The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-04

George J McDuff engaging in an armchair strategy
 concerning the European theatre of operations. Town Clerk Mary c. Kimartin with a cOlOrful scarf
 flying in the breeze, bidding the time of day to her
 many friends. Edna Kelder who reports she is
 reborn again when La Belle Prntemps arrives In town. And Mrs. Herman Rooster fund chairman of the Red Cross War Fund Drive who is working hard to raise the $s5OOO necessary to meet the local quota
 Jack Dalton stalks into the Tower tonight! Ah but he's a different Jack of the "1O20-3O" days at Jacques your misses and coseS and let Jack Ca most respected Waterburian in real ife) narrate hS happy Easter weekend in the Big Town" little old New York: Greeted at the Prince George by Water bys Phil Riley who tells us many Waterburlans now stop at his honey Twenty Eighth Street Hotel. A friendly host with warm, welcoming smile to the
 matinee of Harvey the magical play about the big white rabbit with Frank Fay being himself in the lead his after-curtan speech in answer to nsstent applause with it's soft-voced kidding of the audience trying to recall how long ago we heard Frank give similar audience pleasing nonoog at the old Palace Broadway
 our lady said twenty years ago. we guessed twentynVe . getting tickets for "A Bell For Adano-crossng the street afterwards to look at the pictures outside the play house where Eddie Bowling and Laurette Taylor were opening in '"Ihe Glass Menagerie" remniscing with our lady about the old days in Providence when paid twenty cents for front seat in the Scenic Theatre to see Eddie who's since hit the theatrical jackpot
 looking shoulders to see Eddie Bowling standing there shake hands and chat briefly about the old days when Eddie and Martin ToOhey sang and danced together Going to see our opening? asked Eddie We explain didn't know about it, have tickets for Fredric March across the street" We've got great show" he said "be to see it. Well, keep well and happy" and he off, leaving our lady all agow He doesn't look day forty, but he must be old as you," she tells us and smile wryy. Before our show starts we stand front the Playhouse watching the ewelbedecked firstnighterS we're crowded onto the curb and taxi doors bumps we put out pro tecng hand and lady ahs at the diamonds clustered round the throat of beautiful boredlooking young woman followed out of the cab by short equally bored looking, raincoated male That's Billy Rose, we tell her and that must be, yes it IS, Eleanor Holm we remember her from her pictures We bang the door shut Well you closed the taxi door for Ei Billy Rose said our lady, "Yourre getting on in the world" AdanO. performances by Frederick March Margo lady liked it, too Am aftertheatre snack and back to Phil Rleys resfu -hostelry. Up early Sunday morning and down the Sun-kissed avenue-Fifth Avenue-to the Easter parade our ady-in her Easter bonnet with all the frls we marvel at seeing two of Lord Taylors windows given completely to nail polish displays this nail polish must be big business now muse ten steps further along fur and flower bedecked lady push ing two-year old in carriage goes by the infants ngernails note acquered bright red, our idea of little enough to do to baby but then we're old-stye four men parade past in blue denim overalls with velvet collars attached white southeasters perched atop their heads each swinging whittled kidding Radio City and in front of the Cathedral get in line for services "the next Mass in half an hour," fine looking cop tells in delightful Irish brogue we join the waiting throng up the steps and four abreast slowly edge forward while loud speakers, fastened in the trees Fifty First Street carry the voice of the priest preaching at the Mass now going on inside that's the first time we've that done, tell lady, but the loud speakers were used last year, she remembers at Mass in the Chapel of Our
 
 streaming through the stained glass windows the lovely flower laden altar soft candle-gow organ pealng choir singing sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Dei Sobaoth outside again in the clear spring sunshine the sidewalks packed with the parad ing throngs Let's over to the Waldorf Astoria and look at Park Avenue wander around the flower to The Little Church Around the Corner thronged with worshippers. Bidding goodbye to Phil the ride to the Grand Central the young girls seated across 4he aisle of them begins to sing the others sU4n The Dark-Town Shutters Ball . . where NaEh did they hear that old tme?" ask lady
 70 remember Sophie Tucker first singing that around 1917 they sing Smile Awhile Wabash Moon .. we look across the aisle sixteen seventeen-year youngsters we'd say "their old gents must be Ro- tarianS", we tell our lady "You won't be until they start Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie she smiles one of them begins Schuberts Ave Maria a thin, pleasant voice. close eyes and like it here's station Waterbury-a lovely weekend but always, it's nice to be back Jack Dalton
 
 Our High School editors did it again. Coveted awards at the Columbia InterschOlastic Press Exhibit were won again this year by Crosby High School and Sacred Heart High School students The latter entered
 field of keener competition this year, but journal istic ability which have always conceded being "tOps", finished among the winners. In its particular classification for schools with registrations 300 to 100 students Sacred Heart took first hOnOrs in New England and second in the national rating. The Sacred Heart High School barely qualities in numbers for the 3OO-7O0 category. As for Crosby High it cleanup day! As reported in the Democrat Monday the Argus ranked with first place winners; CrOsbys French edition, La Page Ouvert", took a first place