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huge News
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Speaker iE-nley’s laudation of the 5
is. 1 two 1.1"wa by the 30111581115
1;; ing the mothers pension bill has
3113:. lead the press of the United States ‘ 1.5
’ Inn
Connecticut Sui ‘Pw'fiflm‘ "m...
port Fame.
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Phones 11‘. Flaherty. a lumber of
die 1911011911111 sic! of The Norwalk5
Hour. hue covered his connection with'
the local newspaper and has accepted
a position with 1111 Bridgeport Fain»
er. Mr Fluhcrty will begin his 119.11
duties on Monday of next week and
he is 1"ecei1ing today the lie-111111 con
simulations of his hosts of friends in
Norualk who are more than pleased
«Connecticut is being, congratulated 011.} to hear of his advancement. Un—
canny—though late~—into the column1 bounded success is wished him, 'by
,fif states which ha1e adopted this hu- his 10091 friends in his new PGSitiOfl
June legislation. Cuttings received
from newspapers as far west as Kan-
sas tell of this law as one of the best
results of the Connecticut session oi
1917. it is pointed out in these cut 5
tings that Connecticut is years 'be-5
bind the women suffrage slate all ofj
ulzicli bane passed mothers pension5
Jaus
11111111191 of the states wheie “omen do‘.
not vote. but where the suffrage or-t
gauizations have activeh worked for
mother's pensions
In Connecticut the mothcis pension5
$1115 were strongly pushed both in:
1915 and this year. This 19111 the bill5
Wits passed by the House '15 Speulm
Healy boasti‘ully announced. it was“
however. killed in the senate, and Con‘
mocticut will have, to wait two years
1
more before it can adopt the only civi-
lized way of treating its orphan
wards. Anti‘?Suffragists :11'c loud of
“telling us that the place of the women
is in the home, but the, autistiffmgisls
of the Senate—«and we know that they
form the majority. for their Vote on
the suffrage. measures
have decided that tho home is no place
.i'or 12.19 widow with two or 1hr. 1' smull
children. If she has had the mlsforH
pi'ovt'tl this ~—
1unc to lose hm husband she must [ct5
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55:11:11.1 in position as 51191101111, you) ‘9
Mr Flaherty started his newspaper
not some seven years ago when he
left the Normal}: High school to no-
1111111111.: Sentinel. He later accepted
11 1105111011 with The Norwalk Hour.
There Isn ’t Another Store in
Town That
These Values Tomorrow
Will Match
and has been associated with the 1111-,
(01111 new spaper M115
lymrs.
His mportor‘lal work in this cityé
fog the past
it also is behind a 191') large has been crowned with gi'eai snotess. 5
and through his work he has become
one of Norwnlks most weliknoun
.und popular young men in both busi-
ness and social circles.
Although sor1'1 to >90 him .110,
friends in this city wish him the best
101‘ luck and suitcss in a position oi
advancement 11 hue 0]]W)lll.lllllit's of
{or mention lituoiiitudc than thus. of-
fend in Noiuulk will present 1111111-
selves.
DRAFT ARGUMENTS BEGiN
KANSAS (‘iTY, .luuc l.«--»A1'guuu'n's
on fictitious to enjoin (lovcruor third»
nor. Mayor Edwards and otlu 1' 1111110.
county 11nd city officials from 9111111":-
in: 1111' draft 1'. gistrutiou 111\1 Tut"-
do). 1191' opeuod in tho (iit'uil (‘ouri
hill 11111:.) The 51111. “us Huntsvill-
ed by 1“. \1'. McAlliStvi‘. Augmemen-
11'21l of Missouri.
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'l‘lic ui'gumt'nt to b" 5
Ad 0111' Fine Suits
Values up to $15
All 0111' Fine Suits
Values up to $30
Dresses
Sill: Poplin and Serge
Values up to $8 '
Silk Talclla Dresses
Values $15 to $18
prusenicd by .1, ll. Shcwultcr. attorney1
for the 11111110111111. 11' 11.1 that the rcgis- 5
tration and (hull was illegal as it 110
lutcd amendments to the l1 9th 11! Con-
out and work for a living, and either5. 55551550555
mt her children in some institution. or; The injunction proceedings W95... [.11]
leave them neglected. Apparently . ed in the names of Raymond 1, Home
those. anti suffragists think that the 11nd Thomas Sullivan ‘mnpsemmu on
home is the. place of the men, and organiiaiitl‘ii known as the Fetiefittlou
that 21 1111111 has a right to a home as 50. Imagmmie Control
long as he lives but that if he dies the
11111111: home is no longer necessary~5
omen and children don't need a
one, or if they do their needs do not
matter
5 Next_Monday begins the first of the
{our courses otl'ercd by the Connecti-
cut Agriculture college. Almost all
tending to take this course, as are iti-
so many of the local league president-s
find members. Some of the women
are planning to tit themselves to not
as instructors for the suffrage leagues
and to hold denumstrations in canning
suitor their return home.
. The Bridgeport Equal
Limoguc has already begun a course of
demonstration in food conservation. It
11111 the advantage of the services of
Miss Spruguc. tho county (it'nlnnsli'ul-
or. who is couductim: the course. Th..-
lcssons 11m proving highly popular and
draw largo nttcndanccs. Now that the
work of planting the suffrage gardens
is clone. [311' cunning work is of" 1110.111
importance.
\ good adv. pays best. in the best
paper.
Franchise 5
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INSANE PATlENTS MAY SUFFER
NEW YORK, June 1««Conscriptiou
will practically paralyzc Y(he proper
‘cnio ohpatiputs in tho 1110 bundled in
none asylums of the countiy if steps
5111'0 not taken to rclicvc tho attcndunts
1
, lof conscription ago in those instilu-'
{be members of the Control Vt’ar Scr"
vice committc‘c or the C. W. S.. are in- '1
lions froth military scrvicc. members
of the convention of the American
Mcdico~l>sychologicul Association wort
told Ioduy by Dr. Frank Wood “’11
hams. of the National (7.03111111th oi
Mental Hygiene.
cent of these aticntluntslwill be of
t‘cctcd. he said. o1"approximately six
5lllCUHfllld. "
STATE LIQUOR DEALERS
ACT ON SOLDlER BAN
NEW HAVEN. Juno l.L~thrning‘40f
illt' t'ffvt'l of the new fcdorul law
which forbids the sale of liquor to
men in the iiiilitat'y uniform has been
sent by ill" Connecticut Liquor Deal
(‘l‘H' Association to all dealers. accord
inc: 11'. 1111 :11111mlncmucnt by T. F. Fitz.
herald. pi'csidcnt of the association
5yostcrday. Enforcement of the 1111'
1will he by civil authorities, the notict
suitl.
CENTRAL HOTEL
Fine rooms by the day or week. Steam heated, electric
lights and gas. Fine Cafe attached; also Restaurant. Italian
and American style.
Corner Monroe and Chestnut
N l DlSESA Manager
St Tel. 1555.
T DISESA. Proprietor
HERE
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The book you have been waiting
for all these 36:11.1.
“American Dressm‘aking
Step by Step”
If 1011 ncicr held .'1 needle 111
your band brfur:.l:11t. want to 111 11c
up clothes tor )otntcli or Clllltll‘l‘ll,
you need this. book.
It consists oi 263 pages and
teaches plainly 1 p by. stcp_crcry
detail of 111 ' "1:.
If you :11' 1011 home dre511~
maker ll 111i! .. cc vou 11 better
one; if you in: 11 nothoug about
dressmaking it 1.11l tenth 11111. You
can select 111:1: pain-1'11 and cut
the titular 1:11 11.11. alraolulu coulolcncu
of making up :1 well lilting garment
finished correctly in 1'1 cry detail.
'llic language used 15 so simple
and cwurlcic you 1}. no! need ex
perk-urn. tlvicc to explain any of
the opuutious
‘.ou will grow more interceled day
by ii 111 as you see the garment dc
vcloping under your own hands
liven 1n alterations mtl repair!
it will {‘llalllc 1011 to save the curl
of the liool:1.1ally times war.
More lhun fifty per
‘ back" and made herself look most
Fill in the coupon below and mail it today.
T112 thcronur. Rsvuzw Coumuv.
2-” 226 West 39th Street,
New York.
Gum-1.5111111:
Enclosed find
$1.25 for which spleasc sent] me. 105111 0 aid 0 e co of
"American Dress 1 g p 1 11 or
making Step byS
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Or on sale by
11.15.
$7.98 to $25 Values
1 Special at
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Su‘
COats
its
$5.98
$10
$3.98
$7.90
$3.98 to $14
Wash
$1.50
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Sites 24 to so 11.... Band
Skirts
to $5
COUPLING BREAKS: CARS
BLOCK STAMFORD STREET
5 STAMFORD June 1,—(‘111111 street
111'11'1 blocked hero. curly yesterday
when. 11 coupling on :1 luring of height
curs broke 1111 the cars were belug1
shunted into the freight station. One.
cur was
tcr hitting 11
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buffer.
the street, blocking it to trullic. A
wrecking crew worked all 1111111! ('lt'.‘ll‘-
ing up the wreckage. \‘o person was
20 BIDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
structlng of approximately 13 439
linear foot 01 mucutium gravel and1
gmded roads in 'l‘ho111uston,Old 8111'
brook Nugatuck 11nd Colcheslcr and
four bridges to :be built 111 ct the Bran
lord and Hammonassett rivers and in
Naugatuck. Twenty bids wore re-
ceived.
COMMUNITY CLUB.
STOPS ACTIVITIES
(Continued From Page One)
he membership list making 11 strong
'ivic body that can be culled into
ction in 11 moment of necessity. Any
iterthled persons may obtain infor-
1111011 and send names to the officers
t’ the department: ~—
Chuirmuanrs; F. 8’. Lyon.
Treasurer—Mrs. Stunloy Smith.
Sccmtnry-Mrs 112111111 Mullings.
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blemish 1 d glycs iié‘w
lbt'uuty 1.11 111:1? nigltts'
in 1111111 '11
Many a hollowfchecked. wrinkled,
aged-looking woman has ~ "come
beautiful. youthful and charming
by means of the following simple
method: Merely wash your face in
warm water at night and rub in a
teaspocsful or two of Creme Tokalon
Iloseatcd. In the morning wash the
face with cold water and rub in more
Creme Tokaion Roseuted, which you
will find entirely different from all
other creams. Day by .day Watch how
the old, hardened, coarse. rough skin
becomes new, fresh, soft and youth.
fol-looking. If you have wrinkles got,
a box of Japanese Ice Pencils and use,
them in connection with the cream,
JAMES DONNELLY
1NORWALK' corm
in this city. —~Adv.
and you can get quick action on the
deepest wrinkles, no‘ matter of row
long standing. H. A. Mend ormoit'
any geod drugglat or department 111.11
Charge Accounts Opened
dcruilcd 11nd two others, til-5
slid oi! their;
trucks and bounded 30 feet out in.o‘ \
Bids were received yesterday at tho.
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state blghwuy commission for the con-
Tho 1111111111] iiiceiing
niunlty club was held
May (Jill.
of the t‘om-
5 on Monday,
at Colonial Cottage,
president Mrs. J Milton Coburu The
election resulted 1111 f0!!0w.~1:»~
l’i'esitlcn1~~—.\liss Min-caret ll. llrcud
linger.
Vlt‘fll’ll‘fildl'fllr~MrH F .\l .‘tlilligun
Sl‘l‘llllil \l(‘l"‘l‘ll‘lilllt‘lll Mrs H. M.
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(.‘mtcspondimz Secretory—- Mrs. ll.
llui'rimuu.
5 Recording Sccreiuryw Mrs. Louis
llmtmun.
i 'l‘ltilfilll'l'l""'1\llfifi Mary G. Ridt'i'.
The quality and scope 111 1111' t'llll)'.:
usual work may be seen from tho
'uipcndcd report of the st'crctm'y of
lust your '11 ilt‘llVlllL’H Tlild by .‘llN.
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5li111'1'iiuan at the unnunl meeting 0115
310111111th—
The (‘ormnunitv club has given its
members an oxtensho 11nd 1arlcd
program this post your.
Several interesting out of door 11f-
fab's were planned for the sunuuer
including 11 bacon-but ut Hillsidu in
July 11nd a picnic 111 Grcycote the
home of Mrs. Doughn in .wcptcmbcr.
5ll11rc cuid playing 11ml fishing were
. umoug the many things cnjovctl
A most successful curd party was
'hcld in August at the. (‘ountrv club
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‘lc- spirited men and women will swell the mocccds 0’ 11hith were dWOWd '
to the Chlldrons Gardens.
Miss Pinnuo and her
who had chorus of the gardens for
the summer felt groutlv repaycd for
1 thtir bind work for the gardens were
5 1 1:19:11 success The children's 111er
' kct was well patronized and the club
may sell feel proud that 1111 had the
fits! children's market in this coun-
by. and that it “as so 11le Cttll‘ltll
on that, such 11 1111111 its Theodore
Roosevelt wrote to 11s for informa—
tion concerning this enterprise.
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In September on exhibition of nor- ,,
’lcn truckwus held in the High school
and, prizes were prescntcd to children
owing the highest awards in various
exhibits. ,
One of the interesting pi'ogriuus of
be year When talk 0:1 "Old Lace"
'1y Mrs. Snead. She brought with her
1. collection of specimen pieces‘und
as she commented on each kind of
lace she showed the corresponding
piece. This of course added greatly
'o the interest of the talk and the
mderstanding of the subject. 5
At the time of our removal from
Elm street to West avenue. Mrs. Wal-
ter Hitchcock opened her' house for
1no of our progt'anis when Mrs. Luke
Lockwoodspoke to us on "0111 Homes
until Their Furnishings." Many luv-
1rs of the antique were present and
the program was most thoroughly e113
joyed. Mrs. Hitchcock served tea til
the close of the program and proved
11 mt delightful hostess.
Many took advantage of the oppor~
tunlly to boar Marie Mayer give 1111
account. of 11.12 "Life and Spirit of
the Villagers of 01.111.19.111..." This
was one o! the greatest lectures the
club hits evtlr given the Norwalk pub
lie and although a large number no
tended u is regretted that more 1.15 an...
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the community did not or
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and tmcorrrfortable chair when it is
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Jewelry to
High Grade Card Tables
$1.95 each. .
'flie Tee Klub Folding Card Tables
are fimshed mahogany and have
metal corners. The tops are covered
with imitation leather. They are light
in weight and very durable for lunch”
or card tables. They fold perfectly
flat and tight when not requu'ed for
3.1.5.63. Regular price $3. 50.
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Special $1 95 to introduce.
Fourth llooi'. " r
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Section.
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shields in n
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selves of this opportunity. The pro-
ceeds Were given to the Red Cross.
Were much enjoyed by all music
lovers
or Rocker and enjoy real comfort eve
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a5550M Hickoiy Furniture
319“ designal by cxpertswith an i
of Comfort, Beau!» ' '
Reasonable Rice. 1 ‘
Good stock on hand;
Printed Voiles, light and dark Tet?
Summer Jewelry
.Very 01d and attractive now
have recently zipper-col :11
Ginlles with different 151111!"
"Theda Bare.” Rings,
Sterling Silver Rings with Altici'i 1" 1.11 flows anti
Flags, Buttons and Pins,
Navy Stars combined with flags .1: Allies,
Ahfidkfififinhhtn _ ...
me Dillllm Col
Mrs. Bernard Sexton told us many
entertaining stories one afternoon,
while'on another occasion Mr. Orrin
Wooks spoke (V1 "Motion Pictures
Good for All." giving many of us a
different view point on the subject.
Other very interesting subjects 'pre-
'46,“th were talks on "Tapestries," by
Mrs. Brindley: "American Illustrators
and Their Work" by Mr. J. D. Gur-
rlngton of Scribners Magazine and
"The Little Theatre Movement" by
Mr. Edward Goodman of the Wash
lngton Sqdnre Players.
Two short plays were given by the
dor the auspices (\ the Alumnae and
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the Community club They were 111 c-
sentod in 11 most professional manner
and were much enjoyed by those pres
New Rochelle College Allun’iuao, \m-'
The club kept open house on New
Years day and a large number were,
present. 5
On January second. 11 card party
Was held at the Clifford Hotel for the.
benefit of the coal fund In spite of
the inclement; weather there was 115
good attendance and enough money
was made to clear up our cool debt.
The Colonial luncheon held at. the
Clifford Hotel was an unqualified suc-
cess. A most interesting hour of in-
formal speech and discussion followed
the luncheon. Some of the speakers
were Mrs. (Joe of the 111.111.10.11 Wom-
en’s club, Mrs. Purdy of the West.
cheater Women’s club and Mrs.
Schenck of the Wilton Equul Fron-
chise League. each of Whom’gave a
most inspiring and helpful account
~,the streets.
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Summer Dress Fabrics
Striped Suiting, linen finish, for.
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Cotton Welding, ”film
50 cls. a‘ yd.
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land 5 triped, 29 etc. a yd.
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the Jewelry
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colored beads‘iu ..ll shades, 1
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25 and 50 (its.
to President Wilson pied dug the still:
11011; of the Community club and org.
ing him to take ei’fcctivc. action to 1115511
hold American rights and defend thfi
nation’stnor.
With very little notice our chili
raised over four hundred dollars for:
the American and Syrian Relief Fund
for which collections were made out
Tlil" shows the value
of cooperation and the way a. body
of women working together call 11101
compllsh much even on short notice.
And now come-s to us the most!
critical time in.ou1' country‘s history,
when there are many things that our.
club can accomplish both £01 our elm
and our country. if we realize thq
value of cooperation and all hand to}
gather in doing whatever is best. lo:
the coming your. 511
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MRS. 11. 1). 11111111111111,
of the work of her club.
mica. we: given. which _
OumMarch second, 11 letter 11/1111 sent
Respectively submitted.
Secretary, Pro Tomi ,1
Norwalk Chronicler