New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-29
An Enthusiastic Audience
Greets BattIeship Girl
at Bazaar.
REPRESENTATIVE
MADE A CAPTIVE
Gathering Proudly Wears But
tons in Lapels Fund Made
Richer by $3.50.

Norwalk. Conn. April p Marjorie
Sterre,t captured Norwaik tonight
The battleship girl sat enihroned on
dais Of red. white and blue al me
.a,,st bszaar Of Norwalk Lodge. No.
-oo y p O. f.. while young and ola
tbroneed forward to give their dimes
and dollars for the L. S. $. America.
NJ, IN al her travels has Marjorie
met more enthusiastic greeting 'h"-
dre, waited for her at the sta<'h'
WHARF she WAS met by c. Irving BY
inrton the exalted ruler. Thomas
st.liv and Charles r.. Dilworth. Ai'er
dinner At the new Hotel MahacAemo'
Tho marty proceeded 20 the Elks' home.
A. Marjorie mounted the steps an
.i.s was formed I'm the crowd and the
orchestra struck up the "Star-Spangieu
Banner" 49,,
When the cheers had finally died
.wsv Mr.. Dilworth introduced the
oirl TO the crowd. who Immediately
ho.;ocod her. In fifteen minutes the
o,,;re bazasr had enlisted in the cause
o,d many children and adults proudly
wore buttons, distributed by william
Mclean of the "Norwalk Hour the
newspaper which handles MARJORIE
Fund in this city.
Gets Other Invitations.
Seeing the enthusiasm aroused among
,ho sno nersons at the Elks bazaar
Mr.. ,Dilworth insisted that Mar)or'e
visif Norwalk again when the pre-
nsredness film, defence or Tribute
I, shown in this city on May 8. Then
ss secretary Of the NorSalk Chamber
Of Commerce, he gave her still an
other invitation for July 3, when
huge historical pageant will be given
here. For the last few years THIS mas
been Norwalks substitute for NOISY
Fourth celebration.
Thomas Skelly was especially active
in seeing that everybody at the bazaar
met Marjorie and presented her with
roses as well as a tiny Elk emblem.
Former Scion Surrenders.
Mrs. James Flynn, chairman of the
women's committee. and Mrs. Micnael
J. Howard formed Marjorie's guard OF
honor during the evening. Among
Nariorie's coptives was ex-Representa-
tive jeremiah Donovan, who surren-
dsre6 and let her pin a button on his
coat. Little Eudore Hyatt, who con-
tributed the first 10 cents TO the fund
in Norwalk, and A. II. Stevens, local
G.. A. r. man, who has done much work
here. were among those introduced at
a late hour. Marjorie returned to New
York City after the fund had been
made richer by $3.50.
Among the well known citizens OF
Norwalk present at the bazaar were
John ]. Walsh, Judge James 7. Hub
bell, Edward o. Keller, James K. Con-
nors. W. X. J. Hubbell. Postmaster
Michael J. Howard. James +. Flynn, Ira
{. Lockwood, Wilfred Boudell, Jacob
and Joseph J. Linxweiller, Judge John
Keogh, William NJ. Tammany. f. L.
Grove, Judge Joseph r. Taylor and
BENJAMIN Natteford and Andrew Leary,
postmaster of South Norwalk.
The lodge officers present included
Burton Brumstrup, loyal knight. and
Benjamin Keller. lecturing knight;
John f. Bogardus. secretary; John
Neugebauer, treasurer; b. j. Reynolds,
chaplain; Charles II. Dilworth, esquire;
William F. Hanlon. tiler, and William
X. Pennington. Robert G. Mitchell and
Frank IL. Merrill, trustees.
Yesterdays Contributions.
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