Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 15, 1913, Page 7

Y.M.C. A. OFFICERS SERVING AGAIN President James L. Case Reelected With Majority of Associate Officers at Annual Meeting—Year Closed With Financial Side of Work Well Taken The annual meeting of the Norwich Young Men's Christian association was held Wednesday evening at the Association building, and the principal business was the readilng of reports, which showed the past year to have | been a most successfuj one, and the | electio nof officers, which resulted in a | re-election with the exception of two members of te board of directors who found it impossible to continue in that capacity. President James B. Slocum called the meeting to order at 8 o'clock and prayer was offered by Rev. | Joel B. Siocum, pastor of the Central | Baptist church. In the absence of re cording secretary, F. H. Cranston, General Secretary F. R. Starkeq read the minutes of the previous meeting. President’s Annual Report. The next report was the annual re- port of President James L. Case, v\huh W s follows Members of the Norwich Young \Iene Christian Association: 2 : It becomes my pleasure tonight in presenting an annual report of the | work of the 28th year of this associa- | tion to call your attention to a number of ve important facts in connection | with the work we are doing as dan sssociation. Not until the annual re- | orts of the various department chair- en have been made have I realized ow much had been really accomplish- ed during the past yc¢ Membership. The increase in membership of 155, with May paid membership as of of 8 members, shows that our ation held in gh esteem by ung men and boys of this com This result is largely due (o efficient membership campaizn which was held in November, 1912, and resulted in placing our memg over the 1,000 mark. As is e in such campaigr there who promise to make pay- who fail to” do so, but ail names have been dropped from our list, with the result that our membership stands at 852, as above stated a total Religious. marked Increase in the work of department is also shown by the tical report eof the gener Our Bible classes have attended, and the splendid done by s < at shop meetings in previous ¥ been cessfully carried on during the under the efficient leadersl past year of the men in charge. By vote of the religious work department committee Sunday afternoon meetin, for men were resumed in the buil s very gratifying to report cess in this department of the work During the summer months open air | meetings have been held in various | the past A. parts of the city, and the work Jail has been continued during the year under the leadership of K. Prentice Social. it has been the effort of the social | department committee to provide at- tractive receptions and entertainments for the members and their friends, | with the result that 24 ecial socis events have been held w an attend- ance of over 5.000 Educational. Under the direction of the education- | been made, but Care Of—Membership of 852. much time has been given to the boys of the junior department. We believe that we have today a splendidly equipped gymnasium for an associa- tion of our size. 'The records show that nearly 12,000 persons have made | use of the physical department Lmrm,,, the year. Building. The house committee has given most careful attention to a number of per- plexing problems. We realize more than ever the need of a new building, one that is adapted to the work of the association at the present time. and! with our largely increased membership this need becomes more apparent ev- | | | ery day. There have been many diffi- culties that the house committee has had to overcome, and the new year | finds us in need of repairs and im- | provements in many parts of ourj building. Dormitory. Fifty-three different men have been in our dormitories as regular_tenants during the past vear, while 45 others have been transient guests. Boys. Our boys’ departmen: has been a de- | cidedly active part of the association. | Something has been conducted almost every week, and as a result the bovs ve been heid to a h ideal of 1iv £, higher, perhaps, than in any simi- period of our histor We looking forward to a very great work during the coming year. 7Two hun- dred and ten paid members are re- corded in this department at the] nt time | Women’s Auxiliary. in past I desire to express 2] the Women’s aux- nce they have! ir labors have re- improvement in the parlc dormitories Vv ear ion of ir vice on to : they istance much of the success of could not have been accom- ishe Finance. 3 / is a pleasure for me to call your n again to the treas re- showing that another year huas been a debt, making the ve year that we have ;i this r Our only inde of v n carried since 1 d in 1896. Whiie 1z to report increased e a largely growing work, thes onditions bring to us added re sponsibilities membershi are low, and the more our -x1 be. lt has hepn m ny vears s ved an Pndo\xm\ ni friends who have died, and 1 w were posei us to bring ter to the ntion of those t\h\» ve money to distribuie in this and call to their attention the gre. need for a reater work among the men and bo: of Norwich. Our association is a real the ecommunity Mistakes I can as: oT factor in may have ou that the board of managers is giving much time and thought to the direction of the work, and the reports which have been read to you tonight indicate ths al department committee the Star| the association was never in a better co s been continued with great | condition of a more efficient plea and profit during another | service for the community than at th( year. F were given | present time. in the Central Baptist ck with an | I desire to express my personal ap- attendance of over 4,000. The En | preciation of the work of the chairmen class for Italians has continued s | and members of the various commit- | sessions from the preceding ye: { tees who have made possible the re other classes and travel talks have s accomplished, and to further ex- been conducted by this committee. | ppreciation of the splendid The periodicals and magazines in_our | co-operation of the local pre: The reading room have been carefully | publicity that they have given to our | looked er, and as a result many | work has been of the greatest value| men enjoved the privileges ufl to use in extending our influence into this department . 'many homes which would otherwise | Physical. {nm have known of our activities. | The gymnasium as ueual has been | ,fl.'f"rvrf’."l“.,“' paldrodieste. has bbau | ene of the most attractive features of | TNOSE "v’;”‘_" il {HHe deRermdents th e our work. Both class work and spe- | (pPrefent :,"d‘,;\," E¥ith amich 'é""f‘“ cial training have been carefully su- ;:“"‘wr‘““';?(;‘x;r e "“"‘\!7“4:"'_‘;'\" ,::‘,‘,‘“‘ pervised by our physical director, and j SURCTE o CTEEET T A Peae, on| —_— P ‘Junn 1. We shall wish them both| great success in their new fields and bid them a hearty godspeed. ! 1 desire also k the members of the assoc the cordial sup- 5 {ADE AR K Style 45, Style Baltic, Style Denham, Style 51, { Style 75, Style 59, | Styls 39, Styls 41, Styls 50, Style Arabio, Style Cedris, Royal Style 70. The Whitest Collar Made. Four Ply. 2 for 25¢ The F. A. Wells Co. “Good Clothes Store” ENGRAVING We have in our employ pert engraver, We make a specialty of Old English, Script, Ribbon, Block 2nd Antique Inseriptions and Monograms. Designs submitted. Work for the trade sgolicited, Prices low, Royal Royal Reoyal Roya! Reoyal Royal Royal Royal Royal Reyal Royal an ex- The Plauni-Caddzn Co., Estadlished 1372, PLAUT - CADDEN _ BUILDING 144 . 148 Main Street Norwich, Conn. port they have given and to ask espe- | cially at th time a continuance of | this same sp The condition our city at the present time may mak certain portions Hf our work more dif- ficult. but I fi belleve that we ca count uvon the erest and loyalty of {ev member of this organ on to make its work in t ar to come |} even better than it Been in the past. | Net Membership Gain of 155. The report of the membe p com- mittee was given by Secre- | showed a present 642 men, a total A net increase over last vear of 1 About 500 been users of the privilege of the a sociation, wh the othe hold mem- bership as evidence of their interest and endorsement of the work of the association. The report of the religious work committee was given by Chairman Herbert W. Gallup, which total of 150 meetings held tal attendance of 7,611 Other Department Reports. The report of George Powers of the gocial work committee was read by General Secretary Starkey, and show- ed a total of 29 social events held, with a total attendance of 9.190. John RB. Stanton gave an interesting report of the boys’ work of the year, and Mr. Starkey read the report of F. W. L, ter on the educational work 5 e 2 Pettis reported for the physical work committee and Herbert B. Cary for the house committtee. Secretary Starkey read a report on the work of the Women's Auxiliary prepared by Mrs. F. J. Werking Total Receipts of $11,739.15. The veport of Treasurer lLewis R Church showed total receipts of $11, 39.15 during the year and expenses of 3, showing a balance for vear of $4.11. last yvear was clos with a balance of 75 cents. Election of Officers. The report of Leonard O. Smith, chairman of the nominating commit- tee, was read and accepted, and the following officers were re-elected: President, James L. Cas first vice president, James C. Macpherson; other vice presidents, Waterman R. Burn- ham, George H. Loring, Amos A. Browning, B. P. Bishop: recording sec- retary, Frederic H. Cranston; tre urer, Lewis R. Church; directors for three years, R. H. Gray, Herbert B. Cary, Shepard B. Palmer and Allyn L. Brown; trustees, Frank L. Woodard, Oliver L. Johnson. Oscar Carpenter was elected (o the board of direc- tors for one year, to take the place of Noah Lucas, who resigned on his re- moval from this city, and A. Ernest Cherry was elected to the board for two years to succed John W. McKin-, ley, resigned. General satisfaction at the success of the work of the past year was «xprassed. World Growmg Smaller We shall =moon consuming rib | be roasts from South America and mut- ton chops from Australia. The world | fs growing smaller all the time while Jou wateh t-=<rovidence Journal. ! in his theories of the weather | central power | bevond YOUR DOCTOR WILL TELL YOU that the time to get well is two weeks before you are taken sick. Start today, with KING’S PUREMALT and you will be surprised and delighted at the results. malt and hops, and Hypophosp hites of Iron and Lime. ideal food-tonic for everybody. NOT A BEVERAGE. June KING’S PUREMALT s solda at all ug stores and with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 30, your druggist or to us. King's Puremalt Department, 6-38 Hawley St., Baston in strict conformity 1996. Send for prices 0 HORACE JOHNSON WITHIN A YEAR OF NINETY. Connecticut’s Weather: Prophet Had a Birthday This Week. Horace Nhnson, Connecticut’'s best known weather prophet, was 8 old Tuesday. Mr. Johnson obser the day at his home in Middle Had- dam, where he received many and some Johnson is still keenly congrat.- remembrances of interested as ever makes he latest and oc was Iy publxc a prediction, sion: His HORACE JOHNSON a tidai wave is to be month, and of course if of .it are felt on some wel shore the damage will the 1 f life expected the ef- popu- o lated and Johnson very that spend its force the may lit- tidal in the ocean where tle damage is likely to result. Mr. Johnson has had an exceedingly active life and his meteorological stud- ies have been merely incident io his business until recent vears, when he has entertained rather stariling theo- Ti concerning the cosmos. Mr. Johnson has not made public in detail | his theory as to the part the sun, |he station, as he terms it, plays in our plane stem Hs | has indicated in c on that his i on this subject be elabor- for publication some day. The of Mr. Johnson as a prophet, rests largely upon pre- diction of the March blizzard, ye; and any who writes of on ture, give cessful pre- ended the fame of weather prophet far ines of his own state. hope the S will ated fame h historian 1 in the on to thi Johnson =z the conf Auction club met Wed- with Mrs. Rollin C. street Jones of Steamer Oceanic, on wt J. Dana Coit were passengers, reached New York Wednesday. Miss- Anna L of Washington street left Wedn to. D a few weeks with friends in Provider FROM A MAN’'S POINT OF VIEW It used to be said that news paper advertising held very lit- tle int st for men I'hey were too busy, and were quite willing that their wives and mothe and ters should read adver- tisements and attend to the household shopping That is all different now At the clubs, in the hotel wherever men eet—you hear them chatting about t} new hats at So-and-So's or the smart boots at popular shep or the splendid and satisfactory service received a well- known haberdashery Many stores make a special effort to plan their merchand ing so that men, busy, particu- lar men, may shop convenient- ly, auickly, and be sure not only of correct and individual apparel, but of painstaking, intelli=ent and efficient store service. That is what appeals to a man. Up-and-doing men find jus much of valuable informa- in the advertising pages HE BULLETIN as women “F. C. GEER, 2iA32 s TUNER Phone 511 Norwich., Conn. WHEN you want to put your busi ness befora the puhlic, {here fs no m Glum bettor An 1hrough the advertis- ing columns of The Bulletin. was | ch Mr. and ! | from M { chine fro mthe i happiness of the family. Hope circie | of the King's Daughters have con- | | tinued to give practical help in fur- nishing dresses and petticoats, Contributor; have beén drews, Mrs. W. Austin, Mr low, Janet Blackstone, M Connell, | Mrs, George D. Coit, Martin Durr, Mrs E. D. Fuller, Betty E Vee | Goodreau, Miss Kate Lan ey | lmu Miss Mary Osgood, it | Pullen, Mrs. Robinson, N 5 Rudd. W. Spalding, William Webster, | John Sherman, Mrs. W. T. Williams, | | infant I church, | 1 weather | | gist mix it. {ing THE UNITED WORKERS ACKNOWLEDGE ASSISTANCE. Donations to “Rock Nook Children’s Hgme Since the First of January. Since the first of January, 1913, do- nations in money amounting to $115 have been received, including $14 from the Yantic lyceum, $3.04 from the in- | fant class of the Central Baptist Bible | school, from the First Congrega- ’ tional ‘church and $51.32 for special re- | were Mrs. | St. J. Rudd, | | | b\xlors iss Mary Shields, William Leavens H.Shields, | and Mrs. 'l'homas M Jr., Mrs. F. George W. Lane. Other - gifts, fruit, cakes and magazines, Easter cards, etc., a valu ble extension dining table and chairs i Connell, and a Victor ma- Plaut-Caden compar hed by several addi- | rom Mrs. Austin and have added much to the including vegetables, sandwiches, t¢ enri ecords Bigelow, Table, Woodard, Norwich Round class, Second Congregation and the Fqual Franchise F. L. league. While all these gifts are gratefully acknowledged, we hope for a continu- ance of such kindness. With the near of Children's day, Pprepar: are being made for the usuai coliections on the second Sunday in June, when every Sunday school child may have the opportunity of givir t least one penny to help in the care of the babies at Rock Neook. The average number of children in the home is about of whom six or seven are found in the nursery, too nursery. too young to come ble with the children s They need a great deal butter, but their plump prove that it has been them by Norw hol of of bread age. and cheeks for rosy provided the gifte of many kind people ch. New London Choir Changes. Miss Rose Tyler of Portland, Me, succeed Miss Pearl Jackson of wich a prano in the choir of the Second Congregational church, and Walter Krohn of Norwich is to suc- ceed Justin- R. Neff as tenor in the choir. Mr. Neff returns to the quar- | tette of the First Congregational church, icceeding Arthur Blackledge of Norwich, who has resiz 'nr‘d At Mount Holyoke college Tuesday evening a piano recital was given by Ruth A. Higgi of South Coventry in the music building. K[LL DANDRUFF MAKE HAIR GROW | dandruff, falling hair, or prema- For turely gray hair Bay Rum, 6 ounces; ee, 2 ounces, drachm if forr de Com als, desir 1 achm of your fz e perfume. Mix the tonic yourself or > vour drug- Apply at night and morn- with fingers. Lavona contains a powerful drug that stimulates the ac- tivity of the hair-growing follicles and is believed to give renewed action to the pigment-forming ce so as to actually restore natural color to pre- maturely gray hair withou of dye se this Lavona and Menthol Cr you DOCTORS ENDORSE IT! GEO. A. DAVIS to the ta- | ula: | the use | Purest It is the 'store, or in this city, embrac- PorteousMiche! GOMPARY. Our Annual Sale of Toilet Goods is now in progress and will continue up to and including Saturday, May 17th. This is the most comprehen- sive offering of Toilet Requi- sites ever before offered in this |ing as it does complete lines |of all the best known Toilet | Articles. Be sure and visit our Toilet Palmer Couch Hammocks Our Hammocks are the iright kind and we sell them at Get one the right prices. now. The weather is fine and you want to be out of doors and enjoy it. HAMMOCK FRAMES and HANGING CHAIRS GEO. A. DAVIS 25 Broadway 'TRY THOSE Alpeite Wafers from RALLION'S HOT DAYS ARE COMING v Summer days bring no dread housewife whose kitchen is with a Modern Gas Range, greatest known ease and conditions in a kitchen ito equipped the “world's under ideal free from dirt and dust. Gas cooking eliminates drudgery Stop chopplng wood, c: -0ul ng cans with “greasy-smelly’ {osene. The gas pipe will carry your {fuel, and a match is the only kindling I needed Let us show vou a strictly Modern Range with glass oven doors and heipful and attractive features. limited number of Ther- max Gas Irons still to be had for only |$1.98 each, a regular $3.50 outflt, with six feet of tubing included. They rob ironing day of its terrors and are very small ugers of ga yurself a and ¥ nd Tank Water style Hot out the Pans. Gas new see Drip Alice Building, 321 Main Street. ROAD CLOSED The road known as Occum road be- tween Occum and Raltie will be closed | until further e: new bridge being | built making is necessary. ALBERT W. LILLIBRIDGE Gias & Elecirical Deparim:nt | {Department before this sale is | closed — note the splendid ar- 'ray of Toilet Articles — note ithe substantial savings in 'every instance. Here is a par- tial list of the many offerings in this Sale of Toilet Articles. DENTIFRICE At 12¢ Sheffield’s, value At 15¢—Dr. Lyon's, valt At 16c—Hood's, value At 16c—Sanitol, value At 17c—Sozodont, value At 17¢c—Rubifoam, value 3 At 15¢c—Colgate’s Dental Powder. | At 24c—Colgate's Dental Powder. At 20c—Colgate's Ribbon Cream. At 18c—Kolynos Tooth Paste | At 25¢c—Hudnut's Dentaluxe Powder. | At 25¢c—Hudnut's Dentaluxe Paste. | At 15c—Calox Tooth Powder, value Z5e aAt 19c--Burrill's Tooth Paste, value | At 19¢- —Burrill's Tooth Powder, value {‘At 29c¢—Pebeco Tooth Paste, value 50c i | | ' TOILET SOAPS | At Bc—1000 cakes, assorted odors, { Toilet Soap, value 7c. [At 5c—Colgate's Turkish Bath Soap. | At 6c—Buttermilk Soap, value 10c. At 7c—Colgate's Honey | At 7c—Colgate's Oatmeal, At 7c—Colgate's Glycerine At 7c—Palm Olive, value 10c. At 7c—Olivilo, value 10¢ At 7c—Large White Castile, value 10¢. At 7c—Maxine Eilliot's Soap, value At 10c—Pea Unecented At 14c—Pear’s At 15¢ 3 »ap, value 25¢ At 160—Packe ar Soap, value At 18c—Cuticura Soap, value 23c At 15¢—Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet, guest room size. At 24c—Colgate’'s (‘ashmere Bouquet At 26c—Hudnut's Violet Sec At 25¢c—Hanson & Jenck's Violet Soap At 24c—Roger & Gallett’'e Soat. | BLUE SEAL VASELINE THERE medium 1. 18 nO mavertising Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bui- } letin tor »° siness results. ! LAMB CHOPS 5. | BEEF LIVER, ! Smoked SHOU[.DERS i Ib. 12V5¢ i Best Creamery n BUTTER, Ib ; i FRESH EGGS, dozen 23c BERMUDA ONIONS 8 lbs. e 25 BANANAS, dozen .... 20c Confectioners’ SUGAR 3 Ibs. 17¢ RAISINS, 3 pkgs...... 25¢c N. B. C. CRACKERS 2 Ibs. CATSUP, 3 bottles. . . Fresh Baked R MACAROONS, dozen 10c 121/2C 10c 15¢ 25¢ Thursday and Friday Specials Fresh SHOULDERS NATIVE VEAL, Ib... 16¢c CORNED BEEF Ib. OLEOCMARGARINE b . 19¢ PURE LARD, 3 Ib. pail 45¢c RHUBARB, Ib. 3c NATIVE ASPARAGUS 10 lbs. Granulated SUGAR ... ...... .. 49 PORK BEANS, 3 cans 25¢ Yellow MEAL CLAMS, 3 cans. ...... 25¢c Goods Daily CREAM BISCUIT, doz. 8c CUP CAKES, doz.... 10c FRUIT PIES, each.... 10c 12Y5¢ 19¢ | At Bc—Yellow Vas | At 16c—Yellow "Vaselin At 10c—White Vaseline | At 10c—Pomade Vaseiine HAIR TONICS At 17c—Danderine, small, value 25c At 33c—Danderine, medium, value 50¢ At 69c —Danderine, large, value $1.00. At 25¢c—Colgate’'s Brilllantine. | At 75¢—Riker’s Septone ;At 29c_hn'uk s Dandruff Cure, value | At 39c—Pinaua’s Eau de Cologne | value #0c. | At 45¢—Hay’s Hair Health, value 50c. 45¢—Parisian Sage, value 30c. 39¢—Palm Oiive, Shampoo Liquid, value 350¢ 42c—Canthrox, value 30c. 19¢. value 25 69c Revio, value $1.00 $1.- er's Hair Grower. TOILET PAPER Crepe Toilet for Tol package, Cotton Paper, roll . each, ‘otion Crepe kages, a Paper, B¢ 6 for ilet rolls c each, Toilet P Waldorf package, Waldorf 5¢ or 10e Paper, 6 for 2ic Paper, large packages, 10c each, 3 for 25c. 85c—A. P. W:. Toilet Paper, rolls, ten thousand sheets with nickel fixture, value $1.00 85c—A. P. W. Toilet Paper, pack- , nine thousand sheets, value MISCELLANEOUS 4c—S8ponges, value 5c 8c—Sponges, value 10c. 4c—Machine Oil, value 5c 1-4 1b. package Borax, value Ib. package Borax, value 11e—1 5 Camphor Gum, lash Hand Ib. package Borax, value value Te. Cleaner, value 7c—"“Mr.” Magic value 10c. 8c—4 0z Medicated Cotton, value 10c. 16c—38 oz, 20c. 29¢—16 oz. Medicated Cotton, valus Hand Cleaner, Medicated Cotton, value 39¢. 10c—E. Z. Dye, value 16c. 19¢c—Eversweet, value 25c. 18c—Mum, value 25c. a cold water dve, 79c—Hot Water Bottles, guaran- teed, value $1.00, 98¢c—Hot Water Bottles, guuran- teed, vaiue $1.20. $1.19—Hot Water Bottles, guaran- teed, value $1.50 $2.89—Hot Water tles, guaranteed for $3.50. THE PORTEQUS & MITCHELL CO. Aluminum Bot- 10 years, A