Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 23, 1917, Page 5

Wouldn't you like to taste the hot bread that Cottolene makes? Wouldn't you like to see how quickly and deliciously wholesome Cottolene does all kinds of frying? ‘Wouldn't you like to taste de- licious cakes and cookies mads without butter—with Cottolene? ‘We believe you would. So we have printed a Special Cook Book containing 239 recipes by famous cooks. We shall be glad to mail you this Cook Book free. 1f you prefer to use some of your own recipes be sure to use one-third less Cottolene than you use of other shore: Cottolene ;. richer and goes fasther. But this unesual Cook Book is well woith eiting for. Write The N. K. Fairbank Company, 111 West Washington Street, C Cotiolene “Makes Good Cooking Better iy cago. T SPECIAL MEETING Members of the Holy Name Soclety of St. Patrick's Church are requested this (Wednesday) evening at § at the home of our late brother, Ring, 49 Broad street J. P. CORCOR: Secretary. ANNOUNCEMENT ng the week of May Zlat we are chowing in addition to our other nov- eities an extensive and varied line of ITALIAN LINENS which would make appropriate gifts for weddings and other occasions. All are cordially In- d to inspect same. Butts’ Art and Gift Shop 60 and 64 Broadway GET BUSY during these days of sunshine with a KODAK Add to your collection of pictures while the sun shines. If you do not own a Camera call at CRANSTON’S and learn about the different styles and sizes. Let us ex- plain about the Kodak Bank. Horton’s New York Ice Cream ON SALE AT DUNN'S PHARMACY 50 MAIN STREET 7 A CLEANERS and DYERS WE CLEAR ABSOLUTELY GIVE US A TRIAL Phone 743-2 150 MAIN STREET Postal Telegraph Office (Fres Auto Delivery) Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER ARl String !nstruments repaired Vielins sold on easy terms For appointments address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Ner« wich, Conn. JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOKBINDER Blank Books Made and Ruled to Order 108 BROADWAY VARIOUS MATTERS t vehicle lamps at 7.36 this evening. Rube dance at Elks' club Friday evening, May 26.—adv. Some of the best of the strawber- ries in markets yesterday came from Arkansas. Tu ’s chilly rain had all the earmarks of the annual cherry blos- som storm. It looks now as though there would be an abundance of lilacs for Memorial day decorating. Most of the churches are planing for _special recognition of Sunday next as Memorial Sunday. The home gardeners who had plant- ed seed Saturday and Monday wel- comed. Tuesday’s rain. l The Holy Name society of St. Pat- rick’s parish has requested a month’s mind mass for John Crawford, Friday. The pulpit at the Central Baptist church will be occupied next Sunday by Rev. John Freeman Mills, Ph. D., of Davenpert, la. Vases filled and flowers furnished for Decoration day. Maplewood Nurs- ery Co. Tel. 986.—adv. New men are being taken on by the Shore Line company for trolleymen for the summer, and are being taught the Dusiness of running cars. Gilhert T. Utley, 70. died at Memo- rial hokpital, New London, Monday morning. He is survived by his wife. ‘He had been {1l for a long time. Connecticutss army recruiting list does not grow very fast, the total anncunced Tuesday being but 586, three having enlisted the previous day. Dance at Elks' club Friday evening. Admission, gentieman and ladies, $.50. Zaav One of the largest forest fires in that section started Saturday In Qua- kertown and burfed over several hun- dred acres of wood and brush land. Tuesday evening District Superin- tendent G. G. Scrivener, of Norwich, held the first quarterly conference at the Methodist church at Bridgeton, R. The summer meeting of the Elks' Past Exalted Rulers’ association will be held at Morris Cove, Sunday, June 3rd. J. Q. Lucy Is president of the as- seclation. Several Fastern Connecticut women are planning to attend the annual meeting of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs in_ Bridgeport, Thurs- Frida day, v anda Saturday. Bdward H. Tibbitts, who has been the eficient and impartial Norwich correspondent of the Dramatic Mirror for over 20 yeers, has resigned as he is mow in business in Boston. Mrs. Louise R. Monroe of No. 43 Federal street, New London, wife of Charles H. Monroe, died Mondasg at the Norwich State Hospital, where she had becn under treatment for a short time. Not in many vears has spring come along with such a surplus of hay. In some places in Connecticut good hay is as low as $12 pe rton; generally at this time of the year it retails at $25 to $30 per ton. At the summer home of TFormer Congressman E. W. Higgins, at Mass- apeag, the 700 peach trees of half a dozen varieties are in full bloom, indi- cating a crop of over a thousand baskets, at least. Fdward F. Regan, the new super- intendent for the division of the New Haven road, succeedinz C. H. Motsett, arrived at New London from Willi- mantic Mondav and took charge of his office at the Union station. Latest club, by tra—adv. dancing numbers at Elks’ Swahn's augmented orches- At Naugatuck, Monday, Thomas Glynn was brought into the police court in answer to a charge of be- ing an inebriate and was sentenced to the State Farm for Inebriates at Norwich for a period of six months. The Norwich Private Day school re- cently displayed the Stars and Stripes from the Norwich clubhouse. In a spirit of patriotism each membsr of the school from the youngest to the oldest worked for a week to earn money for the flag. A suburban customer who bought a big Dill of goods in Norwich yester- day advanced as a_sound argument for buying now the fact that when the draft has taken skilled workers from the mills and factories, the quality of goods is bound to be inferior. The Rockville Natlonal bank s meeting with success in assisting the government in offering its services to subseribers for the proposed Liber- tv Loan. The applications by and through this bank have already passed the hundred thousand dollar mark. At Noank the banking system car- ried on among the children of the scheol is meeting with success and is teaching the little ones to save. At the Main Street school Miss Eloise | Ross, the principal, received $33.40 as last week's contribution from the dif- ferent grades. Invitations have been recefved in Norwich to a Conference of the Na- ture Clubs of Connecticut, to be held under the auspices of the National As- sociation of Audubon societies and the Connecticut State Audubon _society, Saturday, May 26, at Birdcraft Sanct- uary, Fairfield. A letter from Dr. T. H. Erdman of the Norwich State Hospital was read at New London Monday, expressing willingness to co-operate with the As- sociated Charities in arranging for mental clinics, that work for those mentally deficient may be more satis- factorily accomplished. ST. ANNE’S SOCIETY Members Accept Invitation to Attend Social Next Monah. The regular monthly meeting of St. Anne's T. A. B. soclety was held in their rooms on Broadway, Tuesday evening with the president, Miss Mary Swanton, in the chair. Two new mem- bers were admitted besides the trans- action of the regular business. The soclety is making arrangements to cycle that he sew for the Red Cross. An invitation was read and accepted from St. Mary's soclety to attend a social on June 1 at which time all societies in the coun- ty will be represented. There 'was a good attendance at the meeting and following the business session music was enjoyed. Fell From Bicycle. i Hu-&ld H‘:{l oi:!o%erlt avenue, broke is left wrist when he fell from a bi- was ridins. of Park street is in Boston for a days. John Fleming and David Lyons mo- tored to Meriden Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zimmerman have been visiting in New York. Former U. S. Consul E. S. Day is il at his home on Norwich avenue, Colchester. s _Annie Doyle of Danielson spent the weel end with Miss Evelyn Oatley of this city. Mrs, Nellle Beckwith of Waterford is in Niantic caring for Mrs. Susan D. Luce, formerly of Norwich. Miss Leila Noyes has returned to her home, in Stonington, after a stay of several weeks with friends in Am- ston. Edward Shanley, who_was ill for a week in his home on Hedge avenue has recovered and has returned to his work in Plainfleld. Alvin C. Bentley, who is now living in a cottage at Savin Rock, was in Norwich recently on business and saw ae & a MOHEGAN TRAIL COMMITTEE MEETS Consider Programme for Big Opnng on June Twenty- second—Exercises to be Held at Mohegan Hill—Selec- , MAY 23. 1917 man- e At a meeting of the Mohegan Trail committee representing the chambers of \commerce in Eastern Comnecticut nd Webster, Ma: house on Tuesday evening preliminary plans were considered for the opening of the trail on June 22nd. the meeting were the following: in the Wauregan Present at Norwich—Rev. Joseph - H. Selden, chairman_of the execcutive committee, Herbert R. Branche, secretary of the committee, William A, Aiken. W. S. Allis and General New London—Prof. W. ‘A. Towns, John J. Lawless, Joseph T. Crutten- den. gvett City—L. M. Carpenter and L. many of his friends. G. Buckingham, = Webster—H. Bayers, Alfred T. Hust- After six weeks at Backus hospial | jer, Benjamin A. Wakefleld and Jesse Mrs. Richard Hiscox has returned t0| Prescott, her home on CIiff street and is steadily regaining her health. Superintendent of Grounds R. B. S. Washburn of Norwich ~ and Mrs. Washburn are at his cottage -at Pine Grove, Niantic, for the season of 1917. | j, Tex FUNERALS. Francis Wayland Pratt. The funeral of TFrancis Wayland | DI Pratt, a division superintendent for the state highway department, was held at the Baptist church in Willing- ton at 130 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and was attended by many associates from the highway commissioner’s de- partment and other friends. Rev. Charles Parker, the rector, conducted the services, and was assisted by 3 former pastor, Rev. E. W. Darrow, of West Hartford. Rev. and Mrs. Darrow sang Beau- tiful Isle of Somewhere and with Mrs. Robert Jones they sang The Chris- tian's Good Night. The bearers were W. H. Hall, W. H. Brackett, James Service, V. H. Marsh, George P. Bugbee and Jjohn Hemmler. Among those in attendance were State Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett, Superintendent of Repairs Ulrich, of Hartford, Chief Clerk Clin- ton G. Nichols, Division Foremen Campbell, Weldon and Hammond, of Hartford, Division Superintendents Davenport, Cook and O'Brien. Burial was in_Willington cemetery. Wir. Pratt was born in Providence, R, I, in 1856, the son of Joseph and Tiiza Johnson Pratt, his father beinz chief of police In Providence. He moved to Willinstoy in 1583 and for a time conducted a farm there. For the past four years he has been a di- vision superintendent For the state highway department. He was a deacon of the Willington Baptist church. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Robert and Harold and two daugh- ters. Miss Alice Pratt and Mrs. Frank Joslin. He was a_member of the state lezislature in 1905, serving with abil- ity on the excise commttee. John C. McDonnell. The funeral of John C. McDonnell took place from his late home in Ver- sailles Monday morning. Servicés were in St. Joseph's church where a requiem high mass was said. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary McDonnell and two sisters, and a brother, Mary, Margaret and ~ Joseph McDonneil. Many beautiful fioral forms rested on the casket. o fro or w is er D ) al in m al er ti T OBITUARY. Franklin Sisson. Sisson, one of the oldest New London residents, died at his Monday in his 86th vear. ar. was born in New London. His resulted from pneumonia. M was taken sick about two ago with a heavy cold and an attack of grip. Pneumonia set in, and his conditions has been critical for several days. Mr. Sisson is survived by a wife. She was taken sick at the was, and has since been th Franklin Sisson death Sisson weeks cu h Ri couple h: been married for over sixty ye: celebrating their sixtietli anniversary on the 6th of last October. Mr. Sisson was well known in this,| city. Will Give Blasting Demonstration. AL, S. Van Evera will give a demon- | stratton of stump blasting, boulder blasting. subsoil blasting, tree plant- ing and ditch digging at the Maple. wood Nursery mext to _Maplewood cemetery, Saturday, May 26th, at 2 p. m. Moré farmers each vear are rec- Ognizing blasting as the qulckest and cheapest method of doing much of their farm work. Trees in blasted ground live better, grow faster and bear sooner and heavier than trees w me fot in tor be mustered out of the ton_headquarte, four remaining in to 5th ments. called to and put under training at once at their divisional cantonments. fingwell in honor of his George ments consis coffee and ice cream. up at a Jate hour after having spent an enjoyable evening. day evening in cal t sether and have offered their services confer with It was voted to confirm the recom- mendation of the local committee that Mohegan Hill be the place for opening exercises on the opening day, June 22nd. the It was also voted to have programme of speaking and the se. ction of the speakers was left to the chairman of the executive committee, Rev. Joseph H. Selden, with power, Special programmes will be arranged in souvenir form. Mr. Lawless wa appointed_a committee of one to in te the Red Men in this vicinity to attend in their war paint, Boy Scouts will be on hand to answer Indian his. torical questions. It is possible thai invitations to the different mayors and other_officials in Eastern Connecticut and Webster will be relayed by Boy Scouts starting at Norwich as a cen- ter. Prof. Towne of New London was chosen treasurer of the committee. The following finance committee was appointed: Jesse Prescott of Webster, Alton E. Miner of New London, W. S. Allis of Norwich, and Dr. Jennings of Tewett City. There was an exhibition at the com- mittee meeting of one of the historical signs which are to be deonated to the committee for use alons the Mohe- gan Trail. This sign was pledged by the Shore Line Electric Company. The sign is of wooden construction and stands several feet in height. The background is of yellow and the let- tering is in red and black. This par- ticplar sign_will designate the spot where the Narragansetts were defeat- ed by the Mohegans in 1643. RAFT STATE GUARD INTO FEDERAL SERVICE. rders Received to Recruit to War Strength Immediately. According to a bulletin sent out om _the Boston headquarters, north- eastern department, ail_coast artillery guard rganizations of the National service ill be drafted into federal Tarbox of the Fifth about July 15. Captain W. G. company and Captain Willlam R. Den- on of the Third company. local coast artillery companies, have received or- ders from the secretary of war to re- -uit to war strength immediately. uring the past two weeks there has been a lull in enlistments, and as the arried men in both companies will rvice, there a big demand for recruits. The policy In reference to increasing the regular army, arafting the Nation- zuard iato the federal service, and drafting five hundred thousand men for the national army is briefly outlined the bulletin sent out from the Bos- which follows: will be increased ments and raised during _the The regular arm ximum etrengih onths of May and Jjune. About Juiy one-third of the National guard ready in service wiil be drafted into . federal service, July 25th the second one-third of the rational guard will be drafted into the federa! service, and the remaining one-third will be draft- ed into federal service about Aug. 5th. Beginning about Aug. 1st, the guard organizations will be sent to di- visional training campe in the south- Yational 'n, southeastern and western depart- All coast artillery organiza- of the National guard will be ons drafted into federal eervice about July 15th. now cruited to maximum streagth at once. All units of the National guard in the federal service will be re- he war department will call upon zovernors of the various states to re- ruit to maximum strength at once all units of the National guard now in federal equipment strength will practicable. service. The needed and clothing for full be issued as quickly as The first five hundred housand of the national army will be the colors about Sept. 1st, arms, His 21st Birthday. 50 friends of Frederick Lef- | fingwell gathered at his home in Lef- About 21st birthday. decorated he house was attractively with potted plants and cut flowers. The evening was pleasantly spent in games and music and several solos were ren- dered by OMiss Nola Lefingwe:l. The ost was assisted Dby Mrs. William isley, Mrs. S. W. Leflingwell and Mrs. Sheldon 'in serving refresh- ing of sandwiches, cake, The party broke Doctors Subscribe to Liberty Loan. At the annual banquet of the Nor- ich Medical Association held Mon- the Buckingham Me- orial, the doctors voted to subscribe r the Liberty bond. A group of lo- ained nurses have banded to- case of any emergeney. The doc- rs have appointed a committes to the nurses. Bruckner-Landman Engagement. Mrs. Bertha Landman of Oneida, N. set in spade-dug holes. Tn most of |Y., announces the ensasement of her the big orchards sections of the coun- [daughter, Miss Lena E. Landman to try planters will not set out a tree the | Herman A. Bruckner of this city. Mi old way any more. All crops do bet- ter on blasted ground than on unblast- ed ground. Blasting mixes and stirs wl up the soil breaking it deeper and more thoroughly than ploughing. Young Man ENLIST NOW The commanding officers of the local companies Coast Artillery have received orders from Secretary of War to recruit to war BER OF MEN MUST BE SECURED. Apply afternoons and even- Landman is well known in this city here she has a host of friends. BOYS ON ROAD TO CAMP DEWEY Over a Hundred Cadets Coming Here From Texas. The first spring session of the U. S. Junior Naval Reserve Training scho at Camp John Paul Jones at Corpus Christi, Texas, havins closed, 110 ca- dets, headed by Major Willis J. Physi- oc, have left there on a special train for the summer camp at Camp Dew at Kitemaug. The first stage of the long journey will be to Houston, Tex- as, where the cadets will be the guests of the Commercial club of that city on May 23 and will participate in a Home Guard parade held there on the same day. Leaving over the Guif Coast lines, the cadets will depart tonizht for New Orleans, where they will spenff May 24 and 25th, and will be entertained that city by several patriotic organi- zations and will be reviewed by the city officials. The 26th of May will be spent on the road to Atlanta, (fa., and the cadets will be enteftained in that 27. Leaving on the nizht . the hoys arrive in Washington the following day and on the 28th and the 29th the lads will see the sights of the capital. Their visit in Washington will include a trip to Mount Vernon and other interesting points. The cadets will leave Wash- ington on the night of the 29th and wiil arrive in Jerser City at 6 a. m., the morning of the 30th, in time to participate in the Memorial day pa- rade. The Corpus Christi cadets will be escorted in the parade by 1,000 oth- era Junior Reserve cadeis from the New York city training stations. After the parade the cadets will he marched jto the United States training ship Granite State, where they will be the guests of the New York naval militia. The following day the cadets from Corpus Christi will leave on the New London boat for New Peadon. Ar ing there they will hoard the Camp Dewey launches and be taken to the summer camp. The New Yorw city cadets will come to Camp Dewey about Jume 15th. The national head- quarters of the U. S. unior Naval Re- serve im at 231 West 5Sth street, New York eity. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER Huge May Basket Presented Miss M dred Ida Parkinson. A miscellaneous shower was hel Monday evening in honor of Miss Mil dred Ida Parkinson at her home, No. 13 Huntington avenue. A huge May basket was presented Miss Parkinson. It was filled with many useful gifts, including china, linen and_slassware, The_evening was pleasantly passed with Victrola, organ sclections. Miss Maud Osborne rendered several man- Golin selections. Buffet lunch was served. The event was Miss Parkinson's in anticipation of approaching mar- riage to Charles Elmer Rogers. The arrangements for the shower were made by the Misses Josie and Mabel Rogers. Has Placed Farm Help. County Agent F. . Warner has re- ceived several applications for posi- tions on farms in the past few days and bas been able to place most of the men who have applied. He has been distributing soy bean seeds this week and will also have pea bean and vellow-eye beans for distribution. The First Bathers. The first bathing of the season 1917 was indu’ged in by Miss Anna Morse of Taftville and Miss OMildred Har- Toun of Willimantic, who took their ips Saturday, May 19, at Pine Grove, Niantie. The clock above will appear each morning in The Bulletin and will show the progress made dally in the $150,- 000 by the | show just where the campaign stands each day. 7 3 amount apportioned far each dav and the total that should be reached each day. A glance at the pointer will COAST GUARD SCHOOL . NOW HAS 250 MEN. Cutter Will Sgen Arrive to Act as Training Ship. / The coast guard cutter Onondaga will arrive in New/Londen harbor in a few days to act as a treining ship for the 250 recruits who are under special training at the coast guard academy at Fort Trumbull, where the first school for enlisted men in that branch of the service has been established. Lieut. James Pine, who is attached to the cadet school, has gone to Balti- more with a detachment of men to bring the cutter to New London. Upo: its arrival here it will be turned over to Capt. F. C. Billard, commandant of the school, who will use his own com- plement of meu and officers to man the ship during its etay in New London. Using this harbor as headquarters, the Onon will make short cruises into the sound, taking detachments of the recruite under training to to i them practical service in order that they may put into execution the in- struction they receive at the training school. Of the 250 men already assembled at the school, many are coilege graGuates or undergraduates, and all are deve oping rapidly under the earefully nned intensive program of instruc- tion under which they are heing pre- pared for active duty. The coast gugrd rvice has never before maintained a training school for its sailors, although it has always reeicved its officers fram the cadet school, now at Fort Trumbf, formerly at Bajtimore, Md. The pres- ent sehool was established eral weeks ago in order that the cutters may be more efficlently managed if manned by a trained force of sailors rather than squads of undrilied re- eru LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE. Local Members Held Their Orgaiz: tion Meeting on Monday. The Liberty Loan committee of Nor- wich, formed upon the suggestion and t of the Federal Reserve bank to attend the distribution Inited States government 3 1-2 per cent. loan bonds among the people in this_vicinity, held its first meeting at the Thames National bank on Mon- day with the followi#g as members present: Charles L. Hubbgrd, pres dent of the Thames Nationai banlk Costello Lippltt, president of the Mer- chants bank: Willlam H. Allen. presi- dent of the Uncas National hank: John C. Averill, president of ‘the Chelsea Savings bank: Francis J. Leavens, president of the Dime Savings ban! Nathan A. Gibbs, assistant cashier of on § {|xathering on the numbe; the Thames National bank: Charles R Butts, agsistant treasurer of the Nor. wich ‘Savings soclety and Charles C. Elwell, Jr., from the W. A. Read and Co., of New York and Moston. The committee organizea and elected Charles L. Hubbard. chairman, and Nathan A. Gibbs secretary. The fol- iowing were appointed on the publici- ty committee: Charles R. Butts, Na- than A. Gibbs and Charles C. Fiwell. The Norwich Savings Socfety has so far subscribed $100,000: the ~Chelsea Savings bank, $50000; and the Savings bank, §25,0 FOOD GARDEN PRIMERS. May be Secured From National Emer. gency Food Commission. - Dime The Bulletin on Tuesday reddived from the National Emergency Food Garden Cpmmission ~several posters done in four colors and announcing that food garden primers, canning primers and other garden planting data may be had by writing to the National Emergency Food Garden Commission at 210 Maryland Bullding, Washington, €. This work of co-operating between The Bulletin and the commission is a part of the nation-wide campaign that bas been conducted this spring to en- courage the planting of food gardens. The Bulletin has been printing the food garden lessons as first aid to gardeners and now the canning les- sons will soon come along as part of the campalgn to help readers of this paper. The National Commission is also of gardens that have been planted and the num- ber of people so engaged which when completed will be the first authentic information the people of the country will have on what 1s being dome. B NATURAL CLUB Members Passed Afterncon Sewing for the Red Cro: Mrs. Charles Dowsett of Laurel Hill avenue entertained the B Natural club Tuesday afternoon at her home on Laurel Hill avenye. A short business meeting was held, Miss Marguerite Wulf presiding. Again the club spent the afternoon AUTO DEATHS ARE TWICE 1916 RATE Forty-Two Fatal Aeccidents Occurred During Past Four Months. B During the first the present year, 42 fata]l automobile accidents oceurred in is state. In the same period for 1916 the mumber yas 20, This ls an incresse of 22 in the period from Jan. o Api 3 1o an intoresting fact that the difter- four months of ce in the number of fatall for the first four months of 181§ and those of 1815 was only ome, th number in 1815 being one le in 1916 Thore were 330 arre during the four months for violations of the automobile law, and the aum- ber of prosecutions resuiting from these arrests was a little over 200. The prosecutions were based on charges as follows: Reckiess driving, 82; driving without a licenge, 60; for carrying no lights 19: mnot stopping car when signaled to by of- ficer two; for not stopping after an accident, ' causing _injury, one; for carrying wrong markers, 12; for hav- ing ‘markers covered. one; intoxica- tion, four: for ecarrying ne numbers, seven; for passing stationary trolley, 12; for evading responsibility, for driving witl muffler open, fo ‘While the figures of the prospcu- tions show that but a eompn_r-llnly small number .for intoxication it should be stated that the great ma- Jority of the cases for other causes are traceable primarily to the use of Intoxicants. Nearly all the cases of reckless driving had their origin in the fact that the operators were some- what under the, influence of Ii- quor.: Their condition did mot al- ways warrant a charge of intoxica- tion in the courts hence they were seldom prosecuted for drunkenne: A person's action may be Influenc by his intoxicated condition, but it is quite another matter to prove to the satisfaction of a court that he was drunk. “The records of which have been held mobile secretary af which will he continued, heginning June 1, by the commissioner of motor Vohicles, show more clearly than the records of the coyri the extent of the responsibility “of in- toxicants for the automobile acci- dents i the state. The which drafted the new automoblle law pald particular _attention to this matter and made a convic- tion for drunkenness, a reason for the forfeiture of license. If there has been a rease in the number of fatilities r the first four months of the there has also been a notewor- incgease in the number of the num- of operators’ licenses issued. Dur- ing the first four months of this year the autemobile department registered 51,737 cars, or . han were registered for same of last vear. were 375 operators’ licenses lssued as against 42,023, and 3473 moter ve hiclcs registered an increase of 1,023 The receipts for the period amounted to $780,443.08, or $245,452.20 more than was recefved during the first four months of 1916 N. F. A. NOTES. hearings by the auto- state, and the committee remarkable e vear, thy automobiles registered and her the There igns as Office tant—Team Organized to Work in Interests of Y. M. C. A. Campaign. Willlam 8. Huber has resigned a office assisiant at the N. F. A. Miss Daisy Wulf is now fiiling the position. The Academy orchestra wil hold its annual_concert June Idth The N. F. A. Alumni association will hold its annual meeting in Slater higl June 18th. The baseball game scheduled for Tuesday with Westerly has been posi- poned until today. The grounds were too wet to play on Tuesda The Academy Mirror, the ¢lass book of the senfor class, has gone to press. This_afternoon the tennis team will go to Wallingford to piay the Choate school team. The Norwich team will leave the city at 10.15, making the trip by auto. In the absence of Captain Bruce F. Rogers, Manager Arlington Turner will act as captain. All the preliminary work on the sen- for essays, such as planning and re- vision, are to be completed this week. Tuesday the catalogue for the 6lst year of the Academy were distributed to the students. Tt contains the list of the students, faculty and prizes, besides the requirements and courses of_the school. Tuesday the first steps were taken for the organization of an Academy team in the Y. M. €. A. building cam- paign. About a dozen fellows met Mr. Williame at the Y. M. C. A. building and made plans for the enlistment of a larger number. The boys will begin active work Friday The attendan as rather small at invitation to the M importance of only Carriags a the Heywood & Wakaefis arria You will find thess can possibly desire in & ve yor choose to go. an important aid to any m offort to secure plenty of for her baby. prices, as $40.00. want to see the |cepted styles in Musical Current Events. dainty refreshments served hostess. The enjovable afternoon closed with by Coomwell, $36; Joseh Connors & Norwich, $91. The llabllities are and assets $5/100. the hours sewing for the Red Cross, while | i1 military drill Tuesday owing to the enjoying the well rendered programme | weaiher. The students had marching :\h‘:yfe”n‘;;na:unt?:;: 27'"\”!0"’;'- m:; drill on the campus and then retired Olive Riley: vocal solo, The Maid and | (0, the &ymnasium for ariil in the the Rose, De Koven, Mrs. George Oli- | Gregson of the local militia assisted r, ted by Miss Riley: Mrs. |, 2 v Aot o “C"r‘:'“.;’"';d Y e o Y rodar, | the regular corps of instructors. About by Carrie. JasobsoBond: violin sele. | 20 boys from the three lower classes, by Cervie Jesety-Band: . vioit " | who felt they needed extra praefice, e Madrignle. Bimonettt Moe Cron- | stayed after drill for special instrucs core Madrigule, Stmonettl, Mrs. Chas.| i) Uinder Inatructor Sidney ~Alling panist: vocal wolo, My Garden ad a And. CorporslUimme: Rose, De Koven:' Ask Me No 0 Spross, Mrs. Leonard Prentice, Have Claims Against John Mool Olive 'Riley accompanying whisthing . J. Reuter & Son, Inc., is one of solo, Humoresque, Dverak, encore, | the unsecured creditors of John Moore, Heart of Mine, Smith, Mrs, Alfred |New London, voluntary bankrupt, for Bliven, accompanied by Miss Riley; [ $138. Other unsecured creditors in- voeal solo, Dutch Dells, Marion Geer; |clude: James M, Young & Son, Nor- piano solo, In Alten Still, Scharwen- | wich, $238: Potter, Fiske, Robinson ka, Miss Marguerite Wulf; reading of | company, Hoston, $181: Brnest Gedul- dig, Norwich, $100; A. N. Plerson, Inc., Sons, $1,200, INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY The Sewing club met Monday af- ternoon with Mrs. H. F. Parker. The Trefoil club met Saturday af- ternoon with Mrs. James Justin Moore of Oneco street. Louis P. Roath, who has been spend- ing the winter in Florida, is expected home this week. Mrs. Edward Cobb of Hartford is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Powelson. | Miss Charlotte C. Gulliver, of Nor- | wich Town, was the week-end guest of Mrs. Frank W. Browning, of Kite- maug. Miss O'Donnell of Beston has b the guest for & faw days of Milss Katharine A. Kent of Washington street. Willlam Ruggles and Miss Annie Ruggles jeave town this week to spend the summer on their farm at Hard- wick, Mags The annual meeting of the Connee- ticut Society of Colonial Dames, held Tueeday at the New Haven Lawn club, was attended by Mrs. Oliver L. Williams, Johj , Mrs. Winslow T. Miss T. At the’ annual meeting following the lunch- com, Miss Gilman was re-elected reg- istrar. _About 100 members atten Won Prizes at New York Exhibition, Among those awarded prizes at the 24th annual exhibition of the New York School of Appiled Design for Women is Miss Afice Parker, 4 New London girl, who graduated from the Norwich Art’ school about twe years ago. She took two prizes, one” for a cestume sketch and the other in the life class, 350 scholarship. Elks’ Novelty Rube Dane: At a meeting of the Hilks' Boston Convention club held Sunday after- noon, the committee in charge report- er arangements completed for the nov- PRETTIEST NOVELTY GOING Made from a 10c piece to fit you. See them in our window. The Plant-Cadden Co. Plaut-Cadden Building NORWICH, CONN. 49 Cliff Streot, Labn Furniture Co.’s GRAND SHOWING OF Baby Carriages & A good Baby Carriage is = Gone when baby. A in and to ride in whersve A Heyw We have many m ranging from May we show them GET THE HABIT LAHN FURNITURE ¢ LAHN—SEARS- 74 Main St., Norwich Coming to Norwich During Eastern Connecticut Week '’ Of course you are newe best styles in Clothes, F {ings and Hats. Better still, you want the |of its kind, and you ar ing here to get it. You'll find in this latest models in Suits, th Shirts Neckwear; You'll find Hosie and Underwear that is righ New shapes in HATS, st soft or stiff. Murphy & McGarry 207 Main Street elty Rube dance whick the latter part of the orations will be in costumes that will and Swahn's orches gaged to furnish the Birthday Part A party was heid home of Miss Fat honor of her 15th guests were pre: M Miss ¥ were served guests included Miss Neifa Bar thy, Miss Hazel Ma ard, Mrs. Ritch Miss Conra number. of pre if W. C. T. U. Conference The W. C. U. » will be held tuck Congregation morning sess! afternoon at at 4 o'clock one of the na Caroline Buell and severa to be hea Gave Concert at Backus The Charitable Daughters and Sons cert at the Bac afternoon. _The 5 ranged by Miss 1 scisted of plano s Howle, piccolo solos and vocal solos dall and Miss NOTICE On account of the funera Mrs. Louis Olsen, this store will be closed from 12 o’clock | today for the balance of the afternoon. NORWICH ELECTRICAL COMPANY 42 FRANKLIN STREET CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmer; 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Bu ding Lady Assistant 'Phone 238-2 T B. 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