Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 22, 1918, Page 5

| otimpiic. Frard rubben &nd can eas ;u: pocket or purse; lt ym mz o ) tu-xa lnhrlfirmy:g pour a few \d"’ e 1a abuorbed { by ine anuseptic within an tvtr uu Wil hrulhe it T aenibrane, i -um& begin of Killing catarehal mei is of to wh s ¢ ts work £ " m ustrall combined very ple ifes iflu& coug! i ltuflod u&hheld in lwo‘fifim ‘druggists everywher: ¥ Co‘r':pleu outfit, (ncludln: inhaler wone bettle of Hyomel, costs but little, While extra: bottles; if afterward ne < S arimiee ay be obtained of l.ll’ leztary Wrist Watche FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS LARGEST AND FINEST SELECTION IN NORWICH FERGUSON'S Franklin Square WHERE ALL CARS STOP . We advertise exzetly A it te 0 reasons why a Knit Coat is the best Spring Overcoat to buy 1. You can't see it’s knitted. ~ It looks like any other high grade cloth. 2; - It will not rough up. 3. It has remarkable softness and lightness and elastic- ity. 4. It holds its shape. 5. It doesn’t wrinkle and seldom needs pressing. 6. It will outwear the aver- age overcoat 3 to 1. 7. 1t is equally comfortable on mild or colder days. It is an all year round coat. 3 9% ment of the body, but falls back instantly into shape. 10. The colorings are as rich as much * higher priced coats. g $22 is the price and it means overcoat comfort. ?Annihy & McGarry 207 Main Street “PROTECT YOUR FEET” G. Thompson, F. S. FOOT SPECIALIST LICENSED CHIROPODIST Mfr. Cummings’ Spring Arch Support Suite 7-8, Alice Building, Norwich Formerly of Waterbury Phone 1366-4 WELDING WILL FIX IT Cylinders, Castings of all kinds, Agri. cultyral Implements, Transmissions and Crankcases, Housings, Steel Frames, Axles and other metal parts ofiALL KINDS cgn be made WHOLE and SOUND with our WELDING, Skilled, expert work that is guaran- teed—try it. Auto Radiators also re- pajred. v Cave Welding and Mfg. Co. 5. ol Chutnut Street Phone 214 WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- inges before the public, there is no udk better than throyb the ad- It glves with every move- | eso ostensibly to join the navy. —ady. Light. vduda ml ni.u o'clock this evening: “*The terraces at the post offices grew green under Thursday's hot sun. ' Strawberries were selling at 45 mts a box,*in Norwich Thursday. N iveer week recruiting 'urud lor.‘:he Connecficut Home Guard. 'rhe approach of April 1st means the customary choir changes in most of the churches. The Bird Study clubs are making the . most of these pleasant days for woodland strolls. Now that dead grass in pastures and woods 1s so dry, the danger of woodland fires increases. ‘A North Stonington resident, Mrs. Chester Maine. was poisoned recently from burning wood with ivy on it. Four Hebron boys are now in Fpance, Walter Hewitt, David- Strong. ¥red Drehaut and Harold Gray. - Thursday’s warm weather started the juvenile ball teams to practice, and ‘diamonds appeared in nearby available fields. . Play and dance Scotland Road hall, Friday evening, postponed indefinitely. Patriotic organizations are already planning for Memorial Day observ- ance. This year May 30th falls on Thursday. In order to keep its property free from trespassers, the New Haven road Is ‘making special efforts for clear linos this spring. All New England knitting yarns will be sold at reduced prices for Fridet/ and Saturday at the Yarn Shop, 17 Cliff St.—adv. Generous supplies of warm gar- ments for’ the destitute Belgians were left at the room of the Woman's League during Thursday. A long string of open cars was brought up from New London Thurs- - to_be painted in Norwich in ad- rance of the summer demand. Some especially attractive Easter cards and booklets, as well as beau- tiful religious articles and emblems, are being featured by the stores. Cutting down the thorn lojust tree|' on Church street was finished at 4.30 Thursday afternoon by City Forester H. ¥. Davis, the big tree falling safely toward the weg Norwich banks realize that April st is nearing, and with it the 1i of the period in which ' returns of in- comes must be made, to meet govern- ment requirements. Several more Spaniards have ar- rived in Noank to work at the ship- vard. They will make their home in the house owned by the New Hawen road, near the station. Miss Estella Goodrich of Berlin. who resigned with the American Hardware Co., is at the Thames River ravy- vard, where she will proba- bls be rated as 4 yeoman. Bm ahnpmemu are being made this month by the Norwich Nickel & Brass company from their Thames Sstreet plant, where the 50 employes are kept busy throughout a mine-hour day. At a Farmers’ institute held at the Old Saybrook town hall, Wednesday, under the auspices of the Farm Bu reau, B, G. Southwick and Miss M. E. Hayes of Storrs were the speakers. It is a strange fact that in places in the county wkere ice harvesting is still going on, cutters are glad of warmer weather which helps melt the big cakes so that they can be handled more readily. Middletown’s first Vietory rally was held in the town hall on Thursday ev- ening. Miss Sprague, state chairman ot food conservation and A. T. Stevens “Storrs Agricultural cnl]ege were the speakers. The freight traffic bound for eastern points is amazing. In the history of the New Haven road there never has been so many trains sent over it in a week as was sent through Saybmok during the last five days. At Niantie,” R. C. Beckwith and George B. Dickinson are making re- pairs to a number of ambulance wag- ons which were drawn from the state camp ground to Dickinson's place, to be put in first class shape. Wflliun Fiss, 20, of Rockville, was arrested Wednesday in New Orlecas as he was about to board a ship. the charge being that he is a draft dedg- er. Fiss left Rockville about a y:ar . Recruits at the Hartford office this k include William P. Marley and Albert C. Sportmann, of who have joined the cavalr; and Carl W. Johnson, 85 Putnam Heijghts, who joined the medical department. -The <Connecticut Woman's Suf- lra:e associatior held an executive Board meeting at headquarters In Hartford, early in the week, when enough money was raised to send four ers at once through the state. According to latest ruling from state headquarters concerning the sale o! whut potatpes are no longer on list of - substitutes except that b:.kers may use, them, and rye is not a’ substitute except that bekers may :lu it .as'a su‘bstxtuts until March st. Duryn:en about the state are in- creasirg their® daily herds. Teonard H. Healey of North Woodstock, sec- retary of the-state board of agricul-|Y: ture said Wednesday. He finds that theer are more milking cows in the state now than at any other time dur- ing" the past two years. The mnermtendent of the Norwich branch. of the State Employment Bu- reau; (Gecrge L. Chesebro. was scur- rying- about Thursday, in the endeav- or to.secure twenty weavers and spinners and a score of laborers, but found - few, ‘although laborers are of- tered from $2.75 to $3.25 per day. A hearing on the petition of the Shere Line Electric Railway Com- pany. -for-approval-of plans ‘of the P! transmission line from the power station of the petit'vners. in’ the town of Preston, to the plant of the Groton Iron Works is to be held Tuesday hy the public utilities com- mission. Dance at Chamber of Commerce Hall. At-the Chamber of Commerce hall. Thursday evening Richard Nelson and Clinton Jones gave a dance which was attended. by twenty-five couplies. The programme consisted of eighteen num- bers and Johnson's- society orchestra Rockville,, | Chester . Ambler, of Chureh stree is &m&:fln‘. after S ‘iliness of d Mrs. Nobnan Nelson has been spending a w.e:t wm: in Norwich. [ R. B. . Washburn, ot’N’orwxep a rscent visitor at his summer :38 tage in Pine Grove, Niantic. Mrs. (!urleg Knouse of hml Hill has been called home to ' Lewiston,|. Penn., by the serious iliness o( hor sister, Miss Esther Brown, wi ;nm(e:xly employed by ‘the let C:.t- en Co, e UNl‘FED LENTEN SERMON. Sermon Delivered By Re Thompson of Green The sixth Lenten service of Christ and Trinity Hpiscopal churches was held at Trinity church Thursday ev- ening with a good representation of each church present. The speaker of | the evening was Rey. M. G. Thompson, Tector of Christ church, of Green- wich, Conn. Rev. Mr. Thompson took his text from the fifth chapter of St. John, the 43rd verse, “I am come in the name of my Father.” Rev. Mr, Thompson said in part: ‘What we need now is not new truths but a revival of the old ones. The first great truth is the truth, of God. Jt was to show this truth to the people of the world that Christ came to the vorld an dtaught of the kingdom of God. Many of us have have let our vision of God become dimmed and we must get a clearer vision of the Al-|lo mighty Father and live as the chil® dren of God. God is the great Eternal Father and man must come to have a great knowledge of God. God does not change but it is man who does the changing. Man either has a clearer on of God or he lets his vision become dimmed. He is always changing. ~ Christ taught men about God and showed them that God is the great father. This was the mission of Christ. On Calvary Christ died to atone for the sins of man and he rose from the dead to give promige to man of eternal life. When we comé to know that God is our father we begin to realize the divine truth and our bur- dens become lighter and our spirit is gladened by this great knowledge. Of course we will have our difficulties, but it is worth the price. - God looks upon man not as a family but as an individual aad he places a value upon every one of us, The value placzd up- on man is illustrated in the Bible .in many places. It is because of the value that God has placed upon man that Christ hated sin and was grieved when he saw a man following the wavs of iniquity. st was full of fire and enthu- siasm. He had the vision of God as the Father and it was his purpose to fight for His Father's Kingdom. Many iose.sight of God through the fact that vision has hecome dimmed by the works of Satan. Thy same thing is in the world today and is in this very war. Has not that power which we are fighting against used intrigue to dull cur vision and break down that vision of world peace? The devil has done the same as the kaiser and is trying to break our vision of God. We must get the enthusiasm of Christ and try to win the world to the Kingdom of God. OBITUARY. Mrs. M. A. Broadhurst. Mary A. Broadhurst, widow of James Broadhurst and mother of John T. Broadhurst of this city, died suddenly at Fort' Banks, Winthrop, ' Mass., at 5 o'clock Thursday morning. Word of Mrs. roadhurst’s death ‘was receiv- ed by telegraph Thursday morning. Mrs.. Broadhurst who was 73 years of age had been in poor health for some time past. She was horn in Nova Scotia and for years made her home in Halifax. ' Her husband died in Halifax about nineteen years ago. Shortly after his death Mrs. Broad. hurst removed to Portland, Me., wher she resided until last falll During the fall months she came to Norwich to visit her son, John T. Broadhurst,of No. 48 Lafayette street, and about, the first of December went to Fort Banks to spend several months with "hér daughter, wife of Electrician Sergt. Millard J. Stone. She had made ‘plans to leave Friday with Sergt. and Mrs. Stone for Fortress Monroe, Virginia, Sergt. Stone having been lrafisfer'ed south. A one s il vy e following children, John T. Broadhurst of this city, William Broadhurst of Fishers Island, Y., Charles, Broad- hurst of Toronto, Can., Mrs.. Millard J. Stone, Winthrop, Mrs. Jéhn M. Bell and Mrs. Chester W. Bdarberick of Portland, Me. There aré a number of grand children in this city, Winth- rop, and Portland. There is also a granddaughter, Mrs. Charies H. Fast erbrook, avife of Lieut. Basterbrool Pampanya, Philippine. l\slands‘ Held Successful Dance. A well attended dance was given Thursday evening in Pulaski hall, Thursday evening by two sailor boys. There was a dance program of eigh- teen dances and music was furnished by the Marine Band. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Miss Mary H. Paddock is spending several weeks in Princeton, N. J. The Monday Sewing Club met at the Red Cross rooms for -work this week. Mrs. Georga Humphrey, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Her- bert Morrow, has returned to Boston. Mrs. Charles Tuttle, who has been spendinig several weeks as the guest of Mrs. Carl W. Brown, has.returned to her home in Rockland, Maine.’ Mrs. Charles L. Richards and Miss Mary E. Richards are guests of Cap- tain and Mrs. Clarence Carr (Blanche Lan;nan) at t.he Philadelphia = Navy ar An Important’ Distinction. “Plans of conquest are far from our minds.” a member of the Reichs- tag says—speaking in a Pickwickian or Germanic sense.—Kansas City Star. More chickens and more eges will release more meat for our es and our allie, POSTTOASTIES noumdbyhsdmtl’nhicw Cuq——M H!dl- wlevmmuuonerChnlesJ.BennettWilllmpectRnd ThuAfiumoon.‘ = 3 State Highway Commissioner Charles | ;lence. pmbabuuy ofltm‘c;a: roaddb:: J. Bennett of Hartford will today |improvements on wes an alternate route: r detour; * terrible make an inspection of the condition [ corarton "R unln oF whan detours of the highway on the easterly side Jm attempted. . of the Thames river, from Norwich«to| Selectman Casper K. B.'mey' How the submarine base at the navy yard. |the Norwich ‘authorities ~feel about This evening there will be a hearing xmprovement of highway on the east side. at the town hall before Commissioner | ™, Weodard - treasirer. Dite | Bennett on_ the prgposed improvement | ¢4 bt b]:nk, oodied, S Gevelap: of the highway, and the indications ‘ed sby Norwich men; number are that the town hall will be crowd- | Va1ie of ‘summer. homes. of ber 1ad etves here ls much interest in the | business men at Eastern Point; il vement, - whicl ostered by the Norwich Chamber of Cordfuerice. of present transportation _facilities— A number of prominent citizens of rail, automobile, ferry, tending to de- the city will sp in favor of the im- | CEese the Norwich residents at East- provement. As there are about 25 ené Point. 3 um- speakers on the program, each speak- b,rfi‘}’*fiomfikfi’efhzfirmues er has been requested to confine his at Gales Ferry; probable cost .of remarks within five = minutes’ time.|homes: congestion on railroad trains The list was completed on Thursdayd ;"1 from New Tondon at present by the local committee and was an t nounced Thursday evening by Presi- time; abandonment of ferry-to Monft dent Frederic W, Cary of the Chamber | L0F 200 of oot tiaper. of Commerce. The complete list of |~ \rnuy . Libby‘churman Norwich speakers and the topics each Will{'\wor ureat: Action by Norwich war cover in his five-minutes address fol-\yreau: as invention progresses the Atlantic ocean will be no protection at all; southern New -England 2. likely landing place of foreign foe. . Edwin Hill, secretary Y. M. C. A.: What Y. M. C. A, is doing to house men from navy yard; cha:age in time of steamboat train from 10.20 to 9.30 to increase the problem; relief by jit- ney service to navy yard if highway were improved; ‘advantages of Y. M. C. A. freely offered to men in federal employ; disposition, of two houses on. l\dam street to care for housing prob- lem. Selectman C. T. Landphere, Groton: Statement of position of Groton au- thorities in relation of this highway improvement. : Dr. J. J. Donohue, ‘compensation commissioner: Dangers, of present transportation to submarine base from Norwich: menace to traffic over the Frank J. King, ex-president Board of Trade: History of Board of Trade action and public agitation for this hjghway for past 10 years; former rea- sons for its improvement by state; reasons given by Highway Commis- sioners McDonald and: Bennett fof not improving this highway; state Oddj Fellows’ home requires lughwa}‘ con- nection with Norwich and Quinebaug valley. Henry G. Peck, vice president Cham- ber of Commerce: Present condition of highway; dangers of motor truck traffic; impeding business trinsactions and competition on constfuction at submarine base. City Engineer Shepard B.. Palmer Questions of engineering’ problem drawbridge—is it needei or used? Norwich’ highway improvements the past year; cost and lack of benefit to river of transportation by 'hoat of gasoline to the Groton shore; increas- ing compensation claims at Groton Tron works, New London Ship and Engine company, requiring highway connections for investigation and hearings; explosives being transported over a dangerous highway. R. H. Gray, district msnuer S. Telephone company: Expansion of S Ny B, Telephone Co.; desire to be of greatest possible service to com- munity; handicaps of development in towns with poor roads. Herbert R. Branche. . secretary Chamber of Commerce: Difficulties of Norwich merchants in serving cus- tomers on the east side of the Thames river; no desire to compete with New Londonhbusmess men, but necessity of T E gsnt stated hospital for the insan fngp::adé.ghway et rowth and extent of state hospital; | ~ Trancis J. ve % circuitous route by patients and friends teésr }c:s}‘.JA‘I;gaei:’x;s, a‘:,r;ai:f‘:‘;tm;j from south and east; poor roads to|life of Norwich. extended to men at colony building and state - inebriate | submarine base; officials of submarine farm and Jands improved ' state|base welcomed as residents; improved hospital; shortage of cpal the past|highway communication necessary: in- winter and dependency on Norwich, terference in discipline’ and classes Robert 'W. Perkins, president Shore |caused by suspended trolley Service Line Eilectric railway: New London|and late trains the past winter: ad. unable to handle power problems at)vantages of Free Academy extended Groton and Eastern Connecticut Power | to neighboring towns which should compdny was incorporated; Shore Line [‘have better highway connections, railread to l:'e extended to Groton'Iron Representative Albert J. Baile works by U. S. government: in-|Norwich has not been forehanded in creased transportation difficulties be- | public improvements and should now tween New London and New York by | plan highway improvement for the fu. rémoval of river boats and burning of ture; legislature will give highway de- Chelsea and interruption of trolley | partment all needed appropriation; schedulgs by Coal shortage; proposed |New T.ondon's foresight in planning double tracking of Norwich and Wor- state pier, Woman’s college and better cester railroad to relieve freight con- sidewalks has been justified. g:senon and embargoes and coal short- Postmaster John P. Murphy: Nor- wich R. F. D, routes: territory s Senator John H. Barnes: Action by|in Preston and Ledyard; gmcfififi New London county caucus; similar|of making deliveries over unsafe coun- actmn{takeflnfa year ago to secure re- |try roads. pair of road from navy yard to Groton.| Mayor Allyn I Bro: Senator George ‘H. Bradford: In- evidence and dosm:“;nrgufnu;?m o erease of motor vehicle traffic on west Ex-Mayor Timothy . C. Murph: side of river—daily motor trucks to|R: i esolution calling: for actio New Haven, Bridgeport and Provi-!state highway cosnmlssionern L Norwich of Thames street improve- ment, except for through traffic. Paymaster John' B. Daniels, U. S. N.: ‘Building activities at. the sub- marine base; difficufties in getting supplies; advantages to officers resid- ing in Norwich of an improved high- way; desirability of ' having several sources of supply. * Ex-Congressman Edwin W. Hig- gins: Strategic value of a highway on the east side from Norwich to the sub- marine base; attempt made to abandon the navy yard. Alderman Alton T. Miner of New London, member.state council of de- fense: New spirit of co-operation be- | tween New London and Norwich for' developmentjof Thames valley. Dr. Franklin S. Wilcox, superinten WAR SAV[NGS SOCIETIES IN EVERY TOWN Campaign Is Under Direction of State Director. MISS SPRAGUE AT WASHINGTON CONFERENCE Represented Connecticut at Gathering of Home Economics Directors. A campaign for the formation of war savings societies in every city and town in Connecticut is now under the direction. of the state director of war savings, and progress is reported in many locolities. The following salient facts regarding these societies bave been issued by the state direc- tor. Have I purchased a war savings certificate or a thrift stamp this week? ‘Why Not? Because no one came and reminded me of my intention to buy. Have I pledged myself to buy week- ly? Have I made good? No, becouse it was a matter of intention rather than definite agreement, How may T avoid depending on good intentions? By signing as a member of a war savings society, by which I will be reminded of my -pledge. ‘Why shouldl I do this? Because some of the group with which I as- sociate are now in service. 1 want to get behind them. I want them to know we are supporting them. Must I form a new society? No the old one will do. Bring this pro- position before your society or lodge. ‘What can a society do that an indi- vidual cannot? It can provide ma- chinery necessary for collections. It can induce members to do their best. It can induce us all to save. ‘Why is group saving more effective than individual? Becouse you pattern your expenditures in the fashion = of your associates. ‘What is.back of the war savings campaign? Saving and serving. Un- cle Sam expects every citizen to serve by releasing his command of labor and materials and putting them back of our boys in the trenches. The cam- paign means universal service and en- listment of all in the war. How may I start a society. By get- ting ten or more persons to apply through your local war savings chair- man to be affiliated with the national committee. He will do the rest. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, March 21.—-At the re- cent conference of the home economics directors, which was held at the Unit- ed States Food Administration, in Washington, the state of Connecticut v/as representéd by Miss M. Estella Sprague, of the Conn”ct cut Agricul- mral College, 4 Shi Miss Sprague had a story to tell of fcod comservation work that revealed such energy and ingenuity as to make cne think of Connecticut as an ex- ceedingly live wire in home economics work, In the first place, tha food forces of Connecticut- have been especially well organized, and in the second place, these organizations are really fighting and working. As a matter of fact, four of the most actively and highly organized agencies in the state are working on food . conservation, mainly through one office so that there is no scattering or duplication of ef- fort. Each town las its organizatién committee which works with the coun- Ly committee, while the courty com- mittee works with the state commit- tee. The county chairmen also werk with the chairman ot the farm bu- reau, and in this way ~ iral. and state work are all effeciively linked together. One of the most interesting activi- ‘ties Miss Sprague told aboui was the canning schools. “We had these sclfbois for sevén weeks,” she explained, “devoting one week to each class, and we had an average of eighty pupils in each of these classes. The women who at- tended them came from all parts of our cities and ranged from the richest to the poorest. At the end of that time there were released: for service between 500 and 600 demonstrators who worked all summer demonstrat- ing. canning at stores, markets and fairs. We see now that we will have to arrange for still more of these training schools to prepare demonstra- tors, as there is going to be still more urgent need for them. These demon- strators, of course, ar: women who know the subject of cooking thorough- ly to stort with. Our instruction, hewever, enabled them to make their knowledze the basis of food conserva- tion- work. ‘Parly last August the food conser- vation committee and the home dem- onstration agents met at the state col- lege and there outlined our winter's work, arranging it on lines laid dowr by the food administration. We shall probobly adopt this same plan this year, adapting to meet whatever new, situation may arist” “We have a food administration agent in each county. We consider this necessary, because in the present crisis ‘people must be interested in food ~ conservation, and - interested quickly. A great aid in this was the . food exhxbm we held. which . were WEDDING. Bronson—Richards. Mrs. William R. Richards of Bridge- port announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Charlotte Marion Richards, to Capt. Philip Elliot Bron- son, which took place last Saturday at Bridgeport, at the home of the bride’s mother. Captain Bronson is adjutant of the Long Island Coast Defenses, and is stationed at Fort H. G. Wright, Fish- ers Island. The bride is the daughter of the late Rev .Dr, William R. Rich- ards, formerly pastor of the_Brick Presbyterian church of New York. The United States Department of Agriculture is urging one hundred hens on every farm, to increase the production ‘of eggs and poultry as a ;:bsntute for menu the soldiers must ve, conservation: would show a !yple‘-mul for the city dwe;‘ler, and another for the factory worler. “AS a Tesult of the first fair which| wn held there were twenty other f: has pleased us vary ~much, but after all it ought not to have surprised us;| as it is well known that the best pos- sible way to ‘appeal to. people through the eye. A graphic_ex: hibit enables t.hd person who sees m'w grasp the situation instantly in III un- torxoemh;emwly. = “One of the results of this wficlfll! line of work was the demand for dem- onstrators to small groups of .house- wives. Thus communtty’flmufiatou took the work straighi lg e homes and fixed the' principles’of teod_eun- zu'vauon firmly in those commimh P Then came the most snteruuns point brought out by Miss Sprague, a point which showed the originality and resourcefulness as well as- the - of those who are working in her state. | “We realized,” said' Miss €prague, “that even if all of our work on the lines I have indicated was-suceessful, there ‘were still hémes .that could not be reached through any organization. Of course, we:know that every home in the United. States .is- mot directly helping in the war, is negatively help- ing our enemies, so we made up our minds that every home in Connecticut must be reached. It was then that we began to. work with the school children. We outlined a course of twelve lessons base don the bulletin called ‘Ten Les- song dn Food Conservation,’ issued by the food administration. Girls were organized into groups under local lead- ership, and in these groups 1,500 girls were enrolled. One of the things we started’ during the surgar - shortage was a ‘No Candy - Until Christmas league.’ Now that the sugar shortage is lessened, we have abandoned that campaign altogether; but now our main purpose is to get the children to. in- vest their candy money in thrift stamps.. We called these children the Junior Food army and, are getting wonderful results from . them. “We find that a child can very fre- quently carry an idea into a home that can be reached in no other way: A mother may resent -the presence’ of even the most tactful workers, and may decline to adopt their ideas, but when Rosy or Bessie comes home and says she can make a new dish ‘the whole family is ready to try it, and to praise it excellence. “Another thing we started wnth girls from 10 to 13 was canning and drying contests. We asked each of these girls to preserve in some manner 50 pounds of products, and ¥e gave a button to each girl who enrollefl. - If they pro- duced 100 pounds, they were to get a certificate “of “service, signed by the governor of the state. “Well, one girl did 1,800 pounds; several did 800 pounds, still more did 500 pounds, while the average was 135 pounds. “This work on the part of the girls' was so suceessful that from now an all of the club work of the extension service will be done under this Junior Food army. preserving work, these same girls had a ‘Ten Hen club.’ - Any girl who un- is|a well, playful child “In’ addition to this eanning and IF LITTLE STOMACH IS SOUR LIVER TORPID OR BOWELS CLOGGED. - moves out of ths bowels, and you have ulln. if tongue licious *fruit lmuve." Children love it,.and it can not cause injury. Nag ce what ails your little one— if full of cold, or a sore throat, diaar- rhoea, ‘'stomach-ache, bad breathe, re- member, a gentle ‘inside cleansing” should always be the first treatment given. Full directions for babies, chil- dren of all ages and grown-ups are printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit figz syrups. Ask your druggist for a bottle of “Cal- ifornia Syrup of Figs,” then look care- fully and.see that it is made by the “California Fig Syrup Company.” We make no smaller size. Hand back with tempt any other fig syru; the friends were: Dr. George H. Jenni- son and W. F. Bentinck-Smith. Fol- lowingthe service at the house, the body was taken to Lowell, for: burial in’ the family lot'in the La‘n‘l ceme- tery. Mr. Ayer was a native of Ledyard. the time of his death, on March 14, in his ninety-sixth year. Mrs. Ayer, who was with him, and who is known to ber large circle of friends in Et. Paul and Los Angeles as Ellen, daughter of Hon. William L. Banmng was unable to undertake the journey from Thom- asville, and Her daughter, Mrs. George S. Patton, Jr.,, (Beatrice Ayer) has re- wiained there to be with her mother. Mr. Ayet was o native of Ledyard. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS What Eastern Connecticut Boys Are, Doing In Various Branches of the Service. Soldiers Want Bright Letters. ‘Walter Ray Veitch, a former Besse- mer, Ala, man, now serving in the rvavy somewhere along the French coast, suggests that relatives of the men in this country, and particularly mothers, write more cheerful letters to the soldiers “over there;” this appeal being an extract from a letter written by him to a prominent minister. His brother has sent a copy to 2 Norwich womany The 'depressing letters received by the men in the army and bpavy are i such sharp contrast to the sunshiny letters his mother, Mrs. James Wea- ver, writes to him that the deplorable effect on the men has made a deep impression. Mrs. Weaver has three sons in the service. The letter follows: “After two months of weary wait- ing, I have at last heard from my be- loved mother. As you can well imag- dertakes to raise at least ten hens or her work correctly. who are assisting her in outlining home économics for the state of Connecti- cut are utilizing the value of the pub- lic schools, as well as of the vit?l and fresh ‘young minds of the pupils, is shown by still other lines of activity. In response to their requests the echool boards have agreed to modify the courses in arithmetic, geography and language so as really to make them secondary courses in food conserva- tion. Miss Sprague tells about how the home ‘economics committee prepares press material for the newspapers of the state, which ghe says is extensive- ly used; and in doing so she really pays a tribute to the press of the whole country, for - Connecticut newspapers have not by any means been excep- tional to the general rule of the press n rendering virile’ and loyal service to the cause of food conservation. FUNERALS. Thomas Buckley. The funeral of Thomas Buckley was held Thursday afternoon at his late home, 11 Penobscot street, with a large number of relatives and friends attending. There was a large dele- gation from Gardner lodge, Neo. 46, K. of P, of which Mr., Buckley was master of work. There were many floral tributes. The services were con- ducted by Rev. E. S. Worcester. The following: members' of the Knights of Pythias acted as bearers: Sumner W. Armstrong, Franklyn E. Boyens, Fred- erick G. - Thumm and William ' F. Metzger. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery, where a committal servios was read at the grave by Rev. Mr. ‘Worcester. Undertakers Cummings & Ring had charge of the funeral arrangements. ~ Mr. Buckley was born in England Mrs, William_ Buckley. He leaves his wife. one son, 'William Buckley, and a daughter, Miss Florence Buckley. Miss Elizabeth K. Sheffield. The funeral of Miss Elizabeth K. Sheffield was- held Thursday afternoon from ‘her late home on Cliff street with relatives and friends attending. There were many beautiful flowers. Rev. F. Cobb officiated and friends acted as bearers. Burial was in the family lot in Yantic cemetery, where Rev. Mr. Cobb read a committal service at thA grave. Undertaker C. A. Gager had charge of the funeral aNangements. Frederick Ayer. Funeral services for Frederick Ayer were held at 12 o'clock Thursday, at his Boston residence at 395 Common- Wwealth avenue, Boston, and were at- tended by many family friends, as well o0s by business associates' whom Mr. Ayer had known in his varied inter- ests, The service was conducted by Rev. Neilson Poe Carey, formerly of Nor- wich, now rector of St. John's Episco- pal church at Beverly Farms, not:far from the Ayer summer estate, Avalon, 2t Pride's Crossing, where it had been Mr. Ayer's custom to spend a-large vart of each year. The clergyman's selections from the Scriptures and his prayers were sup- plemented by hymns which were sung by a small surpliced choir of men and boys chosen -from the choir of Em- manue] church, Newbury street. The singers were stationed in tie large hall of the house. and, under th2 direction of W. Lynnwood Farnam, organist and choirmaster of Emmanuel. their selec® tions ‘were: O, Mother, Dear Jerusa- lem, Holy, Holy, Holy, and The Son of God. ' In addition to_these hymns, the choir chanteg the Psalm of the day. The group of pallbearers was made up of J. M. Longyear, Judge Frederick Lawton, Charles G. Rice, Winslow: Whitman, Henry _.J.. .Horn and Dr. George H. Washburn. «Those who sened as ushers.tu seat | one pig will be given a.button and a certificate of service; if she finishes That' Miss ‘Sprague and the people. in October, 1873, the son of Mr. and| ine, it was a great relief to me. She tells me of yvour kindness and the prayers you give for my brothers and self, and I wish to assure you of our appreciation. “T realize that it is hard on mothers with boys in the service, and partic- ularly hard on my mother, who has three-boys in the navy. She is a very brave mamma, and writes me such cheerful letters.. I am so glad of that! It would be very hard on me if she should despair. All mothers can help their boys wonderfully if they will write _cheerful letters. Some of them that I know of go mot!” No Defense Necessary. Mr. Bryan’s defense of his patriot- ism would not have been necessary anywhere in the United States, and, as he ramarked, ‘T don’t need the in- dorsement of anybody anywhere else.” —Springfield Republican. QUALITY SHOE SHOP CHARBONNEAU . & ANDREWS, 159 Main St. Norwich, Ct. | CESSERRENIEE CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and Embalmers ' 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building Rhone 238-2 Lady Assistant Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER ail s'mng instruments repaired Vielins sold on For appointments address B €. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Ner« - wich, Conn.