Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-13
MYSTIC
installation of stonington lodse-Jo
seph C. Lamphere Dead-Meeting of
w. c. T. U.-Miss Priscilla Billings
Birthday Party.

sStonington lodge. No. 26, /. .. o. r..
met Wednesday evening when the Of
ficers for the present term were in
stalled by District Deputy Grand Mas
ter Joel Kenyon CT Fairview lodge, No.
toll assisted by John Irving, grand
marshal, and Henry E. Sleeper, grand
warden. The officers installed We're:
Noble grand, Hiram W. Latham; vice
grand. George Holly; recording secre-
tary, c. C. McGaughey; financial sec
rotary, c. G. Potter; treasurer, F. w.
Batty. The appointive officers We're:
Warden, Walter Macdonald; conduc-
tor, StanteA King; inside guard, Leon
ard Hernles1k outside guard, Edward
J. Cameron; chaplain, Herbert GIed-.
hill: right scene supporter, Stephen
Duke, left scene supporter, Edgar Viii
liams; right supporter noble grand,
Fred Ward; left supporter noble
vice grand, Fred Burrows; left sup
porter vice grand, Henry Lankes;
past grand. James Cooper; sick com
mittee, Mystic, George Holly, Harry
aB. Mackenzie. Frank Kuppers, Noank,
Fred Ward. Rertis Rathbun, Erastus
Fish, Old Mystic. john Shanks, Ston-
ington. William A. Armstrong; relief
committee Erastus Fish of Noank,
James Cooper of Mystic, W. A. Arm
strong of Stonington.
At the first meeting in March. No
Bile Grand James Cooper offered a
names into the lodge during his term.
Wednesday night Leonard J. Hermes
was presented the jewel by Mr.. Coop
er, Mr.. Hermes having brought in five
names.
Stonington lodge has had a great
gain in membership during the past
term, and is in a prosperous condition
After the meeting refreshments were
served and a smoke talk enjoyed.
Death of Joseph c. Lamphere.
Joseph Chaplin Lamphere died on
Tuesday evening at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ebenezer Crandall, aft
er four months illness. He was Norn
on Staten Island March 80, 1882. and
had resided in this section for more
than 80 years. He was a member of
the First Baptist church of Groton for
worker. He leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Edward Campbell. Mrs. George
Pierce, Mrs. Ebenezer Crandal1 and
one son. Frank L, Lampherx all of
w. c. T. U. Meeting.
The Womans Christian Temperance
union held it's bi-monthly meeting on
Tuesday afternoon in their rooms on
Bank square. The programme was
frage, Mrs c. E. New bury; Will Equal
Suffrage Help the Suffrage Temper
ance. Mrs. A. E. Cutler; The Suffrag e
Situa tion, Mrs. George Stinso'i; Why
We Need the Ballot, Mrs Mary AL
| len; Why Doesn't Mother Vote? Mrs.
C. f. Newbury, poem, The Reason
Why, Mrs A. E. Cutler.
Birthday Party.
Miss Priscilla Billings, who is
| spending the summer at South Lyme,
| is the guest of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Newbury. On
TUESDAY she celebrated her tenth
| birthday and enjoyed the company of
ten little friends from two until five
! o'clock. Games We're played and re-
! freshments were served on the lawn.
| All the guests left birthday remem-
ORANGES for little Miss Billings.
Noted Here and There.
Mrs. " lillian Sanford of New York
| is the guest of her brother, Archie
Haas and family. on Church street.
| William Holiday of Lenox, Mass. is
| the guest Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
| Robert Holiday.
| Mrs. Fred Eldredge is visiting rela-
| tiveS in Westerly.
| Miss Gladys Wilcox has returned
| from a weeks visit with Miss Norma
| Marshall in Providence
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Powers have re-
| turned from Norwich, where they at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Powers
| mother