Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 6, 1918, Page 6

The Standard Oil cationeverydrop. is. Your Day Off™ Your day off won’t turn into an off day if your car is insured against friction and overheating by a little * POLARINE for All Motors, Pure lubri« Makes your carworth more. Most SOCONY Gasoline dealers carry Polarine—and their gasoline is the best there Look for the Red, White and Blue SOCONY Sign. WESTMINSTER Recent Red Cross Contributions Total $205.02—Dedication of Twelve-Star Community Service Flag Incidental to Memorial Day Exercise: Lev. 18: 30, “Te shall keep my Sab- bath and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord” was the subject of the pastor's discourse Sunday morning. The sixth in the Duty and Privilege series, Service in Church and Com- munity, was the topic of the evening service. The topic for the mid-week Wed- nesday prayer service in the homes was Spiritual Awakenings. John 3: 1-13, and Acts 10: 9-18. Generous Giving. The drive for the Red Cross second war fund in Canterbury resuited in $205.02. In this many people had a share. indeed nearly every family in this section of the town. Oliver Moody, U. S. N., has again made a voyage “over there” and re- turn. He was in New York last week but was unabie to have a sufficient furlough for a home visit i Violet Newton has joined the of+ the voung Westminsterites ng their livelihood elsewhere. A farewell party for Oscar Olsen wae given last week at the Greenman's. - Memorial Day Exercises. Memorial day at noon teacher and pupils decorated the soldiers'- grave: im Westminster church cemetery and | the Smith private burial ground. Flags 4 previously heen placed on ‘these i At 1 p. m..“in accord proclamation, a | was held in the well attended and! Following this on_ the of the church was held | exercises in connection | e with the vice flaz. patriot The foliowing program was | in charge of A. T. MacLeod, treasurer of the service flag committee: Ameri- ‘a, ory at all singing: prayer and introduc- remarks, Rev. Mr. Davies wo pupils from Miss S school, Viola Bennett and Earl| MacLeod: recitations by two Raymond irls, Jennie Pouiais and Ella Blain; . service choir; reading, Mrs, Columbus Smith: singing, service lag choir: recitation, Alvin Lachapelle i »f Gayhead: recitations from Frost ichool pupils (names will be given ater); reading, Miss Olsen; singing, by choir; address, veteran; reading, Miss Lathrop; song, Morris Freneh: names read of those from Westminster now in service and represented by a star on the service flag, twelve .in. all: Enlisted men— Oliver Moody, Thomas . Jones, John Kneubuchler, George Carr, Carl Law- son, Willlam Pike (gold star). Ernest Pike, Sidney Whipple, Herbert New- ton, George K. Harrold: drafted men —Trenor A. Rice, Frank E. Medbery; raising of service flag with accom- paniment of instrumental music, organ and violin; salute to the flag, by 45 children; song, Our Service Flag, all singing dedicatory verses, Mr. Davies; Rally 'Round the Flag. Boys. The ' Red Cross met Monday with Mrs. Hiram Hawes. MYSTIC Local Boy Wins Scholarshio at Shef- field School—Trespassing on Rail- road Property Forbidden—Registra- tion Wednesday. : by Mr. French, a Mr, and Mrs. Henry Schroeder have returned from a visit in Hartford. They were at Suffield school Tuesday to attend the graduatinz exercises, when their son, Charles B. Schroeder, was graduated with: honors. He wen a scholarship for his -proficiency in mathematics. Trespassers Warned. The New Haven road’ - has posted signs at School street, West Mystic, near Murphy's cuts and at the Mystic statien, cautioning people against tres- passing on railroad property ~and warning of the danger of the practice. Registered in Two Places. The young men in this village who had reached the age of 21 since last draf registered Wednesday. Those from the east: side went to the town clerk’s office in -Stonington and those on the west side to the town clerk’s office in Poguonnoc. Heard on the Streets. Walter Smith of the Pennsylvania Dental college is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Walter Smith, of High street. Hiram Burnett has returned from a few ‘days’ stay in New York. Mrs. Meadoweroft and two daughters have returned from a New York visit Peter Marcus of New York is spend- ing a few days in the village. Miss Ellen Holmes and her niece, BTSRRIy @Net Contents 15 Fiuid Dracims VEN ting the Stomachsand Sov HILb¥ INFANTS CHILDREY e CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That | Genuine Castaria For Dver Thirty Years 1 | W.C.T. " T4 _Captain George T. Webb, director of 'the dpaft for Rhode Island, states that aftef..the June.quotas are filled| there will remain in Class 1 only 1100 re;istra!nfs \dvailable \for ‘military ser- vice. The selections have been con- fidentially. informed of the number of men they ‘will“Be' called upon to ‘fuf- nish under preceding. calls this month, ~but: this_information will not be made public’ until next Saturday. i: is estimated that the June -calls will e “for approximately 1500 men. . The war department has a new system, of apportioniniy quotas, whereby .the state yuotas, based .on Class 1, are not .to.:be' made public at.once: Informa- tion i§ being . withheld . - concerning, large . mational ‘quotas, and the. only intimation of the exact.number -of nien te be called to the colors this month ‘was given out as 200000. How- ever, the number to be called will de- pend upon the space available at can- tonments. > Aécord'\:ng to information. given out by Cantain Webb decisions on all the cases brought to the attention of se- lection and district boards under the new “work or fight” draft regulations will be based only on information sub- mitted in affidavit form and. regis- trants will have the right to appeal. In all cases registrants will be “noti- fied and given opportunity:to present their side to the boards, and each case will be settled on its’ merits. . Men not usefully emploved, from: the war viewpoint, whose . circumstances are such/ ‘that hardships” will result from their' transfer to other lines -of work, will not be compelled to change em- ployment. The ‘rules are much more lenient and far less drastic than first impressions indicated. Registrants who" are act- ually idlers and who are not support- ing dependents will: Jase exemntion and he inducted into:service. Others, who are clerks or employ: of so- called non-essential buSinesses, and who could not be ‘placed in essential war work without financial léss ef- fecting ' their families,” will not come under the “work or fight" regulations. Governer Beeckman,” who recently returned from a visit to’ Washinnton, discusged with. officials of the militia department .the matter of making the Rhode Island State Guard jinto a new National Guard. There will be a dis- trict provision in the enlistment pa- pers, should the change:be made, that the ‘members shall not‘be assizned to duty“outside of the state.” The forma- tion; of new units of natiénal guard io replace the.units now in federal service.. has ‘been advocated by the militia bureau. and while*nothing de- finite*has been done in-Rhode Island, the governor savs the matter is being seriously considered:~ . = Un&er-the new jury commissioner Miss Rosamond Holmes; have returned from'g visit. in Providence. . “Wilfred Schroedér has returhed from a visit in Hartforgd. £ Edward Raider.has returned to Bay- onne, J., ‘after several days! visit iin the'village. 2 Harry B.” MaeKenzie “has from a visit in New York. Mr. and Mrs:iJehn: F. Noyes have returned from Hartford. - returned Methodist Drive for Funds for East Greenwich - Academy .— Postoffice 0. E. Newton ‘spoke from- 113 in~the M. E. church Sunday] | morning, the text being It is good for | me that T have been afficted; that I miight, learn thy statutes. ‘At the of- Rev. | Psaim and D. R. Povey, sang The King Glory.® Rev. Mr. Newton announced. that the drive for funds for East Greenwich jacademy would begin June 2d and con- tinué until June 26th. At the Sunday school session at the which he and Mrs. Newton attended last ngnesda,v at Trinity Methodist church, Nerwich. Had Special Music, The Epworth league evening service was conducted by the pastor with the topic Sawing Off the Cross. There was | special music by the orchestra, Mrs.| Rufus W. Hurlbtt, piano, Miss Jennie G.. Perkins, violin, and Mrs. R. Irving | Hurlbugt, mandolin, and‘a duet, There is One: Who Understands, sung by D. R. Povey and C. E. Colver. Sells War Stamps. Postmaster, D.. R.; Povey has sold! from May 2 2to June 1 at the village | postoffice $37.46 “in’ thrift stamps. Miss’ Sarah T. Latimer left Monday to. visit friends in Hartford. . * Arrive at Cottage, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A Aplin of Mt. Vernon, N. .Y, their daughters, Mrs. Donald .Irwin and her little /daughter Barbara, Mrs. Chester D: Bonestell and young child of California,-with their son, Frank Aplin, Jr., arrived at their summer home in the village Saturday. Mrs. Aplin and ‘her son Frahk made the journey.in their touring car. | Mrs, Harmon L. Perkins and Mrs.| Lucy A. Hurlbutt will attend the! meeting of the Norwich Distfict Wom- | an’s Home Missionary ‘society at the! Methodist church in Willimantic Fri day, representing the local auxiliary. | Work on the addition te the Gales! Ferry Country club house u‘progress-{ i . Highway Committee, Coroner Franklin H. Brown, Nathan A. Gibbs, Charles H. Brown of Nor- wich and Gales Ferry and Billings F. §. Crandall of Steddard’s wharf, with | Rev. ‘Allen Shaw. Bush of the village, were ;recently appointed by the Nor- wich .Chamber of Commerce to in- vestigate a proposed change in the highway between the eubmarine hase and .Norwich .at _Gales Ferry. The highway. commissioner .gave notice of | the proposed’ change and suggéstel that the land for'a new roadway across | private property be secured and pre- | sented the state to- eliminate two right, angles, in the layout of the road, thus | straightening the“roadway.. The tranefer of~' Professor Iliram | Bingham, formerly of Yale, to active duty in France is an action”that his trle’ndu selcomme. - ‘Professor Enm‘hrsm‘ resigned’ a ‘year or €0 1ago. im_ order to Mcom;fi“fl%} ted with the United States Army ‘chools. of Military. Aernautics.. He is:a man of / usua! ability and “capacity for: gettin, things done ‘and will be, a. most : | adaifion fo-our 1o 5 M—Tm Cifl‘k%lpflé iBusy'With 1 Registrants Wednésday—Dr. John Champlin President | Sales of War Stamps—Special High- | wiy, Caramiittos hprgioted; !sm: and Colanel H. | fertory. a:quartette, Misses Grace A.| ; Chapman, Alice Satterlee, C. E. Colver | of | | lesson' study Rev. Mr. Newton gave a| report at. the session of the -Sunday | Sunday school of the Norwich district | Meetg.Todny—War Sav- | law in -Rhode lslard. the cammilsion-x’ has an office in the state capitol, th a large office force, and for the 'sole purpose of: drawing 828 grand and 4344 petit jurors for the requnire- ments of the: superior court in the five counties.. It is estimated that the "sajary list of the commissioner and -assistants will be at least $8,000.} Heretofore, these jurors were selected by the town’councils of the various fowns and at no expense to the towns or state.’ In Connseticut, with eight countie: he selection of eligible jur- ors is ‘done at an expénse of less than{ The” first drawing of jurcrs under the: new law will be held on July 1 and. the drawine will be under the supervision of Judge Mimer Rathbun Of ‘the superior court. The names of jurors, . with address and occupations are, received from city or town clerks throughout the state. " At the annual meeting of the Ninth strict Women’s Christian Temper- ance Union, held in Grace Methodist church, Westerly, officers were elected as follows: M James O. Babcocl ly. president; Mrs. Jennie of Carolina, secretary: Miss E. B. Nichols, of. Westerly. Addresses were made by Mrs, Jennie L. Rook, state president and Mrs. J. L. Lock- | superintendent of nome mis work. .Tha unions of West- , Bradford. Ocean View, Cros: Mills, Walkefield, Carolina and Slo- cums were represented. I given first cohsideration. and the athletic styles. Town Clerk Everett E. Whipple, ap-1 pointed in charge of the registration of young men, under the selective ser- vice law, for' the Westerly district, who attained the age of fwentv-one since June 5, 1917, established his of- | fice Wednesday in the council cham- ber, town hall, with his assistant reg- istrars. The registrars were on duty from seven in the morning until nine at night. and there was no time dur- ing the period where registrants were delayed on account of service. It %was | estimated that “there would not be more than 130 registrants which was in marked contrast- to the large num- ber registered between the ages of 21 and 31 on the first registration day a vear ago. Westerly has a large number of voung men in the army and navy, espécially - the latter, who would -be required to register at this time, if they were not already in the service, B. V. D. UNION SUITS. .. _The one hundred and seventh an- nual meeting of the Rhode Island Medical society, of which Dr. John Cbamplin, of Westerly, is president, will be held this afternoon in . the Medical Library at Providence. The exercises begin at 4 o'clock, and are as follows:: Call to order: reading of miinltes; . report. of Fiske fund: re- Dort “of Chasa iggin fund: recogni- tion of delegates; annual address of the president, Dr. John Champlin. of Westerly: address The American Tlag by "Hon.' Samuel H. Davis, of West- address,” Medical Activities of he 'Army,. Lieutenant-Colonel F. S, mpson, chief = of - medical section, ‘councjl of national defens address, Medical Activities of the Navy, Lieu- tenant-Commander J. Chalmers Da Costa, United States Naval Reserve | Force: address, Hospital Classification 75 Related. to War Time Needs, Dr. John G. Bowman, director of Ameri-{ can (College of Sureons; induction of | officers. § The annugl dinner of the society ! will: be held this evening at the Wan \ namoisett club. Dr. Frederic T. Roz- | €T, of ‘Providence, formerly of West- | | erly, anniversary ' chairman, will be the toastmaster, with Rev. Wlilard | Anthony Dyer| as the speakers.. There wlil be songs | by Lucy L Marsh. (Mrs. Gordon) and | T 3 posted printed copies of the law is a o Ml o {avarning preliminary to arrest. Every ; A€ LoEe 2ble-bodi an between the ages oL Champlin . of © Westerly recidn? | cble-bodied man zes 21 and 50 must be employed at least thirty-six hours a week, cr pay the penalty of a fine of $100, or imprison- ment for six months or both. Miss Ethel Dorothy Daly, daughter lof Joseph A. Daly, and Eugene E. Doyington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boyington, were married at a nuptial mass in the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, by Rev. Lawrence .J. Gardner T. Swarts, of Providence, first ‘vice 'president: John M. Peters, of Providence. second vice president: John W, eech, of Providence, secre- liam A. Risk, of Providence, treasurer. _Saniuel Leiboff is proud of the dis- | tinction of beina the first Russian Jew ! of Westerly to be called to the colors i Kelledy. They were attended by Miss in the present war. In response to a:{pdna M. Daley and Sergeant James call for. volunteers in the chemical|Donohue. The sroom is a serzeant in service of the army, about a. month | ago, he responded. He has received | orders to he ready for service ag he will be called shortly, Mr. Leiboff's parents reside in Wes- He attended the Rhode Island State College for two vears and then entered Brown unmiversity. graduating | the present. year with the degree of; bachelor of philosophy. He special- | the Nineteenth company, now station- ed at Fort Getty. STONINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Seamon Arrive; from Philadelphia—Steamer Chelsea | Being Converted Into Oceangoing ized in chemistry and bacteriologzy. Tug. While attending Brown. he served as | { inspector of milk and dairy products,| Mr. and Mrs. Carl B, Seamon of} and chemist and bacteriolozist for ‘the the health department of the city of Attleboro, { Philadelphia, formerly of Stonington, ! are heré because of the serious iliness | of Mzs. Seamon’s uncle, Jokn H. Ryan. zie, at a|Mr. Seamon is now yardmaster at the savings | hig shipyard at Hog Island, at which defail the ) {here are fire railroad vards and 63| work and the object to be attained.!miles of trackage, or more than three Westerly’s proportion of the state's|times as much as at the Midway dueta is thirtv-four war savings so- |freight yard. There are 50 shipways cieties, and these will be formed in!with tracksleading to each. as well as stores, factories, clubs, churches, fra-|many other tracks to complete the ternal orsamizations, and wherever | gystem. Mr. Seamon resigned at the Six members can be obtained. Rev.|Midway vard to become yardmaster at Clayton A. Burdick, Attornev John Hog Island. Ferguson, - Jr., -and -Arthur Trotman Sohv Ho GaynorDead were added to the committee. Thomas oA oy ’ McKenzie is in charge of the work | John Henry Gaynor, wig has been and these ‘assiznments have been |in failing health for sevefal months, made for organization: Arthur Trot-,died at his home in Tanner couri Tuesday afternoon. He was born in man, for industries; Re¥. Clavton A. X Turdick for churches: Mrs. Thomas| Hudson, N. Y., in 1849, and for several years was employed in the Atwood Perry, for Women's clubs: Wiliard H. | Bacon. for schools: John Ferguson,|Machine tompany plant, Stonington. Three daughters and four sons sur- Jr.; for general organization, > s vive him. Stonington Pointers. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Chester, who have been guests of Miss Hor- tense H. States, returned Wednesday to their home in Providence. Mrs. Charles Mallory Williams. who has ‘been with her husband, Major Williams, in the medical corps. at Camp Meade, Maryland, is with rela- tives in Stonington’ 3 o The high cost of labor'and material has postponed the construction of needed dwelling houses in Stoningten. The old steamer Chelsea. partially burned last winter, is fast being con- verted into an oceingoing tugboat at the Stonington shipyard. There has been rapid work on the hull, but the tall smokestackj has not been 'dis- turbed as yet, and is all out of pro- Chairman Thomas McKen. meeting of the local war committee, explained in Local Laconics. Next Sunday will be observed as Firemen's Memorial Sunday in West- erly. & A Pawcatuck laundryman is to open another Chinese .restaurant in New Landon, which will increase the num- ber fo four in that’ ecity. Attorney George R. McKenna will act as chairman at the’ exercises of raising the service flag of St. Mich- ael's parish, Sunday afternoon. * ‘While Westerly ‘has its* full share ©0f soldiers on- the battle front of | France, there are others' of longer .military service -still at the forts in Narragansett bay. Included inthose now. in service abroad are many who entered the army under the selective service law,’ ‘ “Would 'you mind holding my horse vessel. B. V. D. SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. ..... ... SEALPACK UNION SUITS. ........: SEALPACK SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. . ROCKIN CHAIR UNION SUITS. ...... ROXFORD UNION SUITS. SPECIAL ATHLETIC NAINSOOK UNIGN SUITS | ACTUALLY WORTH 85c A GARMENT RIBBED UNION SUITS ' Made by the Taunton Knitting Company. We have them in all styles and weights. $1.50 to $2.50 It Doesn't oéf uch ToBe omfortable k. MANSFIELD CENTER Only Two Civil War Veterans Able to Participate in Memorial Day Exer- cises—Golden Wedding Anniversary Trip—Red Cross Work. Memorial Day, hecause of the con- ditions of war time, the customary dinner was omitted. Brief services were held at the cemeteries at Atwood- ville and Spring Hill and later 2t the old and new cemeteries there. The fife was played by Leslie Nichels and Miss L’'Heureux served as drummer. A local troop of Boy Scouts marched with the veterans, of whom only two were able to be present, J. H. Stearns and Melvin Nichols. The address a: the church was delivered by Rev. W. E. Lamphear of Hartford, whose theme was A World Safe for Democracy. Prayer was offered by Rev. H. H. Po ell. School children from Atwoodville and Mansfield Hollow joined with the ! children from the local school in the preliminary exercises. Generous Subscription. As was expected Mansfield again went over the top in the Red Cross drive of last week. The allotment ‘og the Mansfield Center brarch was $00 and nearly $600 was contributed. Of ‘this amount $170 was raised in the village. * Work of Red Cross. The following articles have heen shipped this month by the Jocal Red Cross branch: Twenty comfort bags, containing 19 articles cach, 30 towels, 16 chemise, 9 petticoats, 3 knit sweat- ers, 16 pairs wristlets, a total of 463 articles. Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. J: H. Stearns c:le- brated their golden wedding Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns were married on May 23, 1868 in, Willimantic, and drove that day tfrom there to Hartford. Accordingly ‘they motored to Hart- ford Tuesday with their son, Rokert, and his wife, and after taking Ilunch and visiting relatives returned to their home by the same route covered on their weddihg trip. Held Annual Meeting. The. annual meeting of the Mans- field Union Burial Association was held Saturday at the residence of George H. Allen. The following officers were elected: President, G. H. Allen: secre- tary, F. Clarence Bissell; treasurer, G. W. Chapin. Miss A. E. Barrows is ill at her home and has a graduate nurse in attend- ance. Mrs. E., W. Storrs of 'Cheshire was in town Wednesday and Thursdav to see her cousin, Miss A. E. Barrows. Mrs. Alexander Lauder was in portion to the lines of the converted |Springfield Thursday to attend the fu- neral of Park Kingsley, whose death occurred after a brief illness resulting Hot weather comfort depends so much upon proper undergarments that they should be We have them of all descriptions. We have them at prices which are right, and we are prepared to fit you whether you are long and slim or short and stout. CALL ON US—WE CAN INTEREST YOU POROSKNIT UNION SUITS. .. ....... POROSKNIT SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. Long sleeves, long legs, $1.50 85¢ $1.15 60c 1.00 50c PRSI 15 1 $1.00 TO $2.50 69¢c $ LAWRENCE BALBRIGGANS You couldn’t wish for better than these Lawrence Balbriggans. Made 85c a Garment garments . L Our Spring Sale of quersilks and Undermuslins Continues All This Week 4 arrived at their summer home. Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Johnson and son have returned to Lynn, Mass., aft- ;r spending the week end at their home ere. Mrs. Bloom's brother, Garland Markham, has returned to his home in Wendell, . Mr. Greiner spent the week end in Maywood, N. J. Elmér Foss and Calvin Esterbrooks visited in Southbridge, Friday. Stephen Brockman and Walter Champagne of Camp Devens visited their parents Sunday. Henry Fisk and family and Mrs. Soule and daughter, Miss Blanche, of Stafford, called on friends in the Valley Sunday Albert Merrifieild and a party of friends from Worcester called on Al- len Kenyon Sunday. Secretary D. Hine of Hartford visited the schools in town Monday. - LIBERTY HILL The Family Portrait Album Presented —Children’s Day Concert June 16— C. E. Election. Mrs. G. A. Tottén returned te her home Mass., last week Monday after in Newton, week’s stay with her A. Noyes. The C. E. society had a supper and entertainment at the hall Thursday evening. The play, The Family Por- trait Album, ungpr the direction of Mrs. G. B. Dimon, was presented. A good sum was received, which is to be used in repairs at the parsonage Mr. and Mrs. Wallace 'W. Palmer were in East Hartford Memorial day, the ‘'guests of Mr. and Mrs.'R. L. Mof- fitt, At the mid-week prayer meeting, thirty-three were present, which is a good percentage of the membersiip. To Train Troops. Sergeant J. Earle James was home from Camp Devens, Sunday. He is to be retained as one of the trainers at the camp. g Cleve Caples who has been severely ill with quinsy and tonsilitis is up and about. bo ot g Mrs. J. Earl James -was appoin‘ed solicitor for the house to house can- vass for the Red Cross and met with goed success. Elisha Tucker has been visiting in Willimantic several days. The C. E. society held its semi-an- Elected Officers. nual business meeting ‘Sunday evening. The following officers were' elected: President, Charles E.. Goodrich; vice president, Mrs. J. Earl James; secrc~ tary and treasurer, Mrs. J. Gearge Clark. - The' society voted to att>nd the services at Exeter church Sunday afternoon, June. 2nd. e - man_adde h—:‘&% i;'fne, B for ‘about ten 'minutes. while T do a little shopping?” was the modest. re- quest of a woman from the farm to a gentleman in Dixon square. The re- ply ‘was, “I certainly will” and before he, could add:the word “not,” he re- ceived ‘the woman's thanks. The wo- . According to the Copenhagen jour-|from ‘blood poisoning. Mr. —Kings! X “I wonder why the man didn’t” do as he agreed.” B g .now._in force | or ley nal Politiken, a company to promote an aerial service between Ru: England has already been formed with a capital of 1,000,000 kroner [about’ £755,500]. The route from Londen, to Petrograq via Copenhagen would be abéut 250 miles shorter than via Nor-| way ‘and Sweden. Sufficient ma- chines, it is stated, are assured;’ 3 thing to was' a former resident of this viilage ssia and |&nd later of Spring Hill. Mr. and Mrs. L. Howard Cross of Central.Village were among the Memo- rial Day viistors here. ‘WOODSTOCK VALLEY