Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-24
PARENTS NIGHT.
High School Students Entertain Many Visitors With Pleasing Exercises.

Parents night at Putnam HlSh school Monday evening attracted 10 the institution the fathers and mothers of many of the students and this was very pleasing to Principal John S Backus members of the school IacuI- ty and members of the school com snfttee It is the desire of those in d. rect charge of the school and those having supervision of it that the parents show a constant interest In the school and it's work. The enter taiument arranged for the parents con- tained many pleasing features It was opened at o'clock, with steropticon lecture, conducted by the pupils, with Mexico as the subject. A French play, Un Cousin de Passage, in one act was pleasingly presented by the third year French students Gymnasium Work py boys and girls classes of the school was entertainingly given.
 After the programme the school was opened for the inspection of the V1sl- tors the ones of special interest being the commercial rooms, the laboratories, the sewing class room and the domes- tic science room.s
 Loss at Perkins Summer Home S1ooo
 It is reported that silverware and other property of a total value ot s1 900 was taken from the Perkins country home at Pomfret when it was entered by burglars a few days ago From occurrences of the past lew weeks there is a strong reason for suS- pecting that a series of raids such as was conducted a few winters ago when the Bradley residence and the honnes of other prominent summer residents 1 of Pornfret were ransacked is under ! way Late this winter the attention 1 of the state police was called to cer- i tain robberieS that occurred In Pom 1 fret homes that were closed for the ] cold weather season. An investigation | was made and some evidence found | that tended to indicate that the clues | would lead to something of importance ] but this did not prove to be the ease. ! Now comes the break at the Perkins l home and strengthens the belief that 1 a gang of crooks is engaged in mak- ing periodical raids at the homes of members of the summer colony.
 EIks at Judge GeEtys Funeral. Putnam lodge of E1ks was well rep l resented Monday morning at the fu- neral of Judge Oliver E. Getty in Dan- ielsen. Judge Getty was one of the | prominent members of the local lodge, | in which he had held office. A | beautiful floral piece from Putnam lodge WAS among the many surround ing the easket.
 St. Philips Church Notes.
 The Ladies' guild will meet Thurs | day afternoon at 2.So with Miss An l geIine GhollaF.
 The Altar chapter is to meet the same evening at the home of Mrs 1! Adfer Nj. ToWne. at eight o'clock. | Wednesday, the twenty fifth of 1 March is the feast of the annunc1R- | tien ef the Blessed Virgin Mary, and ! ! t.e-,-. communion will be celebrated at | g a. m-
 The Rev. Charles Lawrence Adams ! will preach the fourth in his series of five sermons at St. Philips Friday evening The service is short, con- | sisting of the litany and the peReten- | tial office; and there is music.
 The Ladies guild held. a meeting largely attended at Mrs. Merrelfs last | Thursday and it was voted te form a | local branch of the Weman's auxiliary
 to the Board of Missions. All mem
 beFs of the guild are members and 1 SC are all ether women who desire
 the enIy restriction being that each l must have been baptized Baptism ir
 any Christian church is held to be all
 that is required. The guild and the auxiliary are to be managed in en- tire harmony, with the same officers
 excepting the treasurer. The meet
 ings will be arranged so as not to con
 flict, but to be supplementary. It is
 necessary to have such & branch il
 order to come into line with other 1 parishes: but the guild organization
 Is to be preserved intact. The guile
 serves St. Philips and the auxiliary
 serves the general church.
 Ordinarily the auxiliary will mee
 every week in Lent, and at least three
 times more through the year. Thil
 year Mrs. Oiin s. Nichols has beer -deputed to arrange for helping a hos
 pital in the south. She, with Mrs
 Charles A. Seeley and Miss Connel 1 are a committee to prepare materials
 for this work for the next meeting This will be held at Mrs. Nichols ] home in West Thompson, on April 2 $1o,ooc,ooo Widow Cutting Wid l Swarth at Monte Carlo.
 A press despatch dated at Paris tell of the spIendor with which the forne Mrs. Philip Van VaIkenburg is enter taining royalty and near-royalty a Monte Carlo, where she went afmos , directly after receiving her divorce il the superior court in Putnam a feY
 weeks ago. Incident to the attention
 her lavish entertaining at the famou European resort is directing to he ; Is mention of the S1,0O0.O00 diamon ! diadem that she wears nightly as Sh
 sits at dinner with the Duke of Oport
 or some other one of a galaxy c notables that are in her favor at thi time. It Is now expected that tn l former Mrs Van Valkenb1Ire will h