Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-31
VARIOUS MATTERS

March -S1st is St. Benjamin's day in the church calendar.
 Gayly colored Easter eggs are ap- bearing in the window displays.
 The governors proclamation ap- pointing April 10th Fast Day is posted conspicuously in the Otis library.
 Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, the for ty hours devotion will begin in St. Patrick's church at the high mass.
 Bicyclists who have had their wheels out for spring runs are not very care ful about displaying their light at night.
 Special lunch today at noon at the Wauregan house for 50 cents each adv.
 As Easter approaches the charitable institutions and organizations make the annual appeal for Easter cards and postals
 Work has been resumed on the golf course at the Country club at Eastern Point The new clubhouse is nearing completion.
 Rev. J. William Knappenberger of Mantle is slowly recovering from an accident that will keep him out of the pulpit for many weeks.
 Brown University alumni are being acquainted of the plan to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of teh college on Oct. 11-15, inclusive.
 Among the thirteen cottages already moved back to a new building line which has been established at Pleasant View are those of Dennis H. Driscoll and Charles o. Treat.
 At GIasgo the new time schedule for the mill operatives goes into effect April 1st, the hours being from 6.30 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 5.30 D. m. and Sat urdays 6.30 to 11.30 a. m.
 Local workers in the movement for a better child life are being invited to Washington on April % to attend a five day session of the Third Interna- tional Congress on the Welfare of the Child
 A get-together meeting for sales men and clerks of the company by which they are employed, held Satur- day in New London, was attended by H. D Gager and c. NJ McNamara of Norwich.
 Already Norwich people are begin ming to make plans for Merchants Week-from April IS to April 25- and some are inviting out of town friends to come to the city during those special days.
 The flag on the Warwick mills at CentervilIe R. l., was flying at half mast Friday and Saturday out of re- spect to the memory of John Eccles, a director whose funeral was held at Norwich Saturday afternoon.
 
 Rev. Percy V. Norwood. rector of Grace church, Stafford Springs, is to be the preacher Wednesday night at the midweek Lenten services in St. James Episcopal church, New London. MT. Norwood was formerly curate at St James.
 Norwich members of the D. A. R. who had met Mrs. John T. Sterling of Bridgeport when she was vice presi- dent general learned of her death with deep regret It was through her ef- forts a lower step was placed on high open trolley cars.
 According to an order just received l by the postoffce from the department at Washington, automobile tires will hereafter be received for transmission | through the mails as parcels post mat 1 ter. This class of articles had hither- to been excluded from the list.
 Next Monday. April s. will be tht | fifth anniversary of the discovery O l the north pole by Rear Admiral Rob | ert F. Peary. '. $. N, retired, an( l the anniversary has started literar! societies to lock up magazine and oth CT articles on the subject, at the Ii
 brary.
 Miss Jean Skerwin of Albany anC
 Horace Stevenson of Hartford wer' | married Saturday evening at the farn 1 belonging to MT. Stevenson and TTu
 man Chipman in Waterford by Rev | Perciva1 Wolfenden of the Baptis | church In Jordan. The marriage wa
 a surprise to the guests who had beel
 invited to @ housewarming.