Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10


 Pleasant street.
 School BoaId meets in selecEmen's rooms, town building.
 At the weekly meeting of Wfliimantic Rotary club, Tuesday noon, a commit tee of three, James P. Bath, Fred D.. Jordan and Harry W Standish. were ap- pointed to meet with the town school committee at the regular session this Wednesday, evening and to cooperate with the committee in any way with view to remedying the school condi- tions prevailing in the city.
 The attendance was over 90 per cent, with three guests, F. H. Nettleman of the St Louis, Mo-, agency of the Amer ican Thread company, who is in this city to investigate service conditions. $. II. Osborne of the Hartford Rotary club and Sidney filling of the New London Ro- tary club.
 The meeting was in charge of Presi- dent Valentine L. Murphy and the usual reports were read by Secretary Charles W. Hill Harry W Stanlish of the en- tertainment committee stated that 3 La dies Night was planned or Tuesday, May 23, all members accepting the re- port. Entertainment will be provided and there will be speaking. The enter tainment is to be informal.
 A communication was read from the Atlanta, Ga, Rotary club requesting that the local club donate its share toward the present to the retiring international president of Rotary. The sum of s2 was voted this being the amount apportion- ed the local club. The name of 1 Raymond A Parker was chosen for a life talk next week, the presentation to NY
 Maurice S. Leonard told the story of i his life and business, giving an inter- esting account of the automobile indus try which has grown to be the second 1 greatest in the country. The story oi the local automobile business was in teresting.
 | At the close of Mir. Leonards talk Fred D. Jordan presented him a scout light sayinb that this might aid to shed i light on some of MT. Leonard's life left ] untold A ball of cardinal twine wa: also presented MT. Leonard.
 A letter of thanks was read from Mis-: l Webber for 8 box of candy sent her il appreciation of work done for the club It was voted that the sum of $50 dut MT. Jordan on payment for the piano bt paid and Mr. Jordan was extended { vote of thanks for the loan of the money l 1 constitution and bylaws of Rotary bt obtained thus giving every member ; l chance to become acquainted with thi rules of Rotary.
 The entertainment was in charge O Samuel Feldman who called upon Ernes C. Whidden, who gave an interestin; l talk on "NLy Own Business" telling tn ! worl1 Of an engineer in 9 plant such a the American Thread Company Tn talk was instructive and Mir. Whidde. was applauded at it's conclusion. l Three new songs were sung and tn meeting closed with the singing of tn Star Spangled Banner.
 The annual meeting of the Windhan Association of Congregational Churche
 and Ministers was held in this city ol Tuesday with sessions at the Congrega tional church. Some seventE-five minis ters were present. Rev. Fosdick B. liar i rison, of Woodstock. was chosen moder ator and Rev. William SwaiHsen of Day
 vile, scribe. The meeting opened a 1915 a. m with q devotional service lei by Rev. Stephen T. Livingston, follow ed by B business meeting. The assoc
 iation sermon was delivered by Rev | A. Avery Gates of Hampton. Dinner wa served at noon by the Ladies societ;
 of the local church under the direction
 of Mrs. George P. Taylor Minute re 1 ports from all churches represented wer given following the dinner.
 The afternoon session opened at 13 o'clock with a devotional service led b.
 Rev. Stephen T. Livingston, followed b,
 an address, ''The Bonds of Fellowship,
 by Frank W. Hogaon of Boston. Rev Marshall Dawson of Storrs, gave tn
 final address.
 Officers elected were: Moderator, Rev
 J. S. Toorhees. of Pomfret; vice mod ! erator, Rev. W. M Brown of Windham
 secretary, Rev T. R. Elliott of Alb
 ington; assistant secretary, Rev. Rob
 ert Humphrey of Canterbury, and treas
 urer, p. S. Hills. of WiIlinlantic. Philip Cheney, e4, ono of Whitman tics best known residents, died at hi
 home, 1T9 Valley street, Tuesday morn ing at 5.So o'clock, after an illness 0 several months He was charter mem her of the St. Jean Baptiste society. ant was affiliated with San Jose council, Nc IA, Knights of Columbus, and tn
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No. TT, of New Haven. Besides his wifi, he leaves a son, pr. George P. Cheney of New London two daughters. MisseI Lillian and Mae Cheney of this city three brothers. Frank and Edward Chen ey of Willimantic and John Cheney O New London, three sisters, Mrs. Jesepi Morris and Mrs. Harry Gilbert of Willi mantle, and Mrs. Joseph Gilbert of Will rnington, Vt. MT. Cheney was born il St. Snetfoldi Canada, August IS, 1857 one of sixteen children. In 1872 he mov ed to Nashua, N. H., and spent two year. employed in building a section of tn railroad between Nashua and Rochester N. H., now a part of the Boston ant Maine system. August IS, 1875, he be came a brakeman on the Air Line Di vision of the New Haven railroad. Aft CT three years he became fireman 0 passenger trains continuing for five years. and July P, 1896 became an en gineer and operated the famous 'Ghos