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Recital by
Norwalk's music lovers were ireut~
‘odgto something entirely new in the
0' of operatic concerts last evening
in xhe musical affair presented at the
median Norwalk Methodist Church
We: the auspices of the Norwalk
Mozart Society for Musical Exten-
lion. .
The uniqueness of the affair was
3; he presentation of practically the
i la of the opera, "Madame But-
.19 y." by Madame Charlotte Lund.
, sted at the piano by N. Val Pa-
‘ve , who is also a baritone of note.
he church was we] fillrd for the
' oc salon. Eight members of the De—
Mqlay served as ushers. They in-
cluded Fred Bissell. Harold Blesell.
Winton Rowan. 'l‘eiih Gainer. Ralph
‘Lyoett. David Brennan. George
Wfirdwell and Adam McLachlan.
erns and cut flowers decorated
th platform forming a suitable
_ b kground for the figure of the
Ii ger. Madame Lund was attract-
!" ly gowned in silver and white and
In de a. pretty picture as she stood
I ong the flowers and ferns.
he opera itself. which is a Japan-
tragedy by Giacomo Puccini. is
to lid on the book by John Luther
l. and the drama. by David Be-
Ice.
. Practically ll...» whole of n was
prisented by Madame Lund and Mr.
I’dvey. although the singer jokingly
Sided that Mr. I‘avcy look all the
" roles except those of the scenery
ngle Butteryfly. ~
ill
. hc time of the opera is "present"
- at..'agasakl. The various characters
in'the presentation include:
M dame Butterfly—Clio Cbo Sun.
S ukl—Her Servant.
B. F. Pinkerton—-Licutcnant L'.
'avy.
S " rpless—U. S. Consul at Nagasaki.
G 'o—A Marriage Broker.
K to Pinkerton——
P lice Yamdlro—Suilor for hand of
. uttcrfly.
'1' Bonze—Uncle of Clio Clio San.
‘he first act is set in a Japanese
‘ 11 so. terrace and garden. Below is
the boy, the harbor and the Town
of Nagasaki. The second act is set
in'the interior of Butterfly‘s home.
And the third is the same as not two.
the time only being changed to the
following morning.
The presentation of this opera was
so ethiug entirely new to Norwalk-
er. In fact, the idea itself is more
, orgiess new. But that it met with
, the instant approval of‘the local poo-l
_ pl was well evidenced from the
he1rty applause which the affair rc-
celw'ed.
adame Lund has made a practice
of resenting such operas before the
bii d—who. it lnight we” seem, ape
fibrtciate them better than anyone
cis .
“It is inspiring to liescnt an opera
, in huch a. manner before the blind."
out! Madame Lund enthusiastically.
“ u see there is no scenery for
‘th to miss. no cesiumcs. The
op to. is merely sung. the story ex-
pl nod and, when it is all over, they
can say:
‘3‘Wc have seen Madame Butterfly
(on whatever opera it may be). We
hsye really seen it.‘ So they have.
= in heir imagination. for the music
an the words paint an unforgetta-
bl picture on their receptive minds."
' adame Lund seemed to be in es-
pecially good form last evening. The
bri ht. happy passages; the heavy.
tragic ones; she handled them all
admirably and was very well back-
gr unded by the inspired playing of
N. sl Pavey, who also sang several
pa ' sea in his excellent baritone.
he last of the Opera. wherein
Bu tertly takes her own life as her
ov is too great. to permit her to
iv brought more than one tear to
13 eyes of the audience—moved. as
t as. by Madame Lund‘s vibrant
S.
ho does not know the plaintive
Ito y of the opera? It is an old, old
'lov‘p story. A pretty little Japanese
'gir falls in love with an American
‘Na. y man. They are married. much
1.: not the wishes of the girl's par-
‘cn .and relatives. A spirit at the
edding curses the girl and prophe-
jegdire disaster and unhappiness
critter. ‘
' be American leaves on another
tf'i He is gone for two years. Dur-
5 that time his little bride waits
for’him’ patiently. sure he will come
be to her. A child is born. a yel-
o haired boy.
‘ uring all this time Prince Yam-
}o is s. suitor for the hand of But-
o‘rgy. He is very rich. but she will
”ll. none of him. Her heart is in
, her place.
the end of two years Pinker-
on boat. again comes into the har-
’ Butterfli'. anticipating his re-
urn. has the whole house decorated
with flowers and bedecks herself and
,her child for the occasion.
- But alas. . the young American,
Personal Mention.
Local Item ‘
Norwalkers Enjoy Unique Opera
Madame Lund
ancsc marriage: has remarried in
America and brings his new bride
with him.
The news is too much for the lit-
lit bride. who carefully blindfold!
her child. wraps him in an American
Help; and then takes her own life. ,
During the season of 1925 and
line. the Mozart sacrety has planned
an interesting progranu The opera.
recital by Madame Butterfly opened
the fall season.
A folk song program. "The Mes-
siah." “Martha." a lecture recital
on Russian music by Victor Biart
and "The Creation" are all on the
bill ier the next few months.
A gust deal of credit is due Mrs.
Lucy Marks Morrison. director of
tho secrety under whose auspices
Madame Lund cmlo to Ncrwalk,
and under whose auspices tho rest
of tile year‘s program wlli be di-
rented.
l’atrons of the Mozart society in-
clude: ,
Adams. Mrs. Clark. Adams. Mrs.
Samuel, Ambler. Mrs. Julia 1.. An-
drews. Mrs. 13. M.. linbin, Comman-
dcr l‘rovoosl. Barber. Mrs. Emma
A. l‘larrct. Mr. and Mrs. Percy A..
Beckius. Mrs. Alfred J. C.. Benton.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stacy. Biart.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor. Bishop. Mr.
and Mrs. ll. 16.. Bishop. Mr. W. 13..
Bodwcll. Miss Sadie. Brooke. Mr.
and Mrs. H. P.. llunce. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter. Chamlce. Mario.
Coolidge. Mrs. Louise. Davis. Mr.
and Mrs. Leo.
Dibble. Mrs. Mary McClure. luck-
crlnan. Mr. Nelson, l.)im0nd. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles '1‘.. Donnelly. Mr.
James. livery. Mr. E. H.. Flint. MrS.
John.
Fox l’iano Company. The Alfred. :'
Frey. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad 17.. Funk.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles 15.. Gage. Mr.
William n. '
Glover. Mr. and Mrs. John M..
Gorham Company, Gregory. Mrs. H.
W., Hamilton. Miss Florence L.
Hartley. Mr. and Mrs. Frank,
Hartmann. Mr. and Mrs. Louis K..
Hoclscher. Mr. and Mrs. I“. H.. Hoyt.
Mrs. John Sherman. Hurlbutt. Mr.
and Mrs. I. D.. Kane. Mr. Fred.
Ketchnm. Mr. and Mrs. Silas.
Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Philip, Lau-
der. Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Light, Mr. and Mrs. John 1-1..
Lockwood. Mr. Henry S.. Lybrand.
Mr. William M.. Lycctt. Mr. Ilalpll
15.. .Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin,
Lynes. Miss Emily A., MacCauslund,
Mr. and Mrs. Morton It.
McClure. Miss Ma'rgorel. Malkin.
Mr. A. in... Marks. Rev. Charles A..
Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. George.
illcr, Mr George C.. Mitchell. Mr.
and Mrs Robert G... Morrison. Mrs.
Elizabeth. orrison, Dr. Frederick J..
Moulton. Mr. G. F.. Nash, Mrs.
Lewis 1-1.
Newklrk. Mrs. Lillian Sherwood,
Norwalk Steam Laundry. Penney.
Mrs. Ella.
Flatt. Mr. and Mrs.
Picknell, Mr. and Mrs.
Powers. Mrs. Elizabeth 11..
mond. Mrs. Cornelia M.
Raymond, Mrs. Robert. l‘tider.
Miss Mary Garner. ltobins. The
Hon. Thomas, Rowan. Mrs. Freder-
ick H.. Rumler. Mrs. A. J.. Sac-ital.
Mrs. George. Jr.
Sherer, Dr. and Mrs. Henry C.
Sims. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J., Sis-
suu, Mr. and Mrs. A. 11.. Smith. Mr.
Williarn 1%., Smith. Mrs. Franklin
Irving, Stoskton. Mrs. Ida 11..
Stockton, Mun Parker W., Swarlz.
Mr. and Mrs. Clmstian. Taylor. It”.
and Mrs. Wilt am i“.
ninmpson. lill‘. and Mrs. Frank
Tolsnd. Mr. nu’ Mrs. Ralph. ’iltauh
Lester E..
George.
Ray-
well. Mr. John P.. Tristraul, Mr.
(‘bar'cis F., Van Alstyne. .‘vile.
Jolene.
Var.- DOX'B‘l, Mrs Dewitt. \lcr.
Castleberg. Mrs. Julianna. Wads-
worth, Mrs. Alvin. .
Walsh. Mrs. John J.. Wenderoth.
Mr. Albert W., Wermc, Mr. and Mrs.
Raynor. Willadsen. Mrs. E. C..
Woodward. Mr. George L.. Young.
Mrs. Crawford.
Youngs. Mr. E. W.
'Rowayton Homes Hold
Prayer Meetings
Various cottage prayer meeting:
in connection with the Andersor
Crusade were'lield in several Ro-
wayton homes last‘cvcnlng.
At the meeting at Mr. Oliver
Clark’s home on Pennoyer street.
seven were present. Mr. Howard
Every was the leader.
At Mrs. Ida Sherer‘s on Highland
avenue .ten were present.
At Mrs. Frederick Hart's. Ray-
mond street. seven were present.
At Clifton Scofield's on McKinley
street, four were present. ‘
At William Kendriz's. three were
present.
At Mr. Oliver Davis. on Crockett
thiliking nothing of his former Jap-
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ALL MONEY ,
Deposited in this bh‘nk before
SEPTEMBER 6TH
will draw interest from
SEPTEMBER lST
street. six were present.
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MUSIC COMMITTEE
FOR CRUSADE TO
MEET TONIGHT
The music committee for the
George Wood Anderson crusade. In
charge of Mrs. F. J. Morrison. will
meet tonight at eight o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Morrison on West ave-
nue. The music committee will have
charge of the work of organizing I.
chorus choir of 260 voices which will
be one of the features of the cru-
sade meetings beginning on Septem-
ber 15. and plans will he made at
tonight's meeting for chorus choir
rehearsals.
The crusade. meetings are under
the joint sponsorship of the Protest-
tant churches of this vicinity.
It is planned to complete work this
week on the tabernacle now under
construction on the corner of West
avenue and Reed street to house the
crusade meetings and volunteer help
is urged by those in charge to aid in
this work. Volunteer help is needed
daily and the work will consist of
putting in the seats. as the exterior
of the building has been finished.
Dr. George Wood Anderson. noted
preacher. author and lecturer. will
lead the churches in the crusade. Ac-
cording to those acquaintcd with his
work. he is different in his meetings
and methods from other prominent
evangelists. in‘ a recent letter re-
ceived from the Clean. N. 1'., Chum.
her of Commerce. l'l. \V. Fitzgerald.
secretary. says of Dr. Anderson and
ills work in that city: "The gospel
platform which Dr. Anderson enun-
claics is one upon which any citizen
may stand and work for the better-
ment of his communiyi. regardless
0f where he may have received his
religious education."
(:r-ncial Russell li‘rosl is chairman
of thc crusade executive committee
in general charge of the meetings.
ransom};
WMM
Miss Bertha Smith. the cashier of
ihc Tristram —- Hyatt Store. is ab-
sent on a two weeks‘ vacation on
Long Island.
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Leslie Sodcrlulld of, Main street is
on the semnrl week of his vacation
from his duilcs in Tristram & Hy-
att's.
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WCarnival. Wilton Ball Grounds.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.—
Adv. .
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Miss Lola Baxter of Ilowuyton has
returned to hre home after a week's
sojourn with friends in Canada.
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licrbert M. Miller of 177 Main
street was a recent visitor with rela-
tives in New York city.
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Ada.” Lolligh Coal. Harris-h Guns.—
v. A
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Stanley S. Josclol‘f of-Scmicw avo-
nue has resigned his position as the
First district reporter for The Even-
ing Sentinel. prior to his departure
for Harvard University. where he
will begin his sophomore term. The
uptown territory will be covered in
the future by lirlc M. Knight.
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Mr and Mrs. Thomas .1. Flaherly
of Stuart avenue left today on a
motor trip to Niagara. Falls.
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—Carnlval. Wilton Bail Grounds.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.—
Adv.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Bugle of West
P~lm Beach. Florida. have been re-
cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
O‘Reilly of East avenue.
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Large Pe‘a Coal. Harris a. Clans—-
Adv. ‘
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Mr. Charles Mitchell and niece
Florence Mitchell “ere visitors in
Union, New York. Sunday.
a a ’3
Mrs. Elizabeth lisher of West ave-
nue entertained at her home Mrs.
William Burke of Bristol over the
week-end. -'
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-—Spccial meeting Old Well Hook
and Ladder Co. Thursday night 8
o'clock, Central Fire Station.
——Adv. HOWARD FINCH. Secy.
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Miss Bessie and Miss Marjorie
Redner and Julia Gower of Bridge-
port vlslled friends in Norwalk rc-
ccnlly.
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-—AT CUTBILL’S FISH MARKET.
Snapper blues (those deliicous tast-
ing pan fish) are now here; also.
bluei‘ish, crab meat and lobsters.
Every day clams and fish food of
the season in the various kinds come
fresh'to this market. where the best
is always to be had. Deliveries
made in Norwalk and nearby vicln~
ity. 71 North Main St. Phone 108.
——Ad\'.
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Miss Ethel Johnson. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson of Me.
l‘inley street. has just had an opera-
tion for tonsils.
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Among those who were present
at the opera recital given under the
auspices of the Norwalk Mozart
Society last evening at the South
Norwalk Methodist. church were Mr.
and Mrs. Rehber and Mr. and Mrs,
Sutton of Westport.
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. Rev. Charles A. Marks of 40 West
avenue has just returned home after
a week's visit to Fall River. Mass..
to the home of his daughter and
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son-ln-law. Col. and Mrs. C. C. Burt.
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Morrison at their home. 40 West ave-
-—f\a.no and “strains sold on easy
la. ms. Donnelly.—-Adv.
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Miss Selma llaum and Miss Char-
lotte Payne and Miss Mabel Reitch
the latter a. well known contraltc
who appeared in Norwalk at a con-
cert with Suzanne Keener, ar‘ the
g rests of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick J
nue. They all attended the concert
at the S. N. Methodist church last
evening. -
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ems. LUCY ‘MAlth MORRISON
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Under whose direction the Mozart Opera Recital was given last evening.
An excellent program was plan.
ned by the Girl Scouts at Camp
'l‘rcfoil as the closing ceremony for
the summer. The numbers includ-
Cd:
(.‘olor ceremony.
Song—"To the Knights
Days of Olr
Awards for field meet. First, place
-~Edith Raymond. Second place-—
(Mel—Dorothy Candec. Italic. Soc-
cocin. ‘
Awards for water meet.
place—Margaret Baldwin.
placev-li‘rances Hart.
I‘atrol award for the best patrol.
Merit badge. certificates.
i‘arl merit badge certificates.
Parts of first class work certifi-
cales.
Parts of second class work certi-
ficalcs.
Individual award for the best all
in the
First,
Second
Summer Season at Camp
Trefoil Closed With Program
around Scout. based on a point. sys-
tan
Good night song.
This summer has been most suc-
ccssful as much Scout work has
been accomplished. Sixty-four Na-
ture badges were completed and
nine. partly completed. forty passed
Second (“lass First. Aid. fourteen
First Aid merit badge. and four
Homo Nurse merit badge. 'l‘hlrly-
four girls did some first. class work
and sixty-two did, part, of their sec-
ond class work. A good deal of
swimming instruction was given and
lwsldcs the regular class work. four-
teen passed Sailor merit badge and
three Swimmer mcrit. badge.
One hundred and fifty-five girls
were at the camp for some part. of
the summer. nine for all summer.
and nineteen for one month.
»-sull‘x“\|::rc I was
Last. year :1
came to the resort
spending my vacation.
A pretty fluffy thing she was with
loads of pretty fluffy clothes.
She wasted no time sitting on the
l verandus with the rocking-chair sis-
terhood that plays bridge and knits
sweaters.
lather. she. was "en tire go" ev-
ery minute with the flappers and
the summer heroes. Every now and
then 1 would catch a fleeting
glimpse of her in a bathing suit or
tennis dress. rushing to keep some
apoplntmcnt or other.
In the evenings. when dinner was
ever, she would dance with the
other young things of dancing ago.
Two or three of the men at the ho-
ld seemed to be infatuated with
her. There is no doubt that she
"pelted" with them.
At any rate. 1 came upon her one
night on the beach. cuddled up in
the rrms of one. of the married
men. .
And there were stories about sim-
ilar petting parties in which the lit‘
tle "summer widow" figured.
This sufmcr she came again-but
with llemllflballfl. this time!
Some of the other "regulars" are
here. too. And there is a great deal
of talk whenever the little "widow"
appearsmn the scene with her do-
voted husband.
For she seems to be devoted to
him, too. She looks neither to the
left or to the right at the men with
whom she was on such affection:
ate terms last year! ‘
And everyone plties the young
husband. who. of course. is ignor-
ant. of the fact that we all know
of the Christ church are requested
to be present at the meeting to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o‘clock
at the rectory to discuss the. (all
work. *
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-—Storago and remodeling during
the spring and summer months
means perfect protection—and will
give you a. garment fit to wear next
fall. Twin City Valet. 67 No. Main
Street. Phone 408.—-Adv. ‘
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Lady Jennings Lodge. Shedherde
of Bethlehem. plans to hold a meet~
ing tonight in the lodge rooms to
initiate a large class of candidates.
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An important meeting of the Our
Sister Rebekah Lodge will be held
this evening and all members are
requested to attend.
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A business meeting of the Ladies‘
Aid Society of the First Methodist
church will be held this afternoon at
the church. This is the first ses-
All members of the Ladies' Aid
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clan of the fall. ,
, Grey Says:
widow" how his wife behaws is hell he‘s not
1 around.
i No one who had not seen her last
:ycar would believe that. this appar-
rcntly adoring and loyal young wife
ever looked at any other man but
her husband.
I do not believe, the girl is really
vicious.
1 think that. like many of the
readout-loving. fun-loving young-
sters of today. she simply was out
for a good time last summer and
if petting was part of a good time.
she pelted!
But she has done her
the grealefaort of wrong.
In tho (33‘08 of several people he
is a. laughing-stock . . and
those who don't laugh at him for a
boob. pity him for a wronged hus-
band.
There's a lesson to other wives in
this young "flapper wlfr." For there
are thousands like her . . . . . .-
marricd girls who smoke and flirt
and drink in public whether or not
their husbands like it.
I wonder if they realize that the
very first duty 'of a woman is lo.v-
alty to her husband. And the wife
who makes her husband ridiculous
or herself conspicuous has betray-
ed that trust.
husband
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The first statue ever erected to
a woman in the llnit‘cd States was
a monument in 1884 in New Orleans
to commemorate the charity of Mar.
garet Haugherty. the "Orphans'
Friend."
J New Chives
Embroidered cuffs are seen on
some of the aspect gloves that are
worn with the tailored costume.
Sometimes the colors are bri ht. but.
court.
" tion in Cairo in 19
‘W. C. T. U. FINDS
INCREASE IN
DRINK IN‘EAST
Members of the Young Women's
Christian Temperance Union who
have just closed their convention in
Edinburgh. Scotland. report that
drink is on the increase among the
young Easterners that they seem to
be copying their Western brothers.
Speakers from temperance organ-
izations of Egypt. Burma. India.
China and Japan told the same
story of younger generations of peo-
‘ pics with age-old traditions of ab-
stinence and ucoticlsm handed
‘ down through religion and philoso-
phy. making free use of the cock-
tail. ohampaign cup and stronger
drinks at social functions.
Flora Hanna. a youthful delegate
from Cairo. described the Elymian
people as a race of “traditoinal pro-
hibitionists." asserting that. they
have no national beverage. Young
men of Egypt. however. are taking
orn ways, she said. She detailed
temperance work since its inaugura-
22. Last year 7.-
000 Egyptian women presented a
‘ petition to the British government
' asking for prohibition.
The Burmese people, according to
Miss Mao Butt. delegate from Bur-
“ ma. should be prohibitionisti‘by the
teachings of Buddhism. Foreign
drinks are increasingly used at. so-
cial functions in Burma, she said.
_ She attributed ihe increase of crime
in Burma to increased consumption
of alcoholic beverages. other than
toddy. the native. drink.
Miss Asa Matsuoka. of Toklo, a
student at the University of Penn-
sylvania. testified to increasing use
of Western drinks among young
Japanese. There is a counter tem-
perance movement growing up in
Japan, however. she told the con-
vention. .
"I am a. student. an unfinished
product." she said in broken Eng-
lish. "But I am the fact which
proves that young Japan is taking
an active interest and is moving up
in the work."
The situation in China was ex-
plained by Christian 'I'lnling. paid
organizer for the world W. C. '1‘. 11..
who recently returned from temper-
ance work there. She asserted that
there was a growing sentiment
among educated young Chinese that
they must be able to drink West-
ern beverages to prove their educa-
lions.
SEEINGWOCD
Carmine Cavallo of of Clay street
who has been suffering with a
smashed finger is much improved.
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Charles Yancikin of Spring strcel
who has been seriously ill at hi.-
home is much improved.
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Mathew Galbo. Sr.. and son
Michael of Fort l‘oint street have
returned home after visiting rela<
tires in Long Island.
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Mrs. Steven Bucta of Soundvicw
avenue is confined to her home by
illness.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Veronsky of
Osborn street have been intertsining
relatives from Brooklyn. New York.
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James Savastsna of Lexington ave-
nue was a visitor in New York city
recently. .
Thomas Blfauo of idly avenue
William Olean of Flaxhill road and
Steven Lents of Sound\iew avenue
have left. Californza wnerc they have
been staying for a month and a half
and are starting for home.
Historical Society
Gets Valuable Book
Amen: recent accessions to the
Connecticut Historical Society is a
thick. leather bound folio volume
containing nearly 800 pages by Rev.
Thomas Cartwright. entitled “A Con-
futation of the Rhemists. translation.
glosses, annotations on the New
Testament. so farre as they co‘ntaine
manifests. impletics, heresies. idola-
tries. superstitions. prophancsse.
treasons. slander. absurdities. false-
hoods and‘ other evils." .
This volume bears date of 1618
but the place of printing is not
stated. It is known. however. that
the work was printed. in the city of
Lcyden in Holland and that the
printer of it was no less a personage
than the famous Eider William
Brewster. “the. chief of the P11-
grims." During the three years that
he was in exile in Holland before
he camepwith the Mayflovvcr party
to New England. be printed at least
eighteen books. seven of which
were issued in 1618.
This-volume was presented to the
Society by C. Alfred Weatherby '0'
East Hartford to whom it came from
his great grandfather. Rev. Anson
Seth Atwood. who for almost fifty
years was minister of the First Con.
gregatlonal Church in Mansfield.
During the period of his ministry.
the Library of this church. which
had been maintained for many years
was broken up and disbursed and
the volume is believed to have come
to Mr. Atwood from this old church
library. 'All books printed by Elder
Brewster are very scarce and hard
to and and are much sought after
for their association interest.
The society has also received as
a gift from the author. "Thg,_llis-
tory of Maritime Connecticut-("flur-
ing the American Revolutionfif by
Louis I“. Middlebrcok of Hartford.
This two-volume work gives a com~
prehenslvo and detailed account of
the part taken by Connecticut upon
the water during the period of
the Revolution. .
Another gift from the late James
J. Goodwin of Hartford of the
County of Buckingham. England.
The Society has also received The
History and genealogy of tho Earle
family of Sensuous by 3". Isaac N-
Earle._
more often they are- bleclt" white
or an and black
Living from hand to mouth is all
right until your hand slips.
to Western drinks along with West- .
A Page F orxNorwalk Women
1 Rudolph Thomas Gives Last
Lecture of Season at Silvormine
T310 t“irhth and last lecture of tho
[summer by Mr. Rudolph Thomas
'was given last evening at the Guild
Hall in Silvermlne. The subject was:
Jacques Offenbach. "The Tales or
Hoffmann."
"An" Debussy. Strauss and Wag-
ner, it may seem change to end 11m.
series of lecture recitals on modern
opera with Jacques Offenbach." said
Mr. Thomas. “Offenbach. whose
work belongs to so much earlier a
period and whose style is considered
somewhat frivolous and never taken
really serious. It is true that Often.
bach never in his lifetime found the
place he deserved. A native German-
Jew. living like Heinrich Welno all
his his in Paris, he became one of
those unfortunate creatures who by
race are homeless and by their ar.
tistlc temperament. estranged to
their own country.
"When Offenbach came to Paris.
the opera did not. allow competitors
and he was compelled to open an
opera. buffs. for light genre. for one
act Scotch. '
"Quito late in life he wrote his
only opera: "The Tales of Hoff-
mann." which he never saw present-
ed. Long after his death one of his
pupils and admirers completed the
orchestration and produced the
work .with great success. However.
lli luck seemed to be connected “lll‘l
the ‘Tales of Hoffman.‘ While per-
formed in Vienna the fling thcatrc
burned down to the ground and
during the performance in Paris. the
same thing happened. 'i‘hus being
hi'auntetlI by bad luck, operatic people
became superstitious and did not pro
duce it.
“For a good many years the opera
thus disappeared and when it “at
produced again some 25 years ago,
it was like a discovery. Especially
among musicians was there much
surprise to see the composer of
'Orpheus' and ‘i.a Belle Helene“ as
a. serious opera composer.
“But again fate. was a. hlndrance to
Offenbach. The popularity of the
'1‘ales of Hoffman' made this work
for many people. in particular the
musical snob. a thing which would
be beneath criticism. cheap and not
worth while. They failed to see
that. one outstanding quality which
makes the opera so absolutely unique
and at the same time plquant. i
mean its ghostly, Edgar Allen Poe
quality. that particular nolewvhich
.lhe children love and at which the
grown ups sneer at. and yet cannot
help but like if they would owrcorne
their prejudices.
“What after all. is real and un-
real in this life? Have we not
heard from our great philosophers
that. what we call such and such a
thing is nothing but a form of our
n-ppercepi ion '.’
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that anyone of these three sides of
his nature overcome the other).
Taste and sense for form which are
helped him to create a. masterpiece
of peculiar charm which for in-
stance Nietzsche considered 9. great-
er artistic value than Wagner‘s opus.
“The quality of Offenbach's work
as i just tried to describe. has with
very few exceptions never been real-
ized and thus the work is perfectly
misinterpreted and wrongly all!“
and still is wrongly staged. Neither
Paris nor New Yerk has succeeded
in finding the right and only possible
style it needs. The pride to have
accomplished something not only
new but within the spirit of its
author belongs to the artistic Grand-
duke Ernst-Ludwig of Hessen. who
in 1915 arranged and staged person-
ally the opera in his own opera
house in llarmstadt and who could
enjoy that his efforts‘ found the
greatest delight among the artistic
world.
Musicaly there is a wealth of mei-
ody. of rytltmie invention of unv
derslandlng for azago life of which
our modern composers still can
much. It is a treasure for the mu-
sician just. like Carmen, herhaps
more so. While Carmen is more a.
unit. stronger in its musical appeal
and structure. Uffenbach‘s only
opera, linds touches of greater
power. of more spontaneity. But. un-
lortunately in the abundance of in-
vention he hardly dwelled on his
themes. They come and go and are
seldom dcvcloppcd.
Delicate harmonical episodes a1-
ternate with keen and bold sudden
changes of harmony. Only a. gen-
iuus could dare to do it. without.
loosing his line. However as always
in case of great melodic weolth,
ltthink of \6crdl)some of his themes
like the poor bararole—by the way a
very beautiful piece of music—are
haunted to death by the public and
thus a work which deserves more
appreciation becomes commonplace.
As a repertoire-filler the opera. can
be atrocious just like Carmen or
Aida. 1f rightly staged and really
perceived by the singers. we are
bound to enjoy its beauty. It is real
music. seen through a temperament
of which the essential note is unlno
finite pain. (the eternal jew, the fly-
ing dutehmun. Dante.) and 3, won-
derful deep humanity.
At the end of his interesting lec-
audience for the interest and ap-
preciation that the members had
shown in his course of eight lecture
recitals.
Mr. Thomas is already booked for
New York and Philadelphia. where
"However, back to our opera. Of-
fenbach had‘ail these possible con-
ditions in his nature to understand
a poetlike Poe (and Hoft'lnann is
so very much like this great Ameri-
can.) Being born in Germany he
understood the gloominess. living in
Paris he saw the brilliancy. the
charm of life and being a Jew he
was bound to combine all these an-
tagonistic qualities in a may no other
race has ever been able to accom-
plish. His stay in Paris prevented
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One of the most interesting ex-
periments in the prevention of child
dellnq'uincy is that tried all over the
L'nited Slates thru the medium of
“visiting" teachers. ‘
According to Howard W. Nudd.
director of lhe Public Education
Association of New Yolk city and
chairman of the National committee
on visiting teachers. the numerous
experiments are unqualified succes-
see.
Describing the visiting tcuchc: as
a specialist in the schools who dc~
votes herself to the problems of
unadjusted children. Mr. Nudd
points out that “every teacher. ev-
ery social worker, and many a par-
ent is familiar with the problem
child—nine boy or girl whose school
progress or whose reactions to nor-
mal requirements point toward later
inefficiency. delinquency. of some
other failure in personal or social
adjustment. What is the trouble
with such children. and what can
be done for them How can the
school «Stein and utilize a know-
lodgc of the forces that are. affec
ting their success. and give them in
lullest neasure the benefits of their
educational experience? Puzzles or
puts at home. in school. or else-
where, their personal welfare and
the welfare of society require pain-
staking effort in their behalf. ’l‘he‘y
present at once the most baffling.
the most urgent and the most in-
teresting problems in the field of
education."
Describing the methods the
visiting teacher in meeting these
problems wlhch are both education-
al and social in nature. Mr. Nada
points out that this relatively new
specialist. trained both as a. teacher
and social worker. “is specifically
equipp’od. not only to find out why
things are not going right in the
lives of these children. but also to
parent. or the social agency which
take back to the class teachers, the
parent. or the social agency ' ii
may help, the essential if. rmation
needed to meet their indil‘ldual “m_
itations. .‘
"As a result of the
discovers. the school.
see what the actutl s
to become aware‘ of t
the child.’ It can 0
quirements to meet
limitalons by changl
transerrlng the chilll
school shifting emph
phase of school we
ldontinx a new ap'
child or connecting
of
i
ew facts she
a enabled to
nation is and
a real need of
tenmodify re-
he newly seen
at the class.
to a special
sis from one
k to another.
roach to the
he will hold similar lectures during
the winter season and there are
hence that a. series of lecture reclto
als will be arranged for Norwalk in
connection with outstanding operat-
ic. productions for the Metropolitan
opera in New York. Mr. Thomas
who has been operatic conducter in
Europe will follow an invitation to
conduct several performances in a
Strause week this coming November
in Dresden.
Visiting T cachet“ to Solve .
Problem of Delinquent Child
more closely will: his outside inter- .
csts.
"Frequently the visiting teacher
effects the desired result by chang-
ing the child‘s own attitude toward
his problem through encouragement
and supervision or through the sub-
stitution of whore-some activities for
harmful ones.
“Many times the adjustment
change of diet or in hours of sleep-
ing may be desirable. or perhaps I.’
shifting of hours for certain chores,
the difficulty lies in the home. A
at lightening of housework. a cessat-
ion.of illegal occupations. the corv
recliou of conditions which make
for immorality a change in attitude
toward the child or in methods of~
discipline or an increase interest in
his success of failure at school.
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his school work
so significant for tho French artist .
ture recital. Mr. Thomas thank the
of’
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