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ESTABLISHED 1870 E;“,:;:.:,',,r3::;°':.;'.."".‘;:'.;: 33,233, °.‘,“°,'..';f SOUTH NORWALK, CON,N., MONDAY, ocroEER 11, 1926. TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS
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Fines
I
, Three Months And” Fine
' For Women
Convicted
Of' Putman Ave. Thefts
Sergeant Lengyel Arrests. Mrs. Albert and Mrs.
Burke After Month’s
Investigation—Took Cloth-
ing Owned By Miss Agnes Lynch—Appeal Tak-
en By Both Women.
' Mrs. Leon Albert, Wilton avenue, and Mrs. Anne W. Burke,
West avenue, were sentenced to 00 days in jail and fined $100
by Judge Freeman Light in the downtown city curt this morn-
' ing. They were charged with entering the home of Agnes Lynch.
? 50 Putnam avenue, and taking seVeral articles including silk under-
- weer and other wearing apparel September 9.
' The two women were arrested by
Detective Sergeant Martin Lengycl
last evening following an investi-
gation of several weeks. Sergeant
_ ngyel received a tip that one of
" he women was seen in the vicinity
of the house on the night of the
robbery and last evening succeed-e
ed in securing evidence enough to
u‘ .- plecs them under arrest. The stolen
stuff was traced and recovered.
According to the information that
they gave the police the two wo-
men weht to the house to look at
some rooms on the second floor and
. is one of them had resided in the
-\ ’ house at one time she knew where
' ‘ Miss Lynch and hcr.sis‘.cr left the
/’ key to their apartmvrf. Upon no-
‘ .fllclng that there was ~ 1 one home
, _ lni'the Lynch apartment they took
'.. the key and entered taking several
f ' articles of wearing apparel with
‘ them when they left.
' An appeal was taken in the cases
of both women and bonds were tlx-
e‘. 8500.
‘" ' mwncnisrsmnon HELD
, ' . FR)“ MOTOR. LAW VIOLATION
,. err-sacs McMahon of Norwalk
‘as arrested by.the state police in
Danbury, 8 a t u r d a y afternoon.
, charged with violation; cf,th_e ”to;
laws. Ills case will come up in the
Danbury City court. Saturday morn-
ing. . .
FACISTA CHARGED Wl'l‘fl
ASSAULT 0N WOMAN
Cherubini Facista. Laura street.
was arrested on the charge of as-
sault on Susie Centrelspo. Laura
street. by Patrolman John Guarni-
eri. last night. His case will come
up in the downtown city court this
: "afternoon.
Silver Jubilee
For‘Lockwoods
Saturday Eve.
The twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
ry of Mr. and Mrs. Job Lockwood.
f Sheffield island. who celebrated at
at the home of their dafihter. Mrs.
Harold H. Tolles. Russell avenue.
Saturday evening.
The home was pteitily decorated
with dehllas. Mr. and Mrs. Lock-
wood proved to be ,n excellent host
and hostess. They received many
presents of silver. woolens. andylin-
ens. At midnight, luncheon was
served. '
M... inhuman
‘Finds Who “Rings Up”
in ‘WeeflSma’ Hours
Mrs. A.'Lyublanovlts. Ferris eva-
nue reverted, t6 motivate” police
Saturday. that she was beingiewak-
e _ very night between the hours
of 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock by a phone
call and that when she enema the
phone there was no one on the wire.
Detective Sergeant Martin Lengfil‘
was‘essigned to the case and upon
investigating, found, that the phone
calls were being made by Mrs. Lyu-
blanovltzfs sister-invlaw, who has
had trouble with her husband. She
was warned to stop making the
calls.
"Dr. J. G. Coyle
.
I
'echief speaker for its Columbus
.. y banquet. tomorrow evening
’ uth Norwalk council. No. 125:. K.
of C. has obtained a most brilliant
speaker. ‘
Dr. Coyle is e practising physician
of many years' standing 'in New
,York city. and was long associated
'with Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, aft-
erward Rev. Mother Alphonse. in
the cure of incurable cancer pa-
:iients. For years he was medical
editor of tone of New York's lead»
ing evening papers. He was vice-
presldaot of the American Irish His-
torical society for some years and
president of the United States Cath-
:. olic'l-flstcrical society and his eon
, tributions to Catholic American and
American Irish history have been
many.
At his appearenc: h’ tomorrow
sage from 220 volts dDect
volts alternating current for
olders in the second district.
been advocated and
bat many times in re-
is gradually coming
th‘ the result this district in
“of several years will be
WM almost exclusively with the‘
”wait alienating current. .
When this is accomplished South
‘ orwsli‘s uniqueness in the euectri-
_ l field will have been 'removsd.
‘ Today there are only a very few
cities. the residents. of ‘which are
. supplied with 220 volt direct our-
roua giants WASHING
and" he called for and delivered
by The Brophr laundry—it will be
_’ correctly and satisfactorily done.
if flow located in its new b no.
’1 Supine this laundry is gtvin the
people of Norwaik and
opportunity of procuring
handiy work and real car
ily'weshing work is a spec
Chief’Speaker ,
.. At Knights f’Coltn’rib‘us ' .
’. ;_. Banquet. omorrow Night
‘ ., In securing Dr. John G. Coyle an evening. his subject will be "Colum-
bus and the Discovery." He has
made e most comprehensive survey
of his subject and his message is
looked forward to with much inter-
eat.
‘The banquet takes place at the
Royal James. tomorrow evening.
Another attractive item on the
speaking program will' ‘be an ad-
dress by State eputy William J.
Mulligan of rtford. who will
speak on "The Hcdera Crusader."
His speech will be en'exposition-ot
the ideals of Colombian Rnighthood.
Father Hurley of St. Joesph‘s
church will respond to .tho toast.
"The Church." end‘hls tsllowill be
an outlining of the generaippsition
of the Catholic church in modern
society. Judge William F. Tammany
will. be toastsnaotar. Father Moor.
-
a
of New Canaan .will deliver the Di
vine invocation. .
g .
Pill" The Second ”Sui.“
rent. Most electrical appliances are
made to use 110 direct current. The
gradual change will bring South
Norwelk into line with the over-
whelmingmajorlty of cities in‘ the
country. " ' ' .
Alternating current electric lines
now. extend over' at per cent of the
territomcovered by the South Nor-
Electrieel war It is re-
placing the direct e nt used-in a
majority of the homes pnd business
databllshmestts of the second district
since the es ablishment of the local
municipal pleat. g .
The disoct current furnish. no
volts and the alternating no volts.
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and Ilslllaan’s Crslleso are sold It
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JUDGE ORDERS
TllEMTO KEEP
0NTHEJOB
Daugherty-Miller J u r o r s
Sullen When Disagree-
ment Report ls Rejected
—0ne Claims Duress.
NEW YORK. (Any-With set.
weary faces. the deadlocked Jury in
the Daugherty-Miller conspiracy
trial marched into the jury rooms
this morning. 60 and a half
hours after being given the case,
With two full days and part of
another of deliberation behind them
the jurors slumped through the
couidora with the sullen expression
of men of an unpleasant task which
showed no signs of completion
On their way to the jury room the
vcnlremen. passed Harry M. Daugh-
erty_ former Attorney General and
Thomas W. Miller former Aden
Property Custodian without a glance.
The defendants scrutinized the tired
feces of the Jurors keenly.
After five weeks in court the case
went to the jury at 9:43 p. to. Fri-
day night. Saturday. inability to
agree was reported by Judge Mack
who refused to discharge them.
Yesterday~Juror Henry Van 0st.
complained to the judge that vile
language was being used in the jury
room and that duress was being used
to make hi. "lay down."
Juror Murray White whose slight
illness last night caused concern to
the prosecution which would have
to try the case over if a tslesmen
had to withdraw. seemed in better
health this morning. ~
Everyman’s Class
' L For Season,1
1th 273 lfreseflt
Despite the rainy weather :73
members of 'Everyman's ,Blblo class
gathered at the ltegent theatre to
hear Albert E. Roberts, of the na-
tional ccuf'icll‘of the Y. hf. C. A..
speak on "Christian Patriotism." To-
tal for General Dunbar's blue army
was fit. General Lund's red army
12!. 'The enrolment contest also
.ded in a defeat for the reds and
they will act as hosts at a social
gathering in November.
Mr. Roberts complimented the
class on its fine enrolment. attend-
ance record and accomplishments.
He spoke briefly about the Bible
class movement for men throughout
the country. citing a recent pends
held in Philadelphia in which lo.-
000 men marched. Mr. Roberts
stated tliht the real value of the
work. lies in how the members of
these classes live. He said. “80.-
000 men in line means nothing, but
80,000 men devoted to a principle
praying the brotherhood of man and
Fatherhood of God wcrklng through
such a cosmopolitan group has a
great value to humanity."
Mr. Roberts said that he thought
it was a‘ glorious thing for men to
gather as they are in organised
man's classes throughout'the coun-
try and‘regardless of religion and
business and other things which
keep them a try to show whdt
will really beppeadflthe world ever
gets united. He told some very thril-
ling stories of his experience in
France when Paris was ordered to
b: evacuated and general. Bundy
“d
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Old-Well Lodge -.
~.Me'mbers Visit
_ New YOrk Masons:
Local Masons. members of Old
Wall lodge. No. lot. F. and A. M»
who made the visit to Hebron lodge.
l“. and A. M.. in 218th street. New
York city.. Saturday, evening were
accorded a wonderful reception by
the Wakelield organisation. When
the two bus loads of 100 local men
errlvedst the New York lodge. Set.
urdey. there was rdeliclous chicken
dinner awaiting them.
Thereilowcreft team of Old Well
lodge then worked the Master hia‘
eons Degree on a class of Hebron
candidates after which a cold lunch
was served.
cmmxsmnut it
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.Ths appei'etus at the Central fire
statioil was calledout to estimhb
a. chimney fire in the home of w.
B . Heaford place. yesterday
a ternoon. There was no‘damege.
I M
Mr. and if. F. Howard 'Keyssr.
ilrooltstde avenue, have returned
home from a ten, day motor tri on
serve as campaign director.
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ERNEST L. MOQGE
159 New Voters
Made Saturday;
More Wednesday
Town Clerk Clayton Gregory made
169 new voters in the first session in
the first district court room Satur-
WNW“
selectmen will hold the second ses-
sion' in tho council chnufbera city
hall. Wednesday 8 p. m.. until 8 p.
the council chambers 9 a. m.. until
I p. m.. Saturday.
Composition ,Oiier
Creditors of Charles Grcidson.
North Main street. lgnkrupt Shoo
merchant accepted a composition
offer of 80 percent. at a hearing be-
fore Referee John Keogh this morn-
ing.
Attorney Klein
Captain Frank Stevens
presentetives and 10 justices of
,Bridgeporier Kills
Because $2" Debt
Was Refused Him
d
Less than a half hour after John
Droudi‘i had been shot four times
in a basement hovel at :47 Willard
street. Bridgeport Saturday night.
Frank Pulltsno, 36. 2M Willard
strestr was arrested by Patrolman
Herbert L. Stowe and James J. Fits-
Ipairlck. and confessed to the kill-
ag-
A’ deb‘. of is actuated one of the
most brutal murders in police rec-
ords. Droudisti was shot four times
by an a tomatic pistol. An autopsy
conduct d yesterday morning by
Medical Examiner H. R. DeLuca
disclosed that the shots had been
fired at close range. for. although
there were no powder marks on the
bodY. One of the bullets passed en-
tirely through the stomach and out
the back.
In his confession to the police.
Pulitene said he went to collect it
owed by the slain man to a woman
he called his sister. but that it was
re. d him. Then four men who
re hr the room. since a as
0” vitae-es. jumped upon it ‘and
in defense. he whipped out his gun
and pumped four bullets in the body
of the slain man.
WM“ and the‘
m. The final session will be held in,
Of Freidsoa Taken‘
Ernest L, Mogge, “Y” Campaign
Director, Has Impressive Record
Led $5,800,000 Detroit Drive
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Ernest L. Mogge, one of the best-known and most experienced
representatives of the financial service department of the na.
tional Y. M. 0. A. organisation, with headquarters in New York
city. has been sent to Norwalk, at the request of the executive
committee of the Y. hi. 0. A. $400,000 building movement to
Outstanding Leader
Douglas E. Nash. general chair-
| man of the local campaign. said this
1 morning in referring to hioggs's re-
lutlonsiilp to the Norwalk anter-
prlae: “We have known of Mr. Mog-
gc’s work as an outstanding leader
in the financial enterprises of the
Young Men's Christian Association
and through the cooperation of the
state Y. M. C. A. committee made
an curly request for his services. He
was in llurope at the time as a dot-
cgati: to the world's convention of
tho 1'. M. C. A.. at. liclslngfors. Fin-
land. and making a tour of investi-
gation of 1'. hi. C. A. work in north-
ern and central Europe. but the na-
tional headquarters at New York as-
sured us of Mr. Moggc's assistance
ior our campaign.
Not a Commercial Promoter.
"We desire it. to be understood
that Mr. Moggc comes to Norwclk
upon our invitation and as a Y. M.
C. A. secretary and not in the capac-
ity of a commercial campaign pro-
moter. He is on salary with the na-
fionul Y. if. C. A, organization and
has no personal financial interest in
the outcome of the Norwalk cam-
pulun. Our project is so important
live felt we should have a man qual-
ified by experience to assist us in
developing campaign plans and an
organization along the most approv-
ed lint-s. In view of the extended
time and expert character of lir.
Moggc‘s services our committee
makes a stipulated moderate contri-
bution on a cost basis to the na-
ilonnl movement which is utilised in
the support of its financial service
bureau in limiting available to local
flt'ldS the services of is specialists.
ouch of whom is a Y. M. C. A. score-
. fury of experience."
.\ir. Moggo arrived in Norwalk
last. Tuesday and immediately es-
lubllSDCG campaign office head-
quarters at the De Malay club and
unnamed actl executive leadership
of" the campa gn work. He entered
1 i’. M. C. A. work at Buffalo in 189:
and has served for 34 consecutive
iycnra in local. state and national
' relationships. Since 1915 he has been
[devoting full time to Y. M. C. A.
[financial campaign work in United
States and Canada and has a record
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Named *
For Senate By Democrats
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and James Connell
Nominated For Representatives — Mrs. Bissell
Resigns As Vice Chairman. *
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The slate of the Democratic party for the state election.
lovember 2. was completed Saturday, when nomindti
made for state senator from the 26th Senatorial district, two re-
Ol‘ll WOI‘O
the peace.
Attorney Henry J. Klein was the
nasal us choice of the delegates
to the natorial conventionheld in
the city hall in the afternoon. He
was a candidate for councilman
from the second district at the last
city election and was defeated. He
is a member of the Democratic town
committee and has law cdlcea in
North Main street. coming to this
city from Bridgeport about two
years ago.
. Representatives.
Captain Frank}. Stevens. of Re-
waytoa. and James Council. of Park
Disco. wore nominated for state reps
resentetives at the convention bid
in the council chambers Saturday
evening. Captain Stevens its, well
known Democrat having been active
in them for a great many years.
He is a life long resident of nowey-
ton and has ergo followup Con-
nell is a “ma teacher.
notices.
The justice of peace candidates
are: Ire o. Gram. Horace E.
Dunn. James Eaposlto. Adelaide Kir-
mayer. John T. Dwysr, Thomas lic-
ran. Edward E. steed. Jesse '1'. Dan-
bar, Bernard J. Reynolds and Wil.
Ham 1. Stevens. ,.
The matter of reducing the num-
ber ct‘filegetes to the city conven-
tions' _ discussed by the delegates
present. At the present time a dole;
gate is allowed for every m votes
cast at the election previous to the
convention. Several of the dele-
tContiaued on Page Two.)
—Tbe members of Banner Coun-
cil‘No. u. D. of L. are here .noil-
fled of thedeeth of our er
Frederick A. Ioofisld. slid are're-
chested to attend insbodythsfun-
oral ceremonies at Progress Forum
Hal too wuhfsstoa St. son’. at s
wk ,theyvisited » leaaoien ...
ma -f
p. m. M.By orderof'O. Over-
haul-alarmist. ,
—-Offloers and members of Mary
Lincoln Council No. I. Daughters
of the O. U. A. iii. are requested to
attend the funeral ceremonies of our
late Brother Frederic A‘. Mfleld at
the Progress Forum . Ito Wash-
ington St. I. N. Tuesday at .3 p._ in.
Wander at Bestrl
WWW
, chain meat
CAUCUSES AND
common 0F
inhuman
Light and Hemming For
Representatives —— G r e-
gory Endorsed For Pro-
bate Court Today.
Directly foilowlng the Republican
caucuses this evening for represen-
tatives and justices of the peace.
the 20 delegates will meet in the
City Hall council chambers to nonf-
inatc candidates.
Caucuses to elect delegates to the
city convention will be held in the
various wards at 8 o'clock. ’l‘hc cify
convention will be held at 9 in the
concll chumbcrs.
There was little question in politi-
cal circles this morning but what
Judge Freeman Light and Emile
Humming. vice president of thO‘Cen-
tral li‘alrflcld 'l‘rst company, will be
the choice of the delegates. Justices
of the peace nominated are expected
to represent about the same list of
names as those now holding office.
There was from the first little
question that Judge Light would be
the choice in South Norwnlk but
some uncertainty “as manlfcstl
about the Norwalk contingent since
it was known that two others want-
ed the position.
The probate convention will be
held this afternoon. when the. Demo-
cratic candidate. Judge licury Gl'f‘lz-
ory will be endorsed for judge of
pr ate.
Oscar Schultze
Adds Two More
Stores To Chain
The number of Oscar Schultze's
markets in it‘ulrflcld
county jumped to 16 with his an-
nounccment today that he has pur-
chased the store at 60 Beldcn ave-
nuo formerly known as the People's
markets still remains at 30 and
nue owned by Frank Lonchak.
Headquarters of the Schultze
markets still remains at the 39 and
41 Main street. the Norwalk store.
Branches are now located in South
Norwal East Norwalk, Dd‘rien.
stumfor . Cos Cob. Dunhury.
Bridgeport. Black Rock. \\'cstporf.
Ncw Canaan and Ridgef'ield.
Fine And Suit For
‘ Damages Follow
Saturday Accident
Leo M. Gereghty. Bristol. was
fined 825 and costs on the charge
of reckless driving by Judge Free-
man Light ln the downtown city
cour‘. this morning.
Geraghty was arrested after an
automobile operated by him had
crashed into a machine owned by
Mrs. Louise Caafleld and parked in
front of her homo .in“West avenue,
Saturday evening.' ciorcycle Po-
liceman Charles {no made the
arrest following a investigation.
The Canneld machine was badly
damaged.
An action asking for damages of
3600 was filed against Geraghty by
Mrs. Canfleld following the accident.
and an attachment for $700 was
placed on the defendant's ma-
chine. Tammany and Connery rep-
resent the plaintiff.
SPECIAL MEMO OF
MAYFIOWER BENEVOLENT so.
There will be a special meeting of
the Benevolent Society of the May-
Flower Hook and Ladder company
at the company quarters‘ this eve.
nihg. "
-—NOTICE—-
Mr. M. A. Santella. shoemaker of
First street. has purchased a Lendis
Shoe Stitching machine to give the
public a quick and better service
and work done while weiting.—-Adv.
“sonii THRU THE
,SENTINEL”
The house which was ad-
vertised for sale in The
Sentinel was sold last
week. We appreciate the
excellent results f r o m
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{nosed On Pair Who Annoyed Girls
$75 For Bartlii
Ff And
$25 ,. For Hav.
icek Today;
Girls Not Called To Stand
Charles Kaestner Tells How He Was Attacked and
Knocked .Down When He Went to Girls’ Aid
Thursday Evening—Case Heard In Chambers..
Charges of intoxication, breach of the peace, and indecent
exposure against Frederick Bsgtlilf of the City hotel were quash-
ed in uptown court this morning, but he was fined $75 and costs
by Judge Nehemiah Candce on a charge of assault upon Charles
Kaestner of Tierney street, who, Thursday,
annoyance of three girls.
1926 World Series
Makes New, Record
For Sport Wager:
NEW YORK (AP). — More
money changed hands on the 1026
World Series than in any other
event in the history of sports, ac-
cording to reports of betting com-
missioners along Broadway and
in Wall street today.
Estimates of the commissioners
place the total of wagers at $20.-
ooo,oo0 of which 812000.000 was
bet on the outcome of yesterday‘s
game.
Drill Team Off
To Convention Of
Legion Tonight
The drill team of the Frank C.
Godfrey Post. No. 12. American Le-
gion. will leave for Philadelphia, this
evening. It will board a special
Pullman car at the South Norwaik
railroad station at 10 o'clock. The
team will take part in the Legion
parade tomorrow and in the com-
petitive drill Wednesday. it will re-
turn to this city Wednesday night.
Le Roy D. flowns and Harold
Connery. of Georgetown. brother of
Paul ll. Connery. of this city. are
state delegates to the national con-
vc'ntion. Mr. Downs is also a dele-
gate to the convention of the 40
and 8.
Mrs. hin‘r‘garet Simona. of Flat:
street, president of the local aux-
iliary. is a delegate to the national
convention of auxiliary from the
state.
tried to interrupt his
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$25 For Iinvllcek.
liis companion on the automobile
the two followed the girls and twice
steppe to invite them for a ride,
Frank llavlli-ck. Hendricks avenue.
was fined $25 and costs for breach
of the peace after charges of ope-
rating without‘ a license and assault
against him were quashed.
Kaesfncr‘s Story.
Charles Knestncr, star witness for
the prosecution. was on the stand
this morning for a three-quarters
hour grilling at the hands of Prose-
cutor Edward M. Lockwood and At-
torney Paul R. Connery. counsel for
the defendants. Court was given
a recess at the end to permit cross
examination of the three girls. Mary
Ambrose, Josephine (:rimaldl and
Mary Bottonc. all about 17 and liv-
ing on Strawberry Hill. by Mr. Lock-
wood ln private. The case itself
was conducted in chambers with
only witnesses. officers, court officials
and the press present.
Kaestncr related that he first saw
the girls when accosted by the two
who drove up beside them as they
walked home from work. He said
the girls passed around the rear of
the car and that he escorted them
across the Lockwood lot to Tierney
street where the men once moo
appeared, having driven around the
girls and Bartlift got out 'of the
car in uncertain condition. he told.
the girls called to him for he He
returned to he met by tliif'a
question whether he was looking for
trouble and Bartlil‘f knocked him
to the ground. splitting his lip. His
15-year-old son was r'so attacked.
he'dcclarcd. but evaded Bartliff. The
two men were arrested six hours
later by Policemen Moriarity and
Thorpe on Hendricks avenue.
Mrs. [costlier Protests.
Some disturbance was caused in
court by Mrs. Kacstner, who inter-
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Local Librarians Much
Inspired By Attendance
At National
"“1?
Miss Ella. Lindeberg. aselstan li-
brarian at the South Norwalk Li-
brary and Miss Margaret 8. Wu”.
librarian at the Norwelk Libriry
have returned from Atlantic City.
where all last week they were in at-
tendance at the 50th anniversary
ceremonies of the American library
association. representing both local
libraries.
The Chelsea hotel convention hell
was headquarters for the convention.
and at the Hotel Ambassador where
a great many booths where publish-
ers and dealers in library furniture
and other library supplies displayed
their wares.
In speaking of this display. Miss
Lindebsrg said this morning. ”So
many collections of beautiful books
were shown. it was hard to l_eave
them to listen to speeches. but we
had to do so lest we miss something
of great interest."
She also said at th opening ses-
sion. A. Berry Moo . governor of
New Jersey made the address of
welcome. Messages of greeting were
It'sd from. Oscar Wells. president of
the erlcan benkers’ Association;
Will Green. president of the Am-
erican federation of labor: Mrs. John
D. Sherman. president of the gener-
al federation of women's clubs: Mrs.
H. A. Reeve. president of the Na-
tional congress of parents and
teachers: Francis 0. Blair. president
of the National Education e-ocia-
tlon. There were 8.100 re red
and severelxbundred did not re ter.
Henry Guppy. president. Library
ersocietion. Manchester. England.
declined to be called a "foreigner"
said he “was a cousin tron! over-
.‘Q'
and library service in
There is no nttlonallty ,.
work. all working for a co men in.
terest." said one speaker. Hastings
your paper. were held at me a. in. 2:30 and
\ 3:30 p. m.. lasting until after 11
W .F. AMBLER 9- In-
"Special trains carried about
2.000 members to Philadelphia on
W esdey. where as annivemry
subsidstpspssiw
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_ Convention '
Velvil Dewey and R. It. Bowker.
veterans who were present in 1876.
when the American Library associa-
tion was inaugurated at Philadel-
phia. made addresses. Students in
cap and gown were ushers. A buf-
fet luncheon was served at the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania. af ter.
which busscs carried the librarians
to a. reception held at the Historical
Societly of Pennsylvania. Some
visited the Sesqulcentennlal. Others
saw the "Miracle" now playing in
Philadelphia. Some of our Connecti-
cut librarians were especially inter-
ested in the Connecticut building at
the Sesqul. We were glad to note
a number of cases of birds from the
“Sanctuary" at Feirfleld.
”Many sessions were held of
special interest devoted to the prob-
lems of the librarian. Specialists in
work with children. work with the
foreign born. the High school stu-
dent. the business man and many
other subjects. were listened to with
greatest interest by earnest workers
in the library world. The motto of
the American Library Association is
"The best books for the greatest
nu her." >
" number of Canadians were
present from Toronto with the su-
perintendent of libraries in the pro-
vince "of Ontario. Mr. George Locke
and re. Locke. Mr. Locke is a
mom r of the American Library
Association. and was elected presi-
dent et this conference. “route has
invited the American Library Asso-
ciation to meet in Toronto next year.
To in” and talk with librarians
from California. Ohio. Tennessee.
Tomato. and all points from coast to
coast. also foreigners and represen-
tatives from "over-seas." ell seeking
knowledge and very friendly. is an
03901101!“ not I003 to b. IOF‘OMS‘. , ‘
-All members of Lincoln dounc
No. 4. O. U. A. m.. are requested to
meet at the lodge rooms at 1 o'clock
p. in. Tuesday to attend the
funeral ceremonies of our late Bro.
Frederick Scofield at the Progress
Forum Hall 100 Washington St.
Members of the Degree will attend
in Uniform. By order of Councilor
Norton ”edict-«Ms \
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block. When the men spoke i! the '
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