Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-22
WESTERLY

Charles J. Mccarthy of Westerly and Harry Laffeniere of Lafayette, sched- ule committee.
 The franchise fee is $50 for each team. League meetings will be held at least once a month during the playing season, which will commence May 15 and end Sept. 25.
 Miss Mary Gull, of Providence, vice president of the state federation of Rhode Island Musical Clubs, told of the work accomplished by the clubs of the state, to gathering of inter ested women assembled at the home of Mrs Francis G. Ahearn, in Beach street, Friday evening. As a result the Westerly Music club was organ ized and these officers elected: Mrs. Francis G. Ahearn, president; Mrs. Edward B. Coy (Ruth Lord. formerly of Norwich), vice president; Miss Daisy Kenyon, secretary Miss; Mar ion Barns, treasurer; Mrs. Paul F. Esty, librarian.
 At a meeting held in Kingston, at the Rhode Island State College, the following were installed officers of Washington County Pomona grange, by Worthy State Master Sayles B. Steere, assisted by Mrs. Edmund Spooner, Mrs. Isabelle Chapman and Mrs. Mary Liens: William B. Bab- cock, master; Allen Money, overseer; Loren G. Wa te, lecturer; Cleveland Carpenter, steward; pr. J. H. Chap man, assistant steward; Joseph Hox- sic, chaplain; Edmund Spooner, treasurer; Minnie Kenyon. secretary; Adolph Reitzel gate keeper: Mrs. William R. Babcock Ceres, Bessie Champlin. Pomona; Mary w. Clarke Flora; Ida M. Hall, lady assistant steward; c. Palmer Chapman, mem Der executive committee.
 Visitors were present from Provi. dence County pomona and Groton grange. It was voted to urge the state legislature to provide increased | appropriation for the maintenance oi 1 the state college. The next meeting will be held with Westerly grange, al Avondale, April IS.
 The two first day Baptist churche. 1 in Westerly are still without pastors | by reason of the unsuccessful effort tC 1 have the two churches consolidate I and services are now held in both | churches. Rev. Wilfred $. Hale, oi i Chicopee, Mass, suppl ed the pulpit i of the First Baptist church, Sunday ! and Rev. J. H. White, of Providence the pulpit of Calvary Baptist church
 Daniel Courtland Babcock died ir New York February 25, and the body was placed in the receiving vault al | River Bend cemetery. The burial wa. | Saturday afternoon. according to thu | Masonic ritual. the services beinf | conducted by Franklin Lodge of Ma. sons.
 Political rumor has it, that the re l republican leaders of Rhode IslanC are not satisfied with the views O l Congressman Walter \. Stiness, o the Second district, which include
 Westerly, and have decided to sup
 port Lieutenant Governor Emery J
 San Souci as his successor. Flo
 some time there has been talk tha | the leaders were ready to retire Con
 gressman Stiness to private life bu
 1t was no easy task to get a stronj
 republican to take his place.
 Senator Stephen B. Wells intro
 duced an act changing the date c
 the annual town meeting in Rich
 mond from the first to the secon
 Saturday in March, which was refer
 red to the Judiciary committee. Sen
 ator Bliss presented a petition. whic
 was referred to the same committe,
 from the town council of Narragap
 sett, protesting against passage of tn
 act providing for alternate session
 of the superior court for Washingto
 county at Kingston and Westerly.