Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-19
ulae Rulietiu.
Norwich, Tuesday, June 1s, 1917.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 Throughout the state there is an ef- l fort to secure an increased grape crop l this season. 1 Careless stro1lers in the woods and along suburban highways are com 1 psaining of cases of ivy poisoning. I St. James. lodge, No. g, F. and A. I M, works the second degree tonight l The meeting of the archdeaconry is 1 to be held today at St. Ann's Episcopal 1 church, Black Hall, beginning at Il | o'clock.
 Some of the girls and boys have had l June box parties, but such social af- l fairs are not so popular as May basket | hangings-
 A number from here will attend the New London County Pomona grange meeting with Bozrah grange Thursday, June 21, at 10 o'clock.
 The longest days of the year occur this week. 15 hours and IT or IS naen- utes up to Saturday. when the length of the day will begin to decrease. The June meeting and luncheon of the Connecticut chapter of the Ma tional Society of the Daughters of 1912 Is to be held at Meriden Thursday.
 Monday evenings meeting of Alpha Sigma society of the Second Congre- gational church was held at the home of Miss Evelyn Macmillan on Smith avenue.
 There will be months mind mass of requiem in St. Mary's church on Thursday of this week at o'clock for the repose of the soul of the late Catherine Billings.-adv.
 ., A total of 7s girls who are honor pupils from parochial schools in Con nectIeut took the examinations at Mt. St. Joseph's seminary at the week end for the state scholarship.
 4 stirring poem on The Liberty Loan was printed in last weeks Mirror and Farmer. It was written by Miss Julie NJ Lippmann a Mashapaug summer resident formerly of Norwich.
 Sunday Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown of Norwich made his annual visitation to St Johns church, Mantle. St. Mi chaeFs, South Lyme and St. Ann's, Black Hall, preaching at each.
 Reports show that the corporate in come of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad in April was $2So,101, a decrease of $200,000 from the corresp bonding month a year ago.
 Tn accordance with vote passed It the annual town meeting at Mantle, the selectnen are having the road lead- ing from Pennsylvania avenue to the Stone House farm widened and re- paired.
 4 committee appointed to formulate plans for the organization of the New England Peach Growers association includes Prof. Guy C. Smith of the l Connecticut Agricultural college, Storrs.
 A gang of Italians has been brought i up to Bolton from New York to help | on the state road. Three well built ] shanties have been put up for them | on land owned by Ernest Howard on l the Andover road.
 Local alun1nae learn that it is plan ned to offer the following emergency 1 courses to students at Mt Holyoke l istration, dietetics and hygiene, home | nursing, social work and practical 1 farming. CTS are experimenting with the raising | of soy beans. Now it is claimed that l milk from soy beans, which cannot be | distinguished from cows milk by taste | practical.
 At the Knoedler galleries New York, where the 10th annual summer exhibi-
 
 there is work by J. Alden Weir, Childe Hassann, the late Henry W. Ranger and J. H. TWachtman of eastern Connecti- cut interest.
 New York papers mention that MT. and Mrs Ralph Plant Gertrude WeiE), who were married June 5th ht the Hotel Savoy. have been on an au- tomobile honeymoon trip. Nr. Plaut is a native of Norwich, a son of the late Joseph Plaut.
 In relation to the inquiry in regard to yellow lenses, the automobile de- partment has stated that the Connecti- cut law does not specify white lights and consequently the yellow lenses, if otherwise satisfa ctory are within the Of the law.
 The term at St. Patrick's school closes Friday afternoon next. The pub lie graduating exercises will be held n the church Sunday evening" with Tespers, benediction of the blessed sac and a sermon by Rev. John J. McCabe of Jewett City.
 Numerous endless chain letters have been brought to the attention of the Connecticut Red Cross. Many of them 1ucted by unrecognized individuals. Nothing of this sort has ever been au- -hor,zed by the Red Cross.
 Because of the abandonment of SD many class banquets at Ya:e, the gen eral alumni dinner tonight (Tuesday) will be the largest in years. The chief alumni feature of commencement will De the dedication of YaIe's new artil- ery arnaory this afternoon.
 At an early date the finance com nittee of the Rockville common coun- ,n will announce plans for the series 'f municipal band concerts to be given n Central and Talcott parks this sum ner An appropriation of $500 is available, which will pay for at least i've concerts.
 The national commission announces an ai,,o e. l