Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 28, 1922, Page 5

o e AT Nobwich, Wedhesday, mm o, 1022, =S e e el et PR VARIOUS MATTERS - fle best n%mnlght nights in July will be from Light vehicle ramps at 155 o'ub& (standard témé) tonight. The éholr ’bov.l of Christ Bpisopal church are spending thé week at their cottage n thm View. ‘Jupiter WA Saturh are noWw even- ing atars, the former until October 23rd, and the latter unil Oc¢tober 4th. Genuifié Blok Tsland Swo a and.. iflu T/abEters WA soft crabs, &t Power: —adv, 3 A summer camp for H-rttord chil- dren at m Beach has opened with oi girl- will spend three weeks Gear:e Eilen, Statlon 13 1-2, Water- ford, Is reporttd as missing from his The police have been asked to or the child. Bevera] matters of Impérance are scheduled for) the attention of the state board of control at its meeting in Hart- ford today (Wednesday)., The U. S. elvil ¢ommission announdes an opéh competitive examination for ju- nlor telephone operattor on July 5. En- trance salaty 1s about $1,000 a year. Capt. W. Ellery Allyn of Waterford was toastmaster at the banquet of hear- ly 300 Internal révenue men from all over the staté at Momauguin, Saturday. Among the summer Tesidents at Watch Hill this year are Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Whitney, Mrs. F. B. Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Phiiip Cheney, of Hart- ford. A Bomerset lodge Works the M. M. de-. gree tonight at 7.30. Light refreshments. —adv. Spray For Results myfldofmwppm ly increased by spraying. No where can you spend a del- luindgethnbukmfiuiflh- ly as in our spraying depart- ment. We have PUMPS SPRAYS . ARCENATE OF LEAD PYROX PARIS GREEN HOSE [EATION CRASE C0. 129 Main Street, Norwich MANSFIELD CENTRE The Constancy of God Wwas the subject of l. helpful sermon Eunh&:hbrnin‘i by H W. Tiihghast at - mtlm-l and First Baptist churghes, Mes. Belle Holcomb Johnson of Hatt- tord, the state library visitor, will give an illustrated lecture at the ehurch oh' Thursday evening of this wekk Which ik free to all. Her subject is The Proces- sion of the Flowers in Cohhecticut. Many slides will be shown and an eleetric lan- tern wséd. The lecture Will be given un- @er the auspices of the Mansfield librar: Ah enjoyable meeting of the Young People's club wak held last week Wed- hesday evening at the home of the Misses Mildred and Rlanche Davoll. Although the stormy cher prevented the pro- posed lawn party. an _evening indoors with music, games and humorous read- ings was appreciated by the 18 members and guests in attendance. The commit- tee in charge was Mrs. Harold James, Cromwell Foms day of the Woman's Relief corps, at, Noank, will be observ- ed on Wednesday, June 28. A large number of members are planning to at- tend. Buperintendent of Fisheries and Game J. W. Titeomb and Deputy Motor and Vehicle Commissioner John MrDonald and party were visitors in Noank re- cently. Gilbert D. Smith of Poquonnoe was chosen noble grand of 'the - Fairview lodge, No. 101, 1. O. O. F., of Gro- ton, at the semi- anual meeting of the lodge. The anmual reunion and Basket lunch of the New England Association of St. Petersburg, Fla., Tourists will be held Thurkdhy afternoon at Elizabeth park, at Htrtford. Certificates of dissolution were filed at the office of the secretary of the state Monday by five corporgtidns, oMe of which is the E. G. Manufacturing Ca of Norwich. On Thursday evening Mrs. Biggo E. Bird of Goshen will entértain at dinmer at the Griswold at Il{tern Point a party of young men and Wwomen home from college. Outing. United Church, Ocean beach, ‘Wed.,, Juhe 28th. Cars’leave 8.45 and 9.15., 4. B t—adv. Camp WoodStock, situated In the heart of a virgin piné grove on the shores of Black Lake in Windham county is the Mies Blanche Davoll, Miss Wielmihaf ov TrUCORRY X M. O A pamp, Bower and Clarence Anthony. After the raf ) program a lunch was served. An invita-| Mr. and Mrs. N. A. "Richards of Quaker Hill have (announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Florence B. to James P. Fitzpatrick of Groton. The weddlng will take place in the near future. (Capt, Archle Wilcox, one of the senior officers on the 20,000 ton passenger ship Resolute of the United American line, spent Sunday at the home of his par- ents, Capt. and Mrs. Sndney B. Wilcox, at Noank. Herbert, C. Hoover, secretary of com- merce andl forémost relief anministrator in the world. passed through New Lon- don Tuesday on his way to Providence to attehd the National Conference of Sécial Workers. Govérnor Lake has received an appli- cation for a requisittion on the gov- ernor of Missourl for an extradition of Samue]l Miller, wanted in New Haven for theft on three ¢ounts. The man is under arrest in St. Louis. The state health department received no reports of the new smalipox cases over the week end. The three of new cases réeported las week was three in Bridg#port and_oné in Néw London with only two in Bridgeport the previous week. Mrs. H. C. Ahern, organist of the Congregational church, at Ellington, sailed Tuesday from New York on the Maurétania, for Engiand. in company with Miss Eftie Mahy of Northampton, Mass., a nlece of Mrs. C. A. Price of Ellington. Connecticut contributed to the armed forces of the United States between tion was accepted from Miss Haeriet Elli- son to hold the next meeting at her home on July 12 One of the pleasant events of last wesk was the birthday surprise party given for Mrs. Marriette E. Walker at her home by a large group of her neighbors. There was a beautiful lighted birthday cake and ice cream and cake Were Berved. Mrs. Walker's work as a teaehér in the Sunday school and 4s superintendeht of the home department is much abpre- ciated. The hailstorm of last week Wrought much damage in this village, at the Hol- low and Atwoodvills fuining gardens and, breaking windews, the hailstones belng as' large as walnuts. A. W. Buchanan entertained his sistets over the week end. Mrs. T. B. Wilcox leaves this week for a visit in Bennington, Vt., where she Wiil atténd dommencement exercises. Miss Florence Olin atténded Wesleyan commencemeént exercises last week, and also the Yale-Harvard boat races. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murray and son of Amherst and Mrs. T. B. Hough of Lohgmeadow, Mass., have been visiting at the home of Dr. B. H. Marsh. Mre. Gustave Clausson réturned Mon- day from a two days’ visit with her sister in Bouth Manehester. 2 comas e NORTH LYME M. J. Stark, Miss Emily Stark, Edward Strong and Mrs. Smith were New London visitors last Thursday. _ . Strong and W. M. Sisson, Jr., were in New London Thuréday. April 7, 1917, and November 11, 1918, Mra. G. H. Strong_Spent sévéral days|a total of’70,58¢ men and women, of last week with Mes. Erwin Rogers. whom 1,880 lost their lives in action M. J. Stark, Miss Emily Stark, Miss Dorothy Sisson and Robert Strong motor. # to New London Satufday. or from disease, and 4,154 were wound- ed or gassed. Plans are already under way for ob- serving the official opening of the mew highway bridge at Mystic which is rapidly nearing completion. - Subscrip- tions are being solicited to defray the expenses of the celebration and more than $200 has been pledged. The O-division of submarines and its mother ship the U. 5. B. Savannah, which havé been at the Submarine Base for the past few weeks left Monday for New Havén to take part in the second anhual convention of the national as- Soclation of inchester clubs. Kenyon’s Rhode Island Johnny Cake Meal Graham Flour Brown Bread Mixture Rye Meal Ground daily from selected y WEDDING by k'r.mtl g".l;" Qmmn. Larochelle—Lafleur P e Y oo Miss Blanche Eva Lafisar xnd William them. C. Larochelle were married Tuesday morning at 8.30 o'clock at ¥t. Patriék’s church by Rev. M. H. May, rector. The couple were attended by Timothy J. Muf- phy as best man and Miss C2celia Bedard. a cousin of the bride as bridssmail. Pro- fessor Frank L. Farrell presided at the organ. C.D.Kenyon & Son Usquepaugh, R. SOLD BY R. F. Smith, A. T. Otis & Son, §. P. A“"l Justin_Holden, M. The bride was gownel in white silk Young or M érepe de chine with silk tulle veil, bes ’uclgrk., .l. p|.,,.y,,|d bougquet being of lilies :nd roses. Her biic. Market, Plainfiold. mald wore a Eown of the latest design and carried 2 bouquet of roses. Following the cersm Ay a reception was held and wedding Lreikfast served at the home of the brids at 27 West Thames street, guests being prescht from Montreal, and’other plices. Mr. and Mrs. Larochsi! BUS LINE. BETWEEN WESTERLY AND tollowing thetr NORWICH Wwedding :bu;é will fake thair home in Leave Westerly—8 a. m., 11 a. m. this eity. e going away suit of -the m., 5 p. m. ? o B 0] it wes ot nventos with hat to mateh, The grodbm was born in this city and N'"r g?fim‘m B Ci0n %, o |18 the #on of William ¢ nd. Sarah 1. o . vk N "| Rijey Larochelle. He is a painter by e orwich—9:30 a, m-. 1n2 30 p.|trage and has resided at 65 Mevers ave- P. My, 6:30 p. m. Amv. North Stonington—10:16 a. m., 1:16 p. m,, 4:15 p. m,, 7:15 p. M, FARES: Westarly - Norwich, 70c Westerly-Hallville, 80c - Wasterly-Nofth 8tonington, 28¢ Hallville-North Stoningten, 3¢ North Stonington-Nogwich, 45 STOP AT UNION SQUARE, Norwich In Effect June 29th NICK MOONEY, Prop. “WHEN YOI X n betver mfi”t"agm"“ tolwmns of ulletion nue. The bride was born i Danielson, the daughter of Jeremiah anl lda Bedard Lafieur, and l\‘xbu T in this efty. Returns to Providence Miss Sadie A. Kearncy, R N., has re- turned to ProVidence, R. I, )fter spend- ing several weeks at her mee on School graduates of St. Joseni’s hospital in Providence, graduating May % and has successfully passed ter state hoard vx- aminations With an honor seal, “The rainfall of Saturday and Sunday measured .70 of an ineh, according to the Yrecords at the Norwich water department. street, Miss Kearney is one of the recent | le, formedi of 1 ed home Here after a few @ayy Middietown. s iting on th msawr;a o?m postal cards. Mrs, H. M. Pollock with her two éhil- drén, Martha and Henry from Boston, spenit the week end with their friends here at 30 Spalding Btreet. Mr. and Mb. LAWreR@s Greliley hd- the latter's mother, Harriet Brainerd of Norwich Tuesday, ha by autdim obni h-m: weekm callers R ‘made the trip OBITUARY James Burke James Burke, 37, whose body has Leen slowly turning to stone during the past nine years and who died in the Mothar Margaret Mary home ln Ches‘&h MMaks, left a brother, Arthur sides in m&ckhiu h’eet in N@W Londofi Nine years ago while holding a cierical position in the Panama canal zone, Mr. Burke becars infected from an insect bite ; bones started to stiff¥n and the process of mmafim Wwa$ under wh Five times while a patient at Hillcrest hospital in Pittsfield, Mass, his Ilegs were broken so that they would not buckle under him and become stiff in that position. While suffering much discom- fort he had little pain and always was cheerful. ; Mr. Burke was born in Adams znd for a while upon his return from Panama, he was interested financially in the Hol_ yoke baseball team of the old Eastern league. The survivors include the widow, Mrs. Burke, and son, James, Who reside G . M. F. Quinn, wife nt City Clerk Quinn, Mrs. John Kelly and Miss Anna Burke of Pittsfleld and four brothers, Arthnr of New London, Henry of Coltsville, John of Naugatuck and William of Adams. The funeral was held at thé Church of the Ascension in Cheshire at 9 Monday morning and burial was in Adams. Geno Bedint o2 Geno Bedinl, 48 years of age, formerly a resids of New London died in a Nor- ‘wich hospital Tuesday, whers he had been 2 patient for Some time. He leaves a wife and one child. He was a native of Iraly. Mrs. John A. Smith Mrs. Emma J. Smith, widow of John A. Smith, died at her home in Montville Tuesday at 12.30. Mrs. Smith was born in Saybrook Jan. 7th, 1853, the daughter of Nichols B: and Susan Bates. Most of her life was pdssed in Preston, but for the past 27 years she has resided on the Massapeag road in Mohegan. She leaves one fonm, Luman N. Smith; also two grandchildren, Raymond P. Smith and Mrs. Charles W. Brooks “of Springfield, Mass. She also leaves three great-grandchildren. Local Wholesale Market Furnished by the Market Reporter of the State Board of Agriculture to The Noryich Builetin. ive demand: Carrots, beets, lettuce, string beans, peas, strawberries. Moderate demand: Cabbages, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, (Miss.) asapatgus. Poor demand: Eggs, spinach, Cal or- anges. MARKET CONDITIONS. The following vegetables are maintain- ing lower prices this Week: WMiss. toma- toes, beets, carrots and mnew potatoes, New potatoes are now bringing around 5.50 per bbl. Beets, and carrots kave dropped considerably in porice the past week as the supply has pecome larger. They are now selling arouad .80-100 per’ dozen bunches. Lettuce is righer this week and is_selling around 75c per dozen. Miss tomatoes are being supplied on the markets in larger quantities and ‘his has hadea tendency to bring down the prices on the product. The weal market is in clined to be easing up 2a bit this week as shown by the prices quoted. The beef market remains unchanged as \ell as the egg market. Fruits—Vegetables, Oranges, Cal, box . ... 800 950 Strawberries, nat. ...... 21 30 Strawberries, No. 2., qt. A1 20 | Asparagus, nat. fan. 1b. ... .20 .24 Asparagus, nat. No. 2 - 73T Beets, doz. bunches .... 75 100 Cabbage, new crate . 2.25 Carrots, doz. bunches . Lettuce, doz. Onions, er. Peas, native, Potatoes, Maine, b 2 | Potatoes, new, bbl. Spinach, bu. ... String beans ,bu. Tomatoes, Miss. cr. . Dairy—POultry, Broilers, dressed, Ib. Broflers, liv. Ib. Fowl, live, Ib. . Fowl, dressed, b . Bggs, Conn. néwlaid, fan . Eggs, Western, 10z . Eggs, Conn. gathered Eggs, Conn. hénnery . Butter, best tub, 1b. Butter, best print,-ib. Cheese, twins, 1b Meat Products. Calves, best, live, 1b. . Calves, heavy, 1b. . “on Cows, live, nat., 100 Ibs. ... Cows, milch, hd. Cows, live, nat. common Steers, nat. 100 lbs. Hogs, live, 100 1lbs. Ham, best smoied, 1d. Lard, pure, Ib. Beef, primé, 1b. ... Beef, medium, Ib. . Cows, dressed, 1b. . Cows, common, dressed .... Lambs, fan. nat. Ib. . Veal, med., dressed, Ib, Vedl, fan. Western, 1b Veal, fan. nat., lb. NVl sher. . Grain, Retailt at Door . %110 1.50 Bran, 100 Ibs. Corn, No. 1, 100 Ibs. Cottongeed Meal, 100 1bs. . Dry Mash, 100 Ibs. . Flour, 196 1b. sack . Gluten, 100 1bs. .. Hominy Chop, 100 1bs, Linseed Meal, 100 Ibs. Middlings, Std., 100 Ibs. Oats, No. 1, 80 IbE. .. Poultry, Grain, 100 Ibs. Timothy, bale, 100 1ds. . , bale, 100 1bs. Timothy -loose, 100 1 Wheat, 190 Tbs. . e e 09 4 B0 b 00 e e 3w e i 1 SAFRNZESHANSRS8I3 Returns from the West Rafacle De Gruttola, cellist ahd saxo- phonist, who has been traveling the west for two vears with orchestras, has turned to this eity and is visiting rela: tives and friends before going to Boston Among orchestras in the west with Which he has been ¢onnected are Caval- 10's orchestra of Dehver, Col., the Bat- tle Mt Symphony orchestda of Mot Springs, South Dakota, under the leader- ship of Theodore Layman, and the French Lick, Ind., hotel orchestra ‘under the leadership of Fred C. Noboe. P e Made Second Lienterant. Jokn W. Haselden has been appointed second lieutenant in Bittgry B, 1 Field Artillery, of this city. ) ranged largely through the efforts of Mrs. \L. Poliock. ' g Wauregan lorge, No. 6, Knights of Pythias, which has experienced a great Tevival of interest” in the past few | berShip months, during which its membership has growm from 15 to about 85, cele- brated its return to active life with a banquet Tuesday evening at the Buck- ingham Memorial with an attendance of grand officers of the state and about 200 enthusiastic Pythians from lodges in this part of the state. W. B. Parmelee is chaneenor commander of the lodge. " The blnquat room ~ was “gmlv Mfli!fll ‘;hfi ‘the' plants on tfib tabl mény setved Pythian Sisters: grapefruit, hot mfit beef, mashed potatoes, vmmfl cu- cumber salad, cele) fce cream with h{‘:}ig&i& charge of serving the bahquet < were !ln Grace Fowler, Mrs, Alice Leténder and | Mrs. Lillian Rogers, assisted by members| of of the temple, Music was furnished by Spelman's or- chestra and there were fine vocal solv? by Miss Charlotte Fowler and Peter Diveto, with Miss Mildred Cass at t to|of Trumbull lodge, i ahd he Pyth- fan e Inviing hem to oome 10 to Norwis Tohbmasis CRERE Joaut) b Cu;s!rf Graff, Ml der of pérat! Deputy Wfllh.m Dreschler. Who has been 2 member for My gat, years, ROTARY CLUB TRIBUTE DR. JOHN 8. BLACKMAR Owing to thé fuheral Tuesday of Dr. John §. Blackmar, a charter member of the Norwich Rotary club, the lunchéon of the club which was to have been held a§ nufim&:eflfi and !lns:em ’rhen Wwas a large attendance at the meeting which open- ed with the singing of America after which Seeretary J. N. Weymouth eall- ed_the roll. President William G. Park exgh the thought ot evéry Rotarian [Frésént wheh hé paid a fitting tribute to the life of oné Whoke every action has por trayed the underlying principles of Ro- “Service Above Self. r id @ The frst Break n the solid Fanks of local Rotary has' comé With the pass- ing from this life of Dr. John S. Black- mar to & life of greatér fullhess. While s of John, 150 b3 that we were privildged to have had John as & friend, glad that we could be ¥n his company for a few short hours each week and the memory of' him will al- ways be with us. If John could sehd a mess: se to us today it would be to Carry in the faith of God, in the taith of the ideals of the club to which John was ever loyal and truefaith In ofie and anther and jn ourselves. John | has gone but he hay left us better for his having been with us, and as e think of him let us not be filled with sadness for he has left us a blessed her- itage of earrying on the {deals that he cherished_so highly and exempified. After President Parks fitting tribute to the life of Dr. Blackimar the fol- lowing resolutions which were framed by Arthur M. Brown and Dr. Hugh B. Cammpbell wére read and adopted: Dr. John S, Blackmar, a _Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Norwich, died at his home in this city on Satur- day, June 24th, From the incebtion of the Clyb John had been one of its most prominent and enthusiastic members; up to the time of his 1ast illness he had maintained a oné hundred per cent. attendance record and | at-all times stood ready to give of his strength and talents to further the in- terests of this Club and to establish gen- erally the ideas and principles of Ro- tary. His life clearly demofstrates his be- lef in the Rotary motto of _“Bervice Above Self” apd hiz’ fellow Rotarians above all others will miss his spirit of cheery helpfulnes. RESOLVED: That out of respect to his mémory this meeting be now Jjourned and that this resolution be rec orded in full in the archives of this club. Rev. “William A. Keefd then led the the Lord’s pray- a8semblage in reciti er, and after the singing of tHe “Star Spangled Banner” the meéting adjourn- ed. The bhoard of directors and most of the members attended the funeral services at Park Congregational church. g TWO NORWICH MEN QUALIFY A8 MARKAMEN Capt. Willlam R. Dénion and c;;. 0] Herbert F. Burdick of this weére in the Naf have qualified as mark¥men eh and ars to be_awarded the appropriate insignia. The adjutant 's office announce that thé following men qualiidd as marksmen in the ratihg et opposite their names: Expert. 317—Sergt. William Williamson, 2nd Bn. Ha. Co.. 189th Tnf. 317—sergt. Frank W. Gretn, Co. B, 169th Int. 300—=1st Sergt. Wellinston ¥. Bit- #00d. Servica Batrv. 192nd Arty. 293—Capt. William R. Denison, Bttry B. 19204 Arty. Sharpshooter. 290—Sergt. Emil H. Kummick, Co. H, 189th Inf. 289—Staft Sergt. Edwin Service Bttry. 192nd Arty. 288—Sergt. Edward G. Siington, E, 16%th Inf. 288—Corp. Philip B. Btry D, 192nd Arty. 279—Capt. John Fitzgibbons, Howitzer Co., 183th Inf. A. Burns, Co. Sunderland, Marksman. 273—Major Robert E, Gadd, 0. D. 272—Capt. Joseph Patk, 8. O. 169th Inf. 5 270—Capt. Herbért F. Burdick, 18t Bn.~H4. and Combat Train, 192nd Arty. 267—Corp. Russell E. Leete, Co, A, 169th Taf. 252-=1st Lt. Irwin P. Manteuffel, Co. L, 169th Tnf. GOLD WATCH PRESENTED Battery B, 192nd Field Artillery, of this city, has recently presented a gold watch to First Lieutenant Ernest Barto- lucci. He has been an enthusiastic and capable officer of the battery, but has Dbeen obliged to give up active mliitary duties because of his health and his offi- cial discharge from the service has fol- lowed because of that réason. Whist for Palestine Medieal Unit Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 an owtdioer whist was given on the lawn'at the home of Mrs. A. Kadish of Pearl street with the proceeds going to the medieal unit of Palestine. The prizes were donat- ed by Mrs. L. Pollick, Mrs. A. Kadish and Mrs. Charles Gordon and were won by Mrs. R. Alexander, Mrs. Solomon and Mrs. Herman Sears. The whist was ar- President | far nal Guard riffe team | Kansas Citv Rotary club made interna- at\Camp Pérry, ohlp, in Septethber, 1921, ,uqneu prestdent. remmh!l with a interest in m{&a&%flm the—success ‘the pas e Gran Collishaw of New Britain, Grand . Commander Thomas g Troland of London and Grand Keeper of and Seals George Wright of The last two referred to the they were natives of Norwich ‘“% 1; i “see the Knights got $hin 2ty GOt ot m cers to speak ére Grand Prelate L. Morgan of] Great mwmm. Grand MasteMof the uér N. Potter of 3 de Guard A. F. Mitchell of G |neds suit or sport model. - All of the newest and best style features are feo 4500 fimg mm f-m'm Ifhltlth Himantic and pyramid, o mw ey were followed by District ‘Deputy tracks, and M the Gr!u'f: Dreschler who spoFe of the fiwst class Me\bm‘em nine candidates who marked the be-l g aqe op Motint Stéphen, | ginning of the revival and he extpmhd \Lieaving Take Loule, Brilt acknowledgment\ to - Trumbull lodge i New London, Natchaug t:":: ({J w‘;a mantic and Undaunted X of Je Buffal ¢ City for the assistance they had glVen| frere the Shriners who had made a ‘trip In_thie Sork for ‘Watroghn, O7RS. east with the returning Rotarlans-met the Briet responses for the visiting lodges| Lo oot chjoyed the outi. were madé by C. C. Andrew of Mistuxet lodge, Mystic; Winder Reed Néw London; Ralph) Kingsley of Undaunted _lodge, City. and C. J. Albro of Natchaug lodge, ‘Willimantte. Qther speakers included H. Kinnear of Union lodge, No. 2, St. John's, Ne Bnmswek. and W. H. Henshaw of & New. York lodge L. 3( c:in&lll was chesr léader for the évenng m\ kam ths de’anmen! of. 1 t full “blast -ogTAm! ‘Wwth cheers] fot all the o{hble! yreh s you prefer. You're sure to find a suit here that you'll like Murphy & McGarry 207 Main Street Leaving Banff, with only one unm‘eu- ant day thus far on the trip, the party narrowly escaped injury and _ possibly death as they pulled towards Winnipeg. All night iong a terrific wind blew and rain fell in torrents, Winnipeg was in the grip of a tornado, the fiom in m to press reports. er track was blown ov:r on to the ‘gm in ¥ront of the Rotary Special, causing them t6 be nearly threa hours late on arrfval at Winnfpeg. For miles around trées had been uprooted ‘poles blown ‘and Thouses flattened like match: The pariy from the place of safety could ‘see roofs torn off, and small outbufidings blown away like paper before a wind. The damage amounted into the thousands, two people being killed and 2 $core fnjured. Luckily, the Rotarians’ guiding star kept them safe from disastrous effects of the tornado and the trip east was ¢ontinued. All Gay June 24th the vparty rode through northern Ontario and along the northern shore of Lake Superfor. arfiv- ing, in Torofto at 9 'a. m. Sunday, June 25th. Niagara Falls from the Canadian side were seen, and the party stayed at the Clifton house. Rotarians of the city, not knowing the Rotary special was to stop, soon got out their autos and motor tours were enjoyed. The special arrived in Albahy June 26th, and pulled into Boston one hour behind® the schedule published months be- fore the trip. The Norwich party re- turned home in the late afternoon after enjoying a trip not often extended travel- ers, but more often noted officials, every Rntarian and every person in all cities towns visited dding their utmost to the visitors' trip pleasing, and many NORWICH PARTY REXURNS 3 FROM ROTARY CONVENTION During the first ten days of June more people crossed this cowntry of ours than in any other ten days in the history of the country—Rotarians, to attend their international convention at Los Angelés Shriners headed for San !‘p.nrlm and traveling men mdéd s Cali- e Sh ners —I}nanw the this sad sense of loss to the household and to a wide circle of friendship, for he had a genfus for making friends, and to the citizenship which welcomes lead- ership and to the church he devoutly loved a poighant pang of bereavement which seldom comes to us. We can only hope tha' some may be found tc 1itt and wear his fallen mantle, Miss Annte E. Taft, organist of the church, presided at the organ and the casket was borne to the church by mem- bers of Columbian Commafidery, No. 4 Knights Templar, who included George L. Ingalls, Ebenezer Learned, Charles A Saxton, Jofeph C. Worth, Harold T. Robinton and F. Leon Hutchins. Burial took place in the family plet iz Yantic cemetery, where the regular Knights” Templar burial service was used, The casket was draped with a largs American flag and Dr. Blackmar whe was-a major in the United States army wag buried in uniform. At ths eeme- tcry full military honors wera car out, a firfng squad from the submarine tase firlng a volley over the grave and taps were sounded by the base ovgler. 2s the body was slowly lowersd into the Erava The attendance at the church In- cluded_many people from all walks of lite. Delegations attended from the nu- merous organizations with which Dr. Blackmar had been affiliated, includina the Spanish War Veterans, the American Legion, of which he was a past com- mander, the Norwich Rotary elub, the Norwich Medical society. the New Lon- do County Medical Amsoctation. of which he was president. the Veterans of For- elsn Wars, and the offielal staff of the William W. Backus hospital. Besides the representatives of va: local or- ganizatlons, hundreds of friends paid tribute to a dearly beloved citizen and friend. Relatives from New York and other places also attended. The floral tributes were many and beautiful, ~testimonials \g the form of sprays. wreaths, cut flowers and large forms from various organizations who Mayor and Mre. Herbert u Lerou and dhughter Edna, allibound for Los An- gelés] whers the meniiwere to attend the wflvéh(loh Thé trip tb the coast, convention dates, and side trips to blaces of fnterest in the twestern cities had been planned in advahce by International Rotary and the 11 cars © hg the New England, Eng- lish, ch and Walies Rotarians to the coakt left Boston at 10.30 o'clock on the morning of May 29th and arrived home on June 26th at 12 noon. ons hour be- hind thé scheduled time for thé trip—a fine record of perfection for a trip that mered 9,895 miles, by rail. water motor| 5 city gave ;’M Gty gifts to rimenhe 1 their home dity by. The 241 delegates, The Norwich detegation boarded thei yneir wives and S aRie Sbok it the T Rotnry special at Springfield the first tary special enjoyed fine health through- stop being at Albany, N. 3 out the trip and Jearfied to know one an. long one at Chicago, Tl on Decoratlon | oihor by use of The/persinnel published day. At Chicago the Rotarians Were met |y tne convention havinT #ic section and by thelr Chicago brothers and taken for | namee of the occipants printed rn them. O Saw Several Norwich People. ‘portant places. A banquet was tendered the' a&eh es aml their wives and a dance| Interesting notes of the trip are that when the Rotary special pulled into Los he]d In the evening at the Sherman house. oarding thé speclal again, the trip|Angeles the local party cheard someone wa$ rekumed to Kansas City, Kansas, and | shout out: “Is there anyone here from e Norwich, Connecticut?” They were un- able to locate the person cailing. Fred Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Clark of ;h)a city, well known to Nor- wich young geople, visited the local par- ty in Los Angeles where he is engaged in cement tool making bfisiness and is successful. A trip was taken to the fac- tory by Mr. Lerou and family, and ev- ervthing was going at full specd. Mr. Clark entertafned the Norwich party de- lightfully on this occasion. While in Los Angeles, Mr. Lerou and family Wwere guests of Mrs. George Rob- Rotarians in all cities took the delegates on auto trins and entertained them royal- 1y. On June 1st the party arrived at Col- orado Springs for a Stop of ten hours. From the headouarters at the Broadmoor mm, Pike’s Peak up 14,100 feet, was visited, or tribs Were enjoyed through the Garden of the Gods. Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs and Pueblo, all trips be- ing cared for by Rotafians ot Pueblo and cities near Codloradé Springs. Breakfast on June 2d was taken at Las Vegas, and lunchéon, at Albuquerque,|inson and daughter JesSe, cousins of [had long been identified with Dr. Black- both New Mexico towns sending out their | Mrs. Lerou. mar, Rotarlais to show the visitors about.| Other former residents of Norwich| Arrangements were by Gager. The famous Harvey Indian museum Wwas visited. Evening dinner was at Gallup_ New Mexico. The following day all the €plendors of the Grand Caxofl of Arizona were watched from the car windows head- quarters for the day being at El Tavor hotel, located on the brim of the canyon. A vitw from the hotel for 16 miles af- forded the guests a delightful opportuni- ty to witness the historlcal changing col- ors of the canyon. A visit Was also mada to Barstow. Cal and at the beautiful Glenwood Mission jnn, the meeting place of the Riverside Rotary ¢lub. Trins through orange and lemon groves compieted the day. At Rotary Convention. Tios Angeles, the “City of Angels,” with fts 500,000 and over bobulation, was the next stop, a week beinz spent here while the convention was in progress, 15,000 Rotarians taking part. Here Herbert Wilkon of the Worcestér Rotary club was dlected a director, and Roy Havensypf the wha are Succesiful in Los Angeles and - who were tisited by the local party were John Service, formerly empioyed by R. F. Sith; “Dedéon” Louis A. Fra- ser, who at one time engaged mn the butcher business here; ‘and Nils John-| son, formerly a tailor here. PIPE LINE TO STILL ON JEWETT CITY FARM In the Jewett City farm neighborhond Monday Prohibition Enforcement Offic- ers Robert Church and Joseph Fitzpat- rick, found at the home of Alexander Kaito one of the most complete moon- thine making outfits that they have run acros#. The container for 200_gallons of mash was in a rgom on the third floor of the house from which a pipe ran to the cellar where the still was located. The still, the officers learned. was tegularly kepr . in operation from 6 a. m. to § B m. and was of 20 gallon capacity. The liquid that was to go into the sthl could be drawn from the pipe through a faucet each time the still was to be loaded. The officers beized the stili. 1% gallons of moonshine and a number of botties and jugs. Kaiko will be given a heéaring before U. §. Commissioner Earl Mathewson here Thursday. On Slater avenue at the house of Ben- ny Priborsky a two-gallon copper con- tainer was found, but at another place out in the country district the man had apparéntly been warned of the approach of the officers and had dufmped out his mash. No apparatus was found there, MOQSUP Mrs Mattle Ann Young. aged 45, died at her home in Moosup Tuesday morning, June 20, fdilowing an extended iliness. She was born at Quomochontaug. in town of Chariestown, R. I, June 16, 18i the aaughter of Welcome Burdick and Esther S. Tanner. At the age of 11 years she refoved with her parents to West Greentvich, R. I, where she resided until her marriage with 8. Grayson Young, Sept. 29, 1876. She s survived by Wer husband ahd serviceabie | three chiliren . Ideila Young, Frank E, the community. G to be| Young of Moosup and Leon G. Young of coming up to a great cith ip and afJewett City; also two sisters, Mrs. ministrant churchmanship wiich few Charles A. Brown of Ashaway R. L, and tain. His presence was inspiring andy Mes. Nathan W. James of Stonington, and his enthusiasm was contageous; and [a brother, Welcomeé T. Burdick of Greene his spirit heiped us to rise out of our|R. L lethargies and make our own life an ac-| The funera]l was held Friday, June 23, tive force in the spheres of our own|at the Jewett City Baptist church. The actlvity. He was 8o immediately re-| béarérs were thé twe eons, a brother-in- Sponsive to appeal and so full of initia- | law, Nathan W. James of Stonington, and tive suggestion of now lines of service|a nephew, Frederick W. James of Ston- that we were coerced to follow and make | ington. Rev. J. W. Higgins of the Pack- our lives more productive. He seemed ervilie Baptist church, of whiéh she was to be always lodking out for mew chances; a mémber, conducted the services. -Burial and new channels through which hé | Was in the Jéwett City cemet There conld pour his abounding energy, so that| were a number of beautiful floral tributes. he becama a wanted man, and it was on hrnfinl arrangéments wera in tharge of the bagis of his capacity for service that| . H. THlinghdst of Central Village. he was recently wanted for the highest office his city/has to confer. His friends| Roekville—~The actual building work feit that he would serve the city with|on the Lucina Memorial chapel at Grove the same dedication of his best &5 he| Hil| cemetery was started this week. had alfeady served it in so many ways. And so in all these spheres of activ-|==——= ity he served—in his home, in his Wmu:v AND MEDICINE church, and- in the life of the eomfnu- yeaés azo, & woman named nity and his country in the time of her Hlldennls vmo & notabie book on supreme meed and the world in the o g o o T years of its Ereat agony on the flelds ;’ Shout of Europe hé put his energy and enth siasm and his dedicated powers that his lite and career all foo brief, fs and will . be an inspiring force. < zipcisn Oy FUNERAL. Dr. John S, Blackmar, The funeral of Dr. John S. Biac mar was held Tuesday afternoon w. prayer sérvice at 2.30 at his late home 24 ‘Onéoo street, attended LY relatives and close friends: This wis foilowed by the services at Park Congregational church of which Dr, Blackmar iad been a devout member. The pastor, Itav. S. H. Howe, D.D., delivered the e_following address: I think I can say wé are all here to- day with a distinct and poignant sensc of loss—loss to the household, loss to bisprofession, loss to the community and to the church and to the circles of personal friendship. This is the noblest tribute wi n pay to a human life when it is lived and ended. - Many live, not discreditably either, and go unmiss- ed and unregretted. A few leave us with a sense of unrecoverable loss and unconsoled bereavement. This man brought to us &R energy and exhilirating enthusiadm, a contage- ous spirit that enabled us to take fresh heart 2nd hope &nd it is fiot merely the actual and contributéd Service but the kense of latent and unused power and the promise of larger contrivution which the future would evolve. He promised to be and became moré and greater to our common citizenship -as the years go on. His connection with So many or- ganizations which go to the ereation of 2 richer city and comsmunity life indi- cated the breadth of his tlhought and the wids reach of his smnlm--s and his eagerness to be useful an A spectacular feature of (i3 eonvention Wwas during the speech of International President Crawford C. MeCullsugh of Fort Williams Ontario. urine his sneech as he hamed the coun- tries in Which Rotary is Spreading tab- lehux were made. The hail, érowded to.| capacity, Was filled for the second time to ascommodate the thousands mot able to hear the speech thé first evening. Clubs from 22 nations réported for tielr 81,000 brother Rotarians. Connecticut had 20 at the eonvention. coming from Norwich, Bridgeort. New Haven, New PEritain Hartford and New London. The attendancé vrize went to the Malden, Mass., club. which with a membership of 48 had sént nine members to_the convention. The entire party left Los Angeles on June 10th for a 200 mile trin through South®rn California and into old Mexico. In San Diego the party saw the decora- tions prepared for the visit of Secretary of jthe Navy Denby. Tia Juana in old Mexico was visited. Here herse race bet- ting, gambling. saloons and other amus ments long since banished from this coun- try were in fuil blast. Tia Juana from a popuiation of 300 a few vears ago now has over 1,000 and more are caming daiiy. | Visited Yosemite Park. Mereed, the Bntranice to the Tosemite Valley, was visited and the trins were enjoyed through Yosemite National Park | and Mariposa Grove of BI{ Trees, The Nor party with other Rotarlans had their pictures taken beneath the spréad- ing limbs of one of the big trees standing over 200 feet in height. “Mark Twainy® the greatest of them all, 331 feet 1 height, and the “Grizzly Giant” ®ith a girth of 93 feet at the bage and estimatéed to be 4,000 years bld, were viewed. All trees in the grove Wwere.over 200 feet in height. The trid todk the through the 26-foot tunnel through ‘the-base of the Wawona tree. Other teips Were made to Inspiration Point and by the Sentinet ‘Dome. On Wednesday, June 14th, the local party arrived at Oakland. Cal., and then erossed the bay to San Frandisco where the 15¢Al Darty met James G. Gafferty, formerly a local man. brother of Mrs. John R. McNamara of Slater avenue, this city. and John Connors daughter, Doliy Conners, relatives of James Craw- ford of this city. The Norwich party were taken ut San Francisco by their friends in Ca¥fornia and told them much of Norwich happenings. Leaving San Francisco, the party left Oakland at midnight June 14th for north- “Forth to the fight he fared, High things and great he d.tred' In his Master's might To spread the light, He greatly loved, ~ He greatly lived And diéd right mightily.” L‘d‘ does’ now, mkw e g g P value for » i day after borhood, in your own neigh! ;'v'mumuv."mu woman, one. Ap4 &0 there falls upon us all today