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. IH SNINNINS’
IAN BRANDS
INI RIAINMINI
Young People, Assisted by llldor
Friends. Appear In a Delight-
‘ . iul Program
ABNNI SIIII NIIIIIII
Wlll III RIAIIZIN
Practical Equipment to be Pur-
chased in a Short Tim's
v
Working like trolans for their pub-
lic playground the children of the city
joiud hand in hand and strove for suc-
cess in the entertainment given last
evening in the high school auditorium.
Perhaps it is sufficient to say that the
affair was a flattering success and that
the money netted’will be close to the
,$l00 wanted.
Mrs. Agnes Gibbs-liavilaud and Miss
Cummings gave their services in phil-
lanthropic manner. and added much to
the pieasantness of the program by
their polished uork. They have the
thanks, not only of the children, but of
the community at large. for it is the,A
entire city which will be benefltted by
the playgrounds for the children. ,
The little people took their. parts to
perfection and there was round after
round of applause greeting their evsl'Y.
gendeavor. In: the dances and drills?
precision uni-hen the’ motions of the
youngsters. bud showed careful preparj
9_ story training. The singing of the lit-
pie people, too, was excollent. 9
I To Mrs. Jean Dumotier.
Mrs, John Stapieton, Mrs. Alvin
;' {Wadsworth and Mrs. Lottie H. Munro.
the committee in charge. belongs a
chairman.
eat share of the credit for the suc-
cessiul entertainment.
‘ worked hard and that success was re
, _‘ alized was but fitting and proper.
.f' tine.
tickets. gathering flowers.
decorations
'inade the scene a pretty one.
To the Boy Scouts much praise is
They strove earnestly. selling
ushering.
and taking tickets at the door, and
’their work will not be forgotten by
’ the committee they helped
The playgrounds are now in sight.
but a few more contributions would
aid much for the purchase of practi-
cable equipment.
The pregrsm rendered “as as fil-
low:s
1 Piano—Selected, Miss Cummings.
2. May Pole Dance-Chlldren
«’9‘
a. Nursery Rhymes—~Little Boy
Blue; Little ,Jacit Homer. ‘9’ .
4. The Girl That is Born On aprll
bayw—Ten little girls. . I
5. Poppy macaw—Girls from Hillside
6 Group of Children’s Songs—Sei-
cued—{rho Land of Dreams; Dailies»
9CDandelions; The Cuckoo Clock; The
Elf Mdnwgllirs. Haviland. ,
7."Roblii Red Brepst“~«~Roberta
Calder. 9 , '
“The Little .Duck’Kr—Iilrnest Tal-
; Executive Committee-The
D..
_. dead will he carried out, and on the
‘ lEIl DAVIS BEBDVEM
lint-rod :1: the south Norman Post-Odin
Second Club-..— latter.
III. WIIIISISIIII SNIISIN
9S. H. II. S. SINIIIIANI
Heeling Hold Today in A. hariiord
Was 64th Annual Session
HARTFORD. May 19.——The Counse-
tlcut Homeopathic Medical School
had its sixty-fourth annual meeting at
the Hartford Club today. Vice Presi-
dent 19‘. E. Wilcox, of Willimantic,
presided, the president, Dr. Royal E.
S. Iliayee, of Waterburyflielng detain-
ed by illness,
Dr. Henry P, Sage, of New Haven,
the treasurer, reported expenditures
of $240 and a balance of $170.
Dr. J. B. Cook, of‘East Haddam.
and Dr. P. J. Andenson. of Water-
bury, were elected to membership.
Dr, Augustus Angeli, of this city, was
elected to the legislative committee to
succeed the late Dr. C. 9E. Sanford,
of Bridgeport. Dr. C. N. Payne, of
Bridgeport. and Dr. A. W. Phillips, of
Derby, Were appointed a. committee
to prepare resolutions on the death of
Dr. Sanford. . .
Dr. In A. Roberts, of'Derby; Dr, in.
J. Adams, of New Haven, and Dr.
Angeli. of Hartford, (presented a re-
,a college of surgeons.
.adopted. It was vot-
emi annual meeting of
the society in Waterbury. Papers of
interest to the members of the pro,
fession occupied the afternoon ses-
sion.
fi‘liese officers were elected:
j
President—Dr F. F W,licox Willi-
mantic. ‘
A Vice- Presidentwm. 0 l9‘.
Bradford.
'l‘reiisurer-Dr. H P Sage, {New Hu-
ven.
Hometown—Dr. Samuel ”Worcesterpl
South Norwaik. ' ‘
preai
dent, secretary and treasurer.
The censor for live years—Dr. B S.
Adams, of New Haven
.IAEI‘AonlAL on
I txrnolsto AnnAAoto
M
A m
The members of Douglas Fowler
Post, Grandl Army of the Rep11bllc,f
The ladies held a regular meeting last evening. there which is causing much interest.
and made further arrangements
Memorial Day observance.
for.
.o ock. in the morning. and from
there march to the Franklin School,
where there will be appropriate exer-
cises. Then the members will go to‘
Pine island Cemetery,‘ and returning
will marCh across the bridge to East
Norwalk. where thorn will be a prayer
and the graves will be decorated
Going over the bridgewthe usual
ceremony in memory of the sailor
return to South Norwalk the disband-
niag will take place.
, Past Commander Clifford Hauschild.
of the ppanlsh War Veterans, will act
as Grandfmarshalnnd several organ-
lizations. aside from the Grand Army,
will be in line. There will be music.
it is requested that all members of
the Grand Army Post turn out next
Sundaymornlng atpofciock, for the
Veterans in decorating the graves of
their members. All retorans will at-
toad church in the evening.
roLL‘AAIoIIA ASKED
lune illniiliilib mm
It is pro...alid children in the mine regions oil
The Than was filled and the stage posed to meet at the South Nor-walk the west. A Providence paper speaks.
of seasonahle flowers Trust Company” building! at 3: an ing of the resolution, says:
isult of the Colorado massacre has
purpose of assistlnéithe 'Spanish War 9
.to the people."
9‘ . The association at present numbers;
.New Jersey. New York, Connecticut,
yooLoAtL noon m0
nullus ‘3
million
nu Iuw
in‘liohaii oi Peace in Mexico
Will be 'Sucoesoiul
lIII. NRIIIIIA‘ IIllS
WHY NI IIII NAPIIAI
Says There Was a Plot on Fool
to Assassinaio Him
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. May 19.—~
. Author Godfrey Boss to Reform
Gratifled at the success which so far
has attended their progress on the
road to mediation between the Uuitedl
States and Mexico and confident in the
ultimate success of their peace pro-
gram.t the South American mediators
spent today quietly and hopefully wait
tomorrowsof their conference Not
only wealtliiimmoaphero of hopcfui-‘
ness. in evidence, but the impression
was gained from those “he had talk-9
ed with the mediators that they ex-
?tory settlement of the problem before
them.
(Continued‘on Eighth Page).
rustic ammonia
or I’llLLiii plumes
Thomas Parr, of mNorwalk, who was. i»
the delegate of the employee of the
flilresdeu Lace Works at the conven-
tion held in -Provideuce, Rhode island." ‘
last week. introduced a resolution
as it calls for the protection of women
The wave of indignation which is
sweeping over the country as the re-
reached Rhode lisland, and it is we
posted that practically every labor or-
ganization in the State will take some
action in the matter. Resolutions are
of little avail unless there is behind
them a determination to put an end to
these outrages, and in this cennectlon
the attitude of the Amalgamated Luca
Workers of America, who are holding
their convention in Providence. is do»
cidedly encouraging. The resolutions
passed “by this body read as follows: .
"We, the Amalgamated Lace Opera’.
tivea of, America, in convention. be
sampled. protest against the slaughter,
and murder of women and children.
and we hold that the mine owners are
roavod ones. We believe that those;
mines should be owned by the Govi
ernmént and that all piiblid utilities
and nocgssities of life should belong
17 branches. situatod in Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Illinois and Rhoda is
lilillllll lulu ‘
in in: II nun
—Scnool, sndaEMrd Andor-
soo Has um. Continued
The cases ‘ofIArthur Godfrey and
Edward Anderson. the two boys who
smeared point all over M. J Ribrdan’s
automobile. truck‘ came up in the town
court this morning. After several do
lays, occasioned by the uncertainty of
the boys' axes. Judge Lockwood sen-
SOUTH NORWM CONN... TUESDAY MAY 19.1914
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
HE IS NI: INI
Albumin
enchas Alleged bNMarshall
‘ and Bose
...—u...—
tenced the. former to the Connecticut
school for Boys; Anderson's case was
continued until
see Mrs Anderson. the mother. The
little boy bras parolled in the custody
of Sergeant Motherland. '
1W. Gilbert, of New Canaan, was
fined 35 on each of two counts for
violation of state automobile laws. 'He
failed to have his operator's license
with him and he ran the car under a
dealer's tag with is operator's license.
The court also taxes him full coats,1
which he paid. '
John Kennedy spent a great portion
of yesterday in front of several bars
about town. lie will take a view of
[life from behind the bars at Bridg
port jail for the next thirty days 3.3
ing for the formal inauguration liere:mhlch was the
stance Judge Lo: k~
wood imposed oil the charge of intoxi
cation Kennedy all] also have to
work out the costs. which will add a
da\ or two to the time. He is another
of the men from Hoyt‘s Nursery and9
Emmi, peeled speedy. as well as a 8““le .thc judge declared he had lost pa 3
tiencc and from now on would send
A
9every one from there who came before
him over the route.
7 b Milli
II III Inn
Relates How the Late 1. .P. Mor-
. pan blade him President of
' Northern Pacific Rail~
road
WAS lion nu
uuuuuus In
Consolation in Bonds 1’39 Being
' Investigated in by l. c. 0.:
1”“
WASHINGTON, May 11 «Charles s.
Mellon. former president of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, was on hand prepared to con-
tlaue today before the internists Com-
melee Commission his testimony is.
carding financial transactions of the
New. \Haven and its subsidiaries.
m
(Continued on Third Page)
It”
. y were
dund heating in the 0011th near
9'Simeon‘ld. Ala w
" .iwoserod $1 'thst he could swim to
'lllilil Inn
turday by the judge]
so that be can h vs an opportunity tol
' NNINISSIS NIAIII
Some Moro Surprisns Expected
in a Few Days
NEW YORK. May iiir—The'openiug
Charles Becker, charged with the mur-
der of Herman Roseuthal. promised to
were sprung by District
Whitman. who cornpieted his case
against the former police lieutenant
yesterday afternoon.
Martin T. Manton, chief counsel for
IBeckcr. announced that thirty wit
heroes would be called by the defense
and that four of these would be» on-
5
(Continued on twelfth page.)
8iliiilAl,lllllE14 ,
win or run on
I
I
I user {ORB W 19.—-—Governor
today designated
Eyb mmtiod'luuday‘ J'uné 14. so
“villus y" in commemoration cf the
137th an veneer: of the ¢indomion of
the flag by Congress. The proclama-
lion says:
“Pursuant to the laws of this state.
I hereby designate Sunday. the icin-
teeuth day of June next, being the
one hundred and thirty-seventh anni-
versary of the adoption by Congress
of the flag of the United States
FLAG DAY
and. remind all those having any
share in giving or directinghpubllc
instruction that those laws require
suitable exercises, having reference
schoois“on the school day next pro
ceding. or such other day as the school
visitors, board of education, or town
school committee may in any case pre-
scribe
"I further recommend that on the
display the flag over their homes,
clergy in leading public worship make
such mention, of this symbol of Am-
erican liberty‘aa may best help to
impress upon thocongregation Whit
great price the winning of that liberty
has cost, and what blessings it has
”bulged.“ “ ‘ , . ‘3
,BIIOTIIEIIQ. DAWN A8
THEY 8WIIA Fllll $1
ISOUTH MA'NCMEBTER» May 19.--—
were drowned yesterday in Globe Hob
low pond, as the result of engaging. in
a swimming match for a wager of 31.
The two, with Stephen, another broth.
or, went fishing in a row boa; -9 the on
about 15 words from shore. ,An row
shore slid backwash. The wager
‘w'a "accepted. When about half my
~ . Andrew cried for help, and
. if am overboard and signal to
of the defense today at the trial of‘
furnish almost as, many surprises us'
Attorney.
to that event, to be had in the public .
day appointed the people of the state 9
and that in every house of God the
Andrew and B‘raak Orloskl.’ brothera.I
llllININllil smnu
IN nu run. I. I.
Neighbors Had Exilnguiohod
Fire in House
STAMFORD, :May 19—~George Wood
and his wife were found dead in their
home in the farming district of ‘High
Ridge Just across the line in New
York state today, under conditions.
which the police say indicate murder
and suicide. Neighbors discovered
the house on fire this morning, and af.
ter putting out the flames, found the.
bodies in a bedroom.
The body of Mrs. Wood was lying
on a partly burned bed. It was char-
red and unclothed, but it was not poasl
been burned off or previously remov-
ed. There was a bullet wound in
the breast Wood, fully clothed. lay
had a bullet hole in his head.
The police say they have learned
that the Woods had had frequent
Iquarreis, and that they had been sep-
arated and then reunited. They ex~
press the belief that Wood
wife, and then having set t
on fire took his own life.
and his wife were each abou
old.
Examination of the premises made
by the town authorities during the
forenoon confirmed earlier impressions
that Wood had first killed his wife.
, then had saturated the furniture in the
house with oil and. setting it aflre kill—A
led himself. it was evident that Mrs.
.Wood had arisen from her bed and
istarted to leave the room when shot
,the charges from both barrels of the
ageing through her body. As the
lbed had been sprinkled with oil the
fire ignited the woman‘ a night clothing
and the body itself as it spread. The',
eridence was found that Wood bad re
loaded the gun after shooting Mrs.
Wood and then had discharged both
barrels afteli placing the muzzle
against his own head.
ibirs. Wood was away last week, via.
iting. it is thought, in New Canaan. re-
truning on Saturday. When she was
away the constable at High Ridge re-
ceived a message frofn Wood oskingit
, he had a warrant for him sworn out by
'an unfriendly neighbor charging chick-
en stealing. The constable replied that
he knew of no such charge. Then
Wood wanted the constable to settle
differences between himself and 'hirs.
Woud, but the invitation was declined.
Mrs. Wood had been school teacher.
add Wood was a butCher here before
buying the farm at High Ridge.
...—.-....
SIXTH MIAPAIIY
HA8 FIELD DAN
,«9 ... .... ...—......
The following were the best scores
‘..
made by Sixth Company members. at the SWCIOUS dining room, Willi?
South Wilton. yesterday. the occasion ’
being the field day Ordered by the“
State:
Hrivate Beers ...... ...“...
First Sergeant Godfrey ..
g.
a
, ...243
.......9.231
Man and Wife Foundilead, Alter _
sible to say whether the clothes had -
on the floor. not far from the bed. He‘
Sh“ his to Edmund 1:.CTOWe by more than on
he 1‘0“”,11unureo of his friends at the if
The man Clifford last evening. proved to be on
t 35 years of the most enjoyable affairs of films.
kind ever held in the city.
deserved tribute to one who has earp-
Ied the public iaiihfullly for nearly fit
[teen years as postmaster of the Ci
of South Norwalk.
complimented Mr Grows on the sill
,clency which has come to the i_‘
office through his efforts, and"
wishes were expressed for the
’ degree of success for his ounces ;
Andrew Leary. who is expected to
same control before the last of '
present mouth.
I
1
Quartermaster Borgednt Sperry. ..280 ,
Sergeant McMahon .....226
Mechanlciaa Valentine .200
Corporal Jennings ...... u........193
Private Motion ......9.. ...........18d
Corporal IWGHGI‘ 1M
‘Sergeant Coffin .. .. .133
Private Sherwood ............‘...1lllf
The last. three in the list did not get
the required perceiitage to allow them
to shoot a. rapid lire string and ac-
wordinglw their scores are consider-or
bly lovler than the“ others. 9 ‘ ..
9 Among the officers“ present were:
speotoraiust‘ructoni', sergeant Britten.
,jd‘etailed as assistant to cant.
Andi-use: Capt. P rcy Morgan. (3. A.
' G‘. .. uL‘Metcalfe. of
Col. Dorsey, commander of the corpsi"
Captain M. P. Abdruas, if. s A.. in- I‘lrocl'rlyu, New York. ifridg
Nomadic. ,, ,
One Hundred and Flvo'oi
SPEAKERS PRAISE INE
High State of Efficiency Aifsinc‘
Friends of Edmund E. or
Do Him Honor ai lho iiofoij
Clifford
SN. NNNIIAIN I’IISINIIIIIE
Under Mr. Crown’s 9
Administration
The complimentary dinner tender do.
it Inn
A ii the sponsors
1:“,1
”somehow. chow-s
Turin TWENTY Tillll
and Mrs. Betta last evening col
the twenty~third anniversary of?
marriage. entertaining a law
pony of friends.
lag and later refreshments
ed. A Social hour followed
which the host and hostess
many happy returns and best
for tho future.
PfiINTER COMMITTED F
printer and publisher of ,
getté, the henspnter rep '
militaiit section”
The company just comfortabi
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
"mu... ....
wrooqu' AllillIIEil
Jared R. Bette. of 13 Maple a
“if“.
Cards were played during th
s were guests prose!“
IJONDON. May 19 .wSll.
who ommtif ’
‘r rial at t 1! Old. 33
Awith haunt the author
H ‘ 7’ inciting members of the W
Norwalk Chronicler