Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-10

The ladies were ready. They
slept across the crib, heads
down, diapers up. the knees
tucked under their stomachs.
Both left hands were clenched
in tiny fists next to their
mouths. This was the day
Of the christening. The twins
were sleeping.
At the christening, in st.
James Church in Red Bank,
they wore dresses with
pointed lace along the hem.
The dresses were about three
times the length of the twins.
Father August Neumann al
most christened Robin as
Robert-which shows how
much he knows about birds
and beeS-and Pamela cried
and wore her little white hat
over one eye.
Aunt Gayle was godmother
to Robin. David Frechette,
the fathers kid brother, was
godfather. Ray and Lorraine
Zewicki were godparents to
Pam. The twins were taken
back to the house, where
each one knocked of about
a fifth Of the best bonded
formula, and then they were
sleeping again, with the rear
Of the diapers in the air.
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THE RELATIVES ARRIVED
The Frechettes came from as
far away as Waltham and
Miami. The Bishops came all
the way from the corner tav-
ern. Jim Sullivan, a neutral,
refused to be quoted on the
state Of the weather, which
was beautiful. BY $3.50 pm.
the men from Henry's Deli.
catessen were setting up the
sliced turkey. the tongue, ham
rolls, salads, baked beans
glasses, salads, baked beans
and christening cake on q
buffet table.
Chief Dundas set up the
bar in the kitchen, and
guzzled beers to OFFSET his
natural shyness. There were
about so people, the very old,
the old, the middle-aged, the
young, and children. It was a
gathering Of the clan--which
occurs only at weddings and
funerals.
Marty Brill, one of the
great undiscovered guitarists
and comics, arrived with his
instrument and set up shop in
the backyard. After the first
number, the house was empty,
except for the babies and the
parents, Ginny and Charlie,
and Chief, who rinsed q glass
or two between beers. Every
body was in the backyard.
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BRILL WAS PLAYING all
kinds Of requests when Max
Lewis arrived looking for me.
Max is one of those rare
pianists who can play any
thing from Bach to boogie.
II got my piano in the car -
he said simply. Can you help
me carry it in the backyard?"
Piano in the car? Well, who
was I to argue? ! went out
front and, in the trunk, he
had a piano in a box that
looked like a casket for a
midget. 1t is called a Wur-
liter Electric Piano, and
Charlie had to find an extern
sion cord. The piano was
opened up, the four legs were
screwed on. and, before my
fathers startled gaze, the
man sat down and raped
out Come To Me My Melan-
choly Baby" The tone rang
like bells.
Ray Stone started to sing
and soon my brother John
and Margie Waldron were
singing LET Me Call You
Sweetheart" while Emil Her
man shot candid pictures Of
the crowd. The Angerami and
DiSiena babies were crying
in q playpen under the trees
and Sid Goldberg saw them
pulling at the bars and he
said They're stir crazy"
Emil Steencken, my eating
brother-in-law, peeked out a
screen door and said: I'm
lining up at the table with
a paper plate" Inside, Charlie
was feeding one of his babies:
Ginny was in another chair
feeding the other. Ray Thys-
sen and Sally VILLA m {
clinked glasses.
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SOMEONE POSED GREAT
GRANDMA Frechette with
one baby and great-grandpa
Rishou with the nther WIaer