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the dn'puty. Grand Master Justin Holden, Grand OMNHn e Frederick W. Coleman, masters, lll;cludlnl Al e Comstock, Daniel F. Sf'é Howard Mead and Walter M. Buckingham. The deputy expressed pleasure upon the excellent work dvne by the officers. A banquet fol- 1owed the closing of the lodge. owLs Norwich Nest, No. 1396, held their regular business meeting in 'Owls' hal Tuesday evening with a good attend- [ Al ance. The ‘regular routine business matters: Were' disposed of and plans were_ digcusesd for the observance of the) fourth znniversary of the nest, whishe comee ext month. ‘LAflIES’ AU LIARV, A. O. H. Pliyision . No. - 18, Ladies’ auvillary, ‘A O.#L, held a well attended whist in: Foresters' -ball Monday" ev for the members-and thefr friends, ~About 25 tables were plaved and the prizes were awarded as folows: Ladles’ first, Mrs, Jamés Délaney, second, Mrs. James Fenton. Gentle- men’s first, Dennis McNerny; second; Patrick Coughlip. Jeremiah Shea was awarded, the .pfize at Forty-Five, as his core was theé highest for the eve- ving. This was the first of a series of whists which the auxiliary is planning to- hold this winter, and it was held under the auspices of the seven offl- cers of the auxiliary, who provided the Dprizes. . The seven _officers = follow: President, Mrs. M. L. Slinev; vice president, Miss Laura O'Nell; record- ing sectetary, Miss Catherine. Sliney: financial secretary, Miss Anna Hughes; Sasge e Sarah Kelly; mistress arros, Miss Mame Dunn; iiam. May Nolgn. The Ecorers were as follows: Miss Leira: O'Feil;Mies Anna Hughes, Miss Cathering Sifea, Miss-Anna Shea, Miss, aMme Dunp, Mrs. Charles Gay, and Miss Nellic' Gleason, Those- on _the Teception_committec were Mrs. M. L. Sliney, Mrs. Elizabeth- MecCormick, Mrs, James Moriarty. Af the next meeting, whicl is to bs held on December 7, the election df| officers to serve the coming year will take place. PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. Norwich grange, No. 172, which is making a record in the present month by holding meetings on every Wednes- day in the month, had & notable ex- perience at its meeting last Wednes. day evening in Pythian hall, when a class of 40 was put through the first angd, second degrees. But big as this clash'is, it is to bo exceeded wher the climax of the degree work is reached this month, with the third and fourth degroes. 56 candidates for these two degrees for-sire next Wednesday evening there /are to be 16 more in the first and second degreés, and on the fourth Wednesday of ‘the montl the third and foyrth will be conferred on all of these. 'Neighboring granges that have By that time there swill be sentinel, | ¢ Present also were Past|. Mr‘ W!l also s aj ciation of the way the bNKth and gisters turned out to attend the Kusk- they not only only his corn. ROYAL ARCANUM. The financial statement made by ifred T. Turner Supreme Secretary of ‘the Royal Arcanum {n the Novem- ber issue of the Royal Areanum Bul- letin shows resources of $6,790, With total known liabilities of $60 §93.33. Other figures of local . inter~ est follow: W. & O. B. Fund—Total receipts fron organization $173,230,786.59; trafsterred from Emergency Fund $1.630.385.31; total . $174,561,171.90, Total payments to benefciaties’ 3165, 029.109.6! transferred to Em Fund $5,810,000.00; total stu ::9 169.¢ u, Cash balance $523,062.22. Emergency Fund—Amaunt per last report, Gept. 30, IHLA. SEENA0L10. additions thereto $11412. total ot Oct. 35, 1814 $5,688,016.50. General Fund October 1914, Balance from last month ~$66.897.6 recefived by Supreme Secrelary $435.49: receivea by Supreme Treas- urer, Supreme Council dues §27.50; re- ceived by Supreme Treasurer, Interest on General Fund Bank balances $133.20; total on hagd and reccived 3649354 payments during October, 9 orders $21.733. balance . on hand Octover 31, 1514 3ds: 8070, Statement of W. 0. B Fimd. Oct, 81 1034 Batmace gn” hant Bt 1011 53627; recelved since on back assessments $2,55984; received since on assessment No, 457 $629,425.39; received since Interest on New Rate after 65 voars $36176; received since Interest on W, $1.257.86: - Order No.' and cancelled $2,774.10: to 112.22: paid 842 orders $173,050.00: cash talance $527062.22, Summary of Memberghip, Oct. 31, 1914—Tast report 247,612 apolications sirce received 682, reinstatenients since * recefved ~ 48: total 245 %43: Sis. & Por. withd'ls 967: deaths ")16 total 1.258: approvimate memherchip 247,090; total number Councils 1,916, N. E. 0. P. _On_Tuesday_evenirs. Thames lodre. . . E. O. P. celebrated the nniversary of the institu- tion of the lodge, and beld a rccep- tion for the Supreme and Grand Lodge officers The hall was well filled by the members and their invited guests, Members of the order from New Lon- don, Jewett ~ City, Willimantic and Norwich and Siater lodges. this city, Were present and enjoyed the fine programme prepared. The Supreme T.od-e was re: #d by Supreme Wardan New Haven: Taet David Sherwood, of Providence, R. I, returned tal $1205.- 4 . We Furnish The Best restaurants, hotels and homes with the best Wines and Liquors We carry a large —-stook of Wines, Whiskies, Cor dials, Liquors—both imported and domestic—also have several well known brands of Cham. pagnes and Sparkling Wines. Our label on = bottle ‘means cuality, flavor, rarity, delicioue- $1.00 1.00 cearessrene tesanes Only $1.75 COMBINATION No. 2 quart .Old Port Wine. .. Finch Golden Wedding Rye. . Only $1.50 COMBINATION No. 8 " 3:full quart Narragansett Club Rye. .. .. German izt 1 full Rodmrya old, bottled by-the quart o 0 by Kimmell. . .. $125 50 and the Grand Lodge; by Grand War- cen, W. G. Coxeter, of Hartford d_Secrétary John J. Minnix, New Haven; Grand Guardian, Wm. L A. Archer, of New London, and Depu- ties Mrs. Emily Kingdon, Mrs. Hen- rietta_Finch, Mrs. Carrie Vickery, of New London. At the regular meeting the Warden, Mrs. A. E. Foley, presided, and the visiting officers were presented by Deputy Emily R. Kingdon, acting as Supreme Guide. At the close of the meeting the friends of the membens were invited finely carried out: Address of weicome, Deputy Julia A Archer; plano selection, Miss. Mary Bresnahan; address, Supreme Warden | Frank E.Hill; song. Horace Corning; |remarks, Past Supreme =~ Warden David _Sheerwood; pano _selection, Brepahan; address, Grand . G. Coxeter; song, Mre. remarks, Grand Sercre- | tary, John.J. Minnix. The _several numbers were well rendered and euyuyed by all present. At the close of the programe re- | freshments were served and a social hour was spent until the visitors de- narted on the late cars, all voting ihat the past record of Thames lodge, Was surassed in the evening’s enterla.n- ment. GRAND ARMY. (The members of Sedgewick Post | No. 1 G, A. R, nave received the fol- lowing natice signed. by Commander Orrin M, Price You are hereby earnestly Invited to atiend the meeting of this post, - on Friday evening, Dec. 4, at 7.30 o'clock, to- consider, and if necessary, votc up- on the uestion: What shall be the future of the Buckingham Memcrial? In case you are unable to be present, your views in writing will be appre- clated. if recelved before that date. While there is no immWafate pros- pects of a change in the ownership of the Buckingham Memorial, in the paturs of things the property wil have to be sold eventually. At pres- ent the post has about % members but the membership i= decreasing ev- ery year through deaths and it was ed wise to get an expression of nion from the member regarding ~ Memorial's_future. “rom dues and-rental of the rooms he' post is self-sustaining. One re- ~ort had It thatean offer of §20, 009 had been made for' the, propert: prominent meifiber sid Thursdny that 50 far as he knew no such offer has heen recelved and he had not heard there was any prospect of an offer, Some of the members have expressed | themselves privately as being in favor of seliing the Memorial and erect a monument to the late Gov. W. A. Buckingham. . It is for the purpose of sounding the members and getting their opin- lon that the meeting for Dec. 4 has been' called. A large attendance expected and a full and free discus- sion of -the question. What shall the future of the Buckingham Me- ‘morial? yrvblbly will take place. obD FELLOW& Falrview lodge of Groton attained its twenty-first anniversary Fride '[‘he observance will be neld on Mon. 45 to 55 TESTIFY ZotheMerit of Lydia E.Pink. ham’s Vegetable Com- pound during Change of Life, 'ntbnak Me.— “T was ‘rough the anofufelnd v | i ® 3 ‘fula or Q(.un |, Septed -..3: cases TlKE IDVAII’FIGE OF THI\ BIG PURE" FOOO ’SKLE 'm lSAm oN | 'nns SALE OF RECORD BREAKING 'PRICES. ms&mmmnmmuu.‘wmmn NOV. 25th -—-Q. e FLOUR These Specials for Sttm-day cn.y Trial Size. of in and the following programe was | CANDIED CITRON PLUM PUDDING ?n e e VERY BEST PUMPKIN TRYPHOSA CONFECTIONERS’ SUGAR 3 bs. 21c¢ .18¢c Choice Lamb Chops - Ib. For Roasting Fine Salt Pork 2z, Sugar Whole Cured HAMS or Half Home Sansage Meat Fine Meadowbrook Creamery BU'I'TER 3 Ibs. $1. Heevy GRAPE FRUIT NATIVE SPINACH Fancy “ars GRAPES UPE BANANAS Jomem 7. oo liiai ol 208 ddy ' ‘evétiing, thé ' regular meeting .l:dhtv and a'jolly time is being :plan- ned. Falrview lodge cams into existence 21 years ago with much interest being dlsplayed in its birth, The first offi- cers were: Nob's Grand—James L. Gardner. Vice Grand—Lincoln H. Holloway. Recording Secretary—Simon Hym- son, Financial Secretary—L. D. Whipple. Treasurer—Carlos W, Allyn. The lodge has had a prosperous his- tory and there are only 30 names on the death list. At present the- greatest matter of Interest in the lodge is the starting of a buflding fumd, this being a recent decision on the part of the members. The lodge is in a good financlal stan ing and the funds for the building of a new home will be,8ecured by public entertainments of yarlous sorts. The first ons under this head will come the early part of the winter, The observance of the anniyersary will be in charge of the entertain- ment committes, composed of John T. Irving, Glen Chapman, Willism New- bury, Willls Chapman and Frank J. Davis. It has been decided to have a jum duff; this to be made by Willlam , Harris, MENTAL STUDY OF SOLDIERS Straln of War Results in Numerous Forms of Insanity, The mental anguish, depicted by the numerous details of suicide, .madness and desertion emong soldlers, tosay |nothing of mental frenzy, expressing itself in wanton murder, that have come to us from our ill-fated friends across the sea leads us to realize that that there have been made as yet no |sclentific studies of the effect of war on the minds of officers and enlisted men in the army, says the Journal of the American Medical Asociation. Fortunately for our nation there has been no opportunity to, study the ef- fect dn e large body of men, of short rations, loss of sleep, great’emotion alism, ‘exhausting exposure, exces Sive physical exertion, homesickness, ete., yet these in combination produce o sirain that might well prove fatal to the equilibrium of many a mind that in regular routine would show no wealness, To be mentally sound in such conditions is of more importance than to-pass the eyesight test or tobe typhold proot. n the light of modern psyohlartry it is rumored that more than ons great battls has been lost by & gousral whe in the early stages of doubiTess douens of men . wao, have met the fate of deserters had thefr | department. under the surgeon general very interesting inguiry the mental atatus of the army. show tm the mentally tally Mlvq tom ln I.mmmnt problem: in ermies g e tfltllw ln Ulnl Portugal a.. Hark-c !" Anu-l-. t!mnmav. advantage of the situation to become acquainted with = the methods. and terms to which the Portuguese are accustomed and comply with them a8 far as possible. The main obstacles that must be overcome are the usual ones of prices, terms and credits and the extraordinary one of —~eat fluctu- ations in exchange. The Portuguese are well disposed toward American goods and manufacturers. At pres- ent, many articles of import cannot be ‘obtained from the usual sources, and the United States is the only country that may supply the defic fency . Verdun in History, Verdun, whose resistance has been one of the few crumbs of comfort which have fallen during this war to the believers in permanent fortifiea- tions, o little more than a century azo bad acquired a different sort of cele- brity among Englishmen, It was at Verdun that English officers captured by the French during the Napoleonic wars were detained, On the whole they managed to- have a pretty good and certainly extravagant time, for though they suffered now and then from the tyranny of severe governors, their race meetings and numefous other facilities for gambling were not inter- Bean Pork Ib. 12i¢ - b -Ih. 16¢ Ib. 20c Legs of V 6 for 15¢c | ' Sweet 6 for 25¢ Florida JUICY lmONS dozen l/3Ib. BACON....... um,n,ms lb. 15¢ wwmmm;mm hmwwuhm ORANGES - 20 lor25c terea with, and the resrictions on their personal .ferty were not very severe in most cas One result of their stay makes a | curious story -today. When they lefl | Veraun in 1814 atter the first down- fal of Napoleon they left behind thew debts to - tradespeople af Verdun amounting to £140,000.. Very little of ment in after years made many un- avalling applications to the English authoritles for the payment of these| | debis. Perhaps an appropriate item In the celebration of the Allies’ ultimat victory wbuld be for the British Goy ernment to discover the legal repre- sentatives of the luckless Verdun tradespeople of 1814, and to discharge as far as -waible, these hundred-year- 010" debta—Manchester Guardian From the Consular Reports. Chinese forelgn population increased from 20,404 In 1903 to 163,827 in 1913, owl ‘gely to the influx of Japanese into Manchuria and other parts of China end of the Russians into nortl - ern Manchuria- The Japanese pop- ulation Increased 1,417 per cent. the period, the Russian 15,624 per cent and the American 110 per cent. The population of China is estimated SEE PORTO RICO Increased passenger tion in rate, enabling tourists to enjoy ml “Island of Enchantment. opportunity for seeing this lGDlyAlExpuquiseHnMnllp Pl bt -REUTER’S 140 Main Street + Potted Plants and <. LEADING FLORIST Phone 1184 Chomefilll"hwm forflleThMill’lTaHe PRICBWI‘H!INTI'EREAC"G’ML Ymm’nor&lyhvhdb%ofltw-flw our SPECIAL EXHIBITION of Seasonable Flowers, Eto, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24th-25th, 10A. M. to6P. M. Wewfllnhqwmm'mnfl-hw fts, anniversaries, etc. mnflgflxftf A2 3000006 ‘Argentina’s financial crisis that be. l"ninl’uhuhoclllommlfl' ) last two years that there were few speculative values to be injured by the world cy caused by the iwide s ‘Buropean war. She—What do you think of the girl ? He—She looks more of the period? Hke an interrogation point—Judge. Th?‘Standard_ and most popular—for eommnuulmfiufiof!tmxlcb. liver and bowels, is always BEECHAM'S PILLS Tho Largest Suls of Amy Medicine in the Wortd Seld everymbera. In bexes, 10c., 28c. WATC The Watch Prices At 32 Franklin Street, Norwich,; Conn. .Vua‘ll be “on time” and will save o”nln.dm-nmuvl-dm J. OGULNICK & CO. Established 1907 | Ferris Ham Ferris Bacon Newport Sausage mdeIhTuorCoflu HUNT’S CALIFORNIA MOHICAN MACARONI, 2 pkgs...15¢c MOHICAN MINCE MEAT, 3 pkgs 25c PURE TOMATO MOHICAN TEAS, package 9c-18c-35c FANCY SQUASH AN tooeceaneion....12¢ FINE SWEET CORN 3cans ..... PURE EXTRACTS 2 ounce bottle........16¢c —————— Royal-Cleveland BAKING POWDER, Ib 39¢ ASPARAGUS TIPS SODA-MILK-OYSTER CRACKERS 2 bs. 15¢ .18¢ 25¢ DON HOUGHTON 1AM & K nG you to take time by the forelock and come in now for your CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS for your sakes as well as ours. Last minute “rushes” in holiday photography are not conducive to the most cheerful countenances for the cameras. !HANNON BUILDING Norwich DR.R.J.COLLINS DENTIST 48 Man Street, Norwish, Conn. Phone 424-¢ TuThs THE BEAUTY SHOP ucomry gufldlns. Rooms 19-20, 'WICH, CONN, Miirdressin ing, Scalp and Sham) Facial Massage, Manicuring and Evening A?o.mm-f&d taken. Hand o lectric Massage. ‘Tel Conections HARRIETT E. BREED Firat-crass ¥a Hanger, Qlu.l’ll Jobblnx l(nllfl&ur private), reasonable. KUDLIK, 261 Central Avé. City e e e TRy, DON’T WORRY Paper or garage and Day and Night Service Kinney & Wyman _ Call 1231 Stop Talking War Buy a NEW CAKLAND , and have a safe investment. POWER, STYLE, ECONOMY CHANNING P. HUNTINGTON, Agent Tel. 783, Room 15, Shannon Bldg. MRS. G. P. STANTON 62 Shetuckot Strest. is showing 2 full line of New Millinery for Fall and Wintez UNiveRsaLism purpose w save all God i HI powertul, au loving. ke can uo s will N