Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-13
I|lT IS INTERESTING WESTERLY
ocu>zy j. ]. Dunn Favors Appointment of State Orni
 tholofist- Colonelcy for Major Edwin P. Pend1eton-Frmers' Institute at Wcsterly-Pension
 Probable for Family of Captain John F. Murphy ' Plumbers Shop Attached for $8,O00.

John J. Damn of Westerly, secretary 0f tho state board of agriculture, was one q the speakers at the hearing Rfven bY the house committee on ag- oct to establish the cfi1ce of state o<u10bo1ugfst- Mir. Dunn said the bill Wmo 1nrectly in line with the recom- m00GnftDn8 outlined in the annual re- pert Of S1he state board of agriculture 9f Uassarhusstts in which the hope v0eA nsee4se law. The other speak 11D Were Clkton w. Lcveland. repre- 6ou4qg the League of Bird Protection 4u6 t6o League of Rural Improvement oDeiG(5oos E. H. Forbush, state ornith- u4ogigf of Massachusetts: Charles E. HoImes, superintendent of tho Mu- tupl Life Insurance company; R. c. Hart. representing the Audubon soci- ety. and Harold J.. Madison, curator sk the Roger Williams park museum. 1ettsr was read from Thomas Hope, prosident of the Rhode Island Horti-
 Nr. Loveiaud declared that the loss last year in the country from insects was over S1.0o0. 900 and that it would have been much larger if the birds had net protected the crops.
 . MT Fofbush gave instances to show tho great protection afforded crops oHninst the inroads of insects by the birds of the country.
 Mir. Holmes declared that if all the birds were se die all human life would disappear at the end of five years Bird life, he said. had depreciated 50 DOT cent. in the United States. The ether speakers talked along similar lines, showing the necessity for pres orvatfon of bird life. and the appoint 1nonf of state ornithologist would af0 materially fin bringing about the muUh desired result.
 ln the monthly contests in the School Arts guild fer illustrated draw iNGo, .n which pupils of Westerly schools usually form a large percent age of winners. the announcement of tho latest awards shows a material falling off. locally. The first prize was awarded Leda Davis of Idaho Falls. 1daho. Not Westerly pupil received an Award and John Casey Is the only Westerly pupil to receive honorable
 Tn the correlated object drawing contest there is better showing. Mill arcd Struckman. who competed from the AvSndale school. was awarded a second prize. and William Cock of Pleasant street school a fourth prize.
 Ip the encouragement of ranks pro-
 
 approved March : last. Major Edwin n. Pendetsn of Westerly is the first fn the Hst of majors to be promoted lioutsnAnt colonel Under the former roarraagemsnt. promotions ended just bo1ofe tl1e Bumber of Major Pend1eton was resohed. Lieut. -ColoneI Pendleton fg c brother of Eugene B.. Charles H., aa4 James M. Pendleton of Westerly, and Helen F. Pendleten dean and act ing president of Wellesley college.
 He entered the West Point military academy July 1. 1875. at the age of eighteen He was assigned to the Twenty .third infantry regiment as second lieutenant, June IS. 1879. and was made flrst lieutenant January 24, 1909. and captain in the same regi- mGnt April e, 1898. On August 2s, 1898. after service of nineteen years in the Twenty third infantry, he. was promoted ts be major August 29. 1908. and transfc1red to the Twenty ninth infantry He served in these two reg iments and at West Point nearly 36 Tears. the greatcr part of which was