Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-02
Norwich 1uileAin. Wiiiimantie of- fee. 2 chsneh 4st. Tsisnhens 1n6.

Norwich 7suiieAin. Niiiiuantie of-
 fee. 2s chsseh 4st- Teisetens 1ns- What Is sesisS' pn Tonight. x ! Francis A LOngsPost No. 30. e. As
 R. meets 4n G. A R. han. corner of
 Main and High streets
 1 The summary process civil suit of
 tthe First Spifituahst Society aga inst fSamuel Fol over the non payment of
 rent for the. building On BanK street
 which Fotl uses as a moving picture theatre was heard Thursday Afternoon lshefore Justice of the Peace Curtis Dean. The hearing lasted from 2.45 until and decision twas reserved. It l is alleged that Foti had an agreement I'with D. A. Lyman. a trustee of the society, under the terms of which he would not have to pay rent while the [theatre was cIesed. as it was during Miss Therese Foti. sister of Frank e. iFoti, the manager of the theatre and Mrs. Lotfie Smith, the piano player at the theatre testified that they heard ''wk1ld call it square" in regard to the rent due for last October. Lyman denied ever nfaafing such q ststepmeAf. t-Attorney. Kelley appeared for the Spifitualists and Ferdinand D'Esopo | of Hartford and Samuel B. Harvey eof lt this city appeared for the defendant. Rev. Ea~ard F. Aver, pastor of the First Congregational church at Mans field Center has, asked for -four months leave of absence after which Inc asks that he be sailowed te resign. ' by Rev William S. Beard. formerly pastor of ti,e Congregational church in Willifnansic. to canvass Connecti- cut for the Pilgrim Memorial Fund and this work will engage him for $fao A ffcr Is he h., e made no plans. Mr- Aver is a grad uate of Amherst and of Yale Divinity
 school. While in college he injured his eyes with overstudy so that he Is
 now totally blind bat in spite of this
 he has been able to do the clergy
 mans usual tasks His has been 2
 very successful pastorate at Mansfield
 and his parishioners feel loath to let
 I field Center and attended the church
 of which he is now pastor. as a boy
 His father was for many years pastor
 of this same church. He has had ipastoEates in Easton. North Guiiford | and other places in this state. NIT
 \ Aver has been at Mansfield Center for
 seven years. The trustees of the
 church, Alfred Oden. Henry P Brown
 and Robert E. Stearns have voted to grant the four months leave of sb- sence as requested but have taken ns action on his resignation. Mir. Beard 1 has offered to help in securing sup
 ply ministers for the church duf1ne 1 the coming four months at least and
 his offergwih 20 5ro5a 5fs be acrepeed. Rev. M.ltsr E < Hsrchsrt. rector ol St. Paul's Episcopal church here. in
 ! common with the other Episcopal
 ministers throughout the country re-
 gently received questionpaire sen>
 | out h-r the church.. asking a number ] Of questions relating to the social
 welfare of the parish; One of the
 | nit q e 1- stitute in each community covered
 MT Berehert in discussing this Gues- ton said that he believeds the solu- tion in this city was difficult one He believed that the churches should oper mems club rooms where the men might go and smoke and feel entirely l at ca SC. The T. M. C. A. should loosen up on their requirements, and allow
 men to smoke in their buildings. But lexen with these two things there ! would still be a. certain class of men who would be out of reach of both the church club room and the r. M. C. A. The, man who has been accus- toned te going to the saloon as sort of a neighborhood club where he can . meet his fellow workman and talk lover the questions of, the day with them wo i'd be very much out of his environment in either of the other two places. Some of the saloons should be Iikept open. under supervision for these men This would give these men a meeting place Let the place be equip ped with reading matter and with pool tables Non intoxicating drinks could be sold In many. cases the old bar tenders with their easy tact and sym pathy would be the ideal men to take charge of such place Mr. Borchert said that the saloons were not Dad exs cept as they were made so and that there would in his opinicn, be no ob- lection to them keeping open. simply as community centers if they did not degenerate into blind tigers.
 About seventy five Of Windhsu,s service men gathered in the state ar mory on Pleasant street Friday eve ming to discuss their part in the Well come Home celebration on August Is. Whether it was the influence of the two silver bars on the shoulders Of the presiding officer or just natural basnfulness asserting itself there was almost no discussion at the meeting. Expected opposition to the wearing of the uniform on the part of the ser vice men did not develop. The meet ing was called to order somewhat af- ter sSa by Capt ". F. $. Heating. He ealled on Chairman Valentine Mur- phy of the parade committee to ex-