Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-30

Nearly every president of the United States has visited New London some time during his term of office, andsnat- uralIy they received greeting at the railway station when they arrived and when they departed, as advance notice was given of their coming and sgoing. But, aside from these occasions no visitor to the city received a greater demonstration than did little Mary Pickford, the movie actress, on. her recent visit to this city, although she was here but few hours and the time of her. departure was not known. but very short time in advance. All of which goes to show that the movie stars are almost as popular with the public as /. thes. head of the national government. Half an hour before the time. for the train to leave that bore Mary, to the westward, the railway sta -tion was crowded with admirers of the little brilliant star, and the crowd was composed in the main of young ladies of about the Same age as that of Mary.
 Although Mary was uncomfortably jostled here and there at times by the moving crowd, and with. everyone in the crowd trying to get glimpse of the little woman at the same time, she fell to, the, occasion and. took Jim O'Leary' advice and kept smiling from the time she arrived at the station un- til the train moved away, a, period of | fully 20 minutes. When the train ar rived from the east, Miss Pickford took position on the platform and there she stood smiling at her admir- ers..s waving her dainty right hand at | mentary saying from the girls in the crowd. It was. difficult to determine who enjoyed, the occasion the most Mary or the assembled girls: .f t-~os7g <., ve--e------$-@-- tEsrT l... .. Mayor Rogers is-eonsistent and evil l I1a sRa&~ A~ Az xnsk@ kA breaches. One of his first public ut terances contained. a. paragraph that related to the automobile used in the street department, and which was oc- casionally1 used by the former mayor Ton public business He declared that this .an anteniobile9i was .aypiece of extrav- aganee and that city officials should | own the automobiles they used in con | nectien with the business of the city, At the 'tinae this little. by play was l taken ass a! fling at Mayor Mahan, as Mayor Rogers ahinted that the auto rncbiio in use hy.the street department was as a matter of fact used by the mayor and that -the ctty in addition | paid for a chauffeur.for the mayor In | this Mayor Rogers, was mistaken. but the, saying was received with some ap- I plause. Now the mayor has actually
 disposed of that automobile, had il
 sold at a reduced price, purchased g ! smaller and cheaper machine, ths
 cheapest in the market, turned it over
 to Highway Commissioner Darrow and iinsisted that the commissioner drive 1.-the automobile himself. -...-.- ! Wherever that machine goes, Com. missioner Darrow is supposed to gC with 1t: If he Is busily engaged in one l.section of the city and wants to ge
 orders to men of the department in an.
 other section of the city, he must bt his own messenger, no matter what tn, | The ecfn fc ha lsaiaried man in the service of the cit! and many times his service in stree work proper may. be of more real valu'
 to the city than driving a little auto
 mobile on a message. or on work tha
 could be accomplished just as we'll b, a lower salaried. man. chauffeur. you please. But the mayor is a stric
 business man and has made a stud,
 of economy and he intends to run tn
 business of the city on an economies
 basis. Hs q
 The representatives of the Unite
 States navy at the submarine base O the east bank of the Thames rivel
 were officially welcomed and assure Isof the hearty. cooperation of the city-c
 New London and given assurance ths Fall that was possible would be done
 the people to make sailor-life on th Thames; pleasurable, by Mayor Roger
 who visited the~1stations Thursda,
 He was accompanied by his secretar.
 John Humphrey, Postmaster Bryan ,EMahan, Theodore Bodenwefn of Tn lDay, Charles Thompson of The Tels Egraph, and Simon Ewalds representin
 the merchants of the city. The otht
 New London newspaper The Glob
 was not represented. The party ws
 cordialfya receivedtby the officers at u Istationa and were shown about u preservation and the several improve
 lefuentS being made was called to fl
 attention of the visitors.
 < Upon invitauous of .tlles mayor, u ' naval officers made, a. return visit c !, lFriday morning and were. received ]