Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-11


 borne by pedestals floating in mercury. The driving clock weighs 1-2 tons and winds automatically every ten minutes. This glass makes the stars appear 3o,- GOO times clearer.
 It is not generally known that all the stars are in rapid motion, all moving in straight lines at speeds so great that they can only be recorded in miles per second.
 Regarding the amount of heat received from the stars :itsis estimated if the rays of the north starswere focused upon gramme of water it.would require mill lion years to raise the temperature one degree centigrade The suns rays will accomplish the same work in about one minute sensitive instrrnent now in use Is a radiation pyrometer which with the aid of a three foot reflector will reg ster the presence of candle 53 miles away.
 At his time Investigations are being carried on in search of a suspected planet beyond Neptune. This involves the close study of photograph plates. It is ex- pected that the discovery will soon be announced
 The former Norwich men were much interested in Mir Olcott's talk and he was given vote of thanks.
 Captain Denman Fox was next intro duced by President Ely Mir. Fox being classmate of Mir Ely's at Yale. Capt Fox was with the English army during the war and most of his time was spent in Russia His talk was very interesting Edward Holland Miller was called up- on for a few words and he told about l securing a book from Miss Mary Wat ties when he was in Norwich last I've 4f, Journey from Boston to New York 250 years ago, on horseback, with a courier. This book was a copy which was print ed by the students at the Norwich Free Academy many years ago. He found that het Otis library had one and Mrs. Fred H. Osgood said she formerly had one. MT. Miller was desirous of ob- | taining this book as he wished to give it to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, as she was searching for copy. MT Miller brought the book to New York and took it ot Oyster Bay and presented it to Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs Roosevelt had keen interest in the book as she was born in | Norwich and is the granddaughter of the late General Daniel Tyler of Nor wieh Mrs. Roosevelt has a brother buried in Yantic cemeery.
 The next meeting of the Norwich so-
 
 l a smoker, which will be held this com | ing fall.
 i Members of the society present at the annual dinner were
 | Louis NJ Alofsin, M D. 44S West a h i St, New York city; Anthony E. Arno.d, 53S Lawrence Ave, Westfeld, \. J. AL l bert s. Bard, 25 Broad street, New York i City; Charles A. Beach. James J. Boyd, l Arthur Bunnell, 395 Broadway, New i York city; A. E. Chamansl1y, Dorsen 1 Dry Goods Co.,, Bridgeport, Conn: Louis 1 J. Chamansky, R. H. Macy & Co, 1915 1 Broadway. x. I. City Arthur w Coote i Dr. William F. Cunningham 116 East 1 63rd St, N. Y; Louis R. Dressler Chas l Il. Ditson 6, O.. r East 3lth St, x. Y. i Edward c. Ely. 50 Broad St, N Y
 James ". Farrell Western Electric Co. i 195 Broadway, \. Y: Francis Gilman IS Hamilton Pl Tarrytown. N Y sam uel II. Howe, Jr, 200 Fifth Ave- x. Y. 1 William HuEer. 334 Fourth Ave. x. Y. W. Clark Huntington, IT. s. Finishing C., 320 Broadway, N. Y. George H Hyde, Il Park Row. \. Y.; Richard L
 Hyde; Rutger E. Jewett, 7SS Madison Ave, N. Y; F. Colt Johnson, 334 Fourtl Ave. x. Y; Robert Johnson O. Chester
 Johnson, 1o34 West 7th St, Plainfield, \ j.; Henry W. Kegwin, 2l North 9th St. MI. vernon, \. I. ; Nfn. B. kIeln, A; Windsor Pl:. Brooklyn. \. Y; Gilber
 D. Lamb. 115 Broadway. N. Y; AIansol
 P. Lathrop. 120 Broadway, N. Y; D. A
 Mcdonnell, 139 Emmet St, Brooklyn, \
 Y.; Elisha w. Mcclure, Is Exchang
 P, x. Y. Hugh F. Mclaughlin, 153 Wes
 97th St, N. Y; Wm. F. McNamara. T
 Cliff St. x. Y.; Arthur c. Lynch Ed
 ward H. Miller, 131 West 23rd St. N Y
 Arthur P. McWiiams, 59 West 65tl St. N. Y.; F. L. Messenger. 1o4 Terrac l View Ave, N. Y; Wm Osgood Morgan III Broadway. \. Y; Capt. Chas R Nichols: Charles F. Moves, % William St; Fred K. Moves, W. Tyler Olcott Edward E. Perry, 323 West 137 St. \ V; Frank L. Potter, 15 East 26h St
 N. Y; Edwin A. Reeves, Milford Conn. , William Reeves Howard C. Russ. g l Broadway \. Y: Tyler s. Stanton. 105 Boston Road N. Y; F. Leroy Stearn, : 259 West 18th St. N Y; Harold I ' Thresher, 1a9 Fulton St, N. Y.