Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-05
WEsTERLY
WESTERLY LEADS STATE TOWNS Stands Highest in. Total of Thrift Stamps Piedses-Ran'es lMelI With cities-pistrict Ministeriat Assoela- ton Meets.


 In. the War Savings Stamps. cam paign week Westerly led all of the towns and several of the cities oi Rhode Island. Twenty thousand more pledge cards, tabulated Wednesday at state Headquarters added sSs1,521 to the pledge week work. There have now been 153,029 pledges counted, for an aggregate of $2,s27, 300. Several thous- and more cards remain to be tabulated and it is expected the final figures will be reached on Saturday. The figures to date credit Providence with s624.- 610: Cranston s153,175; Newport $69,- 911: Central Falls $26.670; Pawtucket s193,250;. Woonsocket, s14Ss453.
 Westerly leads all the towns by a big margin, with $102, 40; and many pledges yet to be counted. Figures for the other towns are:
 Harrington S30190 Bristol $5o,f51, Warren s2a.946. Burrillville. s63.155, Smithfield s27, ,690, Foster .ss,850. John ston s22,640, Scituate. Si1,201, Coventry s22 IT. East Greenwich s25. 120. War wick $43,005, West Warwick $49,l90. West Greenwich s1,595, Jamestown s9,5S0. Little Compton $S,600, liver ton s7,4S5. Lincoln $1e,9S5. East Prov idence $51.305. Narragansett Pier S12,- e05. Wickford $9.Soo, Saunderstown, | s6s0, Lafayette ss.265. Hamilton g. | 450, Allentown s1635, Peace Dale $2.- 525. Wakefield s14.3s5. Cnarlestown 2S5, Richmond s12.79o. Cumberland s1.000, North Smithfield s1o.745.
 It was ascertained that f017 pledg- es were received for the purchase of the limit in stamps, which amounts to s1,01I000. " f
 II At the annual meeting of the Provi- denee District Ministerial association, held at East Greenwich Academy, Rev. l. Francis Cooper. superintendent of the Providence district, was elected president. The other officers are: Rev. William N. Newton of Providence, vice president; Rev. Paul D. Minnick of Providence, secretary: Rev. H. H. Critchelew of Central Falls, Rev. Gfb- son C. Mosier of East Greenwich and Rev. Adam C. McGilton of Warren. a former pastor of Grace Methodist church, Westerly, programme commit tee. Rev. George B. Thomas, of Prov idence, gave an address on The Min
 ister as a Patriot and Rev. John E..
 Burke chaplain of the Rhode Island State Prison. read a paper on Prison Reform. The members pledged their eHOTIS ana energy lO uO every lnlIlS
 possible to aid in vim ng the war 4
 resolution was adopteT against using foodstffs in the manufacture of beer. The state rifle range at Runsord, < which has been taken over by the federal government will be opened 6r 7 next Monday for the season. and facil- ities for practice have been trebled 1 Barracks have been built. mess hal
 las been erected, and there vElI be 50t k naval men at the range all through the
 season. As fast as the men of one T naval detail qualify they will be sent q back to tfe:r station and another de tail sent 10 replace them. The range \ will he open to members of the Rhode q Island State Guard for practice at al f times.
 The range TOW has 50 targets a,
 compared with i9 when the state was & in control. The course of instruction for state guardsmen includes instr1c- 4 tion practice, repeat fire practice. rec ! ord practice, marksman, sharpshootel < and expect rifemen course.