Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-08

sentence of sixty days, under charge or obstructing traffic in the national capital, is to speak this evening in Portland, Conn.,. at one of the first of a long series of rallies that will make up a statewide campaign intended to demonstrate to the United States sen- ators from Connecticut that the peo- pie of the state expect them to sup port the passage of the Susan B. An thony amendment, which provides for the rapid enfranchisement of women throughout the country. The meas ure, supported by President Wilson, already has passed the house. Mrs. Bartlett said Thursday after noon that this big campaign is a Watch Your step' warning to Con- necticut's senators in Washington. Every effort will be made to have the people of the towns and cities where rallies are to be held to show their interest in securing full suffrage rights 1 for women by sending telegrams to the states senators and thereby urge them to aid in securing the desired | legislation.
 | The ambition of the suffrage work CTS Is to hold Q rally in etvery town and city in the state and the cam l raign is now opened and will be press
 ed with unprecedented vigor. Great central meetings are to be held at
 New Haven on March 10, and at Bridgeport on March 17.
 Big Drifts in Suburbs. Strange as it may seem to people who have not ventured outside the
 city limits, highways leading into Put
 nam are badly drifted in many places the result of the gale of Monday While there is no great quantity ei
 SHOW on the ground, the high winds found sufficient quantity to swir about and pack into the places liable to raise drifts. Some of the bad drifts have requireds the attention of the
 shovel brigade.
 i No Game With PIainfieId.
 The basketball game scheduled tc
 be played Thursday evening at Plain. 1 field between the Putnam High schoo
 tea mand the Piainfield High schoo
 team was cancelled because some o1 the members of the Plainfield team
 have been temporarily rendered unf 10 play by reason of a varying ma.
 ture, including one showing that ont
 of the players had his face badly frog. en this week.
 Junior Guard Drill.
 II Members Of the Junior guard me
 at the Baptist church for a drill, un'
 der the direction of Lieut.. c. E. Rich
 ardson, assisted by Norman. Kenned! iand Percy s. RichardSon. Met at Parsonage. A prayer meeting was held Thurs . day evening at the Congregations parsonage and was conducted by Rev
 F. D. Sargent, the pastor, who Is u l. conduct service at the Congregations church in Willimantic Sunday. Brevities.
 Miss Abbie Keith of the high schoo l faculty is to have the members of th'
 Two -Ra-Lo Camp Fire Girls at he home for a meeting Saturday after noon,
 l An official war bulletin board ha been placed in position on the fac of the National bank building and tn bulletins being shown there attrac !. much attention.
 Miss Aline Babbitt will have tn l members of the Sunnyside club a her home for a meeting Saturday eve ming.
 Speculation was rife here Thursda
 as to whether any Putnam boys wer
 on the Tuscania when she was tor , pedoed, but opinion seemed to be tha chances are against it.
 3 Appointed District Deputy. 1 At the Masonic Grand Lodge meetin
 in Hartford, l., H, Fuller of this cit g was appointed district deputy, havin t Jurisdiction and lodges in part ( eastern Connecticut.