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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-27

people went on to two other dances
while Mr.. and Mrs. Devereux were
hosts at supper to the older as
sistants and their husbands. Their
supper party was given in their
home on West Bradley lane
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin were hosts
at dinner last evening, entertaining
in their home on Woodland drive for
the out-of- town guests here for the
debut of their daughter, Miss Cha
pin, home from Vassar College,
where she is a student. They in
cluded her classmates, Miss Kath-
arine Stanley Brown, now of New
York, who formerly lived in Wash
ington; Miss Alice Wainwright of
Baltimore and Miss Nancy Slocum,
who is freshman at VaSsar. Others
from out of town at the dinner were
Midshipman James Kinnear and
Mr.. Henry Van Dyke, and among
the older generation were 1t. Col
and Mrs. John Appel of Philadel-
phia.
Miss Chaplin made her formal
bow at a tea dance in April which
her parents gave at the 1925 F Street
Club to which only the contempo-
raries of her parents were invited.
The dance last evening was for only
young people, about 100 being in
vited. Mrs. Chaplin wore a gown
of silver lame with purple orchid
on her shoulder and her daughter
was dressed in red, the very full
skirt of taffeta edged with velvet
and the bodice of velvet. On her
shoulder she wore spray of three
large gardenias.
The buffet supper was served at
midnight and dancing continued
through the dinner hour. Sidney
furnished the music for the dane
ing and also the accordion player
who sang to his own accompani-
ment through the dinner.
Another debutante presented at
a dinner last evening was Miss
Nancy Shilling, whose parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Shilling, gave din
ner with dancing for her, enter
tanning at the Chevy Chase Club.
The % guests at dinner included
Miss Nancy Grant, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. Melville Grant of West
Point, who is claSsmate of Miss
Shilling at VaSsar. Mrs. SHILLING
wore black crepe and the debutante
was in aqua chiffon with which she
wore a white orchid on her Shout
der
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Mrs. Hodgkins
To Be Feted ON
Sob Birthday

With toast and greeting, Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, prominent
civic and club leader, will be feted
on the occasion of her Both birthday
Tuesday at tea to be given in her
honor by Mrs. j. Edwin Lawton at
her home, 1904 Seventeenth street
NV.
Leading in the toasts to Mrs.
Hodgkins will be Mrs. Godfrey
Creyke and Mrs Jessie Scott Arnold.
Many other prominent club women
will join with them throughout the
afternoon In extending their BIRTH
day wishes.
Assisting at the tea tables will De
Mrs. Wilfred J. Chairman, Mrs. Lee
R. Pennington, jr.; Mrs. David D.
Caldwell, Mrs. Henry C. Plotner,
Mrs. John Lee Coulter, Miss Mary
Oursler, Miss Stella Pickett Hardy.
Mrs. Charles v. Grunwell, Mrs. Guy
Withers, Mrs. Augustus o. Thomas,
Mrs. William La Varre, Mrs. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, DR.. Frances Moon
Butts, Mrs. Leroy w. Tilton and
Mrs. Pearl M. Shaffer.
Mrs. Hodgkins has worked with
the Board OF Education, which she
served for seven years, the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, the
Women's Board and Columbian
Women of George Washington Uni
versity and both the District and
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs.
She is the oldest living charter
member of the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, her national number being 113.
She has held two national Offices
in the organization and is now an
honorary vice president general. A
charter member of the National
Officers Club and founder of the
District OAR State Officers Club,
Mrs. Hodgkins has also held high
Office in numerous other patriotic
| societies,
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Banauet An1zOnnced

A banquet will be held by the
American Society Of Music and Fine
Arts Sunday at the Dodge Hotel.
A musical program will follow the
dinner and will be presented by
Emily Marsh WitheR. soprano; Alba
Rosa Victor, composer, and Elena
De Sayn, violinist. Scott Kirk
patrick, secretary of the society, will
then give short talk on the Amer
lean theater.
Preceding the program, members
and their guests will sing Christmas
carols.
Nine. Raymond Dreux. wife Of the
Commercial Counselor of the French
Embassy, will be among the guests.
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Hadassab Session

The business and professional di-
vision of Hadassah will meet January
at the Jewish Community Center
Miss Edith Edelstein will be guest
speaker. She will be introduced by
Miss Fannie Tannenbaum, leader of
the book review group. Mrs. Walter
Ezekiel. vice president, is in charge
of arrangements for the meeting.
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Snyders to Honor
O. Max Gaydners

Another affair in honor OF our
newly appointed Ambassador to
Great Britain and Mrs. o. Max
Gardner will be given by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. John
Snyder on Friday, January II. This
will be a large reception from 6
until 8 O'Clock at the Carlton room
in the Carlton Hotel.
Mrs. Joseph Charles McGarraghy
has issued cards for a reception on
Saturday, January 4. to meet the
wives of the newly elected members
Of Congress. This party will be
from 5 until and will be given
at the Carlton Hotel.
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DebHtante luncheon

Mrs. David st. Pierre Gaillard
was hostess to about 40 debutantes
at luncheon yesterday, entertaining
at The Rocks. her home on Pierce
Mill road. The party was for her
debutante daughter, Miss Monica
Gaillard, home from Smith College,
and sharing honors with her was
Miss Barbara Stanton, fiancee OF
Mr.. DaT..a Du Bose Gaillard II, son
of the hostess.
The other guests were debutantes
of this year and of the season of
1945-46. Miss Gaillard having been
presented at tea last spring.
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Musical PROGRAM

A musical program will be pre-
sented by the Washington branch,
American Association of University
Women following tea at pm. Mon
day at the club house, 1884 street
NV.
Piano duets will be played by Miss
Ruth Baumann, leader of the singers
group. and Mrs. Leona Charley.
Some humorous readings will be
given by Miss Dorothy Ames.
Miss Baumann will be in charge
of the program and Mrs. Leslie H.
Written will be hostess at the tea
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ALu1,znae to Meet

The afternoon group of the Kappa
Delta Alumnae Association will meet
at / pm. next Friday for dessert
luncheon at the home of Mrs. F. R.
Heller, 1906 Norwood drive, Chevy
Chase, Md. The program, which
will be directed by Mrs. George B.
Daigh. will be given at 2:15 pm.
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The Rev. William F. Creighton,
rector of St. Johns Episcopal
Church at Bradley lane and Wis
consin avenue, and Mrs. Creighton
will be at home Sunday afternoon
from to 5 o'clock. They will re-
ceive in the rectory at AS West
Bradley lane
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1913

Dyed Squirrel Coot
kuturuI Skunk Conts
Australian opossum Coots
Mink dyed Muskrot coots
Natural Muskrot Goats
Dyed Skunk Coots
Spotted oeelot Toll Coots
Dyed Persian Paw Coots
Natural Silver Muskrot Coots
Mink-dyed Mormot Couts
Dyed CuroeuI Lamb Goats
Natural Gray Kidskin Coot
Lynx Cot coot
Groy Persiun Paw Couts
Silver Fox jackets
SiIyerblue Dyed Muskrot Coot
Silver Muskrot Goats
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korthern-Boek Mink-Dyed
Muskrot Coots +
SiIverbIue Dyed Muskrot Coots
Silver Fox Coots
Groy Persian Paw Coots
Block Dyed Persion Lamb Coots
Hudson Seal Dyed Muskrot Goats
Mink Toll jackets
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6ruy Persion Lamb Coot
Dyed Chino Mink Coot
Sheored Beover coot
Nutrin Trotter
let-out Silverblue Dyed Muskrut coot
Let-out Mink Dyed Muskrot Cout
Block Dyed Persion Lomb coot
Silver Fox Cout
Dyed Chino Mink coot, s5sS
sheored Beaver coot. s5sS
Gray Persion Lamb Coot, Ss98
Sheored Beaver Coot, $685.
Alaska Seol Coot, S698
Sheured Bedver Coot, 1913
Sheored Beaver Coot, 1898
PIotino Fox jacket, 1898
Blended Eostern Mink Coot, 81 r298
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Natural Muskrot Coot
Silver Fox Juekets
Mink dyed Muskrot Coots
Dyed Persian Pow Couts
Dyed Skunk Coats
Spotted OceIot Toll Coots
Dyed Pony Goats
DYED Mouton Lumb Couts
Mink dyed Mormot Coots
Lynx Cot Cout
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
50 TyPists Wanted by Hartford VA.
Civil Service
 Appointments Await Eligible Applicants

More than 50 typists and stenog- raphers are needed for employment at the Hartford Regional Office of the Veterans Administration, 95 Pearl Street, Hartford, Conn, Myer Schwolsky, manager, announced to- day.
 Although the Hartford& Regional Office has been swamped with ape plications for employment, there have been but few applications received for positions as typists and stenographers. All other positions at the regional office have been filled, Schwolsky pointed out, but there is an immediate need for typ ists and stenographers.
 The typist-stenographer positions have Civil Service rating of CAF-2 with salary of $l,704 per year based on a 4O-hour week. The Hartford Regional Office is now working a 48-hour week, which boosts the pay to $2,2l5 per year.
 Though veterans are given pref erence, 1t is not necessary for em- ployees to be veterans. Persons de- string appointment to the Hartford Regional Office as typists or stenog- raphers may apply in person at the VA Personnel Office at 95 Pear Street, or may mail Civil Service Form 57 to the VA Personnel Off, cer at the same address. Forms 57 may be obtained at any first ol second-class post office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03

Continued from Page il committed wrongful acts, that he cheated and defrauded the csy, and that he made fraudulent false, and illegal payments of funds belonging to the city.
 The city. in the portion of the complaint which will be the subject of Fridays hearing, claims that Leary from the first Monday in January, 1880 to the first Monday in January, 1888 defrauded the city of $600,000. It charges in that count that Leary violated the duties i'm. posed upon him by the City Char ter and by statutes by his individual wrongful acts and by conspiring with others" to cheat and defraud the city.
 HgitatiOn Started in 1898
 The first count of the complaint pertains to alleged wrongful acts committed by Leary in the final year of his term as comptroller.
 The litigation was originally inc stituted in 1888 by several officers of the Citizens Good Government Association in behalf of the city, but the city later entered the suit as a co-plaintiff and took over tf1e prosecution of the action. The orig inal plaintiffs are still parties in the suit, but are not active in 1t.
 Leary, who was apprehended in February after being a fugitive from justice for nearly five years, is now serving 10 to IS year term at ] WetherSfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
City Improvements To Be Started Shortly City Engineer Authorized to
 Carry Out Approved Plans;
 Bids to Be Advertised for

New sidewalks and curbing which have been on the suspended con- struction and maintenance list be- cause of wartime restrictions will soon be prepared for Waterbury, the city engineer has disclosed. The Board of Works last night author ized the engineer to prepare plans and specifications for construction of the facilities.
 Street supt. Herbert Scott-Smith said that 1,246 square yards of curbS are called for by order that have been piling up in his office for the past five years.
 He pointed out that all jobs now awaiting action are all cases in which property owners have waived sidewalks assessments. The latter total 50 per cent of the cost to the city. MT. Scott-Smith also said his estimate of the total cost would be about $6,S00 and urged the city to call for bids from private con- tractors. Petitions for installation of sewers and other city facilities were presented by IS of the 60 people gathered at the Works Board meeting last night. Also requested were road grading, repairs, drainage, extensions, etc. CoI1sr. John Savino acting as chairman promised prompt action.
 The following were the spokesmen for the group
 John M. Carter, Il Esther Avenue, and Donald Chase, 286 Anna Ave- nue, road repairs and grading; Henry J. Austin. 62 Coolidge Street, sewer; Samuel Catalina, 55 Noting ham Terrace, sewer; Arthur Craig, p Park Lane, asking that a road be cut through from Park Lane to Avalon Circle.
 Victor Vitaro, asking sewers for Burr Street; Walter E. Barlow, ask ing changes in the water supply sys- tenn at Fortuna Avenue; John De- Rubbo, asking extension of the water line to serve lots on which he plans to build; Philip Coppeto, asking sewers and water for property on South Main Street opposite Pearl Lake Road; and Paul Duren, also appearing for a Ramona Avenue sewer.
 Robert D'Vileskis, 43 Ramona Avenue, asking road repairs, early action on the Ramona Avenue sewer project, a street light, fire hydrants closer to the section, and faster snow blow service.
 Henry Schissler, 45. Quinsiga- mond Avenue, asking sewer service
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
'46 Driving Licenses Now Available
 DeadIIne April I6
 For Mail Renewals
 Warns Mccarthy

Drivers licenses for l946 are ready now, Motor Vehicles Con- missioner John T. McCathy said in a bulletin today urging drivers to renew licenses by mail and to re- new early.
 April IS is the deadline for re- newals by mail, however, the Com missioner warned. He explained thta because of reduced personnel applications by mail cannot be handled after thta date Licenses issued for l945 expire at midnight April 30.
 Application by mail Is convenient for the driver and for the depart ment," the Commissioner said Why stand in line during the last minute rush when dropping your application in the mail will do it7 But mail 1t early"
 Ae license renewal should b mailed to the Motor Vehicle De- partment office nearest the address of the applicant. An application blank for a l946 license is attached to the l945 license certificate. To apply for renewal, tear of this ap- pllcation and fill in the requested information. The application must be signed in addition to printing ones full name and address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
 Trun1on
Continued from Page lD

(COnClnueQ rom FaBS 1,)
 Snyder's report said production is now at the annual rate of $i50, 900 900 900, an all-time record But he warned that reconverSion still is peopardized by the threat of imitation.
 The President said that although i've still have large, critical prob- lems ahead of us" the country is lover the hump of recenversion.
 But, he added, "our progress to date will be completely nullified If we do not have an early extension of our price control and Stabiliza- ton laws"
 Without these laws, the Presi- dent said, progress will be turned into economic chaos"
 Likewise" he continued, pro tracted work stoppageS in any one of a number of important fields for instance. in the coal industry could seriously delay our progress
 Underscoring Snyder's plea for extension of price control with his own, the President told Americans they must not be "complacent" about present industrial progress.
 He also warned against laws that might prove unstabilizing. Question ed about the Russell plan be- fore Congress to raise farm parity prices, Mir. Truman said he was against 1t.
 This pan, he said, would upset the apple cart if passed.
 Must Fight Imitation
 Mir. Truman cited especially the fact that production of goods and services for the civilian market R higher today than ever before.
 In appealing to the nation not "te relax for one minute our battle against inflat!on," the President said:
 Our progress to date will be completely nullified if we do mol have an early extension of our price control and stahdlization laws, fol without them progress will be turn ed into economic chaos.
 Likewise, protracted work stop pages in any one of a number oi important fields-for instance, ir the coal industry-could seriously delay our progress. Housing, too, k an immediate problem requiring immediate action"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
Death Tokes Mrs. Vireino HerrGrosser
 Former Waterburian
 Died Yesterday iR
 Rhode Island

Mrs. Virginia Irving (Herr) GroS- ser. of East Greenwich, R. |, wife of Christian E. Grosser, died in East Greenwich, R. I. yesterday. She was born in Waterbury, the daughter of pr. Edward A. Herr, well-known known local physician, and Flor ence (Smalley) Herr.
 Mrs. Grosser was graduated from St. Margarets School, on Chase Parkway, and the University of Vermont She is survived by her parents who reside in Cheshire, and one brother, Edward A. Herr, Jr., of Waterbury: four children, Joan. Christine, Edward and Stephen, and her grandmother, Mrs. David Smalley of Cheshire.
 A solemn high Mass will be cele- brated Thursday at Our Lady of Mercy Church, East Greenwich. The funeral will be held Friday from the Bergin Funeral Home, Waterbury at 8:l5 with burial in St. Brigid's cemetery, Cheshire.
 Friends may call at the Bergin Funeral Home Thursday night from 6 to 9.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
Answer Now on Files
 Formal Response to
 Clubs Charge

Filing of an answer by the City of Waterbury yesterday in the tax suit of the Council of Community Clubs has offset claim for a judg- ment made by the counsel earlier this week and scheduled for hear ing in Superior Court Friday. The motion for judgment by default will automatically go off Fridays short calendar list.
 The city in its answer denies var ious allegations made by the Con- munity Council on the legality of the new assessments.
 Meanwhile further developments were awaited today in the Cassidy tax suit. Developments were expect ed on a recent option in which the plaintiffs asked the court to issue an order requiring the city to show cause why a temporary injunction restraining collection of taxes should not be issued. The motion Is not listed on Fridays short calendar list as was expected. A hearing on the motion had been postponed last Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03

Continued from Page D
 In a wire to Birmingham Robin son stated International Repre- sentative Al Pezzati is assigned to assist your local union on the rec ommendation of the international executive board committee that re- gently visited Connecticut. The committee recommended Pezzati because he was not involved in pre- strike misunderstanding. Pezzati came to Connecticut with an excel lent organizational record and we are confident will aid in consolida- tion and further growth of local 569."
 The U. s. Time night shift mem bership today also accepted let ter from Mankowski in which he had asked the membership to re- quest James GalulIo, chairman of the units shop committee, to re- sign if he did not follow the dic- tates made at special meetings last week.
 Mankowski To Negotiate
 Likewise, the members voted to inform Robinson that Garceau was appointed international representa- tive by Mankowski and that he Is the only M. M. & s. W. representa- tive at the U. s. Time Corporation.
 Mankowski told The Democrat today that he recognized todays' voting as a further indication that union members of the U. s. Time Corporation are desirous of having the new contract negotiated by Garceau and himself and that &C., tions of Galullo do not have sup port of the company's union mem bership.
 Garceau was unanimously elected chairman of today's meeting by the membership. which also approved the minutes of the special meetings held last Friday and Saturday.
 Fail to Set Meeting
 Garceau and Mankowski were authorized by the members to re- quest meeting to negotiate a new contract, and vote was made to postpone the meeting scheduled by Gallulo for Saturday, until the new contract is studied by Garceau and MankowSki.
 Efforts made this morning by heads of the union to arrange a meeting with officials of the U. s, Time Corporation were unsuccessful The company reported that its counsel. Attorney Edward Carmody was unavailable and that it wished to postpone the meeting.
 At regular meeting last night, members of the U. s. Time unit Of Local 25l likewise endorsed Garceau Galullo claimed today that any thing that happened after S:30 last night was Illegal" He said the minutes of the meeting had been closed at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03
Youths Prefer Prison
 T0State Reforn1atory
Judge Quinlan Gives Two Offenders Terms of 2 to 4 Years; Companion Draws Jail Sentence
. Wears;

Grating their request for prison rather than a reformatory sentence, Superior Court Judge Edward J. Quinlan yesterday afternoon irn- posed sentences of 2 to 4 years in the States Prison at Wethersfield on Thomas Walsh, 19, of 48 Center Street and William Novak, 20, of Torrington, who had pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and entering and taking moto- vehicle without permission.
 A companion, Adam J. Demirs, IT, of 48 Center Street, was given a six-month jail sentnece on a charge of breaking and entering. Demirs had joined Walsh in break ing into the Flamingo Room on Center Street Jan. IS. Walsh and Novak were charged with breaking into the Tower Grill on Meadow Street Jan. 13 and also with taking car from a Harrison Avenue garage.
 Tn imposing sentence on Walsh and Novak, the jurist commented that prison sentences may be the means of putting you boys on the right track"
 Walsh and Novak had both served at the Cheshire reformatory and Demirs last January was given a suspended reformatory sentence. The sentences yesterday were irn- posed only on the first count. Sus- pended sentences of one year in jail were imposed on Walsh and Novak on the additional counts.
 William Ingram, 20, of Newtown, was given 1 to 3 year prison term on a charge of escaping from the reformatory The court was told he had previously escaped from the institution.
 A suspended reformatory sentence was imposed on Adam SwierbitoW- icz, 20, of Naugatuck, on a charge of breaking and entering. The youth, who was charged with at tempting to rifle a safe at the Pros pect Street School in Naugatuck Jan. IS, was placed on probation for six months.
 John Worthy, A. of 636 Bank Street was given suspended one. year jail sentence, on his plea Of guilty of charge of aggravated as- sault. He was charged with stab ping James, 23, of the same ad- dress Jan. l2 during ar altercation'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03

types of drills and games which the Hartford Boys Brigade sponsors was given at the session. Rev Thomas P. Mulcahy, pastor of the Hartford Church, also attended. He is Q former pastor at Ss. Cecilia s and SS. Peter and Paul Churches of Waterbury, and is also a former principal of Waterbury Catholic High School.
 Rev. Robert J. Chagnon has been selected clerical commander of the new group. He stated that the local brigade will be broken down into high school and grammar school groups and added that If the en- rvllment is large enough. into com panies or platoons.
 Other leaders selected are Ed ward Imbert, la ycommander; Dr. Francis Barnes, education depart ment; Frank Byrnes and Kenneth Alderman, athletic department: Lee Barrett, Al Bailey and George Be- land, military department; James Moran, records; and Michael Cap ito, quartermaster.
 Father Chagnon stated that the purpose of the Boys Brigade is to assist in preventing juvenile delin- quency. Among the activities of the brigade are drilling, hobbies, first aid, signalling, woodcraft and for eStry.