Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-02

ment in Washington. D. c, regarding the new ruling akout special delivery let ters. It will no longer De necessary for the addressee or agent to sign for the letter before it Is delivered. Under the old system the letters coming by special deliver were sent out and if the ad- dreasee was not at home to sign for 1t. the letter was taken back to the pestof- fee and delivered by the carrier the foi- lowing day. The department feels that special delivery letters are for accom- .modation only and people are requested to refrain from seding money by this method. No wwhen such 8 letter is de- livered, If here is no one at home to sign for it. 1t Is to be placed in the small box,N or pushed beneath the door of the home. In case registered letters are sent by special delivery the old ruling re- mains and this letter must be receipted by the addressee or agent before it will be handed over by the postoffiee em- -ployeS.
 In . game st seuth R4aachester Mon- day night the EIneralds won a closely fought contest, 39 to 3S. Beiair and Normandin were not in the Enneralds' lineup, Downer and Keirans filling the vacancies and in fine style. The score at the end of the first half was 22 to 20 $ half was within six minutes of ending. Manchester was leading by a score Of 3S to 2S. Right here the old Emerald punch came back and when the final whistle blew the locals had snaked one point too many into the score for the Manchester team to overcome.
 AIcnzo Pellet, 46. died late Monday night at St. Joseph's hospital. He had nk thA Dot fnE, tober last MT. Pellet was born in Wind ham, August 15. 1874. the son of Louis and Elizabeth Davis Pellet. He is sur vived by his wife, four brothers, Benta- min who lives in Massachusetts, Louis Pellet of Virginia and Herbert O. and Frederick Pellet of Scotland and by 4 sister, Mrs. Carrie Gordon, of South Gardiner, Mass.
 Funeral servicse Tor Carlos Cafdlnal 1 were held in this city at S:S0 o'clock l frem the parlors of local undertaken. Requiem mass was sung at St. Mary's church at o'clock by Rev. J. J. Papil- l lon. The bearers were Arthur Lafleur. Fred Leclaire, Theopile Loiselle, and Frederick Brousseau. The body was placed in the receiving vault st St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 The February meeting of the win. | mantle Chamber of Commerce was held | Tuesday night at the chamber rooms Oh Main street, about two hundred attending | 4 fine supper was served at 6.45 O. | clock by the women of St Paufs EpiBcD- l pal church. Following the supper Pres. ident James R. Fullerton stated that a 1 Hoover cake was to be auetioaed off tc 1 the highest bidder and the money would go into the European Relief fund. Bidding pf1 fal 11Jia went to sixteen dollars. EA-Mayor Dan | tel P. Dunn sent the figure up to twenty. l five dollars and here bidding became slow l The cake was finally sold for &25 2s l to Attorney P. j. Danahey, and wa. 1 placed at his table. Several songs, the i choice of Attorney Danahey were thef | enjoyed. Louis Delnde the blind pianis who had furnished the music during tn,
 supper. was asked to sing. He chos, l The Holy City" and received much ap | plause for his singing.
 1 The regular business meeting follow ed. Secretary NJ E. Sullivan stated tha,
 the ch amber s',Gd voted to take up tn, | matter of meter charge with the Rock tville-Willimantic Lighting Company ask Ing for relief. The report of Pressden l Fullerton as chairman of the "Heove 1 Dinner committee was made. and h.
 stated that Sunday night February 18th
 had been selected as the date of tn
 dinner" ". e. Norris, chairman o
 the programme committee, stated that tn
 speaker at the March meeting wouI
 be Rev. w s. Beard. who would spea1
 oa "The Man Who Made Business Pos
 sible For Us" Nothing has been decide yet about the mid-month meeting. On
 new member was voted In.
 The meeting was then turned over f [ entE oRni
 committee, who introduced Dr. A. I
 f1atton. of Cleveland, Ohio, who was , speak on '"Tfhe Manager Form of Bu, ! mess" Dr. Hattoh, who has spent man . years of his life In writing new charter , l Tor cities in this country, in his tal . brought out several interesting points his talk few of them follow: Mo: of the people realized in the sos ths i something was wrong with city SoVer, ments and since that time many cit., l have made new charters, doing awa t with the old time system of go7einrnen : Connecticut cities as whole are 20, ] erned about as they were in 1875 and pr 7 vious, vhy they never went as far to tl : bad as others did in the sos carnuH , accounted for.
 In 1900 following the Galveston flo,
 that city appointed cornmissisn of ii
 men who formed the legis1ativ ve branch nj
 took charge of the government. Tn
 was The commission plan of governmef
 In 1T9 the manager plan of eovernme
 came into being. A council was appoin
 ed, and they picked out a mayor for Il
 city, whose actions they were respo sible for. This made 1t possible for man of real executive ability to take C hee, man who would not do 50 tind
 the old system of elections. He cou
 not appoint favorites of his as he s
 sumed the responsibility for picking m
 fit for the positions. A good governne . Is based on two things, as follows: must respond to what the people wa 6 done. It must execute the will of f . majority and execute that will rronr iy and efficiently. Dr. Hatton received = vote of thanks at the conclusion ef I
 talk.
 The regular meeting Of the vii
 mantle Woman's club was held at th,
 rooms, No. SeS Main street, Tuesday a
 ernoon. President Mrs. Robert H. Fe !, ton presided. It was reported that f
 food sale held at the rooms during t
 meeting held in January nettAd the s = ciety s7o and this was given ts { F. European Relief fund, as the clubs { l. nation. The speaker of the 'afterno g was Mrs. C. H. Savage of .storrs V
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