Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-14
WESTERLY

] Aslaway Grange officers have been elected as follows: Charles N. Ken yon, master; Alexander w. Kenyon, 1 overseer; Mrs. Orpha Simpson, lectur- CT: George O. Johnson, steward; Har- ris W. Taylor, assistant; Mrs. Eliza beth B. Clarke, chaplain; Clifford T. Barber, treasurer; Mrs Joseph L. Ceilings, secretary; Alfred Partelo, gate keeper; Ceres, Mrs. Minnie Kenyon; Harriet Wells, Ponoma; Mrs. Mary Chaffee, Flora; Mabel Rexroth, | lady assistant steward.
 Work has been commenced on the temporary addition to the bank build ing of the Washington Trust company that will give more working space and also relieve the congestion of patrons in the heretofore small space allotted them. For the first time within the memory of any living man. the drive
 way between the bank building and the Nash store is closed, and for first time the tenants of the four buildings in Main street. all now owned by the trust company, are now deprived of privileges in the drive from the back doors of the stores. At the annual meeting, Wihred Ward was elected to succeed pr. John Champlin on the board of directors.
 George Benjamin Utter, represent
 ing Westerly, attended the session of the republican state central commit tee, that fixed the dates for the con ventions that will elect Rhode Island
 delegates to the national convention.
 The state convention for the selection
 of four delegates -at-large, and four
 alternates- -at-large. will be held at 10
 a. na., April 5, in Infantry hall. Provi- dence. The three congressional con
 ventions will be called at 11.30 a. m.
 and each will elect two delegates and two alternates.
 Primary meetings will be called for not later than Wednesday. March 31, to elect delegates to the conventions. The representation will be twice the. number of delegates that the cities and towns have in the general assem- bly,. This plar-.ses Westerly six del- | egates to the state and the represen- tative conventions.
 The Hope Valley Troop Of Boy Scouts has elected officers for the en- suing year, as follows: Donald E. ! Marshall, scoutmaster; Hartford
 Gongaware, scout leader; Kendall Knerr, treasurer; George V. Card, scribe; Henry D. Bailey, Frank E. Nichols, John T. Siswick. scout com | mittee.
 The new town council revised the custom of years ago by appointing | three of the members to act as a po- 1 lice committee, and replacing the cus | tom of the council members acting as a committee of the whole. There was
 no reason for making the change giv en, but it was simply made. The ] present committee leaves all the reg
 ular police duty with Chief Brown and i t,:e fov ,af i,7 i way directed or interfered with the police work. In the old days, the days ] of kitchen bar rooms and the days when booze was almost openly sold ] in no-license times members of the police committee engaged in active police work and actually participated 1 in some of the raids. With no booze | in sight. the present police commit 1 tee is inactive, and exists in name quired to devote all their time to en- | forcement of the liquor laws.
 l Rebekah Lodge of Odd Fellows of 1 Richmond, at the annual meeting
 made choice of the following officers:
 Miss Helen Cole, noble grand; Lena t, Potter, vice grand: Herbert L. Barber, secretary; Miss Margaret Oatley, f. naneial secretary; Mrs. Myra Kenyon, treasurer; Mrs. Emma Holloway, chaplain; Mrs. Cora Mallinson, war den; Miss Gladys Beresford, conduc- | tor: Miss Bertha Brown, assistant l warden; Mrs. Fanny Brown, assistant 1 conductor; Mrs. Nellie MeVay, inside
 guardian: Mrs. w. J. Tucker outside
 guardian: Mrs. Evelyn Barber, right supporter noble grand; Mrs Inez HiI- ton, left supporter noble grand; Mrs.
 Eliza Beresford. right supporter vice
 grand, Miss Nellie Saunders, left sup porter, vice grand.
 State Treasurer Jennings announces l that the state of Rhode Island closed the year 1919 with a balance of $675,- l 429.45 to it's credit. The total receipts l for the year were s5,321,723.43, with 1 the balance of the previous year s496,- 1 240,41. The expenditures were $5,142,- 5S3.39. The balance on hand for pub lie improvements in 1919 will be more than absorbed for improvements pro- 1 vided for by The legislature a year ago, under contingent appropriations available in 1920. The greater portion of this fund will be devoted to the state highways.
 At the annual meeting of the Sab bath school of the Pawcatuclz Seventh Day Baptist church, officers were elected as follows: Edwin E. Whit ford, superintendent; La Verne D,
 Langworthy, assistant; Miss Hilda
 Young, secretary; Harris Browning.
 treasurer: Mrs. Albert H. Langwor-
 thy, superintendent primary depart iment; Mrs. La Verne D. I1angworthy assistant; Mrs. William Grant, home
 department; Miss Emma Langworthy