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Evening star., 1945-05-27

Gen. John A. Logan, 1Dho, as
commander in chief OF the
GAR, Wrote the first order
designating May 80 as Memo
rial Day.
ping at the Willard Hotel, according
to the recollections of the late Mary
Logan Tucker, daughter of Gen. Logan,
directed Gen. Chapman to issue the
famous General Order No. IL, which
brought into being Memorial Day, so far
as the Grand Army of the Republic was
concerned. The order follows:
headquarters, Grand Army of the
Republic,
washington, D. c.. May 5, 1868,
"446 Fourteenth street,
General Orders No. II:
Il. The 30th day of May, 1868, is
designated for the purpose of strewing
with flowers or otherwise decorating the
graves of comrades who died in defense
of their country during the late rebel
lion, and whose bodies now lie in almost
every city, village and hamlet church.
yard in the land. In this observance
no form or ceremony is prescribed, but
posts and comrades WILL in their own
way, arrange such fitting services and
testimonials of respect as circumstances
may permit.
I'VE are organized, comrades, as our
regulations tell us, for the purpose
among other things, of preserving and
strengthening those kind and fraternal
feelings which have bound together the
soldiers, sailors and marines who
united to suppress the late rebellion
What can aid more to assure this
result than by cherishing tenderly the
memory of our heroic dead who made
their breasts a barricade between our
country and its foes? Their soldier
lives were the reveille of freedom to
race In chains and their deaths tattoo
of rebellious tyranny in arms
I'VE should guard their graves with
sacred vigilance. All that the con-
secrated wealth and taste of the Nation
can add to their adornment and security
Is but fitting tribute to the memory
of her slam defenders. Let no wanton
foot tread rudely on such hallowed
grounds. Let pleasant paths invite
Evening star., 1945-05-27

Photo by Horydczak
During the time of the ceremonies a
national salute was fired from the front
OF Arlington House. The decorations
haVlng been made, the visitors returned
to the stand, and after a hymn by the
Arion Club Rev C. B. Boynton offered
a fervent prayer and pronounced the
benediction
Honoring Lincoln
The Committee of Arrangements,
with Gen. N. P. Chapman as chairman;
the Committee on Reception with w. H.
Brown, esq, chairman, and the Com
mittee on Decorations, with Mrs Sena-
tor Trumbell, president OF the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan Asylum, assisted by
a large number of ladies and gentlemen,
deserve great credit for the excellent
manner in which all arrangements were
made and executed. The celebration
was in all respects a most solemn and
impressive one
1t is probable that memorial services
were not conducted upon the occasion
at any Of the other cemeteries in this
city, for no mention was found to this
effect. However, wreath was placed
on the Lincoln statue at the suggestion
of Mrs. E. A. Kimball, who wrote the
Mayor, on behalf of the Committee on
Decorations. as follows
"Honored sir:
Feeling sure that no higher respect
could be paid by us to our Union dead
today than by making our first offering
by love and respect to the memory of
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Later he went to Wabash College and
edited the college newspaper, the Bache-
lor. In this period he worked part-time
for the Charlottesville Journal, now the
Journal Review.
In the spring of 1918 he left college to
enter the Army and was commissioned
a second lieutenant in the field artillery.
Returning, he was graduated in 1919 and
came to Washington on fellowship to
enter Catholic University for master
Of arts degree
Just before completing postgraduate
work he joined the city staff of the
Washington Post.
Thus began Bill Murphys newspaper
career in Washington.
He left the Post after three years cov-
ering local news, and after brief shift
with the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference News Service, got a job as chief
OF the Capitol staff of the United States
Daily, David Lawrence's venture which
was eventually to turn into the magazine
United States News.
Covered Ten Conventions
He spent three years there and left to
go to the New York World Washington
Bureau, leaving when the World was dis.
continued to join the United Press and,
later, Universal Service In 1881 he took
a job with the Philadelphia Public
Ledger here and by 1884 was chief of the
Evening Public Ledger Bureau. In the
same year he was elected president of
the National Press Club.
The COP publicity chief started COW
erlng the Senate for the United States
Daily and continued for the New York
World and the Public Ledger. Since
1924, he can look back on having coy-
cred 10 political conventions ns-every
convention, in fact, of both parties with
the exception of the two in 1896, when
ne was with the Liberty League.
He can also look back on having coy-
cred lnnumerable political campaigns
and the White House for seven solid
years. He accompanied the late Pres
ldent Roosevelt on about 100 trips to
Poughkeepsie, when the President used
to make frequent weekend trips to
Hyde Park. on five or six trips to Warm
Springs, several times across the con-
tinent and to Florida, and twice out of
the country-the first time to Mexico.
when Mr.. Roosevelt conferred with
President Camacho in April, l943. and
the second time to Canada, for the first
Quebec Conference in August. l943.
Washington Beat His Favorite
AS head of the Inquirer bureau, Bill
Murphy didn't serve as sort of CITY
editor or one-man copy desk. Walter
Hazlett was his trusted man for that
post, while his own role was mainly
that of chief correspondent He con.
siders the Washington beat as interest
ing as any the newspaper business has
to offer.
AS the major parties head toward
next years congressional elections, the
man who will have a good share in
telling the Nation of the COP program
says he is confident the party has "the
best chance to Win control of Congress
since 1882"
Though at present he has only one
assistant, he is planning to expand the
publicity department for an aggressive
publicity campaign in a wide variety
OF media, including newspapers. radio
and movies, to help do the job.
First objective, he points out, is to
elect Republican Congress, After that
he believes the party also has its best
opportunity since 1882 to elect q Re-
publican President.
4
Evening star., 1945-05-27

the coming and
going of rever-
ent visitors and
fond mourners.
Let no vandal-
ism of avarice
or neglect, no
ravages of time,
testify to the
present or to
the coming gen.
6rablOnS thdt We
have forgotten
as a people the
cost of a free
a n d undivided
rnn11hlin
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OF the Lutheran Church and an appro-
pirate chorus was sung by the Arion
Club. The 5th Cavalry Band then per-
formed dirge, during which the tomb
was decorated with flowers and ever
greens.
The procession then marched to the
fagstand at the principal cemetery,
Evening star., 1945-05-27
BY Robert j. Lewis

were the newspapers two Washington
correspondents. When Bill Murphy quit
week ago, the Inquirer's nine-man
bureau was one of the largest main
Evening star., 1945-05-27

where the exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. Charles V. Kelly of
Chicago, and after hymn Hon. Halbert
E. Paine of Wisconsin read the dedi-
catory address of the late President
Lincoln, delivered at Gettysburg The
Committee on Decorations, the orphans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
McPhoiI Sides In' With The Minors

New York Feb. 28 - CU.P0 - Larry MacPhail, newly installed president of the New York Yankees tok a sympathetic attitude today on demands by the minor leagues ln their meeting at Chicago that they be given a voice in the naming o1 a new baseball high commissioner.
 I'm not too close to what the minors are doing in their meeting, but I do believe they have several constructive ideas about baseball, he said. T think they should cer- tainly be given consideration in the selection of new commissioner although I do not know whether they will insist upon it and what will happen if they do."
 MacPhail, in press conference, also emphasized thta he had never been too optimistic about base5alls chances in 1945 and unless the man. power situation is cleared up l will be surprised if anybody has a ball club"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
TORRINCTON VS
 STAMFORD 7:3O; NAUCY SWAMPED

New Haven, Feb. 28-Torrington High was about the last of the Naugatuck Valley teams to try it's luck in the state basketball tourney here; the league champion Nauga- tuck High club having been elimin- ated by New Britain aggregation that averaged shade better than 2 points per minute, in its amazinz 65 to A win over Naugatuck last night.
 Torrington, defending champions end runner-up to Naugatuck in the valley league play this season, is paired with so-so Stamford com bination tonight at 7:30 to be fol- lowed by a West Haven vs Norwich Free Academy contest later on. Came To Life
 Naugatuck, noted for it's speed, was run into the boards by a New Britain combine that has come to life in most surprising fashion under new coach, MT. Johnson, named month tv so ago. For most of the first half Naugatuck trailed, but not by much; when the NIB lads got rolling and scoring so well that they owned 32-21 edge at halftime; and were IS points in front (49-30) be- fore the final period started.
 Any Naugatuck team, much less a championship outfit, has never been 50 badly outpointed in a tourna- ment test. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
State CoIored
 Hoop Meet Ready

Play in the opening round of the Connecticut State Basketball ASso- | citation of colored teams will get underway at the Pearl Street Neigh borhood House Saturday afternoon at o'clock, 1t was announced today by Walter Dean. newly elected pres- ident of the organization. President Dean stated thta eight junior and five senior quintets will compete. Other officers of the association are Secretary-treasurer. E. T. Gibbs, AnSonia; c. L. Porter, NorWalk, pub licity director; and w. N. Watts, New Haven, chairman of trophy committee.
 Earrings for the first round which will be played at the Pearl Street House are:
 Junior Division
 200 p. m.-Waterbury vs Green
 wich.
 300 D. m.-Ansonia vs Hartford.
 400 p. m.-New Haven vs Stam-
 ford.
 500 p. m.-NorWalk vs Plainville.
 goo D. m.-Semi-finals. Senior Division
 zoo D. m.-Waterbury vs Plain- vile.
 800 D. m.-New Haven vS Ansonia
 Bridgeport drew a bye.
 The refereeing staff includes: Peaches" Evans, Waterbury; G. L. Porter, Norwalk; and William Grant New Haven.
 The finals of both divisions will be played at DiXwell Community house in New Haven March 17th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
O'LoughIin New Free-Throw Champ

William OLoughlin won the jun for tilte in the All Waterbury Foul Shooting tourney sponsored by the Boys Club. OLoughlin tied with Bob Duquette and in the playoff shooting won the title with 28 out of 40 tries. Robert Duquette with 26 was second, Maurice Leduc 25, was third, followed by Arthur Rosa and Joseph Marrone each with "A and Roy Salerno with 23. These were the top men out of the 73 juniors who competed.
 Today, shooting starts in the h. termediate division for fellows l5-l6 years old. Friday 3-6, Seniors will compete and Midgets shoot Satur- day morning. Entry in these divi- sions can be made at the Boys Club and shooting for Intermediates be- gins sharply at 3 p. m. today.
 Friday Deadline
 Entries in the Naugatuck Valley Senior Basketball Tournament must be in by Friday so that schedules can be made and mailed to the con- testing teams. No games will be played on Wednesday nights but will start Monday and continue through the week on all other nights. The Naugatuck zephyrs are defending titliSts in the tourney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
CarOlO's s Manager To Keep Him Fighting
 By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
Report On 1945 Minor Players Surprising
Down The Drives With The EIkS

Nothing butt he midnight curfew Is expected to concern the bowl ing brothers of good old 265" on Thursday night when interest will be paramount in the colossal clash of the century between teams cap- tained by Silent Joe Keenan and Harry Xylophone Cashin, the oper- atic alto who goeos for milk and music as a matter of business and pleasure. As for bowling, the head man of Keenan'S KutupS says Harry's duck-arm delivery Is limited in results in proportion to the amount of ear-bending advice that eh gets from Eddie Grady and Bouncing Bill Cunningham who get him in between their bulky frames, so he cannot get away from the conversation department.
 Keenan's arary is in hard-train- ing, and so much intent on win ming that Sid Morcey, the ever smiling potato king, has spent hours looking at road maps, in lieu of running on the extra-hard Middle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
orrington Faces Stamford Toniqht

Two games remained to be played tonight to complete the playdown round in the annual Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference basketball tournament.
 Stamford plays Torrington. and Norwich Free Academy opposes West Haven at he New Haven Arena. with the winners slated for quarter-final games Saturday.
 In Class A results last night, New Britain defeated Naugatuck 65-44 while Hillhouse nosed out Roger LudloWe. 37-35.
 Class c results at Hartford showed Litchfield winner over Pratt of Els. sex 40-36; Suffleld took Portland 36-34 in an overtime game. and Bloomfield made an easy 40-26 con- quest of East Hampton.
 Class c pairings for Friday in. clude Tourtellotte vs Simsbury Putnam vs Suffield. New Canaan V, Litchfield and Ellsworth vs Water town; and on Saturday, Hand of Madison vs Windsor Locks: Old Say brook vs Bloomfield; Torrington Trade vs Berlin, and Bethel vs Pennington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
Rockingham Pori- MutueI Dispute

Concord, N. H., Feb. 28.-CUP)- A hearing in the house today on a bill to extend the Rockingham race track pari-mutuels franchise for four more years was expected to be featured by debate regarding the right of legislators who were en- ployed at the track last year to vote on the issue.
 House Speaker Norris Cotton said he was prepared to uphold the right of an estimated 30 legislators who formerly worked at he track.
 Answering reports that opponents would invoke constitutional pro- vision that lawmaker lis not per- mitted to vote on matters in which he is directly concerned" Cotton said the challenged legislators have no surety that they will be given their jobs back this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
Time- In | R A Feature

Another nip and tuck basketball clash is expected by IRA officials, fans and the rival team managers when the U. s. Time and American Brass clubs come together tonight in the feature of two games at the "Y". Having already defeated U. s. Rubber and Scovill ERA, the George Graham cagers, including Stollar, Bill and Jack Delaney, Stan Grey, Skippy Goodwin and Whitey Hopkins will be favored to win from Joe Boley's outfit, which has been taken by Waterbury Tool and Scovill teams in successive second round games. Rinaldi, Slason, Monti and Damelio will start for the ABC en- try against the LIST club.
 Bristol Company and Mattatuck Mfg. teams of the B" division meet In 7:30 preliminary game tonight, with Bristol favored in pre-game calculations.
 Realizing that it must win to- nights game to have any sort of chance for the playof or second round honorS, American Brass is set for an "all-out" effort against the Time team, which has been very hard to defeat since the middle of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
NARROWER NO PROBLEM IN
 MINOR LOOPS
BY WALTER BYERS

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Chicago, Feb. 28.-UP)-Fear that the manpower pinch would Severe.y cripple minor league baseball this summer was dispelled today.
 Presidents and club owners in the ten wartime minor circuits, meeting here as members of the minor league revision committee, reported that their leagues are either "as well fixed or better off" in player numbers than they were this time g. year ago.
 Although we may have a few more oldsterS this season and many more 17-year old kids. we are n good shape and expect even more interesting baseball than we had last year" President Clarence (Pants) Rowland of the Pa cific Coast League said in voicing the general optimism of his minor league colleagues.
 Following is 8 league-by-league report on the player picture:
 Eastern League, President Tommy Richardson-"We're well fixed and should have no trouble. He have 17 service discharges who will help us immensely and that will be true for the others"
 Southern Association, President Billy Evans-"Better shape now than a year ago at this time due to the young kids"
 Comeback
 Carolina State League, which is starting up this season after two years inactivity, President c. M. LeWellyn-"F1ve of our teams are major league farms and one has a working agreement. The manpow- CT outlook for them is very good. However, our two independent teams may have trouble"
 Piedmont League, President Frank Lawrence of Portsmou:h--"On pa- per we look as good now as year ago and we expect no trouble"
 President George Trautman of the American Association and President Leo Miller of the Syracuse club, International League, reported rosy outlooks for their leagues, although they are the two top minor league circuits and never expected much trouble. The pinch, however, was scheduled to hit hard in Class B circuits and lower.
 Meanwhile, the 10-man revision committee finished up its work on the major-minor league rules today preparatory to adjournment. The group completed its draft of a major-minor agreement yesterday and once finished with the rules, will submit the two codes to joint meeteing of 8 major and minor committee, then to the National As- sociation's December meeting and finally to the majors for approval.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
Russell, Steinborn Areno Mot Foes

New Haven, Feb. 28.-Robert (RebeD Russell, who last week held Jumping Joe Savoldi to a draw in the feature match, will oppose Milo Steinborn in the main bout at the Arena tomorrow night.
 There will be three supporting matches, one of them putting the 400 pound Elmer Estep of Arkansas against Jack Smith, $40 pounder from Boston.
 The show opens at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
EpsiIons Edge Hi-Y RombIers

Last night in the lily B" leas.:e the two top teamsm fought hard for first place with the Spsilons fin- ally defeating the Ramblers, 2e-27 in game that was exciting to the very end.
 On the winning team, Cavanaugh was high scorer with 20 points sup ported by his teammates, Summa, Murray, Costello, Joyce and Cook.
 Ferrara stood out for the losers and others on the team included Polletta, Early, Smith, and Ray.
 In the second B" league game of the evening Comites bowed to Aristan in 66-2O defeat. The win- ming team had Malvey, Brennan, O'Hara, Havican, Pickett, Miller and Downey playing while the Comites had Stoveken, Fecteau, Daddona, DoWd and Driscoli.
 Tonight at 6:3O: White Elephants VS Beta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28

bury macadamized pavemehts. Two short-circuit specialists, Jolly Joe McNellis and Merry Martin o. Rourke have built a form-fit elec- tric chair for Cashin and his crew, in the event they Spurn the old fashioned gaspipe, following a A. point defeat which Generalissimo Chiang Kai Keenan has planned to administer.
 A "dark-horse" scorekeeper whose word or figures cannot be ques- toned may be on hand for the gala event, while a late lineup change is reported In that Eddie (Cabby) Grady and Joe Rigney will start for the Cashin Milkers, so that Dinny Mccarthy and Tom my Lawlor can rest up early-sea- son charley horses which bother them considerably on alternate Thursday nights. Joe (Hapry) Shea and Jack Henry, who made the FBI to UST in one hop are also Keenan late choices for action, as both are known as good mudders".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-28
Lost Nights Fights
lBx United Press)

Hartford, Conn. = Johnny Cesaro, 137, Hartford, decisioned Eddie DoWl l34, Newark (10; Joey Gambaro, 147. Newark, outpointed Dano Calcano. 149, Panama, (8); Sal Bernardino, 210. Bridgeport. stopped Billy Will Hams, 1855, Boston, CD; Russ Bern stein, 137 1-2, Holyoke. Knocked out Ernie Cabral, 134, New Haven, (5).
 Cleveland-Jimmy Bivins, 186. Cleveland, outpointed Johnny Flynn, 2O6 Rochester, N. Y, Q0).
 New York, Broadway Arena)- Joe Peralta, 139, Tamaqua, Pa. out i. pointed Monte Pignatore, 138, Brooklyn, (0.
 Jersey City, N. Julie Bort, 136, Brooklyn, outpointed Al Mobley, 130, Newark, J. J., (8).
 White Plains. N. Y.-(Jimmy Null ligan, 169, Boston, knocked out Dan Risko, 178 1-2, Stamford Conn, (3.