The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-08
Noted Hulnorist Here
 Next Tuesday Evening
Harry HersfieId to Speak at Temple Hall Under
 Auspices of Beth Israel Mems Club

Members of the Beth Israel Men'5 Club will be hosts next TueSd1y evening to one of Americas fore" most humoristS and entertainers Harry HerShfield. He will give one of his famous lectures at Temple hall and as the public is most cor dially invited to attend Q capacity audience is anticipated. Proceeds of the event will be utilized i-: meeting the expense of mailing Semi-monthly copies of the Mems Club Bulletin to over 500 men and women of the Jewish faith now with the armed forces.
 President Murray Grossman heads the committee on tickets for the affair, with Louis Franken and Morris Cohen as co-chairman; Harry Herzenberg Gnd Paul Wcin- stein. Milton Persky is program committe director and Jack Rut- man, publicity chairamn.
 Ace TOastmasteP
 To America Harry HerShfields name Is synonomous with the best in humor. For well over 25 years now Harry has kept Americans laughing, as cartoonist, toastmaster, after-dinner speaker, radio con- edian and lecturer. His inexhaus- tible supply of droll stories, clever witticisms, pungent anecdotes and famous cartoons have long since elevated him into the position of ace toastmaSter. Harry HerSh- fields oft-heard prelude That re- minds me of story" before his introductions of celebrated person. ages is known the length and the breadth of the land wherever good fellows meet to eat. His brand of humor has gained international fame. His stories havet he unique quality of universay appeal for they combine the profound philosophy and humility of the Talmud with the zing and swing of Broadway wiSecrack.
 This famed humorist has career as colorful and appealing as the stories for which he is famous. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October l3, 1885, young Harry, att hhe age of two was taken by his parents to live in Chicago. There he at tended school, taking special cours- eS in art and history. It was in Chicago that at the age of 15 Harry first tasted thet hrill of newspa- per work. His first position was with the Chicago Daily News. Look ing back upon those days. Harry reminiscently recalls that he was a very busy young man. His daily assignments covered everything from cartooning and news sketching to sports and police reporting.
 Believe It Or Not"
 Harry's sketches first brought him into prominence in 1908 when his broad pictures of the Republican convention being held in Chicago that year attracted attention. The publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle invited him to join his staff as theatrical reviewer. After two years with the Chronicle he turned his assignment over to a newcomer, Robert Ripley. To this day, years later, Harry and Ripley uAC DUH W0AAA 4ANAND OChVNC 1t or not.
 Harry's next assignment came from Arthur Brisbane, the noted editor of the New York Evening Journal. Tn New York Harry's first cartoon, Desperate Desmond" be- came an overnight sensation. Even today this sterling cartoon character Is remembered by millions of Amer jeans with 8 nostalgia chuckle. Then came another milestone in cartoon history; Abe Kabibble" which en- joyed one of the longest runs in comic-strip history.
 Soon radio beckoned to Harry and he began series entitled "One Mans Opinion" and also partici- pated in scores of national programs as guest comedian. Today Harry Hershfield is enjoyed by millions of radio listeners as one of the experts on the laugh program Gan You Top This"
 Distinguished, haired, be- loved. Harry Hershneld is known to America not only as one of the great humorists of our times but also for a cereer which brims over for the past quarter of century with service to his fellowmen.