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- young men of
[l the 2nd.
rd Weed, ot (‘orupsnv A.
n Stuart avenue.
discussed. Considerable
work was accomplished.
w afternoon at 2
"for the Red Cross
are invited.
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the Soldiers
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l' he llungaIi-n I.
'I Church are planning to hold
- in Arion Hall on the evening , "anALK
301 t of Buckingham
,3, Camp havens. Ayer. Musfio meet
.ufttia} with his parents at his Westpof't avenue. from 1 until 5
inc aceklv meeting of Que E
Itcld last evening at the home of
Della Van Coevering, of Gregory _' dam... will be held
yard. i"ans for ill? Pnlel'flm' evert Saturday night. under the aus- they had been in New York in time.
'4" ”9 ”V9" in ”‘9 393’ futu‘e pins of the Arlon l-‘ouI. Music will be
R9d furnished bv the Victor Orchestra. in-
Ladies Aid Societv of the Firm ch ..lr. Frank A
Church will meet at the home of Svec.
B. bl. Andrews, West avenue, to-
instead of on
why afternoon, at which time
will be done.
' M ”'9 society ”9 "9'90““? ‘0 o’clock and continuing all day and eV- Falrlleld avenue,
‘ and m 'm can “9'9 do "“5 enlng Friday under the auspices of the
I l-‘nlrfield County Farm Bureau and the ‘
oral of the educators of the Nor- promises ,0 be not
pubhc schools 19" “‘1‘" '0' A" but a great teneflt to those who at-
It’s the new spring block. It 's
a light weight flexible brim
derby. It fits the head as the
shell fits the egg.
Or it s the new soft but in one
of the novel shades just
brought out this spring.
In various shapes—one of
which is very becoming to
you.
Rogers 8t Stevens
SOUTH NORWALII
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The Women‘s Relief f‘orps .\'o. (it,
Post, (i. A. It, uilf
Mrs. lsabelle Rider on
on
Thursday afternoon. to do lied Cross
work.
with
Beginning Saturday evening, March
in Arlon liall.
cluding the well known members of
the Svec orchestra. namely Frank
Svec and John
PATRIOTIC FOOD SHOW
The patriotic food show belnnlng on
Thursisv afternoon at one
[it’ll
State Council of Defense Ito-operating
only a pleasure.
,Itionsd of Fort ii. G. Wright.
City. bow Jersey. where they tend.
Iltfnilr the National EdUCI‘OTX Thll patriotic [OOd’IhOW Wm be held
‘9'“0‘L Priuc 9‘“ 090””? E' in the social league hall of the llousc
9“" Principal llarr) Blake. of Maychoif. llerwln street. through
5"“ "“559" \ltlilfish and Super the courtesy of Mr. IMayehoif who has
Frank W. “995°” 1°“ ““5 morn- cooperated so generously and given so
9"“ M" meet Superintendent freely to make this show a huge sue-
anon at Atlantic City. as he left cess,
“I. Sunday The party will ‘9' There will be ten exhibits attrac-
‘ W ‘0” ‘“‘ ”’9 last of the '“k' tively displayed in bootns. including
' wheat and its substitute, meat and
' " twen-t—y registration cards fats and their substitutes, children's
13"“ out m m.» German alien food. canned goods. foreign recipes.
who reg "er“ recently ' by balanced rations. economical recipes
(Police William R, Pennington and miscellaneous goods.
suing Chief Pennlngton an Thursday and Friday afternoons at
ed today that the cards must "a three o'clock professional demonstra
or before March 1' because at tious will be given followtu by home-
I ' date hp “Md not give any talent demonstrations.
'd if any “he” are found with Each evening a splendid entertain-
registration cards they a" meat under the personal direction of
:tn b0 interned for 1h? duration ‘ll‘ “rm " Vedder will be glVPfl'
7‘“ The CM“ '1" '59 at Wm“ this includes seventeen tableaux and
‘ “'9“ at the city hall all “33 a play: “Kate's PressAgent" by Miss
and also 1°” 3 while "“5 9V9“ Katherine (‘lIaloner of New York and
Mr. Vedder. both of whom are talent
ed artists.
“39" 9' ”'0 Brand’s Fm" Anni- Svec‘s orchestra will furnish the mu-
versary Sale on Friday evening Mr. Seth Low
'clmoe for “mm 9909'? '0 5° Pietrcpont. presid t of the Fairfield
watches. clocks. ““9"? and County Farm Buyztt will speak-giv-
Sm M a very 10' '05! 2 in,:.. valuable information.
J {milder of 9mm": in“ ”me All the delightful program is free
«than of weather conditions mgh ”wing at eight o'cloc‘L
t this ”‘9 “1‘3 "9919 for it's Everyone is invited to attend this
.all ”"9": next Saturday ”9mg show except children under fourteen
'5". day. Charles Brand. expert ears of age who will not be admitted
“M4933 jeweler and opticiau, unless Accompanied by their parents.
INorwalk. . - inamtssion free. Nothing sold.
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001.138 03mg, “AD 3' . HAng-‘ORD, Feb. 26,—Governor
ACRE. llc') 'Hoicomb has written to Cerise“:
. IQXITIVE 'Kelley. of Bridgeport. accep n
; P 'c COLD‘ offer of the Knights of Columbus Club
TABLETS .‘nuiiding, of that city for hoopltai pur-
flc BOX "poses for wounded soldiers.
. Powell Corporation} 1"“ Sentinel w»: as. ,
, Stamp it purchased this month and
' mill 102.3.
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NORWALK
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Postman" Condo Out Moo War
Ital” Appeal.
A direct appeal for the purchase of
rear savings stamps is being sent to;
every home in Norwalk. not only in‘
this city, but in the country as Irell.i
It is in the form of a double return?
no I cant. with a tanked postcard tot
he sent back to the postmaster.
A message is printed on the card;
from W. t}. McAdoo, secretary of the?
treasury to “l-‘eiltw Citizu‘t." it is an!
explanation of the war stamp prowl
wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William b.
{were pleasautiv surprised
Iing by a partv of [fiends at
home on North Main street, the octa
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. sion being the thirty third anniversary
The evening wasI
manner“
iMusical selections. games and refresh-i
fments were enjoyed and the hosts
' of their tIIaIIlace.
'spent in a mast delightful
;Iuade the occasion one long to be r
membcred.
for their homes after expressing a l writt- to ask . i ‘ 1
hope that theIo Inav be manv happy country ' ’0“ 0 -9 P Y-OU'
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;l' turns of the day. . _ .
I { ‘_ i on can do so and also help yourself
William ll. Cole. who nus been “i a "fly Simple manner.
war since the last part of November
and was stationed at San Antonio.
Texas. and from there to Fairlield.
Ohio, and is now located at Garden
City. S. Y.. has spcnt a short fur-
lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William P. Coles. 32 North Falrfleld
avenue. lie is in Ihc ltitlth Aero
Squadron and expects to leave for
France in a short while. It is bellev
ed that'his squadron were supposed
to take the Transport Tuscania if
formerlv of the
85th 00.. l'o". 'l‘crrv. N, Y.. and who
has been there since .lulv. has been
transferred In the ordnance corps. 56th
Regiment. (I, A, (3.. and is now sta-
lle has
returned to his duties nftet spf‘nding
a few days with his parents. Mr. and
\lrs William P. (‘ult‘ . of 32 North
Lester (l. ('olcS.
Amongst the passengers sailing to.
day on the steamerf‘Arapahoe" of the
Clyde Line for Jacksonville, Fla, are
Mr. anti Mrs. llugh E. Wagoner of
Bridgeport. who procured their tickets
and reservations through .I. .‘i. La:-
fon & C0,. inc... Agents of the Clyde
Line.
Among the passengers sailing today
on the steamer "Comal" of the Clyde,
Line is Miss Bertha Spahr, whols
bboked for San Antonio, Texas. who
procured her tickets and rest-nations
through .1. .\l. Layton & Co. for
agents of the Mallory Line at South
Norwalk.
Captain Charles ll". chson of
Bridgeport III spending. a few days in
South and East Norwalk.
BLAMES rUEL
ADMINISTRATION
FOR SHORTAGE
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be charged must be reasonably i'i'
munerative. If this is denied. the
maximum of production cannot. be ex-
pected."
Senator Reed declared the recent
fuel order closing industries east of
the Mississippi river was issued by
the Fuel Administration 'witbout
warrant or authority of lnw' in order
to‘ ‘cxtr.cate Itself front Its sclf- creat-
ed dllema." The senaim made it plain
there Mrs no excuse for chh a condi-
tion to exxlst. 'Is the gott-rnmcnl on
August 10 took over the contIol of
coal with authority to commandeer
mines and ample powers to meet any
emergency.
The transAtlantlc shipping teup
as far as was due to lack of bunker
coal. also was blamed on the Futl
AdministraIion by the Missouri Sona—
tor His statement assortrd the en
tire: business machinery for hankering
ships, built up bv' 'practical experts"
not theorists. or dreamers had been
put out of commission or completely
subordinated to the Fuel Administra-
."ton so that it can be fairly said thej.
'Fuel Administration was substituted
for the machinery theretofore exist-‘
in.
To add to the confusion the sta. o
mom said the prict]; fixed by the Lane
Committee "were swept aside by the
:Fuel Adm.nlstratlon." and this misJ
,take finally was discovored and ad-
,mltfed by Dr Garfield. Senator Reed the government an order was received
declared multiplicity of priority ordv
ers lI-csulted in tieing up thousands
:of freight cars and in creatingmm
ibargoes in many of the great terminal
Iyards of the country
‘ “Obviously," the statement con-
cluded, "this great fundamental busi-
ness ought not to he wrested from
experienced hands and taken over by
those who. however good their inten-
tion, are utterly lacking in that knowl:
edge osaoutla/l/ to its successful con;
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The statement was taken under con.
sldmtioa and a' report on the India!
of the moat faculty to expected short-
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. ca v
I‘ «my town! discuss the coal
fivllucl iota. taco-mo mum
lust New:
their I
it was a late hour when
the party dispersed and the guests left’
sltion, and an annual to buy. 0a the
l back of the taut aIe plumes of tin.
\ ar sa.ings cerrlttcates and the thrifty
card. 0n the card which is to be run;
turned by letter carrier without port ;
age is a blank. pate ten the head of:
‘.tlc “”1an to .nnd in his request fcI
stamps. ‘ l
l The w ill”- ~prt-IId'ng of this appeal '0’
the rhinos of Norualk is expected to:
in. ! it big r-ctqu in the any of invest-
I ltlilll in war savings stumps.
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i Secretary lit-Adoo's El‘n’ilgc roads!
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as follows:
Fe'lov.‘ Citizen:
Many of Us cannot fight. but every-
one can help by saving. Every dolltu 3
saved and not spent on unnecessary,
things releases that amount of labor!
and material to make articles forth-.-
Anny and Vavy. \Vhenadollarthst is
saved is loaned to the government it is DEVENS SOLDIERS
doubly effective ' NOW TRAINING
'1” If at end i' ongrcss has authorized; AS SPECIALISTS
the :alc of W on -Savings Stamps an.“ __
U. 5- Thrift Stamps. in denominations CAMP DEVENS, Ayer. Mass. Feb.
of 83 and 25a, respectively. Each 27.—8lalf and field officers of the 76th
VWar-Savlngs stamp you buy is a loan division are striving to make this an
to the United S‘ales government, is 3 organization of specialists and the or-
direct help to every soldier and gallon-idem recently issued show the stage
who is risking his life in the war and of rudimentary lralnins 1: considered
is safe and simple way to invest your past. The remainder of the time In
savings.
The l'nlttd Star as 5mm", of to the more complete development of
35 stamps are sold at prices rangfn' an array dilvsion rather than indivld
Dit‘dles its entire resources anti credit ual soldiers
to mm”. "m. loan on January i 1993’ This is also revealed in the cu-
rom 3412 to ’4 o3 during 191K accord deavor of officers to make sure that
tag to the month of ”Mm“, (a! per men are in the particular unit where
table on card below). For each stamp, they will pro" °' the 9“"! “me"
when affixed to I. War—Savings Certl ‘° "'°"°°““"’ ”a “‘ "m "M "'9
“a“ (see picture on back hereof). real test comes across the wafer. 0f-‘
the I. 8' government will pay you 8' ficors are now giving their careful at-
on January 1. 1923. The difference be tontlon to see "I“ the draftees are not
misplaced. Qualifications and inter.
{this camp will be devoted principally'
tween what you pay and 85 is your in-
terest. The rate overtures 4 per cent.
a year compounded quarterly"
25c ll. 8. Thrift Stamps are sold to
'you if you wish to sate by quarters.
1.\'o iniercst is paid on such stamps.
Ibut when itiwnamely Si worth-arc
m and afilxed to a Thrift card
(see picture on back hereof), they can
be exchanged for a 85 War Savings
Stamp at banks. postofilt'es and other
authorised agencies. by payment of
12c to 25c additional, according to the
month of purchase. You then have a
seturlty which earns interest.
War-Savings Stamps are a savings
investment which cannot go down in
'value and are guranteed by the U. S.
l:t)\"t'inlfl9nt to go up in value as the
interest is added. .
Should you what your money balk
before January 1,1923. any money or-
der postofllce will. after ten- days writ'
ten demand refund to you the amount
you paid for" War Savings Stamps
plus an added amount for each month
Iyou have held them after January.
fills.
“ill you not give this matter. your
leftmost consideration and speak ')
the members of your family in regard
to it? i suggest that you then make
up an order on the attached post card
foI thtir combined requirements of
“or Savings Stamps and Thrift'l'hrlft
Stamps. ,Drop the card in a mail box
and the letter carrier will doIIVer
your stamps to you.
Then as you save will you not buy.
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I l assure on that such action on your
part will be of great assistance to
your country in the present war and l
recommend it as a splendid savings‘
plan.
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Sincerely yours,
W. G. McAdoo.
Secretary of the Treasury.
REFUSE TO TAKE BONDS FOR
. - TAXES.
Citing that payment of taxes in Lib
erty Bonds would defeat the aims of
at the internal revmtue office stating
that the bonds would not be accepted
for payment of tuna.
The order is brtmd in scope and as
interpreted at the ethos will include
personal and income tax payments.
Da'alcl C. Roper, commissioner of in-
ternal Bayonne at Washington. s'on't
out the ruling upon information rc-
odvod at his office which wa's to tho
.ofiocf that many persons were of tho
opinion that the bonds would be ac-
csptod for payment of can.
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—-Ifosoo P. Bullock ladios' minister.
15 Chestnut smut. South “mall. AL
views when the men arrived in the
camp helped to eliminate anyI Inla-
placlng. but the ofiicers of high rank
are conducting another examination
now.
in speaking of the situation one of
the officers said the experience of the
last few months since the only Incre-
ments arrived has shown there are
many men here in artillery. signal.
machine gun and medical commands
who seem to be misplaced. but who
undoubtedly would be of great value
to other units in camp that have not
“their full war strength. These men
will undoubtedly be transferred with.
in the next few weeks and the com-
panies from which they are taken will;
draw better qualified men from the .
.uow increment of the dcpot brigade
as soon as the war department gives
permission.
Grenade throwing instruction In go
ing on unabated and this will continue
Iuntll the division is ordered to embark
for overseas duties. Non-commission-
led ofilcers and privates are being
.drilled in the technique of accurately
throwing these explosive-laden mis-
slcs. When the "live". grenades will
be handed out for practice is not
knewn.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 26. (Wall Street.
31.0 p. In. )-—The market was almost
at a standstill during the mldoosslon,
trading centering in a. few equip-
ments and specialties. Baldwin Loco-
motive and Sumatra Tobacco were
the chief features at extreme advances
of 31,9 and 21-4 points, respectively.
No. 1 r. r. L.. only routine business
was transacted.
— You SA‘It Yong
mar LEAGUE BASE
154a. Cried-.9. ?
so hfspbhchodAOIeo hours “:80.
RATIONING PLAN I
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i The neWspapers today give morci
prominence to the new rationing plan‘i
than to anv other nevvs and urge cI- i
erybody to be cheerful and foleraut'
about initial hitches in the scheme so'
as to give it a fair chance. ' ;
It was an interesting sight to sec:
business and profossloaal men. guests'
of hotels and other persons wltlle'
lunching today. fishing in their pock-
lets and producing meat cards, from
which the waiters took coupons be-‘
fore serving them. Because the pop-
ulatlon already is accustomed to caI-l
rying their own sugar card the addi-
tional requirement respecting \IIcat
did not work auy°hardship.
Those who failed to receive meat
cards in time contended themselves'
ItOday with fish and vegetables. The
ocal food committees were busy all,
Iday issuing emergency meat cards;
to those who Were late in applying
for the regular cards.
I While the lines before the food.
ishops Saturday were the longest yet
{experienced and depleted the accu-
mulotion of supplies the food minis-
try announced today that fhere was
still enough meat and margarine oni
band to allow everybody their fixed
share. The effect of the new scheme
will be to abolish public dinners in.
clubs and hotels. unless they are con-I
fined principally to fish and vegeta-Z
bles. There already In talk in certain
clubs of combining to stock lakes or
private water with fish for their own'
use.
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
TO BE SELECTED'
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Susan B. Anthony Amendment to en-
ffranchise her women. The workers!
here have firm faith that Connecti-
cut will not be found wanting. A
new organization of the state along
political lines with a town leaderufid”
ward leaders in each city is tak ng
place and will soon /be perfected.
Among l'ocol ma (era debated the
Norwalk League '
cute with the
rwalk Board of Edu?
cation asking em to fill the vacancy
on. the boar as provided in the city
icbnrter. fo the reason that if the
‘fillling of these vacancies is left to
the City Council, the women who now
have the educational vote and do not
vote for the council will be distrau-
chlsed. Attention has been called to
this before now, but it is easy to lose
sight of such matters when several
years have elapsed and th. s fact may
not have occurred either to the qud,
of Education or to the Council. ;
Dr. A. H. Baldwin passed a fairly
At the meeting of Progress forum, comfortable night although he still
suffers considerably from the cuts and
bruisos he received.
ufl".fld
ElijA‘- JIA‘QA‘I”)INU-
I'CERSI. TENT COUCH
m1: “mitt: ibiNL lung trouble, or
tut-1 LI no I 'ZIron swan-1W.
t. ff. cued. In olthercautry d,
ECKMA N’S ALTERATIVE
'1" l- ttr': and. tlzsuo-re aft-er I:
plug 1’43 2 know; edged bought. ofCa Cat
m$ll5
:2 umntrlentm'ent iWithout. disturb
my I 'onta no no Alcohol
mic or mutt-LI“ arming '
8'." the, law ”50.81.89,
!I- I e Includu war tax.
. Etkman Laboratory. ‘x'l'hillulslv‘fi.u
Success
Qualifies, -
‘l.I'ke Garden Seeds,
yield better if cultivated. These
qualities are health, honesty,
ability, courage. initiative, on-
thusiasm, ambition, business
knowledge, optimism, sincerity,
kindness and courtesy.
uterus BUSINESS
Chill-26E
this season.
Perfection
0i! Heaters
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Je have inst re-
ceived a View more
Perfection till lleat-'
ers, which . will pro-
hibly be the last we
will be able to get
ANGEWNE
Furniture Co.
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Norwalk Chronicler