Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-29

 Campaign for Community Nurse. Inventories made at the store of Charles Seder Monday showed that his loss through the burglary committed during the early hours of Sunday morning are much heavier than at first supposed. With the checking of differ ent lines not competed Monday after noon, the loss then found amounted to more than $250
 Checking of the suits for men show ed that ten of the best ones had been taken. These suits were hanging on rack near the front part of the store. a long rack with scores of other suits upon it. The burglars had taken the trouble not to disturb the appearance of the arrangement of the suits and
 hidden %the hangers underneath the row of suits on the lower arm of the rack, where they were not found until afternoon.
 MT. Seder says that the suits taken are of the 37, 3s. 3s and 40 sizes. Two suit cases are also missing, and Mir. Seder believes that these were used to carry away ladies' shirtwaists and small articles selected Nat random through the store.
 MT. Seder talked rather forcefuuy Monday afternoon of the experience he has been having with burglars during the last year and a half. His review of breaks made here in little more than year show that they number
 Investigation about the Bradley building, in which the Seder store is located, showed on Monday that the burglars made an attempt to get into the Dono11ue store, by the rear en- trance. and that they also had used screw driver in an attempt to pry open a window at the nearby gaarge in which Joseph Langils keeps his car.
 Hugh Rice Going to France.
 Friends here learned Monday that Hugh Rice is going to France as one of the male nurses that will make up army. Dr. Arthur H. Ruggles, super intendent of the Butler hospital at Boston, is to be the head of this unit
 MT Rice Is the son of John Rice of the River road and he is expected to visit at his home here within a day or two.
 Mr. Rice is a young man who has had. a, variety of rather surprising ex- half years. About that time ago he was badly injured in a runaway acci- dent on Pomfret hill. He remained at the Day Kimba1l hospital for a long time, and it was thought at one time that he would never be able to walk again, but he fully recovered the use | of his legs.
 After recovery he went to the Butler | hospital and took the training course | for nurses. afterwards going to the | Boston City hospital to supplement | his training
 When call for medical units tc go l to the Mexican border was sent out | last summer at the time of the Per shing expedition into Mexico he enlist i ed in the service and went to the bor- der. rema ming there several months. i U pon his return he was here recuper- | ating for time and then went back | to Boston and hospital work. That he | always hss his nerve with him is at l tested by the fact that while doing | hospital work in Boston he offered 1 himself as a subject for innocula ton serum to prevent the disease might r and the experiment made.
 Anxious to do something for his | country. he has offered and been ac- -epted a member of the medical | init mentioned and, with good luck, will be in France in the near future.
 Patriotic Night at Grange.
 Monday night was patriotic night 1t the meeting of Putnam grange, and of the c. A. R., the w. R. C., other r 0atroitic societies in town and of the l military organizations doing guard luty here.
 Patriotic songs were sung and the whole program was of an inspiring nature.
 With flags of the United States, iags of all of the allies were used eff actively in the decorations of the hall Refreshments were served. the com nittee in charge being headed by Mrs \. D. Mcintyre, chairman of the wom- ms work committee.