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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Out-Of- Town Visitors
 Throng Exhibit Here
World Famous Masterpieces in Harris Whittemore Collection Showing at Mattatuck Historical Society

The widespread interest in such world famous masterpieces as Whistler'S White Girl" and Rem oir's Girl With Cat" and many others included in the present exhi- bition for the benefit of the Red Cross at the Mattatuck Historical Society is attracting record breaking attendance in the gallery. This col lection was started by the late Har- ris Whittemore in the early 1890'S and added to from time to time up to his death in 1927. It includes only paintings which appealed to his own artistic and aesthetic sense of beau ty, and earned for him in art cir cles of the world reputation as connoisseur and collector of unusual merit and discrimination. It is known as the Harris Whittemore Collection.
 Out-of- Town Visitors
 Tn addition to the large number of local people who saw the ex- hibition during its first week col lectors and others from various parts of New England have added enormously to the number of visitors. Among these J. Franklin Yelling ton, collector from Boston, men tioned at the time of his visit that while he had never visited the Whit temore house in Naugatuck he has followed the Whistler's White Girl" through many exhibitions in widely scattered parts of the coun- try. He mentions that he saw it first at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1910. T under stand" he said, that shortly after this time this magnificent and, I think, most important of all Whist lers was purchased by MT. White more and was not available for in- spection for many years" He men, tions that he saw it again at an exhibition in New York at the Knoele Gallery in 1881 and at the Museum of Modern Art in 1882.
 Visits Cleveland
 Naturally" he says T spend much time enjoying it during the time it was on view at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 1884 and following this I made special trip to Cleveland to see it at the CleVe- land Museum of Art in 1936.' MT. Wellington mentioned that he had not been informed of the exhibition in Naugatuck when this and other Whistler pictures were on view at the Futile House in 1888 but that he was much gratif1ed at having been able to see it at the Museum of Modern Art in 1889 and 1940. Whis- ties White Girl" has been called one of the most travelled of Whis- tiers paintings. Before it was pur- chased by MT. Whittemore 1t was on exhibition in London in 1862, in Paris in 1863, it was included in the International Exhibition in Paris in 1867 and in the International Exhibition in London in 1872.
 Other visitors recalled the excit- ing history of Girl With Cat" by Renoir. This magnificent canvas was painted about 1880 and when it was sent by the artist to be fram- ed it was stolen from the framer's shop. The picture was completely lost until about 1900 when it appear ed in the well known Giovanell1 collection in Paris. It was said that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Watches Poor Wthstand War Without Fear

morning, their pitifully few posses sions destroyed in seconds after a lifetime of struggle.
 He has watched them bear these burdens and thousand other mis- cries with a complacency born of a faith that a better world will result
 Today, Father Grosser has an un- limited belief that, although these people are tired-very tired-they can stand anything and keep going
 "But heaven help the man whc lets them down." says Father Gros- ser.
 A Game They Play
 They will take most anything now they are tolerating abject shelter conditions because courage and a hope for the future drives them on
 It is this quality of silent courage as much as faith that counts, says Father Grosser. Why, even the chill dren have courage, though maybe little too much.
 They've got game they play every night when there's an air raid on It's called Bomb Hunting, and the boys who play it are called Bomb Squad babies.
 All under IT, they lounge in the shadow of the railway arches and when they see a load of incendiaries come floating down they will race through the streets trying to beat the flame bombs to the spot. They're usually the first to arrive and often when the fire brigade shows up every fire is out. One night recently they put out IS small fires before they could spread.
 There's champ. He's called Pat Maxim, and during the hours when he is not clerking in a grocery store he is helping Father Grosser carry tea to the women lined up waiting for the shelters to open at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Smoke was rolling up from a dock when Pat Maxim joined 8 policeman running toward the flames. Some munitions were stored in that ware
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

Torrington, Jan. 14.-The Tor rington Council of Churches on Monday sent a letter to President Roosevelt protesting that alcoholic beverages in the form of beer are being served as part of their rations to conscripts in military camps"
 But army officers questioned about the letter were quick to as- Sert that Uncle Sam, unfortunate ly," never bought a beer for any soldier.
 Members of the church group said they based their protest on two newspaper accounts describing meals at which beer had been served in military camp.
 One was letter from Nicholas Koltko of Torrington, who is serv- ing his one-year term at Fort Dew ems, reporting that on January 8 bottle of beer had been served to each man and he said "it hit the spot" The letter was printed in the Torrington Register, the min isters said.
 The other was photograph in the Providence Journal showing draftees sitting around a dinner ta- ble at camp in Virginia, with bot ties of beer in front of each place.
 The explanation of officers for the beer with meals was that someone bought the entire unit enough beer army, itself, they said, would never for everybody to have drink. The spend money on such luxuries.
 Beer, but nothing stronger, is sold in canteens at army posts, the officers said, but on a strictly cash and carry basis. It must be con- sumed at the canteen, they report ed, and there are severe penalties for. drunkenness. If you ever see soldier drinking beer" an officer said, "he bought it himself or one of his friends bought it for him."
 But the ministers had been in- formed differently, and they asked that President Roosevelt take the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
PRESIDENTS BALL
 COMMITTEE MEETS
Roger Walsh Named Chair man of Ticket Group;
 Proceeds Shared

Roger Walsh was named chair man of the ticket committee for the Presidents Birthday Ball at a meeting last night at The Elton. Attorney Francis Mcdonald, general chairman of the annual celebration, presided. County Chairman Carl w. Taylor of New Haven was a guest.
 The ball will be held at Hamilton park pavilion January 30 for the benefit of the Fight Infantile Para lysis" campaign. Half the proceeds will go to the national fund and the other half will be used in this city.
 Among those present last night were Thomas P. Cassidy, advisory chairman; Postmaster Charles Babin, Eugene T. Oviatt, Charles w. Melville, Albert Ahern, Joseph Kenney, William c. Brennan, Mau- rice Casey, George McDutf and Frank x. Keefe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14

for some time after its rediscovery Renoir did not recognize it but on careful examination was sure that it was his work and signed it. The model was Madam Renoir.
 Committee
 The exhibition which was ar- ranged by the Mattatuck Historical Society's committee on Special Ex- hibits will be view to and includ- ing Sunday, January 18th. The gall lery is open On Sunday and Mon day from 200 to 500 D. m. and other days from 1000 a. m. to 500 p. m.
 The Mattatuck's committee on Special Exhibits consists of the following persons:
 Chairman, Mrs. Ethel Chase Huri- but; Leo J. Curley, Miss Margery K. Hayden, Frederick w. Holcomb Edward J. Balthazar, Miles "A. Mar tin, Mrs. Leavenworth P. Sperry Mrs. Elton s. Wayland, Mrs. Glenn H. Wayne, Edward H. Davis, Thomas H. Davis, Thomas J. Condon, Mrs Lucian Derouin and Mrs. William w. Brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
KIMBALL RESUMES
 WAR TALKS AT Y
Lawyer Claims Uncle Sam
 Getting Blood Money" From Japanese

Declaring that this country is re- ceiving blood money from Japan, for invading China, Atty. Chase Kimball, speaking last night at the Y. M. c. A. lobby forum in the sec ond of three talks on World at War" said we have been shipping goods to Japan, although in de- creasing amounts, yet the supplies are of a considerable nature.
 President Roosevelt, declared the speaker, has given the power to re- strict certain materials from ship ment to Japan, by a bill fostered by Waterbury's Congressman J. Jo- seph Smith, but he has not used this power as much as he should, al- though his use of it is increasing.
 It is quite possible, continued Att torney Kimball, that if we go to war with Japan, we may find Japanese battleships are made from scrap metal bought in this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
PASTORS PLEASED
 WITH 40 INCOMES
New Britain Catholic Churches Show Better
 Balances

New Britain, Jan. 13-The oldest and the youngest Roman Catholic churches in the city gave annual re- ports to their parishioners Sunday and both reported good or satisfac- tory years with prospects that 1941 may be a still better year than 1940
 The oldest church, St. Mary's, at one time or another sheltered the founders of all but one or two of the other churches of this faith in the city. Through the long years of changing conditions it has now and then seen a new offspring start on it's religious and financial way, giv- ing each blessing, as it were, but constantly remaining firm and strong itself, strong in attendance in management, in holdings and in income.
 Rt. Rev. Msg. Matthew J. Tray nor, formerly of Waterbury, mount ed the pulpit at each mass Sunday to "give an account of stewardship as he phrased it and all who lis- tened found it a good account marked by the conservatism fol which he has been noted through the many years he has been head of this church.
 The same upturn that has been in effect in the economic world out side has been reflected in the church budgeting, he related, and the par ish comes through the year with a balance somewhat better than that of a year ago. Total income from all sources was about $62,000, he re- lated, and the annual collection this year was slightly better than a year ago also. He ran through the long list of items of expenditure, com menting now and then as when he said that light was big item and that fuel also was a large item.
 At St. Anne's church, most recent offspring of St. Mary's, Rev. John B. Malley, pastor, read the annual report which showed income here also little better than a year ago All bills during the year were met some reduction of the debt of the new church was accomplished, in terest on the debt paid and small balance of income over outgo main tained.
 The annual report for St. Peters church was also given Sunday, be- ing read by the pastor, Rev. Joseph P. Rewinkle. It showed the annual income to have amounted to ap- proximately $15,00O and a net bal ance for the year after a sizeable reduction of the debt and payments for interest and running expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
CATHOLIC WOMEN
 PLAN BREAKFAST
Rev. John Kennedy of Catholic Transcript at
 Elton Sunday

Rev. John s. Kennedy, associate editor of the Catholic Transcript, writer of the column, "The Sitting Floor" in that publication, and noted speaker throughout the state, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting and Communion for Peace breakfast Sunday morning, January '19, sponsored by the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women. Holy Communion will be received at the o'clock mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception followed by breakfast at the Hotel Elton at g o'clock. Members of the council and Catholic women of the city are in vited to attend, and those planning to do so are requested to call for tickets at the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service, 56 Church street by Thursday of this week.
 Mrs. George f. Goggin, chairman of the council, will preside at the meeting and Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, diocesan director, will give the ad- dress of welcome. A business meet ing and election of officers will take place. Those planning to attend the breakfast are asked to meet in the lower church at 7:45. Father Ken nedy, who has spoken or various oc- casions in this city, is well known as one of the outstanding speakers in the state. He is well versed in the current topics of the dya and his discussions of world affairs are sound. He is also a literary critic of note, his book reviews appearing in his Transcript column. At the pres ent time he is conducting a book forum weekly in Hartford at which he discusses the leading books of the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
BY PAUL MANNING iNEA Service Staff Correspondent

London, Jan. 14-Father Grosser is the padre of East End London. The night the blitz struck that i'm poverished area he closed his church donned tin hat and took faith and food to his beleaguered flock.
 He learned a lot about his people, who are among the poorest of the poor. For he huddled with them through nights of terror under drip ping arches dimly lit by hurricane lamps. He marched with them out of flooded underground shelters, where the beds and hoorboards were floating around in some eight feet of water. He stared with them when they dunlbly surveyed the ruins of their wrecked homes the following
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Mrs. Helen Geary
 Arrested Monday


 Hartford, Jan. 14-Mrs. Helen Geary, 25, of. Naugatuck was arrested Monday by Detective Sergeant Philip H. Dooley and Detective Fred J. Seraphim on a charge of obtaining goods un-- der false pretenses.
 It is charged that the woman on December 9 opened charge account in a local store in the name of a friend, Mrs. Paul Buckmiller of NaugatUck, and charged $59.9O worth of goods. A few days later, she gave birth to a baby in a New London hos pitaL police said. The woman said the need for clothing prompted her act, police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Chiropractors Hear.
 Stratford Editor

Dr. E. J. Kuchle, chairman of the finance committee and a member of the board of directors of the State Association of Chiropractors, represented Waterbury at the Con- necticut ChiropractorS Association meeting Sunday at Hotel Roger Smith in Stamford.
 The principal speaker was Alfred OBrien, editor of the Stratford News, who chose as his subject, Publicity for Health"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
SECURITY!

.Thot's the company that makes you se- cure. A Connecti- cut insurance com Pony writing every kind of insurance except life. Estob- lished in New Ho- ven 100 years ago. A company having the reputation of meeting 'oII obIigo- tions, paying out millions for losses and till going strong.
 Represented in Wo- terbury for a quar- ter of a century by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
Beer at Camps Draws
 Ministerial Protests
TOrrington Clergy Petition Roosevelt to Rectify AL
 legged Practice Army Officers Quick to Answer

necessary steps to rectify this sit- uation."
 They wrote: Believing that the use of alcohol as a beverage is detri- mental to moral and physical we'll being of soldiers and that the serv- ing of such drink in camp Is an unnecessary temptation to those unaecustomed to the use of alco- hohc beverages, the Torrington Council of Churches at its regular monthly meeting on January 12 voted unanimously to enter Q viz orous protest against this harmful practice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
(&ZHssEHES

house and together the two battered down the door and started carrying it out. They worked nearly an hour in that inferno, carting out cases of live 12-pound shells and shortly af- ter they have been stacked neatly along the wharf waterfront the flaming roof collapsed. But the job was done.
 Calls It Faith
 There's plenty of heroism among the adults, too. Sam Donner and two friends dug for hours through the debris of a wrecked home to save family trapped in the basement A time bomb was ticking away and was expected to go of any minute Eventually 1t did, but not before Sam Donner had reached the en- tombed family and rescued then from their trap.
 They don't call it heroisrn, though The boys call it fun and the adults say it's just helping your neighbor
 But Padre Grosser calls it faith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-14
BRAINS AND BRAWN

Bill Osmanski, former Holy Cross f.,llback now playing professionally, had an averss;e of three As and three $ Bin his dental course at Northwestern university last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Japanese Obtain Credit
For ThoiIond Purchases

TOXIC, Aug. (Pl.-The Japanese
Finance Ministry announced today
conclusion of an agreement between
Japan and Thailand under which
Japan gained a credit of 10000. 900
bahts for purchases In Thailand.
The baht is not quoted in the
foreign exchange market but was
a nominal value of about 36 cents.
The agreement was taken as an
indication of the difficulty under
which Japan has been placed finan-
cially by the United States and
British freezing of japanese assets
Koh IshIi, Cabinet Information
Board spokesman, said today ut is
very difficult to get Thailand cur
rency."
The greater part of the proposed
Japanese purchases from Thailand
presumably will be made up of rice.
Russian Treaty Discussed.
Ishii also said the Foreign Office
was discussing whether there should
be any changes in the trade and
economic agreement between Japan
and Soviet Russia because of the
German-Russian war. He added
that no talks were being held yet
with the Russians.
In further discussion of Rus
sian affairs, his attention was called
to a Domei, japanese news agency,
report from London quoting Foreign
Secretary Eden as saying that Brit
ain and Russia should cooperate
u the Far East.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Policeman Hunting
For Another Suspect
Kills Young Bandit
Victim Shot Down After
Struggle and Attempt
To Flee in Alley

A young colored man was shot
and killed by Police Sergt. John r,
Leach early today after struggle
and attempt at escape in a dark
alley at the rear OF 1900 block of
Ninth street NV, police reported.
The man was in the act of rob-
bing a soldier when he was sur
prised by Sergt. Leach and Police
1t. Nelson Holmes, police said. The
two officers were searching for a
suspect in another case at the time.
Identified by papers in his pocket
as Clarence Whitley, %, of the 500
block of o street NV, the shooting
victim died at 3:02 am. in Garfield
Hospital, IL minutes after a bullet
hit him in the middle of the back
1t. Holmes reported. Sergt. Leach
was treated at Garfield for scalp
lacerations which his superior said
he received when the colored man
hit him on the head with a blunt
instrument.
Man Breaks Loose.
The two officers when they came
upon Whitley we're seeking young
colored man who shot at Policeman
Les Embrey yesterday afternoon
Having searched a house on Ninth
street, they looked in its back yard
Over the back gate they saw a
bandit attempting to rob, Corpl
Robert K. Henderson. %, OF Fort
Belvoir, they reported Finding the
gate locked, Sergt. Leach squirmed
underneath and grappled with the
thief, it was said The man broke
loose and refused to stop when
ordered to, according to 1t. Holmes
and the policeman fired.
Lit. Holmes said some change fell
out of the injured mans hand, but
$50 in the soldiers watch pocket
was never touched.
Two Men and Woman Held.
Two colored men, one 81 and the
other %, and a colored woman. 80
were held as witnesses, police said
The earlier shooting at Policeman
Embrey occurred in the 600 block
of N street NV, where robbery
suspect grabbed the officers gun
fired and escaped. Police said 8
bullet pierced the side of a parked
automobile.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Court Assignments
DISTRICT COURT.

In any case where postponement
of the hearing of a motion is to be
requested, notice should be given
the motions clerk not later than
2 o'clock the afternoon before such
motion is set for hearing. 1t will be
the policy Of the court not to grant
postponements If the aforesaid no.
tice is not given, except when ex-
traordinary conditions have pre-
vented the giving of such notice.
Roll call of motions will be at
Gas am, as heretofore has been
the practice.
Motions-Justice James w. Morris
Assignments for Monday:
In re c. G. Gilliland; writ.
Estate of Mary E. jackson; at
torneys, Thompson-Goff.
Garrett VS.. Garrett: rule.
Universal Credit Co. VS.. Tyre;
attorneys, Richardson Il Chum.
bris-proper person.
National Savings & Trust Co. VS.
Reeves ct al; attorneys, Minor,
Galley & Drury-Hofman; Sulli-
van.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Honoi Papers Display
FriendIiness for U. S.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAIGON, Indo-China, Aug. l.
As Japanese troops continued to
pour into Southern Indo-C China the
press at Hanoi, French capital IN
the north, today began to exhibit
a friendly disposition to the United
States.
The newspapers, in presumably
inspired articles, described United
States Far Eastern policy as far
sightedly aware of japanese danger
and sympathetic to France and the
French Empire. They contrasted
this with what was termed the de-
clining British Far Eastern policy
since 1881.
At Saigon japanese bombers and
fighters filled the skies and the
government-controlled press COM
mented that the japanese have
landed and the British threat to
Indo- China Is ended"
Evening star., 1941-08-01
not quite so warm,

Five-day forecast for the period from
7:3O pm. Friday, August /, 1941. TO 30
pm. Wednesday, August 8, l94l, inclusiye
Middle v4T1a Afne seW ssses Jelsey
Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Yorkl-Generally fair weather until about
Tuesday or Wednesday, when light 10 MOD
crate showers and thunderstorms are IN
dicated Slightly cooler tonight and Satur-
day, continued moderate temperature SUM-
day and Monday. rising slowly Tuesday ana
New York. Pennsylvania and New jersey
and slightly above normal over southern
Ohio Valley tKentucky. Ohio. West vir-
see)-Wdely scattered thundershowers in
Tennessee on Saturday, otherwise sener-
ally fair weather until about Monday or
Tuesday. when scattered showers or thun-
eral Wednesday with precipitation amounts
moderate. Temperature will continue above
normal in Tennessee and Kentucky and
mai mai fsris IN the ohio @ Valley " where someWa
cooler weather will prevail Saturday and
Sunday.
States and most of the Mississippi. Mis-
souri, and Ohio Valleys, while somewhat
cooler air from the North Pacific Ocean is
spreading eastward over the Northern
what drier air is spreading eastward and
southeastward from the Great Lakes region
into the Ohio Valley and the Middle and
North Atlantic States. High daytime tenn
degrees in the Plains States and the South
ern States. Showers and thunderstorms
have occurred rather generally during the
past "a hours in the Middle Atlantic States
land. but the total amount OF preciplta- :
tion was. in most cases, small. Scattered
thundershowers occurred in the Gulf States
Texas and the Nerthern Rocky Mountain
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