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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Providence Companies Doing Local
 Work.

Two Providence companies have men doing wGrk here in tow1 The Ev- erett Foresting Go. are do1ng work on trees, filling in all decayed trees with cement. The work is in charge of James Hennigan. The General Fire Extinguished Co. is installing a fine extinguishing system at the Ponernah Mills. This work is in charge of w A. Clarke.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Two metllurgical experts who were engaged by the town council of, Pre- toria, in the Transvaal. to investigate the quality of iron deposits on the town lands have reported that they are abundant and of good quality. ac- cording to press statements forwardS6 from Johannesburg by Consul John P. Bray.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
CARD OF THANKS

We, the undersigned. do wish to ex- press our sincere thanks to those who sent beautiful flowers. and to those who sent letters of sympathy and to all our neighbors who assisted in any way through our sad bereavement t in the loss and death of our beloved GEORGE M. PERKINS AND FAMILY.
 Central Village.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Whist and Ssge.

On Friday afternoon and evening the Ladies' Charitable Society of the St Mary's church gave a sale and a whist. The afternoon sale was very successful and all articles were Sold. In the evening tre society gave a whist and forty-five. The proceeds of the sale will go toward the charity fund
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Halifax Relief Fund.

On Friday the sum of SIP was col 7ected for. the Halifax reliaf fund,
 bringing tre total up to $716.S5. Those who subscribed to the fund on Friday were Miss Wheeler, Vincent R.. Blen- nie, a friend. John Tarrant.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
TAF'T'VilLE
Boy Scout Parade For Red Cross Ponemah House Has Service Flag
 Heard and Seen About the Village.

On Thursday evening Troops 10 and 13 of the Boy Scouts of America paraded through the main streets of the town to bring the attention of the public to the Red Cross campaign, which is going on in Taftville.
 At the head of the line were the two flag bearers, carrying Old Glory and the banner of the Red Cross. Fol- lowing the color bearers was the drum corps, and the buglecs. At the end of the march the scouts gathered to- gether and gave the American yell with Red Cross yells at the end
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Christmas Music in Norwich Churches
Local Choers Have Arranged Many Features For the Yue
 mas Sunday

His Birthday Star,
 Eva Ericson The Shepherds Were Watching, Edith Hinchliffe The Hanger Babe,
 Florence Johnson.
 PART II. Service of story and song by the choir and school. Reader, Miss Mae Anthem, Blessed Art Thou.
 G. c. Tullar
 Choir Solo; All Thy Works Shall Praise
 Miss Rnbv Ericson. Chant, Look Upon Zion
 Double Quartette. The Manger Babe, c. c. Tullar
 Choir and School. Praise Him Externally. Tullar
 Choir and School. Angel Voices, Meredith
 Choir and School Shine On, Bethlehem's Star Meredith
 Choir and School Anthem, Behold, Bring. J. W. Leaman
 Choir. Solo. Dear. Dear Old Story, Meredith
 Miss Lillian Stafford The Royal Gift, G. c. Tullar Recessional March B. CaIlSin Miss Gunhild Swanson, organist. Trinity M. E. Church. 1O.3o a. m. Pro-O Como All Ye Faithful Doxology
 Hymn Anthem-Sing O Heaven Anertory-The Glorious Morn W. H. Midlinger Tenor solo, A. Blackledge Anthem-There Were Shepherds E, L. Ashford Hymn Postlude Prelude Anthem-The Everlasting Iight
 F.Et Ira B. Wilson ofertory-Rehold Your Saviour Com
 Soprano solo with Choir Anthem-O Night of Holy Mcc1 ory. T. B. Wilson
 With Violin CbIigato Light of the Christmas Wreath Rec.-Joy to the World Postlude
 r. Miss NJ Ktrubar, soprano: Miss es Grove and R1ackstone. altos: Me-srs. Grey and Rlacl11e.i~e tenrrs Hnd Messrs. Rowker and Lurd has, sos. Alfred Burohsch ores oist Mrs William Grove, Jr., choir leader. ScTtTat GSpt.SI SnurCn.
 Morning the Field Mailing Anthern-The Hush of Night Hath Fallen William R. Spencer Anthenl-Sing Song of Praise
 Oliver King Organ Postlude-Christmas Carols
 Evening Music. Organ Predude-The Holy Night
 Dudley Buck Anthem-Break Forth Into Joy
 William R. Spencer Offertory-Ce1Io solo, Andante Cati- lena from Concerto in A Mi Geo E. Go1terman, by Rufarl De Arthen-cshn in the Listening Ear of Night
 Charles Fontenoy Manney solo-No Boom in the Inn: Mrs Grace Aldrfch Crcwell Organ Postlude-The March of the Magi Earker First Congregational Church.
 Morning Service I Organ Prelua~On Amsterdam"
 Clifford Demarest Carol-Watching in the Meadows
 Foster Anthem-Let Us Now Go Even Ohertorv So1o-The Undimney Star of Bethlehem Neidlinger
 Miss Ruth L. Potter Anthen-The Christ is Born
 Nellie Shorthill Bradshaw Organ Postlude-March in E. Op. 80 Reginald Barrett Combined quartette and c. E. choirs Park Congregational Church. Organ Prelude - Introduction to Canta, "The Coming of The King" Buck Anthem-Unto Us a Son Is Born
 Mozart ' Town of Bethlehem, with cello obligato Bond Anthem--It Came Upon the Mid night Clear Stainer Organ PostIude-Finale
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Brief Mention.

The new coal unloading apparatus put up by the Norwich Gas and. eiec- ing the car of coal that came in Wed neSday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Ice Crop Harvested.

The local ice dealers have gotten in most of their ice crop. The hous- es belonging to William Chennette have been filled to capacity, and Kramer & Henderson have in about three quarters of their crop. They expect to finish by Saturday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Ponemah House Service FTaq.

The Ponemah House has a service flag out for their boarders who have enlisted. There are now eight stars on it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
The wor5e of n,Ittfnr ,,n m. ,

barn on the property of Mrs Down ing has been placed in charge of the H. Blackledge Co.,. When finished the barn will be leased by the Greeneville
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
GREENEVILLE

Six hours after high water 1t is low tide, which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
Village Notes:

John Day was a business visitor in Goodyear on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Farry Herd who lives on Merchant: avenue left town Friday noon to re- turn to Fort Terry where he has beer stationed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Miss Mary Hanlon who has for sew era1 days been a visitor with friends fn Brooklyn. N. Y, returned on Friday to her home on Merchants avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

John Wohlleben who lives in Han. day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Fred Seide1 leaves tSaturdav fo Hartford where he will visit with rel atives for over the holidays.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Napoleon Pepin has left town to q to work at the Peoples Coal Co.,. o Baltic. 5+f
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Christopher Volknan starts work ing next week for the Ship & Engin Co, of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

The public schools in town close
 Friday noon for the Christmas vaca ton of two weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Miss Tillie Murray will soon leave for Manchester. N. H.. where she will make her home.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Fred Meyer has left town to visit with relatives in Jewett City for over the holidays.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Sun, Moon and Tides.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
WAGES AND MARRIAGES
By STOUGHTON COOLEY.

of the war, it has tended to steadier
employment at better wages. The con-
nection between this enormous volume
of business and the number of mar
riages is unmistakable.
Men cannot marry without employ
ment. They hesitate to marry when
jobs are uncertain and wages are low.
Yet the home instinct is natural, and
all normally developed men and women
wish to marry and rear children; hence
all but a few would have homes and
families if there were ample means at
hand to defray expenses and provide
something for the rainy day and old
age. Such were the conditions in the
early history of the country, when
practically all married and had chill
dren.
Those who deprecate late marriages
and, what is worse, no marriage at all,
who deplore the increase in bachelors
and bachelor maids, will do well to
consider the economic problem. For
it is quite apparent to anyone who will
look into the matter that wages today
do not command the same social stand
ing in the community that a days la.
Dor commanded eighty or hundred
years ago. Nor will it give the same
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

1t may seem a far cry from Dun's
and Bradstreet's to the marriage Ii
cense bureau, but, nevertheless, the
tie is there The volume of business
reported from both will invariably be
found to rise and fall together. When
the commercial agencies announce an
unexampled volume of business, the
bureau gives out a record number of
marriage licenses.
The Chicago license bureau in June,
1915, issued 1859 marriage licenses,
then the largest number in the history
of the city; in June, 1916, the number
rose to 4,497. 1t was during this pc
riod that the volume of business in the
United States attained to such stupen-
dous proportions. In May our exports
of merchandise rose to S274,21S,172,
the largest amount of goods ever ex
ported by any country in a single
month. The June exports were only
S1O,00O,O00 less than those of May,
and the total for the year exceeds
S4 ZOO, ,0O0,O 900, which was almost dou-
BILE our imports.
While such trade is not altogether
sound, and may suffer slump when
the war ceases, it has its effect upon
the wage market, and, taken with the
falling off in immigration on account
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
LAND WAS OUT OF SIGHT.

yes" said travelling man in Den
yer, 81 was once out of sight of land
on the Atlantic ocean twenty-one
days" There was a small-sized crowd
sitting around. Another man spoke
up. "On the Pacific ocean one time
didn't see land for twenty-nine days"
he said. A little bald-headed man
knocked the ashes from his cigar. II
started across the Kaw river at To-
peka in skiff once" he said, land
was out of sight of land before
reached the other side" "Aw, come
off," said the man who had told the
first tale. "The Kaw river isn't more
than 300 feet wide at Topeka" 81
didn't say it was" said the little bald
headed man quietly. 1.-The skiff turned
over and l sank twice. The Sailors
Magazine.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
TIPS, BONUSES OR WAGES?

The California Industrial Accident
commission, in determining a workers
weekly wage, has officially held that
bonuses" are wages, and a New York
judge has made similar ruling, hold
ing that tips are wages also.
The decision of a New York court
would seem at first to encourage the
tipping system by giving it judicial
sanction. But closer examination in
dicates that the decision may change
the attitude of employers to some ex-
tent. In the case before the court
taxicab company was made to pay
more than it was willing to pay to the
widow of a driver, under the work
mems compensation law. The court
included tips with wages to determine
what the man was earning. That par
ticular company probably will look less
favorably, at least in some degree, on
the tipping practice hereafter.
Tipping, like the Russian thistle, is
a thing that spreads, and is hard to
get rid of after it gets a footing, but
there are some occupations that it
hasn't invaded yet. Nobody pays the
street-car conductor more than nickel
for a ride, or the groceryman more
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

than the amount of his bill. Nor does
the clerk in store get anything extra
ing, and it has infected some occupa-
tions that would be thought too indie
pendent and self-respecting to fall vic
tim.
AS for the bonuses-well, it is gen.
orally acknowledged to be a wage in
crease under another name. The rea-
son employers prefer to call it bonus
is not far to find. AS rule bonuses
may be discontinued without serious"
protest from the employees, but wages
may not be lowered without fear of a
strike. Even unorganized workers
have quit in a body when a horizontal
cut in wages was announced.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
NEW TYPE FEDERAL BUILDING.

Commenting upon the new building
being constructed in Washington, ID.
c., to house the interior department,
the Washington Times says the meth
ods pursued in constructing the new
home of the interior department, at a
cost of two and half millions of dol
lars, which will rank next to the capi
tol in size among the government
buildings in the national capital, point
lesson in the future construction of
federal buildings.
The building is designed primarily.
for the particular use to which it will
be put. When completed it will afford
an illustration of the feasibility of
combining beauty and utility. Con-
gress provided that the secretary of
the interior and certain other officials
of that department should consult with
the supervising architect of the treas
ury about the plans The result is
building eminently adapted, the bu-
reau chiefs say, to the work of their
Offices 1t will be without stately pill
lars, which, tho artistic, cut off the
light from the workers. There are no
irregularities, pleasing to the eye per-
haps, but making for irregularity of
rooms.
At the instigation of Secretary Nc
Adoo of the treasury department and
MS dSSlSLdHI, piaiio ici
federal buildings thruout the country
have been subjected to this acid test of
utility, and if money could be saved
from the he appropriation. this .l has $ been N
day of the stately and imposing post
office at some cross roads, poorly
planned for service and possessing no
other architectural merit than that of
an architectural curiosity, has passed.
l. 4. tnI in, hn af "a
capital should follow the ideal laid
down by the American institute Of
architects, and be monumental in char
acter as well as utilitarian. The gov
ernment should pause before it con-
structs any more architectural eye
sores like the pension Office, and any
more white elephants like the post
office department structures.
| A government building may be diff
ferent from an office building, and yet
combine the best service standards of
modern office building construction.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
FAITHFUL BRIDEGROOM.

Tony, the Office janitor, had been
working faithfully at his job for sew
eral years, when he surprised his en-
ployer one day by asking for va
cation.
"We can't get along very well with
out you" said the boss. you don't
need vacation. You'll only blow in
your money and come back broke"
II like to have vacation" persisted
Tony. Il get married, and | kinda
like to be there"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
AN UNKIND BROTHER.

Vexation and grief struggled for
mastery in Gertrude's soul.
Mother, do come out and speak to
Freddy" she said. Hes treadin' on
all the ants in the garden"
"How very unkindw said the mother.
eyes, that's what I've told him."
said Gertrude, "but he won't let me
tread on single ne."-Chicago Her
a Id
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
PERSONAL

administration, due to constipa-
tion, is the main cause of lack of mem
tai and bodily efficiency; stomach and
kidneys under such conditions are
never normal; drugs can do no good,
but Sulfox water will be productive of
restoring better normal conditions if
used as directed in most cases; write
or call The Eman Mfg Co., 1926 Cur
tbs ST., Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
WHY THE LAMP WENT OUT.

In the parlor there were three,
She, the parlor lamp and he;
Two is company, no doubt,
So the little lamp went out
Yale Record.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
A STUD1OUS GOAT.

"This," said the goat, as he turned
from the tomato can and began on the
broken mirror with relish, "this is in
deed food for ction."-Lampoon
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THERE'S A REASON.

Because a girl with pretty teeth
laughs at your joke is no sign that the
joke is especially amusing.-Punch
Bowl
Evening star., 1917-01-14

Edmund NJ. Talcott win be at homo In
formally Thursdays, January Is and Is.
They Will have with them Mrs. Hugh
Gaylord Barclay Of Mobile. Ala
Mrs. Fairchiid. wife Of Representative
Fairchild, who 10 at the willard. win not
receive Tuesday.
Mrs. Brinton Stone will be at home
Mondays, January 15 and %. at 1921 De
Sales street.
Mrs. Edgar s. Kennedy Of s035 Dunn
barton avenue will be at homo Tues
days. February IL and 20.
Mrs. Edward A. Keys and Mrs. NJ. b.
Berryhtll gave Q pretty luncheon to
thirty guests At their homo in Chevy
Chase. on Friday. in honor OF Mrs. WI
liam q. Humphrey, wife OF Represent
ative Humphrey Of the state OF Wash
ington. A tribute to the popularity of
the guest OF honor a. we'll as to tho
hostesses was the presence Of every
woman Of the Washington congr essional
delegation.
Asparagus fern. palms and pink fiow-
ers were used in decorating the rooms,
while the table was charming with pink
roses. pink candles. pink embroideries
and CONNECTIONS.
Mrs. Keys WAS gowned in blue satin
with gray and coral trimming, Mrs.
Berryhill in black and gold and Mrs.
Humphrey wore q modish gown Of wis
Evening star., 1917-01-14
Silver Wedding.

Tho home OF Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Cahill of 1919 Wyoming avenue was
the scene OF brilliant reception last
evening. 1t was the occasion Of the
silver anniversary Of their wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. Cahill received In the
east drawing room, under a canopy OF
roses and smilax with Il background
OF palms. They were assisted In receiv-
Ing by their three sons. DR.. James A.
Cahill and Messrs. Robert and Victor
Cahfll: their daughter, Miss Dorothy
Cahtll. and Mrs Thomas J. Norris. a
Evening star., 1917-01-14

MacMurray will be at home tomorrow
afternoon and the following Mondays
in January.
home the fourth and fifth Mondays in
January.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett and Miss Blod-
gett will be at home tomorrow and on
Monday, January 2S.
Mrs Samuel G. Cornwell will be at
home informally the remaining We'd
nesdays in January.
Miss Bristol and the ladies OF Bristol
School, 10Th street and Mintwood place
will be at home January 20. from TIL
o'clock.
Mrs. d. Percy HickIing and Miss Hick-
ling will be at home Mondays, January
% and 29.
Mrs. Orion Metcalf Barber will not re-
ceive tomorrow. but will be at home on
the remaining Mondays of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferd T. Schneider, 1411
Longfellow street northwest, will be at
home Wednesdays during January in
stead OF February.
Mrs Mcpherson will not be at home
OF Tuesday, January is, but Will be at
home, informally, the remaining Tuesdays
in January.
Owing to absence from the city. Mrs.
Wendell Phillips Stafford will not receive
on Monday, January 15.
On Monday evening, January 8. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles NJ Butler of Potomac.
Montgomery county, Md, celebrated their
fftieth anniversary with their children,
grandchildren. relatives and friends, with
a reception from to 1890 o'clock.
Miss Dorothy Davis Of West Orange
n j., is the guest of her aunt Mrs
William II. Fl. Cissel. at 1913 Hobart
street
Mrs Robert C. King of Akron Ohio,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James H. Dony, -27 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northeast.
Mrs. T. Edward Hambleton and Mrs
Evening star., 1917-01-14

Emlen p. Franklin of Morristown. n.
j., are visiting Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
1900 X street northwest.
have as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Clark OF New York, who will arrive at
Washington the early part of next
week.
Mrs. G. L. Fort, widow of former Rep
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
Boal, and their daughter, Mrs. Wicks,
all of Chicago, have arrived at Wash
ington for the winter and have taken
apartments at the Willard.
Mrs. Sherman Doyle and Miss Doyle
will sail January "a to join Mr.. Doyle
at Caracas. Venezuela.
Mrs. ]. w Hustled is expected in
Washington today to join Representa-
tive Hustled at the Shoreham, where
they have an apartment for the re-
mainder of the season.
Mrs. Frank Polk, wife of the coun-
selor of the State Department. will re-
ceive tomorrow and the following Mon
days In January.
Mrs. William NJ. Ingraham, wife of the
assistant secretary of war. will be at
home informally tomorrow afternoon.
from to 6, at the Burlington Mrs. In
graham will also receive the first and
third Mondays in February and March.
Mrs. Carl Vrooman will be at home
tomorrow afternoon after o'clock at
her residence, S31 18th street north
west.
Mrs. George Eddy Downey will not be
at home tomorrow, but will receive
keneSaW
from till 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Thomas Hardy Taliaferro will be
at home the last two Fridays in jan
uary, January 19 and 26.
Mrs. Wade II. Ellis will not receive
on Wednesday, owing to absence from
Washington.
Mrs. Junius W. MacMurray and Miss
Evening star., 1917-01-14

taria satin trimmed with sealskin, with
a smart toQue to match.
Invited to meet Mrs. Humphrey were:
Mrs. Adams Ballinger. Mrs. Ashmun
Brown, Mrs. Hermon w. Craven, Mrs.
Charles Ray Dean. Mrs. James A. Drain.
Mrs. Elmer e. Forbes. Mrs. Arthur Giles.
Mrs. Emmett Gudger. Mrs. L. II. Hadley.
Mrs. Samuel Herrick. Mrs. Albert John
son, Mrs. Wesley l.. Jones, Mrs. Car;
Joerissen. Mrs. s. A. Kimberley, Mrs.
w. L. La Toilette. Mrs. Eliza Ferry
Leary of Seattle, Mrs. John Langley.
Mrs. Donald A. Mckenzie. Mrs. Miles
Poindexter. Mrs. william L. Richardson.
Mrs. Carl Shepperd. Miss Smith. Mrs
Stenton, Mrs. John l.. stephens. Mrs.
Bo Sweeney and Mrs. Charles J. VIII
hanson.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

cousin from Philadelphia. The reception
lasted from until IL. during which time
they received the congratulations of
over 3o0 OF their friends. Mrs. cahill
gown was an exquisite creation ni
heavy silver lace and crystal trim
ming. The decorations. which wer
very elaborate. were arranged In su
artistic manner. the main floor am
staircase representing garden. Al
orchestra was hidden behind hue'
floral lattice. Guests from out OF town
who are spending the week end VIII
-. and Mrs Cahili are Mr.. and Mr.
Thomas J. Norris OF Philadelphia and
Miss kathleen carroll of Charleston.
". Va
Mrs II. NJ. Mountford and the Misses
Donna and Ethel Mountford are spend
ing the week end at Annapolis
Miss Ethel Mountford of Trenton. y .
J.. is the house guest of Mr.. and Mr.
II. NJ Mountford OF Chevy Chase Circle.
Tuesday evening a most enthusiast I,
audience greeted Mrs. Charles u. Wal
colt. wife OF the Secretary OF ths
Smithsonian Institution. when she en-
tertained the Young women's Chris
tian Home with lecture on The
Canadian Rockies" illustrated with
beautiful lantern slides which she had
made and colored.
The lecture was followed bN refresh-
Continued on Third PageD
Evening star., 1917-01-14
Diplomatic Changes.

\ new first secretary has been added
to the Russian embassy at Washington
in the person of Prince John Korybut-
Woroniecki, who has arrived to take
up his duties.
Baron Schoen. formerly of the Ger
man embassy at Washington and Bar
oness Schoen, who were married early
In December. have left for the formers
new post at the City of Mexico
Baron Akerheim, counselor of the
Swedish legation. and Baroness Aker-
helm have gone TO New York prepara-
tory TO sailing for Europe
Count Claes Bonde, one of the popu-
lar bachelor members of the diplomatic
set for several years, as secretary of
the swedish legation, and recently
transferred TO Christiania, Norway. as
secretary Of the Swedish legation. has
taken up his dJties there
Mrs. Harold Walker will be hostess al
a luncheon today at her home in Sheri-
dan Circle In compliment TO Miss Nata-
lie Campbell niece of Mrs SYDNEY
Cioman, who il visiting her at the VIII
lard.
Mrs. W. r. Holtzmsn and Mrs. Will