Aoiirrtt doctoral W . Willa Deliversag . " ‘ ‘ The hiei‘ndtli‘al set-vice for Charles braille Smith, at (Manor Union, New “ ark, Sunday evening, was attended by gouty it ,oitli persons, and the excreta a raved very interesting throughoir t'i‘he program was as follows ' I’ll “tam rks. 'I‘ivtlips'it. iicer, Chairman. ‘ end lsiqdhu at rtet Club. The in non Rails one Influence of (lirarles Sprague Smith, Dr. Lyman Abbott. ficto-“ilosauna' ......... . . .(lrauler t‘ocil Fanning . fl‘he liberalism nd Idealism of Charles Spraaue nrlth, Dr. Samuel Schulinan. “Crossing the par," Mendelssohn Quartet Club. :3 l: as 113$”; J. t‘. Moran. representing the . People’s institute (lluhs. "For ,Al Saints Who lt‘rom 'l‘helr burs test.’ Mendelssohn Quartet Club The Civic Séuée of Charles Sprague Smh.m Hon. George McAneny. “Now the Laborer s Task is 0'.er " Mendelssohn Quartet Club. “'33“ Brotherhood (as exemplified understood by Charles Sprague Smith), .lohu Sparse One of the best addresses of the eve- ning who deliVered by the Rev. Frah cis .i. may Mdran, acting rector of Trinity Episcopal Church. South Nor- walk, kand a ‘warm personal friend of the deceased. r. e)litoran said: . filth Wornén of the People' a in stltiite‘, am going to do what i have rarely done in my life, read my brief addreas because, not like the other hers. able to present their own i eas of our dear friend i am simply expressing the feeling of all the meta liters of the People s institute Club A. "‘When our beloved friend saw the hundreds of people that were attending weekly these gatherings of the Pen ple' 3 Forum be such felt many of these men and worueu, of many nationalities. gathered front all parts of the earth. most need a social centre, well know- ing a man or woman. alone in a crowd. is more desolate than a lonely man on the Rocky Mountains or on a desolate Western prairie Hear rug so rmrch as they “did of the Brotherhood of Man, wa there not some war by which this ,di catty could be met, and then came to his fertile, loving mind the idea of the People's Club That should be a social center which would give the glad build of fellowship and brotherhood to these seekers after knowledge. The first attempt to establish a club was in , St. Mark‘s Parish house. Tompkins ‘ 'Square and East 10th Street. Though very many found the club, which at once was called "The People‘s institute . -iy, the fire chief. La- houses be removed from the banks of Club A... it was soon found it was need- ful to bare an independent building. and we moved to the Armory, on the Hebrew and 7th Street, where "dear Professor Smith and all the earnest workers learned much experience, and we found We had to entirely re-organ- inc, and we moved to a block on 10th Strept, where at once the ideas of Pro- fessor smith were realized Tire men and women in the hall room or the. lonely lo in: could find a home where all the peasures of social life could be obtained and where help in mental development was provided in the shape of lecture classes in all subjects so that real students in the institute could take up special studies. Professor Smith felt also that recreation was needful for these daily tellers in all walks of life, and so the weekly dances (where mothers could look on) to stand against the horrors of the public dance hall were established. occasional theatre parties, in the summer visits to the beaches. The social supp’ets of the dramatic section Were established No it" kIew one another as one family and our beloved friend as the house father. How many are -nrernbers of our club 1 on back to the pleasant days want its walls and we, who still are voter” members. can see the young ‘ man who have passed through the club into molly higher walks of life, even into the h be of the legislature of our all“; ho many hdppy homes new are "to it and in the city where first Mali a lots were made in the club room of (‘lub A? Prof Slhith always . the club was his speciaichild, his special care (as he said to me only . ,‘thl'ee weeks before his death, when we were tiring of our regress under our i. president, lss Pierson). tie it not been as much with us as of ' yore because of his many varied and trimming activities. It was a joy to col: hit regular vacation letters to us. and maybe from Greece. the coast of MN: or elsewhere. and when he came to visit us we all felt the trplifi of is presence and see how from this on tar to yoga the work. sarong wo- ongo iitir‘sn, in his many. , oi ,the ‘civlc clubs cover the ram Ede. Undoubtedly one thing has arisen from the club, a more general interest in civics over the whole East Ban. Thom tit, great work of Pro- 8miih was 'not accomplished. as he had hoped there could be a net wiggle of clubs over the city like Club O, 1) out. ”being dead, yet his w rk w it live nit others may carry his dean. ewho worked along- ‘aido our dear. departed friend, know what inspiration he was to us, and wt 'tb carry out his ideas of brtiih ,and tonight Club A desires to iihbreu its loving thanks for What he War as, an ffilrleaiyes to scatter to rims iglgriititude by his hl‘er Wilt; salmonsecrstion and cost- “for: chitin with a desire to get rid of domain! darkness everywhere. " to cloud the door on gloom; so nu too narrow a view. ”trim flair for. my soul a wider room, P ”glam“. Mildew. to open and let in m radiant imnpa when the any is Vault iii-ease of the world blowing b ar.M._.ut-..ws .. r . mm m: . u idlii’hilW'“ A request for permission to erect l’l' tiliidin t the corner of West Gregory place was re- cell/ed? 'l‘. llogiey. Tire bell-A tion was granted. hint unitary. oil 9 fire departruent.. ad 91‘6an tile hours: i upon the miller pi§i% proper sodium at of boots . gm coo r the firemen 'i‘ e lino pix hazing orgpauy and Hope iiose “arm . W a 0 present two pairs oft rts~ twin in: ii Mr. urinary Tire chief than that he should recommend the purciino‘ : g of six airs of boots for such dom- . may“, the one “due and the Phoenix lilac! his Odtnhahy ouirciith than Baliwnz, as chairman of of the tire cummittee, said that he would see that the boots were bought ‘ Chief Buttery also made a report about the auto tire truck. He aside that he had communicated with the Knox Auto Company, and they had ”ex- pressed their willingness to repair the auto at their own expense. A communication was receiver] from the oyster growers anti others regard- ing the unsanitary condition of the waters ilr Norwulk for the growing of oysters. They requested that the out- iire Norwalk river and that the sewage. be taken away by sortie other rotltir than said river. ed by 578 prominent. citizens, many of them being local physicians. The web ; tor was laid upon the table rrpou the vote of the council. Chief Buttery spoke on the matter of hiring Thomas Dorsey as substitute driver for the auto fire truck. As the regular driver was ill, tire'chiei‘ hired iilr. Dorsey to fill the place until Div- er Corcoran should be able to return to his duties. Mr. Iiorney worked five nights in all. A petition to erect a dwelling house ' rn Riverside avenue was received from Jesse Whitehead and granted. Tire police and library reports were accepted without reading. Jarnes T. l‘iitbheli reported that the fire. police rooms would be formally opened this evening and extended an invitation for the Councilmen to be present. All entertainment will be pro- ridcd and refreshments served. The invitation was accepted by a unani- mous vole. Councilman lirrrucll reported tlrni he and Corporation Connect .loirrr .l. Walsh had trill up to the railroad corri- party the matter of the Wall uireeil paving, and they had signified their \vli- liuguess to cooperate with the citizens in this iurproremeul. A request for permission to erect a house iii Orchard street from irid- rviu Holmes was granted by the t‘t)illi-‘ ell. The property owners t-orrserit had been obtained. r Captain Edward P. Weed reoriented that Morgan avenue be graded and worked as far as accepted by the city. Councilman iialiwltz stated that he had investigated the matter and thought that the work should be done. The motion that the street he brought down to grade was passed. A resolution culling rrpon the prop- erty owners adjoining Wall street. which is to br- pared. to lay any pipes necessary before the said paving is begun. was introduced. (‘ily Engin- eer Wood said he thought that new pipes ought to be laid to replace the old ones. If the property ownerk do not do tirls work within :io days after the advertisement of the notice. the work will be done by the city and charged to the owners. This resulti- lion was adopted by the council. it was voted to take the policeman who now patrols the outside district at night and have him regulate ir'uiiir- during the day at the corner of Main and Wall streets. This plan will he tried for to weeks. A communication was reecired from Samuel Lyrics, represeuiing the Nor- waik water commissioners. ornbodt lug three requests for power to lay water mains. One is to be laid in East are! true near illend's store and was peti- iioned for by it. 1.. Scoiield as presi-l dent of the irrntrdou island Company i It will be a six- their main and the corn- ' puny agreed to give a bond if the worki would be done. Another main is to bel laid to lllrie Mountain on the East Rocks road. This is also a six-Incirl main and the petition was presented by Louis A. Lehmaeir The lirsi one was thai on the Pine Hill mud to Key- scr street. This will be u l‘our- inth main and is to be laid in preference to the Winfield street extension. . The writer commissioners were given the power to lay these mains, costing about $12,500, by the board of antib’ cilmen. Councilman Milne reported that the sawor committee had recomrneudedi two catch basins on Plymouth avenue. i The committee was erttpoWeretl by the council to install the satire i (orincllman lietts desired authorliy‘ to pay the Vrindethoef judgment at once The power to do this was glveni hlnr. (‘ouncilmun iiuilwitz reported that the hose wagon had beerweprriretl and would arrive In Norwalk loruotton lie said that it looked fine and that the; work had been Wt-li done. 1 The council and t' liy,h‘irrgtneer (3. N. Wood discussed the new doors in the Main street lire houses at sprite length, No definite action was taken on the matter, however. The following bills were voted paid: Fire‘deparirnent ........ ....t £62.00 l‘oiicu department ......... . . 174.94 Administrative department... 492.77 iabrary department .......... itilHii : Highway department ........ "limit! Light department ........... 732.30 Sewer department. ........... 22.50 .ianitors' service ..... . ...... l0.iiO it was voted that the clerk Write to the uriarteruiasterattoneml in Hartford ahdlreqiiest him to repair the sidewalk in front of the armory Upon motion Q3000 was appropriat ml to (Turmeriman llmneil, as chairman of the highway department. for the pairing of Willi street with Mack [trick 1 it was voted that the chairman of the tire department be empowered to. fire alarm system expend also for the repairing of the The meeting then adjourned untlli stay 16. at it o clock. Tire petition was si’grr- . doing it. The man we especially like to “tackle’ "can't persuade him that these fine clothes, made for us by 14 50. Main street TWEBD’AY, MAY“ 3: taro am Al : '.\ Copyright Hart Schafl'ner a Man “BREAKING to harness” is pretty lively work sometimes; but if it’s well done, the results are usually good. We’ve broken a‘ lot of high-spirited fellows to our clothes; and we. expect to keep on is the fellow who thinksiwe, Hart Schaffner & Marx, are better than any he gets made to measure; better for him; economy for him; better style, better quality. We’re convincing a lot of just such skeptics right along. The clothes do it; all we have to~do is to get them tried‘on. Men are sometimes a little stubborn about that, but once they get into the clothes, that settles it They’re the best, the most economical, the most stylish, and about the only clothes that you know are all-wool. We like to get the other fellow, too, who thinks these clothes are too high priced; he’s easy, if he once gets started; the economy is too apparent. Spring overcoats and suits New suits in greys, browns, tans, blues; fancy mixtures, snappy new patterns, very stunning creations, $18 to $80 New models in overcoats that are very stunning; new ideas in style and fabric, $16.50 to $40. Great line of fine furnishings; shirts, neckwear, hosiery, underwear. Best hats made. i This store is the home of Hart Schaffner 8. Marx clothes ‘ . am. Building South Norvvalk Not-Walk ‘
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