The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-09
Miss Helen Sperry, g, NelDs Future Serenely Glories in Progress, Achievements of
 American Women; Believes America
 On Threshold of Greatest Era

woman, and offering something very worthwhile to the world, the time comes when she desires to mar ry' and have children. Of course.
 many women are handling both jobs well. As an example, "She said with spirit, look at Eleanor Roose- welt. But they can't do both jobs perfectly It is impossible to serve two masters"
 Miss Sperry was of the opinion that more women should take charge of social reforms Because of their innate delicacy of feeling for life. "It's much more worth while work than painting china or collecting greeting cards"
 or woman's participation in poli- tics, however, she did not quite ap- prove. After deep thought, the we'll bred lady said, Our politics are still not very rational, though there was intimation that they were not very honest"
 Youth Should Adhere To Ideals
 The hope of establishing world peace does not burn very brightly within the spirit of the Waterbury woman who has viewed four wars and the chaotic conditions which followed each. T certainly hope you young people will carry on to- ward your ideal". she said. T am most anxious, like all the rest. to see the great millennium arrive. The Construction period is going to be very interesting. Always the greater destruction, you know, the more there is to rebuild "and the more complicated is the task. II have given up light reading and de- vote my time toward the study of developments, the problems of for- elgn nations, and national resourc- eS".
 Confusion Of Thought
 This procedure, she said, was sole- y her method of avoiding the con- 'usion of thought that is currently Widespread, brN pointed out she did i lot recommend it as the panacea of ,ur present perpleXity. Asked how Americans today might find the pro- >er balance amid the confusion of contradictory trends, she said milingly, as the old twinkle again 'ecame apparent. That I am sor- y to say is your problem. haven't nough years left. Perhaps you 'hould ask your ministers. You now they say, God will save us". Hiss Sperry. was born in Waterbury n May 8. 1853, the daughter of soryden Stillman Sperry and Cath rine Elizabeth Leavenworth Sper- y. Her great grandfather, Mark 'eavenworth Sperry, was the sec- nd minister st the First Church nd preached there for fifty years. Ter grandfather was one of Water ury's earliest manufacturers.
 Though her parents died while LiSs Sperry was very young, her Vo brothers and five sisters ,entually achieved prominence. CT oldest brother, Mark Sperry. It school at the age of 13 to care T the family, and entered the 4 ,ovill Manufacturing Company at le age of l9 as @ bookkeeper. There s, eventually arose to the posi- f, on of president. Her brother r harles, entered the U. s. Navy and A came an Admiral During the aeodore Roosevelt administration. q took the U. s. Fleet around the cl orld. V V
 Three Sisters Marry =, M Three Sperry sisters married into H miles of prominence in the mak- g of the early America. Harriet ., came Mrs. Edward Twining. Her h lshand, Q graduate of Yale Uni sl rsity. was captain in the Civil ar. Mary married Ransom ply of Lakeville, who found ,r able fortune in. the California di idfields, and came home to es- ii, 1lish a successful firm, which ii, entually manufactured clothing la Union soldiers during the Civil < Ar. Catherine married Charles .sa ugee, a member of a pioneer TJ stern family, Vi Miss Sperry said she was really nj heated by her sister Mary, who iir g one of Waterbury,s best teach- yf
 and "a person of literary talent. i! @ 2 attended st. Margaret,s School to intually taking Q position at the it. onsor Library 01 years ago. She sn anne head librarian in 1901, src- br