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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
SOCIAL CORNER PICNIC JUNE 21.

Dear Social Cornerites: Better late than never The annual June picnic will be at Lake Waugumbaug in the new pavilion June Fist. This is the longest day in the year.
 Now, in regard to the lunch: At the last gathering this question was put before the ladies: Which had you rather do, buy your lunch in the pa They all said: Buy it.''
 So I've seen Mrs. Brooks and she'll serve dinner to all who want it for 30 cents apiece. I know her and she'll give you your moneys worth.
 At this time, when everything is so dear, it looks wicked to me to see so many things we bring and put on the table when we could get along with less; and so much of it is wasted. too. Now Mrs. Brooks must know how many to cook for, and everyone who will buy their dinner must get word to me by the 16th of June.
 Be sure and not delay in sending me a card. for must know by then. You cannot plan to get your dinner unless you let me know in advance. Address Biddy, Box 221, South Coventry, Conn. To those who prefer to bring their own lunch, coffee will be served by Biddy.
 I hope every writer will be there, and if visitors come they must let me know in time just the same. I must know just how many will eat:
 
 day will be less pleasant, for in my estimation it will be much pleasarter than in former years. There won't be so much work to be done.
 Will all who have books with the Star Spangled Banner in please bring them?
 Now a word in regard to the Social Corner Sunshine Club Banner.
 Will all who have done anything along this line bring their list with them; for the banner will be given to the one who has done the most woYk.
 let Us all come determined to make the day pleasant for all Let us all haze a smile on our faces and a pleas ant, cheery word for all new members
 RTDDv
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
THE CARE OF TABLE FERNS

Dear Social Corner Friends Many housekeepers lose their dainty table ferns because they do not give them light enough. They need sunshine, but seldom get it when they are kept on the dining-table all day
 The best way is to put the fern dish in a sunny window. in a moderately cool room every morning, and bring it back to the table at meal times. Thus the ferns will grow under conditions that are more nearly natural, and will keep in good health all winter, and not become siclxly and yellow in a month or two.
 The fern needs to be washed ire quently, but that can be done with garden syringe, or by showering thew over the tub in the bathroom.
 The first rule to observe, when you buy a fern dish for a centerpiece on the dining-tab-e, is to have it deep enough three or four inches at china glass, silver, brass or any other material, but it should contain an inner vessel of clay to hold the ferns. The next matter to consider is the soil, which should be richer than or dinary garden soil. It is a good plan to buy a little potting soil from the florist.
 Ferns for the table should not be of the more delicate varieties. No mat ter how handsome such ferns appear in the florists shop, they do not thrive well in the hot dry atmosphere of the ordinary dining room.
 If the florist plants the ferns, he will be particular to get good drain age by putting pieces of broken pots in the bottom of the dish or by using charcoal under the soil. Ferns need plenty of water but it must drain away quickly, and not stand around the roots.
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
WE'LL PLANNED KITCHENS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-H is true that as many women are walk ed to death as are worked to death in doing their kitchen work.
 An ingenious architect has fig ured that in getting the 1895 meals necessary in year the housekeeper travels 200 miles if the distance be- tween the kitchen range to dining room be but 25 feet. If the distance be increased five feet, some 40 miles is added. These figures are appal- ling to the comfort of the house keeper in large kitchens-but practi- cal1y much depends on the way space is used in a large kitchen. If working tables, etc, are so planned that no long distances have to be travelled between them, a large kitch- en may prove very convenient and comfortable to work in because of the added space.
 Windows placed to the left of the coal range allow for lighting during the daytime, which is Ideal. The best artificial lighting is by electric ity. with emergency gas fixtures should the electric current fail. A large ceiling light with wall lights above and to the left of the sink and range furnish light to the best ad- vantage. The wall light over the sink should be placed so that much work can be done with the aid of this light alone.
 Saving steps is one of the real economies of life.
 TTANNA All WHO
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
WHAT DO YOU READ7

Dear Social Corner Sisters: It is not easy to commend to any one a book since tastes differ so. Some like poetry, some history, some travels, some biography and some fiction
 An Island Garden" by Celia Thax- ton, is likely to please those who love flowers.
 The Heart of the Weld" by Made line Aston, will please those who en- joy travels
 The Pan German Plot Unmas asked," |" by Andre Cheredame, will inform you of the causes of the war and the world peril.
 The Human Side of Plants" by Royal Dixon, will reveal to plant low CTS more of the wonders of plant life than ever were heard or imagined.
 Life in America 100 Years Ago" by Guilliard Hunt, will tell you more about your own country than you learned in school.
 Great Books as Life Teachers" by Newell Dwight Hillis, DID,, will reveal to you what men have suffered to promote truth.
 This entire list is worth reading
 A BOOK READER.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
FIVE PRIZES A MONTH.

We have concluded to change our prize system on the first of July. After that date we shall give five prizes a month of one dollar each three for the best domestic letters and two for the best descriptive letters from other states, or of journeys taken in this or to other states.
 We have reason to believe this new system will give more general satis- faction than the old system of three graded prizes.
 If there Is no competition for the trip prizes the two dollars will be add ed to the domestic competitions
 4 trial will certainly indicate whether the change is wise or other wise.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

Dear Social Corner Sisters: When this great world-war is over, the na- ti0ns which stand for liberty and hu- manity and honor will be closer united in heart and hand than ever before. and life is to be made more conven- tent for men and women everywhere.
 An English woman writes to Amer ica: We still cling to white table cloth and table napkins like young sheets, and most of US have never heard or dining-room table with a glass top We are rather shy of own ing that we wash our bIouses and our babies things ourselves, and an cleo tr c iron in our bathrooms, with a dinlxy little ironing table, is still novel But we are deeply interested In the American woman's home life: we know now of her determination, since help was so hard to find, and so troublesome to keep, to be her own help, and We have learned of the clever architects who built the houses the future We shall have fewer car pets, less furniture, far fewer orna- ments, and many more cupboards and contrfvances. Knives that don't need ing because it has been washed in literally boiling water, and stairs without carpets or rods are a big weight off a house.
 T foresee when building begins again 9 strenuous time for English architects. During their enforced leis- ure they would do well to concentrate on dinner-lifts. dust-shoots, speaking tubes. rounded corners. cupboards. pantries, electric contrivances, and other aids to simplicity: and if they could patent some inventions that their own wives have suggested, or at any rate approved of. it would be an excellent thing fer their professional reputation The Americanized English woman knows more today than she did three years ago"
 Burdens are to be made lighter there is emancipation coming from the errors of the past.
 SOPHIE.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
COMPA SSION.

Dear Editor of the Social Corner:- l note that one of your writers likes Compassion better than Charity. These words are in a way related. Charity means: the disposition to think well of others; universal love: aims of every kind; a gift in trust for any benevolent object.
 Compassion means: sorrow for the sufferings of others; sympathy; pity. It takes the head, the heart and the hand to express charity. It is sorrow and sympathy and pity all expressed in action.
 Compassion is a noble heart quality it is a religious attribute and it tends to inspire charitable action in word and deed; but the greatest of these is Charity still
 The lesser does not fill the place of the greater word.
 OLD SOL.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
SUGGESTIONS FROM KITTY LOU.

Dear Social Corner <letr-r. r...--a is SO high inztcad or D aurt.- f. i. fruit for breakfast transfer If rr .H. dessert for lunch. Fruit I fl. morn. ing takes time t3 eat and ral..r .rra ar extra set of dishes
 Stewcd pTunes. OF urrer z- serve well for breakfast and lf .e r. necessary tO have orange lr ue=r.-. or grapefruit or fresh apple. -fra. these are more whoi-rar1e for ner and are most alWara taas f1 ... tain.
 Right here .s a good ar rr,r+rr.r. 10 use Up canned peas or uraI rer r..r. you've carefully uuf lp- open a -- and use half for supper and rra -+-- for dessert for dinner
 Make a little cornatHrcr cream .e.a out the whit-. whip and raIf r.ss the top. then use a few blfr or .r.r- 10 adorn it.
 Save your dried bread far f- r. fr. a delicious pudding u4fh ~ra-r
 Dried apFicots and dried res-rar r-. delicious fixed as they should tr r+ not soak them over nlEiIf. Us is Lrr- f. see to them iE t1e d8rtln1r- Tf arr ar- delicious.
 E,dam cheese fg on the errrr.-a-. shelf, Ike the bullion culre r-fr~..r bouquet and Worcester s1ure ui- so often helps the hous usei1eaner co r--f-r simple meal savOry.
 sITTT fcU
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
SWALLOWS ARRIVE ON REGIS
 TRATION DAY,

Dear Editor of the Social Corner: The bird students will be glad to learn that the swallows arrived on the eve ming of June 5th, and on the morning of the 9th they were sIzimming the air with all the ease and grace of a native bird, although they are just from Brazil. having closed a 5000 mile journey.
 On the afternoon of the 3d. I mo- ticed q female golden robin cIinging to my cedar bean poles and the next day I beheld a yellow warbler and later an English sparrow, and I dis covered that they were gathering the long fine fibre for their nests. This fibre is strong enough to sew with and cedary enough, perhaps, to keep the vernin out of the nests as well as soft enough for a comfortable bed.
 BIRD LOVER
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

the beach, or elsewhere, this summer They lare useful to slip over the mai s so often provided for hanging your garments and will save you many a tear and rust spot.
 Care of Wall Paper-We know that disclOration, mould, and often un slightly looking rents are made by the accumlating of water between paper and ceiling, caused by leaks Of un- sound roofs or disordered bathrooms. When you see a damp spot appear on your ceiling, immediately make a few openings in it with a pin point. fast ening the pin on a stick or long broom handle and let off the water. The paper will dry out. leaving soon not the least trace of disaster.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
GREETINGS FROM REMEMBER
 ME.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-This weather seems quite like summer and now I think I will try planting my garden.
 G. G. N: I think I have met you. Wonder if you and Aunt Sarah don't go riding sometimes. Hope to see you July 18th.
 Mayffower: Welcome to another Corner Sister. Think you and I used to be schoolnates in Lebanon. If I am mistaken give me another clue Shall expect to see you at the lake and hope to see you down here in July. Aunt Jerusha: Many thanks for box received. Shall try my best to have them grow and do well.
 Tiny: Glad to know you are out again. It is hard to be shut in so long.
 REMEMBER ME
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

and supports, and wood screws for att taching the wire. On the top side of the upper. shelf four screw eyes are fastened, two near the wall edge and screw hooks are used; two placed in the wall and spaced to match the set of screw eyes nearest the wall, the others being placed above the first and connected to the outer set of screw eyes with the wire, thereby forming strong inclined supports. The remaining shelves can be hung to suit by the supporting wires which are fastened with screws to the end of each shelf. Best wishes to all.
 EASTER LILY
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
PATIENCE.

Dear Social Corner Writers:-There have been letters in The Corner ad- vocating patience as one of the cardi- nal virtues which it surely is. I think much might be written in regard to haSty judgement of the lives of other people. If we have the %eace of pa tience as all may have who truly be- lieve in and loves the Saviour, who gave his life for Whosoever will re- ceive Him as their Saviour we shall not be nasty to Judge others.
 We read that we are not to judge others for with what judgement we judge we shall be judged.
 love to think everyone m honest and true until there is aood evidence
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
PARAGRAPHS FOR THE SCRAP
 BOOK

Dear Social Cornerites: These are matters of interest at this sea son:
 Getting Rid of Ants-A nickeTs worth of potassium cyanide diluted in a pint of water will put a whole army of ants out of commission. Tn the early morning or the evening pour a few spoonfuls of the mixture down the main entrance hole of eadh colony when there will be a steady rush of seats to the poison. In a few minutes they will have received enough of the cyanider to make short work of them.
 Use for Empty SpooIs-Save all the empty spools that accun7ulate during the sewing season and take them with you when you go to the cottage at
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

to the contrary. We often misunder- stand people and criticise them un- justly. for not being able to read their hearts, we may if we are un- charitable and feel out of sorts with all that is good and holy ourselves, judge everyone else to be so too.
 May we all have so much of the spirit of love in our hearts that we will always be looking for the good there is in everyone and not the evil; and then the world will be the better for our having lived in it.
 AUNT MARY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

took two or three times the usual number of days.
 One thing I have learned is that if corn and beans are planted extra early. that double the usual number of seeds should be put in each hill. Even then in such a season as this. some hills will not grow. and in others there will be only from one to five plants.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
TO CONSTRUCT WALL SHELVES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-FIere is a way to make some easily con- structed wall shelves.
 All that is necessary to make and support the simple set of wall shelves is lumber for the shelves, four screw eyes, four screw hooks, sufficient pie ture frame-wire to form the braces
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
r. T, ;. Remove i4rze bones and rsrf

CT. Remove large bones and rer with pc ISe pudding
 Rabbit and MaerronIs Place of cooked macaroni in bottom .f pr dish, then layer of rabbit l.H0r skin and boneJ. sprinkle Hlrl a salt and pepper. fh--u continue nate layers until the dish Is fr.I -.- ishing with macaroll or r1J. over all the liquor .u which -r~ bit has beeu cooked. cover u.Irr dripping crust, and bake half an ll-r. iu quick oven.
 These recipes invite atI-r-.rH they do not fncite one CO lse tfru.
 FIlEHl...
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
CARE OF THE HANDS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Now you are at work in the garden you need advice about keeping the hands from being rough; fine sand, or pow dered quartz, sold for filters. may be
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

things for others, things they cannot do themselves, and without which they would suffer.
 Nature ministers unto us every day, and the very laws of God minister to our needs every moment.
 RUTH
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09

EVERY WoMAN's oPPcRTUNITY

goo honel nep kind the mi week. Write u the pa
  to eIastSa Saturday in 1nonth.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
SPICES FOR MEDICINE.

BETSY BOBBET.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09
LEARNING FROM AMERICA.

SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07

The Salvation Army has arraN9O4
for its best meeting of the season al
Byrd park Sunday afternoon At TN
o'clock. Colonel Damon. the nxtto1~B
al speaker of the Salvation Army
from New York, is coming to th1A
city at the personal nyitatiop Ok
Commsndant Elmer Johnson to Spe4k
al this meeting. Colonel Damon Tep~
resents the Salvation Army ri. MI
conventions and national gatherings
outside as well as inside of the SalyA-
ton Army. He is one of the army'A
best platform mem The local ofncer1
are looking for a big crowd At this
meeting and seats will be proylded
for at least thousand people, u
Sunday night at o'clock, at the
invitation of Rev. ] J Wicker, 81
the Leigh street Baptist church.,
Coione Ell Damon. nf the national h41d.E
quarters of the Salvation Army. Will
speak af this church. The SalvatiOn
army has no better speaker 10 ~
ranks than this man. He Is worth
hearing. -.
Sunday night at SIS o'clock. Conn
msndant Elmer Johnson will Conduct
the regular services at the. Salvation!
Army auditorium, 20 North. Seventh
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07
OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
ROOM 3o5. CITY HALL,
RICHMOND. VA,

RICHMOND, VA.
June 30. July Z. 1917,
To Jno. A. Vonderlehr Margaret
Halblieh. Catherine Stumpf. Sterl-
ing and Elizabeth Smith. John
Herndon. Nettie H Horston.
Louisa Howard, gdn. f. A. and l..
w. Helen Senff. l. w Crump. Cora
Ann Adams, Mary and w. NJ. Gray.
Fannie NJ. williams, Jas. r. Shep-
pard, Brown. exnr.,- Bette.
J. II. Ward. jos. W. Shelton. George
Ed >E6lut:
You will take notice that the ad J.
ministrative board have had referred
to them for consideration the pro-
posed paving with granolithic the
sidewalks on both sides of Norton
street, between Clay and Leigh streets,
at the cost OF the owners OF property
ahutting said sidewalks:
The said board will, at its meeting
to be held in It's board room, in the
City Hall of said city. on the 18th day
of July. 1917, at the hour OF IL A. M.
take into consideration and determine
the propriety of making the proposed
improvements, and II so, what proper
ton should be assessed against the
abutting landowners. And you are
hereby notified to appear at the place
and time aforesaid, IL you wish to be
heard. either in favor OF or In opposi-
ton TO. the proposed improvements,
And II for any cause the said hearing
is not commenced. or if commenced.
not completed, the same shall then
ana there stand adjourned without a
motion or order to that effect to the
next regular meeting of said board at
shall then and there expressly adjourn
said hearing to some other time and
place, and At such regular meeting or
a. such time ~ such hearing may be
adjeurned to, - the case may be. you
ara notified to attend. when and where
you may be heard II you - desire
JOHN. HIRSCHDERG.
Chairman A0lolni1tratiYo Do6rf-
Nkna n. 1alE !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07
GAME WARDEN Of
ROANOKE DISMISSED
Commissioner Parsons Declares DR..
Saunders Was Out OF Sympa-
thy With Department.
GIVES OTHER REASONS
Says Roanoke Man Thinks New
Commissioner Is Needed and That
He Is the One Man who VIII FIJI
the Bill

DR. w H. Saunders, of Roanoke,
was dismissed as game warden for
Roanoke city by Commissioner Par
sons without knowledge of any let
ter said TO have been written by DIR.
saunders TO one OF the gubernatoriai
candidates regarding a division in the
game department. and the services of
the warden were terminated because
he was deemed unfit for the posi-
ton declared Assistant Commission
er George NJ. Inman, of the depart
ment OF game and inland fisheries,
when shown published statements to
the effect that the game commission
er action followed an inquiry made
by DR.. Saunders of a gubernatorial
candidate as to whether he would vote
for a bill providing for a separate
ga me department 1t appears that
the question Of dismissing DIR. Saun-
ders had been debated by the Of
ficers of the department for some
time, and that IL was decided on by
Mr.. Parsons before he knew of ques-
tion aimed al the candidates for gov
ernor by DR.. Saunders. and was con-
seduently in no way Influenced by 1t.
In his letter to DR.. Saunders. Com
missioner Parsons gives the follow
ing as some of the reasons why he
dismissed him as warden for Roam
oke city:
Because you are evidently not in
sympathy with nor loyal to this de-
partment. as has been shown by your
criticisms and com plants. and l have
always been of the opinion that
whenever an employe of any depart
ment or Arm becomes antagonistic to
its mana cement. his connection with
that department or firm should at
once cease. In such cases, proprietr
would. I think suggest the empIoye's
resignati but II that is not forth =
coming, the only course left open to
the MANAGEMENT is that which | am
now pursuing
Your displeasure with the depart
ment has been apparent since | de-
cltned to make YOU supervising IN
spector or district game commission
er for your section and the south -
western part Of the state You have
made ii very plain TO me that you
think the department is in need Of
a new commissioner. and that you are
the one man needed.
Because. in my opinion you have
ntSIa ken ire 0NUeS or the warden
for those OF the Missioner. As /
understand the law the warden is TO
work under the directions of the COM
missioner. while YOU evidently think
the commissioner should work under
your directions.
Because, even If YOU did not mis-
take the position to which you were
appointed and were n pathy with
and loyal to- the department. I am now
OF the opinion that no physician with
any practice. is in a position to per-
form the duties of game warden as
they should be performed; and that
they should not he performed by
proxy If the proxy is capa hie of per-
forming the duties. he should be the
warden"
Mr.. Parsons was out OF town yes
terday, but was in long distance teie-
phone communication with his of
fee regarding the publication of the
newspaper story indicating that he
fseettt4A% In the mana ga
mene of his office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07
Southern Railway System

Trains Leave Richmond-Main-S st.
Station. Schedule figures not guaran-
teed, For the South-Daily: 1880 A. NJ.
observation parlor cafe car. 200 p. NJ.
sleeping car to Atlanta; ll:15 r. NJ.
express: sleeping cars to Danviiie and
Asheville open 500 T. M; $50 r. NJ,
local for Keysville, Chase City and OK
ford--week days.
York River Line-7;35 A. NJ. and AIS
F, NJ. daily local to West Point. $40
F. NJ. daily, except Sunday. Steamer
Train connecting for Baltimore.
Trains Arrive Riehmond-From the
South: T:05 A. NJ. 1:25 F. NJ. $50 r. NJ,
daily; $40 A. NJ. except Sunday. From
West Point: $40 A. NJ. and 6:15 r. NJ.
daily. Steamer Train. s:45 A. NJ, daily
except Monday.
Office s07 f. Main St. Phone Mad, 271.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07
sunday Services OF the Salvaeicl ~

Sunday morning at II Qc1N \
Colonel Alexander Damon TIM -
tional field secretary of the Showcases
Army from the army headQuax4
New York city. will speak n 4n1'
Westminster Presbyterian church, Q3
Park avenue, corner of Davis aye4NH
At the same hour. ComnAH44Ne5
Elmer Johnson. of the local cQkpo
will speak at the Pine-Street Bap419ks
church. corner of Pine-Street An4A
AIbemarle $50,