Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 31, 1917, Page 9

BULLETIN, MONDAY, DECEMBER- 31, 1917 9 INTERESTING EVENTS IN NORWICH DURING 1917 Happenings as They Transpired From Month to Month in Business, Social and Political Circles—A Year of Unusual Activity in Finance and Industry—Fire Record for Twelve Months. observe twenty-second anniversary. Meeting of Hugh Osgood lodge. Meeting of Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. 26—Mrs. Lucy Bromley observes eighty-first_birthdey. Death of Mrs. George H. Sisson. g 27—Annual meeting of Hopkins & Allen Arms company. Twenty-first annual banquet of Tri Kappa Frater- nity of Free Academy. Meeting of Norwich Indian association. 28—Catherine O'Rourke killed by automobile. Death of Rev. James Coote. Meeting of Chamber of Com- merce directors. Opening of evanse- listic campaign at First Baptist church. (The events of this chronology are given under the date upon which they were published in The Bulletin.) JANUARY. 1—Bulletin's _annual_special edition. Mr. and Mrs. George E. DeWolfe cele- brate twenty-fifth w;:dlnx _a::h versary. John Sieiner observes eighty- econd birthday. Lathrop-Adams ‘wedding. Quarterly report of sudden deaths. 2—Annual New Year’s reception at Y. M. C. A. Death of Mrs. Luther R. Case. Meeting of common eouncil Annual meeting of First Congregational church. 3—Norwich nest of Owls install officers. Death of William McCloud. Annual meeting of Universalist Sunday school. 4—Death of Mrs. William H. Prothero. Hope Rebekah lodge install officers. Guptil-Johnson wedding. Union meet- ing of Congregational women. Annual meetings of First Baptist Church Aid soelety and Sunday school. 5—Annual visitation at Norwich lodge of Elks. Thirty-seventh anni- Versary of *St. Joseph's Sodality. 6—Joint installation of Sedgwick Post, G. A. R, and Women's Relief Corps. $—Division No. 1, A. O. H. officers. Annual meeting of Yale club. Hamlin-Clark wedding. Fourth quar- terly mecting of Norwich Town Meth- odist _church. $—Uncas lodze, I. . O. F. installs officers. Annual meeting of First Baptist church. Anrnual meeting of W. € T. T Annual meeting of Home Chapter of King's Daughters. 10—Annugj meeting of Central Bap- tist Benevolent union. Opening of State Grange convention. Meeting of N. L. Co. Dental association. Annual meeting of Norwich Nickel and Brass Co. Meating of Faith Trumbull Chap- ter, D. A. R. Annual meeting of Uncas MARCH. 1—Smith-Powelson wedding. Death of Jobn Parker MacLearn. Meeting of Norwich Round Table. Meeting of Norwich grange. 3—Meeting of Vineyard Workers Meeting of Norwich grange. 5—Meeting of White Cross council Meeting of Loyal Temperance union. Hibernians honor Robert Emmet. 6—Appointment of James. L. Case as sas and electric commissioner. Meet- ing of common council. Knights ot Columbus_ladies’ night. installs | 7—Death of Philip Hemault. ing of Y. M. C. A. auxiliary. inz of Norwich council, U. C. T. S—-Meeting of Norwich Boy Scout council. Meeting of New London County Congregational churches. Annual banquet of Phi Sigma Epilson club. 9—First _anniversary of Norwich chapter of Hadesseh. Grover-Caron cmployes banque! 10—Death of William T. Lane. Meet- ing of Parish House association. 12—Norwich Typographical union cel- ebrate fiftieth anniversary. Death of John A. McDougald. Rev. Dr. Siocum resizns as pastor of Central Baptist church. 13—Meeting of Norwich Art Stu- dents’ association. Home chapter, King's Daughters, observe twentieth nniversary. Uncas lodge, I. O. O. F., observe seventy-fourth anniversary 14—Meeting of W. C. T. Meet- ing of Norwich Round Tabie. Meeting of Faith Frumbull chapter, D. A. R. 15—Open meeting of Nurses' Alum- nae association. Meeting of Egual Franchise league. Meeting of Norwich grange. Annual meeting of Ladies’ Aid society of Federgted church. 16—Meeting of Natural Meeting of Machinists’ union. 17—Kamp Killkare minstrels: Death of Mrs. Andrew Hagbers. Twenty -ninth annual ball of Second division, A. O. H. Meeting of Loyal Temper- nce legion. & 19—L. L. Chapman store burglarized. Pronibifion lecture at Broadway church. 20 — Special meeting of common Meeting of Men's club of St. ¢ church. - nights Templars' ninetieth an- nual conclave. Meeting of St. Mary’s T A. B.society. Deaths of Mrs. Henry B. Latham and William Gallagher. James Rogers observes SIXty- h birthday. Opening of recruiting station. Third annual reception of Norwich Boy Scouts. 23—Open meeting _of White Cross council. Meeting of Lathrop Memorial Foreign Missionary society. 2{—Meeting _of Norwich Chamber of Commerce. Death of Mrs. Fleazer Jowett, Jr. Meeting of Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps. 26—Deaths of Mrs. Owen F. McVeigh and John Burns. Dr. Slocum's closing isermon. Close of evangelistic meet- ings. 27—Death of Albert W. Lamphere by accidental ehooting, Annual meeting of Norwich Town district. 28—Death of Miss Fannie I Will- jams. Annual meeting of Norwich Im- provement society. Annual mieeting and banquet of Arcanum club. Charles A. Hagberg appointed captain of Con- ‘nef;ic'fi e of W-C, T. U —Meeting of W. C, T. U. 26-=-Annual Burns banguet. Annusll Geath of Mrs. Robert Porter Keep. meeting of ~Park ~Cbnzregational|yjeeting of Norwich grange. Annual church. Annual meeting of Shetucketrenort of Norwich District of Meth- b 1 24 odist churches. .2]—DBass-Clef concert. St. IMary's| 30 _Foresters held joint session. T A B. society observes ffty-seventh | Death of Mre. James Olcott. Clara nniversary. 3 . organize and 32— Annual meeting of St. Patriek's| Banonmieny D- of V. orsa Holy Name Society. Annual mee 31—Fourth annual Y. M. C. A. Father DB of St Marys Holy Name socle(y.|and Sons' banuet Meeting of of Mrs. Charies F. Smith. Erot! d idway churen. Meet o Chamaes of . Gom. Erotherhood of Broadway . e directors. County club prize m;!'_—-mm of William A. Gallup. ladies’ night. Eleventh annual meeting of Connecticut Poultry as- sociation. Meeting of Norwich Re- tail Merchants’ association. FEBRUARY 1-Prize” speaking contest at Acad- emy:. Meecting of B Natural club. Fourth quarterly meeting of Greene- ville Methodist church. 2-—Norwich lodge of Elks nominate of . - ing of Church Workers’ in- stifute. Loyal Temperance - Legion elect officers. 5 — Joint . irstallation of Ladies’ Au , A. O, H. Mr. and Mrs. i ‘Tevlin observe _twenty-fifth anniversary. Meeting of N. L. lcultural society. Mfln:' g _of Sommon _counall, e of New London archdeaconry. ‘2-—Annual meeting of Norwich Cem- etéry -~ association. Central Labor Union elects -Oe-?.h Jlmde- L. c.:e presented gold watch and chain . by Céntral Baptist church friends, 88— Death of William McCord. Bcoutmasters’ Round Table organized. of Boy Scout anniver- sary week. Meeting of Connecticut Graduate Nurses' association. Death of Dwight A. Lyon. 1 ial town meeting. Meeting of Parish House association. Girls’ club annual concert. —Appointment of military censue ttee. Meeting of Xens soclety. coin day observed in schools. Meeting of 3 ea on. sual ‘meeting of ‘Carpenters and state counecil. Meeting of Chapter, King’s Daughters, ning number of Y. M. C. A. 2 course. Norwich A. O. U. 'W. install officers. den_death of Miss Sarah Hunting- . L. Co. Pomouna grange in- officars. Ryan-Fields wedding. Post No. 1, G. A. R. te -fiftieth anniversary. 7 uwal banquet of Norwich “Table. Meeting of White Cross 1. . —~ of Charity bazaar by ' oman's _club. Anpual of_Norwich Playgrounds as- Sudden death of Bdwin H. Meet- Meet- Annual meeting of First Baptist MMissionary societies. Annual election of officers of Trinity Methodist Sunday school. 12 —Ciose of Connecticut State Grange convention. Death of Edwin Oldfield. Meeting of Chamber of Com- merce. Annual meceting of Second Congregational church. . _13—Anruai meeting of mbian Commandery. Annual installation of officars of Gardnet jodge No. 46, K. of P. and Mancheste; Unity, Odd Fellows. 15—Annual meetings of St. Patrick’ and St Mary's churches. Deaths of Georze B. Parker and Mrs. Edwin Ingraham. 16—2 d meeting of common council. Annual meeting of Norwich Riffe club. Death of Samuel N. Hyde. Annual meeting of Lester & Wasley ‘0. 17 — Apnual Baiiding ard pual meeting of Insurance Co. clab. - 35—Douxlass-Hunt ' wedding. Vital statistics for 1916. Annual meeting ©f Third Raptist ch: Col <club. reports of Loan assoc! m. An- . L. Co. Mutual Fire | Meeting of B Natural Norwich } . A. member- hip campaisn. Annual meeting of adway and Central Baptist Rurches. Quarterly conference of| Methodist church. i 20 —Death of Captain Joseph M. Burdick: Meeting of Norwich grange Annual reports of Norwich Cemetery aspociation.. . Bieventh unnual banquet of Xens society. “22—Death of Mrs. James O. Landon. Annual meeting -of St Joseph's So- | dality assoclation. Death of Alex- ander McNickle. 23—Third annual banquet of Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. Annual meeting of Bard Union_Co. 24 — Meeting of Norwich . Round Table. Annual meeting of United Workers. Officers elected by Plum! ers and Steam Fitters Loeal No. 26 25—Norwich grange installs officers. Anrual_meeting of Park church_so- clety. - Meeting of Universalist Mis- sion circle. ‘Sudden APRIL. 2—Mr. and Mrs. Charies E. Ellis celebrate twenty-fifth wedding anni- versary. Death of Edwin C. Johns=on. Death of Danpiel Preston. Annual meeting Fimst Congregational Home Missionary_society. 3—Rev. F. W. Coleman transferred to New England conference. Quar- terly report of sudden deaths. Meet- ing of common council. Annual meet- ing of Norwich Music association. 4—Meeting of Y. M. C. A. auxiliary. Visitation of grand officers of She- tucket lodge, I. O. O. F. Meeting of Norwich Round Table. Anpual meet- ing of Universalist church. 5—Sudden death of Mrs. Charles Moore. Farewell reception to Rev. and Mrs. E. 2. Phreanor. Annual meeting of F church. 6—Norwich Eilks install officers. One hundred and twenty-sixth annua! meeting of New Lendon County Med- ical association. Merchants’ Bureau elect officers. 7—Annual convocation of Franklin chapter. Twelfth annual meeting of Xens socicty. Death of Willilam G. Baker. 9—Easter services in the churches. Death of Mrs. Timothy C. Murphy. Meeting of N. L. County Improvement league. Annual meet and election of Federated church Sunday school. 10—Death of Charles Comstock. Adjourned meeting of Norwich Indus- trial Improvement Corp. Meeting of ‘Home chapter, King's Daughters. An- nual report of Norwich Employment bureau. < 11—Meeting of Faith Trumbull chap- ter, D. A. R. Meeting of B Naturdl club. Mrs. Joseph Hxde observes ninetieth birthday. 12—Annual meeting of Woman's Mission society of Central Baptist church. Adjourned meeting of com- mon council. Meeting of Norwich . i 13—White Cross council opens an- nual bazaar. Twelfth annual banquet of Deita Upsilon Phi sorori Annual Sssembly of Franklin cor . R. and S. 14—Meeting of Norwich Chamber of Commerce. Meeting of Parish House association. Meeting of Broadway church Missionary 16—Mr. and Mrs. Je society. ‘William Beckwith observe forty-fifth wedding anniver- sary. Graves-Brown wedding. 17—Clark-Areson wedding. of Art Students’ association. Foreign Building and Immuon. Third Torrance wedding. 23—Close of Red Cross membership campaign. Odd Fellows obzerve ninety-eighth anniversary. 25—Mr. and Mrs. Georga A. Howard celebrated twenty-fifth wedding anni- versary. Meeting of B Natural club. 26—Sudden Geath of Fitch L. Allen. Meeting of Norwich grange. 28—Meeting of Norwich Music as- sociation. Meeting of White Cross council. 30—Salvation Army rally. Deaths of John Bowker and William H. Sander- son. MAY. 1—Annual meeting of Loyalty class of First Baptist Sunday school. Death of James Ward. Dickenson-Fenton wedding. 2—Meeting _of Clara Barton Tent, D. of V. Death of Asa William Backus. Annual mesting of Y. M. C. A. auxiliary. 3—Annual reunion of Y. M. C. A. Kamp Killkare. Meating \of Ladies Catholic Benevolent assoeiation. 4—College club committees appoint- ed. Tierney Cadets’ minstrel show. 5—Annual meeting of Eastern Con- necticut Teachers' association. An- nual meeting of Missionary society of Broadway Congregational church. Alngue.l concert df N. F. A. Boys' Glee club. 7—Second annual meeting of Smith College club. ' Meeting of St. George's society. $—Meeting of common council. Dr. T. F. Erdman appointed hospital su- perintendent. Sudden death of Mrs. Aibert L. Wheeler. 9—Meeting of W. C. T. U. Sixth an- nual meeting of N. L. association of Congregationalists. Meeting of Car- penters’ union. 10—Health officer's annual report. Annual meeting of Y. M. C. A. Forty eighth annual meeting of Dime Savings bank. 11—Annual meeting _of Town Rural association. Annual meeting of Helping Hands _societ: Death of Levi S. Saunders. Repubi can caucus. Brown-White wedding. 12—Annual meeting of Parish House association. Democratic caucus. Meeting of Loyal Finders circle, King's Daughters. 14—Annual meeting of Universalist Y. P. C. U. Death of Dr. Henry McHatton. Annual meeting of Colon- ial elub. Annual meeting of Connecti- cut_ Woman's College. 15—Death of John F. Sevin. An- nual meeting of College club. Twentieth annual reunion of Epsilon Upsilon fraternity. Annual meeting of City Beautiful committee. Meeting of Art Students’ association. 16—Meecting of Ionic camp, M. W. of A. Y. M. C. A. auxiliary May break- fast. Annual dinner of Norwich so- clety. - 17—Meeoting of common Kevton-Williams wedding. tion of gas plant. 18—=Special meeting of Faith Trum- bull chapter, D. A. R. Luther Za- briskie appointed consul at Mexico City. Death of Mrs. John Parker McLearn. 19—Opening of Y. M. C. A. byilding campaign. Death of Miss JoHa M. Dowd. Meeting of Chamber of Com- merce. 21—Flag raising at Plainfleld. Y. M. C. A. observe thirty-third anniversary. Ex-President Taft in town. 22—Annual banquet and election of officers of Norwich Medical associa- tion. Death of William S. Fieteher. 23—Meeting of B Natural club. Death of Mrs. Louis Olsen. Annual meeting of Norwich Round Table. 24—Reception to Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Newland. Johnson will admitted to probate. Wheeler-Flynn weddins. 25—Annual meeting of Mayflower club. Special meeting of common council. 26—Special Norwich council. Investiga- meetine of common council. Bass-Clef closes seventh sea- son. Meeting of M’All mission: 28—Close of Y. M. C. A. successfu building fund ecampaign. Death of Hiram_Cook. Zabriskie-Boynton and Starr-Williams weddings. Memorial service for veteran: Open meceting of Chamber of Commerce. 29—Death of Mrs. James Meeting of W. a4 MacKinnon wedding. 30—Williams prize reading ‘at Ner- wich Free Academy. Special meeting of White Cross council 31 — Memcrial Da: observances. Opening of Maisstic Roof Garden. Flag-raising at Norwich Gelf club. JUNE. 1—TLadies’ auxiliary, A. O. H. ob- serve sixteenth anniversary. Meeting of Southern New England Poultry as- sociation. Death of Mrs. Ebenezer C. Miner. 7 - 2—Meeting of board of water com- missioners. ‘Ward-Frink wedding. Meeting of Loyal Temperance union. 4—Anderson-Phillips wedding. An- nual meeting of - Bass-Clef. Meeting Commercial Travelers' union. 5—Death of Mrs. Isaac Jones. An- nual elty election. Meeting of W. C. T. 6—Graduation at Backus hospital. Annual meeting of Christ church. Fourteenth annual conference of The King’s Daughters. . 8—Annual meeti of Greeneville Ceongregational Ladies’ Aid society. Eighth annual meeting Backus Hospi- tal Alumnae asseciation. 9—June city meeting. Art school annual exhibition. Commencement at Connecticut College. 11—Browning-Gibbs wedding. An- nual memorial services for Odd Fel- lows. Children’s day observed in churches. N. F. A. wins baseball championship. - Rogers-Parkinson wedding. 12—Meeting of Art Students’ associ- ntion. Meeting of B Natural club. Officers elected by Norwieh Roque and Tennis club. Death of James B. Shan- non. Meeting of commor_ council. Queen Hsther circle elects officers. 13—Liberty -Loan mass meeting. Meeting of Y. M. C. A. board of man- agers. 14—Meeting of Neorwich m.n.ei o Noyes-Rowland wedding. Death Mrs. James Wainwright. 15—1] day exercises at Elks’ home. Annual meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter, D. A. R. Flax day in schools. Sachem chapter, O. E. S. entertains e Azt -_— urned meeting of town school board. Stanton-Chappell wed- ding. Annual cradle roll -of Central Baptist school. 18—Special meeting of White Cross council, . Symington-Stevens wedding. 19—Riggs-Volmer wedding.. Annual meeting of Free Academy alumni. Death of William I. Fletchier. Opening day of Red McCord. Prentice- Military registrars appointed. | nual meeting of Norwich Savings so- Sudden death of Miss Alice holm. Meeting of Housewives' league. Deaths of Mrs. Azel W. Gibbs and Mrs. Harold E. Bronson. 27—Death of Mrs. Franklin Rumford. Shetucket lodge, 1. O. O. F., elects offi- cers. Annual pienic of Christ church Sunday_ &chool. 28—Thirty-third annual meeting of Army and Navy club. Inspection of Norwich grange. Annual picnic of Park church Sunday school. McNeely- Corcoran wedading. 29—Palmyra encampment eiect offi- cers. Lawn fete of Art Students’ as- sociation. 30—Patriotic rally. Thirty-third an- nual reunion of Robinson family. An- nuaj outing of Charitable circle. King's Daughters. Closing of Hopkins & Allen plant. JULY. services 2—Patriotic in churches. Annual outing of Builetin employes. Weiss-Good wedding. Quarterly re- port of sudden deaths. 3 —Meeting -of common Meeting of vestrymen of St. Andrew’s church. Annual report of fire depart- ment. Carpenters’ union install offi- cers. 4—Meeting of Society of Founders of Norwich. Robinson-Johnson and Church-Rogers weddings. 5 — Fourth of July Meeting of Ladies’ Missionary society council. observances. of Federatea church. 6—Death of Mrs. Hazel Drake Haley. ters of Veterans. T—Special town mecting. Reunion of . 9—Death of Mrs. Arthur H. Gulliver. Annual picnic of First Baptist Bible school. Mr. and Mrs. Allen G. Thorn- niversary. Patriotic rally. Opening of recruiting campaign. Meeting of Clara Barton tent, Daugh- Stanton family. ton celebrate twenty-fifth wedding an- 10—Opening of playgrounds. Un- cas lodge, 1. O. O. F., install officers. Desmond-Hinchey wedding. 11—Semi-annual meeting Mary's T. A. B. society. lodge, 1 feeting of Hopk! stockholders. Annual picnic of -Broad- way Sunday school. Death of James Cosgrove. Street-Benjamin v»'edv:fil;}:.X al- F., install of St Shetucket I. O. O. F. install officers. & _Allen 13—Canning club lawn party. myra encampment, 1. O. O. officers. 14—Meeting of Eastern Chamber of Commerce. Fifth company elect offi- cers. Dr. Thomas F. Erdman resizns from state hospital. Meetiny commissioners. Death of Mrs. 16—Death of Miss Alice M. Griffin. 'S guests of Y. M. 5P % {. Mrs. William Haves. 15—Meeting of Si. Mary's T. A. B. society. Annual meeting of Norwich Water Power company. Meeting of Retail merchants. 19 — Annual convention of State Police association. Undaunted lodge, Knights of Pythias, install officers. 20—Ladies’ chapter, of Moose lodge, organize and elect officers. Death of Daniel McGowan. 21—Death of Joseph T. Cunningham. 23—Deaths of Henry W. Tibbits, Mrs. Moses Charbonneau and Mrs. William C. Noyes. 24—Special meeting of White Cross council, K. of C._Death of George F. Lewis. Benjamir® P. Marshall chosen president of Connecticut college. 25—Death of Lavius A. Robinson. Brown house in Lebanon destroyed by lightning. Third ana . Fifth to leave for camps. Norwich bovs leave for forts. | Morgan-Allyn wedding. Excmption {boarad begins worl. i__30—Tirst and Tenth companies of Mew London leave for camp. Grace Memorial church observes .17th anni- versary. Annual union picnic of Greeneville, Norwich Town and Meth- iedist Sunday schools. i 81—Meeting of Company I, Home iguards. Annual outing of Chelsea Roat club. Miss May Richmond shot by reservoir guard. AUGUST. 1—Farewell reception to Dr. Erd- man. Death of William F: Stanton. _2—Sudden death of Augustus An- @erson. —English-Petrie wedding. Centra] xptist church call Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss as pastor. Evans-Jenkens wedding. T—Mecting _of common council. William M. Williams celebrates 90th birthday. 8—Semi-annual Labor union. . Maine. 10—Fjre Protective association or- ganize in Taftville and officers elected. 11—Meeting of Norwich iodge, L. O. ©. M. Community canning at Broad- way schoel. _12—Death of Samuel E. Bliven. Norwich Town church struck by Jightning. Connecticut State Council of Defense committees appointed. 14—Freeman-Bisbee wedding. John Nelson killed by train. Turner home robbed. 15—Inspection of Company K, Home cuards. Davis-Bulhumeux wedding. 15—Kane-Stevens wedding. Annual reunion and election of officers of Fighteenth regiment. 17—Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss accepts pastorate of Central Baptist church. Annual ocuting of Grace Memorial Bap- tist Sunday school. 20—Arthur G. Crowell resigns ‘from Fecord staff. Treadway-Turner wed- ding. Report of Norwich Buiiding and Loan association. Death of Albert L. Potter. Elks’ annual outing and clam- bake. Mather-Chase wedding. 21—Annual outing of employes of Metropolitan Insurance company. Death of Mrs. Robert Henderson. 22—Opening of 35th annual National Roque tournament. Johnson-Rathbone wedding. Meeting of Norwich Build- ing and Loan association. 23—Reynolds-Fitzmaurice wedding. 24—Porteous & Mitchell clerks’ out- ing. Lord-Preston wedding. Annual lfli‘-'nlc of Fairview lodge of Odd Fel- ows. 25—Dairvmen’s_da; Adjourned an- nual meeting of National Roque asso- ciaticn. Special meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter, D. A. R. Report of National Board of Underwriters. 27—Annual outing of Norwich coun- cil, U. C. T. Sudden death, of Amos Browning/ Death of Mrs. Baton Rick- .etson . 28—Death of Mrs. James T. Bush- nell. Meeting of Sedzwick Woman's Relief . Inspeection of scheol gardens. jer-Fleming wedding. 29—] ‘brook-Bell wedding. Meet- of Norwich Girls’ club. -Adams wedding. Bill jeth o:.nnull ma.t; and Hale Smith. $1—Annual outing of Rose of New England and Household of Ruth lodiges. Meeting of Norwich Chamber f Commerce. Seventeenth annual re- upion th.t la@;a family. Twsa‘nty- of sas Hiram meeting of Central Meeting of St. Mary’s B. society. Death of Charles B. companies | County Agricultural fuir. Quinn-But- ler wedding. 5—Twelfth annual reunion of Larkin family. County fair prizes awarded. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Sharkey cele- brate tenth wedding anniversary. 6—Close of County Agricultural fair. John Irish celebrates seventy-sixth birthday. Herman Alofsin, 2d, elected corporation counsel. Adjourned mect- ing of common council, 3 7—Dr. Wentworth B. Prentice ap- pointed to Peking institution. Cele- bration planned for drafted men. 8—Repubiican caucus. White Cross council _elected officers. Meeting of Yanuc Fire Engine company. 10—Oliver . Rudd killed by motor- cycle. 11—Annual meeting of Cheisea Sav- ings bank. Montville republican cau- cus. Democratic caucus. Schools open for fall term. Annual meeting and election of Norwich Art Students’ as- sociation. Meeting of Home chapter, King’s Dausghters. camp fire. Farewell Post, G. A. R. i to Superintendent banquet and gift George Taylor. 5—sSudden death by accidental shoot- ing of Kenneth Botham. Death of Mrs. Isabella B. Hill. Y. M. H. ‘A. society install officers. 6—Meeting of common Sheldon-MacFarland wedding. 7—Meeting of Norwich Girls'_club. Meeting ¥, M. C. A. auxiliary. Meet- ing of St. Mary's T. A. B. society 8—Meeting of Faith Trumbull chap- ter, D, A. R. Meeting of M'All Mission Death of Mrs. Sidney L. Chappel Meeting of N. L. Co. Ministers’ associa- tion. 9—Death of Benjamin F. Pendleton. Meeting of Catholic Woman's cluo. Sudden death of David T. Fitzgerald. Mabel H. Harrington burned to death. George H. Bradford appointed deputy inspector of automobiles. 10—Opening number of N. F. A. Musical course. Meeting of Broadway Church. _ Foreign Missionary soclety. couneil. 12— Patriotic demonstration for drafted men. Meeting of Y. M. C. A. directors. 13—Hafner-Adams weddins. ing of town school committee. meeting of Norwich grange. Park wedding. 14—School _ registration completed Annual meeting of New London Coun- ty_Historical societ: 15—Hooker-Kendail wedding. wich Round Table programme. George Leroy commits suicide. 17—Gray-Busch wedding. Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss assumes pastorate of Central Baptist church. 18—Annual meeting of Sodalitas of Broadway = church. Mr. and Mrs. James S. Counterman celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary. Farewell re- geption” for Scoutmaster Charles R. Lock 19—Annual report of Preston health officer. Annual report of Preston schools. Opening of seventh annual fair of North Stonington grange. Perry-MacNicol wedding. Pequot council elect officers. 20—Annual meeting of North Main Street Methodist chureh. 21—Mesting of Lathrop Memorial Missionary society. Court Sachem clects officers. Norwich drafted boys leave for camp. Meet- Rally Wight- Nor- Mrs. —Annual rally social of First Bap- tist Bible school. Annual report of town. Adjourned annual meeting of Scoutmasters’ Round Table. Meet- ing of Equal Franchise league. 4—Annual meeting of town of Preston. Annual Rally day at First Gaptist church. 25—Annual report of town health of- ficer. Young Women's Hebrew asso- ciation organized. 26—Death of I'rank H. Smith. ter-Howland wedding. 27—Lewis-Hopkins wedding. Death of Oscar Christianson. Meeting of Norwich grange. 28—Jackson-Flynn wedding. Special mecting of directors of Federated hurch. 29—Meeting of Norwich Chamber of { Commence. Quarterly report of can- ring demonstration. Death of Alfred S. Tefft. OCTOBER. 1—Committees appointed by National League of Woman's service. Meeting ot Xens society. 2—Meeting of common council. Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon LeBlanc celebrate fiftieth wedding annlversary. Quar- report of sudden deaths. Town ction. 3—Annual meeting of New London archdeaconry. Meeting of Y. M. C. A. auxiliary. Annual meeting of W. C. T. . Musical association opens season. Mecting of Norwich Indian association. 4—Meeting of Faith Trumbull chap- ter, D. A. R. Sudden death of Miss Lizzie H. Fellows. Death of Charles F. Hildebrand. Death of Mrs. Harriet Jane Bromfey. 5—Big send off for boys leaving for Camp Devens. Christ_church elec- tions. Second Liberty Loan launched. Semi-annual meeting of New London County Medical association. 6—Annual rally of Broadway church. Special meeting of Norwich Cemetery aesociation. Meeting of White Cross council, K. of C. Norwich Musical as- sociation elects officers, 3—Meeting of New London County Improvement league. Annual Rally Day at Universalist church. Hillhouse- ackus wedding. Death of Mrs. Alfred P. Childs. 9—Adjourned annual town meeting. Sudden death of Martin Bent. Town £chool board organized. Meeting of Norwich Art association. Opening of evening scheol. Annual report of Su- rerintendent E. J. Graham. 10—Meeting of Y. M. C. A Fire pre- vention day observed. Meeting of Nor- wich Round Table. Annual meeting of Norwich State hospital. 11—St. Mary’s T. A. B. society ob- Iserves\ Father Matthew anniversary. Meeting of Norwich grange. Medical Inspector’s annual report. Opening of Plaut-Cadden company’'s new store. 12—Miron-Schulze wedding, Meet- ing of Lathrop Memorial Fareign Mis- sionary society. 13—Mr. and Mrs. John McDougall observes fiftieth wedding anniversary. Meeting of Sedswick Woman’s Relief corps. Annual convention of New London County Sunday School asso- ciation. 15—Death of Dr. Frederick H. Sykes. Meeting of Parish House association. Rev. Arthur Burden resigns rastorate of Federated chureh. Death of Miss Ellen Geer. Annual rally day at Meth- odist church. Second anniversary of Tierney cadets. 16—Fire Underwriters’ recommenda- Mueller-Voss_wedding. Death of Mrs. William A. Frazier. Meeting of B Natural club. Williams. ichols wedding. Meeting of Norwich Building and Loan association. An- pual meeting of Congregational Y. P. 18—Annual meeting of New London County home. C. B. Douglas’ death from automobile accident. 19—Court Sachem install officers. Special meeting of Nurses' Alumni as- sociation. Annual meeting of U. S. Finishing Co. 20—Boy Scout rally. Special meet- ing of Chamber of Commerce. Annual meeting of Norwich council of Boy Scouts. 22—Sanders-Lathrop wedding. Death of Mrs. Francis E. Dowe. Meeting of Smith_College club. 23—Meeting of Men’s club of St. An- drew’s church. Anpual meeting of Norwich Free Academy ocorporators. Rally day observed at Greeneville Con. gregational church. 24—Liberty Bond rally. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley T. Boon ebserve forty-fifth wedding anniversary. Annual meeting of Chelsea Boat club. 25—Hopkins & Allen ghnt changes hands. Liberty day celabration. Death of Henry. Oliver Woodworth. = " 26—Schoo] enumeration completed. Meeting of town comimittee of state council of defemse. 27—Anpual convention of Connecti- cut - Association of Insurance Agen Samuel B. Casseday killed in automo- bile accident. 29—Peckham-Fisher wedding. Lib- erty ~Loan over-smbseribed. Annual cradle roll of - First Congregational church. e \ 31—Blanchette-Durr wedding. Pro- test meeting of inereased trolley fare. Annual meeting of Norwich chapter of Red Cross. Meeting of B Natural club. NOVEMBER. 1—Worth-Huntington Daughters, HBuphemian -circle, celebrate _twenty-fifth anniversary. Death Mrs. Sarabh Clarke, and amusement committee appointed. ell recep- Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Young Fos- wedding. s Fishop-Howard wedding. Meeting of Parish House association. 12 — Benjamin-Coit wedding. Bur- dick-Highhouse wedin: Death of Julian R. Dillaby. Meeting of Men's club of St. Andrew's church. 13—Opening of Y. M. C. A. campaizn for War Work fund. Meeting of Woman’s Service league. 14—Meeting of Norwich Round Table. Death of John A. Brady. Annuii meeting of Philathea class of First Baptist church. 15—Meeting Fev. and Mrs. of Norwich grange. . B. Bromley observe fiftieth wedding anniversary. Meeting of Bastern Conmecticut Mt. Holyoke alumni. A 16—Hull-Simeox wedding. Meoting of Ladies’ Aid society of Universalist church. 17—Meeting of White Cross coun Annual smoker of the Norwich societ: 19—Y. M. C. A. War fund excesds quota. First Division, A. O. H., ob- xth anniversary. Deaths . Thomas Love. _Sullivan-Lindberg weddinz. 20—Mrs. N. Chesbro Hussey killed by troliey car. Meeting of St. Andrew's Men’ club. 21—Meeting of B. Y. P. U. of Central Baptist church. Owls observe seventh anniversary. Death of Mrs. C. G. Wil- lis. Craven-Gregson wedding. 22—Annual_report of County Comi- missioners. Meeting of W. C. T. U Death of Miss Ruth Allen. 23—Swan-Troland _wedding. Annual meeting of board of lady visitors of Backus hospital. 24—Reception for Rew and Mrs. Arthur 'F. Purkiss. Inauguratim of Benjamin T. Marshall as president of Connecticut College. 26—Park church Men’s club elest offi- cers. lan Hay Beith lecture at Siater Hall. 27—Doyle-Sullivan wedding. Meet- ing of Carpenters’ union. Shanahan- Leary wedding. 28—Mseeting of Norwich Round Table. Quarterly report of County Ageat, I C. Warner. 29—Meeting of town school hoard. Annual election of Norwich grange. Knights of Columbus_celebration. 30—Thanksgiving observances. Sol- diers and_sailors entertained at Christ church. Shoemaker-Post wedding DECEMBER. 1—Special town meeting. Hislop- Hall and Bettcher-Gates wedding. An- nual meating of Norwich Golf club. Death of Mrs. Waterman R. Burnham. 3—Taftville Congregational church observes fiftiet . nval meeting of New London County :m- provement league. Annual meefing of First Division, A. O. H. Jewett-Swan wedding. 4—Mweting of common council. Facocks - Pierson and Beebe-Wheeler weddings. 5—Rev. Charles H. Ricketts observes twentieth anniversary as pastor of Greeneville Congregational church. Election of officers of Norwich nest of Owls. Meeting of Y. M. C. A. aux- iliary. Annual meeting of First Bap- tist Woman’'s Home and Foreign Mis- sionary society. 6—Mecting of Faith Trumbull chap- ter, D. A. R. Annual meecting of New London County Agriculture societ: 7—Weeden-Gibson wedding. Fire in- pectors complete work. Meeting of Norwich lodge of Elks. 5 S—Annual report of Norwich Board of Trade. 10—Annual meeting | Christian Endeavor union. Pequot Camp Fire Girls. Mrs. Andrew Nelson. 11—Meeting of Congregational Min- isters’ association. Meeting of Norwich Art_Students’ association. Meeting of Home chapter, King’s Daughters. 12—Annual election of directors of Chamber of Commerce. Meeting of Norwich Round Table. Opening of N. L. Co. Corn fajr. 13—Deaths of Mrs. Robert Brooks ond S. Howard Mead. John T. Clark observes seventy-eighth birthday. 14—Annual meeting of Sachem chap- ter, O. E. S. Annual clection of offi- cers of Norwich Chamber of Com- merce. 15—Norwich Liberty chorus organ- izes. Death of Mrs. Samuel Freeman. 17—Meeting _of Thames Past Grands. Opening of Red Cross membership campaign. Willis-Bronson _weddins. Deaths of James Carver and John Skelly. 18—Deaths of little and_ Mrs. Norwich Music of Norwich Meeting of Death of Mrs. Dwight Doo- Freeman Kenerson. association concert. Open meeting of Woman's Committee of State Council of Defense. Sudden death of Alexander Randall. 19—Meeting of Norwich Building and Loan association. Town War Bureau organized. Otis Library directors elect cfficers. Mr. and Mrs. Chester W | Barnes celebrate fiftieth wedding anni- versary. Annual meeting of £t. James lodge. 20 — Annual meeting of Somerset iodge, F. and A. M. Potter-Robinson wedding. Meeting of Norwich grange. 21—Meeting of New London County Pomona, P. of H. Death of Robert Parker. 22—TFirst meeting of Boys' Service league. Methodist Woman's Home Mis- sionary society elects officers. Christ-} mas observed in schools. 24—Young-Hale - wedding. Sudden death of Edward L. Abel. Hall-Miller wedding. Christmas services in the churches. 25—Annual Christmas tree at Christ church. 26—Suddén death by drowning of Robert Hewitt. Christmas day serv- ices in_churches. 27—Special town meecting. Death #f Mrs. Lathrop Brown. 28—Annual Christmas feitival at Trinity church. Annual banquet of Phi Alpha Mu Sigma fraternity. 29—XKnights of Columbus war rally. Meeting of Men’s club of Park church. Christmas festivals in churches. An- Franklin 8t. 14—(T) Tenements, chimney fire, Tames Stearns and others, 282 Centraif Ave. 8 16—(T) Shed, defective smoke-pipe, Crescent Fire Arms Co., Falls Ave 23— (T) Dweiling chimney fire, Lcuisa J. Brewer, 92 Washington St. 20 — (T) Dwelling, chimney fire, Michael Gulkowski, 140 Cliff St 29— (T) Tenements, matches in closet, Max Einhorn and others, 12 Hill Bt 30—(T) Stores and boarding house, steam-pipe, George Letendre and others, 4 Franklin St. FEBRUARY. 1—(Box 4) Stores and tenements, Tenements, chimney fire, M. v and others, 46 Central Ave. 261) Tenements, defective chimney, Ignacy Norisatki and others, 644 Boswell Ave. 3—(S) Tenements, wood in Mrs. James Scullion and others, Chestnut St. 3—(T) Open lot, brush fire, tucket Co. rear Boswell Ave. 4—(8) Dwelling, water tront, David Fishkin, 12 High St. -(T) Open lot grass fire, Frederici W. Holmes, off Baltic St. —(T) Dwelling, chimney fire, John Thillips, Watrous Ave. 12—(T) Stores and boarding house, piumber’s torch, Smith estate and others, 205 Main St. 13—(T) Stores and tenements, un- known, Maurice Freiberg and others, 81 Franklin St. 15—(S) Tenements, chimney fire, ;’Va.lter Koylon amd others, 243 Yantic St. oven, 86 She- Tenements, chimney fire, 0. Hoelk and others, 30 Hamil- ton Ave. 19—(T) Tenements,' chimney fire, Z[Corge Pitcher and others, 87 Division 19 —(8) Dwelling, chimney fire, John Y. Broadhurst, 48 Lafayette St. —(T) Tenements, chimney fire, Rudolph Zeralski, 51 Lake St. MARCH. 2—(T) Dwelling, incendiary, Peul Sautelle, 82 Boswell Ave. 15—(Box 64) Tenements, chimmey fire, Irving Button and others, 591 Main st. : 19—(T) _Open Iot, sparks from loco~ motive, John Ferguson, rear River Ave. 19 —(T) Dwelling, chimney fira, Samuel Candin, 180 Palmer St. 20—(S) Dwelling and store, chim= réy fire, Mrs. Mary Dunn and others. 121 Sachem Si 21—(Box 225) Restaurant and ten- ement, overheated stove, Charles A. Chamberlain and others, 141 Frankiia 4 23—(T) _Shop, sparks from chimney, J. D. Pfeiffer, 208 West Main St. 23—(S) Open yard, grass fire, Misses Lucas, reer 94 Sachem St. 23—(T) Tenements, chimney five, Samuel Mandell and others, 44 Forest E 5, — (T) Stores and tenements, smoke from stove, C. Q. Christman and others, 36 Broadway. 25— (T) Open lot, boys with five, She- matches, Norwich Land Improvemesnt Co., rear Palmer Ave. 25 : fire, Dr. Atchison, rear Carroil Aye. 25— (S) Open _lot, ' boys matches, Norwich Land Improvement Co., Spring Street Extension. fire, Dennis Brennan and others, 21 Oneco St. x 14) Antonid Ferisca und others, 79 Thames st. Dwelling, Charles Bradlaw, 37 Brook St. 27—(T) "Open’ Iot, brush fire, 30—(T) Shed, sparks from rubbish fire, Charles Hopkins, Talman St. 1—(T) Dwelling, defective chimney, Royval G. Holmes, 25 Slater Ave. fire, Daniel Dunleavy and others, Church_St. fire, Henry Osborne, 42 Cedar St. 4—(T) Open lot, sparks from laco- Point Breeze (out of city). 4—Open yard, grass fire, Frapk R. 4—(S) Open lot, brush fire, Nop~ wich Land Improvement Co., rear West 4—(T) Open lot, brush fire, St Patrick’s Church Corporation, ~rear 4—(T) Open lot, grass fire, City of Norwich, rear Roath St. Potter estate, rear Russell road. 4—(T) Open yard, grass fire, She- st 5—(T) Open Ilot, brush fire, Dr. 5—(T) Open yard, brush fire, Tim- othy Gallivan, rear 208 West Thames 5—(T) Moran, rear 78 Newton St. Land Improvement Co., rear Mountain Ave. Mandell and others, 44 Forest St. 9—(T) Dmwelling, defective five~ Thames St. 10—(T)__‘Store, -overheated motor, W. Baird Corporation, 351 Main St. Michael, J. Kelly, 20 Boswell Ave. 10—(T) 'Tenements, defective chim- Church_St. 12—(S) Trolley car, hot jeurnal, Chemical No. 1. = 12—(T) Tenements, chimney five, —(T) Open lot, brush with 25—(S) ~Tenements, chimney 25- Tenements, unknown, 26—(T) chimney tucket Mills Co., rear Hickory St. APRIL. 3—(T) Tenements, chimney 58 4—(T) Dwelling, chimney motive, Herbert Cary and others, McLaughlin, rear Prospect St. Thames_St. Boswell Ave. 4—(Box 261) Open lot, brush fire, tucket Mills Co., rear 365 North Hain Patrick Cassidy, rear 156 Schoal St. St Open lot, brush fire, Samuel 2—(T) Open lot, grass fire, Norwich 8—(T) Tenements, chimney fire, & place, Timothy Gallivan, 208 West Russell 10 — (T) Dwelling, echimney fire, rey, Danie] Dunleavy and others, 46 Connecticut company, near Station of g)'l: Cassidy, Jr., and others, 58 Church 13— (S) Tenements and _bakery, rubbish on. baker's oven, A. Jacobsem and others, 180 West Main St. 14— (T) Open yard, grass fire, Thomas Browning, rear 39 Greens ve 15— (T) Hotel, wunknown, KHayes Brothers, 26-28 Broadway. 16—(T) Dwelling, rubbish buming, K. Tylander, 313 Central Ave. 16—(T) Open lot, brush fre, Adams P. Carroll, rear Carvoll Ave. 17—(S) Open lot, brush fire, James Quinn, rear 72 Baltic St. 17—(T) Tenements, chimney fire, John Colorl and others, 18 Newih Thames St. 17—(T) Open lot. brush fire, Samt and Harry Alofsin, {36 Asvlum St 20—(T) _Open lot, brush fire, Arch- nual meeting of First Baptist B. Y. P. U. soclety. FIRES DURING THE YEAR. The list of the fires, with kind of call, how occupied, location, cause, oc- cupant and loss in the order mentioned -—(T) representing telephone and (S) £till alarms—is as follows: JANUARY. (T) Dwelling, chicken burning in oven, Mrs. Walter Galiup, 127 Wash- ington St. 3—(Box 24) Dwelling, defective fire place, John Coughlin, 27 Roath St 7—(S) Store and tenements, escap- ing steam, L. Panos and others, 14 Thames St. 9—(T) Dwelling, defective chimney, Stephen B. Meech, 176 Broadway. 8—(T) Stores and tenements, oil stove, Clinton E. Lane and others, 60 \ 2 ibald Mitchell, rear 315. Broadway. fire; fire, 21—(T) Tenements, clothing near fire, Tony Lasskonski and others, § Summit St. 22—(S) Dwelling, mpey fire, C. B. Chapman and others, 363 Hamilton Ave. 22—(T) Park; brush Ctty of Norwich, Mohegan Park. 23—(S) Park, brush City of Norwich. Mohegan Park. 28—(T)_ Open lot, grass fire, Falls Co., rear 83 Sherman St. 24-—(T) Park, brush fire, City of Norwich, Mohegan Park. 25—(T) Open lot, brush fire, Dr. Atchison, resr Beech Drive. 25—(T) Tenements, chimney fire, gme- P, Fox ana others, 78 Fourfh it 27-(T) ‘Tenements, chimney fire, Albert H. Marsh and others, 487 North Main St. L 2T—(D) defective fire- (Continued on Page Ten, First Col) Tenements,