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Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
MEMORIES DEAR.

Dear Social Corner Friends: As
someone suggested that we write
some memorial of those of cur circle
that had passed over the river" I
will write a few lines in memory Of
An Dana. She had belonged 70
CUR circle only about two years, but
had been an interested reader for a
llons time. Her penname YVES chosen
because that was what a young child
Ecalled her instead of Aunt Emma.
The recipes she contributed were re-
liable as she was an excellent cook.
she was very faithful worker for the
temperance cause. being secretary Of
the union in the town where she lived
I.and very active in getting subscribers
FLOR the Union Signal, the national pa
lper of the w. c. T.. t. She has been
greatly missed by those who truly
knew and appreciated her unselfsh
devotion TO what she felt to be right.
ChatterboX--lt was with sincere sor-
row and surprise that our circle read
of the death of Chatterbox as only a
few days before we had read one of
CHEEKY sletters in the Social Corner,
telling US Of the happiness she was
! looking forward to in attending the
meeting Of Club No. l in Willin1antic
The very day I read her last letter, to
the Corner circle in the paper. was
reading a personal letter from her
| asking If I was planning to have q
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
TRIBUTES TO THOSE GONE BE
FORE,

Dear Friends of The Corner: I have
been watching for a RELY to the one
who suggested "A Memorial Day for
The Social Corner Sisters. AS | have
seen nothing, would it be aTniss if I
mention those whom l have known to
have passed to the other side in the
last few years. .,.
If remember rightly the first break
in the local circle was when Goody
Two Shoes was called home. She al
ways brought good cheer to the social
gatherings and in her quiet way en-
joyed them greatly. An extra sadness
was felt by her friends. as her aged
father and sister, the other members
of her home, were both seriously ill at
that time.
Then we all remember Aunt Abby who
so dearly loved The Corner and was al
ways ready to help in any good work
We were sure of royal welcome al
the annual gatherings at her home
and each one felt the sincerity of hel
hearty greetings.
She was one whom l do not remember
meeting. but as there are no strangers
| in The Corner. her loss seemed a per-
sonal one to all. through our acquaint.
ance in The Corner page.
| Auelero, another member, although
unable to take as active part az
some, always enjoyed being with us
| and by her happy manner showed how
much she appreciated the good tines
! Polly Wintergreen was one of the ole
writers and we all felt we lost a true
/ friend. although a sufferer for Ions
| time her interest in anything pertain.
| ing TO The Social Corner never abated
| She met with us only short time be.
| fore she went home: and aIthourf
hardly able to get about she still had s
smile and a good word for all.
| Chatterbox was another one of on,
large family who had proved her wortl
by time. Distance did not keep he
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
VISITING NEIGH6ORS.

Dear Sisters OF The Social Corner:
Your letters about visiting neighbors
are interesting, especially the one by.
Aurelia Purse: My Morning Caller
| irnag CINE how she felt as the caller
fingered. 1t reminded me of an ex-
perience I had about the time The So
cial Corner was started. The wealth
err had been cold and stormy SO l had
not done nay washing; but one even
ing looked as if the next day would
be pleasant and I could DO the wash
ing. asked my John to put the
wash boiler of water on the stove when
he built the fire in the morning. l
went to sleep planning to do big
days work next day.
The morning was all that we expect
ed. After breakfast my John went
out to his work and ] put tub OF
clothes asoak in the kitchen, washed
the breakfast dishes and tidied TIE sit
ting room where we kept q good fire
all night.
| confess / Just hate housework.
did not pray deliver me from doing this
washing and would not have had faitt
to believe anything could happen Il
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picnic this year as she, enjoyed the
one attended here last year so much
that she hoped to come again some
time.
How true it is that we do not know
what a day may bring forth. How
important that we live day by day so
that when the summons comes Tor us
to go that we may be ready to go with
Joy and not with grief.
Chatterbox wrote me Of her church
relations, and sent me picture OF the
church she attended.
Had it not been for the associations
of the Social Corner I should probably
never have met her, or known her
personally, for which am very CRATE
full
Hoping each member Of the Socia!
Corner family may have very hap
DIV Easter ] will close with love and
good wishes.
AUNT MARY.
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GREETINGS FROM READY.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Once
again l greet you all.
l attended both Social Corner gath
erings in March and April in w. c. r.
L. hall. Willimantic. l enjoyed them
so much I wish to thank the hostesses
for their promptness in giving my
friend and myself pleasure
I spent few days with Sweet VII
liam. She had 107 baby chicks. They
were out in that last snowstorm with
snowdrifts so high one could not see
the brooder.
Mr.. Sweet William brought them in
the house until the drifts melted: and
today they expect another hatch.
How / found my name: I have a
dear friend and she always said I was
always ready Hence Sister
Ready.
VIII close by sending Easter greet
ings to all.
SISTER READY.
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SOCIAL CORNER POETRY.
AN EASTER SONIC

Ring out, ring out, o Easter bells!
Tell US the story of that day
When hidden in earth's sheltering
breast. our Lord. the Lord of
glory, lay.
Ring sadly. sadly, o We bells! Our
heads with grief are bending
low.
To think who gave such matchless
love. To think. alas! who met
IL so.
Ring sweetly. o We Ginning bells! The
Lord is risen-He lives today
Swing. lilies. swing your fragrant cups
make glad His temple. where we
pray.
Bend from the heavenly asphodels, @
Lord. above these flowers we
bring,
Fairest and purest things of earth, we
offer them to thee, Q King!
-Ninette NJ, LoWater.
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A SALAD WITHOUT CREAM.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Thank
you for responding TO my plea for a
word of cheer for my very dear
friend, Great Grandma. Hours are
long when spent in bed, although one
has the devoted care of those about
about one, and bit of diversion helps
to brighten the day.
The Social Corner Friends have
proved themselves as willing to pass
along cheer and encouragement, and
what do we mortals need more?
| remember seeing on the wall in a
Y. W. c. A. this message:
CAS- you go on thro' life let your
good fellowship follow you as the rip
pies follow the wake of ship. If you
have any kindness to do, do it now. If
YOU have anyone you should encour-
age, do it now. Pass on the sunshine
and don't wait until it's too late.'
Isn't this just the thought that
should always govern US?
Aunt Mehitable: am still here. do
ing the same thing. l do not have
time. to write stories now though one
manuscript is wandering between
some cruel editors mailbox and mine
Cor whisper it low. may hap it reposes
IN the wastebasket). $
Peggy Ann: How do you like your
new home. | went through N. in ar
auto, but had no time to stop, then.
! Maine Lover-I'd like to see vol
again. Went to your "city" not Ions
since. When l go again shall hunt fol
you.
Huldy-I'm sorry that you are go
| ing, or have gone away from us. w,
always wanted to get better acqaint
ed with you. However. I can't seen
to get away when Social Corner meet
ings are held.
Married and Happy-Where ar,
you? And where is the young profes
sor? l thought of you when passin,
the canpground last Saturday VIVA
a pleasant time ] had with you!
will close after giving you a re
cipe for a salad which was so goo
to my taste. at least.
The lady of the house had no cream
She took a full cup of evaporate,
milk (unsweetened) and whipped il
Then placed the bowl of milk in a pal
of cold water to keep cool. She the
placed a layer Of stewed apricot
which had been left over when max
ing pie: handful of walnut meat.
a small saucer of stewed prunes, tw
small bananas, two sliced apples, an
q stalk Of celery which She choppe
into inch pieces, on some lettuc
leaves In solod bowl. She then sprin
Killed. bit of salt over all. and the
sifted powdered sugar over this, an
last of all she placed over all tn
; whipped evaporated milk. 1t was de
-. licious.
Good wishes for all the Cornerites
POLLY p. PEPPERMINT
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LOOKING FOR A
PARTNER.
SPARRiNG

Dear Social Corner Sisters: With a
humble heart l seek your generous aid.
"A friend in need is friend indeed"
How true! How true! How refresh
ing to a shriveled soul to have some
one to turn to and confide in when
ones sky of happiness is overcast with
clouds of bitterness
Reader: What herbs will make me
strong? My husband came home
drunk the other night and hit me a
crack over the eye, knocking me out.
The next day | wrote my brother, a
sporting editor, asking him What to
do?"
| quote his reply:
Claim you were out Of condition
and get return match
If the two Buttercups settle their
dispute over the name. will the title
winner spar with me on Monday
mornings?
Sally Grab: The girls Of the Tuesday
Night club will hold their regular Sun
day meeting on Friday afternoon.
AITRETJA
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Is WATER STREET

l did. was just rolling up my sleeves
to begin rubbing the clothes when
heard heavy farm wagon stop at our
upper gate. and on Ioking out | saw
Mrs. G. climbing down over the wheel
from. the high seat.
Instinctively l felt she was coming to
spend the day. l knew she was such
sensitive woman she would feel hurt
If she found she had intruded on me
while I was at work. Every one in
that place, even the minister, always
came to the kitchen door. and she was
coming that way now. She was short
and stout, it would take her few
minutes to reach the door. What could
| do and not hurt her feelings? l flew
across the room and lowered the Win
dow from the top to let out the steam,
the window at the sink was already
open, then I caught the washboiler
from the stove ad poured all that boil
ing water down the sink aud tossed the
boiler into the pantry. Good way to
clean the sink and pipe! Then 1 took
the wash tub of soaking clothes and
set that into the pantry on the floor
and shut the door tight. showed the
wash bench against the wood box SC
it did not show, and all was ready fol
company.
lilIS tltiiG sic was hfiOClN1tlS OF
my kitchen door. When l opened il
she burst out:
Have you anything to do today
Can I stay with you? Mr.. C. is going
to market and l am SO lonely l just
cannot stay in that big farm house
alone all day! I thought of you ant
knew you were the only wozE..1 il
this valley who would not be complete
| " upset by an unexpected caller, 50
ventured TO come here
| l was laughing over the scheme
F., had played OH her. welcomed her cor,
daily and | meant every word | said
! was delighted to See her. marched
! Ter into the sitting room and assured
! her there was no work in sigh; w,
were soon chatting like two school girls
| she had brought her fancy work, ant
when II was necessary for me to leav
her TO set dinner she amused hersel
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
A CRITICISM.

Dear Social Corner Friends: 7 am a
new caller on The Corner. I have been
a reader for some time, and one of the
letters gave me the impulse to write
also.
1t seems to me if they are so cordial
and have such lot of love for each
other, they would be rather loath to
advertise through the Social Corner
for them not to come calling when they
were busy! Who isn't busy who stays
at home? The day one has no dinner
to get for their own family is their OPP
portunity to so to see their friends.
1t seems to me neither sisterly.
neighborly, nor kind. to speak of it
publicly.
How I came to think of the penname
use While | was at an institute at
one time l heard a person was used as
catspaw, so that is the name I will
| sign to this Corner letter.
CATSPAW
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Dear Social Corner Members: 1t is
some time since Patience has greeted
you, and truth told 1 have had to have
patience i'll good earnest, for l have
had rheumatics awfully for a year:
and as | was getting much better from
it had to slip my kneecap out and
with the two combined. I don't think
JOB suffered more with his boils.
Some years ago 1 was in the same
predicament l am now when a friend
called TO see me, accompanied with a
friend from out of town, and on find
ing out what was the matter, she gave
me recipe for a liniment her hus-
band used for his Patience. l had ii
made up and it greatly relieved me-
Not many months after someone sent
a recipe to The Corner, the ingredi-
ents OF which were the same, but not
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
CLUB NO. 2's MAY MEETING,

Dear Social Cornerites: Remember
Club No. 2 meets at the Buckingham
Memorial May It'll. We are to have a
May basket, to which all are asked to
contribute some article not to cost
over ten cents. All will have a chance
to grab something. This will give you
all a chance to get or make some little
thing.
Olga, Grandma H. and Lonesome
Pine: Hope to see you. We missed
you last time; also Manda.
| Deliah Deal: ! was glad through the
courtesy of Comfort to return your
| kindness so soon. 1 hope to see you
| next meeting.
| Have you got through housekeeping
Delight? Where are you? Come next
| time. We are going TO have a nice
May gathering.
| Best wishes for The Corner.
| SCOTTIE,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
GROWING OATS FOR HENS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: For
sprouting oats. if one has not the per
forated galvanized trays, which are
rather expensive, or boxes with small
apertures for the air to circulate IN
through them, other ways can be man
aged.
This winter I planted oats in soil In
flower pots and narrow pans and they
grew so thickly and so bright green
that even farmer wanted to know
what it was; when five inches high Il
is time to be fed. and the fowls get out
all Of the roots, and then replant again
/ do not realize the advantage OF
transplanting tomatoes several times;
those which have not been disturbed
are larger and better 1t always sets
plants back to transplant them. OF
course, where thickly growing they
must be separated.
The double jointed tin fork that one
uses when canning is fine for taking
up small plants, and a tin can with d
few holes in the bottom, made with q
wire nail, makes very good waterins
pot.
1t would be good reading if the
members would tell why they selected
their several pennames.
Mine ought TO have been "Hayseed. :
Much sympathy for the afflicted
ones.
BLANCHE.
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the quantity. and if any Brother or
Sister knows what it was viii they
please send it to me through The. Cor
ner. All remember was. take raw
eggs, put she'll and all in vinegar and
the vinegar eats the shell off. GWhen
mixed looks like nlilk) The other irl-
gradients l thought were water, al
cohoi but my husband says water and
turpentine. -r
l will tell you how I chose my PEN
name. When l was young nothing
would put ME out of patience When I
grew old teacher gave me a class to
learn their letters. 1t was impossi-
BILE for some to learn. but I was very
successful and the teacher used to call
me little Patience flor I was very
smalD. When l took to nursing l was
so patient / could do anything with
anybody, and people took to calling
me Patience. One. day / was telling a
neighbor about my setting hens. and
she replied. You make me nervous, l
never could have such patience with a
lot of old setting hens," I says "I've
got it." and 1 signed my letter PA
tience."
One spring set bantam and the
three weeks would expire on satur..
day, but neither that nor Sunday found
an egg pipped. Monday I left town
on business for week I said to
Hubby: Take that bantam off and
shut her up"
He replied, Eyes"
came home late Saturday night
Sunday I went, to pick up the eggs
when I heard Peep. Peep!" The
bantam Hubby had forgotten had
Matched every egg. Very soon a Ply.
mouth Rock in three weeks had not q
chick. SO I let her set another week
and five eggs Matched. Several times
since when it has been cold have
! had. it takes four weeks instead OF
| three to hatch chickens. Hope this
may benefit someone.
| PATIENCE. D.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
low WITCH HAZEL GOT HER
NAME

sDear Social Corner Members: I am
very much Interested reading how we
chose our pennames. and hope all will
give them. | will tell you about mine.
Among eight boarders was a Scotch
man very witty, and every one he
gave a name; for instance, one fellows
name was Walter Rice and he always
called him Rice Pudding. Often the
girls would say: What has such one
been doing today" l would tell them
nine times in ten: so they used to say:
You are a witch, or you wouldn't
know" q was 81 them This
Scotchman says: moi Witches are old
women. Well call her Witch Hazel!'
asked him where does the Haze,
come in? lie replied: Look in
the glass and you win see hazel eyes, ,
and the rest exclaimed: "A good name
for her. for like Witch Hazel she car
cure anything" So when ! was look
ing for a penname 1 thought of my
nickname.
How interesting our Anniversary
sheet wac. and all deserve much credit
have all the dainty calendars In
terested Reader has so kindly sent me
I,hsve all OF mine. Each year I put or
a new pad also. all The Corner page!
saved for eight years.
Some Sister wrote about high bloot
pressure and noises In the head. Per
haps it's from grip. Five years ag'
this winter / was at deaths door will
II. and | have cracking. buzzing ant
roaring noises, and thump, thumb
with every heart beat, for hours an
days at a time; also, at times. an alb
scess in the middle ear. The doeto
says to me: AS soon as you are abb
want you to come 70 the office som
evening. when / have plenty of time
and 7 will put my machine on and Sc
what IS the matter" Wen, he foun
the cause to be from poison from tn
grip Everything has been done, bu
nothing can or will stop those noises
nor those rushes of blood to my heat
have had about one dozen doctor:
and the best, but nothing can cure.
Wish all flower lovers could see m
Amarylis. one stalk has three bud
aud two blossoms on; they are of
soft scarlet with white strip
through center of each petal. and sma
stripes running each side from tn
center. one blossom measures seve
inches across. We also have anothe
stalk of buds.
Wish you all the best OF luck an
health.
WITCH HAZEL.
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working on that, or looking at my
beautiful ones.
When my John came in for dinner,
he looked for the washing on the line,
but he was wise enough not to ask
questions.
As the weather was cold we had just
put in a quarter Of beef from which
we cut delicious steaks. I soon broiled
a steak. and. with mashed potatoes,
home canned, stewed tomatoes chilli
sauce, bread and butter, pie and cot
fee, we had a fair meal for unexpected
company. But it was the atmosphere
of cordially that made it all pleas
ant. We laughed and joked. My John
told some amusing stories, and no one
could be happier than we three were
that day. EVENLY she had forgotten
her 'blues"
The sun shone brightly all day. fine
winters day to wash: but, never mind,
| there are more days coming, but not
every day company.
. played checkers while ! cleared the ia
| BILE. The sun was getting low in the
west when she started to walk home,
! as Mr.. G. was going to drive home on
! another road. She said she had spent
! a. delightful day and appreciated our
hospitality.
| was sorry she had to go and was
lonely after She had gone for we had
been very happy. Many times after
ward she spoke about our happy day
whc. she came unlimited TO call on me
because she was lonely. <She mover
knew how completely she had upset
my plans for tat day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. are both sleeping
their last sleep on the hillside, and !
did my washing today. nine years lat
err, without Interruption. Right or
! wrong I never regretted that l put al
my work aside and improved an oppor-
tllnity to entertain an unexpected
guest, when she was lonely. visiting
I. Deighbor. It Is q pleasant memory.
+ NElIA.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
PRACTICAL POLLY.
A LETTER FROM NORTH DAKOTA

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I am
Just dropping in to say How do you
do?" / hope you are all we'll.
l can syn1pathize with Samantha in
her sorrow, for one of my own dear
ones, bright, lovable boy of 10, pass
ed away March 10th after a weeks ILL
ness of influenza and pneumonia There
is one thing which helps us who lose
our loved ones when we have had
them so short a time-we are thank
full that they will never know the sor-
row we feel, or press kisses upon I'M
answering lips.
The northwest has been having It's
second attack of the flu" Most who
did not have it last fall, and many who
did, have been i'll this spring. Many
entire families are attacked. 1t seems
strangs that all our medical science is
powerless against this thing of terror
We had large body of snow on the
ground; but it is almost gone now, and
the fields are bare. Some are blowing
and sonie seeding will be done next
week The ground here is a light loan
| il most places. and dries quickly.
! My tomato plants are fine, and my
! house plants look well this spring.
| find my plants company and pleas
ure when all the world is white with
snow. / presume most of the Sisters
have them, and enjoy them as 1 do.
! i waRb to offer my belated thanks tt
the Editor for his token of approba
| tor 1t axes me feel as I used tt
when tie teacher gave me a card witt
| For a good girl on it.
| | have had an unpleasant time fo1
the last three months. A severely
! burned hand has prevented me from
sewing or tatting, and it is not quite
healed yet. l fear l shall never hav,
entire use of it again.
The lack of hay last year is maxim;
itself felt now. Very few have any OF
hand for the spring work and the yer,
= few who have a few tons to spare ge
SIS a ton for it readily.
will give you a recipe for ginge
Snaps which has been used in my fam
lily since Civil war days The snap
will keep many weeks il kept in til
tpail or other tightly closed place.
Ginger Snaps-Take one cup CT SUI
gar and one of molasses. Boil togethe
fer few minutes. then put in a scan
cup of shortening. This will cool
enough to put in one egg. one tea
Ispoon of ginger and one OF ba<in
soda. After beating these together
add one half cup OF boiling water
flour as necessary. Roll thin and bak
in quick oven. Then tell me how 70
, like them.
} The soldier boys are coming back
but not all of them. How strang
! things will seem to them for a while
NORTH DAKOTA
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HOPE SWEETENS LIFE AND CHECKS THE
FEAR OF DEATH

try. II Theodore Roosevelt were pres
ident 1 should not worry, but in the
hands of a selfish egotist who is also a
socialist pacitist l fear the worst. If
only our senators stand firm! l think
very few want a league of nations
not at present, anyhow, and l am very
sure that few want Mr.. Wilson's.
think our influence would be greater,
and our opportunities for serving Eu-
rope better, If we do not make any
entangling alliances with any nation
| believe the league is breeder of war
not an end of it-at least, not for the
present. Mr.. Wilson reminds me OF
Kiplings character who had too much
ego in his COSMOS"
Others share the doubts which die
THE EDITOR,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
BEREAVEM EMIT.

would not be bereft
OF star or sun,
or wild flowers in the cleft,
Nor rills that run,
Of the great winds that sweep
The skies along,
Nor the imprisoned. deep,
Sweet pulse of song.
Yet should these things be rent
BY Fate from me,
! should be we'll content
With Love-and thee!
Clinton Scollard. in The Parisienne
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
VANITY.

stream.
And a hundred streams are the same
as one.
And the maiden dreameth her love-lit
dream.
And what is it all, when all is done?
The net of the fisher the burden
breaks.
And after the dreaming the dreamer
awakes.
Harriet Prescott Spofford.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-19
HOW ONE WRITER FEELS.

In a private letter one of the Social
Corner Sisters ventures to write the
EDITOR the following about the present
condition Of the country. Although not
intended for publication. 1t is too good
10 keen 10 ones self, so l venture to
print II for the benefit Of all:
Il feel very anxious about our coun-