Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-15
UNITED WORKMEN.

The lease between Groton's new ath- letic club and the trustees of Thames lodge, No. 13, of Groton, has been drawn up and signed. The lease gives the club the privilege of using certain rooms in the hall for a period of two years. with the privilege of renewal for another period of two years at the ex- piration of the. first term. On the part of the club the lease was, signed by Dr. F. W. Hewes and Christopher l.. Avery; the trustees signing were Hi ram NJ. Hodgdon Nelson s. Holdredge and Lincoln H. Holloway Next We'd nesday evening the athletic club, which is composed of many of the prominent and influential. young men of the town, will meet and formally organize. Tha club has adopted as it's name the Gro- ton Athletic club and has already ar ranged for q. dance to- be given in A. o. U. w. hall soon after Lent
 Gary lodge. No. 8, of Mystic, will have it's annual installation of officers next Thursday evening. April 20th, on which occasion the lodge expects to entertain Grand Master Workman Far ren of New Haven, Grand Foreman Brightman, of Stonington, Grand Re- corder Stroh of New Haven and Dis trict Supervisor Charles E. Douglas of New London and Deputy Supervisor Zeller of Stonington.
 A memorable fraternH gathering in the history of Thames lodge, No. 13, of Groton, was that of last Tuesday night, when the long talked of game of carpet bowls between the Thames lodge team-a winner of many contests and a team from Israel Putnam lodge, No. 31. of New Haven, came off amid much enthusiasm. The Thames lodge team came off easy victors, score 21 to 5, but it should be noted that the New Haven team was handicapped from the fact that the Thames lodge style of playing the game is different from the New Haven leagues method, the latter playing the Toronto way. It must be considered also that the Thames lodge. team consists of highly expert players. and that they were on their own ground. thoroughly familiar with their own alleys. The visitors were also handicapped, as Brother George Young in hurriedly knocking off work for the day, in order to go to Groton, fell off a scaffolding and so was not in his usual form, the mishap having affected his usual nerve. After the game the New Haven visitors gave an exhibition of the Toronto style of playing the game, which much inn pressed the Thames team in favor of their adopting the Toronto style A fine social time followed with the serving of refreshments. George Young was manager of the Israel Putnam team and l.. H. Holloway for the Thames team, and Grand Recorder Stroh- of New Haven was scorer and performed the arduous duties of scorer with the utmost equity and accuracy and good humor. Guests for the occa- sion of Thames lodge were Grand Master Workman Farren, Grand Re corder Stroh and Louis Knollmeyer of New Haven, the latter a leading mem Der of Israel Putnam lodge, also Dis trict Supervisor Douglas of New Lon- don. 2 .s-
 The members of the respective teams were as follows:
 Israel Putnam team (stripes) Thomas Young, Frank Devlin. George Barber, George Young, Fred Lee. Alex Stephenson.
 Thames lodge team (spots): c. Hef- fernan,. F.. G.. Black, D. J. Mcdonald J. Rankin, Birt o. Fowler, l.. H. Hollo- way.
 Norwich lodge. No. 12, loses one o1 its most influential men and Norwich one of it's best citizens in the death of George A. Allen. which occurred last Monday, April 10. He was a Yer
 nonter by birth, but Norwich .has been his home for the last twenty nine years. He joined Norwich lodge A. o. U. w, February 10, 1891. ant was fifty -four years of age at the time of his death.