Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-09
VARIOUS MATTERS
Iarch 9th is St. Frances day.

March 9th is St. Frances day.
 The number of plowed fields in the suburbs is noticeable for so early In the year.
 Dabolrs almanac predicts frostX weather and light snow today and, Wednesday.
 The new pins for the senior class on Monday.
 The whole number of members of the W. c. T. U, in Connecticut is given in the last report as 3,695.
 The flight of the season is indicated by the fact that the spring millinery openings begin this week.
 Several from this section will attend the fellowship meeting to be held in the Congregational church, Mystic, on Wednesday.
 Gertdude Attleboro's new book on California, timely now on account of the exposition, has been added to the Otis library.
 Monday afternoon the Farther Lights society of the Central Baptist church met with Miss Olive Linton of 105 Cliff street.
 Commencing Monday evening, reviv- al services are being held at the Bap- tist church at Lyme by Rev. John $. Longmore of London, England.
 The case of Albert Brown, who ap peared before the Groton court Satur- day, charged with not having sent his son to school, was continued to Thurs day.
 A couple of gray squirrels on Upper Union street are so tame that they frisk along the walks and do not seem to mind the nearness of passe=s- by.
 Photographers state that they are doing good business, having appoint mcnts with many patrons who plan to send photographs with their Easter greetings.
 Under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus, Rev. William A. Keefe of Plainfield will go to Branford to preach at St. Mary's church Tuesday evening, March 30.
 At Trinity Methodist church Bishop John W. Hamilton, D. D., ILL. D., resi- dent bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church of the New England district, is to preach next Sunday morning.
 The current issue of the White Rib bon Banner contains this memorial note: Central Village-Mrs. Rose Hol- gerSon, the secretary of Central Vil- lage union. Faithful to the end.
 The Past Noble Grands' association No. 8, is to be entertained by Osprey lodge of New London today (Tuesday). Members are expected from Groton, Norwich, Jewett City. Taftville and Stonington.
 Captain Alvin Rathbun of Noank, after spending several weeks with his daughter Mrs. De Wolf, in Reading, Pa, has returned and taken up his duties on the steamboat New London of the Norwich line.
 Based on reports from abroad, the Red Cross has issued an appeal for new sheets and pillow cases for single beds and of towels for use in hospitals in Europe. They are to be sent to lyn.
 Among the documents filed in the office of the secretary of state is the ical Specialties corporation of New London, certificate of change of name to the Mechanical Manufacturers, In- corporated.
 Misses Ora and Iveagh sterry, Salem summer residents, udusnterS oI MT. and Mrs. T. Hunt Sterry, chaperoned by Mrs. J. P. Taylor Armstrong, en- tertained at bridge and dancing par ty at the Mohican hotel, New London, Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Give P. Day gave a luncheon at her home on Highland street, New Haven, Saturday noon, complimentary to Dr. Frederick H. Sykes, president of the new Connecticut Woman's college, who spoke at the meeting of the Col Iegiate a1umnae that afternoon. The amount received by the treas urer of the Domestic and Foreign Mis- sionary society of the Protestant Epis- copal church from parish Sunday school and woman's auxiliary offerings to date is $5,750.7S, according to the Connecticut Churchman. Last year there was received to the same date