Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 2, 1918, Page 5

CUHMINGS & RING I"uneral Directors and Embalmers Chnmi« of Gmmtm Building Phone 238-2 Lady ‘Anhh:vt Alarm Clocks ALL _ALL PRICES The Wm. Friswell Co. 25-27 Franklin Street NOTICE EIGHTH STREET CANAL BRIDGE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS: PER omu:n OF SELECTMEN, e K RAiey. WELDING wm FIX IT Cylinders, €astinge of all kinds, Agri- cultural Impiements, Transmissions and Crankcases, Heusings, = Steel Frames, #xles and other metal parts of ALL KiNDS can‘be made WHOLE and SOUND with 6tr WELDING. Skilled, expert work that is guaran- teed—try it, Cave Welding and Mfg. Co. 31 Chestnut Street Phone 214 ° [FIT IS JUNK THE AMERICAN WASTE & METAL (0. 210 West Main St. Telephone 190 TREES Order your now for fall planting. ered anywhere. Maplewood Nursery Co. T. H. PEABODY Phons 985 Orders deliv- THE BLUE STAR in the service flag means that a member of your family is in the ality standpoint— e ‘boy you wear it Jewelers military service of Uncle Sam. To show your pride in that vice pins shown in our window display. signia of the brapeh in which he serves. worthy of 3\ for, Established 1872 NORWICH, CONN. DR. E. J. JONES Suite 46 Shmnon Building entranée. . Phone GEORGE G. GRANT 3Z Providence St., Taftville Prompt attention to day or night calls d wear one of the ser- Some of them show the in- From a Tte Plaat-Cadden Co. DENTIST Take elevator: Shetucket Stnet Undertaker and Embalmer Te‘l'knhont 30 apri4MWFawl “PROTECT YOUR FEET" A. G. THOMPFSON, F. S. FOOT SPECIALIST LICENSED CHIROPODIST Mfr. Cummings’ Spring Arch Suppart Suite 7-8, Alice Building, Norwich' Formerly off Waterbury Phohs 1366-4 New York & Norwich Line Hart Transpnrtauon Corp. Telephone 1450 Leaves Chelsea. Dock, Norwich, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 5 p. A, Leaves New York, Pier 45, East River, Monda: Wednesdays and Fri. days at 5 p. Moo F. V. KNOUSE- Agent. FREDERICK T. BUNCE Piano Tuner Phone 838-3 2 Clairmount Ave. WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- mess before the public, there is no wedium better than through the ad- * ~sieies splumns of The Bulletin. TREES and SHRUBS| - TheBulietin. e Norwich, Friday, Auga. 2, 1918. S ——— VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 8.35 o'clock this evening. wave. By the new ruling, widows of Span- ish-American war soldiers are now entitled to pensiors. This is the season when growers of flowers find that eternal watering is the price of blossoms. Wednesday was the last day for the payment for the personal tax of 1918 without interest being charged. August first was Lammas Day, the date of the old Anglo-Saxon loaf- mass, or wheat harvest festival. known as the Kneeland Chapman place located in Shunoc, to Harry Schultz of Stonington. Groton Long Point women gather at the casino Tuesday afternoons for the purpose of working on war garments for the Red Cross. The op of the Roman Catholic diocese of Hartford, Rt. Rev. John J. Nilan, was born at Newburyport, Mass., 63 vears ago Thursday. A motor bus from Norwich which has been on trial at the plant of the Groton Iron Warks for the past few days has been purchased for use there. The Connecticut State Sniritualist association is to conduct services Sun- day at Pine Grove, Niantic. Rev. Mary S. Vanderbilt will be the speak- er. Under a new ruling the federal de- partment of labor took charge Thurs- day of the hiring of common labor in all plants employing 100 persons or more. In Collins'’ window on lower Broad- way is displayed a framed picture of the various medal§ of the allied na- tions, which passersby study with in- terest. The Colonel Daniel Putnam Asso- ciation. Tnc, is to celebrate the 206th anniversary of General TIsrael Putnam’s bir! at Brooklyn, Conn., August 9th. < { At present barrels for use of the fishermen in the shore towns sell for 50 cents api fore the wa or 20 cent: The Childs’ , regardless of size. Be- ugoar barrels brought 15 reunion is to he held.at eland Park Wednes- i n any way * family are eligible to attend. The August meeting of the New London M. A. R. chapter, will he a picnic_meeting held at the home Mrs. Sidnev H. home at Pleasure Eeach, August 6th. At the Thursday | meeting of the Centr: the pastor. Rev. A, Purkiss, was up from Allva's Point to lead. The topic was Faith, 11th chapter Hebrews. evening praver Bantist church | Al the county farm bureau asents| {in the state, extension specialists from | the Connecticut Agricuitural . college | and representatives of the food sup- { plv committee of the state, have been | holding a three-day conference in | Hartford. There Norwich interest the | Danbi am that the Danbury Uni- versa'ist church has s ed s | vices for the month, the pastor, Re |E. T. Barber and Mrs, Barber ieav- ursday for their summer home Mass. shed 2t the | Mrs. George The oval bed of phlox in the grounds at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. William Tyler Browne, on Broadway, is aitracti 5 admiring attention as usual, the eight or ten varieties in the 18x20 foot plot heing chiefly erimson or white-striped crmson. The younger daughter of Judge Ed- gar M. Warner of Putnam, formerly of Norwich, Miss Gertrude C. Warner. has written a_book, Star Stories for Little Folks, which has just been published in Boston It tells in an attractive way the etory of the constellations. Following the rain, at 4 o'clock Wed- nesday morning an automobile dashed into and badly damaged the iron fence of a residence at the junction of Wash- ington and School streets. The two men in the car have shown no ineli- nation to settle for the @amage. Dairv and Food Commissioner Thomas Holt gave hearings at the capitol Tuesday to 17 Connecticut deal- ers in olive oil, all of whom were charged with the use of adulterants. such as cotton seed oil. As a result of the hearings, prosecutions will fol- low. That patriotle wom hereabouts have not lost interest in the Food for France Fund is indicated by the cor- { dial and prompt responses to the an- nouncement that Mrs, Oliver L. John- son, of Norwich, intends to continue this season soliciting jellies, etc., for that fund. Thomas E. Rogers, 68, a retired en- gineer of the Baltimore and Ohio, died at the home of his som, Riley E. Rogers, at the navy yard, Tuesday. He is survived by sev- eral sons who live in the south. The body was sent to Piedmont, West Vir- ginia, for burial. The standard working day on the | New Haven road, commenctns Thurs- | day, will be eight hours, with the rate of pay for all emnloyes increased ap- proximately a dollar to $1.50 a dav. unday and holiday work will he paid for at the rate of one and one-half times the scheduled rate. At Waterburv, Wednesday, Miss Geraldine B. Wallace, of Waterbury, and William D. Shea ‘of Middlebury, were married at 9 o’clock at -the Church of the Tmmaculate Conception. Mr. Shea is a graduate of Storrs Agri- cultural college and is supervisor of agriculture in the Waterbury pub- lic schools. # At a public meeting in recognition of the fourth anniversary of Great Britain’s entrance into the war and in memory of Britain's =allant dead, to be held in the Center church, South Manchester, Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, one of the speakers will be School Superintendent F. A. Ver- plank, Norwich Free Academy, '84. Pomfret Man Passes. Joseph F. Arnold of Pomfret, whose name w3as in a lisct of those rejected for militery service after physical ex- amination has received a card from the board that he has passed. Another cool day Thursday helped humanity to brace up for the next hot W. Carroll, assisted by Mrs. Frank| | Hempstezd, had charge during the ‘mom ng. In the afternoon Mrs. John | Rogers was in charge, Miss Mary E. Rx(‘hards isting. William Slocum has so'd his farm, | of | ¢ Miper at her summer |* | i 1 | | | l | {lield Thursday NGIWIOH IULLET]N, FMBAY, KUGUST 2 WW =5 Sy PERSONALS Police Captain D, J. Twomey is on 2 vacation of a week.' Sydney Alling of Westerly has been visiting friends at Gardner Lake. Mrs. Daniel Gleason and children of Norwich are visiting relatives in Westerly. Little Miss Olive Rathbun of Dun- ham street is visiting her cousins in Uncasville. Mrs, William Friswell and Miss Mary Friswell are registered at the Wigwam, Pleasant View. Cassie Fillmore of the U. 8. §. Chi- cago has returned to his duties after a 2"; days’ furlough spent at Gardner Lake. Mrs. James H. Whitney and daugh- ters, Mildred and Dorothy, are at Pleasure Beach to spend the month of August. Yvonne Boudreaux of Putnam and a2 number of her friends were guests of Mrs. Harry Forbes of Poguonoc Thursday evening. ' Mrs. Delia A. Perkins and Mrs. Al- fred Free of Winchendon, Mass., are visiting Mrs. C, Fred Sears and fam- ily of Prospect street, Mrs, Fiora Berry of Providencs, who has been staving at East Lyme was brought to the Backus hospital on Thursday for treatment. Misses Florence and Marie Jones of Providence, R. 1, are spending a few days with Rev. B. W. Williams and family of 167 Mt. Pleasant street. Dr. Olive Whitford and daughter, Katherine, of Orange, N. J.. who have been the guests of Dr. Lillian Lyres, of Oalk street, have returned home. Word has been received in town of the safe arrival overseas of Thomas Duane, a Norwich boy, who left for Camp Devens with the April quota. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hawkins and Mrs. H, E. Hawkins of West Glocester, R. I, are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Bussy and daughter of Norwich. Noah Dupont of Voluntown has be- gun work on the Norwich and Wester- 1y trolley line as conductor. Mr. Du- pont will move his family to North Stonington soen. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barry of Con- vent avenue have received word of the safe arrival oversens of their son, ‘ohn Barry, who left town for Camp Devens, May 2srd Word has been received in town of the safe arrival overseas of Corporal William L. Huntington, member of Company D, 302d machine gun bat- tation, 76th division. WOMAN MASQUERADED AS SECOND LIEUTENANT Beatrice Duke, 23, of Newark, N. J., Under Arrest in New London. aisely representing herse!f to be a seeond lieutenant in the motoreycle squadron of the medi- the United States army Beatrice Dul vears old, ewark, N. London Thurs ay cers and is now hefore the United The young woman, who has been earing the fi uniform of a male officer, has admi alcording to the i~deral officers, ‘my cantonments in < parts of e countrv. She to have en twice overseas 2 scar on her wrist a: wound received in_service. She is said by the federal officers to be of Austrian descent.’ The young woman was arrested at e conclusion of a speech at.a (Iln"mr m a New London hotel where an invited guest and at which E officers were present. FUNERALS Harden Walls. The funeral of Harden Walls was afternoon at 2 o'clock nl exhibited a eral {from the funeral parlors of Church & Allen. There was a good attendance of relatives and friends and there were many floral offerings. Rev.’ William Crawford of Norwich Town conducted the services. Friends acted as bearer: Burial was in Yantic cemetery where Rev. Mr. Crawford read a- committal service at the grave. Jeremiah P. Holland, The funeral of Jeremiah P. Helland was held from Hourigan's funeral par- lors Thursdoy morning with a large rumber of relatives and friends in at- tendance. including people {rom out of town. At the requiem mass at St. Patrick’s church Rev. J. H. Broderick was the celebrant. The bearers were Andrew F. Caples, John F. Ilblland, Richard Fitzgerald and Richard J. Marks. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. OBITUARY. James S. Casey. The death of James S. Casey oc- curred here Thursday moerning after a long illness. He was born in Volun- tewn 3 s and 11 months ago ani when a young man followed the sea. Later he learned the machinist's trade and worked tor Lester & Wasley and other local firms. He also did photo- graphic work. He had lived on Fish- er's Island for the past 25 years and was well known on the island. He was married to Miss Elsie A. Kinney of Voluntown in Norwich in 1847 by Rev. George R. Bentley. Mr. Casey was a skillful and cheerful workman and 11 be sgreatly missed by all who inew him. Chandler Waldo. Chandler Waldo of Quaker Hill died in Lawrence hospital at New London on Wednesday after a long illness. He was 63 yvears of age and leaves a wife and a daughter, Mrs. Morris Treadway, of New London. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY The Sewing club met this week with Mrs. William E. Perry of Broad street. Miss Faith B. Caruthers is the guest of Mrs. Frank Bruce at Pleasant View. Mrs, William A. Norton and gaughter Ruth are spending August at Weeka- paug, R. L Harry E. Kent of the Metropolitan museum is visiting at the home of his sister, Miss Katherine Kent. Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown and family, who have been occupying the Purdy cottage at Pleasant View during July, returned home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. G. Morgan Browne, Master G. Morgan Browne, Jr. and Miss Marion Browne of New York and Greenwich have been guests this week of their cousins, Dr..and Mrs. ‘William Tyler Browne ,of Broadway. For ten years after the close of the war the importation of dvestuffs into Great Britain will' be under govern- ment control in order that the new British dye incustry may be main- tained. on | BIG LOSS IN GRAIN ELEVATOR FIRE Slosberg Elevator on West Side Drenched With Water—Was Full to the Top With Variety of Grain Estimated at 20,- 000 Bushels By Owner — Loss May Reach $30,000 — Fire Starts in Upper Part of Elevator From Unknown | Cause. The rour-story grain the building about 9.50 o’clock. Though the loss to the big building by fire will be comparatively small, the damage by water to the stock of grain | will be a heavy one and it was esti- mated the total damage to buildings reach Every one of the bins was full of grain to the top, a carload of been unloaded into the and contents would probably $30,000. grain havin, elevator on Thursday. All the power in the building was by electricity and the younger Mr. Slos- berg suggested last night as one pos- sible cause of the fire starting might have been from one of the electric motors, of which there were a dozen Some of them had been in use on Thursday, but all had in the building. becn shu: off since noon, he said. Policeman Ralph Divito turned in the alarm from box 14 at the corner West Main and North Thames street at 9.50 o'clock when a small boy came running to him from North Thames street with word that the elevator was afire. ‘Deputy Fire Chief C. J. Connell his auto was first to arrive at the fire, closely followed by the Main street the pumper from the Central station, Chief Howard L. Stan- ton and the other pieces of apparatus including the aerial ladder truck and the Falls com- auto chemical, that answer this alarm, pany. Flames were bursting from the win- dows at the east end of the building soon swept through to the west end of the tongues of fire also shot out from several windows at this when the firemen arrived and building, where end. Half a dozen lines of hose quickly laid from the nearest h: and streams of water sent midst of the flames, which made brilliant spectaele as they lit up the whole neighborhood. As soon as the aerial ladder truck at the east eng of the building and the ladder run up to the middle one of three windows where the hottest part of the fire was. Seven firemen manned the hose that arrived it was stationed was quickly run p the ladder and elevator of Charles Slosberg & Son at 3 Cove street, full to the roof with about 20,- | 000 bushels of rye, wheat, corn, oats| and barley, was damaged by fire on Thursday nighl that started from an unknown cause in the upper part of were rants into the building, as by this time the flames |haa begun to come out through the windows there, and for 30 minutes the firemen had a hot fight, which was erected from the top of a freight car.that was standing along- side the buxldxnx and stil! another stream was in use from the top of an- other freight car and was directed inst the south side of the raised n rtion in the cewtral part of the roof. This had a corrugated iron side which became red hot at times and the flames finally burst out at the top un- cer the eaves. Meanwhile several more streams had been brought into action at the other end of the building, one being played from the roof of an aajoining structure and when the water began pouring in from both ends, it was seen that the good work of the fire- men would scon have the blaze under control. But it flamed out fiercely several times, making the surround- ings as light as day and revealing the big crowd taat filied all available space in the neighborheod to watch the fire. The Falls and the West Side compan- ies were stationed at the west end of the building. In 40 minutes from the time that the fite started, the blaze was cut down below the danger pojnt and in one hour and nine minutes after the alarm had been turned in, Chief Stanton sounded the “under control” signal. The firemen stayed for some time afterwards to finish up their work. The auto pumper No. 1 was station- ed at the hydrant in West Main street at the cerner of North Thames street, taking a stream from the hydrant there and pumping two lines of hose to the fire. All the other lines were oper- ated under the city water pressure which was enough to reach to the top of the Slosherg building. Mr. Slosberg and his son were both at home when the fire alarm was sent in but they reached the building soon after they were notified. Sergeant John H. Kane -was in charge of the police detail that assist- ed the firemen in holding the crowd behind the fire lines. The building damaged by the fire was erected in 1911 by Mr, Slosberg and is of frame construction, four stories in height, 40x30 feet, Tt contained a dozen grain bins with of in a a stream of water was shot directly into| grist mill auto blower. auto power the heart of the fire. having an instant | shovel, cob crusher, magnetic separ- effect as the brilliant flames were in- | ator, i cracked corn separator, all stantly converted into thick, black | operated by electricity. smoke. Two streams of water were Lines of hose across the car tracks also directed into the buildi from | held up the West Side cars while the the ground at the other end of the'fire was in progress. WENT THROUGH HOLE AT MUNICIPAL DOCK Otis Gates Was Playing Hide and Seek—Fish Pole to the Rescue. Otis Gates, son of Mrs. of 11 Eim in the plankin, on the lower part the municipal dock at the foot of Rose alley, Thursday evening and caused grove and Minnie’s Island. The sovme excitement for a time. G?\les‘ as on a reef and it is supp with his brother Arthur and = some that the boy struck the reef in diving | other boys was having a lively game |and this st i of hide and seek and voung Gates was so intent on getting walked into two and a to four feet long. The boy who nire years old can swim a little the water was only up away that Helen Gates eet fell through a hole he | the hole which is about half feet wide and three but to his neck. | Paul Palas of 218 West Main street SEARCHERS FIND BODY OF DROWNED YOUTH. Dennis Aspinall Was Drowned in Ten Feet of Water at Gardner Lake. The body of Dennis Aspinall, who drowned in Gardner Lake Tues- s found about 10.15 Thursday 1 ten feet of water between of ed him so that he was unable to swim, A drag was made out of barbed wire | Thursday morning and this was op- ed by Dr. E. L. Field of Brooklyn, M,earge Carroll of Washington Asa { Walden of Gardner Lake and John D. Moulton of Norwich. When the body is d was found Dr. Field dove down and who is employed as a driver by the|fastened a rope on it and it was taken Edward Chappel company was fish-|to Adam’s shore. Coroner Brown dep- ing off the dock and heard the boy's He let down his fish pole which the boy grasped and Mr. half out of the at the Jjunction of the second and third sec- leaving him the tip and letting with the The boy drop- ped the fish pole and Mr. Palas was able to reach through the hole | cry as he fell. Palas had the boy water when the pole gave way tions, the boy back into the water butt and first section. finally and haul him out. After being hauled out young Gates the affair a great joke and went up through the square with a joyous grin on his features. He | has attended seemed to think is nine years old and the Hobart Avenue school. LIBERTY DRUM CORPS STARTS BOYS OFF Eleven Young Colored Men Leave City For Camp Devens. Thursday morning eleven Epps, forming the largest Devens on the 8.35 train. Headed ‘station. The drum corps rendered |is claimed he was trying to sell them several selections at the station and |in Hartford. The wvalue of the sood51 was heartily applauded. The boys|stolen is placed at §$75. were given candy, cigars and tobacco and were presented with a sum col- last Tuesday evening. The Sisters of Ruth turned out in a body to see the boys off. The boys received many presents lected at Mt. Calvary church from their friends before leaving. - SANITARY DETACHMENT IN WEEKLY DRILL With First Aid Instruction—Two Offi- cers Must Go to Camp. Thursday evening the Sanmitary De- tachment, First Battalion, Third Reg- and held drill they had their first instruction in first C. Gildersiceve ut. A. C. Freeman and cne of the take the course of in- ruction at Camp Locke, beginning has not yet iment, met at the armory their ‘regular drill, After the aid work. Major C. privates may Saturday. The private been nominated. WILLIAM E. PERRY TO OFFICERS’' CAMP Will Go to Camp Lee at Petersburg, Va., on Aug. 15, William E. Perry of Broad street has been notified by the officer command of Camp Lee at Pete: ourg, Va, that his application for the offi- cers’ training camp has heen accepted and he is ordered to report there on Mr. Perry was a_member . S. G, and was ferred to the Sanitary Aug. c Getting Ready For Midway Shows. Thursday, workmen were engaged at the Battle grounds in putting in the | tent stakes for the midway shows Battle grounds next Menday night under the auspices of the Local Lodge of Moose. up the originally planned. The show was at New Lon- don a week ago and has been at West- which are to open af the It has been decided to give street parade which was erly during the past week. young colored men in chrarge of Clarence L. colored quota from Norwich left for Camp by Brown's Liberty drum corps the boys had a short parade before going to the later trans- Detachment. utized Dr. Field to act as médical examiner and he pronounced the death due to accidental drowning. Cuts on the boy’s face hore out the theory that hedstruck on the rock and was stun- ned. Undertaker C. A. Gager, Jr., was ziven charge of the body and he will ship it to Taunton, Mass. where the funeral will be held Saturday. The boy's morther. Mrs, Olive Aspinall, who lives in Danielson, has been so over- come by the shock that she has not béen out to the lake. Two of the boy's |uncles have taken charge of matters. He leaves besides is mother, four brothers, two of whom live with R. L. Yerritgton of Lebanon and two with their mother. CHARGED WITH THEFT FROM FINISHING CO. Charles Dudley Arrested in Hartford— Stolen Goods Identified. Charles Dudley, 50, an employe at the United States Finishing company here, was arrested in Hartford on Thursday and brought back here in the evening on the charge of theft of Policeman Charles Smith went to Hartford with James Purdon, who represented the Finishing company. and identified the stolen goods. They made the trip by automobile. JAMES SELLAS OVERSEAS Went to Camp Devens in October— in Machine Gun Battalion. Thursday Peter Sellas received a postal card and a lettor from his brother James, telling of his safe ar- rival in France. The vostal card bore the American Red Cross insignia and was postmarked in Washington Wed- nesday afternoon. It bore the printed legend ‘T have arrived safely overseas” and also the added information that the card would not be mailed until the ship carrying the sender was safely aeross. Mr. Sellas left Nor- wich for Camp Devens with the draft quota of Oct. 25, 1917, and was a priv- ate in the 801st machine gun battal- ion. PICNIC TO BEACH Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Members Went in Special Car. Thursday the annual picnic of the Sunday school of the Mt. Calvary Baptist church was held at Ocean Beach with about a hundref present. The special car left the square at 9.15 and returned at 6.45. A basket lunch was served at fhe beach. Swimming and the other beach attractions con- trived to make the day ane enjoyable one for all in of Seven Special Picnic Trolleys. Seven specials were run on Shore Line trollev read Thursday accommedate picnickers from wich who went to Ocean Beach. mishaps of any sort occurred to the cars during the day. The Norwich di- vision was_forced to borrow three cars from the New London division and one from Westerly to handle the extra traffic. the to Nor- No At the east end of the building an- | cther stream was sent up on a ladder| goods from the Firishing company. It | D. A. R. CHAPTERS NOT TO HAVE VACATIONS. War Work Must Not Be Dropped, Says National Committee. The members of the Daughters of the American Revolution are pressing home the need-6f constant work to relieve war conditions and to aid the men who are sustaining the cause of right in ‘the battlefield’s terrific surge. Vacations, the D. A. R. honor roll, roll of honor pin and the society’s magazine are the subjects of a special notice from the D. A. R. war relief service committee. It says: © To the men over there fighting in the trenches there will be no summer vacation from machine guns and bombs. To the.men on the seas there will be no vacati from the skulk- ing German submarine. To the men in the ar there will be no vacdtion from the man-made “bird 'of the en- emy. Sureiy we, the Daughters of the American Revolution, can take no va- cation from our war relief work as carried on in our chapters till the boys come home. Seventy-six of our own members, from the east and from the west, from the morth and from the south, are serving over thére as Red Cross nurses, canteen workers, physicians to women and children, civilian relief workers, superintendent of dairy in Bierancourt, teacher of stenography to the blind, wireless operator, administering an- aesehetics on the firing line, caring for the refugees in Greece, serving re- freshments behind the lines and acting in many other positions of trust. It was in recognition of their self-sacri- ficing service, their heroic exemplifica- tion of the most splendid attributes of American womanhood that the conti- nental congress of 1918 rose to its feet and remained standing while their names were read. Their patriotic self- sacrifice was also the incentive which eiused a resolution to be adopted in the congress of the United States ask- ing that congress authorize the use of a service flag for women—a bag of colonial blue with field of white—and in the field a red star. It was also the same spirit of grati- tude to and pride in these our heroic members that caused our continental congress to pass another resolution “that the state Daughters of the American Revolution roll of honor pin, originated by the Ruth Wyllys chapter of Hartford, shall become the official roll of honor pin to be conferred by chapters on any Daughter of the American Revolution who is herself engaged in any member of whose im- mediate family is engaged in war ser- vice for the United States government, service to include armed service and Red Cross nursing at home and abroad and Young Women's Christian associa- tion and Young Men's Christian asso- ciation service, only abroad.” GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION State Council of Defense. Strong recommen: ions th solicitation of funds for organiz engaged in auxiliary war werl put under careful government vision, and that as ma and campaigns as possi have been made ernment by t Council of Defense. | contain- ing the state council i were mailed some day then announcement has public in Washington that the sev- eral organizations under the Fosdick Commission are considering the pos sibility of a merger for the purpo: of solicitation of funds. super- y of the drives Me be merged, gov- to the federal Connecticut since been made The letter of the state council of defense points out th of approximately 100 organiz en- gaged in auxiliary war worl manding financial contributions, says that the situation calls for off cial backing. With this statement the recommendation that a supervis- ing commission be named. The cour cil points out its belief that the o body whose authority and influen are sufficient to carry out tee sugge: tion planned is the council of national defense; of which the secretary of war is chairman. Copies of the counsils letter and suggestions were Sent to members of the cabinet, to the direc- tor of the council of national defense, and to the state councils of defense of all other states in the country. Council’'s Statement. The council’s statement is publish- ed in full herewith: A survey of the existing situation as regards the requests being made upon the people of this couniry for finan- cial contributions to organization: which are engaged work discloses the fact that at the present time contributions are q&kad or are to he asked for 1. The Red Cross. 2. Six organizations under the Fos- dick Commission, namely: Young Men's Christian Association, Young Women's Christian Association, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare League, The War Camp Community Service, The American Library Asso- ciation. 3. The Salvation Army. 4. Approximately ninety other or- ganizations. These orsanizations have not been officially approved by the Council of National Defense but nev- ertheless are listed as having been ex- amined and approved is to thelr ob- jects and management Ly the charity organization of New York, to which body state councils of defense mak- ing inquiries are referred by the Council of National Defense. It further appears (a) That the organizations listed under jtems 1, 2 and 3 immediately Freceding ave accustomed to their funds by nation-wide d campaigns carried on during given se- lected periods and for a 8 prac- tically determined upon by their own staffs without audit or scrutiny on the part of the council of national de- fense or any other authoriiative body except that in the case of the organi- zations grouped under No. 2 a formal but ineffective supervision of budgets is exercised by the Fos Comm: sion. The oth tions group- ed under No. 4 endeavor to raise funds by means of more or less con- stant appeals to ind. s, by fairs and entertainments admis- sion, and by various other methods. Public Not Instructed. That there has been !hu* far (b) to advise or instruct the xuubm‘ as to the relative importance of these vari- ous agencies or as to the proper or suitable percentages of Lhe total con- tributions of states or communities which should go to each though it is obvious that the several organizations vary greatly in value and the import- ance as auxiliary war agencies, and it is practically certain from the point of view of intelligent giving that some, if not many of the hundred or more agencies should be discontinued or merged with those doinz similar work. Each cause makes its cwn appeal and under the existing unregulated prac- tice rivalries, jealousies and arbitrar ms for preference and for exciu- sive use of most favorable periods of time for conducting drives are certai to ensue, if indeed they are not a ready in existence. Quotas Not Scientifically Determined. (e) That no reasonable uniform, or scientific method of determining the quotas which different communi ties should furnish to the causes has been estabiished. ous instances could be quoted onstrate the inequalities and tencies which have characterized this feature of present methods for col- OF DRIVES FOR FUNDS | Is Suggestion Made By Connecticut| in auxiliary war ' FOR FEEBLE, OLD PEOPLE John Devitt Recommends Vinol To Create Strength and Vitality Marlton, N. J—'T am 69 years of age, and after a severe sickness was in a weak, run-down condition. Vinol has built me up and made me strong, so now I feel real well again, and I can recommend it to others for such conditions.”—Jchn M. Devitt. The reason Vinol was so successful in Mr. Devitt's case.is because it con- tains beef and cod liver peptones, iron and manganese peptonates, glycerophosphates, the very elements needed to build up a weakened, run- down system, make rich, red blood and create strength. It is perfectly wenderful what it does for old people Broadway Fharmacy, G. G. Engler Prop., Norwich. Vinol is sold in Villimantic by the Wilson Drug Co.,; in Danielson by the A. W. Williams Pharmacy, and in Putnam by J. F. Donahue. Drawbridge Store Notice Tents, inculding bed, §2.00 per week. Also boats and bathing suits for hire, at Mrs. A, L. Stoddard’s store at Drawbridge. Everybedy welcome on our grounds. lecting the vast sums asked for. In some cases the sums of the quotag es- tablished for the several states and communities have exceeded the total ampunts publicly asked for. (d) That there have been sudden and enormous increases in the amounts for which appeals are short- ly to be made by several of the most prominent war auxiliary organizations so that the American people are about to be asked to give more than $200,- 000,000 to the six organizations under the Fosdick Commission between Sep- tember 1 and January 1 next, during which period it is reported that an- other Liberty Loan of §8,000,000,000 will also have to be floated and a ghly intensive membership drive for the Red Cross is planned. It is also plainly indicated that large oversub- scriptions will be expected by several of the six organizations mentioned. Suggestions Made. This council believes” the situation hereinbefore briefly outlined to be ex- itremely serious and suggests the fol- lowing outline of a plan as a possible remedy thereof: 1. There should be a supervising commission which (a) Shall prepare and publish a list of auxiliary war agencies which are entitled to na- tional support, guaranteeing that such listed agencies are not duplicative and are possessed of organizations equipped to properly administer funds and to perform their assigned tasks. This would involve a survey of the work of the agencies and the co-ordi- |nation of their efforts and doubtless the dation or elimination of all carefully examine and if ary revise the budgets of all ap- which conduct na- ic drives or campaigns, it being understood that no national solicita- tion shall be sancticned without such examination and official approval of iget, so that when a demand is made upon the public, for funds there can be no doubt as to the need for }the amount asked ard the public may confident that the proportion of s called for by each agency is 1 all determine a fair and well- ed plan for apportioning quo- the several states and based on tual need, when established to be uniform for 2!l agencies nationwide drives or s based upon g been estab- from the idea of over-subscription. Conserve Without Crippling. e things were done it would about a co-ordination of effort conserving of money without in way crippling the work of war relief. is &« part of cur thought in vggesting the foregoing plan that hudgets should be adequate even to the inclusion of liberal ailowances for unforeseen contingencies. We also believe that states and communities are entitled to know the sums which in fairness they should ke expected to contribute to the several agencies un- der consideration. 2. If on the other hand, it should be impossible to bring about any com- prehensive official plan to relieve the situation herein outlined, the adoption of local and frequently ill-considered e schemes throughout the country designed to correct conditions referred to herein cannot be prevemt- . This council further believes that the only body whose -authority and influence zre sufficient to carry out the foregoing or any similar plan is the council of national defense, of which the secretary of war is chair- man, and respectfuily urges upon that body the earnest consideration of the situation herein outlined and of the suggested remedy therefore herein contained. Otis Wight Arrives Overseas. Otis Wisht of Lisbon, formerly fore- man in the printing office of Joseph D. Harris, has sent a postal card to Mr. Harris announcing his safe arri- {val overseas. The card was mailed carly in July. Mr. Wight went to {Camp Devens last October and was {leter transferred to a camp at At- lanta, Ga. Boy on Wrong Picnic Car. A five year old boy named Aubrey who went on the union Sunday school picnic Thursday was reported into.the police station as lost Thursday eve- 'ning but he was returned to his home uptown by friends during the evening. He got on the car with the Greene- ville picnickers and went to Greene- ville instead of Norwich Town. Chief Printer is Prize Waltzer, A hotly contested prize waltz was held at the roof zarden Thursday night and the prize was awarded to Chief Printer and Mirs. Maydole of the Sub- marine was a cut glass basket. Lo e T L SHORE DINNER Shore Dinners to order at the Hal- cyon Camp, formerly Carpenter's Casino, Pleasant View, R. L TXnner: Clam Chowder, Corn and Brown Bread, Baked Fish, Bee! cumbers, Tomatoes, Potatoes, String Beans and Corn, Steamed Clams, Pie, ‘Watermelon, Tea and Coffee, T5c. With Boiled Lobster, $1. Roast Chicken Dinner, $1.25 i THOMAS F. BRENNAN, augld Manager, AMERICAN HOUSE First-class Garage Service Connected D. MORRISSEY, Prop. Phons Shetucket Street cu- Whitestene Cizars will be $4.50 & hundred' from June 1st, 1918, Same rate per theusand. J. ¥. CONANT, 11 ¥rankliz Street.