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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
SOCIETY
Club Notes

At a netting yesterday at Red Cross headquarters Mrs. Gordon Hurlbut, committee chairman, an- noanced that donations of easy chairs and radios were needed to equip Army bases in the state. This work Is done by the camp and hos pital committes of the Red Gross. A consignment is ready at the pres- ent time for shipment.
 A new series of classes directed by Visiting Nurse association will begin Thursday at ST Central ave- nue. Miss Welthea Brown, of the staff will start a series for expectant mothers. It is planned to have eight classes in the series, diplomas awarded to all mothers who com plete the course. Glasses are open to all interested.
 Daughters of Italy circle, Com. panions of the Forest. plan a cele- bration March 2 at 7:30 at Larson's restaurant. This will be in obServ- ance of their 34th anniversary. The arrangements committee includes Mrs. Lucia Ruggiero, chairman, Mrs. Louise Luccaro and Mrs. Mary Rainone.
 The PlattS Mills Community Club will hold a card party Saturday evening, February l9, at the club hall. Prizes vii lbe awarded at each table. Refreshments will be served. Mrs. Charles Durbin is in charge.
 The Business and Professional Women's Card Club will meet at the club rooms tonight at o'clock.
 The February meeting of the Mattatuck Musical Art Society will be held Monday evening, February 21, in the Tudor room, Waterbury Women'S Club. An evening of sym- phonic recordings is planned in charge of Mrs. J. w. Beecher fol- lowing the business session.
 The Ben Mawr Club will hold their next meeting at the home of Miss Mary Augelli, Feb. g. They re- gently had a dinner party in honor of the birthday of two of the mem- bers, Mrs. Terry Cianculli, and Miss Evelyn Marciano.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
FIRST Y FOUNDED
 IN JUNE OF l844

The Waterbury Y. M. c. A. and all the other Y's throughout the world are celebrating this year the tooth anniversary of the founding of the first Y. M. c. A. on June 6, 1844, in London, England, by 8 young man named Georfge Will Hams. The first Y. M. C& As on this continent were established nj 1851 at Montreal and at Boston. The Waterbury Y. M. c. A. was established in 1858.
 Herbert w. Coe, vice president of the Waterbury Brass Goods branch of hte American Brass company, and member of the board of direc- tors of the Y. M. c. A., has been appointed chairman of the centen- nial committee by President Leon French. The vice-chairman will be 0. Raymond Ganung of the Water bury Savings bank, also Q member of the board of directors. The exec utive secretary of the committee will be Arthur L. Purinton, educa- tional and industrial secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
Mrs. TaberSpeakS IAt SiIUer Tea

The WoAen's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church will hold 8 silver tea Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the church parlors. Mrs. Gladys Taber, noted author and lecturer, whose articles have appeared in magazines, will speak on her diary.
 Mrs. John A. Coe and Mrs. Her bert w. Coe will preside at the tea table. The hoSteSses will be, Mrs. George Condit,. Mrs. Howrad May. Mrs. Rollin French, Mrs. John w. Potter, Mrs. John J. Snavely, Mrs. George Cashman, Mrs. Charles Beere, Mrs. John A. Coe, Mrs. Herbert Coe, Mrs. William Costello, Mrs. Chester Clark, Mrs. William Clarke, Mrs. John Porzenheim, Mrs. Albert Schwartz and Mrs. William Grierson.
 Also Mrs. George E. Futile, Mrs. Albert Spiers, Mrs. Carl Dinwoodie, Mrs. Charles Wintermute, Mrs George Butler, Mrs. Allan Upton, Mrs. Joseph Nelly, Mrs. Howard Hickcox, Mrs. Walter Thompson, Mrs. George Woodward, Mrs. Wal ter Winans, Mrs. Edwin H. Jones Mrs. John Anderson and Mrs. Jo- seph Wilhelm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
CLUB NOTES
COrOnGS Club
 Elects Officers

Election of officers featured the regular monthly meeting of the Coronas club held Monday evening in the Colonial room of the Hotel Elton. d
 After 8 ,short business meeting and reading of annual reports, Miss Josephine Menotti, chairman of the nominating committee, assisted by Miss Lillian Manganaro, and Mrs. Louis Lauria, presented the follow Ing slate of officers who were duly elected: Miss Antoinette Cininera, president: Mrs. Michael Ciano. vice president: Mrs. Charles Stance, treasurer: Mrs. Vincent Orlando, re- sording secretary: and Mrs. Daniel McCaJ&hy, corresponding, secretary. Retiring officers are: Miss Connie oiaccio, president; Miss Rose Di- Pietro, vice president; Mrs. William Daddona, treasurer; Miss Laura Cammisa, recording secretary; and Mrs. Domenic Castelano, correspond ing secretary. A rising vote of thanks was extended to the retiring officers for their two years of faith flll and untiring efforts on behalf of the club.
 4 social period followed the busi- ness meeting, at which time movies were presented by Louis Nastri and enjoyed by the members. Hostesses for the evening were: Miss Angeline DiNicola, chairman; Mrs. Frank D'Aurio, Mrs. Louis Lauria, and Mrs. / P. J. DiLauro.
 The Beth Fl Sisterhood held a board meeting Tuesday afternoon at, the home of Mrs. lick Aronson, Wildwood avenue. Chairmen chosen for the month of March were, Mrs. Leonard Garston, Mrs. Allen Albert, Mrs. Clarence Freedman, and Mrs. Wilfred Nitkin.
 Plans were discussed for the Pur- i'm holiday program, to be held in March. Clarence Freedman is pro- gram chairman, Mrs. Abe Fandiller, refreshments, assisted by Mrs. Sidney Albert, Mrs. Manuel Lax, Mrs. flick Aronson, and Mrs. Leonard Garston.
 Pvt. Margaret Tracy, daughter of Mrs. Belinda Mccoy Tracy of Con- lston avenue is stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, attached to Co. IT, 2lst. regiment. Miss Tracy recently enlisted in the Women's Army Corps.
 Miss Katherine Blake of New York City, daughter of the late Mrs. Katherine Duer Blake and Dr. Jo- seph Blake who resided in New York and Litchfied, has returned from Cairo, Egypt where she served as a staff assistant at the Red Cross club. She spoke Tuesday in New York at the Biltmore hotel, auspices of Red CroSD Greater New York War Fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
SWEDISH SINGERS
 CHOOSE PETERSON

Carl Peterson was elected presl- dent of the Harmony chorus of Swedish Singers at @ meeting in the South Main street club rooms last night.
 Other officers elected: Vice-presi- dent, Charles Rasmussen; Secre- tary, John A. Johnson; assistant secretary, Frank Kleist: treasurer, Fridolf Mattson; financial secre- tary, Clarence Wallin; chairman of house, Gustave Johnson; assistant, Carl Peterson: auditors, Hiding Mattson, Ernest Johnson; trustees, Alfred w. CederholIn, David Dahl- strom, Charles Olson; directors, Her. bert Bahlin, Charles Rasmussen; delegates to Conn. Union of Swed- ish Singers, Carl Peterson and Charles Rasmussen; alternate, John A. Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Engagements

Mrs. Michael Curley of Savings street announces the engagement and coming marriage of her daugh- ter, Elisabeth Ann Curley, to Lieut., Walter Newman, Army Medical Corps. New York City. The wedding is scheduled for this month. Miss Curley Is g graduate of the Water bury Catholic High school, and St. Francis Hospital School of NurS- ing in Hartford. Lieut.. Newman is graduate of Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is now at Carlisle Barracks. Carlisle, Pa, where he will finish his training course February 24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
Nurses Aides Had
 Valentine Party

A Valentine party for the Red Gross Volunteer Nurses Aides was held at the Waterbury Hospital Nurses Home last evening with an attendance of over 200.
 Miss Aida Greer, Supt. of the Hos- pital, gave an address of welcome, which was followed by 8 short talk by Mrs. Howard Hart, chairman of the Red Cross Volunteer Nurses Aide Committee.
 Mrs. Russell Webber gave a most amusing monologue and aides, under the direction of Mrs Gene Stett- packer, participated in tableaus of old fashioned Valentines. Mrs. Ar lene Holmes Coffey, known profess Sionally as Arlene, entertained with two dance numbers, accompan- jed by Mrs. Douglas Ioring at the piano. Miss Able Reilly. a nurses aide, played the piano and sang a few songs, after which refreshments were served.
 A Valentine birthday party was held Saturday night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Louis Lefevre of Mer- iden road in honor of MT. Lefevre's birthday. He received many gifts. A late supper was served. Banjo and piano selections were played.
 Those attending were MT. and Mrs. Leroy Cooke, MT. and Mrs. Bernard Boyce, MT. and Mrs. Fred Hamel. MT. and Mrs. Robert Hamel and MT. and Mrs. H. Kilbrickleix all of TeTyville; MT. and Mrs. George Welch, Donald Thereault, Miss Margaret Lefevre, MT. and Mrs. Louis Lefevre, and MT. and Mrs. Matthew Guarird.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
YMCA Notes

The Vocabulary building class which meets at the Y. M. c. A. to- night with Dr. John G. Gilmartin as instructor, is still open for en- rollment. Seventeen men and wo- men have enrolled: others are ex- pected to start tonight. The class is meeting Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m. for ten weeks.
 Seven men and women have en- rolled for the advanced class in effective speaking, which held its first meeting last Monday night with Miss Mary |. Martin, instruc- tor. An additional ten or twelve persons will be accepted if they will call the Extention Center of the University of Connecticut at the Y. M. c. A.
 The Industrial Chorus of Water bury, sponsored by the Y. M. c. A. will rehearse at the First Oongre- gational church at 7:30 tonight. Adjournment will be made early in order that members of the chorus may attend the Don Cossacks con- cert ut Buckingham hall.
 President and Mrs. Allen w. Rockwell and vice-president and Mrs. Cyril F. Cross of the Indus trial FOremen's Club will sit on the platform at the W0man's Club toe morrow night with the Governor and NIrs. Raymond E. Baldwin. Governor Baldwin will be the speaker, starting at 6 o'clock. It is Ladies Night for Che Industrial FOremen's Club, sponsored by the Y. M. o. A.
 Steven J. Meleski was chosen to represent Waterbury Y. M. 0. A. at the National Young Mems Coun- ell meeting of the Y. M, c. A. in New York Saturday, February 10, Mir. MeleSkis appointment came at the meeting of the local Young Mena Council at Central Y. M. Q A. last night.
 Tho local council will assmble next Tuesday night to further dis- cuss plans for integrating return. ing seTvicemen into civilian life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
ARMY
 FILES STATEMENT

In his report to the Community Chest for the month Of January, Major Hugo Wlberg states that c total of iifty-eight men stayed at the Army's Lodge for men on eco- vilie Street. one thousand forty meals were served and one thousand twenty-eieht lodgings prov ided. Employment was found for seven men,
 Eight hundred oight.eight persons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

Americas Card Authority
 (Third of 8 series of six articles
 selecting the outstanding hands
 published in this column during
 1043.)
 You will agree that this hand rates as outstanding not only for the year, but for all time. It was given to me by Harry J. Fishbein of the Mayfair Bridge Club in New York, and appeared in my column of April 13, 1943.
 The jack of spades was the open ing lead. If you cover with the queen, you have made a mistake. Now, If West holds the ten and East has four clubs to the jack, you won't be able to develop the squeeze.
 It is more difficult, however, to make the contract with West hold ing four clubs to the jack. Trump the first spade and lead the queen of hearts. Naturally West will not cover, and you get the sad news at once. Cash the jack of hearts again. West does not cover. The next play is a club, which Is won in dum- my, and the nine of spades Is trumped. Cash the ace, king and queen of diamonds. and the king and acc of clubs, Now lead the queen of spades from dummy and discard your last club. East wins and must lead 6 spade or Q diamond, which you ruff with the nine of hearts. If West trumps with the king. you over.trump with dummy's acc and the ten of hearts wins the last trick. Ig West does not trump with the king, he must under trump and your ace will pick up his king. This Is the another play" perhaps the rarest of all plays in bridge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
Hygienists Met
 Monday EUening

The Waterbury Dental Hygienists' society met Monday evening at the Graduate Nurses club rooms, West Main street. Previous to the meet ing the members had dinner at the Front Page.
 Miss Helen Daugerdas, president, presided. Dr. Edward J. Godfrey. health officer, spoke on 'Commini- cable Diseases"
 Those attending were the Misses Mary Alice Barry, Mary Lawlor, Helen King, Emily Steinman, Betty Cruess, Mary Cordette, Barbara Borchardt, and Helen Daugerdas. The next meeting will be held the second Monday in March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
Grandma Was Right
 Time Has Proved It

Today. the first choice and family standby for relieving miseries ofcolds In millions of fhomes Is the same home remedy grandma used Vicks VapoRubl What better recommends ticn could product have!
 When yourub time tested VapoRub on the throat, chest and back at bed-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
Contract Bridge
CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB

The Tuesday evening session of the Cornell Bridge Club conducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty, 60 Linden street, began new series, the fol- lowing scoring: north and south, MT. and Mrs. Irving Doolittle and Mrs. James Walsh, 99; MT. and Mrs. Frank Belanger, 91 1-2; east and west. J. G. Cudihy and Mrs. Ruth HIlrlbut 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16

and historian, Vivian Row8ee, Gro- ton.
 Sophomore: President, Wallace Luchuk of New Haven; vice-preSi- dent, Marvin Edleman, Willimantic; treasurer, Elaine Rose, Hartford; {; secretary, Rosemary VooS, Che- shire; and historian, Eris Porter field, Manchester.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
1jme.Tested Advice
 About Chest Colds!

time it starts to work 2 ways at once -and keeps on working for hours to relieve coughing spasr1s and conges- tion in the cold-clogged upper breath ingpassages, to ease muscular soreness or tightness, as 1t invites restful sleep .. that's why VapoRub is SO good to use when colds strike.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16

Washington hears there may bt more items of the very scarce va- riety of home furnishings in 1914, such as, rugs, upholstery fabrics. bedding, refrigeratorS, stoves, irons. Furniture and lamps will continue scarce due to lumber and labor shortages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16
Births

MT. and Mrs. Carmen Famiglietti of 51 River street announce the birth of 0 daughter, Rose Marie, born February II, at St. Mary's Hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16

 attended Q total of slxty-three serv- Ices and classes ct headquarters on Cherry Street. This included Senior as well as young peoples activities. one Service of Remembrance was held for families and friends of the men whose names are in the Wom. en's Home Leagues Book Of Re. membrance.
 Major WiheFg also reported to the Waterbury Community Chest that Lt. Doris Bugeiy, assistant at the local Corps. who hes been re sponsible for al young peoples ace tivities since coming to the City ln July of last year, was publicly honored ct a farewell party Sum day, January S0th and Is now sta- toned In Medtord. Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-16

To save cloth, New Zealand has introduced shorter neckties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12
CARPENTERS TO
TAKE SERVICEMEN in
INITIATION FEE FREE

Washington, D. C.-The American
Federation of Labor was notified that
the Executive Board of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners' of America had directed all
local unions Of that organization to
admit into membership without pay
ment of an initiation fee any properly
qualified serviceman honorably dis
charged from the armed forces of the
United States.
This is the second large affiliate of
the AFL to take such action within
recent weeks. The other was the In
ternational Association of Machinists.
AFL President William Green has
called upon all affiliated unions to fol-
low their example.
The only condition made by the
Carpenters Union was that applica-
tion by servicemen for membership in
the union must be made within one
year of the date of discharge from the
armed forces.
The unions Executive Board also
established uniform rule under
which the international union, instead
of the local unions, will assume re-
sponsibility for keeping the $4,000
members of the organization now in
the armed forces in continued good
standing as union members. This ac-
tion was made retroactive to July l,
1943.
The Executive Board also decided
that the international union will make
itself responsible for the payment of
death and disability benefits for it's
members in the armed forces. This in
wolves considerable contingent liza
bility, because if casualties among
these members run as high as 10 per
cent by the end of the war payments
by the Brotherhood in death and dis
ability benefits would exceed two mil
lion dollars.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

forms them briefly Of the measures
that have been taken to provide them
with the necessities of decent living
and to protect them from exploita-
tion. 1t emphasizes the fact that each
worker is supplied with signed con-
tract under which he is to receive the
same pay received by U. S. laborers
doing the same kind Of work, and will
be guaranteed wages for 80 per cent
Of the term of his employment con-
tract. The workers will also receive
time and half for overtime work.
The Mexican workers are invited to
join the Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees and are promised
the full benefit of wage provisions and
working condition agreements be-
tween the brotherhood and the rail-
road on which they work.
The fact that of all the international
agencies set up after the last war,
the International Labor Organization
alone survives is evidence that men,
ber nations have recognized the value
of its services and the Importance of
its purpose, the American Federation
of Labor economic survey says, COM
menting on the lilo meeting at Phila-
delphia.
"For the ILO," says the survey,
"was founded on these principles: (1)
A mans ability to work is not COM
modify to be bought and sold at a
price, but an innate capacity that
gives him dignity and worth. (2) The
failure of any nation to adopt human
conditions of labor is an obstacle in
the way of all other nations; and the
health, capacity and welfare of work
ers of any country is the concern Of
all other countries. (3) Lasting peace
can never be established in the world
unless it is based on social justice and
includes all peoples"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12

sumed the attitude Of most beliger-
ant old man. The W. l.. B. made it
plain what would happen if the mail
order house executive maintained his
attitude. Avery doubtless thought he
was bigger than the government. But
braggart, even though he is president
of such big concern. And while we
didn't particularly applaud the action
of the government in ejecting the
president in such an embarrassing
manner, nevertheless that kind of
treatment seemed to be necessary.
The president was hoisted in the air
by two muscular soldiers and placed
in the street. Perhaps ne sputtered
and spouted but he must have
realized he himself had brought the
house of Montgomery Ward down
upon his own head
The Tory press will continue to de-
fend private interests-it will con-
tinue to demand the punishment of
Unions who may strike, it will con-
tinue to pummel the miners and their
leaders, it will continue to damn the
Union railroaders and Union steel
workers any time and any place-but,
by jove, when the government takes
action against any privately" con-
Quoted business like Montgomery
Ward, then it's unconstitutional, dia-
bolical, un-American I. Uncle Sam
has assumed the role of Hitler, Mus
solini and TOTO all rolled into one. 1t
all depends upon whose OK is gored-
and Montgomery-Ward seems to be
one of the blue ribbon steers in the
Tory press herd of fattened and
branded cattle.
The Labor Review, Portsmouth, o.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12
NAVY OFFERS MOVIES
TO LOCAL AFL UNIONS

Washington, D. C.-Official combat
movies taken by Navy, Marine, Army
and Coast Guard cameramen and
especially prepared for restricted"
showings to war workers and their
families in plants and at union meet
ings are now available at a nominal
charge to local unions.
Among the notable films which
can be obtained for such showings are
Battle For The Beaches" picturing
amphibious warfare from Dieppe to
the Marshalls; December Seventh"
which shows the bombing and rebuild
ing of Pearl Harbor, and 'The Life
And Death of The Hornet" saga of
famous fighting ship.
To obtain these films, secretaries of
local unions are advised to write to
the Industrial Incentive Division, u. S.
Navy, 2118 Massachusetts Avenue,
NV, Washington, D. C.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12

IXToRKERs in American plane
Wv plants not only are making the
instruments with which to defeat the
enemies of freedom but also are help
ing save the lives of wounded men by
building planes that are used by the
United States Navy to rush wounded
men to inland hospitals. These war
casualties are being transferred to the
inland hospitals in quick, comfortable
trips aboard big flying ambulances. ;"
The big Douglas RAD cargo planes,
in which the Naval air line speeds vi
tai supplies and personnel to the fleet
on far flung battle fronts, are fitted
up as ambulance planes for the
flights. The transfer is accomplished
rapidly and with minimum of dis
comfort and days of travel time are
cut to hours.
A regular weekly schedule of such
flights has been set up by the Naval
Air Transport Service. One of the first
flights transferred ID patients from
Oakland, Calf, to Fort Worth, Texas.
The plane was fitted with stretchers
secured to the bulkheads in the after
section, like double decked hunks. The
patients were put aboard and strapped
in place. Seven hospital corpsmen and
medical officer accompanied the men
on the trip and kept close check on
the patients during the flight.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employees has made a commend
able move in welcoming Mexican la
borers brought into this country un-
der the recent joint U. S. Mexican
agreement to work on United States
railroads. The Mexicans have been
greeted by specially prepared mes
sage in Spanish, prepared by the
brotherhood.
The brochure extends a welcome to
all Spanish-speaking workers, in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12
BUSINESSMEN OPPOSE
ANTI-LABOR PROPOSAL

San Francisco. - An encouraging
sign that many employers have over
come their former anti-union preju-
dice is provided in the current fight
here over proposed State Constitu-
tional amendment seeking to outlaw
"union shop" agreements.
The kibosh was put on the proposal
when the California State Chamber of
Commerce, the San Francisco En-
ployers' Council and several other To-
cal business groups came out in op-
position to the measure, charging that
it would provoke turmoil and disrupt
war production"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-12

vice. A 60 60 foot plot has been set
aside in central Hartford for use in
the project, sponsored by the city
park department, the state horticul-
tural society and the local newspaper.
Expert gardeners will supervise the
Victory garden, and other experts will
be on hand to give information on
gardening, insect control and canning.
Lectures and radio broadcasts are
scheduled throughout the summer.