Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-19
PUTNAM

At the Congregational church Friday evening Mother Grunt and her sypsy band provided very happy hour for those who saw them. Food. ice cream, candy, aprons and surprises in the gypsy stew were sold. and fortunes were told. A little over s45' was added to the treasury of the Ladies Social circle as result of the evening.
 A letter dated May 14th, from MT. Merrill brings the welcome assurance that he is to begin his work in Put nam on the first Sunday in July He writes: Very definite and satisfactory word has come from Washington which assures me that my resignation has been accepted and will take effect June 18th. If it meets with the ap- ,proval of the church committee, I would be most happy to be with you for the first time on July 6th."
 The annual meeting of the Windham county association of Congregational churches and ministers is. to be held at the Woodstock Hill church Wednes- day, May 21. E. M. Wheaton is the moderator of the association The program follows:
 II a m.-Devotional service, led by Rev. E. P. Aver.
 Ills a. nl.-Organization and busi- ness.
 1l.45 a. n,-Address, Rev. J. H. Pot ter.
 Intermission
 2.15 p. m.--Unfinished business. 2.S0 D. m.-Bible reading, Frederick W. Henrichs.
 2.45 T. m.-Interchurch World Move ment as Our. Part in Reconstruction Work, Miss Muriel Streibert. Biblical department, Wellesley college. Putnam grange, cooperating with the executive committee of the Travel CTS Aid society. is making a special effort to have the following thrown on the screen in movie theatres: Travellers Aid exists to help you. No l fees. No tips.
 | Are you going on a journey, 1 Are you going to a new job. Are you going to city where you will be stranger.
 If you need information or advice, safe and reliable,
 1 If you want boarding house, if you want an address,
 If you are trying to find friends or relatives.
 i If you want help of any kind, 1 Do not leave the railroad station without consulting the Travellers Aid 1 agent.
 At the state capitol Tuesday, May 20, at 12.30 D. m, Probation Officer Mrs i W. J. Bartlett will attend a meeting at
 which the following program will be 1 enjoyed: Dinner. 12.30; address of
 welcome, William c. Baxter, field sec retary, Connecticut Prison association
 Early Days of Probation in Connecti- cut, Rev Fred H. L. Hammond. Derby;
 Aims and Possibilities of Our Organ 1 ization, Rev. C. x. Simpson. Bridge port, president Probation Officers as- i sociation; Our Problems, minute papers; My Experience Among Juve- I nile Cases; Th>- Probation Officer in 1 Court, Edw. H. BaiIss Danbury; Re- 1 porting to the Probation Officers Frank A. Arnold, Hartford: discussioi | of the above papers. fifteen minutes l for each subject: address. Probation | Work as Accomplished in New York l City; open discussion, fifteen minutes l Pending Legislation, What and Why | Prof. William B. Bailey. New Haven; l elections.
 As High School day will be observed l at Storrs college May 24th. for senior: 1 all over the state. the P. H. $. seniors 1 will leave Saturday morning at 9.19 l arising in Willimantic somewher' around 10 o'clock, where machines vii
 be waiting to take them to Storrs. 1! the afternoon there will be baseball I the evening a reception and dance. I'm seniors will return home Sunday. MT. and Mrs. L. F. Avcrill of Pom fret left Saturday to visit their soi
 Walter in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. There was only one case before tn city court Saturday morning. Michae 1 Finnessy, for drunkenness. was finet s1o and costs.
 Relative to that clause in the vii of Thomas $. Harrison, late of Pom fret and Philadelphia. in which hi leaves a million dollar fund in trus and provides for the establishment O a board to watch over the manner II
 which public officials serve the city 0
 Philadelphia, a New York paper Sun
 day commented editorially as follow
 on a striking feature of the will iof {;
 former United States consul genera
 at Cairo, Egypt;
 In his will Thomas Skelton Harris
 son paid just tribute to the repu
 tation of Philadelphia. Under ex
 trene provocation it had occasionall
 been melted to reform, it's city govern
 nant, but acts of violence. so foreigl b jts H30eAl nature Nsss not regard