213.1 11.11.11.111 of unicorn or Nor
walk Lodge, No. ‘709, Benevolent and
{Protective Ordenpf Elks, was held
Elost evening at the Home in South
' .iain street. All the present incum-
bents were anonymously named for
another term, the members of the
dodge showing due appreciation for
the exceptionally good work accom-
1.‘1..hed during the past year. Grati-
lying reports were made concerning
the fair which opens on Saturday
night, and Exalted Ruler C. irving
Byington and others expressed the
hope that it would be the most suc-
cessful yet attempted.
6119 of the pleasant incidents of
11111 session was the nomination of
5 énlm Neugebuur, as treasurer, for the
isexg-nteer in consecutive year. At-
llorm'y Joseph J. linxucilcr made
Alhc nominating sprct‘h ,and paid a
' high lllbule to Ml. Neugebaur‘ s abiL
it), integrity and taillilulncss to his
‘ 1111111319 speech received great 11p-
1211111}.
51911111511111 Tickols
"For the South "
d All Parts hi the
World.
Taylordeolden
Telephone No. 1230
South Norwalk Trust Co. Bldg.
t
3 11
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.CHIL'oREN COMMITTED; DURAND
, . t . APPEALS
F you re trying 3° make STAMFORD, Fell..s.«c'ull1erine 1111.
rand, age 12, and Mary Durand, age 9.
that furnace behave treat
it to a good dose of our 3W8“) this morning committed to the
; tcmporary homo in Norwalk, by Judge
high grade C03] and it Will be" 5 Young, after :1 two-homgsessiou of the
gin to act friendly toward the lolly court. Frank Durand, their father,
family Prove what we say is .tilcd no appeal, through Attorney
true-try a ton 01' two.
iDaniel F. B. Hickey. it was charged
. .
Hams 81 Gama
tthat the children were neglected and
dependent. The father voluntarily
51111115911 them in the county home some
time ago. Since last July he paid for
“ ‘their keep. lie wuutb to take the
68 Water Street ~ children with him when he goes to
Tel. 721 j Staten Island with tho Lincrustn
‘ lCompany, for which he has worked
lfor the last ten years.
‘ Evidence as to the amount and date
01‘ payments to the Children's Home
took up most of the time at the hour-
ing.
A charge against. Fili‘d llrltt of
South Norwalk, arrested for 1.5110111111-
tlon, by Officer Hunrnhan, was pulled
'011 payment of $5.
_-_-.
TOTALLY ~(ZONSUM E'D.
.—"“
WEATHER FORECAST.
‘ Forecast for waalk 11nd v::i(inity 4
Light snow tonight; clearing Friday;
«minor.
5 '1110 dintul'bunoe which was central
over Lake Superior yesterdfiy morn-
img has moved eastward and is now
gaming out the St; Lawrence Valley.
It is causing unsettled weather with
night; snow in the eastern portion
of the Luke region and New England.
«Mandy and showcry weathcr prevails
in the southern districts. There has
[been a decided fall in temperature
during the last twenty-four hourli in 5
llhc 1’11191 Mississippi Valley and ““"9'1'5 131809. 111 West Lone, Ridge-
northel 1' portion of the 1.11M 1'9gi011.‘fie]“ The tire 111111 discovered by one
Conditions f111or for this 5,55,55,55,}.51111’Mnillullcns 9"“5' and at that time
31119 11l10lc interior was in “11199..“
alarm 11 as 119.111 into tho tire d9part»
1119111, but hard traveling made their
‘pl'ogress slow, and by tho time. ‘ttho
' apparatus urrivcd the burn was hurtl-
WEATHER A YEAR AGOIHlv'to the ground.
. TODAY. ! The. barn contained {-19.191111 suites
‘ ' Tmnpc‘ruturc: ;_8 ”£111in 111l11able fumituro, bosidl's ucv'cral
.53556. hair. wagons hamcss, all or which new
conuuuod. The. Hut sttotk 11:11. saved
l‘l11 loss is cstinlulcd nt. $2,000,11ur
Fire of Unknown Origin Destroy:
Barn of 'John Mullen in Welt
Lane.
(in Tuesday afternoon, about 3
o‘clock, tire of unknown origin com-
pletcly destroyed the burn on John
Unsettitd wcathe'. with light snow,
hollowed by clearing and (Oldtl‘ late
lilli‘lighl.
“M
Low,
1
1i11ll1 insurcd.
\
CUT THlS OUT IT IS WORTH
MONEY
Don‘t mics this. Cut out. this slip,
11111110 with .1c and mail it to Foley
'1 111' downtown puller: ruceiwd :11& (10,, 2835 Sheffield avenue, Chicago,
complaint about boys making trouble‘m“ 11111111111; your 11311111111111 1111111953
in the South Norwalk library. Officer 1"l9111'ly. You will receive 111' return 11
Rarinond investigated. lirinl package containing Foley's .1er
M
[1,1
[m
55 ;
Innd la grippo coughs; Foley Kidney
Pills, for lame buck, wank kidneys,
rheumatism. bladder troubles, and Fol-
ey Cuthartic Tablets, 21. 1111010501119 and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for
constipation, biliousnoss l1911duohc
.1 5 and sluggish b011'els.-Adv.
-\ 1:11-11 party and social will be5 Stillson-Powcll Corporation
hold tomorrow owning in the Towni ———~—~—-————~
,.l<.9111bly hall, under the auspices RlDGEFlELD SCHOOLS ORDERED
of the Eadies' Auxiliary of McKinléy CLOSED
“(-55.5555 No. 95 U. S. W. V. 5 5 ‘lly order oi! the acting health ofw
___.._""5ll1:9.r, Dr H. P Mansfield, the Ridge-
« “DANCING SATURDAY NIGHT ificld Grammar school and Ridgofield
‘l‘own 11.339111:ny Hall, Grace Bro 3. High School have been closed until
_ ”5,5,0 05555985,.“43515351131 Chimes lfur'tllel notice This is 11 11190111111011-
5ary step owing to one. case of a con
tagious disease, which proved fatal.
Unless it is not deemed wise, both of
the above schools Will resume session
Tuesday, February 13111; notice to the
contrary will be circulated 1111101111 the
,pupils -
’ .1121? Twentieth Century Bible class
1111" ”Jo South Norwalk M. E. Church
ma not meet'last evening. The meet~
ling will he held next Wednesday at
which time a dinner will be served.
._.
All members" of Douglnss Fowler
Kuhn-11‘s Relief Corps are requested
110 be present at regulzir meeting, Fri-
iluy night, to 1111111 for Valentine €65
«11.11, which is. to be held Tuesday-ev-
911119.
. . licgulat routine bunlness. and th95
payment of monthly bills, was the
« to: mess transacted at last night's
VGLLMER BREAKS RECORD.
llnl Vollmcr, of the New York Atl1-‘
1 19-19 club, broke his world 1912011! for
“1,0111 22 yard swim for 11 7511101 pool
”killing of "1 First District Comm‘S'I in I. “.131 SWim in the tank 0! ulei
”"1”“ .nged Foot Club yesterday. The
Columbia. University student was
11111911 in 2:23, commuting his mark
‘1112 :2! 445. which he established in
11 until; the 111111 tut rm.
. The win of Henry Whitlock. of
W1“ who no coated some time
minim VIM cm
was Wm 11¢me
mm mm m m U.
ammo-11m.“
a. wooing won r011 111111.
memmwlmwfltl wmnom. m boon:
to omMmmmumw
“:1me
icy and Tar “Compound, for bronchiuV
'10 111111 111 1111111.
.BRARY, JANUARY, 1917.
Fiction.
Bottome, P.
The Dark Tower. ~
Cob, I. S.
Frilbble, DD.
Button, L. i
Wishing Moon. ‘ i
Fitch, G. ‘
The Twanty—Four.
Frank, W. 5
The Unwelcome' Man.
Grey, Zane
Wildfire.
Kelly, E. M.
5 Kildares of Storm.
Munroe, H. H.
wuen William Came.
Nesbit, F.
The Incredible Honeymoon.
iOppenheim. E P
'lile Hilllnan.
3011911, EH.
1 The Snow-Border.
Stockton, F. R.
Story of Viteuu.
Seaman, A. ‘H,
The Sapphire Signet.
Track, K.
1119 lnlisible llalance Sheet.
\'91',ne J '
.‘llichacl Sirogott’.
White, 'S. 1').
lmopard Woman.
White, )1). I)
1'21 Supt-9:110.
Sherwood, M. 5
The Worn 111111111111).
Sedgwick, H. D.
An Apology for Old Maids.
Service, R. W.
Trail of ’98.
Juvenile.
llluuchztrd, A. 1').
51 Fugots and Plumes.
llfiyle, ll.
Otto and the Silver Hand.
Rcluick, (l. M.
June 31111111.. Comrudo.
irons. c.
Two Little Wom9n 11ml 'l‘rcasuro
The Safety First Club.
NoItZFlcllon.
Armstrong, it. A. M
, Mastering tho Books of til-11 Bible.
Service, '11. -\V.
Rhymes of the Rod (‘rchn 111111,
lloly, Madeleine
Society‘s Misfits.
Sothern, E. ii.
'l‘llc Mclulu'lloly 'l‘ulc of “Mo."
Vervesnyoy, Y.
Momoriés or a Physician.
Wilde, Oscar
Wisdom oi? Oscar Wilde.
Duttou, P. I...
Spcukln’ 0' Christmas. ‘
Stephons, .l. 5 ‘
T119 Insurrection in Dublin.
1.1101111, E. \
The Vermilion Dox.
flitting, A. W. and K. G.
Cunning 1‘md How to U59 (‘nnucd
Goods. r
lll'ptll't of Industrial Relations. ll 51'ol.
sent by (ourtosy ot‘ lion. E. J. Hill
l‘oord, ..l‘ 5,...
Life and Public Solwicn of ’1. ll
(119911, l’rt'ooutod by the Brow
9x99ulore.
illitfiAGO, Feb. 8.»-(‘._v W'illiums,
outtlclom' ol‘. the Chicago Nationals,
has dorliucd 10 Sign :1 contract; at tho
111.11.11.1111-111 him, I’rcsidcnl \Vcc'lzh-
111:1:1‘111111011110911 lust night. \l‘illiums
1291' oi" llu' lluwlmll l'lz1yl'rs'
l
l
l
'.
i=1 :1 11111:
5 l~‘1':1.11111it;.»'.
111111 10111111111111
lParents Who Worry Over This Not
5 Entitled to Sympathy
No mutfir how many laxatives you
5111116 tried for the “kiddies” there is
only one that is sure, certain ann
harmless.
Get a bottle of Min Winslow‘ L1 Lam
live Soothing Syrup at your drugglsts
:today, give it faithfully and your
5cl‘iild' will’soon be rid of all constipa-
tion, sour, gnssy stomach, indigestion,
liter and bowel complaints. It cor-
5rects these ailments just as sure 111.
late and best. of all contains no "dope"
or :1 drop of alcohol The formula
right on the bottle, you know lust
what you are glvlngmouccrota about
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and
it 11 so good we 1111111 everyone to know
all about. it.
Oh my! but 1111. Win-loch tom
'11" Soothing Syrup will 1111-1111111 70“
iron can almost out the little folk! lm
nova. they all 11:111. on all tulle:
11111 lutidlttuldulnw‘. ntlwma
all“. who o In! at the wmu‘
:13! 115nm may "MW
011W 9‘ ID 1111 m it” it.
ninth! kw mm. ill in
3
OF THE SOUTH NORWALK Ll.
The l'nhearable Bassington. 51
9...
TWO thtlt' Women. 1'
House. . \
Vandercook, M. 1933,1135»: Second floor.
Ranch Girls at. Home Again. l
Nichols, W. 'l‘ 55,.
5cold- -repellcr under“ his coat-35.
‘to 46!
5 .
‘11 their sweat and their blood.
w‘
Hurt waists
But prices are hurt
far more than waists!
Instead of $1 to $322985c
A very very big and very very good lot of fancy cotton
waists—85c. '
I
Pure. white, attractive
stripes, solid colors!
About every sort of waist
that has been made from cot-
ton fabrics during the present
season. 7
Wide range of styles from
simple to elaborate.
Every size including those
for women of full figure.
These come from one of our
regulm makérs whose system
f1 inspection rejects every waist unless it is really pértect.
He counts :15 a hurt, things which many makers 01 erlool'
And a lot of so- called “impartect” waists from him 13 uell
.orlh getting!
0
\
Such :1 lot is this. it takes very keen eyes to lind any
defects in most of these waists.
85c
Yet—regular prices would be $1 to $3;
choose at
A sweater for
man‘s warmth!
’- A mighty-good. sweater for 111.111 who wants an added
1
Wool, 31111121? knit, medium weight, 111111901111:
All sizes from 36 to ~l-‘l, gray 1111110011 or 11:11'1'—-—SS.
And auolhm hood honest wool sweater at $3, in sizes
‘3
.2
5 ‘ Warm staunch goodlookiug‘
sweaters for boys-S
$3 and St. .
US$3.31: fourth tloor.‘
THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS COMPANY
Buy boy an
overcoat cheap!
Pick of 11 ”mt big lot of good over»
coats for
'31
-—--‘-v ""5503 Si
Coats
backs!
hi 0
us prices
$3 and $3.50 coats—$2.50
$7.50 to $9 canto—$6.50
$12 to $14 coats—$9.50
And there are all sizes from 2
“From nusemcm.
Startlingly beautiful
allk-anJ—wool poplin
its first bow! ‘5
As 1adiant as :1 glowing
inlerwmeu Willi 1.vool ~
Third floor.
101 «319.1 mice
C0115 101 liig boys! Coats for
Coats with clever full backs.
Coats in rich
those 51.11111 coats that boys’ fathers '
brothers are wearinO.
But every one at a saving-wand i
in face of the fact that all makerst
Howumo
xxx/“‘2‘ JV xxx. .rn/x.
bows—may one at new!
’
with pinched tmd billiofl
mixtures; just ii
1119 going to be high‘Er.
$5 to $6.50 boats—$4.50
$10 and $10.50 canto—«$7
to 18 included.
0
1
51111511151", new poplin of
Unusual, striki11g,.",
marked by wonderful elf.
its colors are unusual too
its patterns are 917911 11111
unusual. They may have b
11151111211 by some of the
pies that dwelt on Earth
21 g 3—for they are simply 1111'
bounty maiks them!
Big patterns, 11
conlmst to the gm 1.1
of the fabric, and Wit,
tinctive and un’pwssmggo
they will make!
Rich of 1.1391511111111111
11 will radiating beauty
in exclusive quantit
11 ell .13 quality-$3 :1 ya
AMERICANmLOOK lNTo YOUR 55 V10. 1119 the descendants ol.’ putri-
HEARTl ulic forbcms, but are 119 in turn be-
——-—— ’qdcuthiuc to 0111 desceudcnts :1 rec
’ of 0111 01111 patriotism? To
..1r011:'9 the lung 01‘ patriotism in own
Linc} must \our children and mine
111153 0191' us? Must they go back
’In 1011 whose lmotbctus bloke lllis'h,” 5, “95,555,” or 55 09551555.). 35551 a}
coutiutnt to the plough and set up in “£55,551 for something to be proud of?
it 11 11939. 11901119, I address unseif. 11"you say the work is finished,
1 111111911! to you for the restoration ‘thut now there is no need for pn-
0f the ideal of patrlolism which years 1331111111, history replies: «'"The work!
”of tawdry misuse have made 111111051 01 1.111'i'otism never is finished; when
0b:'1l919, .1n1lel9ad for your'cheer gilt lugs your country suffers, when
t‘ul uccptancc ot' the. obligations of it causes your country becomes ex-
pulriotio service. You and l pride tinct." And T111tl1 adds:
0111591195 upon our being of the stools» try now is in sore Sll‘flil5—-ill sore
tlinllodnded this republic;.have we straits. becuus9 your palriotisnrlms
1101. 51:9118911 to demand of ourselves been 11" 111111111 patriotism, .1 thing of
that we repeat oven in 'small measure words instead of .1cllons,of 111115.111
the scrvlceu we are so fond of ussert- 11hr 111191: instead of 1191 Wed thought,
ing our ancestors rendered it? lustcud of personal senice, instead.
oil: flu , of which we sing like 0f >"il'9a0l‘i1iC9-" "
broggarts, cost. those~ who first raised
Do
151‘.
131' l'lunry A. Wino \l'oud.
{Enzn'mnn Conference Committed on
National Prep-11'odness.
Such pntridlisui'is sham ,all éhu‘ml
It merely is the froth that fonms‘ott
we recall this When we arise to our 11 11901119 when with individual scl-
fed. at sound 0111111 1111101111 anthem? 1151111111111, with sectional ureiutilcc.
Do we recollect that the flag is the: with class JEEIOBSIY and ignorant 0‘
symbol of their sweat, spent 11111911151119 world: 11 people or petty states
0111' out-colors out from the forests 1111.1 ham not b9come a notion, 1111.15
9111' homes» 11111! of their blood. 11th inch wholly that sacred solldtllty of
M1111 they mauled our 11119111193 from «01110111910113 though called. 11 national
”19.1 oppwssm-a': ' ‘" 1111111111910 111 there among us. that
111111111111; for country ninth impala;
our: to glut himuolf without harm
111 the. but that 111 om his 1191111, 111111
tolhldt him 111 11111911 $111111 ltcon
l
5 . I
t doubt it. for the on, ion: been
our boom. not our 111113-111» “'9
11111111 the 31111 in (Dim-1'“ our m1-
"Hod 11mm“. with not» the
thought that ‘I It: 1111 but a W
.1411 mm m it Do it! Mr
ml at I1 W m u a filo
till he I m in ’I‘o MM?
i
1
«010111 mi?
“Your coun- -’
.11l191lwto gi1c Might to the ting of
sonice, of money, of anything.
Tho American does not wish to be
bunk-119d with the ting, so he hires a.
1‘1 11' 111911 to haul it up in 11111111111111...
111111 doun at night. And upon these
hc <‘1ouldets all of his duties of prac-
tical patriotism. Cull him i1111111t1iotic
and he. knocks you down; set him ill
a. pull'imic task and away from it he
rushes. whistling the Star Spangled
1311111191:
lint patriotism such on
11111191 is to be tolerated.
his come whéh the patriotism of
11'."er5: is. 11 dangerous thing unless
H5551}? backed by tho patriotism of ac'
tum, by the forethought and wisdom
whirl. acquire the power to make
this no
The time
'words good. The, times have ceased
.0 be in careless. mood. The nations
are dangerous; they are bleeding and
hungxy 'and we are fattening upon
their misfortunes. The ink of diplo
may no longer is black, it is red;
and 11 is no rain act for Wm
to tiaim e1en its rights 1111110111 hav
3'15: in hand tho. 111911113 to enlolcc
121M“.
’l‘llis bringsao new duty 11110 111111-
lilo and our lltc, tho duty of active
pictsnmtlon for the dcfcnue of our
1',l this. and our lands Shall we be
«wk and until: 11? Shall we at»
tottlp‘ to mono 1111 cum: and 111
5111.11.11 Md let. me: tint my? Shall
1W.ummvmm
.ommimm us into m W
5M1Mmmmuflm
quIcuurotw.mllo-MWWW '
mmmmmwmm um
.55M‘Ifimfifim handout”
1‘ .11 111%“ of Impotcncei”
:10, 12191-9 is. but .1. single p
to our safctywito the moral .111;
111111-11 comes of the courage, ‘
termination to hllforcc the rig
the nutterixl security whichijll
the nullity to enforce it. ‘T‘ 13‘
thin path we must apply’the
of patriotism each to his ‘11
instincts of selfishness. until tl
yiclded gladly by each 11.91.1191
national service of which he.
able, :1 service for which no.
other than the common 3‘
80113111.. ‘ ’
If such be the spirit: 0159.}
that its individuals will
saclifices necessary to
then the essentials of nationa
preselvation 118.19 119911 5
The means needed to carry 1
effect will spring naturally N
If we Americans are to
great power, secure in our it
our rights, and 1.111111111111111»
11111011 our unfaltering accepto
the principles of universal no
service. and their translation l
da‘ly thought and action 1511 oil
that we must wholly 11911131111
nothing less ever Was 10111111
nationality.
But do we cit-111111 menthol
linden»? Annually"
Norwalk Chronicler