Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-06
Addresses Westerly Board of Trade
Rev. John L. Sewa of Worcester Explains What Ideal Board Should Be-Encouraging Report From Different Committees-Gecfge H. Hart Slightly Injured by Fall Probate Court Busness-Ihe Mill Situation Town.

|, adequate to pay the debts and for the support of the minors, authority be granted to sell real estate. The peti-
 ton was granted
 The Inventory of the estate of Sarah F. Wilccx, showing personal propertI of sS.2SS-95 valuation. was received and ordered recorded
 Pletro Casarlco died last July lntes- tate His widow, Francesca Casarico,
 resitioned for appointment as adminis-
 tratrix of the estate. The petition was
 grar ted.
 1t is evident that the licensed liquor
 dealers of Pawcatuck for the past year
 have abandoned all hope of the cleo
 ticn In the town of Stonington being
 set aside by any decree that Judge Greene may issue based on the facts
 submitted to him by the attorneys in the case. The Armory bar, which was among the leading saloons, located in the old armory building of the late lamented Company B, Third regiment,
 Connecticut National guard, is being
 vacated. The handsome bar and fix
 lures thae formerly adorned The Sara
 tosa al Twenty eighth street and Sixth avenue, New York, have been sold to
 Michael McElroy for his saloon in
 North Main street, Providence, and
 will be taken to that city by auto
 truck.
 The executive committee Of the Dis trict Nurse association, which is also the local auxiliary to the Rhode Island
 ti-1'uber'culosis society. held Q ses- sicn in the Memorial building Tuesday evening. This committee is the sub agency for the sale of the Christmas seals and will direct the sale in West erly. This matter was discussed and plans arranged for pushing the sale of the seals. The committee also gave consideration to the laws in regard to milk, with view to local enforcement.
 he 1F %ha of the Westerly Board of Trade Tues day evening Was the address by Rev. John L. SeWali of Worcester on The Scope of the Ideal Board of Trade. There was 8 large attendance of mem bers who were soon captivated by the pleasing manner of the speaker.
 President AIberti R. StiIlman pre- sided at the meeting and before the address routine business was transact ed. Dr. John Champlin of the commit tee on trades and manufactures report ed that the Rector Gas Light company had leased the building recently occu- pied by the Acme Broom company, with the option of purchase, and that operations would commence at an early date.
 Milo Clarke of the traffic committee made report of progress on the matter of an early morning express train for New York from Providence. He read the draft of a letter asking prompt CO.,  London Boards of Trade, which will be submitted to those bodies, and also to prominent residents of Narragansett Pier and other places along the line Il was voted that the committee be empowered to push this project as en- ergetically as possible.
 Albert c. Martin of the educational committee reported that Lyman C. Rood of Stamford would be the speak CT at the January meeting and his sub feet
 It was voted that the annual ban Quet oe held in June at Watch Hill and the time and place be selected by the entertainment committee.
 At the suggestion of Harvey G. Per ", the chair appointed a committee composed of MT. Perry, Rev. $. NJ. Charles H. Stanton. to draft resolutions urging the Rhode Island 1 delegation in congress to favor the i passage of the presidents recommend ! atfon in settlement Of international dis | E.utes.
 Samuel H. Davis Of the publicity l committes rcporte1 the acceptance of | a seal to be used in general correspon- | dence advertising the granite industry | of Westerly. The Granite Manufac- | turerS association had appropriated | S2E for these seals and a like appro- | priation was made by the board This | will purchase 25.000 seals that will be 1 Distributed free to the public.
 Tn his introductory words MT. SewaiI | alluded to the fact that after many years in the Congregational pastorate ne had undertaken a new line of work | IS secretary of the Worcester Board of l Trade. and later had served for a year | $ executive secretary of the Boston 1915 movement. At present he said hat his time was divided between the are of a church in Worcester and business.
 In defining a board of trade MT. SewalI affirmed that it might be quite IS wooden a thing aa a board of hem Ock ana he described very vividIy the ifeiess and inefficient organizations which he had sometimes found in his experience as secretary of the New 1 sngiand association of commercial ex- .cutives. A board of trade may also e marrow and selfish. thinking only of l he welfare of a small group of busi- ] less men. and indifferent to the broad- r interests of he