Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 It Is claimed that wild geese have been heard in their northward flight.
 strollers in the country are bringing back handsome branches of pussy willows.
 Rain Wednesday evening, when the stores were open. was dispseasinS to the merchants.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Clark of Led yard announce the engagement of their daughter, Laurie Alice to Everett Chapman Thompson of Ledyard.
 There was the celebration of holy communion at Trinity Episcopal church Wednesday, St. Matthias day, Rev. J. Eldred Brown officiating.
 The Norwich City Union of Kings Daughters and Sons will hold a food sale in the Thayer building, Friday afternoon from ? to , >o'clock.-Ady.
 Bert o. Fowler of Groton has been elected associate corpora tor of the Odd Fellows home and will attend the meeting to be held in New Haven on Marca T..
 The 42d annual meeting of the Wom- ans American Baptist Foreign Mis- sionary conference is to be held today at the Grand avenue Baptist church, New Haven.
 Ground has been broken for the Morton F. Plant endowed hospital at Clearwater, Fla. 4 gift of S100, ,060 subscribed by Mr. Plant made possi- ble this much needed public institu- ton.
 To Inquirer: There are now 48 ,f. iy, En mi 1a tf2 1J states and 35 which have been added from time to time since the Reyolu- tion the last being Arizona and New Mexico.
 The Halle club, which has had it's rooms in the Brewer building on Main street, has moved to new quarters in the Chapman building on Broadway where the club has two rooms located on the third floor.
 C. H. LeRoy, a census expert, has been sent to Connecticut by the gov eTnment to keep tabs on the manufac- turers and the business they did in 1914. He will have an office in the Federal building, Hartford.
 Mrs. c. $. Peck. the regent of Mary Wooster chapter, D. A. R.. of Danbury, is to entertain the state and national officers of the D. \, R., including Mrs. Minor Of Waterford, at a luncheon to be given at the Hotel Green Friday.
 Bishop Brewster's spring appoint nents include: April 6, a. m, St. PauFs Episcopal church, Windham; evening, St. Paurs, Wiliimantic;' April II. a. m. St James, New London: P. m., St. Johns, Mantle; evening, Grace church, Saybrook.
 A SaybrooI1 correspondent writes: Rev. Dr. J. H. deVries ofHciated in Trinity church, Canton, Mass, Sunday leaving for there Saturday. He wifi preach in Grace church next Sunday, closing his charge after seven years excellent and efficient service.
 The three public drinking fountains purchased by the public fountain com n1ittee of the Wonan's auxiliary to the New London Y. N. C. 4. are being in stalled in front of the courthouse, on mar school and at the Shaw street triangle.
 Invitations have been issued for a reception to he rendered by Crusader commandery, Knights Templar, to the officers and members of the grand comnaUdery of Connecticut in Dan bury on Monday evening, March 15. The reception will be followed by a banquet
 Tine state superintendent of anti narcotics. Nellie J. Starr, admonishes w. c. T. U. workers: It is not 100 early to begin to plan for anti-cigarette day. which is the second quarterly temper ance Sunday. Have a special pro granme or a medal contest in every Sunday school.
 There was special significance in the tol1ing of the bell of St Patricks church Wednesday for the funeral of en the church bv Mr Byrnes son, John F. Byrne. as 8 memorial to his mother, Mrs. Mary McCann Byrne, who died in 1885.
 Among girls at Miss Spence's school New York, who are generously aiding the Belgians, are Miss Elizabeth and Miss Angela Armstrong of New Lon don, daughters of Mayor B. L. Katherine Moves of Lyme, daughters of Judge Walter C. Moves.
 A news letter from Atlantic City contains the following note of local interest: "J. Olin Howe of Waterbury, who had been in the resort for the past six week, conYalescing from ill- ness. and who had lately been joined by Mrs. Howe, has returned to his home much improved in health
 The Providence District Ministerial association of the M. E. church. em- bracing 6o churches in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, closed it's winter meeting in St. PauFs Methodist church in Providence Tuesday. Rev. John Oldham of Wakefield and Rev. NJ. $. T< mfr of