Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-16


Elizabeth Colver. the lady assistant
steward, was the only officer absent.
F. A. Barnes Of Stonington. a mem
Der of the legislative committee. made
a report of the corporation tax bill,
which the grange recommends. The
sum Of $40 was voted to the secre-
tary, Miss Alice !. Bishop of Bozrah,
for her services for the present year,
which is the first time that an ap-
preparation for this work has been
made by this pomona. Four persons
were obligated in the fifth degree.
ford, Mrs. Susie Lillibridge. Mrs. Alice
e. Barber and Miss Marjorie Barber
Of Norwich.
In the recess after the morning ses-
sion, dinner was served for the Wis
itors. the menu comprising salad. cold
boiled ham. baked beans. sauce. rolls,
coffee. apple pie and cheese. The COM
mittee on refreshments were Mrs. Ed
ward Cook, Mrs. J. A. George, Mrs.
Gertrude Tuthili. Miss Anna Frink, Mrs.
Henry Colt, Mrs. w. o. Rogers, Mrs.
Maud Bliss. and the mattresses were
Mrs Eugene Saunders. Mrs. Henry
Perkins Mrs. William Thatcher. Mrs.
Henry Guile and Mrs. Ambrose Sulli-
van.
Afternoon Session.
About o'clock the afternoon session
was opened in the fourth degree and
when the lecturers hour was reached
it was in charge of Mrs. Maud E. Bliss.
Woodbury. 0. Rogers. a. past master OF
Norwich range. and was responded
to by Worthy Master Crouch.
State Secretary HeaIey.
A solo by Rev. Joseph L. Peacock
was followed by an address by L. H.
Healey of North Woodstock. secre-
tary Of the state board of agriculture,
whose subject was Corn Raising and
Ensilage. His talk was full Of valu-
able advice and expert knowledge of
the subject and was highly regarded
by all the grange members.
Better Babies.
Better Babies was the subject of
paper read by Mrs. Alice D. Barber
Of Norwich grange. 1t was in part as
follows:
To those of you who have not fol-
lowed this movement q Better Babies
bureau Is an association of men and
women, directly or indirectly connect
ed with the editorial staff of the Wo-
mans Home Companion. who love
babies and believe in this method as
a means of raising the standard Of
health and hygiene among children.
The work of the bureau Is to en-
courage the holding Of Better Babies
contests as an aid to preventive medi-
cine and method of helping children
physically and mentally toward indi-
The contest is a simple but scientific
examination of babies by reputable
physicians who score them for physi-
cal and mental points, as you score
for beauty, but for physical and mental
development. They do not consist of
money, but gold or bronze medals or
loving cups by the organization under
which the contest is held.
The conferences between mothers
and physicians develop a surprising
change in the mental attitude OF the
former For the first time they seem
to realize the scientific value OF the
contest, Maternal pride and confidence
in many instances give way to ma
terial anxiety.
Keep Boys and Girls on Farm.
Rev. Lucian Drury of North Ston-
ington spoke in an entertaining way
upon the subject of How to Keep the
Boys and Girls on the Farm.
Briefly, he suggested that 1t would be
subject to talk about the first part of
the topic mostly and then let the boys
take the right and proper steps to
keep the girls on the farm. On the
subject of the boy, Rev. Mr.. Drury
said he would address his remarks to
father. In the first place, see to 1t that
the boy has an attractive home. 1t is
here that the boy receives his first i'm
pressions. Conditions have changed
much for the better now, but in the
old days dingy ceilings, poor furniture,
unattractive exterior and little indica-
tons of tho influence of feminine taste
inside the home were some Of the
characteristics. Then give him a
cheerful room of his own. Don't ban
fsh him to cherries den every night,
just because he is a boy and don't
seem to care now. Some day may come
when you will care.
Then be a companion to your boy.
Take him along with you when you go
to town, even if he does bother you
with questions all the time. Let him
ask all the questions he can and be
glad that he is bright enough to ask
questions. 1t will be a good time for
you to frame answers to some Of those
questions that you never got answered
when you were a boy.
Encourage the boy too to talk about
farm work and farm plans. There will
be some lines in which he will be more
particularly interested than in others
and can help him along in those par
tfcular subjects.
Then for his reading, when he gets
old enough to read for himself, see that
he has not trashy novels, but good ag-
rieultural reading upon the lines he is
interested in. Let the father be sure
to read them himself and talk them
over with the boy. When the boy h@s
worked out his one particular line he
will want to get at another.
Don't fail too to give the boy a word
of commentator for anything good
that he has done. He'll appreciate the
word Of worthy praise that you will
give him.
Don't work your boy too hard. Give
him holidays and let him have whole
some amusements and be sure you
don't impress upon his mind that the
farmers life Is one long grind. Rev
Mr.. Drury's last suggestion for the
boys father was to take care of the
N5oy's mother. see to 1t that she has
every labor saving device and she can
be depended upon to do her full part
towards making the boys home the
dearest place on earth.
This was followed by a piano duet
Out Vive. by Mrs. Mosier and Miss
Hanney- of Konomoc grange, and a
recitation. Hannibal Hawkins Wed
ding, by Mrs. H. H. Leland of Kononoc
grange,
Dollars and Cents Side.
Keeping Boys and Girls on the Farm
was also the subject treated by A. J.
Brundage of the Connecticut Agricul-
tural college. He said he proposed to