Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20

.of ex-Sheriff Charles B. Pomeroy Sat Willimantic on Saturday.
 The appraisers Of the bankrupt es- tate of S. Diamond are J R. Carpenter, simon Farley, and Charles Seder.
 -Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Thayer gave dinner party at their home on Chapman street Saturday evening, in honor of MT. Thayer's birthday.
 A pair of copper wires are being strung between Putnam and Daniel son by the telephone company to care for the extra long distance business.
 NV. Douglas Swaffield of Lawrence has accepted a call to the Baptist church in Danielson. He is student at the Newton Theological seminary, and is 10 be ordained in June.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing May IT:
 Gentlemen-George w. Blake, Jo- seph Blain, B. Cigsarick.
 iadies-Mrs. Henry Hebert.
 -Dr. Charles c. Stroud, former resident of Grosvenordale, the old Tufts athlete. who was instructor in physi- cal training and medical director there for It years, and later at the Roches- ter University, is to take the same po- sition al the Mercer University, Macon, Georgia.
 Next Sunday, May 2, will be ob- served by churches throughout the world, as the "World's Sunday School Day. A uniform program has been issued by millions of copies, and trans lated into more than 200 languages and dialects. Most of the churches in this city will observe the day.
 From "The American Woman's s League St. Louis, Mo-, signed by the manager, letter, in which the follow ing proposition Is made:
 1.-THE POINr-We are willing to build for the women of your communi- ty Club House without the invest ment of single dollar on the part of yourself or anyone in your city-a bu- siness proposition pure and simple. We know you will agree to assist us to build Club House for your women place where visitors could be enter tained-a center of social and educa- tional interest.
 Geo. C. Crowley,
 Manager Publicity Department.p
 Without waiting to consult the la- dies of the city we have accepted the proposition, as it commits no one but ourselves to anything. And now we await events.
 Postmaster Letters has succeeded in securing from the Post Office De- partment T.. $. Collection Box, to be located on Rural Delivery Route No. 1, at West Thompson Four Corners. This will give patrons residing in the village of West Thompson, who are served in the morning, alchance to an- swer their correspondents and deposit in the box for collection in the after moan, when the Carrier passes the box on his reeurn trip. Rural Delivery No. has been amended so as to serve East Putnam village in the forenoon instead of afternoon. To take effect June s, 1910.
 A delegation of six of the ex-Re- gents of the local G. A. R., attended the Reception given to the ex-Regents of the State, by ex.State Regent Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, at Hartford, last Sa- turday. The Reception was held in the Parish House of the Central Con- gregational Church, Hartford. The following are the names of the dele gation from this city:
 Mrs. NJ. F.. Medbury.
 Mrs. George E. Shaw.
 Mrs. Geo. H. Nichols.
 Mrs. J. B. Kent.
 Mrs. George Vaughn.
 Miss $. Lizzie Clark.
 Mrs. Kinney is very popular among the officers and members of the D. A. R., and large company attended the Reception which, O. course, wasia bril- liant affair.
 On our second page will be found report of the New England Arbitra- lion and Peace Congress, held in Hart ford and New Britain last week, from sih 10 1lth inst. No movement of the present day engages the best and ablest intellects of the world like that which actuates' the Peace Cong ress, and there- fore its proceedings should be eagerly read by every one. Our report, al- though rily.condensed, gives clear and vivid picture of the proceed ings, and the spirit that animated its participants are infused in all its ac- lions, and one may feel, as he reads our report, that ne is listening and seeing almost as if present. We were fortn- nate in having Miss Ellen E. Osgood, Of East Hartford, formerly of lamp ton, write this isinteresting and edifying report for the PATRIOT.
 The committee of Congress on pub lie buildings will not make it's report until the second week in June. But We have the following gratifying state ment to give. our citizens, which we copy from the Wednesdays Waning ton dispatches of the Norwich Bulle- tin:
 "For Connecticut it is certain that provisions are mode for New Haven,