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Zech spent
Sunday visiting friends and rela
tives at Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Vornbrock anG
family were visitors at the Johr
Meyer home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Spaeth ant
daughter, Lorraine, Of Melrose
spent Sunday with Mrs. Katherine
Spaeth.
Monica Woeste, of Melrose, spent
Sunday with home folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Marthalel
and family were visitors at thu
John Meyer home on Sunday eve
ming.
Hubert Worms, of New Munich
was a caller here on Monday.
Jos Lindner was a business call
err at the Theo. Kortenbush home
on Monday.
Caroline Marthaler, of Fairmont
is spending her vacation with hel
father, Frank Marthaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schneider
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. ant
Mrs. John Movers.
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way 1t was employed during pro-
duction.

the versatile camera knows the
way 1t was employed during pro-
duction.
OXFORD THEATRE
There will be thrills and excite
ment a-plenty at the Oxford
Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tues
day, when the stirring Warner
Bros film, Virginia City," makes
it's local debut. The picture CO.
stars Enrol Flynn and Marian
Hopkins as two people whose con-
flicting missions take them on a
hazardous journey across the
Painted Desert.
Enrol Flynn as a tough, two-fist-
ed adventurer is said to have sur
passed even his success in Dodge
City," and a new, vivid Miriam
Hopkins is revealed in the part of
dancing, fighting spitfire.
Virginia City" is an intriguing
story of gold-smuggling during the
final stages of the Civil War. Err
rol Flynn, a Union Intelligence Of
ficer, escapes from Confederate
prison and learns of a conspiracy
to smuggle five million dollars
worth of gold out of Virginia City
to aid the South, but he doesn't
realize that Miriam Hopkins, with
whom he is deeply in love, is one
Of the conspirators. The situation
becomes even more exciting when
Humphrey BSeart, as a notorious
bandit, attacks the Union Garrison
outside Of Virginia City and the
gold caravan starts it's mad dash
during the raid.
Humphrey Bogart, Frank Nc
Hugh, Alan Hale and Quinn "Bie
Boy" Williams all give excellent
performances in the supporting
roles. The original screen story
was written by Robert Buckner and
directed by that popular director
Of many impressive films-MichaeI
Curtiz.
VAUDEVILLE
Gene Rurval and the Rio Grande
Rangers will be on the Oxford
stage ain person" next Wednesday
and Thursday, August 7-8. Their
act consists of music, singing
dancing, fancy roping and shoot
ing.
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Wrust, Of st. Paul, visited Sunday
and Monday at the home of Mrs.
Tillie Ritter.
Mrs. j. G. Mattheison and Doro-
thy spent Wednesday evening at
VIM. Gritzmacher's.
The young people of st. Paurs
Lutheran church enjoyed a picnic
dinner at Sibley park Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Essler and
children, Mrs. Joe Rouslang and
sons, Arnold and Walfred, and Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Gruber spent
Thursday at Hubert Rouslang's.
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi

terrible triumph Of mediocrity,"
Mr.. Lyons study will bring readers
a timely understanding of the
most powerful man in the world
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terrible triumph Of mediocrity,"
Mr.. Lyons study will bring readers
a timely understanding of the
most powerful man in the world
today.
COLLECTED POEMS
BY Mark Van Doren
This is the first collected edition
Of Mark Van Dozens poems. A
number Of them are available in
contemporary American and Brit
ish anthologies, but four Of the six
volumes reprinted here have for
some time been out of print, and
the present collection meets a de-
mand for Mr.. Van Doren's whole
work in it's best form. Since 1924,
when Spring Thunder and Other
Poems" appeared, his work has
steadily widened it's public and in
creasingly attracted critical atten-
ton. Howard Baker, writing Of it
in the Southern Review in 1885,"
concluded that Mark Van Dosen,
Of living poets, is undoubtedly the
one who is most representative of
his nation and his times" And a
growing audience has become
aware Of the many?-sided treat
ment in poems of great formal dis
F., tinction, which Mr.. Van Doren has
given to human experience, Amer
lean or otherwise.
The two long poems republished
here, Jonathan Gentry and "A
Winter Diary" are specifically
American in their subject matter
And a section containing twenty
one new poems under the title
Americas Mythology" explores the
field Of native folkways in the
light Of a belief that our only gods
are the principles which dictate
our traditional behavior. But many
other poems by Mr.. Van Dosen
touch the life Of his country close
ly-sometimes with irony, some.
times quite simply, yet always with
IAN atmosphere" as T. s. Elliott
said in his review Of Mr.. Van Dor.
ems first volume, "like the clear
sharp air Of mon pays" At the
same time Mr.. Van Doren's final
view is Of mans world wherever
it exists, and his account Of that
world has not been limited by his
love Of American life.
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CARD OF THANKS

Words cannot express our graft
tude to friends, neighbors and rela.
tives for the many acts Of kindness
extended to us during the illness
and following the death of our
dearly beloved mother, Mrs. Alex
Bromenshenkel, but we wish to ex-
tend our sincere thanks to all who
so kindly and willingly gave aid,
offered their services and SYM
pathy in our hour of bereavement.
We offer our appreciation for the
beautiful flowers and spiritual bou-
ouets, and especially do we wish to
thank those who helped at the
home.
adv pd Alex Bromenshenkel
and children
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&D.SOCIETY

Executive Club Meeting
A meeting Of the Executive club
of the Degree Of Honor will be held
at the home of Mrs. Leon Veeder
next Wednesday evening, August Z.
Members kindly note change in
time.
Entertained Ladies' Aid Group
A group Of members of the Zion
Lutheran Ladies Aid were enter
tanned last Friday afternoon by
Mrs. Carl Schwanke at her home
at West Union. Mrs. Jos. Ziegler is
the leader of this group.
Family Reunion
Mrs. j. A. Lockead, at her home
at $50 Birch Street, was host to
a reunion of relatives, who arrived
in Sank Centre on Monday, July
%. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. e. Malven, Of Shreve-
port, La; Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Lock-
cad, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs.
Godfrey Anderson, Sank Centre;
Mrs. J. w. Biscoe, Mrs. Will Siscoe
and Mrs. Lee Crippen, all of Cot
tage Grove, Minnesota. Those from
Sank Centre were Mrs. D. b.
Caughren, Mrs. Harry Hamilton
and three great-grandsons, John
and James Anderson, and David
Caughren Hamilton. Mrs. Lockead
has been a resident Of Sank Centre
since 1874.
Announce Engagement
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Connolly an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Esther Connolly, to
George Stutzmani, Of st. Paul. The
marriage will take place on Aug
ust 18th.
Entertain Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Higbie en-
tertained the following relatives as
guests over the weekend: Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Garrison and children
and Harry Garrison, Of Barnes
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hedglin
and children and Reuben Grande,
of Puposky, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hedglin and baby and Harry Hedg-
lin, Of Sank Centre. Grandson Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Higbie, Bobby Gar
-rison, celebrated his second birth
day anniversary on the day the
group gathered, Sunday, July 28th.
Entertain At Afternoon
The home of Mrs. M. j. Fleming
was the scene Of gathering last
Thursday afternoon when about
fifteen friends and neighbors met
to greet Mrs. w. H. Rattle, now
Of Waverly, Iowa, but long time
resident Of this city. The after
noon was spent in visiting and at
five o'clock a delicious supper was
served. Out-of-town guests present
were: Mrs. Henry Pape, Of Waiver
ly, Iowa, Mrs. Marie Kleinfehn and
Mrs. Clarence Selensky, Of West
Union.
Married In Wisconsin,
Lambert G. Baumgartner, FORM
.erly athletic coach Of the Melrose
High School, was united in mar
riage to Miss Katherine Casanova
at st. Patrick's Catholic Church,
Hudson, Wisconsin, on Monday,
July %. Mr.. Baumgartner, now
superintendent Of the Rosemount,
Minnesota, schools served for nine
years as principal, coach and
science teacher in Melrose. He was
well known in Sank Centre.
H0nOrs Guest At
Luncheon Yesterday
Mrs. Walter Gritzmacher enter
tanned at two tables of bridge at
a 1:3O o'clock luncheon yesterday
afternoon, Wednesday, at Chicks
east Of this city. The affair hon
ored her guest and sister-in-law,
Mrs. Leon Dahlem. here on a visit
from her home in Detroit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gritzmacher expect Mr.. Dab
lem to join them here this weekend.
Birthday Party
Marilyn, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Lovik, celebrated her
sixth birthday anniversary Monday.
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BIRTHS.

BIRTHS
July PA girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben Eckberg at their
home last week Wednesday. Both
mother and daughter are doing
nicely now. The little girl is to be
named Dona Mae.
July 23-A daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Claude.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Erickson, of Willmar, July
10Th, it has been announced to
friends in this city. The young lad
is to be named Roger Alden. Mr..
and Mrs. Erickson are former resi-
dents of this city.
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ZION Lutn6fan CnurCu
900 Am. Divine Service. 1000 A
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Getty Grove

Mr.. and Mr.. VIM. Gritzmacher
visited Sunday evening at Frank
Minette's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leanard Gruber,
Alloys Rousslange, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bieringer and children
spent Wednesday evening at HUI
bert Rouslange's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Langenber-
ger and Kenneth and Donald
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FILED IN TODD COUNTY

A. H. Hendrickson, pioneer of
the Kandota Township community,
has filed as a candidate for the
office of representative from Todd
County. Mr.. Hendrickson announc-
ed his filing in the Herald office
Wednesday morning. At the same
time he announced the completion
of a new Todd County plat book,
which was compiled by himself and
Edwin Nystab.' These platt books
may be obtained at the Mart Gro
Gerry, in Sank Centre, at $185 pei
book.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
CROSS ACCEPTS
 RESPONSIBILITY
Former Governor PrO= claims Liability for His
 Past Administration

Hartford, Conn, March 1.-UP) Speaking at reunion of mem- bers of the 1887 and 1889 legislatures last night, former Democratic Gov. Wilbur L. Cross said he assumed responsibility for everything that happened during his administration except the 1888 hurricane.
 God took matters into his own hands then, and he is responsible, " he said.
 Dr. Cross, considered as a poSsi- ble candidate in the gubernatorial election in November, described the re organization of the state govern ment, approved by the 1887 general assembly, as "a wonderful piece of legislation" AS result of the reor- ganization, he said, he was able to make good his promise to balance the general budget during the first year of that biennium.
 He considered the municipal audit law of the 1889 session, compelling an annual examination of all city and town accounts, as "a damned good thing" and, as for the institu- tion of the merit system in state government. he facetiously observed:
 "ConfuciouS say one job in hand is worth two in the bush."
 Representatives John Thoms and Hugo Guastaferri, of Waterbury, were present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
COMP ANIONS PLAN
 EVENT SATURDAY
Italian Circle to Initiate Class at Anniversary
 Party at Elton

The Daughters of Italy Circle No. 1903, Companions of the Forest of America, will celebrate Its 30th an- nlversary tomorrow evening at the Hotel Elton.
 The Alma Claire Clark Degree team will take charge of a class initiation of new candidates. The team is composed of Captain Miss s. Dolores Paoloni and the follow ing girls: Dina Plano. Bertha Pa- oioni, Elizabeth Colitti, Louise Mazzaferro. Rae Bisconit, Angelinc Gemino, Mary Gician, Della Vanni I2zora Tamburini, Mrion Bartolini sRena Vanni, Josephine V. Aquarelli Lena M. Vendetti, Carmella Pe- tricone, Anna DiSantis and Lena Ba- rone. After the class initiation the team will perform drill work
 Invited guests will be represented .som different Circles of the Con- panions of the Forest of America from Connecticut and New York Supreme Chief Comp. Mrs. Bertha Crittenden and Supreme Financial Secretary Mrs. Alma Claire Clark of New York city will be present.
 The committee in charge of ar- engagements consists of the following Companions: Mrs. Joseph Lombard Miss Carmella Petricone, Mrs Louise Laccaro, Mrs. Lena Ruggiero Mrs. Evelyn Cerullo, Mrs Lucy Pa riziale. Mrs. Eleanor Carsolla, and Miss Louise .Mazzaferro.
 An entertainment program will fol- low.