Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-21
CHANGERS PROTEST AGAINST
 INCREASING TEL. EXCHANGES. New London County Pomona Had It's Officers installed at Meeting Here

New London County Pomona grange No. 6. Patrons of Husbandry. met in Pythian hall Thursday. with about 100 members in attendance. Worthy Mas ter Otto II Pu1tz called the morning session to order. A resolution in favor of pensioning teachers was adopted. B. H. Berry, William A. Cooks and E. P. Barnes were appointed to investi- gate telephone conditions. The fol- lowing resolutions were adopted: Whereas, Telephone service is a zee ognized facility in the development of country life to 8 higher plane of at tractiveness and efficiency; and,
 Whereas, It is the apparent policy of the Southern New England Tele- phone company to multiply its ex- changes in territories already served by exchanges located in the commer- cia1 centers of those terrotories, there by increasing the expense of the ser vice without increasing it's efficiency to the patrons; therefore, be it
 Resolved By New London County Pomona grange, assembled in regular session, that we emphatically protest against such policy and request that rates for all residential telephonee ser vice be reduced 25 per cent, beginning Oct 1, 1913 Also that no increase of exchanges be made except by vote of the town in which said new ex- change is proposed; and be it further
 Resolved, That we urge the legisla-
 
 State grange to prosecute the purpose of this resolution to successful issue in the present general assembly.
 Conditions in MontviIle. where, it was separate exchange, and in Preston, which the company desired to put into Jewett City exchange were cited.
 MT. and Mrs. J. D. Wheeler of North Stonington were granted demits, as they have moved away
 Ina fn1 obligated in the fifth degree. Charles Burdick, Preston City; Howard Bent ley, Edwina- Stedman Miss Louise Merrill, Miss Lila Thompson, North Stonington; Mrs. Annie Rice, Water ford; Mrs. Gertrude Toohill. Norwich; Courtland York, Stonington.
 Reports of the subordinate granges were submitted follows: Lbeanon, Worthy Master O. F. PuItz; Komonoc, E. E. Lewis; Colchester, F. Browning; Preston City, Allen B. Burdick; North Stonington, B. F. White; Bozrah, A. A. Bishop, Ledyard, B. T. Avery: Nor Montville, Mrs J. Lawrence Raymond. There were no reports from Pachaug, Salem, Stonington and Mystic.
 State Lecturer Frank B. Blakeman of Oronoaue assisted by Mrs. Norman Pultz and Mrs. Roy Smith of East Lyme installed these officers
 Master, B. T. Avery, Ledyard; over seer, I. E. Crouch. Groton lecturer. Mrs. Maud E. Bliss, NOrW1ch: assist ant steward, Erva Barnes. Preston City; chaplain, Cyrus Avery, Groton; treasurer, E. J. Hampstead, New Lon don: secretary, A. A. Bishop, Bozrah; gate keeper, Edward Cook, Norwich; Ceres, Mrs. Lizzie Colver. Ledyard; Pomona, Mrs. Frank Browning. Col chester; Flora, Mrs. B. Frank White, North Stonington. lady assistant steward Miss Annie Brown, Westerly. executive committee, J. B. Bliven, Nor wich.
 Edward Cooke was elected to the position of gatekeeper to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of E. A. Bishop.
 A history of the Pomona grange was given by the six past worthy masters. each telling of the affairs of the grange during his regime as master. Those who spoke were Past Worthy Masters E. J. Hempstead J. B. Bliven, F. N. Taylor. 2. B. Staples, E. F. Barnes. o. L. Pultz. Two past worthy masters have died, J.. D. Tucker of Lebanon and Joseph Hall of Celches- ter
 At the noon recess a lunch was serbed by the ladies of the Women's Relief corps at the Buckingham me morial.
 Among the visitors were Secretary of Juvenile Work P. B. Sibley of Dan ie1son. Secretary of Seaview Pomona Mrs Roy Smith of East Lyme. Mrs. Fannie Williams of Quinebaug Pomona and Palmer Chapman, master of Wes- ierly grange.