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2z - e s S St ECHOES FROM THE LODGE ROOMS | ’ ; ——— . MASONIC ] Edward B. Alling of New Britain was gy::d lzt:;::rd bearer, Grand trustee, D. Fairchild Wheeler, Bridgeport, Stephen P. William O. Shelley, Hartford. it grand master of Con- 1 and Select Masters of the assembly in New Haven, Lhe repori of Grand Recorder George A. Sturdy of New London showed a nbership of 8640, a net gain of 983, largest ever made ifi any year, and increase of 342 over thes preceding ar. Deputy grand master, T. llustrious prin- George G- rand treasurer, New Haven; grand conductor, k H. Gerlach, Danbury; grand Norwalk; Philip marshal P. Frank Cassidy, Harftford; Fred A. Beebe, The appointments were: Grand chaplain, The Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth, New London. Grand chaplain emeritus, The Rev. Charles W. Boylston, Riverside. Grand steward, Arthur H. Parker, New | Britain. and sentinel, George A. Loomis, Hartford. £ Grand Master Alling also appointed the following standing committees: Correspondence: George A. Sturdy, . | New London. Bylaws: William C. Twombly, East N .Sunderland, Dan- The Daily Delight Millions enjoy the Matchless Qualities of LADA" TEA because of iis exquisite flavor NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, = = bury; Willlam L. Cort, New Haven. Jurisprudence, Burton H, Strickland, New Haven; Georger A. K Thomas M. Barnes, Bridgevort. ‘The new officers were installed by re- tiring Grand Master Norman C. Stevens of Hartford. Past Ward DeKlyn gave a pas tgrand master’s jewel and apron %o retiring Grand Mas- towns will send about 37 candidates to attractive programme has been arranged by Allen McQuahae, who is well known Grand Master ELKS, }a social hour was soent with mus At a weu attended meeting of Norwich SORE. Ice cream and cake were served by | Saturday to attend a meeting of Pomoua lodge, No. 430, B. P. O. E., held Thurs-| the soclal committee. | day evening, Past Exalted Ruler John L. T past thrice illustrious master of Dorie !Couninan was._ elected delegate from the CANTERB' URY GREEN local lodge to the grand convention at Los Angeles, Cal, in July. Two candi-|yice that wa - i < £ We b e Al lenan thiss Al as postponed last Sunday on!recent gucst of Mrs. W. Wright. membership were received. Routine business occupied the attention| . - of the remainder of the meetinz. sitors in town over ‘Winsted, | Grand Master Edward B. Alling is a council, R. & S. M, of New Britain and is a thirty-second degree Mason. grand masters of the Grand councils in tions Massachusetts, Rhode Island and - New York and assoclate grand officers. = W. Miller's, Mrs. Hugh McE REBEKANS. Brooklyn at Frank Nelson's, Mr. and'Mis schoolmates. Games of various kinds! = were ; Middlet WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART LEGION. A successful whist was held on Thurs- day evening at Moose Home, under the!F. made plans for the memorial serv at’ Fitchville on June 12th at the regu meeting op Wednesday evening. -The members of the lodge will leave by busi Exjey's, and those who are unable to go by bus will- leave Frankly!('\e‘__sq;ln:e Ig:m:‘:“:{gg Mrs. Hatch spent. the week end with | next weck and the public graduatin Hope Rebekah lodge, No, 21, L U. v. auspiges of Mooseheart Legion. bles of whist were played and the follow- awarded, on the blue| counters: Mrs. Louls Bruette, first; Mrs. Mrs. Farrell, | third; white counters, Mrs. Cote, first: Mrs. A. Hill, second; Mrs. Eugene Boy- ing prizes were o'clock trolley. There was no meeting of the chapter this week and plans are rapldly going forward for the field day at New Lon- It is estimated thaf] practically the entire membership of the chapter will be in attendance at the annual event. at the next meeting on June 15th and it I expected that there will be in attend- | gavg at thei 5 e e o esconblo. Gag. | 4478 at their summer home at Kimdale don this month. per will be served at'6 o'clock ODD FELLOWS. There was very little business dome in {liam Connell's. it Y Vi N Feuawln;::ge;md“;::‘m‘::t Poad| . At Canterbury grange Wednesday even-|® [eW vears a Shetucket lodge held a session at which | D8 the first and second degrees were con-| M. and 3 routine business was ftransacted and | ferTed on a cluss of ter which the | family of Norwich w s lans for the memorial service at Fitch- men, under the leade of Bert Tracy, and Mrs. Charles A. Gray over Sunday. Canton Oneco also held |S¢TYed @ supper of beans, brown and| a meeting at which routine business was white bread, cake, coffee and relishes. | partment of the New London county home ENIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. A well attended meeting Cross council, No, 13, K. of C., was held| on Thursday evening. a routine nature was transacted.and th council had the pleasure of hearing an |interesting talk by ! local young man, wWho has just completed | a three years' University at Washington, About 50 members of the local fourth degree knights will attend meeting to be held Much business of | ville discussed. Robert Mahoney, S and silver, ased by : LOYAL VICTORY LODGE, M. U. ilver, recently purchased by the With a large number present, Loval|and Plain: v No. 4, 1. 0. 0. L., M. U, ~zular meeting on Thursday even- | at Hartford this week. Steiner's hall. Mrs. Alice Newton, Snrrouhdlng‘noble grand, presided at the me®ting and in New Haven on!heid Sunday. The Norwich district, which in- ing cludes Norwich and TN e e - meeting. Following the business session, ' Hartford, in the afternoon. The Christian Endeavor praise ser-| account of rain will be held tomorrow | (Sunday) eyening at 7.5 LEDYARD i femorial day in- | cluded W. James of New York at Mrs. | Mrs. Edwards and son of Hamden, C at Hiram Hawes’, Mrs. Edna Lovell New Haven at Florence Exley and and Miss Maud Graves and|C ‘Walter Pratt at Fred Safford’s. | |were played and refreshments o ard Lovell's. Missieral gifts. meeting Sunday evening. All the schools of Ledyard wiil hletic exerclses of New York have been spending a few | follow the graduation. Miss Ruby Babcock has returned from ! Nors a visit with her aunt in Groton 1 R. I, spent Sunday and Monday at Wil-|won the coveted position. The tables presented a fine appearance | with new furnishings of linen, glassware | 3 Tuesday last. Today (Saturday) Several visitors from Brooklyn!Annan will field were present. i Nathan Exley has been doing jury duty ze. cently for a mild case of diphtheria. Mrs. Hale Bennett and her daughter, Mrs. Arthur C. Bennett, spent the week OUR MEN’S STORE Everything For Warm Weather Clothing, Shirts, Underwear, Etc. N EXTRA SPECIA Garters, in single short slzeves a Very special vaiue, 89c Men’s Athletic Union Suits of good quality Checked Nainsook — Very special value, at 85c a suit. UNICN SUITS $1.39 Men's Roxford Union Suits, Athlefic style only, in sizes 24 to 45—at $1.39 a suit, regular value 34 to 46. DOMESTIC SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY 500 yards of “Indian Head”* Sheeting, in short lengths, 2 to 10 yards—Special price a yard 36-inch Ladies’ Cameo Cloth, for Lingerie purposes—Spe- cial price-a yard ........... 16c 10¢ Real Madeira hand-embroid- ered Doylies, in oval sizes only, real value $1.00—Spe- cial price . 50 Hemmed Crochst Bed Spreads, full size and wei —Special price . Just 15 Wool Comfortables, absolutely pure wool, all silk covering, formerly $2150 — Special price ... ... $10.00 WOMEN’S GLOVES Women's Long Black Silk Gioves, 12 and 16-button length, in black only—Special price a U1 e PR S T s S 95¢ Women's Strap-wrist Chamoi- sette Gloves, in white, gray and beaver, regular $1.65 value, at $1.29 Women’s “Trefousse” French Kid Gloves, black, white and colors, at . . §295 HANDKERCHIEFS Boys’ White Hemstitched Hand- kerohiefs, regular 12/c value— at 3 for 25c, or each............ 8¢ Men's Initial Handkerchiefs, three In a box, regular value $1.00—8pecial price a box..... 7% o ——— L . < EXTRA SPECIAL! — Men’s Initial Handkerchiefe—six in a box — Special price 59¢ a box, regular value 87c. STRAW HATS NEW ARRIVALS Just reczived a fresh shipment of Straw Hats—Young Men's styles, including high bands, narrow rims, split straws and Sennitts — all priced— $2.50 to $4.00 $22.50—$21.50—$32.50-—837.50 oraprises our entire stock of Men's Swuits, EXTRA SPECIAL !—Men’s Silk “Cou sle H. DRESS SHIRTS, 79¢ These are very special value—made ity Porcale, in good as- to 17 — Special of fine qu sortment, s price 7¢c ez DRESS SHIRTS, 95¢ 2::!:&" Spacial Shir value, at 95c each. HOSIERY SPECIALS EXTRA SPECIAL! — Women's Pure Thread Silk Hosiery, scam in the back, in black, gray, cor- dovan and russet brown—on sale AT $1.00 A PAIR These Are Remarkable Value. l Boys’ heavy-weight, black rib- bed Hosiery, sizes 9 to 11—Spe- cial price a pair. ... e Boys' heavy-weight black rib- bed Hosiery, sizes 7 to 10/, reg- ular 39 vaiuo—Special price a pair . Women's “Ipswich” Hosiery, in black mercerized Lisle, seam in the back—Special price......... 33¢ Women’s “Fibre Silk” Hosiery, black only, regular value 59c a pair—Special .price ............ 3% Women's Mercerized Drop-- stitch Hosiery, in black and cor- dovan—Special price a pair.... 45¢c Women's Silk and Fibre Hosiery, black ‘only, including such well known makes as “Onyx” — Very special vadue, at. Women's full-fashioned or three seam Hosiery, mercerized, black and cordovan—Special price. —————————————— EXTRA SPECIAL! — Women’s full-faehioned, Black Silk Hos- iery,fiable to slight imperfections, on sale AT $1.95 A PAIR These Are Regular $3.00 Value. ORTEOUS & TR/RITCHELL c«; 'OUR JUNE SALE OF Women's Muslin Underwear WILL BEGIN TODAY At this time we shall offer, as is our annual custom, our entire stock of Women’s Muslin Undergarments, at actual and genercus reductions from our always low selling prices. Both thz regular sizes and ths extra size garments in our splendidly complete range of styles. Ths smart tailored and trimmed garments, the plain and the fluffy, the exquisitely hand-embreidered Philippine and the dainty Crepe-de-Chine Undergarments of every character —are all offered in this Sale at reduced prices. This is the big June Underwear event for which so many of our customers have been waiting—all ready this morn- ing at 8:30. moderately i \ 1 ntry Offering — uality Percale and Woven Madras, cizes 14 to 17—Very special CORSET COVERS Tight-fitting Corset Covars, V or round neck styles, a very special fot : Sizes 36 to 44, re 59c—Sale price Sizes 46 to 50, $1.00—Sale price ..... CAMISOLES Crepe-de-Chine Satin Camisoles, in white and flesh color, trimmed with fine laces, regular value $1.50—Sale MUSLIN DRAWERS Women’s Drawers of fine quality Muslin, Hamburg trimmed : At 65c — value 750 At & — value $1.00 MUSLIN GOWNS Gowns in 3 variety of styles, high Children’s Trimmed Hats, former prices up neck, V nsck, low round n el s el o to $5.98, price now $2.98—former prices $1 98 25¢ 29c WOMEN’S CHEMISES Chemises of excelient quality Nainsook, trimmed with fine WOMEN'S BLOOMERS Batiste Bloomers, flesh dolor, regular value 69c—Sale price.. 49 white or flesh color, value 75c—Sale price Satine Bloomers, white —Fine Batiste, white or flesh, regular value $1.00—Sale price 89 EXTRA SPECIAL | — Figured Silk Bloomers, flesh color, reg- ular value $2.00—Sale price.. $1.19 Philippine Underwear Philippine hand-smbroidered Under- wear, in Gowns and Chemises, at very special prices in this sale. Crepe-de-Chine Underwear -fino _Un&l';l:uhfiwu., M mises skm.. i white and fleh color, the finest an. Gaintiest imaginable — &l at special prices. Women’s Lo with deep de Lon:‘“flu‘uskirb, Hamburg flounce, value, at....... $1.29 White i COMBINATION SUITS vee 79 BRASSIERES an excollont sssortment ' of 'Y'..::""""""'"‘""" 50c — value 850 EXTRA SIZE GARMENTS Wi make a specialty of extra size garments for stout women, and offer them in this June Sale at Reduced value at 89c—regular 50c value o cord and stand, regular value CHARMING STYLES IN MANY NEW Hand-made Waists These are exclusive styless—Hand-drawn work, Filet and Irish Crochet, lace trimmed, with stylish collars and cuffs—the best vaiues offered this season—at $3.50, $4.50, $5.95 and up to $9.50. WOMEN’S LINGERIE WAISTS, $2.25 At this price we show an assortment of Lingerie Waists that are remarkable value. All smart styles and em- bodying all the newest ideas. WOMEN’S SILK WAISTS, $4.95 Handsome Silk Waists of Crepe-de-Chine, Georgette, Tricolette and Habutai Silk, with lace.and embroidery trimming, very special at $4.95. EVENING AND AFTERNOON DRESSES Women's Evening and Afternoon Dresses, of handsome two-tone Taffeta Silk, black and brown lace — Special prices $45.00 and $50.00. WOMEN’S SUITS AT REDUCED PRICES Women’s Spring Suits so reduced in price that they should appeal to every woman who is considering a new suit. Here are the prices : AT $17.50—reduced from $27.50 AT $21.50—reduced from $35.00 AT $29.50—reduced from $50.00 AT $37.50—reduced from $75.00 MILLINERY At Extraordinary Reductions All Our Pattern Hats Reduced Savings Average Fully 33 1-39, Our entire stock of Pattern Hats, $7 50 that sold up to $10.50—reduced to.....,.. . P« Our entire stock of Pattern Hats, 9 50 that sold up to $15.00—reduced to. $ o Our entire stock of Pattern Hats, $1 4 50 = tevead that sold up to $27.50—reduced to. . ..... and embroideries and ribbon rim : g dir: ?5 upto $3.98, pricemow. ... L o lis sl d At $123 — value $150 < ST fam N:cK e EXTRA SPECIAL !—Trimmed Hats for Matron or AL §129 — value 3175 Miss, including Taffeta Hats, Quilted Satin, Sport oW NE(;K“ (;;W'Ns ) Hats and Dress Hats—all at $3.98, value up to $7.98. At $1.98 — value AR ER LONG WHITE SKIRTS op,, White Skirts BOYS’ WEAR Suits For Graduation Boys’ Navy Serge Suits, Nor folk sty vy Serge Suits, Nor- with two pairs of sizes 10 to 16—Special = value, &t ...cccececcocecnaens $11.50 of all kinds, Pins in all styles and 5 = . . Boys’ Navy Cheviot Suits, Nor- Other good values in Wemen's Long || § sizes, Dress Fasteners, Tapes, | | Eoys’ Navy Cheviot Sul £ White Skirts, t $29, 3298 and up- || | Braids, Butbons, Bekting, Etastio, | | ooy waier simes B 0 1 Spe cs0 Hair Pins, Hose Supporters, etc. Boys' Golf Caps, navy and mix- Jomen's Musiin Combination Suits Boys’ Golf C. in bett di e v e roe KITCHENWARE valie $1.50—Special price - $1.15 g e I SPECIALS Children's Rompers, pink _and At s 2 i gluavsltrlp;-. sizes 2 to 16 — p— Ancther lot of tl vi pecial price . Mpna e Traye, that went 8o quickiyes Play Suits, regular valu Very special value, at.... ecial price ¥ Boys’ Kkaki Knickarbockers, Boys’ Washable Middy Suits, sizes 4 to 8, regular vaiue $2.50 89 — value $1.00 value $350 — Speci TSPecial PFIOR eerrerennee as $196 29 — vaiue $150 e -n Boys' Washable Suits, Midd Bust Confiners, regulad $1.00 Guaranteed Electric lrons, with and Norfolk styles, sizes 4 to regular value $355 — Special price .. . $6.00—Special price.. T 3 routine business wes transacted. One ap-|end and Memorial day among. the Berk- the meeting to take the degree. A very |plication for membership was received |shire hil's, where Mrs. Hale Dennett was and the sccond nomination of officers took | ori. They attended the Brewer reun- which will include a banquet and singing | place. 1f s expected that at the mext|ion, where 62 were present, and dipner meeting thera will be an exceptionally | was served on the wide \elrad:ds Monaey and well liked by local people large attendance as it is 2 summons they viewed the Memorial day parade at = Wxcavetien fof WC OTTCL and| Mrs. H. B. Brown was in Woodstock grange and visited over Sunday with Mf and Mrs. E. E. Brown of Pomfret Center. | Miss Fanny Brown spent Memoria! day | l\vllh Mrs. C. Fox of Stafford Springs. Mrs. Cora Adams of Worcester was iserved. Master Holdridge received sev-| friend at Nathan| Miss Fanny Gray was the leader of the iof The honor of being valedictorian of the ! homes. h Free Academy comes to Ledyard | ] this year. Charles David Geer. Jr., son'crs and Henry May Stanley Moore and family of Riverpoint,| of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Geer, Miss Rosa Wilcox of this town won the same honor iverett Peckham an h were guests of Miss Annan of the home economics de- The John H. Casey farm, formerly own- {ed by Frank . Brewiter, has been sold | @ Week spent in Lym A HERE ARE FULLEST MEASURE OF VALUE AND { Dim . Mr. and Mrs. sizes 10 to u—-&.”/ CREVAIIG a1 i tures, valu: $125—Special price 95¢ regular value 90c—Special price 65c T by Glarence Stoles, zdministrator of tbe 'm.ah’ (t':u-: Mr. und Mrs. Shubman of Hun- over. Hebrew peos hmve purchas-d sevcral fasms in Lodyard during the jaet few years. Excavation for the foundation for tie SALEM Mrs. Tela L. Pratt and daughter, Miss Helen Pratt, of Posion. spent the wick {(nd ‘and Memoie: day at the home of 4 Miss Jennie Huriburt. Mrs. Henry A. Kogers snent the week «nd with telatives at North Plains. George Moore and ¥ 4 DeWelle members of the American Legion. partici- Paul O. Holdridge celebrated his ninth | pated ‘in the parade held in Colchester of | birthday Saturday last by entertaining Memorial day. Wiiliam L. Day spent the week end in Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell and daughter Mafgaret were recent caliers in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S and Mrs. Clyde Ray and d ence of Milldale spent the week her son George in Attleboro, making the | ercises will be held 'a the Ledyard Con. |7 and Mrs. Edgar J. Stan o is°to deliver ‘the memorial adress. Plans| trip by automobile with Mr. and Mrs, | gregational chureh Thursday, June §, ati SCeral from here attendcd the Moo for-the 31tk aunfversaty *lofi" the) 1008e] tiers, Gonron O e e Yoo 38| rial day exercises held in Colchester Mon- The anniversary takes place| isses Ritzel and Mr. and Mre. Krauss | demonstrated. Misscs Helen Rogers and Eleanor Moore F. A at theit Mr. and M bun, J. F. 4 were Colches as | visitors Monda: A and Mrs. Louis Robinson er Myrtle spent Sunday at the of Carl Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. David B. Clark and c dren of New London spent Memorial day | here. Austin Rix was a caller in Lefingwel | Monday. and farm bureau had a class of 12 in| millinery at the Ladies’ Aid soclety room'4ay With his mother, Mrs. Harrlet Rath Miss bun. th her class again. r James A. Stoddard | ¢ in Coiches! placarded the house of John Cooper re- - Harry Rathbun of Meriden spent Sun Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ma Wed: Represent be Scimenowitz and Henry Johmsor were business callers in Norwich Tuesday. GURLEYVILLE Misses Lucy Whitehouse, Gencvievs Royce and Hattie Walker of Willimantic Were- cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. L Smith. Mr. and Mrs. George Cross of Boston werg cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo ral out of people have been fis river lately. H. C. Barlow of Westford was a call er at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arth Wood Tuesday aft utomoblle loads of % in the Fenton mantic visitors F RILs o1/ Stamferd.—J. E. Ec ston, Staten I gagement of his Loulse Eccleston. of Stamford. Maddam—The townspeople. especially the veterans, sons and 5 of vet erans and ex-service me war, have been invited services at Middie Had ternoon. nas 8. Milliken Thompsonville. — Miss daughter of Mrs. Ell street, Thompsonv of I morning sonville. 0’Connor. ciation rec: Mrs. IL B. Tu the income of w ed care of the lots in the Center c where her grandparents and great- pareats are buried. The DBres and professor. tells, in a paper be name of Revue Heodor Ch Scignce Moy 0 nce of the busy bee. On the near the Biolos: cal Laboratory a says, some coarse granula been spilled in a h these be ing watering trough, lodged with all the water they co flew back to the sugar pile, and threw the water on the sugar. S of ,the pile was converted into a syrup, in which the bees busily rolled them- selves until each and zil were coated with syrup, when they flew away to their hives. There they got rid of their cargo and returned for more; and Whenever they got down to the coarse granulations they resoried again to the water trough. Countless bees engaged in the operation, and kept at it till no sugar was left. So far gs one r calls, this s a new example of intelli- gence In insects, and one is glad that somebody was there, that July day, 1 1918, to see and chronicle it. WEAK KIDNEYS MOSES MURPHY Moretown, Vermont, March 27th 1918, “I am warranted in having the strongest faith in ‘Fruit-a-tives’ aftes receiving such wonderful benefits from {hem. Forycars, I wasa sufferer with Kidney and Liver Complaints. My back ached; my liver was sluggish ; and my whole system scemed out of order. ‘Fruit-a-tfves’ was the only remedy to help me. They strengthened the kidneys, made my bowels move regularly and freed me of all the distress caused from the kilney trouble, constipation and indigestion. A few weeks’ treatment with *Fruit-a-tives’ made me feel as if { had anew lease on life, and I am glad. to make known the great value of these Fruit Liver Tablets”. . .MOSES MURPHY, 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial sizs 25¢. Atdealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES