Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 16, 1922, Page 8

apswered #Yes!”—Only six-in the hum- dred sald “No. Many of them gave thelr reassms for saying “Yes,” which the magazine sum- marizes but I will not try to. Al Lcar cay is that most of themi wer inent- ly practical -and_very few of them wers either sentimental or selfish. They might not always be strictly logical, but they were all based on intimate, first- hand knowledge of the situation, They showed a shrewd commion-sense in bal- ancing admitted disadvantages against proven-advantages which was Teally im- pressive. Now, do you_suppose that the sixty- six hundred women of the northwest’s farms who, after - long experience of farm life, reported that they craved it for their loved daughters—do you sup- pose they were Iying just in order to make fine-sounding letters? I dom't.- Of - course, thelr answers do ngt -actually prove. anything. Nothing short of a LIFE 1S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE MAKE IT / Fields green and gold that npple in the breeze $ That sprang through when Aurora-opened the gates, A vineclad farm house peering through the trees, ~ Where waking birds chirp softly to their mates. Beets are plenty, and at their best now. This week will be the height of the Strawberry sesson. Sparks circus in Willimanic, Monday. SOUTH WILLINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Willlam McBee and daughter of Adams Were recent guests at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hall. Mrs. Walter = Westerfleld of Morris B ror tne samer. ™ ° B | 1 played here Feiday atternoon by T. . [ ot ar. The Y. M. C. A. ball team is to play | C- A- boys from 12 to 14 with a team | Resid s s the Willington Tigers Saturdaf atternoon | from Rockville. e g L ;. on the Tigers' grounds. Mr. Adfer, who is at Johnson hospitai Tuesday were J. Novol- Mra. Charles Wockomurki, a patient at | I8 resting as comfortably as can be ex- T o e Towital. Is expected fo| PUr"and Mra. A. C. Lewis of Taunton, From out the barnyard comes the various calls Of hunger, while the farm house chimney flue Sends forth a spiral mist that never falls, But floats away into the mystic blue. | > 2 \ = The day will bring a heat that wilts, alas, : All living things, but lovely is the morn, For’dew lies everywhere upon.the grass similar census, extended .to- the whole seven millions of American farmf wives, would be conclusive. But_ there is no reason to suppose that-the Seven thous. and are anything but fairly representa- (Written Specially For the Bulletin) I am not a regular reader of the so- call’d women's magazines, nor of the “Waman's pages” in the farm weeklies. My interest in “tatting” is not deep, while my ignorance of “purling” and the Mke is deep; very, very deep: deeper than any well T chance to know of. But 1 always have and wtill do read them, occasionally, in order to keep some gort of tab on what the feminine half of humanity is thinking or is sup- or teehdeing cver, nothings. - But theyitive of the seven millions. generally seemed fairly jolly and their laughter_didn't sound forced, either. In other words, they appeared to be enjoy- ing life about as much as péople can ex- pect to In this world. I never happenéd to see one who acted as if she were the least little bit afraid of her husband. O Who gave any signs of regarding him ay @ slave-driver keeping her poor lit- tle mose forever on the grindstone - of his remorseless greed. But— One doesn't And morning glories blossom in the corn. need to eat the whole pudding. A sin- glé platetul tells him whether it 15 good or mot. Nor need we~ erect weather- anes_on every square foot of our land to know which way the wind is blow- ing. | A single arrow above the barn ga- ble tells whether it s from the east or the. northwest. What then shall we think of the city- dwelling- critics “who have for two gen- erations been. alternately bewafling the siavery of the farm-wife, and denounc- The road, a yellow ribbon, wends its way ~ O’er yonder hill that reaches to meet the sky; Come, let us be like vagabonds today, And follow where it leads us, you and I. ; It is expected that & game of ball will | Mass, were week end guests at the Rome E:I: —Velma West Sykes, jn thé Karsas City Star. ing the selfishness of her brutal slave- driver? ', for one, am not disposed to regard them as wilful liars, either. But I can't help feeling that they have been sadly one-sided, prejudiced, self-blinded: prone to generalize too recklessly from posed to be thinking about. And I've slways come out from one of these nib- bling trips Into stringe pastures with a0 umeasy sense that, 4s & man and e peciglly as a farmer-man, 1 ought to be ashemned of myself. Not that I actually Who was I te set up my"limited and merely masculine _observation against the diota of “Jennie” and “Millie” and “Sysan” aforementioned? ~They did not racord thelr statements as matters of opinion only, but boomed them forth asi the Yale crews at their evening practice. Later dancing was enjoyed at the Coun- one typieal farming region, ninety-four farm women out of the hurdred ‘rather ashamed of myself or clearly pass :"‘.‘ any necessity for sackcloth and ashes. But becauss I weldom rose from » permsal of thess publications without b Tend tear-starting tales trom “3 January,” or sob-invoking ex- bortations from “Susan September,” or lart, Dot to say acid recriminations trom Mite May'—all based on the assert- % fact thet farm-wives were abused and down-tiodden victims of thelr men- farmers’ selfish and tyrannous greed. Pervonally, I had mnever noticed any widespread victimization of this sort. The farm women whom I knews were generally bustiing, smile-y-lipped, moth- erly women, who made themselves at home in my house and simply command- home In solid ehot of demonstrated fact. They had no doubt of them, themselves, and timate that anyone else who should doubt them was anathema maranatha, and fit only for the bow-string. the reading of their Jeremiads over. the sad and hopeless fate of the Wretched farm-wifé with a haunting sense that, though I @idn't, know how, I must somehow In some mysteriows way be guilty of something, I wasn't sure what. Indéed, I have spent many lonesome hours probing my alleged conscience-and Sherlockholmesing my neighbors in the endeavor to locate their and my guilt. 1 cartainly didn't mean to be a brute and not Infrequently went S0 far as to in) NOUd ;?*‘;‘m‘nh" farm always a bubbling ecstasy. all of us, hav 80, as I have said, I used to rise from |ed insufficient - data. He would be a poor known farmers’ So, too, have we crepitude of sordid age necessarily, their wives’ avarice which caused fit. kettle black. heen worn out by overwork own by accumulating cares, wreck- ed hopelessly on the reefs of premature old age. farm. husbands who have sunk from. the glorious promise of youth to the bent- backed, blear-eyed, gnarly-fingered dr But it wasn't, selfishness and There are al- ways two sides, even to a turnip, and it is mot_judicious for the Pot to cail the observer life, . farmer's” wife, ‘We. have who crush- wives all who ‘Whether knowr resentfully refuse to be considered as drudges and -slaves, and declare their reasonable satisfaction with the lives they o | live. 2 May be it's only a straw. But. it shows that the Wwind which ‘is blowing that straw is-a good wind and headed right. THE FARMER. GALES FERRY The Bass Clef of Norwich, C. D. Geer director, held its anpual business meet- ing at the country club Thbuse Tuesday evening. A chowder supper was served. The members. were then 'interested " in watching the Yale crews out for thelr try. club house. Mrs. Sarah J. Powers, of Norwich chaperoned-the party. Trans- portation in returning to Norwich, was afforded by bus from the Submarine base. ‘The closing program of the Long Cove 15chool, when: relatives and friends of the pupils. were present, follows: Song, Softly Now the Light .of Day school ; recltation, Little Mr. By and By, Madeiro Anetti; recitations, Vaca- tion Time, Howard Chase; June, Marga- ret Pettini, Concord Hymn, Herman Chase ; songs, Commencement Ode, Sweet Bells of Peace, school; recitation, . The Flag, Richard Chase ; Story of the Happy | Prince, James McGee ; exercise, How We Spend Vacation, Sam _Pettini, Lugenio Anetti, Mary Martini, Irving Chase, Eliz- abeth Crouch; Flag drill by elght chil- " SPECIALTY SHOP Where Quality and Low Price Predominate ' ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND Anniversary Sale. " To Begin Today and to Continue for 10 Days 2 dren; recitation, Song of the Clover, Sld- % ing practice on the river. Upon re- (> > ’ . . . 3 ed that I make myselt at a tyrant. So far as I could judge| It is & common tendency of shallow | VeD! ney Crouch; reading, Darius Green and theirs. They were not always £igsinS |from occasional heart-to-heart talks| minds to leap to conciusions. ' They | WrUE, tothe club houss they gave|iio iying Machine, Marjorle Gates; Tec- Two years ago the Worth Specialty Shop was founded in Norwich. During these with my farmer neighbors, they didn't|take notice of a few exceptional ‘cases |COnCert on e ook hetons e-x Free to Asthma and Hay Fever Sufferers Free Trial of a Method That Anyone. Can Use Without Discomfort or Loss of Time We have a method for the contré] of asthma, and we want you to try it at our expense. No matter whether your case is of leng standing or recent development, whether it is present as Hay Fever-or chromdo Asthma. you should send for a free trial of our method. No matter in what elimate you live, no matter what your age or occupation, if you are trou- mean to be. Yet it would be like throw- ing brick-bats through the temple win- dows to assume that “Millie” and “Jen- nie” and “Susan” were making either mistakes or misstatements. And there I was. There we all were. Up against it and no escape apparent. Judge, then, of my relief when I read the results of a little census recently taken, by “The Farmer's Wife,” a_mag- azine published at St. Paul, Minn. As its name implies, this magazine fs de- voted to the interests of farmers' wives in the great northwest. Perhaps its ed- itor bad acquired some doubts, if not of the sanctity, at least of the infallibil- ity of “Susan” and “Jennie,” et al. At least she decided to go over their heads for once, and ask the question of real and thereupon formulate a general law based on these exceptions. Once in six- ty years farming expecience I{have had lel “robin redbreast” by some—pull up my sprout- ing corn, much the, way the crow does were ' the as_amenable to They paid no attention to the strings which kept the They even perched uncon- cernedly on the poles from which dead thrushes dangled as“dreffla examples” 2 They made “me trouble ‘and did my crop more damage vear than all the crows of six decades. But I should have been 2 very hasty chap if I had thereupon rushed in- to print with a venomous denunciation of all thrushes as confirmed corn-pullers. our common thrush—miscal It given a chance. Nor thrushes anything liee argument as the crows. crows away. and warnings. that one ‘more Norwich, At a meeting of the Gales Ferry Cem- etery association held in the vestry -of the M. B. church Wednesday afternoon, Dr. John T. Black, commissioner of health trom Hartford, decided against annexing the land adjoining the cemetery on the west side. as it is not allowable to per- mit cemetery lines nearer a dwelling than 350 feet if theve is objections by property owners. The June meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary society wa. sheld at the home of Mrs. Henry W. Hurbutt Tuesday afternoon. The vics president, Mrs. R. Irving Hurbutt presided. The meeting opened with singing hymn, The Golden Cord, Miss Alice Satterlee at the plano. The devotions were conducted by Mrs. W. D. Woodward. The election of itation, In Flanders Field, America’s Re- ply, James McGee; song, Awake, Arise, school; Spelling contest, school. An exhibit of the drawing done by the children throughout the year was on view. Sandwiches, cake, candy and lembnade were served, following the program. Three large framed pictures have been purchased for the school room, with { money raised for this purpose. Those pu- Plis pérfect in attendance for the spring term in this school included Herman Chase, Howard Chase, Irving Chase and James McGee. The pupils of the Gales Ferry school with thelr teacher, Mrs. Winifred Crapo, ibeld thelr annual picnic, Monday under ithe large oak on the hill side on the | property of Mrs. Charles A. Satterleo. After the plenic luncheon of sand- | | n | two years it has displayed three characteristics which has distinguished it during the past two years—the three characteristics by which it has grown and grown — FIRST—Latest and Most Attractive Models. THIRD—Lowest Prices. These characteristics have merited for us the kind patronage of the public for which we thank you. wiches, cake, fruit and soda, games were 7 oficers for the ensuing year resultéd as | iy ol “Quts Hh 18 fo° bled with asthma or hay’ fever, our |farm wives and mothers. To make the follows: President, Mrs. W. D. Wood. |P12ved: rs. Crapo is to return as i eliev v. |query the more. searchi There are mighty few rules which |fotows: o 4 sl teacher of this school for another year. e esmecally want 1o send 1t 10 thona | Sha hraced it har: D sou want voot|"ave no excepilons. " Indea It ls|ward: vice president, Mrx ‘R’ Irying apparently hopeless cases, where all forms of Inhalers, douches, oplum prepa- daughter to marry a farmer?” sometimes said that the exceptions prove But they mever make it, ex- the rule. Hurlbutt ; secretary, Mrs. Fanny A. Mol- throp; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Nel- A porch party was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Bucking- 9 ham Tuesday evening when a demonstra- rations, fumes, ' “palent smokes’ etc,| When you come to think of it, that|cept in minds unbalanced by personal |SOR Parker; treasurer, Mrs: C.E. Colver: fyiot o' Ol FITT IR WIN & Cemons bave falled. We want to Show everyone |was a mighty clever way to put it. Per-| prejudice or unfitted for logical reason-|mMite box secretary, Miss Sarah T. Lat Mr. and Mrs. Addison T. Chapman and at our expense that our method I8 de- |ym o tho mother, by lomg habit ing. Life, however, is vretty much|Mer- The chairmen appointed to assistyns Jessie G. Fox and two children with Mgned to end Al Ol et S el |usage, had become accustomed to what we make ft, whether on the farm or {In the Programs Mrs. TWoodward Mi&s | friends, all of Middletown, motored to the - - S hardships”_which “women folks” in the|in the factory or the office or the kitchen | Latimer, Mrs, R. Irving Hurlbutf, Mrs. This fres offer is too veglect a aingle day. W the.method at once. tmply mail coupon below. important to now and be- d no money. Do It Today country have to endure, hope for herself. cherish, that and had lost But surely she would all the more keenly, the hop¢ her daughter might escape a imi- or the"parior. It is, also, a rather common trait of human natuce for each ome of us to be- lieve that his particular job is jest a Harmon L. Perkins, Miss Caroline B. Freeman, Mrs. Nelson Parker and Mrs. Henry W. HurlButt. The soclety voted $10 to be sent the work in Providence, Submarine Base Monday to visit their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Colyver and family. [] —7ou do not even Dy postage lar condemnation. Tt “Jennie and “g. | lectls Worse than the other fellows I|UIEed byMrs. Jerome Geer. The last NIANTIC [ FREE TRIAL GOUPON ]| and “Milie" wers right, then the | have seen it reported , that John D.|CPAPter in the stady book Survey 0| The Black Point club met Tuesday af- 2 | FREE TRIAL COUPON worn-out and. ead-eved and toil-broken | Rockefeller was willing to give a mil- | SeTvies: Was read in paragraphs by the | ¢ermoon at the home of Mrs. J. Eusene NTIER ASTHMA CO. Room ||arudges of the farm kitchens, when|lion dollars for a good digestive ap- - ol Besbe of West Main street. , Niagaraand Hudson Sts., Buf- falo, N. Y, Send free trial of your asked if they wanted their daughters to repeat their experiences, would answer with one pathetically unanimous *Not” Did they? Well, the magazine reports that it had seven thousand answers to its question, all from actual farm women and moth- era. paratus. lion dolfars in exchange. Doubtless there are some far- mers and perhaps some farmers' wives who think they'’d be glad to take his bellyaches if they could have the mil- The chances are, if the swap should really’be made, hat it wouldn't be a week befowe both des would be Sorry for thelr bargain. Mrs. Hurbutt, assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Parker, and hér daughter- in-law, Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt, served strawberry shortcake, cake and tea. A beach party was enjoyed by a number of young people connected with the clerical force of the Thames Nation- al bank of Norwich here Monday evening. A frankfurter roast formed the basis of There was a good attendance. Tne club voted to hold a food sale during July at the home of ‘Mrs. C. J. Manwaring. The Black Point school will hold_public closing exercises Priday afternoon at 2 o'clock (mew time) at the schoolhouse. Miss Lila Foffman has returned to her home in the village after a lengthy visit Meanwhile. I'm glad t6 know that, in With her brother Wesley in Boston. Tracy Beckwith has returned after t&o == | weeks' visit with Mr. and Mrs. Willam J..Cole of South Shaftsbury, Vt. He ra- ports some hot weatheF at that town. / The Harmony club held its annpal pie- nic Tuesday at the Stone dock on the Niantic river. Motorboats’ were used to transport the passengers to the dock. and this task was in charge of Capt. James | P. Clark. Among those Who attended tha the supper and the young people watched nd ninety-four out of every h\mdred\l 4 b{ New Dresses of All Descriptions, Purchased Expressly For This Sale. Dresses in simple styles, and models that are stunning, for aif occasions. Mater- ials are the best that may be obtained for dresses, to sell at our Anniversary Sale Prices. All the styles show the attractive lines that fashion advocate for the sum- \ annual-event were Capt. and Mrs. James P. Clark, Mrs. Adelaide Mosler, Mrs. Al- bert Havens, Mrs. Clarke Latham, Mrs. Willis Havens, Mrs. George A. Gavitt, Mrs. W. E. Powell, Mrs. Josiah- Manwar- ing, Mrs. Daniel' Huntley, Mrs. Clinton Turner, Mrs. Clifford Clark, Mrs. Merton R. Darrow, Misses Dorothy Arnold, Grace Clark, Flossie Moster, Gertrude ~Clark, Olla Darrow, Master Courtland = Clark, also Mrs. Hull Manwaring and Mrs. Charles Smalley of New London. Niantic lodge; No. 17, L O: O. F.. met ‘Wednesday evening. __The Lyme Electric Power company has delivered several poles in Pine Grove to'be used for electric lights. James Metcalf and son-in-law, Charles Thompson, are trimming pine trees at the Grove that have branches hanging over § mer season. LOVELY DRESSY DRESSES — ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE-. .. $25.00 the roads. The branches interiese w SILK CREPE DRESSES — ‘:“;}l‘;'ad;.n: c:n ):M k:,: H:: : ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE ............ 51 2.50 Tyler of the beach motored to Norwich Monday on a shopping trip. Mr. and Mrs. George Moetcalt of Po- quonnoc were guests on Saturday of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Metcaif. - Miss Marion K. Gifford of Willimantic and Quaker Hill'was a guest Sunday at the liomé of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Metcalf. N Mr. and Mre. Fred Bitters of Quaker Hill snent the week end with their son, George Bitters, and family. Mrs. Jane Emerson has returned to New York after several day® visit with Miss Nan D. Davis, Miss Florence Otis of. Middletown is in the Grove for several days. | Mrs. Macy Morgan Has gone to Mt Kisco, N. Y., to visit her son, Frank Mor- gan. - Ira Hedges and family of Mlddletown are at the beach for sqveral days. » Mr. and Mrs. Rmn Farrell and guests, Judge and Mrs. AleXander Cree- . SILK SPORT DRESSES — ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE LINEN DRESSES — , $9.75 OILE DRESSES — : mm%%vsmmcz............. $8.75 GINGHAM DRESSES — 84,75 $10.75 for the Home —~ Picnicand Outing H fl | [] fl | I fl ford were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trude. LEONARD BRIDGE - Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watrous recently entertained Mr. and Mrs. Bert and son and faughtd:, alsp Harry Holmes, of Card’s Milis. Mrs. David. Walsh spent the third) and fourth of June with her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bosworth : ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE .......... /. SUMMER TOP COATS AND CAPES Suitable For Chilly Evenings L TO BE CLOSED OUT—Values up to $39.75 itz Jane Hoover has gone to Pater- SUITS—Vals to $27.50 SLESEE ] M i e ... $10.00 ST e atresta’‘of Pine Grove recsived & MARVELOUS REDUCTIONS IN TRICOTINE SUITS—Regardless e s ot Bt vt e - of Cost—To Be Closed Out—Values up to $55.00 €99 Bf) 7esk end at the Dl A E. C. Merriam ; ANN'[VH{SARY§ALBPRICE...‘......... i were ek ene et ot Me- sd UNUSUAL SELECTION OF NEW SUMMER SKIRTS—Developed * Baronet Satin—ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE . A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL TO VISIT OUR SHOP o % B