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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02
ATTAWAUGAN

Mrs. J W. Howard, who has been
kept at home by severe cold and
cough. is again able to be out.
The pupils of the VILLAGE schools
are enjoying a week vacation. Miss
GLADYS Leader, teacher of the earlier
grades. is reported improving.
Miss Dorothy Howard of this VII
lape. was one of the Junior class de
bators at Killingly High school last
week. The debate on Bolshevism took
place in the town hall at Danlelson,
and she was one of the winning team.
Pastor Woodward announced last
Sabbath that on Sunday, May II, the
preacher would be one of the return
ed Khaki boys, Eldon Martin, OF Yer
mont. college mate OF Truman
Woodward. The latter declares the
former to be most excellent speak
er.
Saturday evening, May 10, occurs
the entertainment for the benefit OF
the Nj. +. church and parsonage at
Attawaugan hall The Misses Grant
and Walker, who are to come from
aoston, are very proficient on the vio-
in and piano. AM cred Hopkins from
lapleville usually Keeps folks giving
miles both visible and audible. tus-
Ter announcement next week.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS

village a few years ago, and whose
parents live in East Thompson, died
on Tuesday from tuberculosis, he hav-
ing been i'll several months before re-
/ turning to his home from the U. s.
service. The funeral was in the
church at East Thompson On Thurs
day
The telegraph company has had a
force of linemen repairing the line
the past week. They commenced in
Boston and are working toward Hart
ford. making their headquarters in
Putnam while passing through
Thompson. They have truck with
which they travel and carry their
equipment:
Mrs. r. c. Paine arrived home on
Wednesday and opened the house,
which has been unoccupied since last
November, when the doctor entered
the medical service Of the govern
ment. Mrs. Paine. since the closing
# the house, has been across the
continent visiting relatives in Cali
fcrnia and other sections Of the west
The doctor Is exBectei soon On fur
.cugh of several days which he ia
tends to spend principally at his
home here
Judge and Mrs Munyan,. having won
the prize in the series Of evenings at
whist the past winter. gave supper
to the Jolly Twelve" as they are
stylei) on Friday evening. d sumptu-
Gus feast being provided, consisting
of chicken with al that goes with It
to make one of that kind Of suppers
complete in every detail. as well as IN
the serving, it being done in five
courses. The whole affair was hap
py ending of the winter evenings en-
joyment by the jolly Twelve whist
club.
"Comradship" was the subject of
Rev. VIM. Chase's sermon on Sunday
morning. II was one quite apDropri-
ate when united services have been
and are still being continued so har
moniously by the church societies.
nr. Chase expects 70 commence his
labors in his new field, Ludlow, Vt,
next Sunday Prior to the beginning
of the evening service an envelope
containing one hundred and fifty dol
lars was handed him, representing the
citizens of the community, and evil
dencing that his effort as a minister
among them was highly appreciated.
Several of our citizens attended the
service held in the Baptist church in
Putnam last Sunday evening to listen
to the speaker, + N. Messenger a
former resident of Thompson in the
Grosvenor-Da district. where he
represented the GrosYenor-Dale Com
pany as agent and manager, AID while
acting as such made many fast
friends in Thompson who still hold
him in remembrance and are eve
ready to respond to an opportunity to
meet and greet him, and especially e
hear him. as they had many times be
fore from the church pulpit Mr. Mes
seneer, while occupying a very busy
position in mercantile life, acts also
as assistant pastor of the First Church
of the Nazarene of Chicago, Ill.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02
POMFRET LANDING

+. T. White was in Worcester last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cady returned from
their wedding trip last Thursday.
Mrs. Moses Congdou has returned
from Mendon, where she has been WIS.
ting her daughter.
Mrs. Almond Bartlett Of East hi
lingly visited her sister. Mrs. j. r
Whaples, Tuesday.
Miss Edna Lilhbridge. who has
been visiting Mrs. Nj Hildreth toi
the past week. has returned home
Charles Hanley has moved hr
family from here to Mrs. kumhail
into the tenement lately vacated by
Mr. Bane
Mrs. James Fitzgerald of Hampton
Station visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. +. Mally. Her mother Is undel
the doctors care
]. +. Whaples was in Hartford from
Friday until Monday, attending tht
Tooth anniversary of the founding OF
odd Fellows in Connecticut. and Wis
ting relatives.
Callers at Mrs J d. Johnson ;
were Mrs. Frank Lathrop of Daniel
sen. MIR. and Mrs. Harry Smith OF
pomfret. Miss Bassett of Brooklyn
and Mrs. J. b. Clapp
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02

The Baptist Ladies' Aid society met
with Mrs. Maitland on Wednesday.
Miss Mildred knight has been again
assisting Miss Munyan in the library.
Tenements for working people are
being sought for this spring in town.
Mrs. Miller of Providence spent
the day at her summer home here on
Friday.
Miss Lewis arrived on Saturday and
will be soon settled in her home here
for the summer.
A dance will be held at the Town
Hall in Thompson on Wednesday eve
ming, May 7th.-Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. knight announce
the engagement of their daughter
Mildred to Walter Pratt Of Thompson.
Miss Nellie Ryan has entered the
employ Of the optical works in
Southbridge, commencing her labors
last week
The Quinebaug Pomona Grange
held IN Brooklyn last Friday drew
quite . n1mDel from the local grange
in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Mills. after
spending tie winter IN Worcester,
have returned to Thompson and have
opened their summer home.
The Putnam Electric Light q Pow
or Co Wofkmen are ia the village ex-
tending the power wire to the new
shop Of f. j Bates on the Brandy Hill
road
Mrs Angelina Mills. who has been
quite Ill the past week, is much bet
ter. Her daughter, Mrs. Olin Far
rows. returned to her home in Putnam
on Wednesday
On the morning of the great parade
of the 26th Division in Boston,
Thompson people enjoyed fif it was
enjoyment) having the thermometer
register twenty-six degrees above.
A case of theft of hive of bees
was before the court on Monday
morning before Justice Thomas Ryan.
The parties concerned came from the
East Thompson section Of the town.
Rev. Mr.. Puddefoot of Boston will
occupy the pulpit in the church next
Sunday Mr.. Ruddefoot IS not
stranger to Thompson people, who
will be pleased to have him here
again on Sunday.
Miss Edna Jansen of Worcester
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dalbert Mackenzie. Miss Jan
sen and Mrs. Mackenzie were mem
bers Of the same graduating class IN
the Worcester High School Of Com
merce
A meeting Of the people of the
Baptist church was held at the rel
denee Of Mrs. Grace Noyes on We'd
nesday evening Rev Mr. Mackay Of
the Baptist church of Putnam, was
the principal speaker.
The animal truck from New York
was in commission on Monday, mass
inc through the village four times
making two trips between Providence
and Thompson with horses belonging
to John r. Gladding, who will occupy
their summer home for the season al
ter the first of May.
Rev. William Chase moved his
household goods away from the par
sonage on Wednesday. and Mr. Chase
went the same day to his new place
Of residence. Mrs Chase and the ehll-
aren are remaining with her brother
and family in the Sawyer district Tor
short time
Forest Young. who resided in our
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02
OF the Rupeles family.

OF the Ruggles family.
But the styles that shake our sides
with laughter,
That the Grange alone may see.
Are the styles the men-folks wear to
please us.
The styles of the Third Degree.
Forging Ahead and Pulling Together,
Worthy Chaplain Rev. Fuller
If wit were trumps, what hands
you woSld holdr'
The Merry Side of Grange Life,
Mrs. Haines
Let fate do her worst-there are rel
les of JOY,
Bright dreams of the past. which time
cannot destroy.
Exchanging Courtesies.
Worthy Lecturer Hamilton of Senexet
{ Nv eigh him well, and that which
looks like pride is courtesy.
Until We Meet Again,
Worthy 0verseer Amidon
you are as good as chorus, my
Lordw
Song by the Married Folks:
When We Meet Again
Smile the while the honors rest with
you,
Afterward you'll find that it is true
That the outlook is quite blue;
In the dumps you'll roam so dreary,
Welded bellies will sing so cheerily,
Act and play, recite from memory,
Do all the stunts that help to win,
W hen we meet again.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02
WOLF DEN GRANGE

(Reeeived Too Late For Last Week.
There was an enjoyable meeting of
Wolf Den Grange last week Wednes-
day evening The following program
was greatly enjoyed:
Toastmaeter. Past Master F. f.
Brown. HE has won golden opini-
ons from all sorts of men,
Keep the Grange Fires Burning,
Song by the Married Folks
The Youngsters, Mrs. Cora Clemens
Some like them raw, some like them
roasted,
We serve them here simply toasted.
The Grange of the Future
Worthy Master Covell
Had he been left out it had been
a gap in our great feast.
Song written for the occasion.
BY a Grange Quartet
Styles
There are styles that make us weary,
There are styles that fill with glee,
Like the styles so gay and festive
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-05-02
Thompson W. c. r. u

The Thompson Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold its next
meeting with Mrs Edith Converse IN
Quadic on Thursday, May Sth, one
week earlier than the regular date. \
full attendance is desired
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
lslanketing Blanauet

Irregular WAS it for Blanquet to start
revolution in Mexico while the special.
ists IN promoting revolutions were occu-
pned at the Hotel de Crillon. To watch
tWo-rlnged circus is difficult in any
circumstances, but when the sawdust or
BITS are in different hemispheres com
piete supervision of both spectacles is
beyond the talents of even seasoned
Lincoln Stetfens
So If Banquet is no more; if. like
Madero, he has been killed, in orthodox
Mexican fashion, his fate cannot be
quarrelled with. He sought to pull off
something when the revolutionary gal
lery was absent, and this is heresy, is
not IN accord with the rules of the game.
Our missionaries Of misrule, busy as
they are, could not Immediately take shin
for Montezuma land. They have no for
mer German liner or ferryboat to use.
lrue, the auxiliary dean of the Paris
delegation when need drove him, learned
all about Russia though innocent of the
language by attending the Smolnv In
stltute Sunday School for eighteen DAYS;
nut thus Was strain. 1t generally takes
at least month for d parlor revolu
uonary to gather satisfactory evidence
that the views he took along in his lug
gage are altogether correct.
hot perhaps the sympathy not felt for
hlanquel Wlll so out for Carranza He
faced a crisis naided How did he dare
to act whom his friends wore not present
to advise hm' Moreover, he il unhola
'hR Am existing regime in Mexico that
recently has shown eome tendency to he
orderly Noth facts arc suspicious, Don
N'nualaoo may naturally he aasaled hy
nner douNts Uneasy the mind or a die
'ator when his poWor oNists with the
apparent cousont Of Che dictated to.
To quiet his apprehension, to make
HIM feel certain he is perfectly ful0llin,
ms Junction, Carran4a fell away from
approved Uoshcvist doctrine and intro.
dpccd a Ilaw in his title when he held nn
election even though riggcd one. Every
good rcvoutonist realizes how fatnl i, is
to compromise with democracy NV vield.
ing to It's 0rnS.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
Metropolitan Opera

The metropolitan opera season Of
l9l8-'l9, which came to an end last
night while far from brilliant, has
on the whole proved satisfactory to the
great majority of its audiences. Brill.
fancy in war time is too much to cxnoct
out Slgnor Gattl-Casazza deserves praise
for having been able to fulfil all his
PROMISES both as regards novelties and
rcvivals
The world premiere of the three
Pucclnl oneact operas, "Il Tabarro.n
"Suor Angelica and "Gianni Schicchi."
Of which great things were expected
duly occurred, and if only the last
named opera seems likely to live, all
was done that was possible for their
success. The Metropolitan's good faith
IN its effort to discover an American
operate composer was attested by it's
production of Mr.. BreiPs "Thc Legend"
and Of Mr. Hugo's "The Temple Dancer
and It's revival of Mr.. Cadman's "Shane-
Wis That none of these displayed the
marks OF genius or even of sound knowl-
edge of operate requirements was also
not the Metropoltan's fault, for nothing
was stnted in the productions The
othcr novelty, Xavier Leroux' S LA Refine
flammette, was likewise superbly
staged and likewise seems destined for
speedy oblivion.
The artistic high water mark of the
year was reached in the production Of
Weber's "Oberon,' which proved both
an artistic and popular success. As
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20

spectacle it was probably of greater
magnificence than anything ever given
under Signor Gatti's direction, and it's
presentation was in general most COM
mendable. The revival of Verdi's ola
Forza del Destno" was superby given
by Signor Caruso, .Signor de Luca and
Miss Ponselle, and likewise proved a
popular Offering. Gounod's "Mirelle" )"
was another, on the whole, satisfactory
effort, but Stravinsky's "Petruska"
brought unfortunate comparisons, de-
lightful as is the work itself
OF the new singers, Miss Rosa Pom
selle and Mr. Charles IIackett, Ameri-
cans both, proved to be artists of the
first rank and Miss Margaret Romaine
and Mr., Reinald Werrenrath gave evi-
dences of future usefulness, An event
Of the season was Miss Mabel Garrson's S
appearance in "luoa" and "Rlgoletto." +"
Her suocess was Immediate and brought
the Wonder that she had not heen heard
mere often,
safe and aaNe aeema to have heen tho
aeaAon's motto with the comng of
peace, however gradual that coming may
aoem at prcsent, the metropolitan may
be expected to strike out moro boldly
and confidently.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
From The ionSc,oim 81 Tolio

The iolshcv,k rropegaudata i'm Nnun
Othey 20 uudor the namu ot anlisNmorenn
prcaa and aot American apiNuora thcrc, and
somo ol them ARE utterly innocent ol the
lncl that thvy arc prophot4 of loahovlaml
nrc bound to mako "A great talc cut of the
above incident, crying from the houaotops
Of Toxic;
CLARK yc, true sens and daughtcrs Of
Nippon, TO this'
a dnstardly delamcr of Japan hi,h in
the confidence Of the Washington govern.
mcnt dragged the honor of the Nippon
soldier in the mud. actually making The
American commander in Siberia declare
and that, too, in his official report, mind
you, that the Japanese soldiers had shot
down helpless women and children, and
that was precisely the rcnson why he had
refused to save the men of the TanaAa
company from utter annihintion by the
Russian murdcrcrs and robbers.
"Now what do you think OF that?
Wait that isn't all; that is not the point
or course you know thoro arc fools and
lunatics everywhere. Japan may have one
or two enemies among the high officials at
Washington nothing surprising in that
The rumor was silly and scandalous on
the face of it. but the Washington cor
respondent Of 4 great New York paper
did not think So He took it as a serious
and important piece Of news He wired
1t to his paper Tho editor at the New
ork end thought it important enough to
give 1T prominent place, right on the
front page. This is rather significant
for the editors of American newspapers
are pretty good judges of what the people
think of news. The following day the sllv
rumor was fatty contradicted by tho high
est American authorities And hero il
the most significant thing of all: Did the
American public, did the American sense of
fair play, cry out against this cowardly
and criminal libel on the fair name of
the soldiers who fighting shoulder to
shoulder by the side of their own bows in
Siberia? Not at all. vast majority OF
the people actually seem to think that the
two Washington authorities were irving
to whtcwash the whole thing for some
diplomatic reasons And that is the
mighty eloquent straw pointing the wav
the American sentiment toward .Japan is
blowing. You have no idea how deem and
wide American suspicion of Japan is. In
the eyes of America. there isn't thing
too base or vile that Japan is not capable
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20

when we were beneficiary and ought to
be able to do it again to repay.
1t is not question merely of serving
France. In serving her we serve our
selves and safeguard the civilization of
which we are one of the trustees. Such
are the feelings and thoughts also of
Great Britain and Italy. With the power
of those three firmly added to our own,
together with such other adhesions as
would freely come, there would be real
league of peace, a real safety for democ-
racy, real Harvesting Of scheming inn
perialsm, real reign of justice, real
attainment OF the great and noble OBJ
leetlve of the war; and the name would
not matter,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
Miss Jane q. Delano

Miss Jane A Dclano, who died last
Tuesday III military hospital in
France, was a notable figure in the mod
ernized profession of nursing She had
the vision to prepare for the tasks of
war before war came. She was instru-
mental IN organizing the National Com
mlttee of Red Cross Nursing Service.
and IN 1909 became It's chairman. Her
idea was to create a nurse reserve SINH
lar to the officers and enlisted men form
ing the reserve corps of the army,
which the Wan Department had created
but created only on paper Her work
was ON sounder lines, for when the
united States entered the war there
were 5000 trained nurses in reserve.
And in the next two years $4,000 trained
nurses were enrolled and 10000 OF them
assigned to military service. The United
States WAS the only country which had a
'eA' reserve of nurses from the start.
This reserve alao WAS the ONLY one which
this country could hoNat Of in any de.
pAr'mont OF military effort,
Mlsa holNno gave her whole hCc to hol
profession, She went ~ II vountccr, to-
JacksonVillo IN lSS0, at the timc Of the
yellow fcVcr epidemic, Then a trained
nurse was rarity She was one OF the
leaders IN the development of nurscs'
training schools and the Improvement of
nursing standards. For three terms she
was president of thc American Nurses
Association. She also served ON the
board of directors Of The american
Jo"nd| ot NWsiu0 In 1908, when the
American Red Cross was rcorgani1cd
shc effected an agreement with that body
by which the American Nurses Associa
ton agreed to supply the personnel for
the Army Nurse Corps She accepted
the post of superintendent of the Army
Nurse Corps and had much to do with
making it an effective auxiliary of the
Medical Department of the Army. Dur
ing the war she served as director gen
eral Of the Department of Nursing of
the Red Cross
Miss Delano was woman of unusual
force of character and high personal
ideals She did much for the profession
she loved. Her untimcly death inter
ruptcd a career inspiring to her associ-
ates and marked by brilliant and honor
able achievements
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
An Army With Douehnu,s

OF alt the workers IN aid of the war
none covered themselves with greater
glory than the Salvation Army girls, with
them blue bonnetA and doughnuts and
un'N'lnP pluck. There has vet to bo
complaint of holding back or failure
To serve ~ time OF noed, It was aa a
minor aid that they wont, comfort and
cheer rather than necessity; but they
speedily elevated their work to tho rank
OF an essential, demanded and chccrcd
wherever doughboys congregatcd.
they now have abandoned their tam
BOURNE method of collecting, and next
month, beginning May 10, they commence
drive for an Army Home Service Fund
of $4,000, 600. Our New York CITY
quota is Sl,500,000. We have seen no
more striking testimony to the admirable
character Of Salvation Army work and
the urgent appeal which this drive makes
to every American than the sympathetic
letter of Cardinal Gibbons, every re
turning trooper is a willing witness to
the efficient and generous work of the
Salvation Army both at the front and
IN the camps at home" he declares, with
truth He bespeahs "a hearty response
from our generous American public" for
this organization, Gree from sectarian
bias The wholehearted spirit of the
war, knowing neither sect nor creed nor
special pleading, speaks in these words.
We are sure they will find an echo in
every ones heart and that the Saliva
tion Army drive viii be one of the most
successful of all our many appeals for
the one essential equipment OF war.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
A Japanese View
BY .Adachi Kinnosuke
TRUSTWORTHY QUARTERo

q TRUSTWORTHY QUARTER" ~- sig
n niicantly unnamed gave out the in
formation that General Graves, com
manding the American forces in Siberia, said
in his official report that he refused to save
company of Japanese soldiers from an
utilization at the hands of the Bolsheviki be-
cause o. the Japanese shot down women and
children, and co because he did not rocog-
nlze the Russians as the real enemy.
One day after the publication of this news
two high authorities Significantly named
Acting Secretary of State Polk and Acting
Secretary of Wan Crowell- denied the above
report in the most pointed positive and point
blank manner possible
The net result of this should be blank in
the minds Of the American newspaper rcadcfs
as lar as this silly, mschievous rumor is
concerned, It should hc moro than a mere
blank; it should be an emphatic blank, be
cause the way it was wiped out was more
emphatic than the way it was implanted. t.
should he, hut II isu'r Whereon hangs the
mischtoi
New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
Running by Signals

Vt Ihelr annual meeting the much
oUIleted atookhollora of tho New laven
Railroad were informed hy the president
ct the company that the proas receipts
euco january | have hecn losa than
operating cNpenaes, The receipts woru
Slia0l eco and the expenditures STA
dl30OO
such Ia the melancholy return for one
ct the hest equipped railroads in the
country Not cent was earned for the
benefit OF the vast property employed IN
the public service, as there can bc no
talk OF Watored stocks, hut enough was
taken III to cover actual operating costs,
with nothing for ohsoeScence.
Mr. Hines, Director General or Ral.
roads, speaking at Chicago, the same
day declared that the private owners. if
'hey mad been allowed to keep control of
their property would have done no bet
ter than the government has done. "Thc
unfavorable financial showing" saws Mr..
Hines, was inevitable" SO much for tho
past and the present Concerning the
futurc, MIR. Hines maintained stAnv
silence and could not be induced to
prophesy, Washington continues in a
state OF torpor concerning the railroads.
ihc Wcarisome subject, it would seem
mas become intensely disagreeable-a
disaRreeable as mention of telephones
Nnd teleerNphs is to MIR. Burleson.