ENLNG SEN'I‘INEL . y
it Norwalk. Conn.
. Duo or nuns Gowns:
M...
auly except Sunday by
nel Publishing Comp“).
Washington Street.
Bo. Norwslk. Conn.
“ tired as Second Clue Mutter.
ou- hone: Norwnlk sz- 9:.
.... grace: 43 Wall 9’. Nor-wad:
Telephone—~Norwall 13”.
.o.
Kiwanis Club,
' Its New President I
.. vetting Sentinel ,takes this
unity to congratulate Attorney
and J. Quinlan on his election or
Giant of the Norwalk Kiwanis
i3 Ind also the organization on its
action of a. capable and consci-
«nous leader.
7 The Kiwanis Club ‘fllls a. peculiar
~- in this community. It numbers
gonfiits members the leading busi-
‘ v {Son of the city. Deprived be-
lined)! a combination of circum-
» -ces of 9. Chamber of Commerce
d a-fiui time secretary. the Kiwan-
- Club along with the Board of
ado fills this need in .1 fashion
hich reflects credit upon it.
Its excursions into the field of
ority. whether through a ball game
I. Christmas fund, are alwnss car-
led out with a perfection of detail
-d results that are surprisingly ct-
, Geti‘v'e.
The retiring president. Arthur
‘ eeler, during the discharge of his
utiel won the regard and admira-
on of every local Kiwanian. It was
filth regret that his fellow members
accepted the conclusion of his term
in office.
Mr. Quinlan has a task as prom-5
dent of Kiwanis, uhlch Villl call for
the exercise of his full powers and
ability. Kiwanis must continue to be
a. leader in the business and civic life
of this city. At no time in Norwalk' 1!
istory was leadership of tho most
Able kind so urgently required.
Risking the danger of repetition.
. say that Nor-wail; is growing
Easter than at. any other period. "it
this some amazing growth that
lie for the fullest co Operation and
help from those agencies that can
pply it. In this category Kiwanis
stands in the forcfront.
Revising the Charter,
Everybody’s Job
A complaint often heard in re-
tard to the duplli‘icntion and rod
tape in many of our city depart-
ments and governmental agencies is
What's the use? We can't do any-
thing. Our charter has got us tied
in a. knot."
An agency is now at hand which
1' will help to rectify our admittedly
clumsy and oldJau-hloncd city char-
ter.
The Board of Trade requested the
Common Council at its meeting this
:Veek to consider means of revising
'the charter. lt surge-sled that a
committee of live be appointed by
he Mayor to amend the present
document. so that it will be in keep-
.ing with modem conditions or else
draw up s new one.
. Following this move a resolution.
presented by Councilman Pohiman.
.xsval passed, authorizing the Mayor
"lo appoint a. committee of live old--
can to submit univndmcnis to the
hotter and appear before the next
session of the Legislature and urge
their passage.
7 Mr. Pohlmun made a point of
stressing the fact that ovary citizen
inhouid acquaint this committee with
any and all changes and revisions
onsldered necessary in the city
charter.
The charter is everybody's busi-
ess. It affects the life and the
ocketbook of every Norwalk citi-
en at some hour or the day.
The Magoo. Charter proved to be
._ "land's bill of rights and one of
e cornerstones upon which the
pire's greatness has been found-
The new or revised City charter
prove to be an equal boon to
... future of Nor-walk.
.Knowing our present charter is
"d. it is our job to assist the com-
,‘ttee to be named by the Mayor in
cry way possible. Concrete and
inc suggestions should be laid
ore it, along with Examples of
and waste under the existing
.- lomeration of laws. enactments
fl rulings.
eforming the Screen
or Screen Audiences
A. mavement for better films for
up; people sponsored by the Girl
tit Council and which has cnlist~
be support of the leading wom-
" and church organizations in the
in nude) way.
e plunciples behind this move-
aru excellent and the commit-
"o be formednhould be given all
“u. o co-operation and help.
its is this to be considered.
r. in any campaign under-
to reform or purge the screen.
motion picture industry is s
«implicated and diverse busi-
The individual producer is
. a saint nor a devil. His
concern is to entertain and he
a. difficult medium. celluloid.
- arm to his wishes.
11 pictures are created to
demand. They can do com-
ely\little to augment or do-
that demand. Their job is to
it.
course, there is the "bad boy"
- who will go out ot‘his way
0 a. nasty film in the hope or
in a. few extra dollars. He is
' option and his cheap work
defeats his own end.
“real campaign for better films
be directed not at the produc-
Jmotion pictures, but at the su-
young and old who fill the
nor trash entertaining. Young
. must be convinced that the
should be permitted to pic-
«in. truthfully. whether the sto-
drab or colorful. and not be.
to continue the lurid phan-
t excited emotions! hsve sup-
rupon iilm literature.
' l i7zi”
NORWALK
20 YEARS AGO
“Wham“
The following one taken from the
Sentinel of December 13. not:— ,
"Mrs. Maria E. Clune. mother of
Dr. Thomas F. Clunc. the well
known dentist. was very painfully
and seriously. injured Saturday 3.!-
ternoon as the vault of a. bad fall
on the ice and snow on the side
walls in front of the office of Dr.
Walter Hitchcock in Wall street."
"Miss Clara Krasmer or North
Main street was tendered a surprise
last evening. Those present passed
a most enjoyable evening. They
were: Rosalie Jesse, Louise Schaub,
Irene and Beatrice Coleman. Annie
and Gertrude Gottlieb, Lillian Inger.
soil. Clara. and Ida Krasmer. .F'rod
Stsbell. Frank Ferrell. Phillip
Schaub. Stem Goodwin. Allie Ham-
ilton and Alfred and Harry-Kru-
mer."
"The engagement of Miss Char-
lotte Hamilton, dnaughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton and
Harry A. Johnson. who is employ-
ed in Ansonia. but whose home is m
Quintard place. Norwaik, has been
announced. The date of the wed.
ding- has not yet been made
known."
"\Valter Conley has secured a po-
sition with Rogers and Stevens."
"Mrs. Carl A. Hal-strum. of Nor-
walk, who was operated on for up
pondiclties last week at St. Luke's
hospital. New York city. is now get-
iing along very nicely. the operation
having been entirely successful.
which is good news to her many
friends.’ '
"Samuel D. Hull. ex-foremnn of
the Mayflower Hook and Ladder
company and Miss Violetta Siicox.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \Villinm
A. Silcox of 30 Van Zandt street
Were quietly married at 7 o'clock
Fridsy evening at the Methodist
parsonage in Rowan street, by llcv.
Edward Cunningham. The bride and
groom were accompanied by the
groom's father, John “VIII”! and
by Miss Mary Basett. as brides-
maid. The bride sworn a tailor-
nmdc gown of blue with hat to
match and Miss Baseett wore a
light suit."
"Thorn was a large attendance at
tho Epworih league meeting of the
First Methodist Episcopal church
W's? night. The loader was
the chorus with a. duet by Miss
- lonnio Gray and Dr. Stiles D. Low.
ronco were finely rendered." '
"George H. Traendly, Rowayton's
enterprising florist, is making largo
shipments of cut flowers to New
Yoi-k daily."
"A surprise party was given It
the homo of Mr. and Mrs._8e.muel
Mead. Itownyton, on Saturday eve-
hing in honor of their neice. Miss
Gertrude Dibble. it being her birth
dav anniversary."
Fashion note: "Some of the sen-
son's'hsndorchief'n are so sh’ecr that
they seem as one writer expresses
ii 'to have been done by the fair-
ies. ' " \
Tonight’s Events
Feature film
Palace—Vaudeville.
"When a Girl loves."
Rialto—Richard Barthelmess in
“Classmates."
Regent—D. W. Griffith's
llirih of a. Nation."
l’copio's chorus presentation of
“Messiah" at South Norwalk M. E.
church.
Social evening at Norwaik club.
Hon. Hiram Bingham. speaker.
liridge party at Nor-walk Country
clu .
Meeting of Norwalk Boot club.
11 Wall street.
Meeting of Lincoln Council 0 L'.
A. M. Progress Forum hell. Wash-
ington street.
Meeting of Cockenoe tribe. 1. 0.
“The
, R. M. at Red Men's hall. Norwslk.
Meeting of Monker Grotto. 16 80.
Main street.
Meeting of Buoklnghnm post, G.
A. it. at 25 Main street.
Altellns of Douglas Fowler. “2
n. C No. 15 at G. A. R. hull Nor-
walk.
Meeting of members of St Peter's
Lutheran church. ..
Meeting or Woman's Foreign Mis—
sionary society or East Avenue M.
1-), church. illustrated lecture by
Rev. A. J. Pennoll on “China."
Rehearsal of choir of Grace Bap-
tist church.
COMING EVENTS.
Dec. 15.—Luncheon, Toreador
club.
Dec.
Dec.
Council
party {or
school.
James .Blattcry of Boston. speaker.
Dec. 16.—-8upper, Women's Home
Missionary Society, Rowayton M. 1::
church.
Dec. 18.——Luncheon Kiwanis club.
Dec. 22.—-Meeting of Omicron cir-
cle. East Avenue M. E. church at
homeof Mrs. Clare Hodgemnn. Miss
Vida. Hunt Francis of Hillside school
speaker.
Dec. 29 .—Christmss eaten-lumen:
Lady Washington lodge.
Jan. 1.-—Piay East Avenue MLE
church. .
Jan. 16.—-Oyster supper. Boway-
ton- Fire (lament.
SOME KISSEB
"Else says that I'm the first man
who has over kissed her."
“You big boob. why I’ve kissed
her a. hundrod times."
"Well the statement mil stands"
-—Dlrge.
15.’—-Girl Scout Christmas
16.—Mceting of Norwnlk
Catholic Women. Mrs.
Day Nursery at High
Our Aimz.
Good Will
momentum:
Gentleman;
Miss ;
Gray and the selectior s bv’
CHAPTER XXX“.
For half an hour after Grace
Kingston “out 'o bed that night she
shifted restlesslv. nrriously nwnko.
Her mind was soroly troubled. she
regretted now that she had accept-
ed Curiis’ dinner invitation. it
seemed to her upon reflection, that
she had consented loo eagerly. Fhe
must not let even Cnurilcixh Cur-
tis. idol of millions, think Hint she
was just another conquest.
Thon too, she reflected. there was
the mailer or dress. She really had
nothing to wear to dinner with him.
U" her mind she went over her \va'rd
robe. All of her growns hnd been
used in appearances in phoioplsys.l
and were much “om. Besides. sho
didn't lllm any of tin-m now. And
her present financial condition
would hardly allow her to buy two
other. She counlmi in pilot assets.
Forty-eight dollars. She might got
five or six .luilnra for two of her
gowns. She could misc fifty-five
dollars at the most. That would not
bu )ihe kind of «lrvss she wanted.
gand men if she could got a goon
itor that price what uould she live
on until she had another pay day.
Hor monthly payment to Alla llcrg‘
would be duo the billowing u-nck,
lirr worried rvlir-ctions gave her
a. headache. She got up from the
bed and wont to the window. to lot
the cool evening breeze play upon
her brow, There we. at mp of the
door. Alta came in, nitircd for
sloop ‘
'l was reading and heard
moving around. " she explained.
you
"Do
mom?"
tried to go to Blcvp' but I Couldn't.
I have a. headache."
"You worked awfully hard
afternoon." All» said. a "I'm afraid
I letyou do too much.
love you for what you did."
"Oh. it was a pleasure.
that that gave me my headaohe,"
Gruco responded, inking an apolo-
y um cum: tun—s
gcilc tone.
"Could i’ give you something for
your head?"
"No. No.
"Your cousin is nice" Alla ven-
turtxi =.
ly." Once explained; "She seem-
i0 have aged ten years since she was
married a your or so ago. l'm
niraid she is going to find married
life rather hard."
Alta Borg was not interested in
such observations.
she had entered the room to say:
"Curtis seemed to have eyes only
for you this “launch." She smiled
lxhlly. wuchluerx-aco closely.
ace frowned. She Woudored
what effect telling of the dinner on-
gagement would have upon Alia.
and decided to-make the venture.
Aim hoard
nouncement in silence.
continued:
_ "l told him I would go. but I don't
know whether i shall."
and Grace
Alta. summed her with new in—
terest. \Y but did 0 race mean?
‘I haven‘t a thing to wear." Af-
ter a hesitant pause. Grace added:
"And my present financial condition
isn't such that I can invost in an-
other gown. I finished up at Unl-
vcrsal today. and there's nothing in
sight for me. it seem."
We Offer
you mind if I sit down for u mo—g
"Certainly not," Grncc smiled. "I,
this ;
I certainly
It wasn‘t'
Yale & Towne
Manufacturing Co.
(Par 25)
Dividends 16% regular.“‘
plus extras
Price on Application.
Maples & Goidschmidt
FRICIIERII‘K 0. RULL
"Sho haunt been feeling well laie- 3
She said “hob
“Curtis promised you a port in hi
picture. didn't he."
Once didn‘t remember tollinc Al
in About this. She wondered If A
is. heard it elsewhen.
"Yes.” she replied. "but it doun'
look like it will materinilso very
Icon. They’ll wait for hi! finger:
to mend. won’t they." ’
(To be continued.)
. Cheer
your Family will all fee:
His first of the sn-r
i
l
l
MAS to a far greater do
Sfee, than ifyou spend it,
Why not open o Saving;
account in this «aren‘-
ently located Bank, for
each member 'of your
household?
Thats a REAL cumsr.
MAS PRESENT.
THE PEOPLES
TRUST COMPANY
First Bank Usin- tu me. o:.
Wuhinlton m ‘
IOU“ NOBWAI‘
Wfinéfio
ever béfore.
Christmas?
as oomngm
Representing more mone
To encourage the thrift movem
centive fer beginning at once-
Doombirfihtolflh)
““32:
2.00
Every individual benefits directly. or indirectly from this thrift plea.
ing in the distribution of christmas
Extrema
It 13 mm! mm: onus um
$400. 000, 000
being distributed to members of
CHRISTMAS CLUBS IN THE UNITED STATES
y saved this year- for Christmas spending that
Arum-hi
ohocloi? Can you afford not to proper. for m
entinoveryhomeinour ”monumental“!!-
WE WILL CONTRIBUTE:
$50. 00 Eat; Day This
TO MEMBERS OF OUR(
eek
TthFirsthP Jim oméseglo 'Asnxmmmh .w
o e ersons 0 ur
‘TotheFlrst‘lOPersonsJolnihg 118' lob,“ ‘
TetheFirstIOPersonsJoimng
To the First 5Persons JoiningOur
,To the-First 59ml. JoiningOur 5.00
momma arms Pm.
Wail—00
2.00
Christmas i
With money in the Bank _ '
the . spirit of CHRIST
is
.v
Saturday Morning
To Come In. Will
Receive
Prompt and
Courteous. Attention
In Our
Christmas
Club
Open Monday
Nights
From "'7 to 8
So. Norwalk
T rust Co.
Service A and Security
Norwalk Chronicler