Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-04-24

Among the more recent valuable do
melons to the Memorial and Library
association is the carefully arranged
Frank G.. Rice collection of post cards,
nine volumes of which are devoted to
views i'm the United States and one
volume to foreign views. Mr.. Rice
served in the civil war with the Ninth
Rhode Island regiment and after
working as machinist for the c. B.
Cottrell 4 Sons Co, for twenty years,
retired. He busted himself in bead
work and in the collection of postal
cards and some out of doors recrea-
ton fishing being his chief pleasure
in that line. He died about three Years
ago. and. incompetence with his wish,
has widow, Mrs. Lucy Rice, presented
bis bead work to Memorial and Ii
brary association. and it was given a
bface of prominence in a large glass
vase in the art room. -.tsti ~
Last Friday, Mrs. Rice. who has,
lust sold her residence in Canal street
10 Or. John T.. May, and who is to
the association the collection of post
cards and also the Rice library. COM
prising many volumes of varied selec-
ton. Among the books are the fol-
lowing: Character Sketches of Ro-
nance Fiction and Drama, by Rev.
H. Gotham Brewer. LID, in four vol
umes: Lossing's United States, and
three volumes of Our Country, by
Benson j. Losing; complete set OF
Encyclopedia Britannica; American
Art and Art Collections. by Walter
MONTGOMERY three volumes: The Peo-
pies EncIopedia of Universal Knowl-
edge, three volumes; Alexander Dumas
in nine volumes: Levers works, six
volumes: Charles Dickens, six VOL
umes: j. Fennimore Cooper, ten vol
urnes; Edward Bulwer Lytton, eight
volumes. Universal Dictionary of the
English Language, four volumes; Pic
torial Geography of the World, by S.
B. Goodrich: Peter Farley, two vol
aines. published in 1915; and Irving's
Life of Washington.
Mrs. Rice also presented the bead
looms made and used by Mr.. Rice and
mis- bead cabinet. which Is of unique
construction The cabinet was made
sy Mr.. Rice and contains -ffty-one
drawers with as many shades of beads.
TIE drawers are tin tobacco boxes with
brass ring soidered on the end of
sach, the covers being retained. Thir
ly-six of these drawers are of a small
sr size than the other fifteen. each
pize being UNIFORM. The whole is at
tractivc in appearance and the unique
workmanship is admired.
There was an unusually large con-
srseatisn at the Sunday evening serv-
icss in the First Baptist church, to
listen to the able address of Rev.
Francis y. Clark, DID. LID. known
fsss world over as he Father of Chris
tan Endeavor His subject was Thir-
ty Years OF Christian Endeavor and
was given. under the auspices of the
churches Of Westerly and the Young
Peoples societies. There was a spe-
cisi order Of exercises in connection
with the Address. the musical section
being under the direction of Robert
n. Howard. teacher of music in the
public schools.
lows: Praise service; Scriptura1 read
ings oy Rev. >. NJ. Cathcart of the
Congregation church; prayer. by
Rev. y. G.. A. Jones of Calvary Bap-
list church: anthem; brief business
session: address. by Rev. DR. Clark
Offering; closing hymns; benediction
by Rev. A. c. McGilton of Grace Meth
odist church.