Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 2, 1922, Page 5

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR SHEA’S NEWS BUREAU WE WISH YOU ONE AND ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS YEAR. Marphy & MecGarry 207 Main Street Store Closed All Day Today COURT HOUSE EMPLOYES ENTERTAINED SATURDAY adies employed in the vari- Tie court house were guests Parson, clerk of the superi- an informal New Year's re- urday morning in Judge freshments were served at the which proved a delightful YEAR'S EVE DANCE . GIVEN AT WAUREGAN HOUSE < dance Saturday regan house made an at- iay social event for the good nded. Carey’s orches- 5 the evenfng and there was fun-1naking features - The ball- in the holi- NEW eve decorated iecticut Delegates to Conference. g from cities and will be among the will meet in New from several New w York and New Jer- f organizing to raise $14,000.000 campaign { committee e APPEAL TO THE HINGTON CONFERENCE the A. P.)— conferenc tonight by carried th to have sent each of ¥. The peti- ves of every Prince Ewha, , members ous de- la- aid sion de- e severity of 1pan 1o suppress the annexation th eneces- blem as and as- ze and ent which we rovisional gov- established at rily New Swiss President Haab has been elected ent of Switzerland by the 1 Assembly for the year > el Karl Scheurer was esident. M. Haab f the Federal Coun- o Minister of Posts and he will succeed Ed- Schulthess as Chief Execu- During the past vear he has tive. been Vice-President of the Federa- tion and his election to the Presi- deney is in accordance with the m of promoting the Vice- sident to the President’al office. HANDLED AXES $1.75 * STANDARD GOGDS BOUGHT AT LESS THAN MARKET PRICE. HOUSEHOLD Bulletin Building 74 Franklin Strest Telephone 533-4 THE 129TH ANNUAL MEETING of the Mutual Assurance Ce. of the City of Norwich will be held at the Norwich Savings Society MONDAY, Jan. 8th, 1922, %10 4. m, NOTICE TO POLICY HOLDERS, Policies will be renewed at the Nop- | Chester, Groton; wieh Savin dec24d Socicty on presentatios ©. B. BUTTS, Treasurer, i been | i ven their e o o i SN VARIOUS MATTERS It is daybreak now at 5.34. Light vehicle lamps at 4.59 o'clock this evening. The planet Venus will be morning star until' Feb. 8th. The best moonlight nights during Jan- uary will be from the 10th to the 15th. The Loyalty class of Trinity Episco- pal church has given $70 to the organ fund. Norwich stores were well supplied with choice fruit and vegetables for the New Year trade, Local hotels and restaurants served a very satisfactory number of New Year's dinners Sunday. New Year’s hop in town hall, Williman- tic from 2 to 3. Peeriess orchestra. Features marathon dance—adv. The Misses Lyons entertained a family party at dinner at their home on Me- Kinley avenue, New Year's day. A Mystic correspondent notes - that Farl Walbridge of West Virginia 18 spending a few days in the village. The floWers at the United Congrega- tianal church, Sunday, were given In memory of Mrs. Thomas A. Holmes. The Otis Library reading room was not opened Sunday afternoo nand the library will be closed all day today (Monday). At the White Gift Christmas exercises of the Central Baptist church $231.05 was given by the various classes in the Bible school. Although the hilly streets of Norwich are covered with ice, New Years day proved sunny and comfortable, the mer- cury reaching 48 degrees. The Children of Mary of St. Patrick's parish, Miss Mary Driscoll president, had planned a meeting Sunday afterncon but it was deferred a month. Giffora Beal, Childe Hassam and Robert Vonnoh, Lyme artists, ara among those who will exhibit at the Tiffany gal- lery, New York this month. Steamer Scythia, the Cunard liner on which Mrs. William E. Perry, formerly of Norwich, is a passenger, was reported as nearing Liverpool during Sunday. Fire destroyed groceries of a recent evening at Westminster, in the store room of Frederick Lachapple, being caused by the explosion of an oil heat- er, A large delegation of the Tloly Name Society, James J. Finnegan, president, recelved holy communion at the 7.30 mass in St. Patrick’s church New Yeur’s day. Merchants were notified Saturday that the week beginning Februacy 6th is to be formal Fashion Week, in preparation for Easter, which comes late this vesr, April 16th. \ The Sunday school of Trinity Episcopal church has ~given a formal vote of thanks to Miss Matilda B. Randail, who provided the candy for the Christmas en- tertainment of the school. Friends of Vernetfs Cleveland . of | Northampton, formerly of Hampton, have received word of his recent mar- ew York. The bride s from th and was a teacher, A number of eastern Conneciicnt fami- troops from -Coblenz, 1,600 sailing Antwerp| Saturday for the United States on board the transport Cantigny. The Connecticut D. A. R., will present |to the chapters of the national organi- tion the name of Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel, state regent, as a candidate in 1922 for the office of vice president general of the national society. At Stonington, Richard ~ Wilkinson, who will be 90 t month, is the active janitor of the Mistuxet club and at Christmas he was presented” a purse of money by the members in appreciation of his faithful work. City Manager James E. Barlow, of New London, who is at present residing at the Hotei Mohican with his wife and daughter, has leased the house ut 236 Hempstead street, New London, from | Attorney Charles A. Gallup. ited States ciyil announces an examination for ting repair man, either sex, age 18 to 50, for vacancies in the federal ser- vice at New York. Three registers will be established from this examination. At a meeting of Hebron Grange, No. 111, held in Gilead hall, Judge Edwin S. Thomas of the U. S. district court, gave a forceful address. He suggested that the grange watchword be Forward, which he defined to mean Courage and Duty. The post office department Saturday appeale dto those receiving Christmas gifts and other remembrances of the sea- son to acknowledge them promptly in order that the flood of tracers, which usually follows the Christmas mails, may be lessened. The musical program Sunday at Park church included the inspiring anthem by service com- Rogers, Give Far to My Words, Oh Lord, and the hymn by Nichol, God TIs Love, given by the quartette, Mrs, Ar- thur 'E. Story, Mrs. Helen Whitford Kel- ler, Eben Learned and William A. Lund, Miss Taft furnishing pleasing accompan- iments, A Pequot summer resident, Mrs. White, widow of Chief Justice Edward Douglas White, has sfounded two schol- ships at Georgetown University in mem- ory of her distinguished husbanl, who attended Georgetown in 1860, leaving his studies to enter the Confederate zrmy. WHITE CROSS COUNCIL WORKS THIRD DEGREE On Sunday afternoon in the Davis theatre, White Cross Couneil, No. 13, Knights of Columbus, exemplified the third degree on a class of 24 candidates. The degree Wwas conférred by District Deputy T. Frank Cunningham of Willl- mantic, assisted by District Deputy John J. Hennon of Jewett City. Members from all parts of eastern Connecticut were present and before the degree a collection for the tuberculosis sanatorium was taken and a large sum was realized for this benevolent work. FAREWELL BANQUET FOR SUB BASE CHAPLAIN A farewell banquet to Father Nicholas Falotico, Roman Catholic chaplain of the United States submarine base, and well known to members of White Cross Couneil, No, 13, K. of C., this city, was held Saturday night at the Knights of Columbus home in New London. Friends of Father Falotico, hoth within the or- lder ond at the submarine base were present, HAILE CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL XMAS PARTY The Haile club held its annual Christ- mas party Sunday afternoon and even- ing in its rooms in the Chapman build- ing cn Broadway, hawing a tree which bore gifts exchanged between the mem- bers./ Supper was served and a delightful time was enjoyed. —_— New Members Received. New members received by the New London County Historical society during the month of December were: Mrs. Ben- Jamin T. Marshall, Miss Harriet W. Al- len, Henry R. Bond, Maurice E. Sher- man,, Mrs. Maurice E. Sherman, William E. Hobron of New London, Mrs. Lena M. Charles - R. ~Stark, Providence, and Miss Charlotte R. Still- man, New York. Milo Light of Whet Chester, Penn., manager of Cadaho camp at Gardner's Lake, has been passing several days at the camp. ‘Wiliam Whittle and Miss Annie Brown of Nerwich were entertained for the holiday by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oat. ley of East Killing'v. Miss Ruth M. Tobin has returned to New London. where she is attending the Vocational school, after spending the holi- days at her heme here. Cortland Baboock, Jr., teacher of French in Yale university, spent part of the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Court- land Babeock, of Hampton, Rev. Truman H. Woodward of Wap- ping is spending several days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Woodward, at the Methodist parscnage . in Niantic. Mrs. A. M. Counihan and daughters Mary E. have returned to this city after spending the holidays with her ' daugh- ter. Mrs. Frank H. Allyn of Providence. Richard W. Tobin, Jr., who has been passing the Christmas vacation at the home of his father, R. W. Tobin, of Franklin street, has returned to New York city to continue his studies. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Finn, Sr, of Jew- ett City had as guests the past week, | Mrs. H. F. Sleeper, Groton, Misses Min- nie and Elsie Fcster Providence, Mrs. James E. Ryan, Ridgefield; Miss Mar- cella Kelley, Norwich; and Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Wessel, Alkron, Ohio. SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION WILL BRING PROSPERITY —MAYOR LEROU I desire to take the opportunity with the opening of the New Year to extend to the people of Eastern Con- neétieut, my wish for théir health and Prosperity throughout the vyear 1922. 1 foel confident that business con- ditions, with a few exceptions, are slowly mproving. The evils created in seven years, largely by n Wlsas- rous war, cannot be cerrected In & few days and It is only by a spirit of determination and ed-operation on the part of all that we will enjoy the prosperity to which we all look for- ward. HERBERT M. LEROU, Mayor of Nerwich. HAVE COMPLETED HALF CENTURY OF MARRIED LIFE Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Howard Whit- ford of No. 45 Dunham street observ- ed their golden wedding anfilversary Sat- urday at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Whit- ford received a number of visitors guring the day and alfo-received & shower of cards through the mail. Mr. and Mrs. Whitford were united in marriage in Chaplin, this state, December 31 1871 by the Rev. Francis Wilyiiams Mrs. Whitford's maiden name was Sarah Melissa Kenerson. Following their marriage in Chap® they went to live in Ashford where Mr. Whitford was engaged in farming and stock raising. He sold his farm in 1900 and located in . New London where for saveral years he was interested in a wood business and in buying and selling real estate. NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AT ARMORY The New Year's ave dance held by Battery B, 1 d Artillery, Saturday night at the armory had an attendance of about 670. Humphries' orchestra fur- nished the programme for the dancing which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The regular entertainmelt committee of the battery was in charge ¢f the affair. ARRESTED FOR ATTACK ON FOUR MEN Kurt Seifert of Occum was arrested early Sunday morning by Constable John J. McGuire of Baltic after Seifert had endeavored to beat up four Baltie men. Mr. Seifert had become stalled in hi smachine on the Baltic rosd due to trouble with his stcering gear and the four men came along in an automobile 1 They stopped to help Mr. Seifert but some hot words ensued and Seifert at- tacked the men. They reported the matter to Constable McGuire who arrest- ed Seifert, He will be presented in court Tuesday. OBITUARY Jeremiah Eliott Following a short illness, Jéremiah Eliott @i Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jeremiah Sullivan, No. 24 Thames street. For 14 years Mr. Bliot had been deprived of his sight. He was tenderly cared for by his wife and daughter. Most of his long lfe had been passed in Lebanon where he was engaged in farming. For some years past he made his home with his daughter In this city. farm-iuaryse No, 12, 1856. Mr. Hlott was united in marriage with Johannah Driscoll. The wedding ceremony was mperformed by Rev. Daniel Kelley in St. Mary's church. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. M. V. Keefe, Putnam; Mrs. Nora Beswick, Norwich and two sons. J. D. Hliott ¢f Danielson and W. H. Eliott of Central Village. FUNERALS Mrs. J. Byron Sweet. The funeral of Mrs. J. Byron Sweet was held in Pachaug Congregational church, Sunday afternoon with a large attendance of relatives and friends, in- cluding many from Jewett City, Oris- wold and Norwich. There were numer- ous handsome floral tributes. The ser- vices were conducted by Rev, J. P. Rich- ardson. The church quartette, Mrs. Will Edmunds, James Crary, L Montgomery and Harold Geer, sang by request two hymns which were sung at the funeral of Stephen Sweét, the doc- [tor's son., They were Sometime We'll ‘7ndersta|(d, and My God, Thy WIill Be Done. The beautiful floral forms included pieces from Ruthie Rebekah Lodge, Re- ! liance lodge, I. O. O. F., and the directors of the Jewett City Creamery, Pachaug church, and Ladles’ Ald soclety of Ver- I'sailles, A delegation from Ruthie Re- bekah lodge was present, Mrs. Sweet be- ing the first member to be lost by death. The bearers were Charles Barber and Clorence Rathbun _of Norwich, Jacob Sauter and Peter Flynn of Jewett Clty. Burial was in the Pachaug cemetery ‘where Rev. Mr. Richardson read a com- mittal service at the grave. Undertaker C. A. Gager of Norwich was the funeral director, ONLY FOUR ARRESTS OVER THE WEEK END The week end was a qulet one for the local police department. There were but four arrests made Saturday and Sunday and there were on charges of intoxica- tion. Twenty-one Calls for Fire Department The fire department answered 21 calls during the month of December. Four of the calls were bell alarms and the other 17 were telephone calls. J Deeds speak louder than words in a real-estate transaction. on the prohibition enforcement, and in so doing advocated penitentiary sentences for those found guilty of violation of thé law rather than a fine of a paitry $200 or so. “If these people make $20,000 or $30,000 in the liquor busThess they da not mind a fine, but a term in jail would give them something to think about,” said At~ torney Hull in his talk. __Continuing his talk, Attorney Hull 8ald:” The people must be patient. The country was ed with alcohol when the 18th ame: t went into effect, and it will take time %o work. The people are complaining about the administration of the liguor laws and the food laws and are criticizing the courts. A meeting is to be held of the prosecuting attorneys next Friday to de- cide on some drastic action whereby the liquor evil can bé cleaned up with even greater speed. I urge you peopls to de- mand that the prosecutSrs and courts discharge their duties as they should be discharged and show no leniency to those who break the law any more than to those who steal. kill or commit any other crime. ) Attorney Hull also touched on social- ism and bolshevism, characterizing bol- shevism as socialism gone to seed and rotten and as having no place in this country. Bolshevism i the absoiute and logical result of soctalism, that belief that the country and industriés should belong to the people. This only means that they should belong to a political boss. Look at Russia tn her deplorable condition. It mav be that this destruo- tion is to teach some people in this coun- try that this filthy, vile and vicious be- lief has no place among the inteMigent péople of the earth. The constitution is given to build our 1aws, to test them and to give us a num- ber of great American institutions. These are equality of all men; no man is born BOSTON READEE AT NORWICH ¥, M. €. A. BUILDING Sacred readings by Mise Dorothy Ber- ry Carpenter of Boston featured rhe Svn- day afternoon meeting at the lacal V. M. C. A, The large assembly hall was well filled and the audience was very ap- preciative of the svlendid progratmme. The opening exercises consisted of singing, scripture and prayer after which Miss Carpenter, who i& a popular Boston elogutionist, gave a delightful program of readings, Miss Carpénter's first number was Why the Chimés Rang, by McCullum. This was the story of the ringing of the chimes when an acceptable gift was laid upon the altar in the great church. Many lala almest priceless gifts on the altar but the chimes did not ring. Finally a very poor boy who had traveled frot far under unfavorable conditions, went bash- fully to the altar and laid thereon all he had, a little plece of silver, and to the amazement of the large number present the chimes began to ring. The second number was & reading en- titled Abraham Lincéln by Drinkwater. This was the story of the great emanci- pator,. who was told that Robert Scott was condemned to be shot because Le had been found asleep at his post. Lin- In speaking on Amerlcanization at the(into office; he is not born with a crown Sunday evening service at Trinity Meth-|nor is he given privileges that his fel- odist Episcopal church, State Attorney.low man has not. Hadlal A. Hull of New London touéhed‘ jete the clean-up| ‘We have the rule of the majority and religious liberty; no sect is barred, no ome questicns our re- ligion we worship according to the dic- tates of our hearts. This cannot be said of other countries. We have a repre- sentative government where our lawmak- ers are elected by the people rather than apocinted by a Kking. The foreigner comes to our shores, but he has no knowledge of our great ideals, and unless we instruect him In those ideals he may become 'one of the class that are filling our jafls. A great many of the criminals come from these foreigners, and Americans should con- duct themselves as Americans so that they do not have to be Americanized. The American should support the eigh- teenth amendment because it is a part of the constitution. The sneering of some big papers in America at the eighteenth amendmént {s very un-American. The constitution contalns this amendment and Jt has passed every test and attack and theréfore should be supported by all the people living under this flag. In this year upon which we are just starting we know not what s to come, but in Jooking back on the past year many marvelous things have been ac- complished. Is it not wonderful that the nations of the earth have met to bring about the cessation of all wars; and to think it was a statesman of the United Stateg that has brought this about. Some things that have happened can never happen again and no longer will the thinking people of the earth tol- erate them. Great things are to come, but they cannot be worked out in a minute; it will take time. You must bear your part, for the sentiment of the public carrfes with it great weight in all such matters. Twenty-6ne new members were taken into the church Sunday, eighteen at the morning service and three at the even- ing service. FEW CHANGES ARE Only one big change in federal officos will be made in Connecticut during the coming year, according to gossip in Washington. The commission of collector of customs, James L. McGov- ern of Bridgeport, expires in December of 1922, and it has been the practice to allow collectors, appointed for a de- finite térm, to sefve out that time. No change is expected to be mals in the district attorneyship for Connecticat until the summer of 1923. As the de- partment of justice, where no complaints afe made allows the usual four yeors to run (eight in the case of two administra- tions), it has looked up the records and found that Thomas J. Spellacy succeed- ed Fred A. Scott June 30, 1915, This was & recess appointment by President Wil- son, and was later confirmed Jonuary 11, 1916. On December 30, 1918, John F* Crosby, by order of the court, was named | to succeed Mr. Spellacy, and this was confirméd by the senate July 28, 1919, Mr. Crosby served until his resignation to také care of his private affairs, t war being over, and was succeed: by Judge Edword L. Smith, the latter be- ing confirmed December 20, 1919. So the eight-year perfod, reckoned from the SLATED FOR NEW YEAR | MISS MURIEL HOLDRIDGE hé o reading by Dorothy TWO CASES DIPHTHERIA REPORTED FROM NORWICH cases of diphtherfa and two of scarlet fever were reported from Ncrwich during the week ending December 24th, accordifg to the weekly report of the State department of health issued Satur- Y. Communicable diseases reported from towns in eastern Connecticut during the week were as follows: Diphtheria—Groeton, 3; New London 3; Norwich 2; Ellington, Rockville, Dan- lelT. Thompson and Woodstock, one eac] Scarlet fever—Groton, Montville and New London, one each; Ncrwich, 2; Stonington, 13; Ellington, 3; Willington 1; Brooklyn, 1; Killingly, 3; Putnam, 6; Woodstoek 1. Wh -n. 2: Brooklyn 1; Windham 3:; Willimantlc, 2: Measles—Groton 3; Lebanon 8; Andov- er 1; Mansfield 19; Stafford Springs, 17: Canterbury 4; Eahtford 31; Pomfret 2 1; Windahm 7; Wilmantic 8. — NORWICH GIRLS TO RECEIVE NURSES' DIPLOMAS The following eastern Connecticut girls will be graduated in the class of 38 nursss at St. Francis’ hospital School for Nurses in Hartford Wednesday: Misses Helen Mary Kiiroy, Josephine Marie Portelance, Norwich ; Ircne Frances Roy, Baitlc; Ruth Naomi Lynch, Piline. ton; Marie Beatrice LaFrance, Central Village: Ellen Wood Caffrey, Brookiyn Agnes Mary Flaherty, South Soventry Barguerite Claire Fitzgerald, Norwich; Mary Catherine Hickey, Willimantic: Margaret Agnes McCaffery. Norwich: Mary Loretta Downing, Plainfleld. HOSTESS AT PARTY Mis Nuriel Holdridge entertained sev- eral friends at a New Years party Sat- the | urday evening at her home, No. 43 Dun-| ham street. The evening was passed with a delightful program of music and games and dainty refreshments were served. The dining room was very prettily dec- orated. The place cards wers calendars and the centerpiece was an evergreen grab- bag with a souvenir for each guest. At midnight all exchanged New Year's greetings and the gathering then dis- persed. v ANNUAL NEW EAR'S RECEPTION AT Y. M. C. A. The social committee of the Norwich Y. M. C. A. comprising Oscar W. Carpenter, Eugene Smith and Arthur F. Wyman, have issued invitation tc the anmual New Year's reception to b held this (Monday) evening at the association building. programme will include popular Berry Carpenter ¢ Boston. There will be orcaestral music, a basketball game and refréshments. SAVE COAL. - : Use Our BUCKWHEAT - For Banking At $6.00 Per Ton - COAL COMPANY -THAMES SQUARE - Phone 1819 HOPEFUL FOR BETTER CONDITIONS THIS YEAR —MAYOR WHITON ew London appreciates this ep- portunity to promote closer relation- ships between Eastern Connectiduf cities. We all face the opening New Year under conditions of some diffi. culty, but I am sure with & com- mon hope that these conditions will soon improve. Many reports are now being issued about unemployment and the cost of living and about building and produe- tive metivities and the prevailing wage rates, ete. In most cases these reports include and average too much terri- tory to be of great lical advantage. I think the exchange of definite and information along these lnes between the larger communitios of Enastern Connecticut would be of &i- reet advantage. Perhaps such an exchange could best be effected by weans of replies te n group of quest s of commen ch replies to be published If the mayo and larger compnuni- ties would unite In preparing or ap- proving such a questionnaire, 1 think ths published answers would help us all, and perhaps Increase the com- mity with its own condition: for are more fortunate here sn Fastern Connecticut than some other sectioms. It [we do mot rise quite so high on the peak of the business chart, neither do we fall so far; and In th long run such a flatter curve indi- cates better living conditions amd contentment. New London jolns yn the wish for a happy and prosperous New Year for Emstern Connecticut and The Baulletin. L. E. WHITON, of New London. coln Inquired into the particulars of the case, and when he found that the young man had offered to do doublt duty in or- der to help a comrade who was sick, he pardoned him and sent him heme to his mother in Vermont. The third reading was The Angel and the Shepherds, by Lew Wallace, and was beautiful story of the time of the birth of the Saviour. It was rendered very effectively. The closing number was a little poem entitled Comfort by Robert W. Service, and portrayed one whe thought he had nothing to live for, that everything was going wrong. He wa: reminded however that he really had very many things to be grateful for, and most of all he had God, who Is always Love, COPY OF THE BULLETIN IN SCHOOL CORNER STONE BOX The Bulletin’s Lebanon correspondent writes: Exercises for laying the corner stone of the George W. Lyman High school were held at Grange hall, Thursday at 2 p. m., Wwith the following program: Doxology; prayer, Rev. Edward Nield; remarks, John Clarke, who read a sketch of the life of Mr. Lyman, which he then placed in the box with a copy of the will of Mr. Lyman; papers telling of the acceptance of thé Lyman fund ware placed in the box by C, J. Abel; Miss Helen Taylor placed a 1921 dollar in the box and Mrs. Ida Abel put in a copy of Thursday's Norwich Bulletin; Mrs. H. W. Sweet gave an account of the nistory of the site for the high school vehicle was very interesting as this was the site upon which the Nathan Tisdale High School stood many years ago; a brick from that building found while digging for the foundation for the present school was placed in the hox with thé histery of Lebanon. America’'s Creed was recited by Rau- ben Kerachsky and was followed Ly a salute to the flag by the school children. Mr. Garrison, former local school super- visor, gave an address after which the box was bplaced in the cornerstone and the town officials each put on a bit of mortar, sealing the stone in place. The company then sang How.Firm a Foun- dation and the exercises closed with the benediction, pronounced by Rev. Hollis Campbell. . THREE MILION PTECES oF MATL LEFT POSTOPFICE At the local postoffice during the year 1921 there passed through the cancelling machine 2,686,899 pieces of outgoing mail. A< the cancelling machine will only take care of certain sized letters a large amount of mail such as odd-sized letters and cards is cancelled by hand. During the year 750,280 pleces of this kind of outgotng mail were handled, making a to- tal of 3,437,079 pleces of outgoing mail handled during the twelve months just completed. December was the banner month owing to the heavy mail at Christ- mas time and had the high record of 411,- 700 pleces handled for the month. XEW YEAR'S PARTY AT MAENNERCHOR HALL At the Maennerchor Hall In Taftville on Saturday évening there was held the annual New Year's party. Thers were about 200 present, the evening being spent with dancing and other entertain- ment. A suppér Was served during the evening and aftér the supper the reg- ular New Year's festivities took place. This has been an event that has taken place on New Year's eve for many years and has always proved to be a banner event among the people of Taftville, Lis- bon ané Norwich. Announce ‘Daughter’s Engagement. Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Mitchell of New London have announced the engage- ment of their daughter, Hesse Pringle Mitchell, to Walter Archer Troy of Ma- ¢on, Ga. Miss Mitchell is a graduate of Williams Memorial Institute and last year was a student at Columbia univer- sity, New York city. Mr. Troy Js a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, class of 1915, and at pres- ent is connected with the American Cot- ton Oil Co., of Atlanta, Ga: time Mr. Spellacy was named, would bring a changs June 30, 1923, Thére is nothing compulsory about the plan adopted, and It 1s not adhered to by the administration in every instance, but there has always been some compelling reason for any deviation from It, as 1t affords uniformity, and under the rules ot politics is considered the correct move, GRAMMAR SCHOOLS SOON TO HAVE ATHLETIC MEETS Schoolboys of the city attending eith- er Broadway, Mt. Pleasant or Gresne- ville schools, are soon to have an op- Portunity of testing their athletic abil- ity against one another. Under :he di- rection of a committee consisting of Principals Clapp, J. B. Stanton, J. E. Murphy and E. J. Fritz of the local Y. M. C. A, plans have been made to hold a grammar school athletic meet eariy 'n February with preliminary meets to be conducted this month. The events are to be as folloys: Standing broad jump, potato races, hurdle relay races, basketball shooting, basketball relay races. In the separate meets to be held for each school this month the best athletes will be chosen to represent their schools in the above events in the final inter- school meet that will be held the early part of February. The meets will be con- ducted in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, and Jeweler John A. Ferguson is donat- ing a beautiful troohy cup to be awarded to the school winning the meet. OVER 800 LIQUOR PERMITS EXPIRED SATURDAY Over 800 liquor permits of varlous kinds expired Saturday night in th's state. Prohibition Director McKenzie has stated that only a small proportion of the permits would be renewed. Five wholesale drug supply concerns in the state have been given new permits and basic permits are to be issued to a nam- ber of physicians, druggists and dentists, No permits are being issued to manu- facturers, barber supply houses and bot- tling works, Director MacKenzie sa:d, this being in accordance with the new policies of the prohibition department. Jonathan B, Eno, prohibition enforce- ment officer for Connecticut, €aid that his records showed that approximately 600 saloons have gone out of business in the state in the past three months. He Was of the opinion that the vear 1922 would be welcomed in this state witn a closér approach t> aridity than any vear since prohibition became effective COST OF LIVING | INCREASES IN STATE According to the monthly reports of the Manufacturers Assoclation of Con- necticut, the retail cost of food in Con- necticut ciites increased an average of 1.1 per cent. during the montn of Nov- ember. There was great inequality in the price tiuctuations in tne diffcrent cities, one showing an increase of more than five per cent. in the cost «f food ) durifig the month, while four cities re- ported decreased food prices. Tne aver- fge decrease in the detall cost of food in these citie ssince April, 1920, is 26.3 ver cent, The cost of living in the entire United | States, covering all items in the family, budget during November decreased only | 0.2 per cent. According to reparts of | the national industrial conference board, | the cost of living on December 1st was 20.4 per cent. less than ip July, 1920, When the peak in the rise in tha cost of living was reached, and 62.7 per cent. higher than in July, 1914. State Admission Taxes Withdrawn. State taxes on theatre admissions ! have been withdrawn. William H. iilod- | gett, state tax commissioner, has issued | the following notice to theatres cn the! new ruling: The ruling that state admission taxes would continue to be imposed on admis- sions of ten cents or less is hereby with- drawn. The state tax on admissions on operations from and after January 1, 1922, will be exactly one-half of what- ever federal admissions tax is paid. This means that there will be no state admissions tax on admissions of 10 cents or less or on free GAS DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES PATRONS OF RATE DECREASE ‘The city gas department has sent out with its bflls for the month of December a printed sheet showing the cost of gas for each 100 cubic feet consumed un- der the old rates and under the new rate that went into effect on the first day of the New Year. It shows a reduc- tion for every used of gas except the customer who uses 100 feet or less. TWO MACHINES CRASH THROUGH HIGHWAY FENCES Motorists returning by the way of the Military highway late Saturday evening reported that two cars, a large Hudson and an Essex reported to be owned by local people, had crashed through a fence on the highway. It was reported that the cars were about a mile apart and had skidded on the lcy road. Were Watching Sirius. Amateur astronomers were out Sunday night to observe and admire the incom- parable sun Sirius, which is situated at the top of the constellation Canls Major. Sirius is indeed Incomparable! It is the most brilliant sun visible from any part of the earth’s surface. 1f we look at Sirfus long enough, it rises in the southeastern gky, caused, of course, by the eastward rotation of our earth, but Sirius 2as a motion of its own—Ilfke every other body in the uni- verse, it is moving amidst space—and this exagedingly brilliant sun is ap- proaching ue, with a velocity of about five miles per second. Now, 300 miles per minute seems a ®ool rate of speed, not as swift, when we consider that our little planet home is revolving around its own sun at a velocty of eighteen and one-half miles per second. New Automobile Markers Appear. The ne wautomobile markers for 1922 made their appearance Sunday on a num- ber' of Norwich cars. They are white, with the figures in maroon. NORWICH TOWN In his announcements at the First Congregational church Sunday morning the pastor mentloned the recent gift to the church of additional individual com- munion trays and plates. These were used for the first time at the New Year's communion sefvice. The traps are given by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Yerrington in memory of their fathers, Deacon Lewis A. Hyde, who served as deacon for fifty-eight years, from 1857 to 1915, and Deacon Stephen L. Yerrington whose term of office covered a period of twen- ty years, from 1889 to 1909. The com- munion plates were presented by Mrs. George R. Hyde and her two daughters In memory of Deacon George R. Hyde, Wwho served as deacon of the church from 1885 to 1913, a period of twenty-eight years. The pastor in accepting these memo- vials pajd a brief tribute to these men with whom he had a pleasant and help. ful acquaintance in boyhkood days, while attending the Norwich Free Academy. Rev. Mr. Balley emphasized especially the dignity, efficlency and fidelity with which these men performed their duties as deacons of the church. The annual meeting of the Sunday school of the First Congregational church war held at the close of the Sunday schooj session Sunday. The pastor, Rev. G. F. Bailey, presided. The secretary and treasurer, Miss Mary E. Wattles, read her report. The income of the schooi from all sources was $324. Bal- ance in t! treasurery, $11. Seventy volumes have been added to the library ruding the vear. Total volumes in the library £03. There are thirty members in the home department of the school. Reports of organized classes were read as follows: The W. I T. class, Miss Jessie Hyde, teacher, report read by Marcus Grady, secretary One Aim class, report read by Miss Susan Hyde, teacher. The True Blue class, Miss Ruth Beebe, teacher, also read the report for the sec- retary. The Drop-In class, Mrs. G, F. Bailey, teacher, report read by Miss Jen- nie Bonney, segretary. The election of officers resulted a folows: A. D. Avery, superintendent g\ ate superintendents. treasurer, Miss Mary ¥ brarian. Frank S. Aver ssistant - brian, Miss Jennie Bonmey; chorister, Frank E. Sterry : library committee, Miss Wattles, Miss Jennle M. Cas Chapin; superintendent, Miss Jennls Bonney. A large congregation attended _the Sunday morning worship at the First Congregational church, when the pastor, Rev. Gurdon F. Balley, preached inter. estingly from Genesis I:L In the begin- ning God created the heaven and the earth. At the close of the sermon, Rer. Mr. Bailey extended the right hand of fellowship to three members who wers recelved into the church by letter. Mrs. Henry T. Frazier from the Union Bap- tist church, Mystic: Mrs. Walter Heath from Park Congregationa! chirch, Nore wich: Mrs. Edwin Pratt from tbe First Methodist Episcopal church, Norwich Following the of the new membe: R Mr. officiated in & most impressive manner at the cste. bration of the Lord’s supper, when there were many communicants. The tople for discussion at the Men's Forum at roon was Advice, and What to Do With Tt. Miss Margaret L. Chapin was .the leader at the Young Peop! Christian Endeavor service at 6.30. Th wag a consecration meeting, with the top}:, Better Christian Endeavor &o- cléties, 1 Corinthians 15:57-S8. The New Year's supper is to be =t 6 o'clock this (Mondar) evening instead of 6.30 as previously announced. During this week of prayer there is to be an extra serwice Wednesdpy aft- ernoon at three o'clock at the Shelterffig Arms. Prayer ag an Element of Chris- tian Living will 5 the theme at this service. After passing several davs as the gmest of La Verne Pultz, of Lebanon, Joim Hinrichs, Jr, returned Saturday momm- ing to his home on Town street Woodbury O. Rogers of Houston, Me, arrived Saturday to pasg some time with his family at his home on uppes Washington street - Callefs Sunday afternoon at the hotme of Dr. and Mrs. Grace M. Lamb, of Town street, included Dr. Lamb's rela. u- tives from Mpystic, Mrs. Harriet B Brainerd and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrefce Gremley. tute after passing a few days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fratk S. Avery, of West Town street. E—— gy DIED. GREEN—In Plainfield, Dec. 29 1921, Mrs. Loretta B. Green, aged 79 yeats. Funeral at her late home, Monday, Jan. 2,at 230 p. m. USEFUL WEARABLE GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS—A - BLOUSE - SUIT OR COAT HAGBERG 310 MAily 5T. WHEN YOU WANT 1o nt ness before public, :h:-m 50 3 ke um_ better than mro:g columns of The .