Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19

pFO1ilinent lawyers CT the state. A 1e- l gal resident of Westerly, and owner of | cottage and considerable other prop erty at Pleasant View, died after a | weeks illness with puenrnoaia, at his | home in, Edgewood, Sunday night He was born in Milan, N. H, September 4, 1851, the son of Rev. A. and Ma ria l.. Soule Crafts. His early ed- ucation was in the public schools, necessarily broken by frequent chang es of residence, since as son sof al Methodist clergyman two years was the limit of time in one place. Albert Barna-d Crafts was the third son in a family of five children, the others being Frederick II, 2 civil engineer Crafts, D. D., head of the National Bureau of Reform at Washington; George F., professor of music at Mill ton. Mass, and Addie L., who married Alfred E. Barr, an attorney If Chi cago. who died February 1s. 1893.
 MT. Crafts fitted for college at the Brockton High School; and at the age of fourteen entered Wesleyan uff- versity, Middietown, Conn.,, graduat- ing with tho class Of 1871. with the degree of A. B.. and procuring his A. M. three years later in course.
 A short period of teaching school followed his graduation, them he de- voted two years to the study of law in the office of Judge Thomas 1T. Pea body in Westerly. He was admitted 1 to the bars of Rhode Island and Con- necticut in 1875. and was for six years i q law partner of Judge Peabody. In 1891 he was admitted to practice in the United States district court
 | He opened a law office on his own 1 account in Westerly in 1881, and con- tinued in the active practive of his profession jlere until 1906, when he removed to Providence, but always re- taif1ins his legal residence in the town of Westerly. He represented the town in the legislatures of 1904, 5, and 6. He was a delegate to the reDub bliean I national convention at Chicago in 1904, and was always interested in matters political He was one of the l principal members for the establish ment of the Westerly Automatic Tele- phone company and has been vice president of the company since it's or ganization. He was a member of the
 Edgewood Yacht club, Haywood Ca sino club and the Benevolent and Pro-
 tectiye Order of EllSs
 l, Mir. Crafts married Miss Jennie Blake of AsbaWay, October T. 1881
 who died November 1s, 1884. His sec- fond wife was Mary A. Stark, of Mys- tie whom Ee married December + 1882 and, who. with one daughter Alberta Barnard Crafts, survives him T Governor Reeckn1an has taken step. !. to purge the text books in use in ths Public Schools of the state of every trace of German propa ganda. Int governor expressed himself as arY1az. cd at the propaganda discovered, ant A Ln1.. @Ec4 $ IA. Atz, ] state authorities would be exercised
 to prevent a eentinaance of the meth ] eds enipzoye1 hg- German agents t a inf1Usnce the minds of schoo! chi1
 dren. Il Willard II. Bacon, superintendent ! of Westerly schools says there i . nothing in the histories used in tn e Public Schools here. or in the son, 5 books. Or text books that is Of German propagandfsI nature. He says i. There is no Watch on the Rhine si to be found in the song books used il f the Westerly schools. There IS n ' reference to the greatness of German f and her people worked in by som : l prenleditating special agent or pal
 writer"
 !, ] . The History of America used in tn e public schools of Westerly is by Da
 vid Scoville Muzze3r. and published i
 Boston. It was adopted as the tex
 book in the Westerly schools in 191;
 and has been used continuously sine
 that time The other history used i = the schools is tho Moder1 History o
 Europe, by Robinson aiiA Beard, Tn
 titles of the music books used are Tn F Students Hynnal, by Thomas s Morgan. and Standard Song Classic!
 by Baldwin and Newton The Stor e of the Old World. by Bison and Nc f Mullen is not used in the Pub;i n Schools of Westerly.
 Superintendent Bacon stated tha 4 the objectionable books found in tn r Providence schools were not to h = found in the grade schools of Weste1 / lE, but he admitted that Bacon's
 Faterland is used in the class in Ger
 man in the Westerly High School. {, The patriotic rally in the town hal i, Monday evening was rouser. over - flowing with patriotic talk and paN !. otic music, and all was patriotism ''s The true spirit of westerly was den ' onstrated by the large and ap13recis " tive audience Colonel H. Anthon l. Dyer. chairman of the Rhode Islan i. Speakers Bureau, spoke of the Roa
 to Victory; Alfred M. Coats, stat n food administrator, gave the reason " Why We Must Conserve Food: Harl ?. Boden, legislative representatiN "A from Providence gave an instructi, ,s address on War Savings The speal Iv CTS received enthusiastic applause ar = so did the Westerly band. Many phaI ST es of war work were explained in 6
 able and convincing manner.
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 The Westerly Visiting Nurse a is soeiation. now employs two nurse
 who are kept busy ministering CT the wants of those who need attei T. ton, but are not financially able
 hire nurse. This association has
 fixed income to carry on this charit'
 ble work and depends entirely upt
 individual contributions, which
 borne in the main by 8 comparative ts few individuals. In order that a may have an opportunity to contri
 ute their mite to this deserving wor al the management has planned a car of tpaign to raise funds and several tear
 have. been selected with the view ,i- making a. house-to-house cafiva.
 this work to begin to began todd nd Mrs. Charles E. Sherman is chairm IF. of the ways and means committee. a ng the teams are made up as. follows:
 Team No. Miss Elizabeth Fran is enstein, captain. Mrs. La Clede Woo r. r1nansee. Mrs. Arthur L. Perry, M : Farquahar Smith, Mrs. Frank 'Lal on Mrs. Frank Ahern. Mrs. Elisha Bu
 dick, Miss Elizabeth Paterson. M h. lIsabel FiddIes Miss Kathryn Healt tic Miss Irene Peabody, Miss Lila Sti
 well. Miss Ongenette Cottrell. NJ
 Phebe Hall and Angelo Gencerello
 Team No 2-Mrs. Merton Sto
 captain Mrs. Edward B. Coy. Mrs.