Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-19
CLOSING SESSION or
MYSTIC PEACE MEETING.
Some Talk Of Disseminating Meetings
Because of Small Attendanee-Elec-
ton Of Officers - President Taft a
Vice President.

We1nesday was the closing day OF
the forty third convention of the
National Peace society at Mystic and
most of the session was devoted to
consideration of business. This years
meeting has had the smallest attend
ance in the history of the organization,
partly due doubtless to the bad wealth
Ell though decreasing interest among
the people living in this section of the
country accounts for this to some de-
gree. the old festal features being
gradually eliminated.
AT the session this morning there
was some talk of disseminating the
ance, but this idea did not prevail.
Retiring Treasurer Charles B. Hast
ings, who gave a re;ort showing S3l.84
on hand July l, spoke of the appear
aGce of socialist element in the or
ganization and among other things he
criticised the charge of an admission
fee to. the peace grounds for teams.
A plan for purchase of additional land
on which to erect q. boarding house
for accommodation of the speakers and
officers of the society was considered
and will probably be carried out
There were about thirteen persons,
inclusding the speakers. present at
the morning session. Letters COM
mending the work of the organization
n. y; Walter Ranger commissioner
of education of the schools Of Prov
dence, and Rev. ]. NJ. PEBBLES of Bat
tie Creek, Mich, were received
The usual convictions, or resolutions
expressing the sentiments of the mem
bers on world affairs, some thirteen in
number, were adopted Prominent
among these were recommending an
international court of justice at The
Hague; recommending that if soldiers
must be maintained they be employed
at police duty instead of kept in idle
mass; deploring the mimic war game
now in progress in Massachusetts, as
a mistake and a needless expense.
officers were, elected, President Love
who has headed the. list for many
years, being reelected and ten new
vice presidents being added to list
which. now includes about $50 names
In the list of officers below only the
new vice presidents are given. Presi-
dent Taft and Senator Root of New
York are among the vice presidents
reelected. The officers:
President-Alfred H. Love of Phila-
deIphia
New Vice Presidents = President
Diaz of Mexico; A. IT. Cook Hyde
Park. n. Y; C. c. Harrison, Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania; y. B. Kelly, Sec
rotary of Trades league of Phila-
delphia; Hon.s Philander c. Knox, sec
rotary of state, Washington; Rev. I
n. Peigrtel, Greencastle, Pa; Rev
William Dayton Roberts. philadelphia;
John II. Converse, Philadelphia; Hon
James Brown Scott. solicitor of the
state department, Washington; Prof
Fred Starr, Chicago.
Treasurer-Robert NJ. Griffith Of
Philadelphia.
Secretary-David Henry Wright
Riverton, n. ].
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. Josephine
| F. Spencer. Philadelphia.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. B. A
Lockwood, Washington. ID. C.
| Business Manager-Miss Arabells
| Carter, Philadelphia.
At a meeting held in Watrous hal
| Tuesday evening there were addresses
| by Rev. ]. ID. Long, Joseph Fessenlel
of Boston. Rev. !. n. Peightel of Green
| castle, Pa, Rev. James L.. Tryon o
| Boston assistant secretary of TIL
| American Peace society. Mrs. Jchl
w. Hutchinson rendered solos to tn
accompaniment Of Mrs. Dan'ei E
! Crouch of Quakertown and Mrs. J
Elwood Lathrop of Mystic