The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
NEW YORK BY NIGHT

The Hig Parade: VI. L. White, wh0se latest thriller is Queens Die Proudly" 1" showing the midtown unenageries to the hero of his best- seller, T.. col. F. Kurtz. The lady lil tho party being the 'Akargot" in the tome s-- Mrs. KurtE V. Lieut.. Cor1dr. Jack Dempsey and It. Helen Jacobs dancing at the 9tork <. 1, Cecil Brown, the war correspondey who reports surrendering the S:5b ?. m. news spot he inherited from Elmer Davis \. Jean Tennysor-- the NO. 1 on the Tt" Parade !. Fanny Ward and Mae Murray enc chanted (at their ageD over Carl Erisson's cooling in the Versailles. ~. Grantland Rices lovely daugh- ter Florence Davenport Rice whose match- books are inital'd "F. D. R." {. It. Col. Philip Corcoran's cam paign ribbons -, most I've noticed yet Capt. Leland F. Loyette, press chief of the Navy, who will command Q ship. His successor is not yet selected !. \. The George S. Kauflnan's little girl, Ann, who weds . soldier today.
 Sallies in Our Alley: Gypsy Rose Lee, dining ct a midtown place, was approached by a British officer, who said: Wont you dance with some of us2" Look, mister" said Gypsy, ''we're supposed to keep our Allies strong = why should I weak en 'em?" Returned warriors from Sicily report that "Fascists no longer refer to him as Rosenfe.d d, but Rooseveltl" The wags hear FDR will run again because he's learned how tough 1t is to find an apartment.
 MemOs of . Midnighter: Mrs. Mike Todd, wife of the snowman, Is in Mexico. TntiInates believe they know why Faye Emerson, the ac- tress, back in H'wood, will marry again. He's a famed hero, not yet u1wound -Toots Shor's troubles are not only over points. The unions are in his hair, too, as is the Alcoholic Tax Division Sgt. Chet O'Brien won't go abroad with "Tf1is Is the Army" He will study with Officer Candidates in ViI- ginia. His bride, lovely Eleanora Hayes, resumes as a Powers model today =. The best seller, under Cover" was spurned by 28 publishers before P. P. Dutton's cleaned up with 1t. The Govt bought 5000 copies for distribution camps James Andrews, exec at Lennon & ! Mitchell, weds radio actress Helen Bennett, Missouri gal, on the 18th Dean Murphy has been signed by the draft.
 Behind the Scenes: Eddie Witt mer's renown is little known to this generation of night-loafers .. Ill the prohibition days, however, he owned The Hannibal, one of the most prosperous of the late places patronized chiefly by big spenders, celebs and sfluShers .. O. O. Mcintyre mentioned 1t almost daily =. Eddie never indulged in hooch, the stock market or racetracks That staff" he used to say, Sis Strictly for suckers" But Eddie was Che champ chump of them ell, 1t appears He couldn't refuse c touch .. He isn't bitter, though ... He enjoys being part of the nlght-life scene - and okaying the admissions as captain of the Stork Club rope Many of his former patrons pass his approving eye - the very same people responsible for his no longer being in the blue chips .. If they paid him half oc what they owe him Gin bum checks, toucaes and tabS) he'd have $751; 900.
 The Orchid Garden: The best ad in years, Q heart.clutcher: The one called Missing" (about e little boy