Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 31, 1917, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDAY, DECEMEER 1, 1977 QUALITY SHOE SHOP CHARBONNEAU & ANDREWS, 158 M, St. Norwich, Ct. | N. 5. GILBER & SON New Store Corner Shetucket and Water Streets Opposite Laurel Hill Bridge FURNITURE - RUGS WALL PAPERS WINDOW SHADES Upholstering and Repairing AS USUAL Your alendar For 1918 IS HERE Come and see our various styles of Calendars, Diaries, Memorandum Books, Account Books, Etc. It will pay you to let us Ask to see the Yawman & Erbe Steel Filing Cabinet at $4.70. ‘ THE CRANSTON CO. [| Thursday. Norwich, Monday, Dec. 31, 1917, VARICUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 4.58 o'clock this evening. After all, the July hot wave had some advantages! Fifty printed calling cards for cents at The Bulletin Office.—adv. BEven in the sun, at noon yesterday, the mercury did not climb beyond $§ degrees. Most of the welcomes to 1918 will have more solemnity than hilarity about them. Order tickets now for Y. M. C. A. course, 3 for $1.00.—adv. 35 is_to A canteen for military men New open in the Neptune building, London, today. Sunday afternoon there were 82 vis- itors to the Otis library reading room. Mies Sadie J. Dawson was in charge. ‘When the Coggshall Brothers started milking at their Trading Cove farm Sunday morning it was 13 degrees be- low zero. Substantial, proper, fllling diet, with | sufficient fats, is necessary to keep up vitality during such intense cold weather. Tickets for Y. M. C. A. course lim- ited in number to capacity of Asso- ciation hall. Order now.—adv. Tomorrow at 7.30 a. m. there will be the customary sunrise prayer meeting at_Bioadway church, begin- ning the New Year. The Preston chapel prayer meeting ;i1 be heid this (Monday) evening in- ad of Tuesdav, and will take the i of a watch meeting. A good dance and a good time will { make you enjoy New Years live at liks' Dance. Tickets 50c a couple. —adv. Tomorrow, the Feast of the Circum- 1l be special services k's church at 5, 7 and & the last a high mass. h Jawyera have " certainly done their bit all week in aiding dratt- en tnrousn the intricacies of an- swering the questionnaire queries evening at 6.30 in the Can- cnurch the B. Y, P. U. lanning for the Future. t 1-13. Miss Ethel Adams was eader. the year out and_the im at the EIKs’ dance, New Eickets s0c a couple at Watch ible snow fence, guard against has been The port nine drifts ing excrcises at St. Watertury, last week ere presented by Rev. ector of the Sacred ‘merly of Norwich. At the grad Mary's hosy ’ Heart, church, for Althongh the adjuster hes inspected the burncd farm barn at the tubercu- losis sanatorium, Dr. Hugh Campbell, the superi nident. hac not yet re- { ceived the $2,500 insurance on the &irueture. o e Shippers were gratified Friday when they received notice from the freizht offices of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rairoad that the embargo on snipments to New York city had heen lifted. District Superintendent Rev. George . Scrivener of Norwich held the fourth quarterly conference at the Methodist church in West Thompson ay ovening. Tonizht he will be "ainam. in A meeting of state supervising agents of_schools is to be held at the capitol, Hartford, from Dec. 31 to Jan, The session subjects will relate to the supervision now covering 97 of the wns of the state. The members of the Holy Name so- cieiy, Alexander Jordan, president, re- ceived holy communion in a body at the 7.3¢ o’clock mass in St. Patrick's church Sunday. The mass was read by Rev. J. H. Broderick. Last week the Norwich Red Cross shipped its 86th and 87th boxes of surgical supplies. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Robert W. Perkins and Mrs. James Lewis Smith began. prepara- tions to send the SSth box. Miss Freda Eyers of Moosup, who has been teaching in Plainfield, is to haye charge of the primary grade in the main building, which has been taught by Miss Eda Hamann. Miss Hamann is to teach in Jewett City. The British and Candian recruiting mission has _established a recruiting station at 191 Church street, New Haven, and is making an effort to se- cure throughout the state men for various branches of the British ser- At the new isolation ward of the Norwich tuberculosis eanatorium the men's side, accommodating six pa- tients, is completed and will be util- ized the last of this week. The wom- en's side will not be ready for three weeks. The members of the 28th company at Fort Wright, who have been seleet- ed for overseas service and transfer- red to the 56th regiment. or artillery, are pleased over the change. The men IIN now in the new cantoment, and |llke their new unit. Mrs. Annle 'Ward of New London announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Tillian Ward, to Llosrd H. Carroll of New London. The mar- riage will take ploce New Year's night at the rectory of St. James' Episcopal church, New London, .The roughing department of the’ Norwich cutlery works will start up today, following inventory, the remain- der of the factory starting about Supt. Chaurcey A. Sher- man has coal enough to keep the plant running for the present. Scotland has finished its Red Cross drive for members 100 per cent. per- fect. Every house in the town is rep- resented. ‘Though there are but 102 occupled houses and a total of 365 in- habitants, 237 are adults and 128 are children; 229 members were secured. Special communication of St. James' lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M, will be held at Masonic temple on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1918, at 5 p. m. Work in the first and second degrees. Stated com- munication on Jan. 1, 1918, at 7.30 ‘clock for in the third degree.— [ In of the splendid spirit displayed empioyes of As- insured the lives of its e for $1,000 each, effective on and after Jam. PERSONALS Dr. E. L. Field of Brooklyn, N. s visiting in town. Miss Nellie Kinney of Waterbury is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ‘Whooley. Miss Norma Day of Central Village has been visiting her father, Charles Day, in Norwich. Mrs. Bertha Bishop and daughter of Sterling have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis of Norwich. Miss Jennle MeVeigh, who teaches school at Central Vilk , has been at her home in Norwich for the holidey recess. Horace H. Allen from Bridgeport and Christophsr G. Allen of the naval reserves, Nowport, spent Sunday at their home on Church street. Miss Bessie B. Shaw of 56 Oak street has gone for an extended va- cation to visit her cousins, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Waod of Philadelphia, Pa. William Coffee of Tacoma, Wash, formerly of Norwich, was . stricken with a shock recently, but is recover- ing. according to odvices received Iri- day. Mr. Coffee formerly was employ- cd by the Robert Brown estate. “OVER THE TOP." Splendid Results secured in Red Cross Campaign. % The frionds of the Red Cross In Norwich arc greatly rejoiced by the success of the Christmas membership campaign. The total members enroll- ed during the campalgn was 5913, mora than half newly enlisted recruits, annual memberships 5695; magazine memberships 214; sustaining memben- s 2, and life members, one. rwich was asked to raise her en- rollment tc the membership cam- paign to 6,000, When to the member- hips sccured during the campaign thera ars added those at present on the rol's of the chapter who did not re-enlist at {hir time, there is rea- son_to fbelieve that the Red Cross army in Norwich numbers not less than §,- 500! The sum received from members- hip fees ond gifts amounted to 415: cf this $3,98 will remain in the treasury of the Norwich chapter, the balanee wili be forwarded to the Na- tional headquarters at Washington, Tn addition there were received pledges amounting to $1£3, to be paid 1y from January to June. most encourazing success is to be eredited very largely to the wise inz of tho special campain com na to their emvloying en- asm_in the prosecution of this underta Rev. Charles F. Ricketts. chairman. H. A. Tirrell, Mrs. A. Mitchell. Miss Susan Huntiag 5 Robert MoNecley and Herman Alofsin, 2nd. Special acknowledgment must also he made to the business houses and , which gave space for the en- bogths, and to the army of voted wemen, more than 500 in e Rsd Cross and secured €.990 additions to the member the Norwich chapter. JOSEPH H. SELDON, Chairman. s INCOME TAX i Collestor Will Bs at Postoffics Nearly Two Months. For Tt wil require a small army of men to take the income tax returns of persoms subject to the new law. Collector of Internal Revenue James J. Walsh today amnounced that 49 officers t from his head- rs on January I1st and on Jan- 2na every one of them will be 2 ‘the job in the city ! Rim, to meet the people and them make out their 5 The officer 191%, both s He will have his of- fice in post office where he may be found every day of the dates stated. “It will be well for every unmar- ried person whose not income for 1917 is’ $1,000 or over, and every married rerson livinz with wife or husband whose net income for 1917 is $2,009 or over, to call on the income tax man and learn whether or not they have any tax to pay,” Collector Walsh said tod: ‘The person subject to tax who doesn’t return in time prescribed is golnz to regret it. The govern- mest will get after all income tax siackers. ‘There's hardly a business man, merchant or professional man who won’t have to make return of income. Farmers, as & class, will have to pay the tax. The safe thing. to do is for every person who had a total income of $1,000 or $2,000. as the case may be, and who is not sure about what deductions the law allows him to play it safe by cailing on the income tax wan. “The men in the field will have forms .for everybodv and persons who expect to call on him need not trou- bie themselves to write to the col- ector’s office for forms.” COMMON PLEAS COURT Two Cases Are Tried and Papers Are Taken by the Court. At a session of the common pleas court held here Saturday morning the case of Peck McWilliams & Co. vs. Lyman- G. Whiting was tried. The plaintiffs had furnished the defendant with material to the value of $544.17 and this bill had been reduced to $246.7%3 by payments. A dispute has arisen over this amount. The court took the papers In the case of Elmer B. Marsh vs. Gilbert Edwards and others which was ar- gued by Lawyers Stewart and Da- vies. The suit arose over the build- ing of two houses jointly at Morton' Cove by the parties, there being a dispute as to what part of the bills each should pay. OBITUARY. Mrs, John Driscoll. The death eof Mary Swilivan. wife of John P. Driscoll, occurred Satur- day morning at 5 o'clock at her heme ich about 7 years . died three years ago and a son was killed in West- field, last Auygust. She is purvived by two so ohn of this city and Flor- enee of v, and three daughters, Mrs Adam Ensling of this city, Jane of Everett, Mess., and Blizabeth Hartford. Ring " Shidpea” the ng :dd&'u of Patrick o place on Fox was 26 years old Dec. 29. R J ¥ as a Christmas or town as-: — ..\New System For Distribution of Coal Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 2, Coal Will be Issued Only on Written Order by Consumer—Gas and Electric Plant Al- most Without Coal-—Barge With 800 Tons of Hard Coal Ashore on Baldwin’s Island in Thames. — Beginning Wednesday, January 2, 1918, no more coal will be sold by the retail dealers of the city upless the purchaser signs a written order on a triplicate form stating how much coal the buyer has and hew long it is ex- pected to last. One of the triplicate forms will be retained by the purchas- er and must be presented by him be- fore he can secure mwore coal. The coal dealer will retain anether and the third will go to the fuel commit- tee. The cbject of the system is to prevent some families securing plen- ty of coal while others secure none at all. Letters from State Fuel Admin- istrator T. W. Russell explaining the system together with the blank forms will be distributed to the coal deal- ers hy Chairman M. E. Jensen of the local fuel committee today. The dia- tribution to consumers will remain the hame, that is, a ton te a family at 2 time and two toms at a time to the larger buildings. The situation at the local Gas and Electric plant is practically the same as it has been for the past few weeks. They have only a very small surplus of coal on hand and while there are thirty car loads of coal on the way consigned to them it cannot be stat- cd definitely when they will arrive. Formerly it took a carload of coai about seven days to reach Norwich from the mines, but under the pres- ent transportation conditions it takes from two weeks to two months. Most of the local institutfons and clubs have an ample coal supply but the Y. M. C. A. has only two tons on hand, enongh only for a vers short time. However they expect coal before the present scant supply is exhausted. Owing to the weather condltions the Jocal dealers have been allowed to charge $10.25 per ton for bard coal delivered at the customer’s house and $5.40 for a half ton deolivered. However, if the custcmer brings his own team to the yard he can gst his coal for $10 a ton. " There is still a serfous short- age of soft coal in the city and all complaints received by the local fuel committee are being referred to the central committee inHartford. At present there are 500 tons of ccrl in the city and 800 more tons at Bald- wins Island in the Thames river near the Poquetanuck Drawbridge. A barge copsigned to a local dealer ar- rived in New London Saturday and the tug opened a channel up the river. The tug “wvent back for the barge and in towing the barge up the river man- aged to get it aground. Over Sat- urday night the barg> froze hard and fast to th2 island and the efforts of the tugs to break the ice around it Sunday proved useless. A represen- tative of a steamboat company here £aid Sunday night that even if the tugs should get the barge off the is- lana whizh was doubtful, they would me able to break a channel up to the eity. Y. M. H. A. HOLDS REGULAR MEETING. Pledge $100 for Jewish Weifare Fund for Work Among Soldiers and Sailors. The regular meeting of the Y. M. H. A. was held Sunday evening with President Horman Bruckner in the cheir. Routine businees was trans- acted and the reports of the secre tary and treasurer were read and ac- cepted. There was a large attendance at ‘the meeting and 10 new members were taken in. Over $100 was pledzed at the meeting for the welfare work among the soldiers and sailors. it is planned on Jan. 6 to held a mass meeting for- the benefit of tj welfare fund. The mesting will be wa- der the direction of the ¥. M. H: A. and the local Zion camps. INCREASE IN “WHEATLESS” AND “MEATLESS” DAYS Hotels and *omes Pledge Themselves to Observe These Days. Reports received by the United States food administration office in Hartford, from a few geetions of the country indicate that the public eat- ing places—hotels, clubs, restaurants and dining car services—are saving immense quantities of mecats and wheat through voluntary adoption of “Meatless Tuesdays” and “Wheatlass Wednesdays,” 1t is _imnossible at present to estimate the savings ef ilie entire country, but fizures from Neww York city and the states of Mas- sachusetts, Colorado, Nebraska, Mi- chigan, Arkansas and Arizona may Le cited as a guide. onnacticut's atistics if available would probably not show any records broken. If there were a_ proportionate sav- ing in the family k dinz ngs® sufficient food to liove the, situation in Rurope. In New 'York city for the second week of November, aceording to the United States [Food Administration, hote!s and restaurants saved 232,245 pounds of meat, beef, pork and mut- ton—and 121,554 pounds of wheat ficur. In Ociober, savings in the peighboring state of Massachusetts amounted to 1,282,340 pounds of meat, and 914,040 pounds of flour. Novem- ber reports from Nebraska, show a savinz of 422,822 pounds of meat. and 294,419 pounds of flour! Colorado in he same month saved 64,780 pounds of meat, and 39,385 pounds of floyr: zichigan, 124,744 pounds of meat, and 0.674 pounds of flour: Arkansas, 20,- 40 pounds of meat and 14.798 pounds of flour; Arizona, 31780 pounds of meat, and 14,907 pounds of flour. One railway dining car service alone sav- ed in a single month 12,541 pounds of meat. Combined dining car ser- vices saved 469,508 pounds of meat and 238,098 pounds of flour. Onme bix hotel in a single month saved 30,295 pounds of meat, and 24,402 pounds of flour. These reports represent a greater rer capita reduetion than would be shown on their face. Especially in the east, there have been heavy in- creases in the number of meals serv- ed in public eatinz places. ‘These savings are determined by compar- ing the consumption with figures for the corresponding period in 1916. In spite of material increases in the number of meals served, there has been a decided reductiow in the total amount of food consumed. Fally 99 per cent. of the hotel. pro- prietors _and restauranteurs have pledged their support to the food ad- ministration thougsh some are net observing their pledges. All wha are cooperating with the administration arg observing the wheatless and meat- less days, and by every other possi- hle means encouraging the conserva- tion of aur food supplies. Even if Massachusetts’ saving in November were no =reater. than in Gctober, and if New York’s report for o, week is used in establishing an es- timate for the month, we get from these few reports the following say- ings for November: 1,701,716 pounds of meat, and 965,385 pounds of wheat fdour. Three states combined show a sugar saving of 249,928 pounds. It is almost impossible to approxi- mate the percentage of savings for the public eatinz places of the coun trv as a whole. One big hotel re- ported a weekly flour saving of al- most 50 per cent. The same estab- lishment has reported a saving of more than 40 per cent. in meat. The elimination of wasts has bheen far greater than the actual ‘savings would indicate, Hotel and restanrant men have reported that there iz now practically no waste in their kitch- ens. Evervthing is served or saved— even the entrails of chickens are sold to soap ‘makers. Garbage cans are being starved, gettinz their just des- erts but no more. Table scraps that cannot be used for food are stored in barrels and sold. part being fed to hogs, and the rest used in making soap and fertilizer. re To Wear Overalls. chen, there would | from | SAMUEL CRAMER PRESENTED TOKENS OF ESTEEM. Members of Y. M. H. A, Give Depart- ing Member Comfort Kit and Mai- tary Brushe: Samuel Cramer of 65 School street reports this (Monday) morning at New London for service in the naval reserve force, in which he enlisted as yeoman some time ago. On_Sundiy evening the members of the Y. M. H, A. presented Mr, Cramer with a com- fort kit and a set of military brushes in appreciation of the services which he has rendered the orsanization and as a token of esteem in_ which he is held by the members. He was also presented with a membership card to the International Zionists' association by M. I Sllverman. Benjamin Wein- etein presented Mr. Cramer with the comfort kit and military brushes on behalf of the Y. M, H. A. Mr. Cramer has been one of the most energatic workers in_the organ- ization and has held the office of sec- retary for the past six terms. His leaving is deeply felt by *he organ- jzation and all the members wish him the best of success in his new fleld. He was employed at the local post- office as a letter carrier and was vice president of the Letter Carriers’ as- sociation. COLDEST DAY FOR MANY YEARS. Thermometer Reaches as Low as 23 Degrees Below Zero—Water Pipes Freeze Up. ; Local thermometers registered the lewest temperature on Saturday night for many years and on Sunday there was no moderating of the cold wave. Many were the reports received here on Sunday regarding the low tempera- tures in the outlying districts. At Leffingwell it was reported that the mercury had reached 23 degrees be- low zero. at Taftville it was 20 below, nd at Thamesville it reached 18 be- low. In the city it was reported that lz was the lowest temperature reach- ed. On Sunday the mercury hovered around the zero mark and at noon in many places it was still below zero. Sunday evening there was no let up in the weather and at midnight the mercury registered 12 beiow. ‘The local plumbers put in a busy day Sunday thawing out frezen water pipes, as many of the residents were upable to prevent them from freezin One fire resulted from the thawing out of the pipes. The coldest New Year's on record is predicted by many who claim to be weather prophets. POST OFFICE HOURS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY Rural Carriers Will Make No Deliv- Make ery and City Carriers Will One Trip. On New Year's day the office will be open from 7 a. m. to 12 m. The money order, postal savings and car- riers’ windows will be closed all day. One full delivery will be made by the city carriers, 7.30 a. m., ana will in- ciude a collection from the street let- rer boxes, a collection from the same boxes as made on Sundays will be made at 4 p. m. Outgoing malls will close as usual. The last mail for New York and Beston will close at 9.15 p. Rural -carriers will make no de- livery. 3 Greeneville, Norwich Town and Preston stations the hours will be the same as at the main office. At sta- tions 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 no mon- ey order business will be transacted. WOMAN’'S RELIEF CORPS HOLDS CHRISTMAS SOCIAL. Members of Sedgwick Post, G. A. R, Are Guests of the Corps. The Woman's Relief corps held their annual Christmas __entertainment at the Buckingham Memorial Saturday evening. There were many in at- tendance, including members of “the Sedgwick post and other friends of the corps. The evening’s program was as follows: Piano solo, Misses Fitch; solo. Miss Hazel L. Banfield; pilano sole. Lois Manning: solo, Mrs. Clara. Burke; recitation, Mrs. Grace B. Manning: sailors’ hornpipe, Miss Hazel Banfield. During the evening refreshments and cigars were served. Following the program, dancing was enjoyead. Fined For Reckless Drlving. turday morning _ Jsaac Liftshitz was before Justice Smiddy in Mont- ville charzed with reckless driving of an auto and failure to report an acci- dent to the commissioner in Hartford within 24 hours. On November 27 he was Miving his father's car and collided with a Ford car driven by Julins Northrup of Norwich Town at known as Derow’s Corners in town of Montville. Attorney Lee Robbins of this city prosecuted the case for the state. Liftshitz was fin- ed $25 on the first count and $5 on the second. At Broadway Congregational church Rev. Edward S. Worcester's morning sprmon Tunod th:’ study of the s:l; he Mount, taking u of the sixth chapter of FOOD ADMINISTRATION COMMENDS JEWETT CITY Bays That the People of That Place Have Set an Example for the Peo- ple of the State. The Publicity Bureau tood administration says: In a recent issue of the Norwich Bulletin was a Jewett City news item which has greatly interested both the | Hartford and the Washington offices of the United States lood Admi | tration, the article reading follo | The food conservation reports from 62 of the Congregational church fam ilies for the week ending December 8, shows 122 more “‘wheatless meals” and 19 more ‘“meatless meals” than the food commissioner asked for. Thr ramilies only reported anv waste, those only one meal cic collector reports that one that she hoped tha December when this of the state woman devise some similar schemc for vear, for it is like a_game, this s whether you can do what nsked to.” She is one who wins “game” with a large margin in favor. THAWS FROZEN PIPES STARTS IVELY BLAZE Fire Department Called Out ,Sunday Afternoon for Blaze at 40 Thames Street. ne th her | As the result of thawing out frozen water pipes in the cement block on Thames street, owned by FHertz Bros., a lively blaze was staried which ne- cessitated the calling of the fire de- partment. A _telephone call was sent in and the West Side chemical re- sponded and the deputy chief. Upon arrival at the fire Deputy Chief Stin- son thought it was necessary to Lave more apparatus and rang in an alarm from box 14 at 4.45 o'clock. A stream of water was turned on the blaze and with the ald of chemi- cals the fire was soon extinguished The damage was slight. The build- ing where the fire was is occupied hy three concerns, the Ideal Pants Co., The Norwiéh Overall Co. and Kadish Broa, clothing manufacturers, NORWICH HAS FIFTY-FOUR DEATHS IN NOVEMBER Death Rate During That Month Was! 18.5. i According to the monthly _health Bulletin the death rate for Norwlch was woll above the state average here being 18.5 while that for the ntate was only 12.8. The mortalily summary for November is as follows: Total deaths for November -,456 death rate 12.%, averago death rate for November last' flve years 13.4, annpal death rate 1916 16.3, deaths from com- plainicablo diseases 216, per cent. of total denths 148, deaths under one year 228, rate per thousand births 76. The following is the mortality in the towns in this end of the stato for November alsc the births and mar- riages for October: Norwich, living borths. 54; stil! births 1. Marriazes 20. Total deaths, 54, annual rate 1 | New London, living borths, 57: stili| births, 3. Marriages 26. Total deaths. 29. Annual rate 10.1. Groton, living births 16; still borths 1. Marriages 15. Total deaths 6. An- nual death rate 8.7. Plainfleld. living horths, 12. Mar riages 4. Total deaths . Annual des rate 12.0. Putnam, living births 15 9. Deaths, 6. Annual death Stoningten, living births, riages 9. Total deaths 10. death rate 11.1. Windham, living borths 21: i births 1. Marrizes 8. Total deaths 14 Annunl death rate 10.3. Cases of communicape diseases rd- ported by health officers in New Lon- don county were: Norwich — Typhold fever 2. dipth- theria and croup 9, tuhereulosis 4. New Tondon Typhoia fever 1, measles 1, searlet fever 1, whooning- cough 1. diphtheria and croup 7, tu- bereutosis 7. Stonington—ATeaslies 3, whooping cough 2, eroup 2. Groton — Whooping theria and croup 7 meningtis 1, tuberculos Plainfield-—Cances accident 1 Putnam—Cancer 1, diarrhoea 2. Windham—Diphtheria 1. tubercu- losis 1, pneumonia 1, accident 1, sui- cide 1. ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE SIGMA BETA PHI Academy Sorority Holds Annual Event at the Wauregan Hotel. Marriazos rate 10.2. | 26. Mar. Annual scarlet fever diphtheria and diph spi cough 4, cerebro s 1. pneumonia 1, Saturday evening at 6.30 the Sizma Beta Phi_Sorority of the Norwich Free Academy held their annual ban- quet in the Wauregan hotel followed by a dance. Twenty-four young la- dies sat down to the following menu: Cream of Tomato, Aux Fontain 5 Olives Roast Young Capon, Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Peas en Crustard Harlequin Tce Cream Assorted_Cakes Demi Tasse 3 At 8 o'clock a dance was held,| Johnson's Society orchestra furnishing | the music. The patronesses were Mrs. Geerge A. Comeau, Mrs. Stephen J. Kehoe, Mrs. R. M. Powers and Mrs, William J. McKnight. The committee in charge comprised Misces Helen Kilroy, chairman, Anna Koiley, Mary Holmes, Loretta Powers and Helen James. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Miss Isabel Mitchell is spending a tew days in New York. Miss Helen R. Buckingham has re- turned to New York after spending several days at her home in Norwich. ‘Miss Elizabeth Pullen entertained informally Friday afternoon for he: sister, Mrs. Clifford M. Story, of Hac ensack, N. J. Mrs. George Hyde and Miss Mary Hyde, who were Christmas guests of Mr, and Mrs. 'W. Tyler Olcott, have returned to Brookl: Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. McGregory and children of Brooklyn, N. Y., are spending the holidays ut the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bennett. Col. and Mrs, Charles W. Gale sent' as Christmas cards {to their many {riends this year exquisite little etch ings of Pinehurst, done by Ozias Dodge. p Mr. and Mrs. George Kies, who were- holiday guests of their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hen- 1y G. Peck, of Sachem street, have returneq to Hartford. “War flour,” which will entirely take the plece of wheat flour for the period of the war, will make its first appear- ande in Connecticut within-a week or N\ LAY LIVE TORK Tk LIVE STO Mrs. E. D. Whitmarsh Assisted. At the Christmas _entertainment held recently at the Preston chapel Mrs, E. D. Whitmarsh contributed large amount of a tance to the suc- cess of the evenin N Polico Arrosted Eight. On Sunday the local police took in eight men who were offenders of the law. Six were arrested for intoxica- tion and two were locked up for breach of the peace. Steamer Chelsea made. her Norwich wharf Saturday in a two-hour trip from ew London, having little trou- ble with ice. She left for New York at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, carry- iscellaneous carge, includ- Jewett City, Daniel- son and other points north. CUMMINGS & RING Feneral Dirsctors arl Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerco Building 'Phone 228-2 Lady Assistant M. A. BARBER Machinest and Engineer Steam Engine Repairs WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus. iness before ihe public, - there is no medium better than tafough the ad- vertisinz umns =f The Builetin.