Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
PUTNAM

A degree team from Wallingford tribe Of Red Men will come here Sat urday evening to confer he third de- gree upon a class of candidates Of the local tribe Of Red Men. This occa- sion promises to be one of real in terest in this years doing of the Put nam tribe.
 Miss Eleanor Fisher will entertain at her home this evening members who are in her Sunday s"looI class at the Baptist church.
 At the Baptist church ;n this city today Wednesday, the Windham county Sunday school convention, in- terdenominational, will 3e held, with delegates present from al towns in the county.
 Tuesday evening next Putnam lodge of Elks will receive a visitation from the district deputy exalted ruler for this state. The visit Of the district deputy will bring together 8 large number of members of the lodge. Mieke Shoatian, whose name ap- peared in Tuesdays casualty lists was employed at the mill in Mechan- icsville at the time he entered the ser vice. He was one of those who was very anxious to fight for Uncle Sam, | though he was an alien. to even up l with Germany and her allies for the 1 murder of his relatives at their home | in the Near East.
 The Hoyt Musical show played to l good business at the Bradley theatre l Tuesday, Felix Martin, the comedian and an old favorife here, proving as | big an attraction as eyer.
 Mayor A. ". Marcy, Judge L. H. Fuller and Attorney Ernest c. Morse are the delegates from Quinebaug | lodge of this city and George W. Butts, i Frank Johnston and George ". Davis are the delegates from Putnam lodge of Woodstock to the annual session of the Masonic grand lodge of Con- nectcut, now meeting in Hartford. l The Putnam High school basketball l team will be cut of town this evening 1 for game with the Plainfie1d High school team, one of the fastest org anizations in the league. so the game $ expected to prove one Of the best | of the season
 Major James Meissner, American ace, who has just arrived from over seas and who is officially credited with having downed 10 Hun planes was giv- en a tremendous welcome in his home l city of Brooklyn, N. Y. Major Meiss- ner, but 32 years of age. is a, relative of Mrs. F. c. Morse of tl1is city. The gallant young aviator took the won derful reception he was given very rnodestly and said that had it not been for Captain Edward Rickenback- CT with whom he returned from France things would have been much different for him. Pickenbacke1 twice saved Nleissner's life.
 It was announced by Captain Fee as the Salvation Army's Flaming campaign in this city will open Feb ruary Il and continue to February 23. Reva R. J. Dixon will be the pFeacher,Sand it is promised that he will give red hot gospel every night Tn Salvation Army hall, Monday anC Saturday excepted. The evening ser vices are to be at 7:30, the Sunday services at 10.30 a. m, 2:30 and 7:3( r. m. The Army workers here hays bidden everybody welcome, teliins them to come expecting great things telling them to praSs, work and be. lieve. Captain Fee will be in charge of the revival and her arrangement: include plans for good singing.
 Notices posted at Grosvenordal, and at certain of the cotton mills il
 this city announce that the. 4S-hou
 week about which there has beel so much agitation in big mill center
 Of New England will become effectiv
 here next Monday, February 10. IT
 to Tuesday afternoon not all of tn
 mills in the cotton industry had post
 ed such notices, but it was forecaste,
 that they would likely do so soon.
 The announcement that the AS
 hour week was to be introduced her
 came as surprise to practically al
 the operatives, who are not organize
 in this city or in the Grosvenordales
 They are pleased about t particular
 so because it came to them withou
 any controversy with their employer.
 In some plants the employees were be ing canvasSed to laarn whether the