The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
Pity The Patient Bride


 If patience is a virtue, then
 brides of today are sprouting large
 and lovely wings, and unquestion-
 ably deserve the Congressional
 medal for service in standing and waiting. Serenely folding their hands. and with prayers on their lips, they bided their time for four
 long, slow-moving years while their fiancees were isolated on a jungle island or fighting their way across
 the European battlefield.
 When CT Joe came marching home, plans for an early wedding got underway with the hope that little rose-covered cottage could be found. Weeks stretched into months, months into almost a year. The yearning for roses and a dinette gave way to "just a three-room
 apartment anywhere"
 If the perservering couple found "just anything" in the way of shelter, then ensued persistent pavement-pounding for those neceS- sary household appointments. One bride we know searched every five and-dime store from here to New York for an egg beater, deposited her name in every store in an at. tempt to get bed linen, bought a percolator in secondhand store. These newlyweds haunt auctions, poster warehouse managers, and offer extrayagant bribes to oldtime lhouseholders for war scarce materi- als-such as coasters. enamel ware, or even the indispensable can open CT. When hope wanes they beg, bor- TOW or swipe. needed equipment from well-Stocked in-laWs. The rose-covered cottage, the new auto- mobile, the radio and the ice-box remain possessions of the far future.
 Anyway it's obvious these starry eyed newlyweds, whose efforts and perseverance and patience helped to crack Fascisms formidable fort ress, believe everything comes to those who wait.
 And no doubt what has been lost in the past will be gained in the future. For the woman who has shown such strength in biding her time over half decade or more will not be cruelty hurt while wait ing for her spouse to return from his late poker parties.
 Interesting Speakers Are Coming!
 The Waterbury Junior Women's Club will swing into @ busy season come September with a petite little lady at the wheel. Miss Betty Bloom, no higher than five feet one, re- vealS, however, an abundance of enthusiasm and vigor for her new job as president of that organiza- tion comprising 75 active members. This week Betty and her commit tee are deep in the work of aiding Connecticut Cancer Drive = Next week 1t may be some other char ity. While most people will be basking on beaches these summer days, the program committee will be busy engaging those top-notch speakers who have in the past brought a flock of reporters to the Women's Club. Stars of yes- ter season were William E. Has, kell, vice-president of The New York Tribune, Miss Julia Leslie, of New York music circles, and Bob Steel, of WTIC, not to forget Wa terbury's own fourth estater. E. Christy Erk.
 The dark-haired Betty, is the daughter of the late Clarence Bloom, and Mrs. Bloom of Water town Avenue, a member of long standing in the Waterbury Women's Club. She was born in Hartford, came to the Brass City as a young ster, attended Bunker Hill Grammar and Crosby, but graduated from Wilby. She is an employe of the accounting department of the American Brass Company.
 The young club official takes keen pleasure in swimming and hiking. But skiing down the snow-covered slopes of Manchester, Vt., she con- siders supreme in fun, despite spills, bruises, and subsequent complica- tions.
 Other officers elected in the Spring by this younger group of the Women's Club were: Mrs. George Thomas, first vice-president; Miss Lillian M. Abel, second vice presi- dent; Mrs. Robert Schuster, treas- urer; Mrs. Ronald Delaney, record- ing secretary, and Mrs. Wellington corresponding secretary. To them allgood luck!
 June Blooms in WoOdbury
 The weatherman was kind to some 240 flower lovers who made house-to-house tour in Woodbury last Saturday, under the sponsor ship of the Pomperaug Valley Gar den Club.
 Touring guests viewed six lovely Woodbury homes, decked from stem to stern, with artistic flower ar- Flower -loyers being in- nate perfeCtionistS, those exhibiting