Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-11

i republican state central committee | has been organized. Both are to CO., i operate in securing the success of the ] republican party in the state. Mrs. Edward S. Moulton- of Providence is
 chairman and Mrs. Charles J. Steed-
 man, also of Providence. is secretary, and with the following named form the executive committee: Mrs. Charles H. Remington of East Providence. Mrs. Howard w. Farnum of Gloces- ter, Mrs. Frank H. Hammill of Bristol, Mrs. Joseph W. Freeman of Central Falls, Mrs. Richard J. Barker of Tiv-
 erton. Mrs. Martha A. Gardiner of Exeter. Like the mems organization the womens executive committee rep
 resents the several counties. All the members are married and their hus bands are active republican party
 workers. Westerly was omitted in
 the selection of this committee. but
 there is to be elasticity in member
 ship this condition may be changed
 The general state committee as far
 as completed is composed as follows:
 Mrs. Charles E. Blake, Burlington;
 Mrs. Oscar Schiller. Central Falls;
 Mrs. Cyrus Taft. Cumberland; Mrs, L.
 M. Lincoln, East Greenwich; Mrs.
 Robert G. McMeehan. East Provi-
 dence; Mrs. Henry B. Reynolds. Exc
 ter; Mrs Esther F. G. Browne. Fos-
 Mrs. Lizzie B. Clarke. Hopkinton;
 Mrs. Alice Clarke. Jamestown; Miss
 Sarah Dyer Barnes. Johnston; Mrs. Louis A. Olney. Lincoln; Mrs. Adel-
 bert A. Martin. Little ConDton.
 Mrs. Alice Hubbeil. Middletown;
 Miss Lizzie Dickens. New Shoreham;
 Mrs. Gains H. Smith. North Proyi- dence; Mrs. Fred J. Pitts. North Pawtucket; Mrs. Alice W. Webb. Portsmouth; Mrs. Rush Sturges. Mrs. Charles E. Hancock. Miss M. Louise San Souci. Providence: Mrs: Mary ". IT, Walcott, Smithheld: Miss Bessie Curtis, South Kingston; Mlorence N. Brown, Tiverton; Mrs. Charlotte K. Bourn, Warwick; Mrs. Emma J. Briggs, West Greenwich: Mrs. Alice NJ. Howard. Scituate. Westerly will probably be given recognition on this committee.
 The organizers have also appointed town committees for Coventry. Exc ter, Eopkinton, Middletown. James town, Warwick. Scituate. Portsmouth, Harrington, South Kingston. New Shoreham, West Greenwich. North Smithfeld and Little Compton. The committees for other towns in the state will be announced later. In this matter the women's political organiz- ation differs from the mems which permits the several towns to select the town committees.
 Next Saturday the democratic state central committee will take steps to- wards the organization of the women voters of the state, those who will be qualified to vote for president.
 Chief Electrician William. R. Hig- gins, U. S. N. of Westerly. passed through here Thursday afternoon en route from the naval hospital at Brooklyn to the hospital at Chelsea, 1 Mass, in charge of a group of sailors, l off from active duty by reason of ill., ness, he being also a patient. Chief sailed from Brooklyn early in April last on Eagle boat No. for Russia. The trip was made by way of the Azores. Plymouth. Eng i land, Ivorness, Scotland, the Inland 1 seas, Marnansk. and Archangel.
 Two days after his arrival Chief who was taken i'll during the ! trip, was ordered home. proceeding to Brest, where he boarded the steam | ship homeward bound. He has been | in a hospital in Brooklyn two weeks. 1