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Britishers Hail Beautiful Commoner, Newest Duchess I Todays Picture story|| * — ...... —i • 1 ' ■" ■ " ■— •‘Here comes the bride!” The cry raised by thousands at the Brompton Oratory in London was the signal for a tremendous surge that broke the police lines and swarmed after the car in which Lavinia Mary Strutt, daughter of Lord Helper, drove up for her marriage to the rich young Duke of Norfolk. Above, the police cor don seems to be having a hard time holding the crowd in check. HU bachelor days ovre, the Duke of Norfolk, England’s ranking peer and boss of King George’s coronation arrangements, emerges from Brompton Oratory with his beautiful bride, Lavinia Mary Strutt, 20 year-old daughter of Lord Helper Thousands would have virtually given their shirts for a chance to be in the wedding party, where they could have had a closeup of the Duke of Norfolk’s marriage pageant, but its interest apparently was lost ^on the little page, pictured above turning his back on the whole thing. The members of the new duchess bridal party were attired in Norfolk’s racing colors, sky blue and scarlet.__ Commission Duties May Be Transferred Abolition of Merritt Highway Unit Recommended By: State Reorganization Members The continuance of the state highway department, the abolition of the Merritt highway commission and the Hartford-East Hartford bridge commission, and the transfer of the principal powers and duties of these two commissions to the highway department, is recom mended by the state reorganization commission in a statement made public today. The commission also proposed the abandonment of the maintenance and operation of the stale ferries over the Connecticut rivijr at Rocky Hill-Glastonbury and Chjsster-Hadlyme, long operated at a substantial loss. The commission advocated that the highway department be directed to conduct the necessary studies to determine the need and best loca tion in the proximity of Hartford for a bridge or bridges to handle state traffic, and that the Merritt highway commission’s powers relat ing to traffic regulation be trans ferred to the state traffic commis sion or its successor agency. The “Merritt highway commis •ion,” the commission states, "was created in response to a public de mand for additional highway facil ities through Fairfield county to relieve the traffic congestion of U. S. Route No. 1. An appropriation of $1,000,000 was made to the com mission when it was created in 1931 but was not expended due to de lays in prosecuting the project be cause of financing difficulties. A re vised plan of financing was author ized by the 1935 session of the gen eral assembly. The highway com missioner is a member of the Mer ritt highway commis'lon. The juris diction of the commission and the highway department are well de fined and there is no conflict of authority. The highway department has full responsibility for the loca tion, design and construction of the highway just as of any other trunk-line highway. The principal duty of the commission now is to control the land purchased in ex cess of right-of-way needs and to operate the tracts for park areas. Red Cross Flood Donations Now Total $31,000 Contributions received in the | morning mall at ,the Red Cross boosted the local total by $451.33, it was announced today at the local office. The total at the present time now stands at $31,851.11. It was also announced today that an additional $4,000 has been forward ed to Washington. So far the lo cal chapter has sent $27,000 to the national headquarters office. The list of today's contributors Is as follows: Contributions received at the Colonial Trust Booth, as follows: Mrs. Leila Alexander $ 1.00 Anonymous donations . 6.00 Contributions received at the Waterbury Sav ings Bank Booth, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Leonard . 5.00 A Friend. 1.25 A Friend . 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hager . 1.00 Sacred Heart School Mission Society . 10.00 Mrs. Rosella Guerrera.. 5.00 H. Wilson .-.. 100 Anonymous donations.. 2.22 Contributions leceived at the Citizens & Mfgs. National Bank Booth, as follows: Miss Helen Farrell — 1.00 The Holy Name Society Of The Blessed Sacra ment church . 5.00 F. B. R. 1.00 Eva Cappelletti . 1.00 Anonymous . 1.00 Ladles’ Aid Society of First Lutheran church . 10.00 E. A. O’Rourke.1.00 Arthur Bonaker . 2.00 Mias Peggy Schlicker .. 1.00 Mrs. Ellen Hyde Scovlll 100.00 F. W. Engert & Sons Inc 5.00 Rev. Staneslow Blaze Jowski . 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. Carl An derson .. 1.00 A Friend . 1.00 A Friend. 1.00 Anonymous donations.. 7.91 Employes of Waterbury Printing Co. 7.55 Students of Waterbury Catholic High School 104.40 Keeler & Long. Inc. .. 10.00 Edward O. Goss . 100.00 Waterbury Master Plumbers Assn. 25.00 i Boys of McTernan Sch. 12.50 Falrmount Community Club. 5.00 R. E. T. (additional) .. 2.00 The Shell Shop . 7.00 Mattatuck Council No. 52, Degree of Poca hontas ..— 2.00 Twenty anonymous dona tions . 39.41 Y. P. R. A. Russian church 5.00 Employes of S. S. Kresge Dollar Store . 18.26 Employes of Waterbury r Buckle Co. 128.54 4tontribuUona collected by George J. Slauzes, gs fol lows: Employes of T. G. Smith Co.: Thomas G. Smith . 5.00 George J. Slauzes . 1.00 G. Chumard . .50 Rocco Guvere . .50 John Contiilion . 1.00 Ralph Hanscom . 1.00 Joseph Demeco . 1.00 Everett Hunt . .50 Albert Vacter . .50 F. P. Lawlor . 1.00 Miss G. R. Lawlor . 1.00 M. Keefe .. .50 Oscar Bernier . 1.00 A. Menard . 1.00 Michael Longo . .50 S. Paternoster . .50 Paul Laperle . 1.00 Andrew Bussette . 50 James McGrath . 1.00 A. Bowe . .50 Nelson Paulter .. 1.00 Jos. E. Smith . 1.00 Harry Paulter . .50 Noel Stewart . .50 H. Doyle . 1.00 Joseph Tereman . .50 Plumb Bros.. Hardware.. 2.00 Straus Hardware . 5.00 B. Moll . 1.00 A Friend . .25 Contributions from Wol cott Branch. Robert Grant, Chairman, as fol lows: Thimble Club of Wood tick Chapel . 3.00 Woodtlck Chapel Sun day School . 1.00 Parent-Teachers’ Assn.. 2.00 Wolcott Women’s Club. 3.00 North School . 1.10 Woodtlck School . 2.75 Wolcott Congregational Church . 5.00 Wolcott Congregational Church Ladles’ Aid _ 5.00 Individual Contributors . 23.81 Employes of Watertown Undergarment Corp. 149.25 Employes of Mfgrs. Fdry .. 52.85 Card Party . 2.00 Mrs. Henry Andrew Burton 3.00 Loyal Order of Moose _ 15.00 St. Margaret’s Parochial School . 50.00 James Brophy, City Hall (additional) . 1.00 Chase Metal Works and Chase Rolling Mills (ad ditional) . 57.80 Faculty and Pupils of WUby High School . 76.25 Waterbury Dental Society. 10.00 Catherine R. Donahue ... 1.00 Employes American Cyana mid Sc Chemical Corp. . 30.00 American Cyanamid Sc Chemical Corp. 50.00 Proceeds of Card Party at the home of Mrs. Wil liam Vandercook .... 6.00 Pupils of Notre Dame Academy . 15.00 Employes of French Small Tube Branch (addition al) . 6.00 Waterbury American Com posing Room __ 16.00 Anonymous . $10.00 David L. Fannlck Po6t, No. 91, J. W. V., and Ladies’ Aux iliary . 10.00 William T. Manning Co. 5.00 Employee of the Connecticut Light and Power Com pany, Leavenworth Street Office. 94.00 ■ ... MIDDLEBURYBOY EARNS PROMOTION Joseph Lush Named As= sistant Leader at West Cornwall Camp Five members of Camp Cross, 182nd Co., CCC, West Cornwall, were promoted during the past week offi cials of the camp announced. As sistant leader Anthony Rowe of Manchester receiving the rating of leader for his excellent work. En rollee Herbert Sabottke of New Brit ain enrolled in the CCC three weeks ago and his excellent work during the past weeks won for him the po sition of assistant leader. Other en rollees who were promoted during the past week include John Janik of Montville, William Jahoda of Bridgeport and Joseph Lush of Mid dlebury. All three received assist ant leader’s ratings. Camp Supt. Thomas C. Hood and Foreman Richard P. Cleaveland and William K. Brewster attended the truck trail conference held at the nature museum in Barkhamsted last Friday. Thursday evening the members of Camp Cross will play host to Camp Tourney in the second weekly social get together between the two camps. Two large crews working under the supervision of Foremen Harry A. McKusick of Litchfield and Er nest D. Clark of Cornwall began clear cutting operations in the Huntsville sfection of the Housatonic State Forest today. It is expected that approximately 40 acres will be clearcut and prepared for planting in that vicinity. This area will be planted to coniferous trees in the early part of the spring. Foreman Berton C. Dickinson has been on leave during the past week. . Miss Gertrude Flaherty . 1.90 Employes of the Connecticut Railway <fe Llghtng Co_ 60.30 Mary Alison Cairns. 3.00 Rev. Gomer R. Lewis. 1.00 Employes of Waterbury Paper Box Co. (additional) _ 15.75 Diamond Glr r Ale, Inc. .. 50.00 Daniel J. Lea;y . 25.00 Employes of Diamond Ginger Ale, Inc., as follows: Manufacturing Department — Joseph Dougherty . 5.00 Byron Kennon . 1.00 Angelo Perazelll . 1.00 Joseph Peters . 1.00 William Stasaitis. 1.00 John Leary . 1.00 Frank Tehan. 1.00 Rocco Forgione . 1.00 James Donahue . 1.00 Armand Levasscur . 1.00 Anthony Delrosso . 1.00 King Patrick . 1.00 Edward Pekrul . 1.00 Constantine Delrosso. 1.00 Carl Dillon . 1.00 Philip Hogan . 1.00 . Thomas Lawlor . 1.00 Adolph Andre . 1.00 William Patrick . 1.00 Pietro Bartolinl . 1.00 Joseph Clear . 1.00 Transportation Department— George Greaney. 2.00 Nelson Dessereaux . 1.00 Francis Codlanne . 1.00 John Maher . 1.00 John Gllmartin . 1.00 Edward Dessereaux . 1.00 Paul Laguna . 1.00 John McKenna . 100 Edward Dunphy. 1.00 Harold Donovan . 1.00 Joseph Sullivan . 1.00 Charles Hulsart . 1.00 Nicholas Mazzarella . 1.00 Jerome McDonald . 1.00 John Costello . 1.00 Victor Rusgates . 1.00 Andrew Fostey . i Thomas Murphy . 1.00 Edward Healey . 1.00 Charles Sheehey .•. 1.00 Lawrence Skelly . 1.00 Joseph Cutrall . 1.00 Fred Hyland . 1.00 James Greaney. 1.00 Anthony Maraflno . 1.00 John Sayers . 1.00 Francis Gilmartln . 1.00 Sales Department— John F. Barry . 5.00 James Coleman . 1.00 John Andrews . 1.00 Bernard Ladden . 1.00 Cornelius Horrigan . 1.00 Sydney Singleton . 1.00 Leon Usher . 1.00 Francis Mantanaro. 1.00 Louis Chasen . 1.00 George Hepp —.. 1.00 Alden 8ch!osser . 1.00 George Scheyd . 1.00 George Abblngton . 1.00 Herbert Roberge . i.ou IauIs Pcdroni . 1.00 Frank Morrissey . 1.00 Joseph Edwards . 1.00 Clarence Jepson . 1.00 FRATERNAL NEWS Provincia Di Foggia The first annual minstrel show and dance of tire Provincia Di Foggia society was held last night in Buckingham hall and attendee! by 900 persons. Michael J. Galullo was master of ceremonies. John —Gualtleri photo. JOHN BREDICE Chairman Bredice was chairman of the committee of arrangements. Performances of all soloists were well-received but the standouts were Bob Arcari, Lucille Colucci, Theodore Mariano and Thomas Cocchiola. As a novelty. Hawai ian selections were played by an ensemble, who were succeeded by DiVito’s orchestra for the dancing. The show was directed by John J. Jannetty. Order Of Vasa Thomaston lodge members of the Order of Vasa were guests of Gota Lejon last eveening at a so cial and meeting held in Moose hall. A committee of the local group will Journey to Bristol this evening to meet with other com mittees in charge of a district initiation. Y.M.C.A. Notes The Federal Tax course, orig inally scheduled for February 2 will open Tuesday at 7:30. The first session is free to all who are interested. The course in cludes five sessions under the leadership of Alfred F. Meyerhans. The final session of the Monday night Beginners Class in Public Speaking will be held Monday at 7:30 in Room B at the Central “Y”. The "graduates" are: Thom as P. Ashton. Mildred Ballard, Katherine Bobbin, Edward Cam pion, C. Rockwell Clyne, Mrs. M. J. Colney, Frank T. Driscoll, Catherine C. Fenton, William B. Gilman, Josephine Manzo, Mrs. Julia L. McDonald, Newell W. Mitchell, Mrs. A. W. Schaff, Kath erine Schneider, Mary Sheehan, Charles Sutherland, Burton Ther iault, Mrs. Robin Ogden and Mr. I and Mrs. Walter F. Torrance. "Hidden Enemies,” a sound mo tion picture portraying the rav ages of termites, was shown in the lobby of the Central YMCA last night by a representative of the Terminites Corporation of Hart ford. About seventy-five persons were present. The speaker, Mr. Keyes, was introduced by Secretary Calvin J. Martin. It will be "Town Meeting” night at the February session of the Waterbury Public Speaking club at the Central YMCA next Tues day at 8 o'clock, according to an announcement released yesterday by Secretary Edna B. Clarke. Earle H. Blanchard will be moderator. “Fighting Disease Around the World” will be discussed by Dr. Alfred C. Dreher at the Health Forum at the Central Y. M. C. A., Monday, at 8:30 o’clock. Preceding the forum, Payson Newton of Hartford will present the sound movie. "Snow Trains of 1936.” Reginald D. Mehun, Held repre sentative of the Connecticut of fice of the Social Security Board, will discuss the "Social Security Act” In the Y. M. C. A. lobby Tuesday at 8 o'clock. The meet ing will be under the auspices of the Current Events Club. Speedwell Lodge One class of candidates was initiated last evening and plans were made for the initiation of another group at a meeting of Speedwell lodge, Knights of Pythias, which will be held on February 19. The program to be given on the latter date will be in honor of the 73rd anniversary of the order. Zindah Grotto Members of Zindah Grotto last night voted to donate the sum of $50 to the local Red Cross. Plans were also made for an open house to be held in the near future. Frank Wirth, manager of Wirth’s circus, was also in attendance last evening to discuss the annual Grotto circus which will be held this year during the week of April 12 to 17 at the state Armory. Raymond Rawley was named gen eral chairman. Evergreen Court A hash and pancake supper will be given in Masonic temple on February 19, it was announced at last night’s meeting of Evergreen Court, Order of Amaranth. The arrangements committee con sists of Dayton A. Rose, Joseph Davies, Mrs. James Burhoe and her refreshment committee mem bers. A card party was held after last night’s meeting. Division No. 57 Members of Monsignor Slocum branch and Division 57 will be guests of the Ladies' auxiliary, Division 5, Ancient Order of Hi bernians at a program of Irish music in Hibernian hall, Tuesday evening. Irish songs will be sung by Wil liam O’Brien, Miss Florence Cas sidy, Miss Inez Kelly, and Miss Eileen Kelly. Piano selections will be given by Mrs. Elizabeth McNally, and Harriet Marinan, W. Fitzpatrick, of New Haven, will play bagpipe selections and Miss Kay Marinan will give violin se lections. Assisting Miss McCarthy on ar rangements are Mrs. Hannah Sul livan, Mrs. Margaret Tenney, Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan, Mrs. Catherine Stenson, Mrs. Elizabeth Peters, Mrs. Anna Hoey and Mrs. Nora Doyle. Lady McAlpine Lodge Members of Lady McAlpine Lodge, Daughters of Scotia, gave a silver tea last evening in Lord Kltchner Post hall on Bank street. The arangements committee in cluded Mrs. Donald Macintosh, Mrs. Andrew Hunter, Mrs. Edward McAvoy, Mrs. Agnes Porter, Mrs. Mary Wilkie, Mrs. Thomas Turner Mrs. Alexander Galbraith, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Agnes Peden, Mrs. Bessie White, Mrs. Nettie Bell, Mrs. Elizabeth McBride, Mrs. Edward Nutbrown, Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. Rachel Lang, Mrs. James Gardner, Mrs. Andrew Raeburn, Mrs. Mary Marshall, Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, Mrs. Catherine Kelly and Mrs. Mary Crulkshank. Behind The Lines Yankee Division Joseph J. Cunningham of this city will lead a local delegation of YD members to Hartford this evening to attend a banquet at Saengerbud hall in celebration of the entrance of the Yankee Di vision into the World War trench es on February 6th, 1917. A num ber of local YD men are planning to take In the Hartford affair which will bring veterans to gether from all parts of Connec ticut. Legion Unit The Auxiliary of Corp. Coyle Post, American Legion will spon sor a bean and ham supper in the Legion Home on Holmes ave nue. Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 8 o'clock. Mrs. Robert is chair man of the committee. Naval Veterans Initiation of two new members took place at last night’s meeting of the Naval Veterans’ Association held at the Washington Park Community House. Prank Sturges was appointed to attend the an nual dinner of Wheeler-Young Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. I IN BKUAUtAbl RAYMOND CRONAN The bishop of the Hartford di ocese, Most Reverend Maurice F. M< Auliffe, D. D„ will deliver an address over the stations of the Columbia "Broadcasting system in the “Church of the Air” program tomorrow. Bishop McAullffe will speak at 1 p. m. The bishop’s talk will originate in the studios of Station WI)RC, Hartford- The St. Thomas' sem inary choir will offer selections before and after the bishop’s ad dress. One of the members of the choir is Raymond Cronan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cronan. and brother of Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, assistant pastor of St. Margaret's church of this city. TURNERSTOGIVE GALA MASQUERADE Forty=Third Annual Ball to Be Held Tonight at Clubrooms Several hundred are expected to attend the 43rd annual masquerade ball of the local Turners tonight at Turn hall on North Main street. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Hayes and President Adolph Bender of the club will be among those heading HERMAN MUELLER the grand march. Timmie Crowe’s orchestra will play for the dancing. Ludwig B. Kunkel is general chair man of the committee on arrange ments. Assisting Chairman Kunkel are Erich Schneer, Adolph Bender, Her man Mueller, Elmer Kiessling, Jo seph DiMaria, Alex Drapatln, Wal ter Klen, Ottmar Zwiebel, Gustave Manthey, Alfred W. Hummel, Mrs. Louis Pellnitz, Mrs. Max Kiessling and Mrs. Richard Groetzebach. The chairman of the reception committee is Max Kiessling and his aides include Fitz Cramer, Charles Kllnzmann, Emil Hummel, Francis T. Reeves, Judge Dennis J. Slavin, Albert H. Gaess, Frederick F. Wle dorn and Charles Kiessling. Ottmar Zwiebel ts chairman of the refresh ment committee and his assistants include Jacob Breuer, Anton Ruegg, William Schaeffer, Arthur Ganter, Albert Kunkel, Albert Verpollct. Mrs. Jacob Rutishauser, Mrs. Louise Doderer. Mrs. Amelia King and Mrs. John Herrmann. GETTING SETTLED Hollywood. Feb. &— (UP)— Harriet Hoctor, noted ballet dancer, is get ting settled in Hollywood after a quick trip west to play with Fred i Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a new 1RKO musicale. She will portray her own experiences in the picture. Her first film role was in ‘‘The Great Ziegfeld.” Snow Trains Await Favorable Weather New Haven Road Cancels Local Train—Plan Adverse Change in Climatic Conditions Anticipated Boston, Pcb. 4 (Special)—With northern New England and western Massachusetts blissfully supine be neath new falls of powder snow, and with a further snow-fall in pros pect for the week-end, twelve New England winter sports communities with carnivals scheduled for the wek-end heaved vast sighs of relief and completed final ararngements for down-hill and cross-country ski races, ski jumping contests, skat ing events, and a score of other tournaments. Snow train executives, still with a weather eye aloft, sched uled fleets of snow trains to a num ber of New England ski areas. Throughout urban centers of New England and New York winter sportsmen brought forth the multi farious gear which hitherto this sea son has seen only dust. Favorable Weather Reports to the New England Council, all-New England develop mnet organization, indicate skiing conditions as good in numerous lo calities ranging from Fryeburg, Me., through the communities of the White and Green Mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont to the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts, and for the first time this winter many of New England’s smoother down-mountain trails are in excel lent running condition, with from three to six inches of powder snow over frozen bases. The highlight of the carnivals this weekend will be that held at Dart mouth College, Hanover, N. H. Founded in 1910, the Dartmouth Winter Carnival is the prototype of the festival which is now a regular annual event in more than 30 New England towns, and which features such events as ski races of all kinds; snowshoeing, skating, and sled dog races, and culminates in the crowning of the snow queen and the gaiety of a winter ball. In addi tion to the Dartmouth Carnival, fes tivals will also be held these next few days at Fort Fairfield, Me.; Auburn. Me.; Tilton, N. H.; Little ton, N. H.; Berlin, N. H.; Waterville, Me.; Bar Harbor, Me.; Lancaster, N. H.; Rumford, Me.; and at Blan ford and Williamstown, Mass. Special Trains The Boston & Maine Railroad i has scheduled a week-end snow [ train to leave North Station, Bos i ton, Saturday noon for White Rl ! ver Junction and Woodstock, Vt., I and Lisbon and Littleton (Franco | nia), N. H. Another week-end train is scheduled from North Station | Saturday noon for the Chocorua re | gion and the Eastern Slope towns i —_ ~~ ... .' Daily Statistics On Auto Accidents 1936 1937 All traffic acidents . . 1,552 1,402 Fatalities . 35 39 Injuries . 993 913 KILLED ■ Adult Pedestrians .... 17 25 i Child Pedestrians_ 2 1 j Adult Occupants. 15 11 Child Occupants . 1 Adult Bicyclists . 1 Child Bicyclists . 1 INJURED Adult Pedestrians. 189 190 Child Pedestrians ... 97 58 ; Age Not Given . 4 20 Adulit Occupants . . . 664 550 Child Occupants- 23 27 Age Not Given . 5 50 Adult Bicyclists . 4 6 Child Bicyclists. 7 12 of Conway, North Conway and In* tervale, N. H. Plans also call for one day snow trains Sunday to La conia and Plymouth, and Conway and North Conway, N. H, over the B & M tracks. From Worcester, Mass., a Sunday .yiow train is scheduled for Lincoln (Franconia Notch) N. H. From Portland, Me, authorities plan a Sunday train for winter sports enthusiasts to Frye burg via the Maine Central. The New Haven Railroad has scheduled a week-end train from New York city on Friday evening to Waterbury, Vermont, railhead for the Mt. Mansfield region. With skiing conditions reported excellent in the Berkshlres, and with four New York ski clubs to race Sunday in the Pittsfield State forest, ti Is also likely that the New Haven road will operate week-end and Sunday snow trains to Pitts field and other Berkshire winter I sports centers. i _ Germany, Great Britain, France and Czechoslovakia have started building thousands of tiny airplanes. ---—'—"—**■*■ SCOVILL MANUFACTUIIMO COMPANY s The mark that identifies good Brass and Copper products Chase Brass & Copper Co. -I NCOUfOl AT«D fHE AMERICAN BRASS COMPANY COPPER • BRASS BRONZE French Small Tube Branch Small Oiameter Seamier* tubes Waterbary Brass Goods Branc Mcnutacturee Scat* Gone)* American Metal Hose Branch flexible Metallic Hose ’ll YOUR SILENT WITNESS One of the greatest advantages of a personal checking account is the part played by a can celled check. Once charged to your account by the bank, it is returned to you as a receipt and legal evidence of payment. It remains in your possession as a constant and irrefutable, silent* witness that a certain bill was paid on a certain date. 132-134 GRAND STREET Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Deposits Insured Up to $5,000 The Wqterbury Trust Co.