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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-01

the Union Baptist church, when the Methodist. Congregational and Baptist churches united Rev. E. J. Currie pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal church of Westerly preached the ser mon.
 Last Meeting in Present Quarters
 Stonington Lodge. No. 2G. I. o. O F., met in Masonic temple Wednesday evening. The third degree was con- ferred on class. This was the last meeting of the lodge to be held ir Masonic temple. Wednesday evening Dec. 6, the lodge will occupy it's new hall on Cottrell street. The hall is in readiness and the lodge is greatly pleased with it's new quarters. Since the burning June. 1eaA. of the Gilbert block, Stonington lodge has been the guest of Charity and Relief Lodge Fin Masonic temple and the kindliest feel ing has existed between the two fra ternities. The building of Stonington lodge is an ornament. to the village rooms, and on the lower floor a ban quet hall, kitchen and reading room On the ground floor are three stores.
 Sac Noted Here and There.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Gates and their daughter, Miss Mildred Gates, of Prov idence, are guests of Mrs. Isabel Neil and Miss Matilda Holloway.
 Prof. William Park of Washington, Conn.,, is the guest of his niece. Mrs. Bergen I. Greene.
 MT. and Mrs. John Taylor Brooks are guests of Mrs. Brooks parents fn Hartford
 MT and Mrs. Edward Morgan are spending a few days in New York.
 Fred T. Lane of Boston is the guest of his brother George c. Lane and family at Willow Point.
 Kenneth Douglas of Waterbury is visiting his grandfather, Erastus Chesebro.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas of New Haven are being entertained by MT. and Mrs. Fred T. Douglas.
 Daniel Tatro is spending a week in Providence.
 MT. and Mrs G. Leland Miner and two children and Miss Lillian Miner, of Providence are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. George IF. Miner.
 Ellsworth and Hadley Grav of North Stonington were guests Wednesday of their aunt. Mrs. Grace Stoddard
 Miss Emily North Murphy of Provi- dence is the guest of her sister. Miss Clara Murphy.
 Mrs. Robert D. Bradley and daugh- ter. Miss Marion Bradley have re- turned from visit in Westf1eId. N J.
 Charles F. Donath has moved into Wzs l.. Mains new building.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-01

posed, with the exception of the cost of stamps for the parcel, is the Con- necticut College sticker which must be posted on the outgoing packages.
 Contrary to expecta tions. it was de- ing the Thanksgiving recess. Tlre students, whose homes are too distant to enable the girls to go home are staying at the college tea house and, the dormitories. etc. are closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-01

MddIetown---Thc inventory of the estate of George A. Coles, late of Mid dletown, filed for record in the office of the probate court, shows that Ee dis posed of a major part of his holdings before his death. Tl,e estate was in ventoried by .;rthur L. Allin and Frank A. Coles, appraisers. and is now in the hands of the Middletown Trust com pany as administrator It amounted to S1SS2747
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-01
MOOSUP
Parish Whist Largely Atterdeei-Ep- worth League Provides Cheer for Shutins-Hoiiday Visitors.

Clark Denison of Brown university spent Thanksgiving with his family here. Foster Burgess of Wesleyan univer- sity, Miss Edna Bicl5ford and her friend, Miss Staire. of Gordon college, spent Thursday at the Burgess home on Highland street. Arthur Anderson of Worcester is visiting at the kome of John Bennett William Bellipance motored to Provi- dence Wednesday.
 E. E. Dupius of Providence spent the holiday with his family here.
 Whist Largely Attended.
 Many attended the whist party We'd neSdays night held under the auspices of All HalEows' parish. E
 The K. Of c. held a dance WedneS- day evening in Miners hall Music was by the Ideal Singing orchestra of Worcester.
 Remembered Shutins.
 The Epworth league sent about 25 Thanksgiving baskets this year to the
 Mrs. Mathew Barr and Miss Minnie Johnson start for Boston today (F'ri- day) They expect to hear Billy Sun day
 Miss Gladys Codlin of Pembroke college spent the Thanksgiving recess at her home in Moosup.-
 Gordon Nightingale spert Thursday at his home here.
 Rev. William A. Hill and family of Medford, Mass, are visiting at the home of Floyd Cranska
 Mrs. Charles Sanderson and Miss Ruth Sanderson are visiting at the Sanderson home on Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-01

The westerly Lodge of Elks will hold the annual Lodge of Sorrow in the Central theatre, Sunday afternoon. which will be open to the public and of the exercises will include the se- tections by the Harvard Quartette, composed of Jewett Boyd. L. M. Bart lett, w. B. Phillips and J. l.. Thom- as. Mrs. Mabel Fehmer Grant, sopra- no and Martin H. Spellman, tenor. The address will be given by Hon. Albert
 E. West of Providence. The order of exercises will be as follows: Selections by the Theatre orchestra, overture. Funeral March; opening ceremonies, conducted by August Larsen, exalted ruler; orchestral selection; Opening Ode; Though I Speak With the Tongue of Men, Greene, Harvard Quartette: soprano solo. Come Unto Him, Handel, Mrs. Grant; memorial address, by
 Hon. Albert B. West; The Beautiful tenor solo. selected. by MT. .Spellman; Softly and Tenderly, arranged Har-
 yard Quartette; soprano solo,, o, Dry Those Tears. Del Rigo. with violin ob-
 ligato, 11rs. Grant; The Home Light
 Macy, Harvard Quartette closing ex- q cises, Auld Lang .Syne; benediction
 by the chaplain. Miss Rosemary Car ney, accompanist.
 When the Westerly town council meets next Monday, in addition to oth- CT business consideration will be given sthe application of Louis Deutsch for a liquor license in Canal street, in To-
 cation formerly occupied as saloon.
 It is said that the applicant supposed
 that his tenant was to remain, but
 when he applied for a license it was for another location, whereupon MT.
 Deutsch entered the list of applicants.
 He did not file his application in time to be considered when the big batch Of licenses was granted last Tuesday night, but he hopes to land one of
 the three that the council held in re- serve. One of these is undoubtedly held out for the Rhode Island Hotel,
 but this order of notice will not ex-
 pire for still another week. Anoth- CT is being held to provide for an- other hotel at Watch Hill in the event of the Watch Hill house which was destroyed by fire being rebuilt, even
 if not before the season of 1918, as the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-01
MYSTIC

Many at Union Thanksgiving Service Odd Fellows Hold Last Meeting in Present Quarters-Visitors for the Holiday.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Visiting Savants Have
Chance to See the Real
Thing in Musical Comedy

Latin America was introduced to the
spirit of musical comedy rs IL pervadas
the United States at the gala theuter
party given by the members OF the Of
fetal delegation from this country TO
the Pan-American Scientific Congress
to their South and Central American
confreres at the New National Theater
last night. Music and opert are part
OF the national life OF the Latin Ameri-
can, and the United States version of
musical comedy is fairly well known in
what might be called a denaturzed
form-that is, without the stars that
made II popular.
Last nights performance of "Sybil,"
with Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian,
Joseph Cawthorne. and all the other
bright lights of the musical comedy
, stage, was the first opportunity many
OF the visitors ever had OF seeing the
real thing, and they enjoyed themselves
immensely. The entire house had been
bought out by members of the United
States delegation, and tickets were dis
| tributed through the social aides TO the
various delegations. The generous APP
plause tAat greeted the musical and
| dancing numbers attesteu the apprecia-
| ton of the guests of the evening.
After the theater there were dozen
| or more special New Year parties at the
various hotels where the delegates
| watched the old year out and helped the
| other guests Of the hostelries welcome
| the New Year
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
REPORTS PERSIST
KAISER VERY SICK
Private Advices From Berlin Say
Emperor in Bed With Viru-
lent CarbuncleS.

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 1.-Private ad-
vices from Berlin today reported dis
quieting reports about the KaIser's
health and said that he still was suf-
fering from a number OF virulent car
buncles. Efforts 10 obtain an authori-
tative statement from Berlin met with
failure.
One report received here today said
the Kaiser was in bed and that his doc
tors had not succeeded in removing the
danger Of blood poisoning. He Is al
lowed to receive only certain officials. II
was said, and Is being nursed by the
kaiserin in person.
At evening the Kaiser IL compelled TO
suspend all work because Of his feverish
condition, 1t was stated.
The Kaiser is suffering from a cold
and inflammation of the throat In ad-
dition to the carbuncles. it was stated.
Special precautions have been taken
TO maintain quiet about the palace. the
people having been cautioned against
demonstrations in the streets.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
ALEXANDRIA GA|LY
WELCOMES NEW YEAR
HiIarity Holds Sway on Streets.
Several Persons in Police
Court as Aftermath.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 1-Rlowing OF
factory whistles, ringing OF church
bells. and the employment OF al man
ncr OF noise making devices ushered
in the new year here last night. De-
spite the vigilance OF the police force,
firearms were brought into play by
many persons. and all through tn.
night hilnrity ran high. Many private
parties and several public entertain
ments were given. Crowds thronEed
the thorou;:hfarrs and the whole city
was given over to celebration.
The main social event was the New
Year German OF the Alexandria Ger
man Club at the Elks' auditorium,
where over a hundred couples danced
the old year out and the new year in.
The German was led by Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Y. Oliver.
As an aftermath OF the celebrations on
tho street, several persons were hailed
into police court this morning to
answer charges OF fighting and disor-
derly conduct
The Second Baptist and Trinity
Methodist churches held watch night
services.
Most Of the business houses and
stores closed at noon today.
The most important event IN Aln1-
andria's chronology for 1915 was the an
nexation of a large area of land In
Alexs ndria and Fairfax counties which
included suburbs outside this city and
made Alexandria "Greater Alexandria "
The fire loss was small. there beinG
no big Conflagration besides that Of
the burning OF AitchesOn's planning mills
on the river front. Police court sta
amount of fines imposed. the amount
for 1915 being s2.GS445. compared witl
So. .0a6 60 IN 1914. In the city Jail ther"
was a total OF %" prisoners during tn"
Il ,l,tf nNEt
four white females. 1TS COlOred males.
and sixteen colored females.
There were 391 births in Alexandria
during the year compared with io5 IN
1914. and 3li deaths. against 20 last wear.
The wear. however. proved record
breaker as regards the number of mar
riagc licenses issued. Taj having been
made out while in 1914 only 6'e We're
issued.
Two thousand and two hundred pupils
were enrolled in the public sch 0Ols Al
the beginning OF the school session in
September. Of whom leo were white
ad 5n0 colored. The large new high
school building Is ready Cor occupancy,
The population OF Alexandria was In
creased by the annexation. and It IS
now estimated at 5000
Polite Justice r. Gordon Finney has
been appointed national bank examiner,
bein gassigned to the Richmond district,
where he will report for duty on Janu-
airy 3.
Alexander c. Dean, aged ffty-six
! died yesterday at his home in Bra ddock
| The funeral will take place next Mon
! day.
! The United States district court will
| convene here Monday.
An unoccupied frame dwelling or
] South PartiCk street near the Hunting
| creek bridge was destroyed by fire lasI
| night.
| Mrs Anne Welton Troth died Thurs
| day at her home in Accotink The
| funeral will take place at 2:3 o'clocF
| today from the Quaker meeting house
| at that place.e
| The Rev. f. V. Register, Of Wash
| mgton, Will preach at the NJ. r. Church
! South, tomorrow morning. and in tht
| eveSing the Rev. d. II. Kern, OF " ash
! inGton. Will occupy the pulpit.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
V|RG|NtANS MEET
WILSON AND BRIDE
Public Reception Held at Hot
Springs This Afternoon by
Chief Executive and Wife.

HOT SPRINGS, Va. Jan. 1.-Virginia
mountaineers will rub shoulders this
afternoon at o'clock, with New York
society leaders in the first New Year
reception Of Wilson Administration.
Dressed in their Sunday best, farm
ers for many miles around came at the
Presidents invitation to the fashion,
sble Homestead Hotel There they
were presented to the President and his
bride. along with w. X. vanderbilt's,
Harrtmans. and j. II. McCulloughs of
New York and Newport.
The reception was simplicity itself.
alone into the hotel lounge and had
presented to them all who wished to
he received and then left without cere-
lnony.
ton was made but yesterday. many
Virgtnians attended. Care had been
taken at the Presidents desire that
they were notified he wished to meet
them as well as hotel guests.
Some had to be reminded to keep their
hands full sight all the time. This is
a rule enforced by secret service men
70 prevent tho approach Of any one who
might be carrying weapons in COW
cred or partially concealed hand
While hotel guests and valley resi-
dents were enjoying a noisy New Year
Eve the President set an example OF
Quietness. He spent much OF the even
ing reading.
While the President spent a quiet
New Year Eve, reading, one member
of his party did not let the occasion
get away so easily. Arthur Brooks
the Presidents valet, was guest OF
honor at the second reception and ban.
Quet In his honor given by the colored
folks of Hot Springs since ne arrived
Arthur heard a lot OF complimentary
things about himself from the various
speakers and responded In the best
Presidential manner.
Warning was given today that publ,
cation of snapshots securedd OF the
President and Mrs. Wilson would be
punished by abrogation of White House
privileges to the offending concerns. The
one picture taken was obtained by q
sacrifice hit" One movie operator hiC
himself in such a way that he wal
bound to be caught. While he was be
ing caught his colleague snapped the
President and Mrs. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Serbian Treasury Safe.

TOULON, France, Jan. 1.-The stan
of the Russian legation in Serbia has
arrived here aboard an auxiliary
cruiser.
The vessel also brought the Serbian
treasury, which was forwarded to Paris
under guard of Serbian officers
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
RECEPTION TONIGHT
TO OPAN-AMER|CANS
Will Be Big Social Event of
New Year Day in Washing
ton.
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day at the Pan-American building had
to be postponed because Of the Inability
Of the various sections and subseCtiOnS
to get in shape the various resolutions
which they will have to present to the
general BODY.
Among these resolutions are likely to
be q number recording the belief OF their
authors that the DerilOus crisis through
which the world is passing demands a
closer union OF the American republics
for purposes OF mutual protection and
dpfruca
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Little Nineteen Sixteen
Greeted With a Bedlam
Of Noise in Washington

IF unprecedented volume and variety
OF noise be a good augury for the new
year, 1916, which was ushered in with
merrymaking and a bedlam OF sound
by thousands of gay men and women
diners and others. has bright prospects
of proving happy and prosperous"
Washington has reVeled In many
mirthful and hilarious New Year Eve
celebrations in its day, but last night =
demonstration set a high water mark
for the National Capital in the measure
OF reverberating dins, prodiRality Of the
feasting and number of happy, laugh
ing participants. The year 1915 was put
on the shelf with more than the usual
sDectaCular ceremony, and the only
fault the hotel men have to find with
1916 is that It probably will not have
more than one December 81.
Streets Are Jammed.
Although the downtown streets or
tho city were packed and jammed
with men. women. and children bent
upon watching the old year out and
the new yea. in. all of them being
armed with some sort OF noise max
ing device. the real ceremony of ush-
ering in the new year was conducted
within doors.
packed to it's capacity. and some of
them beyond that. by watchers whose
evenings merriment reached its eli
max when cannon began to boom and
whistles screeched out the dirge OF
the old year and the birthsong of the
new.
All eyes were .riveted on clocks from
1:45 until 12 o'clock. and on the first
stroke OF the midnight hour marking
the passing of 1915. the revelry reach
ed it's tranSCendental point, and JOY
reigned unrestrained until well into
THIS morning.
In the residential sections of the city
fathers. mothers, sons. daughters, wives.
husbands grandmothers, and grand
fathers stood on the steps of Their
homes or in their parlors awaiting the
witching hour to greet each other and
to run from house to house ringing
doorbcl!s and saluting their neiChboTs.
Scenes of dazzling briliiance. beauty,
and originality were Witnessed in the
hotels. cafes, and clubs of the city
throughout the night, although the
feasting and merrymaking parties did
not warm up to the celebration until
well on toward midnight. Every avail
able seat at the dining tables in the
hotels and cafes had been rese rved
weeks IN advance, and hundreds of men
and women who had been unsbla TO
make reservations or who overlooked
this most important detail had to GO 10
sor1e place other than their tsvorit >
hostelry, or be content with some I'm
provised dining arrangement The hotel
propretors and walters entered thor
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Warmer Winds Expected
With Gentle Rains

Either rain or snow greeted the dawn
of the new year this morning In prac-
tically every State east of Nebraska a
and north of Georgia, and indications
are that it will DO raining here tomor-
row with temperatures somewhat bigh-
er than they are today. according to
the Washington Weather Bureau.
The storm this morning was centered
over Nebraska and was moving north
east with cloudy weather and light
rains prevailing from that point east
ward The storm is expected TO bring
Washington warm southerly winds to-
night and tomorrow and gentle winds.
No cold wave is I'm sight. Indications
are that Monday will be fair.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
PARCELS LIABLE TO
SEIZURE BY BRITAIN

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The British GOV
eminent 1t Is officially stated, considers
all parcels sent by mail. regardless OF
the amount of postage paid on them.
liable 10 seizure II they contain artic!~s
listed as contrahRnd under orders in
council.
Only frst class rostage. II is an
nounced, is held to be lnriolablc on the
high seas. but II vessels carrying ii VOL
untariIy put in at British ports. then
such mail will be made subject to Eng
docs not acknowledge that II has Yet In
terfered with any such mall. but It is
stated that the government under no
circumstances will refrain from exer .
Cising the right 1t Claims to seize par
GELS. If Il believes il is militarily eXpe-
dent to dc so.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

LONDON. Jan. IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from
Copenhagen says that the Ford party
probably will sail next Wednesday for
Rotterdam on the steamer A. +. Berns-
tofff.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
FORD PEACE PARTY
'|NTERNED' 3 HOURS
Members Conducted From Ban
quet to Hotels by Copen-
hagen Police.
BY CHARLES P. STEWART.

COpENHAGEN, Jan. The Ford
peace party had some anxious moments
last night For several hours the dele
gates were virtually prisoners. guarded
by the police to prevent them from
becoming objects of attack by New Year
Eve merry makers in the streets.
The delegates were invited to attend
n banquet in the Royal Shooting club.
They promised United States Minister
ERan they would not leave while the
banquet was in progress. For three
hours the entire delegation was in
termed" and when the banquet was
over they were escorted to their hotels
by the police.
Governor Hanna, OF North Dakota,
who was seriously i'll in a hospital here.
is better il was learned today. The
Rev. Charles r. Aked, of San Francisco,
nervous collapse. Many delegates are
suffering from severe colds.
only twenty-three persons greeted thh
delegates upon their arrival here yes
terday There was no formal reception.
Nine. Schwimmcr, who preceded the
party to Copenhagen to make arrange
ments, was awakened at her hotel at
night and warned by the police that she
would not be permitted to arrange for
public meetings.
Business Manager PLAINTIFF frightened
the reins little more on delegates
expenditures upon the party's arrival
here. He ordered the peace pilgrims
to carry their own baggage. Al
Christiania and Stockholm baggage
was carted to the hotels at Henry
Ford's expense.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
THE WEATHER REPORT.

lumbia-Rain tonight ana probably
sunday: warmer tonight; moderate.
southerly winds.
Maryland-Rain tonight and probably
Sunday: warmer tonight; moderate
Southerly winds.
Virginia-Rain tonight and probably
Sunday; warmer tonight; moderate
southeast to south winds.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
CAPITAL AWAKES LATE
AFTER NOISY NIGHT
Spirit Of ReveIry Which Greeted
Little Nineteen Sixteen | asst
ed Until Early Hours.
Continued from First Page1

, o'clock this afternoon in honor or
rs president, Theodore W. Moves A
Ie li1e.size portrait OF Mr.. Noyes viii be
sentatlon address will be made by
tienry b. +. Mcfarland, and the nor
trait Will be accepted by Harry l..
piEan, thC one or the vice presidents OF
The Twelfth street branch OF the Y.
NJ &. A. celebrated the day by keen,
ing open house" A musical progrsn
Vas presented this afternoon which in
ianea HanSa,, seiections by the Symphonic
New Year was celebrated at the cen-
tfal Union Mission by a dinner IN the
,lIneihpioyed Religious services Will be
ie!' thls AFTERNOON and evening.
reception was held by the wjves
ana members of the executive board of
the Gospel Mission, followed bv re-
ligious services.
n,,S,,s Officers Of the W. G, C. T. U. held .
northwest and the state Officers ais,
received "'s
Gayety Until Monday.
washington. which has been In n
merry-making mood since the beginning
or Christmas week. will not settle down
TO the regular business OF making 1916
prosperous as well as happy until Mon
day morning. Revelry similar to that
OF last night. with the soft pedal on,
Will mark the close of the first day OF
the year. Washington will rest tomor-
row from Its whirl OF pleasure and get
down to cases" Monday.
Tomorrow morning Will witness a gen
eral exodus OF college boys and girls
and thousands OF others who came here
early last week u spend the holidays
with tives and friends Reserva-
tons made on all outgoing trains and
boats indicate that Washington has
entertained an unusually large party
during the holidays. notable among the
guests being 500 or more distinguished d
South and Central American savants
and their wives. who came here to at
tend the Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress. but who abandoned their more
serious duties to enjoy themselv to the
full with their hosts and hostesses in
the National Capital.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

oughly into the spirit OF the celebration.
ana everything was done to accommC-
date all corners and to make them COM
n ri 1ln nd hnr