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The above photograph shows prominent citisens of Norwalk in attendance at the dinner given at the Hotel Majestic, New York City, Thursday evening
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w—Standing: . . roo o avanag , o n Adams Brown, Jeremiah Donovan, Samuel Roodner, John Mclullen, Judge John J. Walsh. Seated: Frank 1. Jones, Geor H. Lock ood J h ’1'. Ha lrvmg‘
Wilmot, Howard 0. Pierson, Morton It. McCausland, Lester Hyatt. Frank Preehrey, Reed 0. Haviland, Christian Swarts, Seymour Curtis, Richard H. Golden" I. J. Quinlan, I. J. Thomas, W‘illiam P. Byers, S. f. fieeler, Bye: Tompkins, '
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Prank Goodchild, Arthur c. Wheeler, 3. M. Welles, Frederick L. Lameon, Thomas Hildt, Ronald Macdonald, Fletcher H. Montgomery. ,
Head of table—George L. Woodward, George 0. Brown, Carl A. Hantrom.
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Hotel. In the group are the following: ing gu y W "I,
right—Charles F. Tristram, Frederick H. Taylor, I. Orleeler, William L. Olsen, Frederick H. Quintard, J. L. O'Brien, Samuel Hunter, A. R. Malh'n, George 8. Raymond, Henry Pollak, Chester Selleck, Fred~
arid: Gehhardt. David H. Miller, William 0. McLean, J. Emory Stevens, Frederick Ells, Samuel 'Lynes, Charles B. Hoyt, B. A. Tompkhis, '1'. Marshall Andrews, Nehemiah Candee M. J. Riordan, Edmund It. Grow Thomas 1 Ba
Judge Henry W. Gregory, B. H. Giles, Henry F. Wilson. Henry J. Cochran, ht. N. layehoff. The purpose of the gathering was largely to introduce John Adams Brown, who is to be the head of the Centraley‘l'ruet 00., of 8%
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First New England Division-'
trill 30, 9i. i.
Local Board for Division No. 14, State of l'onneetit-ut. /l\'oru;illt. i‘onn,
Natiee of Call and to Appear For Physical Examination.
The following named persons arehereby notified than pursuant to the
Act of Congress approved May 18. 1917, they are called lor the military
service of the l'nited States by this local board.
| The serial number and the order number of each of such persons is
a . V ”shosn below. They will report at theofllce of this local board (or physical
(Ll Bi” '9“ at A- or canton examination on the thirtieth day of April. 191k. at 9:00 o'clock a. to
merit 1239 1367 London. Irwin lllll Hull street. Baltimore. Md.
, . '. 1869 1226 Koelier, Jacob P. at Linden street. Norwulk. Conn
’ . . , i 2602 333:: Waterbury. William II. Noroion Heights, (‘onn
WHEETIBUT sow~ ‘26“ 27 Allen. George W. 15 Academy street, Norwulih (‘onn
‘ . | 2649 138i Lyle, Albert J. 26 l'nion street. South Norwalk. Conn.
'2651 3243 Bruno. Antonio. 72 Oak street, Waterbury. (Iona
‘2652 1233 Kontoganus. liouis C. 6 S. Main street. South NOI'thlk.
. {2663 2612 Edward Cross e-o Itlchdale. Cunntidilie. (‘onn
. i265i 589 lH'ehM’l'. fluiseppe 17 Wood street. Norwalk. (‘onn
12656 2245 Sutherland, Leslie ll. 22 lit-idea ave. Norwalk.
Infantrymen Carry Rifles;
But No Packs—Gun Cab.
riages in Line i
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short notice of the fowl" few people stead of Monroe Center, telephone po-
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CAMP DEVENS. Ayei', Mass, April
27 ~Tho firts divisional review in»
New ’ldugland was held here yesterday
when n rly 15.000 men of the Serenty .
sixth o . i
sixth ”vision passed in review be i
mm" to witness an, unusual mun“, lice headquarters today that Isaac Ra-
”...cwg... The civilians present could voile while driving a wagon near Mon-‘
3,. oliusitod in the hundreds. About 6,- roe Center last night was held up at
000 uddiers from other title of the at the point of a gun by two masked
cantonsnont. however. not .u'ched to highwaymeanho overhauled him in a
the snow-sixth Division. crowded hish Powered muons m The me-
the outskirts of' the parade field to its went through his pockets and took
watch an, review. 860 which he had on him.
uranium" regiments left t'tze‘lpar- Acel‘ilor‘l’ilnghto further Information oh-
iarched in chrono og or- tain y t e po co. the wagon was ,
def fie ”lat led and the 303rd was traveling along the road without hav- ll? :ssem'xsnddigl::eYfi-ll {gal-”2:1:
«we! in he. The» comm-ed the ins any "shin and when wen-m by these new rules which must he cheery.
last firmed! Following came the the bandits in the auto it was some ed to the 19",,- follow;
utld'flrleade. made up of the com time before Ravetle could make out| phomflwh. must not be taken
mint and the 304th, the Conuectl- the fact that the men were holding from hosts 9M" the bay
cetflegiment. Colonel Herrou leading guns within a few feet of his head. Marine and new "gm" mun be
leery men in tin- looked trained to They. were careful to avoid ”Mullen .i, home.
the-huts and the review was well the glare of the light from the auto No enemy “I." may ride on in.
”correct. Bringing up the rear lamps. so that it was impossible to 50"., "
', (W On Page levee), onus-sees fifth page.
—Regulations Strict
Norwslk peoples who have been in
the habit of going on excursion steam-
ers during the summer months will
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1 Plan to Make the Central
. Trust Company One of the
! Leading Financial Institu-
1 tions of hte East
Men who were present at the ban-
quet given at the Hotel Majestic. New
York city. on Thursday evening, are
convinced that the (‘cntrai Trust com-
pany is to become one of the real
banking institutions of the East. Wli
the services of John Adams Brown as
.president. there is every reason to be-
liieve that the trust company will
jmako rapid strides forward.
Henry J. Cochran. vice-presider
land Thomas liiidt.. Vice-president.
:boil’i of the Bankers' Trust company.
good Henry P. Wilson. vice-president,
igt. ll. (lites. treasurer; ii. A. Tomp-I
.kins. assistant secretary. and Ronald
‘li Macdonaid. director of the Astor
"l‘rusi. company, were present at tho
,hunnuet given Thursday evening
i Mr. Cochran was the only one at
, the tire who spoke during the basque
and he voiced the interest of the two
ilarge banking institutions in Norwalk
and the desire to be of assistance ti
Itllc bank and the people of this ell
i in their future activities.
. John Adams Brown. the men who is
soon to succeed Harvey M. Kent. u.
‘president of the Central Trust com-
‘pany. will make his residence in this
1city
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ing lights
one of extreme value to this city.
He has had years of experiences in
banking. He knows the game. not in
the narrow, restricted sense. but in a
broad way which will augur well for
Norwaik and it future. The bank
will be found t be of the progressive
type under he leadership, ready in
the big. broad, modern way to interest
itself in enterprises which mean the
well-being of Norwalk and its future.
3 The men‘ who are interested in the
1Ccntral Trust Company feel that this
city has a future. (they realise that
the town‘hss a slow. steady growth,
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lot NORWAlli
Whistles and Bells Gave Out
the Glad News Last Even-
ing at 8 O’Clock, and Hon-
or Flag Has Been Ordered
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EXPEETEI] SilllN
Boy Scouts Will Be Busy
Next Week and Many
More Should Subscribe
Norwalk went over the top yester-
day. Whistles and bolls rang out the
glad newe last night at 8 o'clock that
Norwnlk had gone oVer the top in the
Third Liberty Loan and had exceeded
its quota. The ilag has been ordered
land it is expected that on Monday it
Men in the banking business will be hung to tho brcese in this 1 e t t ilor Louis
pronounce him to be one of the lead- city. telling llle world that Norwalk.‘,‘“":m‘;""m:§,l'a‘fi mam slant 3.
, in financial matters and came to the front when. needed andwm, '
Shots From Boats Either claim that his addition to Norwalk isthat the people of the city are behind
Uncle Ship to the finish.
With 8925.000 already subscribed.
subscriptions are coming in and by
Monday it is expected that fully
81,000,000 will have been subscribed.
with much promised. The Boy Scouts
acting as gleaners. will go out next
week and comb Norwalk from one
ways and byways and showing that
this city not only exceeds its quote,
but goes away show it.
There was a happy crowd at Lib
arty Loan headquarters, is Washing-
ton street. lest night and when the
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end to the. other. going into the high-'
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PATRIOTIC DANCE
Germans Are Now Trying to
AT THE ARMORY Take Locre and Voorme-
A mighty good time was enjoyed byl mic? TWO Miles south Qt
the good sized crowd that attended '
the dance given by the First Norwalk Ypres, But Are Being He“ ’
Company. Home Guards. and the Am There
ericun [tun-d at the. Norwalk Armory
last evening. There were a number
of special features that added much
Ito the pleasure of the evening.
Among these was the excellent con-
cert program by the band. One 0'
the numbers played embodied the na-
tional airs of the Allies. and as a fin-
inle. the American flag was raised. with
the color guard in attendance. and Hill
uied by all present.
Continuous dancing was enjoyed.
the band. directed by Howard A Tilly.
alternating with a line orchestra und-
er tho leadership of Professor Svec.
Refreshments were served by the ',' '4
enlcicnl entertainment committee at The loss of Mount Keinmcl (WI-'1“
stands “lid" "10 WNW 3M "ll" dently has failed to disorgsntze its. ‘,
“m““m” w” liberally patroniled. any way the allied rcsistancc in “18-.
Three members of the Home Guard Ypreli region. in”. line, in iact,hee
been stilYeni-tl since this isolated"
height was taken by the (icrmuns,
and the enemy after a day of des-
perate struggling yesterday found
himself hold fast everywhere.
hot-re, west of Mount Kemmel,
and Voortnezeole, two miles south
of Ypres, were the chief points un-
der attack by the Germans in their,
vain effort to develop their success
of the previous day. At. each, al-
though thc fighting fluctuated dur-
ing the day, the enemy failed or
gain his objectives and today is
no further advanced toward them
. (Cosmos Pass rm) ..i ,,
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int-inst. Troops Also Holding
Fast and Taking Many
Prisoners ” .
y marched down the length of the
armory hall and stood at attention In
front of the band stand. while the
|band played, "America" and the “Star
'Spangied Banner." After the concert.
I dancing was in order until a late hour "
l The committee in charge of the
'evening's entertainment was well
lpleascd with the manner in which the
concert and dancing were executed
and also over the attendance. it is
1estimated that over six hundred peo
ple were present. many coming from
. Bridgeport and other places.
i The cummittee was: Chairman.
lieutenant Charles Britta: Sergeants.
Bette, Brand, Plait. Joyce and flop
poll; Corporate Browusli, McMahon
sud Dibble.,.«snd Artisan Hull.
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