Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 24, 1917, Page 7

31 Suits «$10 To Close Out Plush Coats «$18.78 Were to $32.50 S All Furs Now Just Half Price. Wonderful Values—Muffs, Scarfs and Coats erge Dresses Smart Models in fine Serge and Popln Manhaltan 121-125 MAIN STREET Final Clearance Cloth Coats «$15 Were to $35.00 $12.75 Incidents In Society Mrs. Arthur W Bunneu is mmnz friends in Utlca, N. Y. The Sewing Club met Monday af- ternoon with Miss Edith Young. Miss Cornelia Gardner of New York is visiting her cousins, the Misses Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Slaterville, R. I, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Cran- ston. Mrs. Géorge C. Ripley has returned from a visit of several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Howard E. Atterbury in New. York. John Louw Nelson of Albany was the zuest of Mrs. Charles L. Rich- ards from, Saturday _evening until Monday, leaving heére for New York city. Mrs. Thomas Harland and her guest, Mrs. T. D. Olena of Brooklyn, N. Y., who have been at the Waure- gan for the past week, left Tuesday morning for New York. “FFICER?OF SECOND DIVISION ARE SEATED. Installation Conducted by County President Terrance Hanlon. County .President Terrance Hanlon installed .the recently elected officers of Diviston No. 3, A.O. H., at a meet- ing held in Eagles’ hall Tuesday night. The officers installed are the fol- lowing: President, John 'W. Burke vice president, Franels J. Brennan: recording secretary, Mortimer Mur- phy; financlal secretary, John F. Mo- Veigh; treasurer, James Dutton s zeant at arms, Thomas Houllhan tinel, Patrick Carbary; chairman ol the board of directors, James J. Finne. Frank A. Lester of n:m:na &an. The meeting was well attended and interesting remarks were given by County President Hanlon, F. J. Mur- tha and Edward T, Burke. _A social hour and smoker. followed.ithe. busi- ness eession. ‘The officers were named a commit- tee to make arrangements for a social which will be held on March 17, and the officers were also named a com- mittee to meet members of Division No. 1 in regard to devising means to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Robert Bmmet, an Irish patriot, on March 4th. GIRLS’ CLUB WHIST. Awarding of Prizes Was Followed by a Dance Program. Members of the Norwich Girls’ club and their friends enjoyed a whist of 13 tables held Tuesday night in the Buckingham Memorial, Following the whi dancing ‘was enjoyed until 11.30 o'clock, with the dance music furnish- < by Smith’s orchestra. The prize winners were: Ladies First. Mrs. D. E. Sullivan, fancy bag second, Mrs. T. J. Coughlin, boudoir cap; thi‘rd. Miss Ruth Beetham, pack of cards; consolation, Miss, Alicia Bellow? pin_ cushion. Gentlemen— J. Downing, silk soc! sec- ond, T. A. Carey, necktie; third, Er- nest Fox, handkerchief; consolation, P. J. Coughlin, toy. The scorers were Misses Edna Rob- inson, Katherine Mullaney, Anna Ben- jamin, Pearl Robinson, Mabe: Spencer, marion Duhaime and Olga Haubt. Rifle Club Members Met. On Monday night members of the Norwich Rifie club met at the state armory and held practice relative to the prize shooting which wili be start- ed in February. Miss Esther Ferry, of Cambridge, Mass, died of injuries received Sunday in an automobile accident at the Still River station crossing, of the Boston & Maine Rallroad, in which three members of her family and a guide ‘were Idlled. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Corrects Condition That Seemed Hopeless After suffering from' ¢hronic consti- pation until she was so run down she was unable to do any k:zd of work, Miss H. A. Frees, 300 BSt., Day- a bottle of Dr. ohm, obtained !.V'rup Pepsin and :x:d !: with neh great gratifying results tha she continued the treatment and has written to Dr. Caldwell that her econ- dition i ngain normal, and that she ‘wants to recommend Emg Pepsin to everyone who suffers with constipa- ton, Caldwell’ dwell's Syrup Pepsin is on. of luay!o hvtuvo herbs its action and or dis- ate or nar- inactive case o tin- ubborn els, is absolutely safe for babe, 50 that it.is the ideal ative and should be on use when on’ cents a bottle @. <3 _gverywhere. avoid every housshold needed. fmuum} and Incffective substitutes. Dr. f‘ [Aweli's Byrup Relieves Serious Case of Chronic Constipation wure you get Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep- sin. See that a faesimile of Dr. Cald~ ‘well's signature and his portrait ap- pear on the yellow carton in which the bottle 1s packed, A trial boftle, free of charge, ean be obtained by writing to At the annual Mn‘ nf the United ‘Workers which was evening in the Sw.lhy Ichool condu ‘Workers dln'ln‘ 1916. election of officers resulted as fol President, Mrs. George D. Coit:’ vice president, Mrs. Amos A. Brown- ing; treasurer, Mis: Adelaide - L. “Butts; assistant treasurer, Miunonh. B. Meech: recording secretary. Mary H. Pndaocx a.-hf.:nt. rstnry, Mrs. Arthur corresponding secretary, M‘ru. md!.rll: W g Vice pred for three years, R. Birge, Mrs. LeRue BHv- Mfl Charles ‘Webster; for . two ant audnor, Pklllp T. Wells: adv‘lmry board, Arthur H. Brewer, Charles R. Charles W. Gale, Frank Hemp- Oliver L. Johuson, William . attorney, n untington. nominating qgn:mee cama- prised Miss Mnfi!d&» Mrs. ‘Dana Coit_and Mrs. Wallace S. Am.s The meeting was called to order shortly after 7 30 o’clock by the pres- ident, Mrs. George D. Coit. Rev. Ed- ward S. Worcester, r of ' the Broadway Congregational church. read the Scripture and then offered prayer. Mrs. Bdward J. Graham, recording secretary, read her report, which was accepted. The Treasurer’s Report. After the report of. the’ secretary Mrs. Edward J. Graham had been read the trezeurer, Miss Adelaide Butts read her report as folows: Receipts. Balance January 1 1916 - Interest Donations Board Sales Disbursements for current expenses De: 22,184.45 31, Bahnce 16 $ 49699 Leoacm received from— Mrs. Caroline E. Colburn Benson 475.62 Miss, Grace E. Car- penter 500.00 Mrs. Backus 950.00 John H. Morrison. 1,000.00 John Eccles 50,000.00 $52,925.62 Funds restricted to income only 300,191.73 Funds unresrict 40,810.35 341,102.08 Securities ...... $341,102.08 During the year the site for the new Sheltering Arms and the Carpenter real estate adjoining the Rock Nook Children’s Home have been purchased. Continued confidence in The United ‘Workers is shown by legacies received large and small, as well as by contri- butions from those who continue to manifest their interest by generous gifts. No. general appeal was made during the past year but a larger amount was received through district MTM*NMT.M% kmw sities visitation. We trust that there will be no falling off in the future especfally in the number of contributors. On the recommendation of the Ad- visory Board. and by vote of the ex- utive committee, the securities have been combined and each department allowed an income of a definite per cent of the amount of its funds. This change has been made for the better protection of the funds, leaving any depreciation or loss in investments to be met by the general fund. It in no way limits the work of any department as each will have the same privilege as heretofore of drawing from the gen- eral fund. From the beginning of th. tion legacies have been rec of which were restricted to income only. These restricted legacies estab- lished funds which are carried perm- anently on our books. Other bequests were left with no restrictions, and have been used from time to time as necessity required. It seems only just to the United Worker and to these donors that their names also be placed permantly on record. With a larger income we hope this may be accom- plished and all these bequests grad- ually restored. The Visiting Nurse. The_report of the Visiting Nurse Miss Elizabeth Culver in part was as follows: The fact that visiting nursing ls no new_feature in the work of the Uni- ted Workers, that for thirty years and over, such endeavor has been carried on, with a varled history of nurses coming anl nurses going, with never a record of the final termination of the work:—and in view of that other sig- nificant fact, that the first visiting nurse in Norwich was no less a per- son than Miss Lavinia Dock, who has brought great honor to the nursing profession; in the face of all of this history, serving as a background to the aew Public Health Nursing Depart- ment,—we feel that we must ever hold before us such a vision of the future, with all its wonderful possibilities for usefulness, as shall never put to shame the labors of those early. days. Of the 133 patients rared-for in the eleven months, 60 were medical cases, 33 tubercular, 29 obstetrical, 7 surgical and 4 prenatal. These have come un- der our care eight directly through the physicians in whose charge they were, or through the attention of -interested friends or public-spirited citizens. ‘We would speak with appreciation of the physicians in the city who have helped, to a ‘Memorial . Hospitat, not reaching all the homes where in-. structive and bed-side nursing are ne During the first few months of our investigation made where conditions were umfl which later led to nursing care homes. Now there is lit- tle_timie to do such work, for the calls Trom the physicians who appreciate the need for a nurse in the home, are sufficient to fill the time. If we are satisfied to be passive in our work, and respond only to such calls as may come to us from time to time, we can let one nurse do the work for an indefinite time. But if our desire is to go forward and fill a larger place in the community, another nurse is absolutely necessary before progress, in any appreciable degree, can be made. The Teports of the various commit- tees were read by Mrs. Graham. _The report of the house committee, Ellen M. K. Bishop, chairman, showed the property in excellent condition. The City Mission report follows: The City Mission committee has had fmiich the same work to do as in for- ‘mer years, relieving the poor and needy families within reach and giv ing temporary aid to many self specting members of the community. The usual Thanksgiving and Christ- mas baskets of food and other neces- and sometimes luxuries w. distyibuted and the Fresh Air Fund provided an outing and breathing spell for many mothers and children. In the death of Mrs. Andrew J. Hettrick, the committee felt a great loss. Her active and loving interest in all their work and her knowledge and understanding of those for whom the committee worked was always a stimulus and_cheer to them and to all those whom her life toucher. The re. port is signed by Edith W. Haviland, secretary. The City Missionary. The report of City Missionary C. Northrup for 191G, follows in part: The work of Mission (or social service) dcpartment of the United Workers varies but little from vear to year. It has to report yearly, approximately, the same number of families assisted with material and other help, in_their own homes. About one-quarter of these are new famities, the same number dropping out yearly. Emphasis is placed again upon two persistent phases of the work. The the nationality of the ted. The other anony- f s frequently asked whv <re American families, and > much for “foreigners.” in, pubiicly, (what we ary ¢ he Tto Inferlocutors), that the American families still lead, by a good distance, those of any other race or nationality, both in the re- ceiving of food and fuel, and of sec- ond-hand clothing. Of the 85 families aided, in 1916, with food and fuel, 30 are American, 18 Negro, 14 Irish, 12 Polish, 3 French, 3 German, 2 Italian 2 Hebrew, 1 Swed- ish. : The drink question. while apparent- enough in society and the courts, does not figure largely in the Mission fi- nances. But all the 10 families whom we held from $1 to $36 worth a ve: are 'great sufferers from this cause. All of them have young and growiu children. The husbands of all are alive, and otherwise well, and can make good pay. Our own slight as- sistance is given infrequently ‘and at critical stages in the family fortunes, but we have failed to secure the me: sobriety, and the habit, plus the ac- cessible saloon. has thus far won out. These families specially connected with the Mission are only samples «f hundreds in the communitv. whose earnings are worse than wasted 1 strong drink, many of whom figure in the courts anfl in the outside poor ac- count of the town, but most of whom mprobably. in high life as well as in low life. suffer in silence and despaic. waiting for awakened consciences, and improved environments, and the end of the legalized saloon. Public Health Nursing. The public health nursing commit- tee's report showed that department organibed about a year ago under a new system has shown most gratify- ing results. Other reports read by Mrs. Graham were from the cmployment bureau, Mary G. Webster secretary, = alms- house visitation committee, Mary Porteous, chairman, district tion committee, Alexandrine N. bull, chairman. and Sheltering Arms committee, Alice M. Baird secretary: club work committee, Annie Rrewer Austin, secretary; Adam Reid Worthy Poor Fund, Martha Brewer Norton chairman, and the Rock Nook Chil dren’s Home, Louise G. Lane, secre- Building Committee Report. The report of building committee of The Sheltering Arms for the year 1916 is_as follows: In January, 1916, the United Work- ers purchased a plot of ground on the northeast corner of Rockwell street and McKinley avenue as a sit for the proposed new Sheltering Arms building. In the same month the ex ecutive co; appointed a_com- mittee of nine persons to plan for the new building. The committee has held many mect- ings, frequently consulting with the advisory board. Several members have visited similar homes in different cities gathering information regard- ing the best kind of a building for such s home June, after conferring with ar- chitects ot Norwich, New Haven, Providence and Boston, the commit- tee voted to engage The Kendall, Tay- whose superintendent and- superyisor | C. done much by - their of nurses, have Public Health Nursing service; of the Alum- nae Association of the Hospital Train- ing School for Nurses, which. has given the nurse a friendly welcome and manifested . its interest by gi' her an opportunity to work in one of its meetings. In this connection we would men- tion the helpful and friendl; between the Dr., W. B. Caldwell, ¢§5 Washington llfl.lih Bt, Monticello, IMlinels, tions ‘were more favorable. mm‘mdtor:h-rser-nd safer building is more and more an- parent: to those familiar with the mmthvmudwemnotunu to_give up our hope of hav- in the not far distant future, a buflding. whfl.'e“dallyedtflm.“de. int to greater de you want to keep your hair in careful what Mmfliflofl; be ‘wash it with. the -e-.lp. mku the hair brittle, and very harmful. Just plain muisified eoeoumt oil (which is pure and en- greaseless), is much better than me most expensive soap or anything else you can use for shampooing, as this can’t possibly injure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with ‘water and rub it in. One or two tea- spoonfuls will make an abundance of rich, y lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp thoroughly. The lathe: rinses out easily, and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex- cessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly,-and it leaves it fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to man- age You can get mulsified cocoanut ofl at most any drug store. It is very cheap, and a few ounces is enough to last eve in the family for month: = — piano. The benediction was nounced by Rev. Mr. Worcester. sorbe collection” taken amounted to pro- MORE NON-PARTISANSHIP Mayor of New London Would Appoint the Board of Assessors. Tuesday there was presented to the state legislature an act amending the charter of the city of New London, whica_specifies that the mayor of the city of New London, during the month of July, 1917, shall appoint three com- petent persons to be assessors of said city, one for the term of one year from Aug. 1, 1917, one for the term of two years from August 1, 1917, and during the month of July, 1915, and annually thereafter during the month of July the mayor of said ciiy shall appoint one competent person io be an asses- sor of said city for the term of three years. All appointments made as provided herein shall be from among the elec- tors of said city and shall be non par- tisan. ‘Whenever, for any cause, there shall occur any Vacancy in the office of sessor of said city, said mayor y appoint an assessor to fill such va. cancy. The mavor of said city shall have power, for due cause, to remove frown office any assessor of said city. The term of office of each of the present assessors of said city shall ex- pire Augzust 1, 1917, and hereafter no assessor shall be elected at the annual meeting of said city for the election of officers. Another act presented is one con- cerning amendments to the charter of the city of New London providing for the election of school visitors. It is II, section 9, is hereby amended by striking out the words “and three school visitors” and sub- stituting therefor the following “two school visitors not members of the same political party,” so that this sec- tion as amended will read: Sec. 9. At each annual meeting for the election of officers there shall be elected one water and sewer commis sioner, one sheriff, one assessor, on: member of the board of relief, two constables, one commissioner of the town deposit fund, and two school vis- itors not members of the, same politi- cal party for the term of three years and until their successors are chosen and qualified, and there shall also be chosen by a plurality vote in each ward from among the electors entitled to vote therein, one alderman for the term of three years, and until his successor is chosen and qualified. At such annual meetings in each of the vears when the regular terms of office of the incumbents shall expire, re- spectfully, ‘and at such meetings in every third vear thereafter, there shall be chosen a mayor, clerk, treasurer, treasurer of the school fund, and treasurer of the town deposit fund, each for the term of three years and until his successor is chosen and qual- ified. At the annual meeting to be held October 2, 1905, and every third year thereafter, there shall be elected a clerk to the board of assessors for the term of three years and until his successor is chosen and aualified. Article XI is hereby amended by in- serting before Section 48, the follow- ing: The court of common council of saiG city shall annually, in the month of October, appoint one of its members to be a school visitor to serve for the ensuing year and until his successor is chosen and duly qualified. Miss Ruth Law, the aviator, who re- cently made a record nonstop flight across the country, has refused an offer of $35,000 a year to appear on the stage. SYRUPOFFIGS FORCROSS, SICK FEVERISH CHILD IF LITTLE STOMACH IS SOUR, LIVER TORPID OR BOWELS CLOGGED. Mothers can rest easy after giving alifornia Syrup of Figs,” because in a few hours all the clogged-up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, and they become tightly packed, liver gets slug- gish and stomach disordered. When cross, feverish, restless, see it tongue is coated, then give this delic- ious “fruit laxative.” Children love it, and it can not cause injury. No ference what ails your little one—if full of cold, or a sore throat, diarrhoea, stomach-ache, bad breath, remember, a gentle “inside cleansing” should al ways be the first treatment given. Full directions for babies, chilren of all ages and grown-ups are printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,” then look carefully and see that it is made by the “California Fig Syrup Com- pany.” We make no smaller size. Hand back with contempt any other fig syrup. to 44—these sold regularly Dress Hats at 98¢ Women's Dress Hats, stock that sold up to $ to 98¢ At §3% Children’s Hats at $1.98 Children’s Dress Hats, our . entire stock that sold up to $3.98, reduced to $1.98 our entire .98, reduced PREINVENTORY OFFERING OF WOMEN'S COATS This Is Imporiant Exactly 27 Women’s and Misses’ Coats, this season’s newest styles — Coats that sold at $17.50—all reduced for final clearance to. .. Exactly 25 Women’s and Misses’ Coats, all stylish models—Coats that sold at $25.00 to $29.00 reduced now to...... A VERY SPECIAL OFFERING OF PLUSH COATS Exactly 22 Women’s Plush Coats, made of excellent quality “Salts Sealette’” Plush, re- nowned for its brilliancy and luster, sizes 16 $35.00—reduced NOW t0..evveueunuan. .. SUITS AT FINAL CLEARANCE PRICE Exactly 27 Women’s and Misses’ Fall Suits in stock and marked for final clearance. 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