Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19
WILLIMANTIc CAMP GROUND.
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 children's bodies. as we are careful to do but to care far more for their spiritual natures.
 State Secretary Woodin of Hartford gave a fine. resume of his recent trip to the Worlds s. s. convention at Zurich, Switzerland, where 70 differ ent countries of the world, including all of the states except Utah and New Mexico, and all the Canadian prov inces, were represented. The histor- ical and practical features of the great gathering were emphasized, America has greater responsibility than other nations, because she has developed more fully than any country the best methods of Sunday school work Ser vice, vision, Christi likeness is the se- cret of success.
 Lightning Strikes on the Camp
 Ground
 A severe thunderstorm delayed the opening of the afternoon session. Lightning struck a tree but 50 feet from the tabernacle, causing some alarm to those gathered. A tall chest nut tree just in the rear of the cot tage of Mrs. George T. Woodward, 35 Circle, had strip of bark two inches wide neatly peeled off from top to bottom. splinter was also taken out of a board on the piazza. Mrs Woodward vAas a bit dazed, but not seriously. The cooler temperature was much appreciated and the laying ot the dust, for the avenues had be- come very powdery.
 pr. Dent Speaks.
 When the afternoon session finally opened. Dr. Haywood led the devotion al exercises and Chester E. Childs. Putnam, vice president and treasurer of the association, impressed upon the f1Pl4RatPC Of raising S475 for state work Dr. FL mer B. Dent of New Haven, always a taYorlte speaker here, gave an elo- quent portrayal of the relation of the sunday school to missions urging that our Sunday schools give what our tive ot history, which must neces- sarlly be religious. the hand of God upon the life of the human race
 Annual Election of Officers.
 The annual election of officers of the Woman's Home Missionary society LOOK place at D. m. Monday at the Mantle house. The president of the camp ground auxiliary, Mrs Jane E.. Read, of Worcester, occupied the London offered prayer The follow ing officers were elected: President Mrs Jane B. Read; vice president, Mrs. M. c. Walter, Willimantic; sec retary and treasurer, Mrs. R. N. Stan ley of South Manchester. Mrs. Pren- Us told of her visit as delegate to the Brockton conference last fall. Mrs Green, Mrs. B. B. Gardner and Mrs S A. Prentis were appointed solicitors.
 Woman's Foreign Meeting.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary society at Pinehurst elected as officers. president, Mrs. Costello Lippitt, Nor wich: vice president, Mrs. Otis H. Green. East Glastonbury: secretary. Mrs. J. M. Currier. Chelsea; treas urer, Mrs. F. E. Colver, Manchester. The Wcn1an's Home Mission held a thimble and dime party on the spa cious piazza of Mrs. E. c, Cleaveland, Providence. Mrs.. Arthur Andrew of Providence rendered solo,. and Miss Carrie Baker, daughter of Rev. F.. c. Baker, told of her work among the freedmen in Memphis Tenn.
 Under the Flag at Porto Rico,
 Under the Flag in Porte Rice was the title of a. wonderfully interesting address on Sunday evening by Dr. Benjamin s. Haywood, whe fer eight years was superintendent of the Meth | odfst Missions in the dozen islands which comprise the Porto Rican DOS sessions of the U. $. government. Tiff teen years age when we get thena after 406 years of Spanish rule 90 Der cent. of the population were it. iItcTdtS, IOudy-Zo per cent can read l and write. There was but one public school then in all Porte Rice; today there are 1s06, with 1566 native teach CTS. Uncle Sam made 8 good bargain financially in paying Spain the mil- lions he did fer each year since we have received more than We paid fer them, importing from them last year SAY 7,006,066 worth of produce. The larg- est island is but a hundred miles leng and tWethirds as wide, yet enc and third million people iaaabit it The doctor gave several touching tales of the persons. young and old. lifted by the living Christ. He showed wonder fui draWnwerk in haadkerchiefs by girls in their early teens. one being a map of the United States which took two years te complete; also a small WeedeH image of St. Joseph, given by a young man Wha is now 8 class leader among his Peeple down there. Notes.
 Fha dining FeeR ePeAed up Afen- day with the neon meal. Joshua Fee- mans of MeFwien is fer the thiYtieth season at the head of tfae department. His assistants are Miss Jennie Yee- mans, Norwich; Mrs. Nellie Saunders, Mrs. A. J. Tinker, and Earl Howe, of Jewell City; Mrs. George Strong, East Hampton, and Eilery M: DutteR, of South MaaehesteG. Ia the kitchen are A E. Feefaans~ of Norwich. Mrs. Mary ReHEfe aad Mrs. BeFil1e, both of Will limantie.
 At tha bakery fer his twelfth sea- son as ehief baker is Henry Wittig, of PFe%idenee. He is assisted by his sons JeAR and Joseph.
 Van R. Wheeler, Pre+ideRee, is iH