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! FRANK B. HAZARD (Re-elected Moose Secretary) gornered election held the meeting a Plans for a heh in the ned Nei;: er Efi ma’::r:'v:lf !an at- rm Dough- erty Dmfid&fl and thb folitine business Was transacted. A whist to take place ;he first Week in Aprn Wwas planned. & St FORESTERS The regular meeting of Court Sa- ¢hém, F. A, was held Thursday eveiung With fnany presefit. Routine busihiess was tfansacted. ‘A communi- cation from the Grand Lodge wés read irhich allowed the court to rdf under an open charier beginning oh ApFil 1- three-¢o mdu night by Norwich, Conn. Lodge No. 950, L. O. 0. M, resultéa in the election of Henry H., Jarvis as dlch— tor and in the re-eleétion of Frank B, H. Jarvis: viee dige asurer, C. 0. Wright; see ank B. Hazard, (unarimou cted); teustees for threc years, e Harrimang George . Moles . C. Taylor were nominated as teés and action on thé nomination ! be taken at the next meeting of the lodge. Past_dictators’ jewels wera present- ed to C. D. Beaver, Joseph A. George and George H. Moles. Four candi- datés were Initiated. Lewis A. An- drews was elected representative to the convention to be held at Moose- heart and Joseph A. George was elect- ed alternate, The memorial servige committee was given full power fof the arrangements for the service to bé held on April 14, The lodge hall was engaged by the ladies of the 16eal Mooseheart chapter for an fnitiation to be held next Tuesday afternoon. i LADIES' AUXILIARY The Ladies’ Auxiliary, Division 84, of the A. O. H, held their weekly meoting at the home of Mrs. John Fitzgerald on Fanning avenue Thurs- day evening. The report of the work e e e s HOW’S THIS? We ofter One Hundred Dollars R ward for any case of catarch that ca; st be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medi- mll‘a Catarri) Medicine has been taken by catarrh siifferers for the past fhirtyAive m)ean. E . 1 as the most reliable remedy for umm AT Gttt Medieine ante ough. the Bloed of the mucous sur- B i the paieon fobm e !:llg and healing the diseased por- “Affer you have taken Hall's Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see & great improvemeént in y Il!' neral pealth, Start taking Hall tatrh o at once and get rid of catarrh, l!ml for, e%munlnl-, free. F. Y & €O, 1edo, Ohlo. Bold by all dru a3 become |0 Jozeph Bellefleut pmnded at the meet- s ing. ELKS. \ The Norwich Lodge of Hiks held their regular meeting in the lodse rooms Thursday evening. J. J. ey presided and routine busihiess was transacted. The installation of offi- cers will take place at the next meet- ing, As the five mn1 team bowling tourney has closed plans age under way to start a two man contest.. . ODD FELLOWS. The regular mmm“sf Uneas lodge was held Monday evening with a large number in attendance. 8 regular business was transacted and freports fead and approved. At a_meeting of Shetucket lodge with Noble Grand George Raymond presiding, routine business was trans- acted. - The corporators of the 0dd Fellows home, Groton, held their annual meet- ing Thursday afterfiooh at the head- quarters of the ordef at 95 Crown street, New London. Various favora- ble reports were acceptéd and address- es were made by Grand Chaplain Rev. Charles H, Bmith of Barre, Mass, Grand_Representative Philip Pond of New Haven, Grand Master G. N. Chapman _of Waterbury and Grand Msfle F. M. Canfiéld of Bridge- The following ars the officers of the corporation who were re-elected at the meeting: President, Marcus L. Reyrolds, Bridgeport; first vice pres- g Burrows, N : gacond vide president, Ttheo- dore Kaffenbrook, Hartford; third ice president, Aleot Johnson, New ritain; secretary. Wallace R. Jolm- son, New London; treasuref, C. N. Fowler Hartford and chaplain, Rev Smith, Barre, Mass. A. A Guile of Shétucket lodge wus president at the meeting. RELIEF CORPS. Sedgwick W.-R. C, No. 18, assem- bled for regular meeting Friday after- hoon and was calléd to order at 3 o'clock by the president, Lillian J. Johnson, who succeeds Mrs. James C. MeKee, Regular routine business fo) lowed and one applicant was voted i Now—earliest wear. New and and uqnlbly modish, pring Exbzbtts Latest Millinery Modes Are Ready of fashionable Hats for Spring exclusive modes—delightfully chic !SPORTHATS,TAILORFDHATS. SEMI-DRESS HATS, AND HATS FOR ALL EVENTS | o | Scciety was caused b Bioners -( w &:d‘ New York, made Jnlnt!y shn that the Royal Arcanum of M: thisetts is 99 &!fi. Vlg' at there is fo Jistifical @issolution of the organization or @ réceivershi) After mu{é um straln upoh the| the rerating tall for inéreased essmehits, one of ;h« privileges of a fraternal organ- zation, and neccssary for those es- \nblished 0M8 yeafs ago Whén ades Quate rates for the develo t . of the business were not reduired,: the: h- Surance cotinissioners eay: “Persons ignorant ‘of principles make trouble and inflict lfl:unage They iznore lt_he fact that t is no trifling t_mn., 0. the operation of a-society fi(n gg:ia- Ganum with 175,000 members, who are arrving niore than $300,000,000 oi in- Sutance by mutugl 48réement, ars trving tc Gevise means to iénde» Berf- tain the payment of those bbligations bs they matute, no maitef how far in the future.” The Royal Arcanum was incorporat- #d in 1877 and_has 1,712 counells 82 states—the District of Coltm and Canada—thirty-two grand cotifi- cils, one supreffie council and claime 4 members}up of 177,235, with assets of $4,789,484.10 and liabilities of $751,- 162.16. The commissioners say the society has bcen honestly and _efficlently managed; the necessity of an in- trease in the rates in 1916 is proved, trat assessments being collected ate équitable, and that the court pro- ceedings aye to be deplored. DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS. Clara Barton tent, No. 7, Daughters of eVterans held a regular meetis on Tuesday evening. The president, Lilfian Brewster Was in the chalt. The reports of the secretary and _treas- urer were read 4nd approved. Sixteen Sons of Veterans were obligated, to become mémbers of the order. It Was vited to hold a whist next month, The mecting closed in usual form with The Flag salute. s The next meeting will be held April GOUNTY AGENT TO » ABBIST IN FARM SURVEY Census To Be Taken During Period March 25—April 1. Organization of the forces that will fake a farm survey of Conneeticut has been started b ythe State Council of Defense with the appointment of County agents of farm bureaus as the country supervigors. and also their as- sistants. The period designated for the survey is from March 25 to April A committge of census takers will Be appointed by the local war bureaus or town committees of the State Coun- ¢il of Defense from among the practi- ¢al farmers in each town. Informa- survey, relates to the drea 6f eath farm, the crops in 1017, the crops planned for 1918, stock on hand, types of farm machinery on hand and esti- matéd days it ean be operated for neighbors, and under the heading of eémployees, the number of additional émployees needed during the entire Summer,’ and the number of short timeé employees needed for haying and } other harvesting purposes. Connecticut has hot had an agficul- tural sufvey since 1845. The Litch fleld County farm survey authorized by the State Council of Defense ahd conducted last month was such a suc- cess that it Wwill be used a8 a model by the other counties. The value of the agFicultural census is estimated as old. First, its object will be to ring about increased food production for the winning of the war and second. it will gupply the state with useful statistical information. Hach assistant supervisor has beéh appointed to direét the campaign in not more than two towns. Sypervisors and apsistants Wwill meet ursday, March 21 in thelr respéctivé county farm bureau headquarters to decida upon the campaign methods to be fol- Iowed in their separate counties. ‘The chairman of the war bureau br town committee will be responsible for the survey taken in his town. He will have the appeintment of the commit- tee of census takers. The latter will receive their instructions and survey blanks from the assistant supervisors. The census of the thousands of farms in the state will then proceed. GOVERNOR APPEALS TO BOYS OF STATE Urges Them to Enroll in the U, 8. Boys' Working Reserve. Governor Mafeus H. Holcomb on Tuesday appealed to the boys of Conn= ecticit to make thelr summer vaca- tion count in the winning of the war by enrelling in the Unitea States Boyy orking efve. Boys between the éges of 16 and 21 are being enrolied this week for War emsergency work, V&ncipflly on the farms, and schools, A’s and_other institutions are acting as enrolling agenties: The Governor's letter foliows: To_the Roys of Cennecticut “Fhere iz a shortage of labor all over dur couniry decause of men being withdeawn from. their regular occupa- tiong by the duities of war, The short- 4gé in Connecticut is particularly actte on account of the increased de- mand for workers ih iunitions fac- tories, You, and you only, can fill the gaps, You ean serve best in agricul- ocaupations b enrolling in the United States Boys Workmg Reserve. “The State of Connecticut must net depend upon others for anmything that can be produced within its borders. Ig is not putting it too strongly to say it seeking is a slacker, and unworthy of the name American. There will be times when yéwll be weary and lame, but, when you are, think of the older brothers in Frante fighting to pres serve your country and its ideals for .you, and then go back to your werk with a stille 6n your face, a sohg on your lips and flekefmiumou in your heart. The eyes of this grand old Commonwealth are upon youj-Conn- edticut_expects every boy to do his duty, Yot are seeded now in the ranks of the United snms Boys' . Working Reserve, (Signed) “M. H. Holoom®, Governor.” ¥o Beat Germany. ' Thers are three ways in which Gef. many may be beaten. The fifst is by bullding ships, the second is by build ing ships, and the third is by buildinj " ships.~Gincinpati Times. o insurance | - tion to be gathered in the agricultural |- * Manhattan Clothes for Easter Are Now Ready! IN THE HISTORY of this store we have never as- sembled a more notable collection of fine clothes for men and young men than we are placing on sale today. 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