Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-13
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' hall was elaborately decorated, and the event was a complete success. To night (Saturday), will be exclusive ly for members and all but twelve of | the 192 members have signified their | intention of participating. The Cyclers | will attend the special performance in | a body at the opera house, <and a | banquet will follow at the hotel. There 1 will be no set speeches, but members will tell of matters of interest in con nection with the organization, and there will be special acts by profes- sional entertainers. A mothers pension act enabling lFa- l dignant mothers with dependent chill l dren under IA years of age to bring l them up in their ow homes was intro dueed in the house Friday afternoon l by Representative Samuel H. Davis of l Westerly and sent to the finance com mittee. The measure provides for an annual appropriation of $S0,000, Of which not exceeding $5000 shall be for l clerical hire and for a State Pension Commission, consisting of the govern 1 or and agent of the Penal and Chari- l table Commission as ex-officio mem 1 bers and five citizens, three of whom l shall be women. to be appointed by the 1 governor. Two each of(the latter ] five would hold office until February 1 lin the years 1921, 1922 and 1925. 1 While members of the commission shall serve without pay they will be entitled to travelling expenses and may hire such clerical assistance needed, including a chief social investigator, whose annual salary shall be not less 1 than $1.200 nor more than Sl,5OO. Aid furnished shall be sufficient to | enable mothers to bring up their chill dren properly in their own homes and such mothers and their children shall I not be deemed to be paupers by reason of receiving this aid.
 l The act applies to all mothers who have resided in the state not less than three years whether or not they may have settlement here, but they shall not acquire a settlement or be in pro- cess of acquiring settlement while re- l ceiving aid. Cities, or towns render iing such aid will be reimbursed for one-half of the amount of aid given providing the mothers have settfe- l ment here. If not, the cities and the l towns shall be reim bursed for the to- tai amount, and where it is estab iished that the mother has lawful settlement in another city or town. 1 one-half of the. amount of aid rend- \ cred may be recovered in an action of contract against the city Or town li- able therefor.
 Mrs. Maria Alorton chappeli, one of the oldest persons iE the country, ob- served her 105th birthday Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Francis B. West, on Seekonk, R. I. Among the guests were her son, Herbert E. 'Chappell, of Willimantic and his wife. Although her vision is
 dim she retains her faculties and is able to walk, with assistance. Mrs l iy, Doh n
 March II. 1915, the daughter of Eli
 phet and Mary Chase Horton. In 1S47
 Kshe married Ralph Chappell who
 died in 1882.
 Without Westerly, Woonsocket
 Newport, Cranston and East Green =
 wich, the total received by the Near East appeal committee of Rhode Is- land is $6S, ,6S440. Silas , w. Perry
 state director, with Mrs. Mande FL liott Howe, and others are now in Newport. Organization was effected in Cranston Friday. Early next week the committee will visit Westerly.
 The local and railroad police made second raid Friday afternoon at the home of Mariana Strafissi in search
 of merchandise stolen from freight cars while in transit. The officers found and seized eight bags of seed corn of a shipment of twelve bags that were stolen from a car about three weeks ago that stood on a sid
 ing not far from StrafissPs home in
 Oak street. A pair of shoes two ham,
 mers and a lot of rubber heels were also seized.
 The raiding party was comnosed o4 Chief Brown. Sergeant Ferguson and Officer Henry Chase, of the To- cal police and Captain Roche and Sergeant Greene of the railroad po- | lice. Strifiissi is one of the six men arrested for the freight car break at Bradford Wednesday and who is un- der bond of $5,O0O fors hearing in the United States district court at Providence. The seed corn is val ued at s1.00 a pound and the total
 value of merchandise recovered in Fridays raid is $500.
 Local Laconics.
 According to a certificate filed in the office of secretary of state. the Rhode Island Dental society has changed it's name to Rhode Island State Dental society.
 Nature is getting in some very ef- |i fective work in the way of clearing the snow and ice from the public thoroughfares. There must be over time, however, before the frozen col lection is removed from in front of the First Baptist church. This is the only stretch of sidewalk in Broad street. where the shovel has not been used this winter. Patrons of the library reading room object to publishers having a loose sheet in newspapers, as they
 must be placed cross wise on the file sticks and cannot be readily read. The body of William Cullen. wbr
 died in New London hospital soor
 after arrival there, was buried, moi
 burned in Potter's field of Jordan cemetery.
 The Westerly town council has no II selected a water commissioner tc
 succeed the late Louis W. Arnold
 A council said Friday afternoon tha
 the council had not given the mattei
 consideration
 So far as can be ascertained tber,
 has been no declaration of candida
 cy for membership on the WesterI, town council to fill the vacancy cans ed by the death of Council Charla, G. craig.
 Fridays fog had much to do witt the reduction of the snow banks i, front of the post office and else E where about town.
 Consul Mariana Vervena. of th E Italian consulate in Providence vii
 address mass meeting Sunday i,
 the interest of the Italian Victor, loan.