Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
FARM BUREAD WORK IS
 BROUGHT BEFORE RoTARIANs

With an unusually large attendance including number of guests and out of town Rotarians the weekly monday | luncheon of the Norwich Rotary club was held at the .wauregan hotel on We'd nesday. Farm Bureau work and the aims of the Y. M c. A.. were ably pre- sented by representatives of both these organizations in brief talks.
 E. E. Eaton of Chicago, assistant sec retary of the American Farm Bureau Federation. spoke of the work that is being done throughout the country in organizing the farmers into a cooper ative body where they can secure better credit on long time notes. He spoke of the drop in the business of the coun- try last fall and attributed 1t to the fact that the farmers had stopped buying and as SO per cent of the buying of the country Is the farmers the slump in business resulted. The farmer is up against it as he cannot now secure long time credit to tide him over the rough spots. The object of the Farm Bureau Is to secure long time credit. reduced freight rates and other things that will benefit the farmer and indirectly stimu- late business all over the country. The aims of the Y. Nj. C. A. locally, statewise and internationally, were pre- sented by Henry Baker of New York of the International committee. Frederick | D. Fagg of the state committee and Edwin Hill of the local association. James L. Case to whom the meeting was | turned over by President Lucius Briggs. l in introducing speakers spoke briefly of 1 the object of the pr1N.n budget cam paign now in progress saying that it was three-:old, coering the local depart ment. the state department and the in- | ternational department. His appeal was | fn | ment for good.
 Mir. Baker told of the history of the Y. M C. A., dating back over 50 year.
 saying that the international associtior
 did not control the. local organizations
 but was created by the locals for tn,
 furtherance Of the great work. He sait 2.o00 associations in this country hat been. united in one biz organization t
 spread the good work of the Y. NJ. c A.
 Secretary Edwin Hill of the local as sociation spoke of the work of the va rious departments of the local "Y" an,
 how 1t had helped the employed boy and ex-service men.
 A feature of the luncheon was tw solos by Rosario Miceli, who was intro
 duced by Roy Nash of New London a
 the Caruso of Norwich and New Lon
 don. MT. Miceli was at one time a res
 luent or NorWlcn, moving to New Lon |, , don several years ago. He studied voic culture and only recently returned fror
 Italy where he studied. While in 1tal he met Caruso who recognized Mir MI
 c-li's ability and took him under hi care. Mir. Miceli was to have appeare D with Caruso at the Metropolitan Oper = but owing to Caruso's illness this wa u delayed and he will appear later in tn . year.
 ' Mir. Miceli possesses beautifully clea
 tenor voice over which he has remark able control as was demonstrated in hi
 selections on Wednesday. Besides h = voice being clear there is a remarka ble sweetness and strength which dt = lighted his hearers.
 l, Eben Learned was song leader for th e luncheon and the singing was spirited a
 were the selections by the new officer
 and the NJ. D.s.
 F. Russell Smith. chairman of tn r entertainment committee announced ths . ] the first three meetings in May woul e be conducted by the following: Charlt