Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-24


devote her association time exclusive
20 and 80. The line of work that has
~ to~the work of the war committee.
The Committee on War Service of
which Miss Ruutz-Rees is chairpaan
has held three meetings-April Is,
% and 80. The line of work has
absorbed most attention is the agrtcul-
ture work for increasing the food
supply of the nation. Canning and
preserving and the provision of la
Dor bureau to supply woman labor to
the farms have also been considered.
The county chairmen are all members
of the committee, and in several coun-
ties the chairmen have already called
county meetings to arrange for war
service work. In Hartford county, in
addition to the work on farms and
gardens, suffragists have formed a
Red Cross auxiliary at suffrage head
quarters, under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. Middlebrook, where from three
to ten women have been at work daily
from 80 a. m. to 4:30 y. m. In New
London County Miss Ludington has
undertaken to raise 81 900 to pay the
salary of a supervisor to teach home
economics. In Windham county suf-
fragists, Miss Rosamond Danielson,
chairman, are cooperating with the
county agent and the Farmers AS
sociation. In Fairfield county the Of
fer of cooperation by the suffragists
was warmly welcomed by Mrs. Seth i.
Pierrepont. In Tolland county, Mrs.
Welch is meeting with hearty coop
Grafton from the leagues in the gar
den and lot work, and she is also or
ganizing the Red Cross work of the
county. The New Haven suffraSists
are cooperating heartily under the
leadership of Mrs. JoSepha Whitney.
Mrs. Taylor of Norfolk is about to call
together the suffragists of the 35th
Senatorial District to take counsel on
the best means of carrying out war
service work
ia have bePO offered TO
the suffragists for use in the war ser
vice work. One of these, belonging TO
Miss Ruutz- Rees and Miss Ryan Of
Greenwich, is being opened as a farm
camp training school for women 1t
is on the Mianus river, eight miles
from Greenwich. The object of the
school is to give a practical course in
farming beginning with the preparing
of the ground, planting and caring for
the crops, and caryingthrough the
work to the harvesting, marketing,
canning and preserving OF the pro-
ducts. An opportunity Is given TO learn
about care of stock, feeding and milk
ing cattle. Supplementary lecture
courses with scientific reading form
part of the instruction. The land
camp outfit and instruction are given
to bring their own bedding, towels ana
small tools. The cost including board,
share of the cost of filling the land,
fertilizing, seeding and transporting the
produce Is estimated dL lIOIu 90U 10
$50 for the eight weeks course
laundry extra. The produce or in
come derived from the farm can either
be devoted to defraying living expenses
or be disposed of for the benefit OF
suffrage war work. Another farm at
Riverton, is offered by Mr.. and Mrs. |
Trescott Barnes.
Episcopal Parish Notes.
The Grand Army and other patriotic |
societies VIII attend in a body the SER
vice at st. Philips church Sunday
morning at 1O:45. Special music will
be rendered.
The choir will rehearse Friday at
8: Is. following evening prayer at 7:45. |
Sunday is Whitsunday and the |
spring Ember week follows, when |
prayers are offered for those to be or |
dained ministers. Other services are |
at q. m. and p. m. Sunday school |
will be omitted.
Country Club Activities.
Memorial day there will be a handi- !
cap tournament, IS holes at medal |
play. beginning at a. m. Members |
are asked to play as early as possible, |
but a card signed and attested by I
another member may be turned in at |
any hour. There will be one prize, a |
box of balls. The golf committee, |
consisting of f. c. Morse, W. F. Rof- !
ferty and T. c. Corcoran, Jr., is in |
charge.
Captain A d. Lown is making ar
for team matches during ]
the season. He is in correspondence /
with the Winnesucket club of Woon |
socket, and the clubs in Norwich and !
Stafford Springs. for two contests with |
each. Woodstock and other nearby |
Will also be approached.
Handicaps after May 81 will be has I
ed on a continuous tournament. of |
which the essential point is the agree |
ment of all to turn in cards for all |
rounds played, or all on certain speci /
fed days OF the week. This is de- /
signed to give an adequate basis for /
mathematical computation of handi- |
caps in way fair to all 1t is prob 1
able that only those who cooperate TO |
this end will be ranked on the bulletin /
board; and that those who do not give |
the committee this opportunity TO /
know their ability will compete in |
handicap tournaments at a consider
able disadvantage. The committee |
consists of c J. Hartman, A. ID. Lown
and H. J. Smith.
High School interests.
In the senior typewriting contest |
Nav lilo T71innfeS-thR results were.