THE EVENING SENTINEL—SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
INGTON WAS A “HE MAN!”
lNDUS’l‘RIAL NEWS
Drank, Danced and
ASSEMBLY DEPT
, ‘Swore, Says Kins-
man After Examin-
, lug Family Records
“ " ---Was No Sissie.
SAN FltANClflCO.—-—Tho father of
his country ncvor Inspected that hie
. ehild would lose any sleep over its
‘ +3. parent's private life.
- 30 George Washington was a
drinker. a smoker. a dancer. a card
. ) player. and—Pan occasion—u most
. ' artistic chaser. .
‘This is the picture given of him
by his great - greet - grsndnephew,
John Thorton Washington of San
Francisco. who draws on family roc-
drdl for the portrait.
The present-day Washington waxes
wrath when people try to paint the
first president as a “sissy" instead of
. a" “he-man".
., The Empty Pow.
. "Of course Washington drank.
smoked. danced and played cards."
he lays. “Wh‘y not? All gentlemen
. of his time did.
“And although he had a new in
Christ's church at Alexandria, it was
'»“ unoccupied more often than it was
occupied.
to” "He was a great man. Unques-
tlonebly he saved the republic.
\4 "But Washington was no prude:
he wasn't a. stupid. stiited person. lie
Wee a handsome man and undoubt-
edly many women cast sheep's eye at
.i him during ills life time, although
it‘s a. lie that he wasn't a good hus‘-
bend.
"Why. I’ve drunk Maderia wine
that came from the collars of Mt.
Vernon. That was in 1861, when l
was visiting my grandfather's plan-
tation in.Vlrglnia.
."One of the troubles with as
Americans is that we insist on mak-
ing siesies out of our national heroes.
4.. We want our national herocs to re-
‘fleot in every detail our own por-
lonal views on life. religion, booze.
philosophy. art. tobacco, American-
‘ ism. dancing and what not.
"And so. as the years roll on. we
insist that Lincoln was this and
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NEW FOREMAN
Frank Quick Becomes
Night Superintend
eat and Is Succeedec‘
By W. M. Cortright.
William M. Cortrlght, who has
been assistant foreman of the as-
scmbllng department of the local
plant of the Nash Engii tiring f‘om-
psny. has been made foreman of
the department. succceding Franl
Quick. Mr. Quick has been madi
superintendent of the night shift of
the entire factory. Geza llidu. sur-
coeds Mr. Cortright as assistant
foreman. '
New Wnrchouso In Use.
The new $7.000 stcci wari‘houac
which has becn erected south of tho
factory, has already bcn put into
full mm and is greatly rellt‘vlng thr .
former crowded conditions in the;
warehouse erected last spring.
Factory Closed Today.
The entire factory and all the of-
t‘lccs of the Nash Engineering Com-
pany Closed Saturday noon. for
Washington‘s birthday. Work will
he resumed tomorrow.
Nash Team To Be Picked.
Now that the intcr-dr'pnrtmvnial
basketball team was wound up its
season. with tho ll. M. dcpartment
heading the. list, plans are living
made for ii picked Nash team to
enter an industrial bowling league,
which is being formed in Norwalk.
Tho interdepartmental teams will
onjoy L blowmut in about .1 forlv
night. as a grand conclusion to a
successful pliint howling sviison.
E. J. Norman. prcslrli-nl of
Norman linglncrinc Company.
representative of tho Nash
ho
the
Washington was that. and that Grant
never smoked and thut Jefferson be-
lieved the Adam and Eve version of
creation.
"Take the cherry tree slor' about
Washington. It‘s pure bunk manu-
fpctured out of whole cloth by a
preacher so years after Washing-
god’s death. My great grandfather
“had the gentleman why he told
hitch a stupid story about Washing-
ton. and tho gentleinanxreplied that
he did it to inculcate a respect for
truth in the boys and girls of the
land.
"Lots 0! Fun"
John Washington is 80 years old.
and has lived a life chock full of the
"good living" which. he insists. was
enjoyed by his famous kinsman. He
wring Company in London England.
is still visiting at the local plant.
\___._._
Miss Sylvia 'l‘hompson of Grm‘o
was born in Virginia and mine wont
in 1851. only to go back cast again
10 years later to fight for the Con-
federacy. lie returned to California
after the war and has lived here over !
since. working in tho zzold field for
mine of the Latin quarter—n room
in which the portrait of the first
president is conspicuous by its at. :trcet has takcn a position in the ac-
Ht‘ncc. mounting department. Miss Thomp~
"i live as I please,” he says wiih ;. son was formerly employed in ”‘0
innith. " i may not be as famous as 11an 0111908 01' Tammany ““d (.‘on-
since. working in the gold fields for (ioorgc, but. by Jove. l’m inning . "Cry.
nalisin. more fun than he did~nithough i’ni l
He lives in it sinizlo room at the ‘ surc ho had a. good time, at that." i 3“” Edith “13501;. popular ““3""
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“To acquaint the alumni and the
ALE iNVilES I
WWW-0F
i20,ooo,ooo
hief Justice Taft and
fl Chauncey M. Depew
3 0n the Committee To
2 Handle Fund.
'. new HAVEN. li'cb. Stir—Presi-
' dent James Rowland Angeli. of Yale
University. nnnouncr‘d this morning
In“!!! address delivered to several
‘hundred alumni in Spracuo Memori-
goucrai public alike more fully with
the work of education and research
conducted by the university. of the
public service rendered by it, and to
invite gifts for additional endowment
which will enable Yale to take ad-
vantage of these opportunities and
to be of still greater national serv-
ice."
Outlining the general needs of the
university. Dr. Angeli explained iii
attendance had increased more than
one hundred per cent and annual ox-
penditures more than doubled since
the war .whereas the university‘s en-
dowment has increased only seventy-
i’nlr per cent. "In 1918-19 the to-
tal productive endowment of the
university was $23,288,000." said
President Ansell. “in 1924-25 it
had risen to “1.646.000. Substan-
tial though this increase is. it still‘
leaves our endowment far below that
of several of our sister universities.
al‘llall. that ““3 will “WW3 ”‘0 “0' Moreover the purchasing power of
operation of her alumni and friends the dollar has diminished to such an
,' hi “curing during the "PM ”V’ioxlcnt that our train in productive
years an additional endowment fund I endowment is by no means proper.
. 0* 320300-000 “99““ t“ "‘“m'i‘h‘ tlonnte to our gain in enrollment and
the eduoational standards of the uni. physical resources.
‘VOI’IHY- 0W3 T» Hannard. '7 - will 'As a result of rapidly advanced
be chairman of the Yale Endowment salaries all along the line and higher
, ’tlnd. Dr. Angeli “M‘ The "’0‘ prices for al services .our annual ex-
11 chairman will b“ Chauncey ”- Do‘Iponditures. despite the practice of
DOW. '55- Chief J‘HHCG William H- ‘the utmost economy. have more than
M '78- and Arthur Twining "“d' doubled during this period. in 1918-
10,; '78. President Emeritus 0' “‘1‘" 19 our expenditures were 11.982.884.
Committees “'i" M Ol‘sflnlzt‘d In 1924.25 they were “misses. The
. throughout the country lhist'ml‘tmd result at this situation is that the
:.O general “NW!“ “'1” b" "mil“ in university is not able to live wit’hln
19,?7- . lits income from tuition and endow-
.fl‘h'e purpose of this movement ment, and. were it not for the sup-
Wis defined by the Yale Corporation i port of the aluml. would incur a con.
it its October meeting as follows: sidcrable annual deficit."
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T R U T H ‘
r Since time commenced truth has commanded the re-
' upset and confidence of all people. Typicel ie the lam
in; example of Washington‘s childhood days.
A few weeks ago, in en address. Irvin Cobb eeid that
he believed that today's business development in due
to the fact that no reputable concern or newnpuper
will publish a statement other than the truth. and con.
sequenily Advertisements are rend with confidence.
We strive always to make our advertisinx i5 frank.
triendly. informative story or our Store. our merchan-
dise. and our service.
JACOBY’
12-14 No. Main St. So. Noe-welt
Hur of the sales office force is re-
rovoring from a. sevcro ‘cold.
oi NASH c0. HAS ,
l-lnizinv ‘
Civil War Discharge
May Yet Reach Him
After being A. w. 0. L. for iii
years a. Connecticut Civil War vet
may soon get his honorable dis-
charge from the Grand Army of the
Republic. lie is Owen McCucon.
who was a private in (‘ompnny (‘,
14th Regiment. Connecticut \‘oiun~
teer Infantry, union army in 1864.
Ho wont to thevbedside of n xii-l.
mother on lonVe.
McCucn saw no reason why hr
Ishould roturn to the army \vhvn ll“
iwork was done.
hark.
McCucn will now got an llonorarv
discharge if a bill introduced in
Congress by James P. Glynn passm ,
W
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\ou can trust some men to thw
fur ends of the earth and can't trust “
others unless they are there.
The war cndu-i.
80 he didn't nu‘
Sixly-ono years A. W. 0. L.“
Fito (‘unevnri was a recent busi-
‘noss visitor in Torrington.
Miss Martha Morgan of the sales
office was absent from her duties
'i‘l‘drsday afternon. as she attended
x in funeral of a relative.
l
f \Vhat did the insomnia club do be;
.ore poker Was invcntcd.
0 O 0
The modern girl doesn’t keep it a
S. crct when she kisses a. man. She
iweps it a. secret when she docsn't.
“7.5
25%
h rredin in
y oldhghdni
(Prices do not
include lamps)
twain-mm
regular
nationally
advertised
price
$ 16.50
«m
——.
It’s not too late .. N
to trade in your old
fixtures for new
“ Riddle F itments
You can still take ad-
vantage of our excep-
tional offer of 25%
trade-in allowance on
new Riddle Ithcnts.
Now is the time to do
it, just when you are
planning to re-decoratc
for spring. Have your l
lighting equipment in i
accordance with mod-
era standardHeve
money at the samflime.
.‘Tlie Norwalk’s Electric Co.
So. Norwslk ‘
Stocks have been
this feast of ,
fiifififimv_ummwmmm
20 No. Main St. Phone 2978
AMMW'
Thursday, February 25th., 1925
Dollar Days come and Dollar Days go, but the merchants are exerting eyery
effort to make this year’s event the greatest ever held.
FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR NEW CANAAN AND
TRISTRAM e HYAT’l
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
Phone 550
9
Wall Street Niirwiilk, Conn.
lN HONOR 0F
George Washington
THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY
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l STORE CLOSED ALL DAY
AND
OWN
Wham V0"
Feel at
Gold
her roan *
Bathroom Outfit, Complete, $65
3i 3’35; This beautiful :i-picco. set with nickel fifililfl‘. .\-l qiznliiy, son.
"""“" i GAS RANGES, 821.50 [JP—lilcctric automatic l‘iiinp, oomph to. $90.
”work ofi'the can” “d“ (Joni and 2:15 combination Stoves. $87). We carry: it oomph to line (H
W the 33’8th ‘ ”5:310???“ antingll-ifxli'lffi S'l‘lllliplll"!<.t inrllnilin‘." Mam]: holler: -
- ' l no a ( i one. 1 run ”I'm e ii‘ldliiili'WH per in,
‘3 amek Of an? or II- \\'i-: luv 'riu: rut-2min“. St‘nil for u...» .~..i..i«.;.-i.~ ii:
ease. ASafe and Proved
Remedy. Prioe30c.
'lhehinbemehieelneue
E65 %&W
.l. M. SEIDENBERG CO. inc.
36 New Summer St. Stamford,’ Conn.
llrnnt'h 254 “'cst filth 5L. Ncw \‘orlt ('il)‘
Emuamauamamalmmaummmmmmmm‘sm
Norwalk ‘ and South Norwa
FOURTH ANNUAL
is" El
gone over and January prices have been cut to the limit for
,R DAY GAINS
wirroa RESIDENTS
Norwalk Chronicler