Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-20
JEWETT CITY
Baptist Woman's Mission Circle Meets Magazines and Paper Added to Li- brary Equpr1ent-Henry BidwelI pisIocates Thumb.

The meeting of the Woman's Mission Circle of the Baptist church was held in the vestry, Tuesday afternoon. The program was arranged by Mrs. F. s. Brown. The topic was Vacation EX- periences. Mrs. J. A. Spidell gave an account of missionary work in Nova Scotia. Miss Elizabeth Clarke gave an exceedingly vivid and interesting talk on settlement work at Leaven- worth House in Waterbury.
 Additions to Library Reading Table.
 Three magazines and one paper have been added to the reading room at American Boy, Ladies' Home Journal and The Catholic Transcript.
 Mrs. B. c. Wilcox and two chill dren, who have been at E. c. Will cox's in Lisbon, have gone to North Stonington.
 Mrs. Hannah s. Lewis of Allyn's Point is the guest of his niece, Mrs. Walter I. Johnson.
 Low water pressure Thursday, 8 to l2 2. m., ? to D. m.-adv
 Misses Rachel E. Hutchins and Mar garet B. Hutchins of Columbia have been spending several days with MT. and Mrs. George Moeller.
 Thumb DisIocated.
 Henry Bicl1neH has a dislocated thumb, caused by coming in too "soon' contact with baseball.
 Home rom the Shore.
 Mrs. F. II. Gilbert and Mrs. Harriet Gilbert have returned from Groton Long Point, where they spent the summer.
 A pocketbook lost on the trolley Sunday, Sept. 10, and found by Mrs. Bryant of Jewett City, has been re- turned to it's owner.
 Miss Merinda Auclair will be ready for the fall and winter millinery trade today-adv
 A Gift of Permanent VaIue.f
 In an editorial on School Gardens the Worcester Gazette Of Saturday said:
 The proof of the pudding is in the eating" The dish referred to is that for which the annual gift of David Tanning is largely responsible. The yearly distribution of prizes to the amount of $500 for the purpose of en- couraging home gardening is one of the noteworthy features of school life in Worcester. From the moment, in early spring when youthful Worces- ter receives the necessary seeds, to the exhibition in Mechanics hall, there is not an hour when the parents and friends of those thus interested do not feel themselves obligated to the generous gentleman whose kindness and love of children has made the gardens and exhibition possible.
 There is not a day, from that of planting to the harvest season, when something of interest does not attach to the labors of the grammar school children in this city, who, under the lead of the school directors, care for the seed, it's examination, growth and eventual ripening. That indispensable characteristic of success, viz, careful ness, here has it's full value shown and realized. Rain falls on the just and the unjust, but only he "gets there' who has diligently wrought with spade, hoe rake and watering pot. Any lapse on the part of the caretaker is shown at once in the condition of his charge.
 The qualities named are just as es- sential in the other features of work for whose perfecting MT. Earnings gifts are made, viz, cooking and nee- dlework.
 If the thoughtful liberality of MT. Tanning shall result in the reviving of these somewhat neglected domestic &C., conplishments, who can estimate the obligations that the public is under to that modest, old fashioned gentleman, who from his office, so filled with af- fairs of great moment, finds time to prompt young Worcester to industry, economy and thrift?
 Along with the needed instruction of the schools must go a certain amount of outside occupation, savoring some what, possibly, of play, and Mir Fan ming must have had some recollection of certain things that he did or did not receive when he was a boy, hence this rare gift each year, to widen, deepen and enrich the educational course through which our children go.