Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 29, 1918, Page 5

We copy lnu,aflvertise- ment recently published i France, “Over There:” In Billets When from the trench the doughboy drags his weary feet, he never lags, but hurries on as'best he can~-a single hope spurs on the man. For billets, though they’re pretty mean, and often not so very clean, at least afford the tired lad a chance to ‘sleep—for which he’s glad. He hustles, wifl! a happy grin, to find some straw-tosnuggle in. At first a bed of down it seems, but soon discomforts mar his dreams. So, having passed some. sleepless nights, the drowsy doughboy homeward writes: “I wish an OSTER- MOOR could be shipped here by Parcel Post to me.” We Are Agents for Norwich and Vicinity Ostermoor - Mattresses that soldiers dream of. Perfectly sanitary, durable and the best for the price that can be bought. Call and see-them at the new store, Shetucket Street, opposite Laurel Hill Bridge. We advertise exzetly I ns 1t ds Are you hard to fit? Are you hard to please? Are you hard on your clothes? If any of these questions are bothering you, this is the place to come for clothes. We make a specialty of fit; 10 matter what your size or figure, there’s a suit here that will fit you. Priced at $22.50-to $35.00. Murphy & McGarry 207 Main Street your MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA, ATTENTION! A meeting of Ionic Camp, No. 7694, will be.held, on -Tues- _|trom your newsdealer or carrier '.l'o‘hy new arrival fresh fish, SM wnart low prleu.—adv. Os: rgn-y mmucfi the C “ Gales is pre n, the Con. ‘gregational church in Mystic. Tomorrow is the last Sunday after- noon until Fall that the Otis Library reading room will be opened. . Hartford papers mention that Mrs. Jerome Mayer is at the Kahler Hotel, Rochester, Minn,, for a short stay. Special for this week. Broken sizes on women’s oxfords and pumps, $1.95, Barrows, 90 Main street.—adv. Mrs. McClure has arrived: at Twin Lakes camp at Lantern Hill and her summer camp for girls will be opened as usual. The diocesan retreats bf the Catholic clergy will be held at Keyser Island, South Norwalk, August 19-24, and Au- gust 26-31. In some towns farmers are under the impression that the recent frost will cause tomato blossoms to fall off and not set, The C. M. Robertson Co. has men turning their blacksmith shop oppo: site the Rogkland mill at Montville in- to a garage. Connecticut delegates are to leave today to dtténd the annual cdnvention of the American Library association at Saratoga Springs. » Famous Danz - Jazz Band coming, ‘Wednesday, July 3rd, at Pulaski hall. Come and dance with this crowd.— adv. Blue crabs have made ‘their appear- ance early this season. Several good catches are reported at the boathouse at the Golden Spur. Many attended a picnic and enter- tainment at the closing of the school at Hewitt's Station, Wednesday. Wil- lard N. Eccleston has been very suc- cessful as the teacher of this school TFish sale at Chuich Bros’ today. Fisi{ very fresh -nd at reasonable prices.—adv. The campaign for a $100,00¢ educa- tional jubilee fund for East Green- wich, R. I, Acamedy, to which Nor- wich district. Methodists _contributed, has closed with an oversubscription of $16,000. Attention, Men! 25 suits at less than the material would cost, at Wechsler, the Bargain Man, 81 Frank- lin street. Go to it quick.—adv. An ingenious pastry cook in one Norwich restaurant has been able to camouflage barley flour so that its presence as the .foundation of straw- berry shortcake has not been sus- pected 4ll the season. Senator William H. Hall of Will- ineton, of the Thirty-Fifth district, has invited the members of the republican state central committee to be his guests at the Griswold house at the summer meeting of the committee. About 100 boys and their leaders from New Jersey and New York ar- rived in Norwich on the 2 o'clock train Friday afternoon, going by mo- tor trucks to Gardner Lake, where Camp Cadaho has been opened for the season. Give your state paper, the Hartford Sunday Courant, a trial. It now ar- rives in Norwich at 5.30 a. m. Order at orce to insure a copy.—adv. car, owned and driven by Hadley Pdtter, a lumber dealer of Montville, ran into a trolley car at the corner of Bank and Pearl street, New London, at noon Thursday. The radiator, fen- ders and lamps of the automobile were damaged. Today, all children under five years of age are to be weighed and measur- ed in the town of Montville. The ex- amination will be at the Palmer Mem- orial school in Palmeriown, from 2 to 5.30 p. m. A nurse and’assistants will be in attendance. Norwich alumnae learn of the es- tablishment of a war emergency course at Smith college, to prepare workers to assist in the reclaiming of soldiers suftering from nervous and mental diseases, including war neuroses and the so-called shell shock. There are bargains and bargains. But such bargains as you will get of Wechsler, the Bargain Man, at 81 Franklin street, have never been heard of before. The reason is that he makes his money in buying; not sell- ing. Enough said.—adv. It has been decided that the Rock- nook children’s clinic, for children six vears and under is to open Wednes- day next, July 3rd, at No. 9 Washing- ton street, the United Workers' Home, the hours being from 3 to 5. A doc- tor and nurse will be in attendance. One-week courses in home canning, drying and food economy are to be given at the Connecticut Agricultural college, Storrs, throughout the sum- mer. The first course started during the week beginning Thursday and oth- ;rs are to be given every week follow- ng. A letter received Friday by Mrs. Lucy A. Sparks from her son, Earle L. Sparks, of the Machine Gun Battalion, stated that he is now ih open warfare on the big front, near a highway leading to Paris and could not write on Mothers’ Day as his division was on the march. All day Saturday men’s underwear day night, July 2nd, 1918, at o’cl Eagles Hall, 86 Mnm Street, Norwich, Conn. Patriotic business to be transacted. JOHN D. BIGGS, Clerk. DENTIST DR, E. J. JONES ' Suite 1:46- Shannon Take 'elevator Shemcket Street entrance. Phone AMERICAN' HOUSE Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Ete. - Livery connection Shetucket Street FAE‘!EL ‘Aunnansou Props. 122 Pu»ut Pbu ll GEE 39c, ladies’ hose 12 1-2¢c, men's socks, no saams, 14 1-2c, men’s 31 25 dress shirts 79c, ladies’ sillk hose, perfects in all shades, 44c; children’s sweaters 39c; ladies’, men’s and children’s shoes At less than cost: Mothers! A few more of that lot of 75 boys’ suits, some with two pair of pants, $2.24 up; also children’s dresses 33c. 3 for $1.00. As usual Wechsler, the Bargain Man, of- fers them at 81 Franklin street—adv. A former Norwich 'resident, Mrs. Luella M. Gager, of Stonington, receiv- ed a letter Tuesday written just one vear ago I\v her son, Dr. Leslie T. Gager, who had just arrived in France. ‘Where it has been all this time is a mystery. With it came a letter writ- ten in April of this year. Her physiclans are hopeful that Mfss Mollie D. Murphy, cut in the face by flying glass during Sunday’s railroad accident at Saybrook Junction, may escape al! disfigurement. Miss Murphy is recovering, at the sum- mer home of her parents, Postmaster | and Mrs. John P. Murphy, at Massa- peag. St. Mary’s Tierney Cadets of New London, organized seven years ago, has 24 members in the service of Uncle Sam. In St. Mary’s schcol yard Sun- day afternoon, Juiy 21, cadets from Norwich, Mystic, Groton and New Britain and New Haven will be pres- ent to witness the unfurling of the Cadets' service flag. Mrs. Frank O. Grandy | ‘ln.l %!t from a visit Mrs. Albert F. Greene of gvn is staying at F&l’nfldfl, ,m* Mrs. Lyle Gray and children o! North Stonlngton are visiting in Jew- ett City this week. Miss May Dumas of Yantic is w!nlt‘ ing at Wequetequock with Mrs. Calvin Lee for a part of her vacation. - Walter Lamb of Norwich has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ! Smith on Liberty Hill, Waterford. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mabrey of Nor- wich are established in their Ocean Beach summer place for the season. Mrs. George Howard and daughter Eleanor have returned to Norwich af- ter spending a few days in Niantie. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Brewster have returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Cliton N, Draper in Schenec- tady. Mrs. Fannie Lamb of Ledyard is a guest this week at the home of Dr. and Mrs, T. P. Maine of North Ston- ington. J. Desmond Murphy, younger son of Postmaster and Mrs. John P. Mur- phy of Norwich, leéve; today for the aviation school at Cambridge, Mass. “Dr. and Mrs." Armand LaPierre and children and several friends from Nor- wich made up an automobile party who had a picnic at Homewood, Lord’s Point, early in the week. J. Dyer Potter, who recently enlist- ed’ in the naval reserve and.received the rating of mechanic, second class, is now stationed at the experimental station at New London. . Lincoln Crawford, U. S. coast guard, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Crawford of Summer street, who is stationed at the 168th street armory, New York, had his first home leave Friday night since entering the ser- vice, feven weeks ago. Ernest Thorp of Potter Hill, R. I, has returned home after a visit among friends in Norwich. He is gaining rapidly by way of recovery from a broken leg, the result of an accident while at work two months ago in the Pendleton shipyards, Mystic. FOUND IRON SHOT IN JEWETT CITY WOODHOUSE. Came Through Roof—Frem Where is the Question—E. D. Tarbox Owns Souvenir. Edward D. Tarbox, living out three miles from Jewett City, on the George Ross place, on the road to Canterbury, has a present day wartime souvenir that he thinks very highly of, though he is yet without a satisfactory expla- nation of where it could have dropped from in order to be found on the floor of a woodhouse off Canal street in Jewett City with a hole in the roof above it. It is a solid ball of iron. fairly bright and new looking, and weighing exactly six pounds, as Mr. Tarbox weighed it himself. It was given to him by Jack Driscoll, night watchman at the Slater mills, who toid the ball was dropped some time Wednesday night and was found on the floor of the woodhouse the next morning. If Jewett City were nearer the bat- tle front, it would be easy to conciude that a Hun aeroplane had made an incursion this way, though why it should waste a good solid shot on a woodhouse in Jewett City would be a question. Mr. Tarbox did hear a rumor in Jewett City that there was more likelihood that it had been dropped from an American aeroplane and that Night Watchman Martin Wolfe was said to have heard the buzz of the motor over the borough on Wednesday night, but this has not been verified. However it got there, Mr. Tarbox has a souvenir that he values highly but he would be very glad to know surely just what its history is. WEDDING. Paterson—Barstow. In a setting of ferns, pink and white foxgloves and Canterbury bells, the marriage of Miss Harriet Lord Bar- stow, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Barstow, to Arthur Elliptt Paterson, son of the late John B. Paterson and Mrs. Adeline G. Paterson of Middle- town, took place Wednesday evening at 5.30 in the Church of Christ, Nor- folk, this state, the bride’d father, pastor of the church, officiating. The bride was given in marriage by her grandfother, R. R. Wolcott, of Weth- ersfield, who is in his 82d year, was attended by Miss Alice W. Barstow as maid of honor and Mrs. Charles H. Buck and Mrs. Robbins W. Barstow, all sisters, as matrons of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Marion B. Paterson, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Madeline ‘Wayne, both classmates of the bride at Mt. Holyoke college. The flower children were Theresa R. Buck and Charles B. Buck, niece and nephew of the bride. The bridegroom = waé attended by Col. Joseph T. Elliott of Middletown, comménding the Sixth regiment, Con- necticut State guard, and the ushers were Rev. Robbins W. Barstow and Charles H. Buck, brother and brother- in:law of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Paterson received a number of gifts, including a $100 Lib- erty bond. After a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Paterson will live at Gales Ferry, where the bridegroom is sta- tioned in Y. M. C. A. work. Mr. Pat- erson was formerly a member of the staff of a Hartford paper and Mrs, Paterson was a teacher at the high school. The United States Civil service com- mission has announced an examination for the county of New London, to be held at Clinton, Norwich, Welterly R. on July 13, 1913, to £l the position e i st Lyme, North Stonington, and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other postoffices in the above men- tioned county. Form and application blanks may be obtained from the of- fices mentioned above or from the United States civil service commis- sion at Washington, D. C. * During the Continuance of the pres- ent war, the commission will in ac- cordance with the request of the post- office department, admit women to ru- ral carrier examinations upon the same conditions as men. On Breach of Peace Charge. James W. McGrath was taken to the police station on Friday evening by Policeman Barney Keenan on a breach of the peace charge. The offi- cer found McGrath on the steps of his boarding place on Bath street, near the corner of lin, where McGrath ‘was making something of a disturb- ance. When the policeman orflered him to keep quiet, McGrath resented the orders, so that he was placed un- der arrest. The democrats spoiled a political plum on Friday night which the re- publican party considered far beyond the reach of the democrats when the local water board, composed of thres democrats and two republicans, abol- ished the office of superintendent of the water works, which was held by E. L. Burnap. - While the method of removing' )he republican incumbent was' unexpected it has been known that the office has been a thorn in the side of the democrats and that the situation had been discussed in demo- cratic circles, since the city election. The office was created about forty- five years ago and up to last year had been an appointive position and one of the political plums. Last year in the legislature the office was made a permanent one, through an amend- ment to the city charter, with the salary of $1,800 a year. -The key to the situation hangs on the word “may” and was explained by President Wal- ter W, Lane of the water board as Tollows: When the_office of superin- tendent of the water works wds cre- ated the law read, “The water board may have a superintendent of water works, etc.” instead of “there shall be a superintendent of water works.” It has been reasoned out that as lonz as the board may create the office it mav also dissolve that office, The method in which the work en- tailed by the office of superintendent will be carried on now that the office kas been abolished has not heen de- cided upon by the board. President Lang stated that it might be de e by a _committee or by the board a whole but nothing definite had been decided other than that the office was no_more. Mr. Burnap, who has been the hold- er of the offica for the past three years, was appointed when there was a dem- ocratic majority in the common coun- cil owing to one of the democratic councilmen swinging over to the re- publican side. Cashier McGuinniss to Take Office.- ‘William H. McGuinniss, who was re- cently appointed cashier of the water board, will take his new pésition on Momhy J\fly 1, replacing Clurleu w. Burton. Mr. ms,m.,fi. city and has lived here all his life, in the Thamesville neighborhood, and for 18 years has been employed as 2, pol- v N ‘' native of this WILLIAM H, WGUINNISS, New Water Department Cashier. isher at the plant of the International Silyer company in Thamesville. Since January, however, he has been em- ployed in the polishing department at the Marlin-Rockwell Co. factory. He has been prominent in the polishers’ organization, holding the office of treasurer for five years. This is the first political appointm¥nt that Mr. McGuinniss has held. He is courteous and obliging and will be found well qualified, it is predicted, to discharge the duties of the offiae and meet the public as he will as cashier of the water board. HAD ANOTHER WIFE WHEN HE MARRIED HER. Old Lyme Petitioner Has Marriage Declared Void—Four Other Divorces Gdanted. In the superior court before Judge John H. Keeler here on .Friday morn- ing Mary Josephine Kennedy McFar- lane of Old Lyme had her marriage to Warner Jenks MacFarlane of Wood- bury Heights, N. J., declared void on the grounds that he was already mar- ried when he married her on May 13, 1912. He was then the lawful hus- band of Beatrice Maud MacFarlane, ‘whose maiden name was Crowle, and who was married to MacFarlane on Feb. 19, 1910, - The petitioner was given the right to_resume her maiden name. Four other divorte petitions were) granted, three on, the grounds of in- tolerable cruelty and one for deser- tion, the petitioners being the wives in every case. On grounds of intolerable cruelty since the day of their marriage on June 16, 1916, Mildred P. Wightman Cole of Norwich was given a divorce from Allan B. Cole of Norwieh, and was allowed to resume “her maiden name. Habitua] intemperance for more than a year past and intolerable cruelty since Jan. 1, 1914, were allegations on which Emily Mallory Chesbro of New London was given a divorce from Robert Chesbro, formerly of VFater- ford, but now of parts unknown. The couple was married on Nov. 24, 1896, and have two children, who were given to the custody of their mother. ‘Fannie Breit Delinsky of Norwich, who was married to Samuel Delinsky of Bozrah on June 13, 1915, was given a divorce from him on the grounds of intolerable cruelty that began in Au- gust of the same year. She was al- lowed to resume her maiden name. Mrs. Alice M, Douville of Sprague, ‘whose maiden name was Brierley and who married Henry A. Douville of Sprague on Aug. 22, 1902, was granted a divorce from him on grounds of in- tolerable cruelty since Jan. 1, 1913. and allowed to resume her maiden name. In the case of Ida Patton Carroll against John J. Carroll, bothaof Nor- wich, which was partially heard on Thursday, the certificate'that the de- fendant is not in naval or militar® service was flled and the divorce was granted on grounds of desertion. INVITES MEETING TO ¢ COME TO THIS CITY Chamber of Commerce Invites Associ- ation of Commercial Executives of N E Tn their June mesiing held at the Chamber of Commerce roems the direc- tors of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday evening voted to invite the As- s.ciation of Commercial Executives of New England to hold their next meet- ing here. This will be in September probably, and will bring about 40 or 50 prominent business men from fall parts of New England. Two new members—J. H. Willlams of Yantic, and Cornelius Crowley, were proposed and elected and the re- ports of the Secretary H. R. Branche and Treasurer A. L. Peale for the last six'months were presented and accept- ed. President F. W. Cary presided. The secretary was authorized to send a letter of welcome to the Connecticut Silicate Company, now of Lantern Hill, which is to develope the Silex Mine there and build a large plant. Their at- tention is to be invited to Norwich as a means of supplies for their business needs. P Al e FOUR, WERE FINED FOR BREACH OF PEACE And One Discharged After Fracas in Franklin Square Thursday Night. In the city court on Friday morning before Judge John H. Barnes. four men who were concerned in the fracas on Franklin square on Thurgday night were fined and one who was arrested in connection with the case was dis- charged. August Larivere was fined $1 and costs on charge of intoxicatich and $3 and costs on the charge of breach of the peace. It amounteq to $13.78, which he paid. he three sail- ors, John D. Howe, Victor Hessel and Al F. Hofer, who were arrested, were each fined $3 and costs, amounting to $5.28, which they paid. Wilfred Lari- vere was discharged. Gilbert Hubbard, aged 9, colored, was presented before the court as a neglected waif and was committed to the county home until he is 16. Gilded youth tarnishes auickly. DECIDE TO DROP AUTOMOBILE PARADE Action Considered Advisable by Com- mittee—General Open Meeting To- | night. After a meeting of about an hour in the Chamber of Commerce hall on Friday evening in which many details about the Fourth of July parade were discussed. the executive committee adjourned till this (Saturday) evening at 8 o'clock at the same place when they will have a general open meeting to which they will welcome any one who wants to attend with suggestions or offers of help. This was emphasized at the wreeting by Chairman Royal G. Holmes and Mavor J. J. Desmond. One of the changes made !n'the previous plans wag the abandonment of the automobile parade in the morn- ing on the Fourth. This was be- cause automobile owners generally were found to look upon the expense necessary as inadvisable in these times and also because of the shortness of time to get ready and the difficulty of getting help to work. Mayor Desmond’ reported that all the former mayors, F. L. Osgood, Cos- tello Lippitt, T. C. Murphy and Allyn L. Brown and President F. W. Cary of the Chamber of Commerce and Gener- al Secretary Edwin Hill had accepted invitations to be on the invitation com- mittee. Mayor Gates of Willimantic and Warden Frank E. Cunneen of Daniel- son have accepted invitations to attend the celebration, but Mayor Rogers of New London cannot come. The committee has received a communication from the committee on public information at Washington, D. C., advising the Norwich committee to communicate with Rev. M. Jacubow- sky, pastor of th St. Nicholas’ Russian church, as to the part the Russians were preparing to take in the Fourth of July parade, Col. Chas. W. Gale, the chief mar- shal, states that the organizations in- tending to turn out should all report to Fra%icis Clish, 4 West Main sti et on or before tI (Saturday), giving name of person in charge of men, the number and name of lodge and num- ber of men expected to turn out. This is/very essential in order to have a place assigned to assemble. The Campfire Girls of Broadway Congregational church have reported their intentions of turning out. Word comes from Willimantic that the Loyal Order of Moose are coming. The Congregation -Brothers of St. Joseph of this city will be in line. A band concert will be given by Tubbs’ Military band of 35 pieces in the evening at Union square at 7.30 c’clock. Chairman Holmes has engaged the Westerly band as the Konomoc hand of New London was slow in answering the call. The Plainfield band has been engaged by the Greek society. The Loeyal Order of Moose have in- vited the lodges in the surrounding cities and Dictator H. H. Jarvis will lead them. New floats reported at the meeting aré from the Carpenter Manufacturing Co., Versailles Sanitary Fibre Co. (2), Thermos Co., Marlin-Rockwell Co. (2), Garibaldi society and Italian Benefit society. GARDNER LODGE HAS ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Knights of Pythias Will Have Them Installed Early in July. At the ‘regular meeting of Gardner lodge, No. 46, K. of P., held Friday evening in Steiner hall, the election of officers took place., Previous to the election, routine - business was performed and reports of the officers were read and accepted. The election resulted as follows: P. C., Sumner W. Armstrong; V. John R. Fowler; prelate, William Metzger; M. of W., Fred G. Thumm; M. at A., Chester S. Appley; inside guard, Clinton Harvey; outside guard, G. C. Stevens. The installation of officers will take place at the first meeting in July and the installing officer will be. W. A. Reed of Trumbull lodge of New Lon- don. Fined for Breach of Peace. Theodore P. Church, a clerk in a 'lunch room; and Edward Quinn, who is employed at the Norwich state hospi- tal, were fined $1 and costs each, amounting: to $4.50 each, which they paid in the city court. They had a fight on Wednesday night. A girl may be intellectual and yet retain her appetite for ice cream soda. a little Polka (Grauschals), was wfly in‘ novel fashior by four chil- dran, the Misses M. O'Neil, H. Gorman, C. Barry and M. Gorman, seated two at a piano, A very pretty Wal (Streablag), was nso rendered in the, same manner by the Misses Mahoney, Smith, Clish and Gorman, with good accent and splendid rhythm. = A vocal solo, Dolly's Dancing Les- son (Clifford), & charming child-song. was sung by the Misses Valencine and Clish, who acted out the words, ‘danc- ing with large dolls as partners. The Misses L. Drew, P. Reilly and B Duhaime, seated together at one pi- ano played a tuneful waitz by Lerman. A sclection of patriotic airs followed, Miss D. Del Carlo, mandolin, J. Mur- |phy piano, J. Morley violin and R. ‘Wonds cornet, during which time the audience stood, all good patriots, big and little, should do. Misses F. Fenton and M. Keenan de- lighted the audience with a skillful rendition of Valse (Godard), a very difficult piece of music, -which they gave with remarkable expression. An- other tune (Lerman), followed, very melodious and rhythmic, played by the Misses M. Barry, L. Valentine and C. Barry, on the same piano. Three boys, J. Murphy, J. Brennan, and T. Winters, played together at one = dependmt upon others. ‘Miss E. Coinihan. The third number The lawyer needs clients, iz and the manufacturer laborers, and the retailer needs customers. THREE WINNERS FOR. YOUR FAVOR piano pleased with a jollv, catchy mel- ody, entitled. Little Musicians, by Zapff. The Misses M. Sullivan and C. Farrel! showed marked talent and mu- si_a: temperament in their number, the always lovely Melody in F (Ruben- stein), which they played as a duet, at two jnstruments. Miss E. Connell rendered a solo, Al- legretto (Haydn), a difficult piece, with many trills and runs, requiring expert fingering, in a most artistic manner. After another pretty bit of dance music, A Gallop (Streabbog) well done by the Misses Connell, Donegan and F. Disco, at one piano, a class of eight girls, whose singing was well accom- panied by Master J. Morley, gave a tuneful Flower song, each girl carry- ing a bouquet of crimson roses which added to the pretty effect. Another trio of girls, the Misses M. Bently, D. Collins and G. Connell, then played a fine stirring march (Lind- say) with excellent time and expres- sion. Two of the most advanced pupils, the Misses E. Barry and E. Connell, €ach at a separate piano, played to- gether a lovely and most difficult se- |lection, Minuet 'Celebre (Boccherini) with a fine display of technique quite remarkable in such youthful perform- ers. The programme ended with a chorus of patriotic airs sung with spirit and vim by the large class of girls, .each one carrying a small flag which she moved in time to the music. The ac- companiments were well played by E, Barry at the piano, assisted hy J. Mor- ley with his violin. Before dismissing the children the Reverend Father Broderick spoke a few words in appreciation of the d lightful entertainment afforded by young students, who had all acq ted themselves with so much credit to the careful teaching of the Sisters, and given great pleasure to their friends. The stage of the larze assembly hall was most artistically decorated with ferns and lovely bouquets of crimson ramblers, The two fine pianos, on which the children plaved, were very kindly loaned for the afternoon’s use by the Plaut-Cadden company. SENTIMENT IS GROWING AGAINST WEARING MOURNING President Wil for Sleeve n Endorses Suggestion and With Gilt Star. The attention of Connecticut women is being called by the woman's com- mittee of the Connecticut state coun- cil of defense to a sentiment which is gaining favor throughout the country for wearing of insignia instead of mourning by Americans who have lost members of their family in the war. By, vote of the committee, the attention of the women of this state is being called to the cordial endorsement of President Wilson for the plan. The president has written: “I do entirely approve of the action taken by the woman's committee (of the council of national defense) in ex- ecutive session, namely, that a three- inch black band should be worn upon which a gilt star may be placed for each member of the family whose life is lost in the service, and that the band shall be worn on the left arm. I hope and believe that thoughtful peo- ple everywhere will approve of this action, and I hope you will be kind enough to make the suggestion of the committee public, with a statement that it has my cordial endorsement.” In bringing this matter to the at- tention of this state, the woman’'s committee of the Connecticut defense council says that the federal woman's committee feels that, if before any large casualty lists come into this country, America’'s women determine that their attitude, in epirit -and sym- bol, shall be one of bravery and of glory in the great cause rather than of isolated mourning and depression, na- tional morale will be sustained at high level, and individual loss will take on a meaning different from that in peace time. England’s women have deter- minedly avoided mourning and PRhe statement is made that this has helped them to bear their tetrible losses. ROAD SOCIETY Miss Murul Lanqworthy Wins: Gov- ernment - Appointment. Mrs. Parker Johnson, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Billings, for the past three weeks, has returned to her home in Springfield. Her niece, Miss Dorothy Wheeler returned with her for a short visit, Miss Hattie” Wheeler attended the graduation at. Wheeler schooi in North Stonington. Mrs. Eugene Palmer and daughter; Miss Jegn, have returned from Provi- - (dence. The graduating ciass of the Ston- ington High school enjoyed a picnic at Atlantic Beach Thursday. Miss Priscilla Billings was among the num- ber. Henry Langworthy is in Washing- ton, D. C., for two weeks. Leaves For Washington. Miss M el Langworthy, one of the graduatin ; class, received a telegram the same °: ening that she could come at once to Washington where she had obtained a competitive position _for government work. She went Mo day. €. J. King of Norwich was in this locality recently. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Campion, of Media, Penn., who motored to Ston- ington, Saturday, were entertained at Maple Lawn over Sunday and visited a number of the old homes and his- torical places af Mrs Cambion’s fore- The General Electric Flat- iron does not burn out and is the best if you are thinking of low cost of maintenance. Thermos Lunch Kits are not excelled. We repair Thermos Bottles, EVER READY FLASH LIGHTS and BATTERIES [EATOR! CHASE €0 129 Main St., Norwich fathers. They left for home Tues- USQUEPAUGH Liberty Roll Call Attended by Local © People—Deer Damage Gardens. Deer are destroying gardens, espec- - ially nibbling peas and beets. No services’ were held at the church Sunday. Quite a number attended the roll call at Liberty. Those who went from Usquepaugh were Mrs. Sarah Franklin and son, Charles, Mrs. Eva Webster, Mrs. Fannie Bicknell, Mrs. Ida M. Kenyon, Dorothy and Everett Kenyon and J, C. Cahoone. Mrs. Hattie Kelley and Mrs. Hattle Potter of Escoheag, visited over Sun- day with their sister, Mrs. S. Franklin and attended the roll call at Liberty. Mrs. J. L. Briggs was a caller at Rockville, Sunday evening. F. Gordan of Kingston was here on Monday. GARDNER LAKE Scouts Hike from m New London—Ad- vance Party Reaches Camp Cadaho. Mrs. Herbert Johnson of Poquonoo is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gottschalk. Mies Leotta Oat and Harold Hull spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Oat at_their cottage. Mrs. May Daniels has returned after several weeks’ visit in Norwich. Second troép of the New London Boy Scouts hiked here Saturday and {spent the night at Camp Massapeak, returning to New London Sunday. In several places beans and pota- toes have been frostbitten this week. Walter Stamm of Norwich was call- ing on friends here Sunday. Miss Ethel Champlin is visiting in Hartford. Milo Light of West Chester, Pa., has arrived with the advance party at Camp Cadaho. 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