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lReports Made of Pres-
ent and Future Ac-
tivities -— Card Party
Feb. 26
Many interesting reports concern-
;ing present and future activities
fwere made by the chairman of the
:committees of the Republican “'0-
men's assoclailori held Monday arter-
noon. in the club in the Town As-
sembly hall.
The Finance committee reported
that one or two entertainments
would be held each month in the
year. The next entertainment will be
'a card party to be held at the Royal
James Inn on Tuesday. February 26.
'. The Executive committee reported
gthat every school in the city had
been visited each month up to the
‘present time. The schools are in
3good condition except that some at
'them are over-crowded.
The Outlook committee gave a. re-
«sume of Congress actions and gave
a list of references which could be
‘read at the Norwnlk Library or at
"he club reading room. It was an-
}nounced by the committee that the
fbulletin board would contain refer-
;ences to all political and civic ar-
:tlcles in the leading magazines and
.political papers.
V The press committee reported a
scrap-book ot Sentinel and Hour
,clippings up to a date. The scrap-
ébook is on the table in the reading
«room.
' The Citizenship committee report-
7ed that Round—Table study classes
Iliad been started and wereruuning
3n two sections; a luncheon and a
:tea each Thursday to continue
Librough Lent.
1. The Civic Institutions committee
Jeported that the committee had
:vlsited the Children's County Home
:and the Town Farm. both institu-
;tlons being controlled by politics.
*4th committee reported that both
nstitutions were in as good a con-
:iltion as pesslble. The committee
vplans to give an entertainment at
:dhe Narauiake home every other
heath.
.; The Publicity committee announc-
Ibd that only those who paid postage
301' notification cards would here-
jjitter be notified of meetings. The
:pew system of publicity chain un-
gtler this new order of notification
', not yet been completed, but will
' e finished this month.
The Music committee reported the
:burchase of 600 song sheets and
Ethe further reported that a chairman
fives active in each ward.
«. The Motor committee reported an.
aomobiles ready to take invalids or
:people who could not otherwise at-
;end to and from meetings.
"' The Special Exhibit committee re-
rted that the International Ex-
ibit would be held in the Town
«Assembly hall on February 2? and
8, both atternoon and evening.
inns exhibit will be one or the most
}emarkable ever held in Norwalk
and will consist of exhibits of handl-
avork. including embroider-lea. art
rearrange}!
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Mrs. Ogden W. Goelet. Ne
in her, rejudices against the
marri
t
of his son.
beautiful woman. She is Italian
work. fine sewing_ wood and metal
work. chinaware. oil and water
paintings. Many nations will be
represented in this exhibit which
will be free to the public. The ex-
hibition will be on a non-partisan
basis. Mrs. A. M. Fechheimer is
chairman of the committee. '
The Republican \Vomen's associa-
tion is organized along business lines.
Members of the Advisory and Ex—
ecutive committees make up the
Board of Directors. The chairmen
of the various committees are:
Finance. Mrs. George S. Hubbell:
Education. Mrs. A. J. Rummler;
Outlook. Mrs. E. G. Huntington:
Press (noun) Mrs. A. J. Becklus;
(Sentinel.l Mrs. Herman Lippke;
Citizenship, Mrs. Calvin L. Barton:
Civic Institutions. Mrs. John Mer-
rlmnn: Publicity. Mrs. E. H. Every:
Music. Mrs. Herbert 0. Pollard;
Motor. Mrs. A. D. \Vadsworth: “'ard
leaders. 1st. Mrs. Frank C. Good-
year: 2nd. Mrs. Alvin D. “'adsworth:
3rd. Mrs. Edwin O. Drake; 4th Mrs.
Robert Mulllngs;
Cleverly. .
The Advisory board is made up or
the following members: Mrs. J. M.
Coburn, chairman; Mrs. B. F. An-
drews. Mrs. George F. Bolts: Mrs.
George Ingham; Mrs. Stewart Gilles-
pie; Mrs. George H. Vosburgh: Mrs.
Charlton Newborn; Mrs. A. V. Heath
Mrs. Richard H. Ireland. Mrs. Mary
\‘ollmer. Mrs. Frank Brazel. Mrs.
Robert F. “’ay. Mrs. Percy 8. Bar-
rett; Mrs. Francis Baker. Mrs. John
Allen. Mrs. F. C. Hull, Mrs. A. F.
“'inchester, Mrs. Samuel Stewart.
Mrs. George McKibbln' and Miss
Emily Lynes.
, moan meme-eon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet.
ort society leader. has been adamau
o of her son. Robert
the Princess Fernanda Riabduchinsky as a result of a war
time romance. Now Mrs. Robert Goelet has tiled suit for a divorce, am
the prejudices of the Dowager Mrs. Gee-let are re orted to have an im.
aring on the suit. Robert Goelet's
Robert. Jr., is called bLscqutors one o: the world's mos
TIL
5th_ Mrs. A. B.‘
Goelet. since hi
e. who is the 1110th
Dog Sole Friend
Of Social Worker
PARIS, Feb. :O.—-Slster Leonlde.
the nun who tor 53 uninterrupted
years has been in service attending
to the needs. both physical and mor-
al. of the unfortunate women con-
lined in the prison of Saint Lazare.
was recently decorated with the Le-
gion 0! Honor. , ‘
"This is a great surprise to me."
the sister said upon receiving the
decoration. "i have not a friend in
the world who might have proposed
my name."
Those who have come in daily
contact with Sister Leonide say she
has only one intimate friend. a dog.
Deeply offended by the ingrntitude
ot mankind—in this particular case
that of women—she has devoted ail
the treasures of friendship held in
her charitable heart to a sad look-
ing mongrel of the 10x variety
named quuet.
mal allowed within the confines of
the sombre prison.
The dog pages Sister Leonlde
when her presence is desired in any
part or the prison. In the sisters'
waiting room a bell rings once when
any member of the stat! is wanted
at the omce. The one ring denotes
that any sister will do. For Sistei
Leonlde the bell rings twice.
That bell might clang all day long
in single clangs. but the .dog pays
no attention .to it. When he is
drowsing he won't even open an
eye. But let the bell ring twice and
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February 22nd.
Piggly Wiggly in Greenwich will also close at noon. In
Stamford the store will be closed all day. These arrangements
are in accordance with local programs for observance of the
day.
In Virginia, Washington’s native state, the most popular
dish is boiled ham with beet greens, or spinach. No old time
Virginia estate lacked a well equipped smoke house. Ham is
therefore as appropriate for Washington’s birthday as is tur-
key at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Piggly Wiggly can supply you with Sperry and Barnes De-
licious Hickory Cured Boneless Ham and will carry an extra
3 stock to meet the special demand.
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Norwalk’s PIGGLY WIGGLY
To Close at Noon Friday
Washington’s Birthday ‘
i In observance of the anniversary of Washington’s birth-
day Piggly Wiggly in Norwalk will close of noon on Friday,
Washington’s birthday falls on Friday this year. We are
planning to carry a Saturday supply for those
Friday as a Fast day.
It is the only anhf
Local Postmasters 0b»
serve “Mailing
Wéek’? by Helping
Public Service
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In a postal bulletin regarding
"better mailing week‘recelved by
Postmaster: C. Irving Byington and
Edmund E. Crowe. are many inter-
esting suggestions to the public up-
on how the mail service can be im-
proved.
The suggestions are 0! consider-
able valuc to those using the mails
to any degree and are printed here-
with.
“To insure delivery. all mail mat-
ter should be legibly addressed. and
for cities in which there is delivery
service should contain the street
address. or it on a. rural route the
box and route number.
“All mail matter should bear the
sender's name and address so that
it necessary the article may be re-
turned to the sender or correspond-
ence had with the sender.
“It is of the utmost importance
where there isa change of address
that a Iorwarding order be filed at
the post office.
"Parcel-post packa e must be
carefully wrapped and‘packed. Do
not complain if the post-omce cm~
ployees insist on Fills. They seek to
prevent your parcel becoming one
0! the 650.000 sent. annually to the
Dead Letter office.
"Do not hesitate to consult the
postmaster or his associates as to
post-omce facilities. trouble with
mail. or any postal service question
It is their duty to answer questions
fully and courteously.
"Face all letters one way. separ—
ate by state and larger cities. and
tie in bundles. This helps the post
omce move your mail faster.
“Do not wait until late in the day
to deposit your mail. Mail so as to
connect with the earliest dispatches
{or the destination to be reached.
“Use the special-delivery service
where prompt delivery on reaching
destination is desired. The special-
dcllvery service is mien-ed for trans-
mission ot money and valuable mat—
ter. Register mail to insure certain
and sale dispatch and receipt. Pur-
chase money orders for transmis-
sion 0! money and insure parcels
against loss.
“Publishers. merchants and ad-
vertisers should arrange their mail
in accordance with distribution
schemes furnished by postmasters
This will aid in prompt dispatch. It
merchants will follow this plan in
mailing monthly bills. more prompt
delivery and larger collections will
the dog. awake or asleep. imme-
diately answers with joyous barks.
Should Sister Iieenide be absent be
at once starts out to locate her and
escort her to the oince.
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£1.50 Vain
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Rogers 8; Stew.
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left to right: Fannie Ward. Mary Garden (above) and Mary Roberts Rinebsrt. Center. left. Edna Wal-
Tbere isn't any need of losing your beauty as . Marie are grandmothers.
lace Hopper and
'Age can be defied.
be years creep upon you.
Wallace Hopper, Merle of Roumania or Elinor! _ g _
They are a few oi the women who arrtl'OUthful bell“? among “Km ‘0 810'“! ”13’ Cd“. 3
Glyn.
“in“ Father time.
result. Advertisers and firms
pin; to dispatch large quantities oi.
mail should consult
P
or: (or suggestions as to the l
and conditions of malilng to secure‘
the best results.
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LAST WEEK OF OUR
. MID-WINTER SALE '
Only a few days more and the record-bro kin
values that characterize this sale a g
Willbeathing
. . _ We have gathered for this whirl-
wmd finishaall the o d pieces and priced them at
one half their regular price to close. At no other
tune during the year will you have an opportu-
nity like this, so act now and secure some of the
wonderful values to be found here.
A. J .’ Collins Company
South Norwalk '
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Fannie W'ard. Mary Roberts Rlnehsrt and
Elinor Glyn has a roar
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300 “ “ 5 a
'Hopper are getting along. But there i“: snoop
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Bruit;
ioi the well-known Follies.
“Advance notices of heavy mailing to yourseéf and to the post office
should always be given to the. pest- and at the some time grr‘at‘y ex—
mastcr so as to avoid con2=stionipcdito the handling and dispatch of
and early in dispatch. Do not dc-iyour mail.
posit heavy mailings in street letter! “The firms using the mails for ad.
boxes or office building chute boxes. } vcrzismg your arrange for a per-
Arrange to deliver atpostoflicc at a i iodicnl careiul checking up of mail- :
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time when the most expeditious ser- i ing lists." 5 mm... . P r‘ < .
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vice may be given. ———————— . 9 ohm... a»: “Walk
"The use of me “Tm" system or A new kitchen grater tits on thi g a 0‘ .i
precanceled stamps on large meii- rim of a cup or bOWI into Which the 5 UM '” ‘ ‘ Sat."
ings will be a distinct economy both llariit‘k’s {all Without W351e< EML: rm .,
OWLAND’S
Entrance on-Main St., Fairfield Ave., Cannon St.
Women’s ‘ dresses of silk
and fine flannel dresses
~- $19.50
.Thc charm of rich silky—heavy crepe de chine and
utin crepe or the delicate beauty of goergette in Spring-
:ime’s newer shades—the greens, and browns and tans so
popular and the always correct black or nav 7.
Fashioned in the. more pleasing modes—some with
dainty beading, others with silk trimming and fringe,
others with the drape folds, no matter what the‘decor-
Itive touch—all is in keeping with good taste—and in
keeping with the size of the dress for in this assortment
of pretty dresses there are some for the young miss of
willowy proportions and there are dresses for the woman
of mature years and for the full figures—a remarkable
choice at $19.50
Flannel frocks are in evidence in the showing at
this same price. , .
These are shown in the straight line dress—in the
two piece dress—and in the‘Russian tunic effect—all in
the plain shades of fine flannel, all the newer shades and
most of the staple colors are here.
Fabrics are indeed fine and
beautiful in themselves and the
tailoring of a high order, fully up
to Howland standards — full
compliment of sizes to choose
from.
Any one of these dresses
will make a splendid acquisition
to a man’s wardrobe especial-
ly if going away over the holiday
-—All one price— $19.50
. Second floor. center.
Handsome Northshore dresses
of ~staunch stylish ginghams $5.
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"This season’s offering of these sturdy, SUI-=3 :31}:
made of the newer gingham is attracting more than raga
tuition. Forsnumbcr of years we have been aineqiflmjm
these dresses“ exclusively in this city and women it!” 5:35 i
know their value. Gingham are new styles 3W“; rd»
tractive — all sizes, 36 to 46—Cut full, made rsgm'r‘a
in: for $5.
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