Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

Every Westerly c. B. society will be represented at the thirtieth annual convention of the Rhode Island Chris tian Endeavor union. to be held next Monday and Tuesday, in the First Baptist church, Pawcatuck and 1t will
 be the first two day gathering from
 the state organization. The pro- gramme as arranged for the convention
 is as follows:
 Monday afternoon 2. social and deg
 istration: 3.So, praise and devotional;
 Rev. A. S. woodworth; {. Bible read
 ing. Rev. w. D. woodbury; 4.45, sing
 ing; 4.50, conference on c. B. methods.
 Association President Daniel A. Pol
 ing; 5.30, adjournment.
 Monday evening, 7.30 praise service,
 Rem. F. A. Macdonald; ,7.45 devotional.
 Rev. w. D, Woodbury; 8. address of
 welcome, Rev. F. Rector; S.05 address
 of welcome, Rev. L. I. Daniel; 8.10 re-
 and offertory; s.2O. address, Associa-
 ton President Daniel A. Polling; 9.25 announcements and adjournment.
 Tuesday morning, 9.30 praise and de- votional, Rev. F. A. MacDonald; 1000,
 Bible reading. Rev. w. E. Woodbury; 10.SO, singing; 1O.35. address on Pray
 CT Meeting Methods. Rev. R. F. Ander-
 son: Il, questions; 11.10 singing; 11.15,
 address, Folks You Ought to Know,
 Guy D. Gold; 11.45. questions; 11.35, What Progress Has Been Made? Rev. R. P. Anderson: 1925, announcements; 12.30, adjournment.
 Tuesday afternoon, 2, praise and de-
 votional, Rev. A. s. Woodworth; 2.15,
 Junior roll call; 230. address to Ju- niors, Rev. B. H. Byington; sos sing ing; 3.1O, reports of officers: S.20, ad- dress, Ready, Aim, Fire, Rev. R. B.
 Pattison; S.55, questions; 4.05, singing and offertory; 40. address. Crown
 Solomon, Rev. J. Stanley Durkee; 4.50, questions; 5.05, reports of committees; 5.15, election of officers; 5.20, invita- tion for next convention; 5.25, an
 nourcements; 5.30. adjournment; $40,
 annual banquet.
 Tuesday evening, 73O. praise service, Rev. F. A. Macdonald; 7.45, devotional,
 Rev R. Rector; 8, special music; S.10,
 offertory; S.15, address, Rev. Speed;
 9, singing; 9.15. adjournment.
 The flagstaff at the state arnnory in
 Westerly has been taken down by or
 der of Major Arthur N. Nash, who has
 charge of the armory, and in conse-
 quence the stars and stripes can float
 no more over the state building. This is not due to lack of patriotism on
 the part of the major who left his bus
 mess to serve his county-the Spanish American war. and is now fully equip
 ped to answer to the call to arms,
 should such a call come. The flag
 staff was removed as a sort of safety
 first measure. When the arnory was
 erected the matter of a flagstaff was
 evidently not given consideration and
 no place was provided for it in the
 center of the tower. So it was fast
 ened with balls in the outside of the
 tower, with the layers of brick as it's only support. When the flag was hniStoI fn ha perceptible the staff swayed, and grad ually the brick in the tower lossened, until the danger point was reached. Now, the brick tower must be re-
 built, and the staff will not be fasten- ed thereto in the future. The flag staff is eighty feet in length. It will probably be placed on the lawn in front Of the building. and surmounted dith Q topmast in order to give the old flag deserved lofty position, properly secured and where the old flag will never touch the ground"
 The house has passed an act amend . ing the pure food and drug law which would give to the commissioners au- thority to prosecute for the sale of the impure milk. The bill is intended to provide a. special protection for those towns in Rhode Island which are una 1 ble properly to inspect and control their food supply without state assist 2nce- The state laboratory Is at the disposal of milk inspectors of the towns where there are no facilities for analyzing milk. Towns having milk inspectors, who either from lack of technical training or from lack of equipment. are unable to control the quality of milk sold. The inspectors, if this amendment becomes law, can call upon the state chemist for the necessary analyses.
 The purpose of the act is not to in terfere with the present system of
 crate and further assist local inspec- tors, who may wish assistance and to
 protect the milk of those communities where no inspection exists. At the present time Rhode Island is the only state where such cooperation does not exist
 The senate committee on Judiciary of the Rhode Island general assembly 1 has under consideration an act to cre- ate state pension commission and the l payment of monthly pensions towards | the support of indignant, widowed or abandoned mothers with dependent children. It is provided in the act that 1 the commission shall consist of the | governor, general treasurer, agent of | state charities, and three others, one
 9 woman, to be appointed by the gov 1 ernor with the advice and consent of | the senate, and who shall serve with i out compensation.
 | According to the act, as proposed,