Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
.JEWETT CITY

Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 70, F. 6 "A. M, elected it's officers Tuesday evening insofar as they are selected by ballot. The choice was Benjamin R. Gardner, hurst, senior warden; Dr. Frank B. Browning, junior warden ;- Everett H.
 Hisco&, treasurer, and George H. Prior, secretary. Fred L.. kanahan, the re- tiring master, lays down the gavel with two distinctive, marks of honor to his credit. He raised forty-two candidates Tn one year, thus exceeding the rec ord by much more than half. Also, he
 acted as master of the lodge for q year while w. H. Payne; the master, was in France in the World war. A dozen heavy oak chairs have been furnished for the new ante-room, and other inn
 prr2vements have been made. Noticea- bNs on entering the new apartment is tl9A past masters photograph cabinet, which is receiving the finishing touches 1 by Worshipful Brother c. H. Prior. This
 frame was first the gift of Worshipful
 Brother A. M. Clarke. The polishing, 1 painting. fitting and lettering, including | the adjusting and arranging of the pho-
 tographs has been eompleted by MT.
 Prior. When the remaining few mount
 ings are in position there will stand a
 lasting memorial to the twenty-seven 1 past masters of Mount Vernon. Under
 heath each one, lettered in leaf, will be
 found the name and date which will Tread as follows: Frederick H. Tanning, 1S71-2-3 William C. Duce. 1S74-5
 Daniel K. Prior, 1s7e-7-s; Israel Ma 1 thewson, 1s7s-30; Thomas M Crumb,
 1SS1 Charles H. Ray, 1SS2-3 Charles Edward Prior, 1ss4-5;. Stephen P. Greene, 1sse-7; George H. Jennings,
 lSes-s; Franf Bishop. 1ssO-s1 ;. Arthur lC. Ladd, 18s2-5; John N. Lewis, 1s94-5- ls; William +. Burdick, 1S97-s; Edwin Nj. Gray, 1ss9-190oi; William H. Bar ron, Jr., 1so1-2; Frank E.. Olds, ls03-; George H. Prior, 1904; Thomas B. Keen 1905; William T. Crumb, 1906-7; Ar thur M. Brown, 19oS-s; Raymond F.
 Cheney, 1s1e-ll Harold D. Hewitt 1912; Archibald M. Clarke, Is13-14
 Earle E. Gilbert, 1915: Edward F Blake. 1s16; Wallace H. Payne, 1917. 1S-19;. Fred l.. kanahan, 1920
 Of this list the first five, together i With stephen F. Green. Arthur c. Ladt
 and Thomas B. Keen are deceased.
 Outstanding facts are that Thomas M
 Crunb, and Daniel h. Prior, past mas
 ters, both had sons who are also pas masters-William T. Crumb and Georg, lH Prior. Other past masters who hay, sons reckoned among the members O.
 this lodge are George H. Jennings. Ed
 ' !. A chlbald M. Clarke.
 All the newspapers that came to Jew cit City Tuesday were agreed on th.
 weather prediction for snow or rain ol
 Wednesday. Local folks were prepar re, with rubber boots and snow shovels There never was a fairer winters da, than Wednesday,, with mild temperatur and cloudress sky. The weather maj pressed the wrong button, or didn't rear the list right
 Much interest is manifested by locs
 basketball enthusiasts in tho openin game of the season. tonight (Thursday . when the Ashland team meets the Nor wich r. M. e. A.
 solomon Paquette has his. famil home with him again, after ten week } in Norwich:
 Mrs. F. D. Ballou who is in a priyat hospital in Providence and Mrs. sCbarIe n H. Butts, who is in Backus hospital : Norwleh, are both making favorabl $ progress after undergoing serious surpl T cal; opera tions. .e. .9
 | The Wcmsn's Missionary society q T the Congregational. church meets ! : the home of Mrs. F. E Robinson thi : lThursday) afternoon. The mi:e boxe
 are to be brought in at this meeting. : Charles E. Downie of Westerly hs e been visiting his sister, Mrs. James Mc {. Cluggage. - Miss Eda Harmon has resigned as 2 teacher at Riverside Grammar schoo l. to teach in Weeha vixen, N. J. Mi, d Burial is substituting in the loc; <. school
 A number of plates, on which cat
 was brought to the American Lerio ball, are at the home of Miss Rosann