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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
CLUB
NOTES
Fifty Tables In
PI0yat Women S
Club Bridge

More than fifty table, were in
play yesterday ct q Valentine
bridge given BY The Ways and
Means Committee Of the water.
bury women's Club.
Special door prizes were awarded
efrs. w. Sherman Smith and Miss
Elizabeth Steer.
Tables prizes were won BY Mrs.
Morton Spears, Mrs. Merwin Main,
Mrs. w. Sherman Smith, Mrs. l.. H.
Coley. Mrs. Edwin w. Blrdsall, ST.,
Mrs. Max Klessling, Mrs. August
Fiege, Mrs. Arthur l.. Purinton,
Mrs. Louis Wenzel, Mrs. John
Washburrle, ST.. Mrs. =. J. Nelson.
Mrs. Henry Gunsalus. Mrs. Harry
b, williams, Mrs. Philip Pratt, Mrs.
Ernest e. Wilcox, Mrs. Earl Odell,
Mrs. Robert II. Dean. Mrs. George
King, Mrs. Uriah Toby, Mrs. Henry
J. Fiege, and Mrs. Louis Van Lot.
other high scorers included MRS.
Walter Blake, Mrs. Helen Carney,
Mrs. s. Cook, Mrs. Edison w. Hitch
cock, Mrs. Bertha Rudder. Mrs. r.
w. Harris, Mrs. John w. Camp
Mrs. Frank K. Kiessling, Mrs,
Claude Phillips. Mrs. r. A. Bonner
Mrs. d. O. Taylor, Mrs. Richard 3
Wood, Mrs. Otto l.. Dochsnd, Mrs
Howard May, Mrs. Harry DeVorken
Mrs. George A. Duval, Mrs. Hauer
w. Shoot, Mrs. Russell Roberts
Mrs. Ebert Richmond and Mrs
q. Middleton Parsons.
Members Of the Ways ard Means
Committee in charge Of the event
included Mrs. Frederick c. Marg-
graft, chairman. assisted by Mrs
Thomas Alexander, Mrs. George r
Bailey. Mrs. Earle v. Ball, Mrs
Edward w. Birdsall. ST., Mrs
Clarence Z. Bloom, Mrs.a Ernest
Brooks, Mrs. Leon NJ. Carpenter
rms. David Harry Coe. Mrs. Albert
L. Davis, Mrs. Walter F. Dews. Mrs
Raymond H. French, Mss CArics
j. Gillette, and Mrs. William j
Gray.
Also Mrs. Louis L. Griswold Mrs
Robert Hazen, Mrs. George s. Hub
bard. Mrs. Harry F. Knieche, Mrs
Herman Marggraff, Mrs. Charles
Z, McBurney, Mrs. Joseph r. Neill
Mrs. Ralph p. Nevers, Mrs. Einai
J. Nelson, Mrs. Thomas w. Oliver
Mrs. Raymond H. Pidge, Mira Ivey
j. Snuff. Mrs Daniel @. Taylor
Mrs. John L. Washburne. ST., Mrs
Edward A. Wells and Mrs Bern
hard Wilhelm.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Mad RiUerGrange
Presents Play

Mad River Grange presented a
Valentine play, only a Valentine"
last night. Joseph Ippoilto, master,
presided. The cast included: Ida
Ippolito, Al Goodson, Dorsie Lay,
Eleanor Goodwin. Louise Santoli,
Joseph Ippolito, Fred MacMullcn,
Josephine Ruta, Jennie Flores, Lii
Ian Sanford and Eileen Mac
Mullen.
A proposal contest was won by
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford. The Doro-
thy Dix contest winners were Mrs
Lay and Mr.. Ippolito.
Mad River Grange will neighDoT
with Beacon Valley Grange tonight
A session OF Excelsior Pomona
Grange is scheduled for Feb. 20
with all fifth degree members urged
TO attend. Next week Mad River
will honor the memory Of WASH
ington and Lincoln.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Local ALun1nae
TOAttend Whist

The alumnae OF New Rochelle,
Trinity, Washington. ID. c., and st,
Joseph colleges will hold a lunch
con tomorrow at ! p. m. at the
Hotel Bond. Hartford. Miss Doro-
thy p Anderson. Hartford. is In
charge of a military whist which
will follow the luncheon.
Miss Marjorie Monagan viii at
tend as a representative of Trinity
College and Miss Mary Blake, st,
Joseph College.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

High scores in a new series OF the
Thursday night bridge tournament
conducted by Mrs. John c. MoriarIy'
60 Linden street. were as follows.
North and South. Mr.. and Mrs
Earl McGann. ia; william Lahy
and Robert 1921: East and West,
Raymond Goggon and Peter Rock,
99ls: and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Slater, 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Council Meeting
Held Last Night

The regular meeting OF the Junior
Division OF the Waterbury Council
OF Catholic Women. was held last
night at the Diocesan rooms, Church
street, with Marjorie Monagan,
president, presiding. Plans were
made for the future activities OF
the group.
Following the business meeting
q discussion, led by Rev. Thomas
Dignam, was held. The subject
discussed was Catholic Action.
Mrs. Vincent Z. Kelly, chairman
was In charge OF the discussion with
the following members taking part
Miss Mary @. Hutchinson, Miss
Mary Quinlan. Miss Marjorie Mon
agan, Miss Mary Airline Bolan and
Mics Mary Bradley.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Junior HadaSSah
Dance Feb. %

The Waterbury Junior Hadassah
will sponsor a sport dance which
will be held Saturday, Feb. q. al
p. m. at the Waterbury Hebrew
Institute. Plans for the affair were
completed at a meeting Of the dance
committee last evening.
The members Of the committee
include: Misses Rita Helfand. Ina
Cohen. Freda Bardasch. Marion
Risk, Asnah Atkins. judy Helfand
and Dorothy Sacharoff
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Miss DeSin1One
Feted byFriendS

Eight members OF the staff Of St..
Mary's Hospital we're hosts Tuesday
evening at a farewell party at Al
tiers Restaurant, on the Berlin
Turnpike, in honor Of Miss Angela
DeSimone. former member Of the
hospital staff, who will leave next
month for Hartford where she will
inter O convent.
Attending were the Misses Doro-
Inv Danaher, Doris Sanchi. Rita
Bernier, Mary O'Connor, Mary
Joyce, Agnes Dumochel. Rosemary
johnson and Kathleen Petrillo.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

CoomhS Fellowship o: the Second
Congregational Church held a VAL
entine party and dance at Daven-
port Hall las. night. The chaperons
were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Colby
and Mr.. and Mrs. re bert Bowes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Club Notes

At meeting Of Division 5,
Ancient Order OF Hibernians Auxili-
airy, held last night at Mechanics
hall. it was voted to donate SIS to
the Red Cross. Mrs. Catherine
Marinan presided at the meeting
Committees appointed were as fol-
lows: Auditing, the Misses Flor
ence Cassidy. Bessie Smith, and
Agnes Proulx; history. Miss Cassidy.
Miss Nellie Mccarthy and Mrs.
Mary Mccarthy.
The regular dinner meeting OF
the College OF New Rochelle Alum
nae will be held February 10 at
o'clock at the Press Club. Mrs.
William Clark will preside.
The teen-age dance sponsored by
the Sheridan Council. knights OF
Columbus in cooperation with the
Mothers Club OF IS. Peter and
Paul church, viii be held tonight
at $50 at the Anderson School
gymnasium. Mrs. Albert 6chiayone
will be IN charge Of arrangements.
.nhnaI taaak.axeg aNntNapa tive
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Social Notes

William A. Sirica. Morningside
avenue, and John SN'ica Of Union
street. left last week on a trip
TO Miami. Fla, and Havana, Cuba
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. George Monahan,
Pierpont Heights, announce the
birth OF their second daughter, Ar
lene, on Feb. -. at st. Mary's Hos
pital. Mrs. Monahan is the former
Miss Arlene Lynch.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

Mrs. Edmund j. DAILY. Jr., Of
Congress avenAe recently returned
from several weeks vacation at Mi
ami Beach, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Ferguson
OF Middlebury are at The Carlyle
in New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

DR.. and Mis-. Francis p Barnes
OF Fern circle are vacationing at
jug End Barn, So. Egremont. Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

A school teachers cooperative
In Medellin. Colombia. Is building
204 low-coSt housing units.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-15
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Rocco Scavone OF
Russell street, announce the birth OF
a daughter, Carole. at ST. Mary's
Hospital. Feb. TO- Mrs. Scayone is
the former Sally Candino.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. PasSaro,
Edison avenue announce the birth
of a son, Harry Michael. born Jan.
81, at the Boulevard Unit, High
Point Memorial hospital. N. c.
Mrs. Passaro is a sister of Mrs.
Harry Baumel, High Point. N. c.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. . At


honest difference Of opinion among
residents of the District of Colum-
bia respecting both questions which
will appear on the ballot.
Many of our people support what
is normally referred to as national
representation, but oppose local
suffrage. Some want local suffrage
and have little interest in national
representation. Others want both,
and there are even some who want
neither.
such differences of opinion are
bound to exist and are healthy
sign in any democratic form Of gov
ernment where each person is obh-
gated to think for himself and state
his own views"
Slogan Is Proposed.
The proposed slogan for the pleb-
iscite-"Vote for Your Right to
Vote"-is receiving substantial sup
port from many quarters.
The Women's Advertising Club
is determined to push the slogan
wherever possible, right up to the
5th of November" declared Mrs.
Violet Dudley of the club.
A comprehensive promotion CAM
paign is being planned by James S.
Beattie, promotion and publicity
chairman. Under this program or
ganizations are beginning to send
out information to their members.
Posters and public signs soon will
appear all over the city.
Drugstores throughout the city
have planned to use their show
windows for cards. under plans by
their group.
Streetcars and trucks will display
posters to help get out the vote"
Evening star., 1946-10-20

an Information Center will be set
up In The Star building, Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. by plebiscite headquarters.
This center, in the lobby on the
ground floor, already is operated
by the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Board of Trade
But its activities will be greatly
expanded to meet the expected
flood of inquiries about the ref
erendum.
James E. Collif1ower, plebiscite
chairman, announced that Mrs.
Gertrude Parks, president of the
Federation of Women's Clubs, has
agreed to accept responsibility for
the vote information center.
Many. Queries Expected.
Telephones are being installed and
she is making arrangements for
members of her organization to be
on duty. The telephone numbers
will be Executive 1860, 1851 and 1862.
Publication today of the precinct
map is expected to result in a flood
Of inquiries, similar to the questions
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Hotel Strike
Continued From First Page.)

the absence of an estimated $500
hotel guests.
The four striking AFL unions,
embracing all types Of service en-
ployes, heard words of encourage
ment yesterday from brother unions
in resolutions promising support.
Twenty-Five executive council
members of the United Textile
Workers of America adopted reso-
luton condemning the arbitrary
uncompromising behavior OF the
Hotel Association of Washington
and its affiliated members involved
in this dispute"
Then they marched to the Statler
Hotel, and for half an hour paraded
and sang with the pickets.
Mr.. Levine said pledges of sup
port also came from the Washington
Building and Construction Trades
Councils Executive Board: the CIO
Industrial Union Council; Local All
United Cafeteria Workers Union
and Local 6, Hotel and Club En-
ployes, claiming to represent 22,00C
organized hotel workers in Wash
ington.
A letter from Frank r. Howard
executive secretary of the Trades
Council, said the board had in
structed members not to cross picket
lines. Strike leaders were invited
to appear before any of the councils
weekly meetings, held at l pm
Wednesday.
Would Restrict Arbitration.
The Hotel Association insists thai
only wages should be submitted tc
arbitration and also wants this dis
cussion restricted to the cents ano
az cents an hour increase offered
by the hotels and the cents anc
4 cents offered as ascompromlse by
Commissioner Mills.
The union, which originally asked
for Is cents more an hour for non-
tipped employees and 10 for those
receiving tips, at one time agreed
to withdraw all fringe" demands
if a general wage adjustment could
be agreed to. .~
When the hotels replied with the
S and 21a cents offer the union then
ofere to submit all issues to arbi-
traffic.
Commenting on the hotel asso-
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Murray Hints Clio
Will Coordinate
New Wage Demands
ky the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Oct. 19.-Asserting
at is obvious to all that higher
wages to meet higher costs are alb
solutely essential" CIO President
Philip Murray said late today 'the
course of action by the CIO on the
wage question will be passed upon
by the national body at its conven-
ton November 18."
In q press conference which end
ed a session of more than three
hours with the Executive Board
of the United Auto Workers. called
to form a new wage policy for the
UAW, Mr.. Murray said:
Whatever determination is made
by the auto workers board neces-
sarily will be their own and will not
reflect any national CIO policy
whatsoever"
Co-ordinated Wage Demands.
Asked whether there would be
any coordination of wage demands
by various CIO unions, he replied:
That is a reasonable assumption" !"
The UAW Board originally was
scheduled to conclude a two-day
wage policy meeting today, with Mr.
Murray sitting in on the final ses-
sion this afternoon, but before leav-
ing for Pittsburgh tonight Mr.. Muir
ray said "the board thought it was
a sufficiently serious problem to ex-
tend its discussions through to-
morrow"
Walter Reuther, UAW president,
said the delay in completing the
wage program was caused entirely
by the mechanical problem of COW
ering the ground" and in answer to
a question said it was positively
correct" there had been no discord
in the discussions.
Doesn't Establish Pattern.
Mr.. Murray added that 1--WE had an
extremely satisfying meeting and
were of the mutual opinion that the
present situation regarding living
costs necessitates increases"
He emphasized, however, that the
UAW program docs not establish
any pattern for the CIO," as unions
within the CIO have autonomous
rights to determine their own COL
lective bargaining principles.
Mr.. Murray cited Commerce De-
partment compilations as of late
August on inventories of durable and
>nondurable goods in the Nation,
jermed the inventories "extraordin-
cary" and said:
Il allege these tremendous inven-
=, tories being boarded are the most
.menacing thing to expeditions re-
conversion and productivity that
has happened since vi Day.
Figures on Inventories.
"1f public opinion were directed
to an examination of these facts,
there would be less public criticism
of labor unions. I assert it is the
duty of the Government that all
pertinent facts relative to the build
ing of these tremendous inventories
be placed at the disposal of the
American people"
The CIO president said that on
the basis of 100 as an index of
money value of inventories in 1889,
the late August figures of the Com
merce Department showed inven-
tories of 236 in automotive mate
rials, 1853 in the electrical industry,
and 603 in the transportation equip |
ment industry.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Power Strike Leader
Sees SchweI|enbach,
Predicts Arbitration
BY the Associofed Press

Urged by Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach to accept arbitra-
tion as quickly as possible" George
L. Mueller, president of the Inde-
pendent Association of Duquesne
Light Employees, left Washington
for Pittsburgh late yesterday well
satisfied with the results" of his
meeting with the cabinet member.
With hopes of ending PittSburgh's
27-day -old power strike hanging on
meeting of the unions 5000 men,
bers today, Mr.. Mueller refused to
say whether he would recommend
arbitration. However, before COM
ing to Washington he told reporters
"it appears that the members will
vote for arbitration"
The union leader previously was
against arbitration. Twice before,
the union membership, by more
than a 2-to-1 vote, has decided not
to arbitrate.
Uncertain About Board.
Mr.. SchWellenbach said he would
appoint a Government arbitrator as
soon as the union decides to put the
dispute up to arbitration.
The Secretary said Mr.. Mueller
had expressed a fear that any de-
cision by an arbitrator would be
based on wage stabilization rules.
Mr.. Schwellenbach then said he
was unable to state whether sta
bilization rules would be changed
or If the board would be abolished.
Mr.. Mueller, who was accom-
panied here by Edgar j. Connor,
union treasurer and member of the
Negotiating Committee, told re-
porters before meeting Mr.. Schwel-
lenbach that he was interested pri-
marily in getting Strengthened out
on the present set-up of rules and
regulations on wage stabilization.
Attending the conference also
were Howard T. Colvin, associate
director of the Labor Departments
Cancellation Service, and Peter S.
Ray, associate solicitor for the Labor
Department.
Might Take Months.
Mr.. Mueller said the striking
unionists would vote on the whole
question of arbitration, not on
whether to arbitrate any one issue.
IF arbitration were accepted
there would be no need for the
strike" Mr.. Mueller said, but he
added that zone or two months
might be required before a decision
is reached.
The Duquesne Co. has de-
manded that the issues be submitted
to arbitration, but stipulated that
the present wage stabilization board
rules be cited in the management
case although the firm would accept
any arbitration award as final.
Won't Waive Rights.
Judge Henry M. Ellenbogen was
reported to have asked Mr.. Mueller
to call the membership meeting, in
return for which the judge said he
would propose that the company
waive the stabilization issue.
To this, Duquesne President
Pressly H. McCance replied:
The company will not waive any
of it's rights nor will it permit the
union leadership to decide the rules
of evidence in this case"
A previous power strike last Feb
ruary IL was settled by an arbitra-
ton award granting an 18l2-cent
hourly wage increase. At that time
the union was seeking 371a cent
boost. The present union demand
for 90 per cent increase would raise
base pay from $1.18 hourly to $1.41.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Man Gets 7 10 6 Years
In $40 Robbery Of Woman

Robert J. Montgomery, %, colored,
of the 400 block Of A street NE,
was sentenced Friday by Justice
Alexander Holtzoff Of District Court
to serve from two to six years on
charges of robbing young woman
of $40 in a cleaning establishment
in the 100 block of Sixth street NE.
The young woman. Helena M.
Jones, testified at Montgomery's
trial that he ordered her to ac-
company him to a room in the rear
of the establishment She said,
however, that she continued to talk
and suggested he take the money
and leave before some one came into
the place. She said he complied
with her advice.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

cations stand, MIR. McGarragny
said:
"The reason for the hotels un-
willingness to arbitrate items not
wage issues is clear. The hotels
must know what this contract is
going to cost them, and the cost
must be limited to wages which can
be measured, particularly in view
of the fact that the hotels wage
offer was made in reliance upon the
unions having withdrawn the other
cost items from consideration"
Analysis by Unions.
An analysis of the eight issues
the unions insist on putting to arbi-
tration was furnished last night by
Mr.. Levine 1t follows:
/. Split shifts-For eight years the
union has attempted to eliminate
split shifts for about 65 cooks and
kitchen workers. They are now
obliged to work four hours, take
four hours off and then work four
hours.
2. Group insurance - The union
suggested formation Of a committee
to study the proposal. Many OF the
employees in the low-income, non
tipped brackets are unable to care
for themselves in case OF sickness
since they have no reserves to rely
on, Mr. Levine said.
8. Arbitration of discharges-The
union wants to place in arbitrator
cases in which employees are dis
charged on complaints of hotel
| guests.
! Tips at Banquets.
4. Gratuities at banquets-A 10
per cent gratuity assessed for din
ner parties now is split rs per cent
for the walters and Is per cent
for the hotel management to dis
tribute as it sees fit. The union
insists the entire fee should be di-
vided among the walters.
i 5. Meals from the menu-The
union wants essentially the same
food served for hotel employees as
is served to guests.
6. Adjustment for walters pay
The union wants its walters to re-
ceive 10 per cent of the cost of any
meals served to supervisory officers
of the hotels or guests of the hotel
using complimentary checks"
7. Vacations-The employees now
receive vacations of six days for
one years service, seven days for
two years, eight days for three
years, nine days for four years and
! IL days for five years. They want
two weeks after one years service.
8. Union shop-The union asks
that all employees of the hotels be
union members.
Running at One Quarter. Capacity.
The struck hotels now are run
ming at about one-quarter capacity
of transient registration. The
hotels not affected by the strike
were almost always full before the
strike and cannot take additional
guests, it was pointed out.
Another convention was cancelled
; when the National Academy Of
Sciences transferred its meetings,
scheduled for Sunday through
,, Tuesday, to Philadelphia. More
!. than 100 scientists are involved.
The monthly meeting of the
Washington Traffic Club, scheduled
Tuesday at the Shoreham Hotel.
was cancelled. The next meeting
will be held November l3 at the
Mayflower.
The Women's National Press
Club, which had scheduled its lunch
con meeting tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel, with Gertrude Law
renee as guest speaker, has trans
ferred the meeting to Barker Hall,
YWCA.