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MALL BEGINNING
Discussion Started By
Girls in Hat Factory
After Railroad Accident in Norwalk—The
For Bigger Place
1, (Continued from‘Page One.)
Cavanaugh. the foreman of the
hat trimmers' department. uJohn
Mains, was requested to appear be-
fore the hat trinimers and there
the informal discussion was re-
sumed.
lt‘irst Gathering _
"The meeting adopted Miss Cav-
anaugh's suggestion that an invita~
tion be sent to the foreman and one
Tourneyman of every butting de-
partment in every hnt manul'actor)’
in the city to attend a. meeting at
the Volk liat shop, for the purpose
of starting a movement to secure a
hospital in the Town of Norwalk.
In the course of a. week. the invi-
tations were accepted and. as a. re-
sult of the meeting then held. a
temporary organization was formed
with John W. Mains as chairman.
Miss Fannie Reich as secretary rep-
resenting the hat trimmers. and
Steven W. Velsor. as secretary. rep-
resenting the male batters.
"Miss Cavanaugh. Miss Anne
Hartford and Miss Reich were re-
‘gérded as the leaders representing
the hat trimmers, who .wore the
most enthusiastic of all the workers
connected. with the founding of our
hospital. Secretary \‘elsor was ap-
pointed publicity man and he wrote
.ilveekly letters to the local papers.
urging the co-operation of the cit-
izens of the town in the movement
which they had started. After a
number of meetings in the hat fac-
~ Lory it was decided to hold a meet-
ing in the parlors of the Old Well
Hook & Ladder company and Mr.
Velsor, through the press, invited
:he public to Join with them in
Lheir efforts to Secure a fund to
provide a hospital, however small or
limited it might be.
1 Many llelpcrs
"The batters were, surprised and
pleased at the manner in which
their appeal was responded to. Men
and women of the Town of Nor-
waik, from Vail grades, the rich and
the poor. the learned and the illit-
erate. responded to. this call add.
immediately, a temporary associa—
tion was formed. with John Ferris
as president. (Entities—Stevens as
treasurer and S. W. Velsor as see-
retary. Regular semi-weekly meet-
ings were held and various means
and methods were suggested and
adopted to obtain the necessary
funds. The churches of the town
took a great interest and aided and
assisted the hospital committee in
every way.
“This work continued until Sep-
tember. 1891, when a public meet-
ing was called to arouse the en-
thusiasm of the people of the
town. This meeting was presided
over by lion. John H. Light and
the principal speaker was Reverend
.Willianrd. Slocum. who spoke the
key-note for the campaign which
was to ensue, when he said. ‘We
don't want talk so much as we do
money.‘ and started the collection
for that night with $100. After that
meeting. the hat trimmers“ associa-
tion held a bazaar in Music hall.
They were assisted by the schools of
the town and the ladies of the
various churches, and were able to
present to the treasurer of their
temporary organization 2,848.93.
which was, of course. the largest
single subscription thus for re-
ceived. The good work was con-
‘tinued. with the Old Well parlors
as headquarters.
The Hospital Association
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Hospital Association came into ex-
istence and articles of association
were filed with the Secretary of
State and the Town Clerk, as pro~
vided by law. The first annual
meeting of the corporators was held
at the elites of Hon. John H. Light
on November 22. 189.2, and the the
articles of incorporation were read
and adopted.
“The corporators were:
Hon. J. H. Ferris.
' Robert Van 'Buren.
J. A. Dime.
Charles 13'. Stevens.
William H. Smith.
William N. Craw.
John H. Light.
’l‘alm'adge Baker.
Ira Cole.
A. C. Wheeler.
Tr}. J. Hill.
Rev. W. J. Slocum.
William C. Burke. Jr.. MD.
Rev. '1‘. ii. Noble. D.D.
Thomas I. Raymond.
John W. Mains.
Joseph L. O'Brien.
W. F. Bishop.
J. G. Gregory, M.D.
S. W. Velsor.
G. 1'}. Bogart.
Charles F. liallock.
1:3. 0. lv’eeler.
(‘1. W. White.
C. B. Coolidge.
William J. Tracey. M.D.
ilev. S. ll. Watkins.
13‘. E. Baker, M.D.
“Of these incorporators. all but
eight or nine have passed away.
' “The officers elected were:
John ll. l-‘erris. president.
llobcrtl’an Burch. vice-president.
.i. Arthur l‘lnneo, secretary.
(‘harles ll. Stevens, treasurer.
Directors-William ll. Smith. J. G.
Gregory. M. D.. Stephen W. Velsor.
John W. Mains. John H. Ferris. Reb-
.u,
ert Van Buren, William N. Crew,
Charles 13. Stevens, J. A. Pinneo.
Thomas 1. Raymond. Rev. S. H. Wat-
kins, Edwin O. Kceler.
“of these directors, but two are
now living—Dr. Gregory and Mr.
Velsor.
Executive Committee—Dr. Greg-'
ory. Rev. Watkins, Thomas 1. Ray-
mon. 7“,
Visiting (ToInnIlttee——'.'\Irs. E. J.
lllll. chairman; Mrs. James L. Stev-
eIIs. secretary: Mrs. John W. Mains,
Miss Margaret Cavanaugh. Mrs. R.
0. Sherwood. Mrs. B. M. Andrews.
Mrs. Johg H. ll‘erris, Mrs. lsaac Jen-
nings. MIs. Frank Seymour. Mrs.
Robert Van lluren, Mrs. Ira. Cole.
Mrs. John Jarvis.
The First Hospital.
“In June, 1893, the association
rented from G. W. Merritt the sec-
ond and a. part of the third floor.
eight rooms in all. in his house at
24 Leonard street, at the annual ren-
tal of $150 and, in the agreement, it
was specified that. Mr. Merritt should
put in a bath and closet at his own
expense. The amount was advanced
to him and was repaid by monthly
deductions of $5 on the rent.
“Mrs: l“. M. Liggett of the New
Haven Hospital was secured as head
nurse with Mrs. Merritt as house-
keeper. The association requested
the churches to set aside ‘l-lospital
Sunday,‘ and this request was gener-
ally complied with, thus very mater-
ially aiding the association to pay its
way. .
"On July 15. 1896. the association
purchased the liammersley place on
East avenue. it being believed that
it could be converted into a suitable
A urther investigation.
however. convinced the board of di-
rectors that what was needed was a
new building, and so the Hammer-
sley place was sold in 1897, without
any loss to the association, and a
new site purchased on the Post read.
where the first new Hospital was
constructed. Ground was broken or
the new Hospital in the summer of
1898 and. in August. 1899. six years
and two months after the Leonard
Street Hospital was opened, the as-
sociation moved .into the new Hos-
pital on the Post road. During the
occupation of the Leonard Street
Hospital 438 patients Were treated
and. in the.latter years. many had to
be turned away for want of room to
accommodate them.
A New Movement.
“In 1915. 16 years after the com-
pletion of the Post Road Hospital.
the association found it wholly inad-
equate to properly function. and the
board of directors reported that it
was not because of use that it was
inadequate. but because of its faulty
A movement was start-
ed to provide more accommodations.
either on the site of the old Hospital
or on a new site. and this movement
culminated in the selection of the
present site. On June 10. 1917, the
corner stone of this hospital was laid
and the hospital opened September
1, 1918.
“During this period the following
men were president of the associa-
tion: .
John H. Ferris, from 1903. for 11
years. retired on . account of ill
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Robert Van Buren. from 1904. for
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TIMES SQUARE
AUTO SUPPLY
(AM,
“You’d better brush ’em up s.
got.” So little chunks of polish,
“Your shoes are leokin’ shabby,” says the missus to her mate.
..A
bit; they’re in an awful state.
Why don’t you stop and think about the prestige that you lose
by goin’ down to work each day with dust bespattered shoesl”
So father, after breakfast, seeks the brush and rag and shine.
Says—he, “1’11 take your tip, and get my kicks to lookin’ fine.”
A half an hour of labor, ’cause you know how covers stick. And
then he finds the polish, dried up harder than a brick.
Of course you wouldn’t blame him if he, then a (i there, would
stop, but mother intervenes with,
“make the best 0 what you ’ve
with his fingers are applied, and
then the brush and rag are used and father’s satisfied.
But mother’s still complaining, as he calmly sneaks away.
And this is just the story that will happen every day, till father
tires of hearing it, on coming home at night. So, after while, he
three years.
Christian A. Swat-tn, from 1907 to
1915, eight years.
John McMullen. from 1916 to Aug-
ust, 1921, more than five years.
E. '1‘. Bedford, who is our present
president.
“Thus you see how 'Great cake
from little acorns srow.’ How wen-
derful are the works of Providence!
This poor unfortunate, who was kill.
ed at the grade crossing, involuntar—
ily and unknowingly. gave up his life
that this great work of mercy and
charity should be started and carried
out sooner than it might otherwise
have been.
“I have thus dwelt upon the origin
of this hospital, which ‘I firmly be
lieve is destined to be the equal of
any hospital in the State of Connect-
icut, for the purpose of giving duo
credit to the originators of this plan,
to do such a. magnificent work‘of
charity for their fellow men. When
you seriously consider that. during
all these years. those men and those
women. who have been connected
with this hospital, have given their
time. their services and their money,
without any material reward. as
freely as they would give to their
own ltin——or give them to them-
selves. as it were—then I trust you
will appreciate the inheritance of
love. friendship and charity, which
those who have performed that work
have left to you to carry on. If you
do that. as 1 am sure you will, then
you will aid and assist, in every way
in your power. to raise the 50‘ per
cent. of the entire cost of this
Nurses' Home, so that our president
may realize that he has your back-
ing in the good work that he is em-
ployed in. ,
"if you do this. then. when your
time comes to pass along with all
those who have gone before you, it
will be a wonderful consolation. as
you look. sometimes with troubled
eyes. into the unknown world to
which you are hurrying. to remem-
ber that you will there meet the oth-
ers who aided and assisted to carry-
ing on this work—this work, confin.
ed to no race. to no creed. devoted
solely to that great material religion
~—tho humanity of man.
TWO WORKMEN
BURN TO DEATH:
IN MERIDEN FIRE
MERIDEN. Aug. 17.-——Believed to
have been started when someone lit
a match to search for a leak in re-
cently installed gas connections. fire
early yesterday morning destroyed
a large barn used as a dormitory for
highway workers and resulted in the
death of two of the workmen and
the injury of two others.
The victims of the fire are Joseph
Cttilo, 23, of Thompsonville. who it is
believed, sought the gas leak. and
Joseph Miano. 44. of Lawrence.
Mass. Mike. Giuliani, of 10 Smith
street. Windsor Locks .and Frank
Distazio. of 68 Church street.
Thompse‘nville. escaped by Jumping
from the second siprl'. where they
had been sleeping. Both men were
treated by Dr. Theodore Skladzlen
for burns which they said they re-
ceived'in their attempts to reuse the
other men. before they “themselves
were forced to leap for safety.
Giuliani and Distazio jumped from
the burning building just as the fire-
apparatus arrived and were on; ex-
cited. verging on being hysterical.
that for sometime the firemen
did not know that there were others
in the building. It was not until
nearly 3 o'clock that the firemen
were able to search the ruins. They
found Cltilo's body with the 'head
nearest the point where the stairs
had led to the first floor and it is
thought that he was attempting to
escape when overcome. The other
body was found some distance away,
on a. bed spring. and it is believed
that Mine was overcome as he
slept. ‘
Plumbers finished work on a. gas
pipe in the building Saturday and
during the fire there was a. steady
jet of flame from the gas pipe. caus-
ed either by a leak of some size. or
a. broken section.
The firemen were unable to save
the barn. flintprevented the spread
of the fire to two sdjdlntng houses.
J. H. Sage, Banker,
Dies in Portland
PORTLAND. Aug. 17.-—Word was
received here today of the death of
John H. Sage. chairman of the board
of directors of the Portland Trust
company. and one of the best known
bank and scientific figures in the
state, at the Massachusetts General
Hospital. Boston. His death followed
a sudden relapse after an operation
for kidney trouble. found necessary
when he was taken ill on a camping
trip in Maine. His condition had been
' reported favorable up to today.
He leaves his wife. formerlly Ag.
nee Fitrwell Kellogg of Hartford,
and one daughter-T Mrs. Harriet S. St.
John .Morgan of Boston. The body
will be brought here for burial and
funeral services will be at 2 p. m..
standard time. W dnudny. , at the
steps down town and has ’em shined up right.
WESTI’ORT IS ‘
AGAINST ONE
WAY, TRAFFIC I
Merchants Complaint--
Rumpus About Bad
Water— Town Meet-
ing Tonight
WESTPORT. Ausust i7.—-With
two petitions making the rounds in
preparation for protests to be lodged
with the State Highway department
and the Westpo‘rt Water company.
and bright ”prospects for a warm
town meeting tonight. Westport has
evidently lost none of its vim for
wrestling with vexing problems even
in warm weather. The petitions
circulated are aimed to do away
with the (me-way traffic through
here during the Post road building
operations. and to do away with the
new kind of water being supplied
Westport.
Since the one-way traffic rule
through here went into effect last
Monday the merchants have com-
plained that hundreds of dollars
have been lost to them from trade
which was sent elsewhere by reason
of the fact that east-bound traffic
was diverted over the Shore read.
The petition of protest is to be for-
warded to the State Highway de~
partment. with the request that an
investigation he made to determine
whether or not one-way traffic is
really necessary.
The rumpus which has been start-
ed by the new water supply is for
more extensive. Wholesale com.
plaints against the poor quality of
the water being received here since
the local supply was cut off and
the pipes linked up with the Bridge-
port. system have been made with
the Westport Water company and
Health Officer William R. Manson.
Dr. Manson has forwarded samples
of the water to the State Health de-
partment for analysis.
William 1’. Eco, wealthy resident
of Suugatuck. and world famous as
a. traffic expert. in‘.a public state-
ment Saturday charged that the
Water company‘s treatment of the
people “is nothing short of criminal
outrage" and that he is one of ,many
who have complained "of not being
well and attribute their condition to
the impurity of the water." He
urges that a. call for a, town meet-
iane issued and the water com-
pany forced to take instant action.
The minds of Westporters are al-
so occupied with the problems to be
thrashed out at a special meeting
Monday night. Voters and taxpay-
ers will discuss the Finance Board's
recommendation to appropriate 35,.
000 for a. new piece of fire appara-
tus for the Vigilant Hose company,
and also recommendations from the
Compo Beach committee to have
ordinances created which will regu-
late traffic and parking at the beach
and also prohibit bothers from un-
dressing in automobiles.
MRS. THOMPSON.
MISSING, HEARD
FROM III CANADA
NEW YORK, Aug 17.—(AP). The
search for Mrs. Isabelle De Guy
Thompson, who disappeared from
her home in Kow Gardens. Long Is-
land. early yesterday Sunday morn-
ing a. week ago, ended yesterday
when it re. Sarah De Puy Glider-
sleeve, er mother. received a tele-
gram from her daughter in Nova
Scotia.
Ml'l. Thompson stated in the tele-
gram that she would return imme-
diately. Mrs. Gildersleeve announced
the police of the Missing Persons
bureau were informed of the tele-
gram and that the search had been
dropped. ,
Mrs. Thompson is the mother of a
five months-old baby. left in the
care of an aunt on Long Island. Her
husband. George Alanson Thompson,
was formerly instructor in history
at Columbia university, and now
runs a. bookshop.
Thompson told police he believed
"temperamental" differences' be-
tween himeelf and his wife caused
her to leave.
Orders Arrest Of
New Haven Lawyer
MIDDLETOWN, Aug. ‘17.—(Ap).
Prentice W. Chase. New Haven
lawyer failed to appear in court Sat--
urday for a hearing on a. charge of
obtaining money under false pre-
fences and drawing a. check on a
bank where he had no funds.
After Justice of the Peace F. H.
Stickney, of Ivoryton, had waited
an hour for Chase to appear, he or-
dered the state police to place Chase
under arrest and hold him until this
afternoon. when another hearing
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will be attempted. If he is not found ,
today. and does not appear. his bond
iI \A‘ ‘
‘. .mmum'Ssvmissoiumnr;casing, . .
, TRISTRAM o HYATT
STATE POLICE
AFTER OTHERS
IN AUTO RING
Two Men Held in West-
port As ,Probe Con-
tinues -—‘ Four Cars
Recovered
WESTPORT. Aug. 17.—-Stnte Po-
lice here are holding under bonds of
$5,000 an alleged principal of the
automobile lheft ring which has
been under in'vestigutlon for the
Met ”month. Because other arrests
are expected to be made within the
next forty-eight hours the authori-
ties are withholding the name of
their prisoner.
The arrest in the case was made
late Saturday night when the alleged
auto thief fell into a impact for
him here by the State Police. His
visit here has been awaited for more
than two weeks and the authorities
Were despairing of capturing him as
days passed without results, Follow-
ing the arrest of the man the po-
ce detail hurried out of town, some
searching the rooms where the pris-
ioner makes his home and others in
quest of twa more agents said to be
leaders of the gang. .
Last week the police recovered
four stolen cars here which they say
is only a few of those that have
been stolen by the ring operating all
along the Atlantic seaboard. Edward
“owe. a storekceper in the Cross
Highway district here, who purchas-
ed the four core from the man now
under arrest. and then resold them.
is being held under police
ance pending the outcome of the in-
vestigation of his story that he did
not know the machines had bean
stolen and bought and sold them in
good faith.
Westport is white be one of a
small group of towns in Connecticut,
Maryland, Delaware arid New York
which comprise a. network of “tone-
es" for the disposition of stolen cars.
Sergeant Walter Lynehan. working
under the direction of the State‘s
Attorney's office. has been at work
on the case for the past six weeks
sion of the police. All of them had
customers.
One of the machines was sold to
lrvIIIg .‘iiansell, a Bridgeport dealer
who has since brought suit against
Bone. for $1,000 damages. alleging
that on Juno 9. Rows sold him a
machine which was stolen. and to
which llowe had no title. Bowe's
property on Cross Highway road has
been attached by Deputy Sheriff
l‘iaviland of Bridgeport.
Another car was sold to Karl Kai-
ser of this place, and two others
were confiscated near Bewe's place
of business. Bows who is a World
War veteran, and was gassed in
foreign service. is being held as a
material witness until the auto ring
probe is finished. The police are
holding him under bond of $1.000 en
a charge of violation of the li-
quor laws, a quantity of alleged li-
quor having been found on his pro-
pcrty on July-‘4 when the police paid
a visit there.
it is the theory of police that
wholesale tlIt-Ils of motor vehicles
along the Atlantic seaboard for two
years past have been the. work of
a highly organized auto theft ring
that has been shunting’ the stolen
cars into Connecticut, ' Maryland,
New York and Delaware. making
various small towns in these states
the chief distributing centers.
The four cars which hafe
recovered by the state police were
all stolen in June, State Police re-
ceived their first clue to the. opera-
tion of the auto ring and its Inci-
dental disposition of the stolen ma—
chines six weeks ago when Bows
was arrested on the liquor charge.
At that time the police found an
automobile in the road in front of
his store which was 'not equipped
with markers and investigation
showed that another machine he
earned was of questionable registra-
tion .
A probe into Bowe's previous au-
tomobile deals was started. and rec-
ords in the motor vehicle department
were gone over. \Vhen‘the police had
ascertained that the cars had been
stolen Bows is said to have assured
them that he had no knowledge of
the fact when he purchased them al-
though the cars are ill” to have
been brought to him on each occas—
i'on long after midnight.
The arrest of Bewe in July was
his second arrest within a, year on
the same charge. Last summer his
store was visited by state officers.
where a large quantity of liquor
was found. The proprietor and his
brother were both arrested and later
convicted.
been
cording to the Court.
Chase is alleged to have given a
check for 810 to Ernest L. Prnnn.
publisher of the Deep River New
Era. and failed to make it good
when it returned marked "No
IFunds." '
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