Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 2, 1921, Page 8

:xMBI fine tribute to the designer’s art, -EXCLUSIVE STYLES i W_ATREMARKABLYLOWP:&{I;Fid%'M- SUITS oo ... $1450 t0 $65.00° Jerseys and Tricotines, in season’s leading shades, BoxCom, ~ Blouse or Tailored models. y WRAPS AND COATS ... §14.95 to $69.50 £ In Polo, Velour, Bolivia, Ramona. DRESSES. ............ $1450t0 $59.50 In Tricotines, Poiret Twills, Taffetas, Canton Crepes and Satins, in Gray, Brown, Navy and Black. MILLINERY b We have received a new, shipment of th; in season’s lead- ing shades, such as Orchid, Gray, Tomato, Jade Green, Hard- ing Blue and staple colors, such as Navy, Brown and Black. : SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY ... One kack Silk Dresses . $9.48 to $26.50 " . Values to $49.50 | 1 Rack Tricotine and Velour Dresses, $9.98 to $19.50 ; " Values to $39.50 : WAUREGAN HOTEL BLOCK | healthy ex-soldiers that the state or the ‘We have handled thousands 6f cases with attendant investizations, ineluding many cases of disabled, sick and brok- " ECHOES FRON THE LODGE ROONS 3 AMERICAN LEGION * The following letter has been sent tc American Legion posts by Frank S, But- terworth, chairman of the state fund comimitteé. My Dear Mr. - Chairman: > iIn commestion with the dimunition of mr-activities, it is advisable to relate to §ou the pmesent situation as to'the ad- ministration - of -the fund and proposed tion \in relation of Soldiers. 2 In- 1319 ‘the Board of Control placed in our hands, with expressizns of confi- dence and trust, the duty of administer- ing the famds—an obligation accepted by the Legion in full realization of its importance. - The state legislature had passed the most Intelligent piece of leg-’ Jislation—high of purpose and generous in cope—enacted in any state so far as { know. In similar spirit we undertook he task, and the entire organization was placed ‘at the disposal .of.the state and our comradas agents of the State Board of Contrel 4 il , While L. pose of the act was generous, the fund proviled could not be S0 described. It amounted:to $106,- 000 per annum, or abgit $1.25 per sol- dier, there being $3,000 soldierscredited to this state. Neverths'sss we said nothing, but went to wori: determined to prove the wisdom of this legislation,* and the entire Board of Control, par- ticularly Govermor 'Joleomb and At- torney General Healey,: were as interest- ed and stgunch associates as we could ask. en soldiers for whom we sSecured hospi- talization, compensation, medical care or vocational fraining. In s doing, Wwe | have been the necessary and voluntary agent of the United States government s is true of the American Legion all. over the country; necessary because of ' di- vided responsibjlity . ard red tape - at Washington, -of inadeouate and improper facilities for which the United : Siates government is responsible. compelling the | sick and disabled and their dependants to_wait _and suffer interminably. We have. given many.of eur eomrades the sole concrete, if only partial, fulfili- ment of the often expressed obligation of the state and citizens. t<+ their «sel- diers. In a ime of morsl reaction.after the war, you of the American Legion have shown a -patriotic: spirit-and sense of duty egual to that of war time: you almost aloné (as a citizen, I am asham- $80) for ‘ COME IN--AND LET US SHOW YOU THAT IT - DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHERE YOU BUY YOUR VICTROLA A melody for every mood A Victrola for every home Until you own a Victrola you will never know the count- less kinds of music and entertainment it will give you. There’s a Victrola for every mood. Tk:ro’s a Victrola in this store for every purse. ; It’s convenient here, with our easy payment terms to own any style you prefer from $25 to $480. This $75 model, illustrated, may be purchase, together with a $5 assortment of records; your choice (total PER MONTH 5 === — // Wang, Wang Dance-0O-Mania Oh, Gee! Oh, Gosh! Gems from ‘Mary” Love Nest Avalon A Few of Blues My Sahara Rose THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO0: (Established 1872) 135 to 143 Main Street, Norwich, Com. the New Popular Records Honeydew Marimba Feather Your Nest Love Bird I Never Knew 7™ 3 | soldier -in"‘and ‘out of t ie hospital. " have- sought * him' out ' and ~found him: sick—gassea, tubercular. or with some and<you have found' him 16000, many times'in distress and n aid helped him. You proved to many, though they are only ‘a small part of ‘he whole 3,000, that the state had not forgotten. theri, and in‘a way that was compaiible with self- spect. sieadili you are’ doing away with abuscs and.the ides held by 'a few | world owed them aliving becAuse they once wore khaki. L The administrajion of thé fur | by paid employes would have cost the state up- der customary methods at. least $50,- 000 to $60,000, and politics would surely creep_ in, bringing it into disrepute. The admipistration in your hands -uunyl cost the state to date less than $5,000, less’ than _one man's salary might be Compare this either in remlts or in expense’ with other administrative bu- reaus of the state. I believe that few states. have been so unselfish and efii- clent.y served. - The personnel, church- mien,. physicians, lawyers, privates or of- ficers, are of such.. charactet, at once sympathetic and critical least someone take what another needs more, that they could not be employed if offered $200,000 annually. . But to serve the.state and thelr comrades at personnal sacrifices you were as one and. are ready for that is in the creed of the Legion. Here and all over the land, the eLgion is 19-&-‘ ing in service, in Americanism standing for things that are vital and good for the country. 3 .Since the first of January, I bave been before the Board of Control & number of times. Once at their ie lest, ac- companied oy a number of you charged with handling the fund in various locali- ties, to answer criticisms from unnamed and invisible scurces. We also attend- ed the large hearing in the. house at the state capitol and also by tequest attend- ed a hearing in executive session of the appropriations committee. So good a showing had the fund that its benefits and: desirability was admitted by even its opponents, and in order that it might comtinue and increase the bonus bill -was withdrawn. I Mave heard no criti/yme of weight ; on’ the contrary, I believe sou merit commendation at the hands of the people and the legislature, and T would be as ready to say the contrary if the contrary wers - true. The number of cases undeserviag bu. helped is such a small percentuge us not to detract seriously; as a matter of fact, the greatest safeguard i5 the growing feeling of condemnati>n among the soldiers themselves agains\ one who abuses the fund. It iy right, of course, that the Board of Control and the leg- islature should know by reports and our personal appearance before ~them, how we are adm.nistering, and of what sort we are; and we have respected this right. Our fund, and an additional $100.000, making $20€,000 in all or about $2.50 per Conpecticut soldier, being exhaust- ed, we explained the condition and asked for further funds in this emergency, which tere promised. The emergency was created by continued months of un- employment. It is asserted that ald should not be given to the unemployed for that rearon alone. For those whose resources; whether savinns, borrowing power, or power what, are gone and who are willing to work but can’t find It, hunier and sufferin. and sickness are as keen as hu~g.v arising from any other source. And as long as we pur- sue a policy of not h.lping those who lie down on the fund, but seck to find Dlaces ‘of employment as we do, the re- suit is good, not had. for both the state and the individual. To de-| clifie to help a mar or his family er children because his need for help arises from enforced, unemployment , seems to us ‘heartless and ungrateful and not In- tended by the law. We say to our com- rades in_ distress, “The state- has not 2oing ‘to help a bit,” but we do not hold hat a. man must be paid for' offéring his life for his state or country; that is a: duty. - But' a state or country ex-! pecting loyal sérvice must not. be un- erateful or unmindful of that service and cannot afford to be if it expected loyalty in- #ts citizens It" owes something to its soldier citizens, and you soldiers have given“up the bonus which has been granted by many states in order that in Conrecticut” there might be a mere use- ful thing to' state and soldier citizen. i Aand that useful fund does not cost nearly as'much as a bonus. {+ Ve have fought against commercializ- | ing this fund, that is, the handling of ! the fund by a number of paid employes, which policy would utterly change its | character deterimentally and inject poli- | tics, but the fight is not won. The fall- | ure of the legislature to act to date, al- fthough it has caused hardship,.is net, T beliéve because of indifference. There seems to be instead, a determined effort accompanied by camouflage of criticism from obscure and nameless sources to change this fund and to provide jobs for political protegees. Proposed changes were made without consultation with an. thorized representatives of the eoldiers. To administer this fund safeguarding everyone’s self respect is not an casy task and it is evident that the Ameri- can Leglon in this state could net con- tinue to handle the fund if politics is te be woven into its administration. The Board of Control composes a sufficient and adequate supervision and it is a judge of our methods of administration and the character of our personmel and of reeults. A change as proposed in the law. mak- ing the fund available only to disabled n war would make it a compensation act a wasteful duplicate of United States government legislation. If the fund is to be retained as a useful and helpful thing, yeu and all its friends must act at once and vigorously. See your representatives and ail friends of this cause in the lexislature at once, I believe if the legislature and the cit- izens know its work, they will Ws in fa. vor of strengthening it and centinning it not merely as a grateful, i partial, reparation to soldiers, but In the inter. est of good citizenship and American- ism.. No sane man fafled to see the enemies .that are within our to- day 'r_\rkfnt steadily and insidiously in disruptive wavs. What folly }t is not be reasonably appreciative of those Who. are loval and strengthen their hands. The ex-soldiers are of the best forgotten you; it is standing by and is | requirements. 'HO in the near future. The encampments are holding these inter-city meetings and they are proving very successful and of great bepefit to the organization. MANCHESTER UNITY. The regular monthly meeting of the Hugh H. Osgzood Lodge, No. 6920, I O. 0. F., M. U., was held Friday evening in Pythian ball, Norwich, with Noble Grand Albért Hilton in the éhair. Jarge attendance. Three candidates were initiated and 'several more applications for membership wére received. The. H. H. Osgood degree team wemt to Moosup and Initiated several candidates last week. The social ecommittee has worked up a very interesting program for next meel- ing. BE)LTON NOTCH Mrs. Clemmie Milliken of Hartford was zuest Wednesday of Mrs. Minnie How- Mr. and Mrs. H. M. DeWolf came home Friday from Syracuse, where they were called by the illness of Mrs. DeWolf's sis- bone and sinew of the country. Shall they be forgotten and Neglected ? Let our slogan .be “No Politics In the State Faithfully yours, FRANK S. BUTTERWORTH. Chairman State Fund Semmittas - owyLs, Norwich nest of Owls held a la: attendeéd meeting on Tuesday enn.l::‘g make final arrangements for the bazsar which opens Saturday evening in Olym- :!Ic"hll’l. 'n;: commitiee’ made an ex- ensive report on the - arran, ‘which will make the coming bls::'rne:l:: of ‘the best ever held in the city. Sev- eral feature vaudeville acts have been arranged for as well as musical and vo- cal entertainment. The committes re- ported that the pouplarity contest is developing into ene of the lagest and most closely contested ‘of any yet held In -this city, everv contestant working hard for the coveted prize. The com. mittee in charge of the booths reportsd that they had ‘made every effort to make them the best yet and that the bazaar When' opened on” Saturday eveming wou be- the most attractive in wme‘ ye.,: * @PD FELLOWS. . Ghetucket and Uncas lodges fnet on Tuesday and Monday evenings respec- tively and: transacted - routine business. There was a large’dttendance at each meeting. N Canton Oneco met on Friday evening and made plans for sn dnter-cantes | We are also showing Dining ang - styles and finishes. CRAWFORD COOKING RANGES URIGAN BROS. 62-66 MAIN STREET There was a | F. O. B. Postiac, SPRING CALLS FOR NEW . - Living Room Furnishings And we are especially well prepared to supplfi your needs, From the more moderately priced to the better grades you will see designs and finishes in exact accord with your Iter. They left the sister some better. | Mrs. Liertha Harris has gone to her home bersburg, Pa: Mr. and Mrs. Loren Maine have return- ed home from Westerly, where they epent the winter. | " Mrs. Mary Brownell is visiting her sis- ter, Mrs, Sarah Hale, in Springfield. CANTERBURY GREEN Last Sunday at the church during the Sunday school hour the children present- ed an interesting Easter program of songs and Te ons. This followed the | usual morning service, wllich was large- 1y attended. | *The Sunday evening ' Christian En- deavor meetings, which have been held at | the different homes in the parish during {the winter, will hercafter be - at the | church, beginning Avril 3. | Mr. and Mrs. James Lathrop enter- tained their sons, Parker Lathrop of New Haven and Houston lathrop, with their | wives, over the week end. Mrs. Coy, who has been living in the |house recently purchated by Walter Because of the marked effi- ciency of the six-cylinder overhead-valve Oakland engine, the Oakland owner enjoys more miles frem the gallonof gasoline, morepower per pound of car weight, quicker getaway, easier hill- climbing and greater flexibil- ity, than are available in any otherautomobileatanywhere near the Oakland price. OAKLAND SENSIBLE SIX Open Caz, $1395; Roadstcr, $1395; Four Door Sedaa, $2065. Coupe, $2065 } “, Michigan. Additional for Wire Wheel Zquipment. $35 NORWICH ‘OAKLAND COMPANY : ...oom Suites in all Sager, has moved to the Barker bungse low west of the village. At the parsonage tuesday afternoon 8 most successful Ladies’ Aid cociety meef ing was held. An unusually large num- ber was present. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Paeght The school on the Green, ‘which has had its spring vacation this week, begins Monday. Thad Wilson is absent on his annual trip io his muskrat farm in northern New York. Mrs. Haw and family motored 1o Norwich one evening this week to attend a concert by the celebrated Russian plan- ist, Josef Lhevinne. Mr. and Mrs, Stanley Moore and three children spent Easter at William Cor- nell's at Black Hill The Misses Ritzil of New Tork were at their summer home in Elmdale during thelr vacation. “Our pastor has gone into literature. “What is our pastoy writing?" “1 suppose our nastor is writing & pass toral.”—Louisville Courier-Journal.