as she is. ready.
Louis Hopps
' to be mustered out
., ,_ midweek services were!
“Mg at each of the East
m but due to the inclem.
tb Methodist work in France.
Whether they were poorly e
shone scenery as well.
“m..-
‘ Church will hold their
at the church this at-
many of the members
are asked to attend these
The many
of almond
t to be completed.
, W at: the Community Half
,omwasterday afternoon for the port News in a few days to take up
new of the East Norwalk pee he, dunes the...
number of whom took ad-
.. this opportunity to secure '
Wale reading matter with
.. News aWay these dreary,
Wet the work.
1 she will
i Roway ton.
soon be able
The“ Nonwalk Improvement As-
m monthly meeting
18”“ the first meeting of
' “mange for flieir work for
M2,”? and all members are
‘ "Advmeo of equal suffrage in the
third W are evincing considerable
,' who has been wt: 1 the Students Train- Norman 3 Wren,"-
. Mimi“ Columbia University is George S. Kendall of South Norwalk.
ms am Private Edward Mcm_!. Mr. and Mrs-.1” S. Moody of the
, ‘nis has been in town from Camp Dix
a few days’ furlough, and expects
in a couple of
Lieutenant Russell It Thomes of the
{U 8r Army is located on the Swiss
'border in France about one hundred
miles north of Grenoble, the bone of
Rev. :E. W. Bysshe. who has charge of
Lieu-
_. , tenant Tho/mes states that the scenery
. - in that locality is very beautiful,- but vociferous” in Dal-ten
”hie 3811191063 Auxiliary of the East of course. he would like a 1001! at the saluted with bells horns and arms.
but most of our staid citizens were
dr inland or otherwise
friends of Miss Ruth in ca
Thomas, who is visiting at the home
.l ‘
John Fetter in Brook l Mr. and- Mrs. P. E. Fansler of Nora-
ton Heights have beefi‘ entertaining
two veterans from France—Corporal
“3 Auxiliary has consld- lyn, will be interested to learn that her
.servlces have been engaged by the Y.‘
M. C. A. of New York for. work in this
cause, and she expects to go to New-
Those who are no]
quainted with Miss Themes offer their}
congratulations to the Y. M. C. A. in
securing her well-known‘talents for
It is hoped, however, that
to return to
Dr.
West Haven.
5 Mr. and Mrs. James Hindley of Wes
George Hughes.
either
quiet.
Ernest Jackson of Knoxville, Tenn
Paso, Texas.
1? Charlton W'hitelaw has re
construction corps at Camp Holablrd,
near Baltimore, after
' law of Noroton.
across the ocean as
,Sam‘s sailor lads.
term-infuse meeting of the Connec-
ticut Not the National Woman 3‘
my well will be held this afternoon ‘Omb‘y discharged
A the 3110‘. 0L JMiss Elsie Hill 40
, l: sienna. whim M. Toscan Bennett
of Earths-i. will be the principal the WM“ Club ““8 week
speaker. A number of ladies from the m
East Side are planning to attend. I
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n m wooing at the Commu- ‘0’“
' ”m thiamine A. C.. an 9330-:
clam by the athletes of East “”3 30"“ M WON“ 0‘
the Spling
MW._K081necki, Deeling '1'” ”cent serious illness
brim ll!- Portlar will defend thC.
~ rdflmthlrd district and it prom
211191 Mg will ‘be enjoyed after Mm Halleck of Jersey City.
" sanctum midnight and this is
«1 «tome ablg drawing card. 1,
use was recently “showered"
Mn..:m Amundsen, of 33 09- ”any 0" her young friends
- 8m youterday received the
W from Adjutant Gen-
' . Illington. confirming her home on the Post-Road. after a
‘ son Wagoner Fred- visit with relatives in Bridgeport.
‘ . who was severely l
' .Wber lst and who
{I lows. of the wounds on Tyler 0‘3 “19 Heights, has been at
m ”4" Hrs. Amundson has home '0' a few days' furlough
'Mth the news of her:
faulting! a letter from the Hamilton Major Harold Willimott
L “KM the local boy to has received his honorable llscharge
can one of the bestlilied from the service, and is back in
n the city and his death. Darien r
Wh the entire third dill-é
t to” he was well and popu—l Drugzist S M. Allen has been able
'lto resume his duties, after having
been confined at home by illness for
I several days.
clan who has been in a critical condi-
tion with pneumonia for several days.
is improving. l
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«Mare-IWW‘A grocery stall has been entertaining his
father, Robert DeCourcey of Nash-
l'ville, Mich.
, amuls of Westside ave-'
Mught a, new automobile.
L, Broadway, who has been
_ :lns returned. arriving at enjoying a furlough With his parents,
,“_.1Dr and Mrs. Thomas Francis of the
1""‘Old King's Highway.
yobs Paul ' ‘
Weigman has been
I few days at home on fur- M“ and MI‘S- W W Ballard enter-
tamed as holiday guests their daugh-
Eter, Mrs. Florent E. Cantrell of New
Clarence M. Worth of the Darien
'side, recently discharged from active
“More who bad choice ap- duty in the Naval Reserve, Aviation
are disposed of them at high Sectiofiv after spending six months in
'x..vlllagc during the past two
. lb a few bluebirdss ’ -
f where he will attend the Virginia Mil-
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{we bid! this morning, af-
,3” visit at the home of his Challes S. Abbe of this town lecent—‘
ly closed a three—weeks’ engagement}
at the Plymouth Theatre. Boston,as '
,3 Saunders of Tokeneke the star of “Capr Rich," dramatized
a few days 3g. (0 the from one 0 [Peter B. Kyne’ s stories _in
him suflering iron in- the Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Abbe
expects to be with a new production to
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, be produced .in New York city about“
. Mrs.Ha11y Parker of Februaryl,
terminal a house party
many of whom are sum. The new justices of the peace—7H2"-
" over" the 11011581115 17‘ D. Hagan. John H. Selleck, George
. H. Pearce, John M Worth Conrad r I
alliam Stevens of the Wagner William, Lawn, Thomas W.
Albert William Olsen has licen_lmn-,
Mrs Henry. \Imehouse entertained
Charles 0 Bowen has been spending"
the holidays with his dauglltel in New
13"“ my the Norwalk A C dale section is much improved after
Wimpy game from start to Ah“ been entertaining 1191' mOthEI".
Miss Frances Hoyt of Prospect ave-i
by a
Miss Edith Greene has returned to'
W'illlam G. Strangward, tho electrhi
Frank DeCourcey of the Stewart:
Corporal Harry 0. Francis has been
camp, ‘left this morning for Virginia '
Warren street, Stamford, after the
pastor.
'l‘oday is the anniversary of Da-
rlen's big fire. Those who recall the
cileulnsiances sill make comparisons
of temperatures then and now, with
Olhel things. One regretable recollec-
, lion is that after a year has passed by,
Daricn has added practically nothing
to its fire-fighting apparatue. and is
, as unable, to cope with a ilre of similar
Mls. W. L. Cough of the Post Road ”0901130113 now as it was then
M
,Llsu-r FRED N. SMITH
g owes GRAPHIC sronv
or seven-runes OVERSEAS.
To A Large Number of the Members of
St. Paul's Men's Club L‘ast Night
Some two score members of St.
Paul 0 Men'- 0111:” gathered at the Sun-I
,day school rooms last evening and en-
ljoyed a most interesting story of ad-
service. by Lieutenant Fred N. Smith,
who has recently returned.
, , Lieutenant Smith, who is well-knovmm
in the newspaper field in Fairlie!!!
County, told his story in a most graph-
ic way. and following the address om-
wered many questions from members
’of his audience, regarding details of
his work.
Supper was then served and a so-
cial hour enjoyed.
:CORPORAL HUNTERMAN T0
GlVE ADDRESS AT M. E. _
CHURCH TONlGl-IT
.m-
Saw Strcnuous Service An Air Pilot
3 and Was Both Gafle'd and
Wounded.
Corporal Arthur Hunterman. of Mon-
. . |
roe. -.\1. Y., wno has seen strenuous ser~
.\'ice in the United States Flying
iCorps, overseas, will address the mem-
bers of the Men's Class at the Nob
walk M. E. Church this evening and
give a full account of some of his more
“silenuous adventures which include
lbei ng shot down from his airplane be
ing gassed mice, and also of his life
in a base hospital while recovering
from o wound. , -
He is the guest during the present
ijveek of C B. Kumes of 82 \K ard
street.
SEE THE SPECTACULAR
THIRD U. S.'OFFICIAL WAR
PICTURE.
“Under Four Flagsi.’ ‘
A masterpiece of actual scenes l
from the last fierce struggles oi.
the World War. 1
-At The Regent Theatre
- - - Monday. Jan. 6
ooooo
IS YOUR RADIATOR LEAK
‘ING? DOES YOUR FENDER
NEED REPAIRING? DONE,
,1.H~.
m 5 executive far-roll: and James W—rflwa
WYOEWAIT 26
use
Mr. and Mrs. *Mark W: .Jvorman of
.,v “195mm. .3. mo, we Gracie street recently enthrtained Mrs.
and Mrs.
Past Road have been entertaining.
Mrs. Moody’s mether and sister, Mrs. l
R. S. Andrews and Mrs. E. Porter o1;
avenue have been entertaining their
daughter. Mrs. May Rexter of Brook
lyn, and Master Clarence Rexter and
The New Year was not greeted very
A few folks
and Private J. C. Williams of El
turned 0 his duties with the motor
enjoying a
6 Christmas furlough at'the home of his
parents, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Andrew White-
William, son of Robert Graham, the
latter being in the employ of Edwin
Milton 'Royle. is now stationed at Pel-
ham Bay. after having had many trips
one of Untile
Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Richter were
guests over Tuesday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hartwright of
watcllnight service at the Maple avev
llue church of which Mr. Richter is the
Ԥ' The report says nil-their Our caper-
lTHAMER
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Executive C h
l
Law of 1913
1 NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. 3.——-—()-per
5
ation of the civil service in war times
both in the nation and in Connecticut
were analyzed in the report of the ex. 5 "
ecutive committee made to theannual
meeting of the Connecticut Civil Ser-
vicc Reform Association held here
this afternoon. Looking ahead, the
committeemrged “purging of the law . .
' of 1915 into which were introduced 03;, '. .
through recall
law of 1913. The state ‘
commission was ,complimented on its ,
administration of :the 1th11 spite of
Extension, by re-.
quest, of the examination 'of bank
t
jectionable features, "
'of the
its weakened state.
clerks was pointed to as a public ser
svioe. The report pointed out the pos-
"veterans preference"
to meet the issue fairly.
President Henry W. Putnam,
which the following are excerpts:
The Mar“ put
ment.
Civil Service Conunissidn. The num
in 1917 to 551,391 in 1918, the number
of appointees increased from 86,312.
to 214,567.
only a small part of the difficulties.
number of candidates for civilian po
sitions and it became‘ necessary to re-
cruit officials instead of vwaiting for
them to apply. In Washington lack of
housing accommodations.. inequalities
of salaries. failures to adjust pay to
work performed led to excessive trou-
tiles and turn-overs. -PResignations
amounted recently to 5000 a month
Since the signing of the armistice.
conditions have been reversed.
many people are leaving Washington.
In spite of dimcuities impel-tint
steps have been taken by the admin-
istration for the extension of the mer-
it system. The report enumerated
these which includes examinations for
presidential postmaster-s, and where
increases of salaries are made under
the presidential order of March 31
191?.
The report said the effect has added
burdens to the commissions and these
are so serious that the National Civil
Service Reform league undertook an
investigation into this department
with the result that the league report- :1-
ed that. the commission had failed to "
adapt itself to new conditions. it .is
(now using volunte’credflscals of the
league in its work. w.
ionce in war indicates lines on which
to progress in the future We cannot
root. content with excluding politics
estrous appointments to office. It is im-
perative that the present commission
be reorganized. . .The War De-
partinent has developed a system 'on
selection and promotion which is the
remit of scientific analysis and whiolh
it is hoped may be of service in set).
Harold son of Mr 'and' Mrs John \ontures oVersoaa in the unmet.“- ”u M ""1de TOF‘UIG 0"" Sop
vice examination.
The Civil service reform movement
:3: a new stage in its history. We
adapt to new conditions: we
must not be content to cast out the
predatory spirit of cruder days. but we’
must put in its place the spirit of pro
gross. flexibility and efficiency.
Turning to Connecticut the report
rdors to the need of ”purging" the
state law summarizing the "objec-
tionablo features in it. and gives credit
othc commission for its functioning.
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women WORKERS ' l
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In aim“ every line of war act‘ivi- l
ties the women of this country have
done well and have liken front rank
for doing work that. released than»)
ands ‘of men for service overseas.‘
.Some women have been‘over-ambitious ,
and. at the expense: of their health.
have. filled places once .occupied by
men. Every woman. ”who, because of
overwork. has brought on some ail-
ment peculiar to her sex, should de-
pend upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
tableCompound to restore her health
and strength, as this remedy is now
recognized as the standard and has
restored multiples. ’
N0 Man or
1
Woman: I
can get the'bes‘. our. of life if
their eyes trouble them even is.
little.
If your sight is' not perfect in
every respect take advantage of V .
our triple service~which assures ~
correct examination and glasses.
See Cs and See Better.
siblo Gengh- ll “covert undermining
of the civil service laws by giving
'to men. the
charged from service out of proportion
to their merit, and advocated a rule
The meeting was presided over by
who
submitted the committee r‘oport, from
, an unprecedented
strain upon all machinery of govern-
It increased the work of the
her of persons examined by the feeder
al commission increased from 211,703
These increases represent
Creation of an army decreased the
and ":5"
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liming mew gm has yor emulate a member of all commis- ed incapacity to preform properly the
we will closeout 300 Trimmed and
Untrimmed’. Velvet Hats, including
Children’s Hats, that sold up to $4.
on sale Tomorrow. $1.00
$5
$4
$8
to
Saline-aHais Reduced
$6 sam_ HATS
$3.95
$8.491
$2.50
$1.95
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NEW e SPRING DRESSES-
V’We are shoWing [anew 'line‘ of "Spring
Dresses in silks and serges
5915.95 and
1 7.95
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the position ale and
fed in securin efficient candidates atoms. and hers Meyer mums rec onus. of my.
$321111:ch becangc of withdrawn! at m: the force of the argument didate seeks to hold.
no the arm that. the civil service commission’s
muafiut 331']? rial-and ra- “'01:;de are semljudicial had the ordi-
sands of others in war industries names modified so as not to apply to
where high wages were paid,” while "358 commission.
compensation of slate cactus is still'
011.1 low scale.”
hols the directors ofthe state Prison
asked for exemption fron1bc law. in
spite of these handicaps the coma-so-
sion has done its work causally.
Some of the best. maintained depart-(the following draft node by Charles
ments have continued under it. and G. Morrisol NIwHaron:
the Council of Defense which might
have felt Justified in will: call.- once and til-slain; due c‘redlt will be
commission for allowed upon proof of service in the
"NOW “I“ demands my, the humor the marlnooorps in
of the war are a thing of the past we 3‘ “In of up, in every case when
believe the law should be restored such training will boot value in the
tion, went to the
many appointees.
substantially to its former original
form that the state my not be sut‘ln like manner due credit will be at-
in the humfliatins position of only lowed upon proof or service in the
MM. wanting mediocity. and to make it the anny the navy. or the mom. corps in
public 0130“ to admin tune of war. in every case where such‘
duty of every
later his once in accordance with the
merit principle."
The report referred to a condition like mm due credit will be allowed
“up upon proof of Vocation!) training for
e m' nished by the government following
in New Haven brought about by
tion of an ordinance making til
When lamps burn
out replace them
MIR-NATIONAL
MAZDAS.
More flight-tor
your money and
better lifilll it)?
, yonrrcyes;
Because of absolute impossibility to should be adopted which. while recog-
socure men through the ordinary chain
"will be allowed where the candidate
:has been wounded or otherwise dis-
abled by reason of service and has
‘wound or its effects have not produc-
co.untry
'sm.
0!: the matter of veteran preference
the mart said: We believe a‘ rule
mail: the claim that x-eturninz.sol-
diers have upon the gratitude of the
country, will. at the same time. not
forgot the claim that the people have
to coolest service. it recommends
In relating the candidate‘s experi-
posltion the candidate seeks to hold.
training will boot value in the poo
iuon the candidate seeks to hold. In
enlistment. Double the usual credit
South ‘Norwant.
competed the government's vocations
al rehabilitation course. provided the
The remainder of the report made a.
brief survey of the progress of the civ-
.il service reform movement in tho
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that our plates wll fit and be satw‘ '
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