The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14
Good Evening.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald, has added new tte to Ins coec to director of the Rotary Club It must be position of possibilities responsibilities, for the well known Ed has reputation of being doer of worth while things Let's look at the record, if you are skeptlcal The lobby of Hotel Elton was crowded Thursday evening with labor leaders. The scheduled discussion on press ana labor relations failed to materaze owing to the deatn o President Roosevelt Had chance to renew acqualnt- ances with Jimmie" Corrigan, A. F. of l.. organizer Jimmie" knows the labor history of Waterbury, inside and outside and it always an educational pleasure to chat with him and be wsed up to certain little matters that are so readily accepted as commonplace. Keep up the good work, Jimmie Drop around to the Tower Tower once in while for chat. DICK Benson ana C!ll! Dawson had planned to relax after onghts scheduled appearance of Tomme Dorsey and his famed spotlight Band" at the State Arory but due to the cacelaton of the engagement mark of respect to our iate President the two energetic workers will have to start "al over again Dick handled the negotiations for the bands appearance and the necessary elaborate arrange ments for the pubcs entertainment as representative of the Chase Brass & Copper Company The band was to pay tribute to the copanys workers for thelr out standing production Cliff represented the sponsors of the attraction, the CocaCola Company There was every indication of the greatest dance attendance III local history if "Tommie" appeared here tonight And when and if he does the future the record will be estab lished Anyway congratulations due Dick and Cliff for their splendid work despite the postponement
 Coming events . :. :. cYo's Spring Social should attract large crowd to Waterbury Catholic High School Auditorium next Friday evening. The magnet only the traditional hospitality and sOciabity of the event. but the fact that the proceeds will buy equipment for the CYO Baseball League, popular outfit. . . Tonight, bOwlers from the Waterville branch of the Scov Company will make merry at the Hopper Kettle Prizes will be awarded to the champs and outstanding performers. The cty's most popular interpreters of Barber Shop chords the Oliver Trio will be featured in the entertainment The American Legion, Corp COyle POst has taken option on the Washington Park Community House for its coming class initiation Many young veterans will join the oldest unit of the legion in Connecticut Tomorrow morning several hundred men will receive Holy Com munon at the o'clock mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Many will later adjourn to The Elton for communion breakfast and address by Rev. John Hutchinson, native Waterburan on the
  include representatives of the Knights of Columbus
 Fire and Police departments, postal employees, male school teachers veterans and Servicemen. 1t will be tribute to Waterburys sons and daughters serving in the Armed Forces-and special remembrance for their late commander ief-PreSident Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 A Reporters Memo of Yester-Years Tomorrow dig ntareS of church and state and emSSareS of the na- tons of the world will assemble in the seepy little town of Hyde Park N Y to pay their last respects to that towns most luStrouS son-Frankln Delano Roosevelt. Once before great and mighty asseblage of top hats descended this quaint New York village which nestles on the banks of the Hudson But it was joyous oc- caSion. The President and Mrs Roosevelt were fetng King George and Queen Elizabeth at hot-dog roast On that sunny June day in 1939 three months before the guns of began to thunder in Europe the sun shone down on the most brilliant assembage of the worlds great and neargreat that assembled in one square mile. Royalty clergy ambassadors governors, senators, congressman cabinet members in endless procession. The roads leading to Hyde Park were so jammed with cars police closed off the highways within three-me radius of the Presidents estate. But the American rubberneckers adamant. They parked their gas bugges and took off foot down the hot dusty stretch As far the eye could up and down the hills stream of people rushed for Hyde Parkyoung, and od and mothers with babies in their Because of the intense heat of the day many forced to turn back This writer recalls walking part of the way with old lady who fell exhausted by the waysde However, the little old lady refused help and insisted go This is the greatest day in the history of our naton she said. "You go You're young You'll have memory to cherish for a lifetime"
 AS the encourage turned into the gates of Hyde Park it was weird and motley group of Americans who feased their eyes upon the worlds famous and the worlds finer Popeyed and perSpirng the bosterous, rushing crowds, dressed in shorts sacks, and anyod thing, pushed and fought to get peek at their Presi dent and the English monarchs Cameras pushed before their faces, popbotes crashed the highway and the teen age youngsters yeped Hi Georgie" Hi, Lizzie!" But to young and old it was Franklin" and Eleanor. So sharp the contrast to the pomp and ceremony of St. James that many American stand ing in the sidelneS shuttered in embarrassment But no Franklin Delano Roosevelt He having the time of his fe He beamed he waved and he yelled back at the throngs And in his eyes he turned to speak to the king there apology. His blue eyes shone brightly, and he seemed to be saying Those are my people And I'm mighty proud of them. They're the most wonderful people on earth.'
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