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Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
THANKFUL FOR FLOWERS AND
 CARDS

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters In my last letter to you Grand ma H. was as we thought on the gain, but since then she has had a poor spell and for the past few days has been unable to sit up long enough to have her bed made. She wishes me to thank Lancashire Witch for the choice pansies, New York Girl for the sweet hyacinths, Joe for the lovely double tulips, Edith for the beautiful Easter lilies and Elizabeth for the sweet all beautiful and very much appreci- ated.
 Aunty No, l. Frances Gala Lily, Olive, Goody, Minnie, Lou SC Canter- bury Belle Peggy Anne, Bertha, Old Glory, Annie, Selinda, Betty, Frank Lynn, Flora, Anna, Anna Nell Lucille, Maine Lover, Lrnv Acorn, Scottie, Jim Crow, Neeia, Mabel Lavender Mrs. Avery, henrietta, Elsie, Priscilla, Spry Bird. Eva, Aunt Alica. Frieda, Jeannette and L, Johnson: Grandma H. wishes to thank you for the cards with their sweet sentiments and the letters full of love and best wishes She certainly was pleased to hear from you all.
 Kitty Lou: I thank you for the pretty card ana always enJoy reading your letters. Never expected to hear from you direct. Please tell me whc 1 is who?
 Jim Crow: So sweet of you to come and see us when your visit to New York Girl was Of so short a period Hope next time you come we wont l have tire trouble. l New York Girl; The cake you gave | me was fine
 Elizabeth: Grandma said your East CT box was the best ever. Rumble Bee: Grandma H. received your message with much pleasure. She and we all were sorry to hear you haG been on the sick list Amy: Hope you are very much bet ter than you were when We last heard l from you.
 Olga has been very sick and is Stil under the doctors care. l Sincerely.
 BACHELOR MAID.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
SOCIAL CORNER POETRY.

 D0N'T TAKE YOUR TROUBLES TO
 HE'D. You may labor your fill. friend of mine, if you will; You may worry bit if you must; You may treat your affairs as a series of cares, You may I've on a scrap and a crust; But when the days done, put it out of your head; Don't take your troubles to bed, You may batter your way through the thick of the fray; You may sweat. you may swear, you may grunt; You may be a jack-fool if yoa must, but this rule Should ever be kept at the front: Don't fight with your pillow, but lay down your head And kick every wcrrimsnt out of the bed. That friend or that foe (which he is I don't know) Whose name we have spoken as Death, Hevers close to your side while you run
 or you rida And he snvies the warmth of your
 breath But he turns him away with shake of
 his head When he finds that you don't take your
 troubles to bed.
 Edmund Vance Cook. Sent in by RED ROSE.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
RECoLLEoTIoNs OF THE PAST
 CHARACTERS.

Dear Editor and Corner Sisters: The storm the week before last although not bad, made me think of the blizzard of 'SS. The article in The Bulletin, telling of that storm in Norwich was very in terestfng. Ths mention of ''horse cars and trains being stalled, makes one think back. I wonder how many of the sisters can remember that time. was very small and all can remember was large drift out in front of our house, right in the middle of the road and round like a hay stack and as high as the first story of an ordinary house. My brother dug it out until he could get an- to 1t and If I remember right, stood all most straight h t and he was six feet tall It was 90 unusual 1t was impress ed on my memory. One of my neighbors here told me the snow dritted as high as their piazza roof and thelr Kitchen door was blocked so they dug a tunnel out
 to the barn through the drift.
 And speaking of horse cars. Teznem- Der when I was small teaaing my fath- CT to let me ride In one and he did. l thought it would be something great to get a ride in one of those cars, but found 1t wasn't so very much different from my fathers team. but as child it was quite a treat 10 ma
 When t h SC wa can riAs la aero
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
H#uRARB MpRINauE PUpD1Ne

Dear Sisters of the GerRer: Isn't it deiigh tful that spring is here again In stead of hugging the stove it will soon be f2ossihie for us to take orT fancy and other work out onto the lawn, and what relief that always ie.
 Fatting: Received the samples you sent and was delighted with them. All but one was new to me. I hope to get together some which you may be in terested in. Thanks for your bother. It isn't going to be long before we have plenty of rhubaFb and hope the sisters will try this recipe:
 Rhubarb MerinEee RpddtnE, Soak 1 1-2 cups stale breadePumbs in 2 cups sweet milk for twenty minutes, then add tablespoon melted butter. 1=2 cup sugar. 12 teaspoon salt. and the grated Pfnd Of one lemon. Turn this mixture into a buttered baking dish and bake for 90 minutes in a moderate oven. Then take 1t out, pour over 1t cup of cold rhubarb which had previ- ously been stewed and sweetened, and cover the rhubaPb with meringpe mad by beating the whites of 2 eggs stiff and adding 10 the-p g pinch of ereSRH ei tartar and 1 tablespoon granulated su- gar. Slip the pudding dish back into slow oven and let remain until the meringue is high and delicately brown ed-about 10 minutes. Chill on ice be- fore serving.
 Best wishes to the Corner.
 TESS
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
MAKING DECISIONS.

Dear Sisters: Every one of us has to make many decisiens- To some it is easy; to others 1t IS dificIdlt Whats our test of decision? Decide we must, every day of our lives Whats the standard we go by? Expedlency? Profit and loss? Self interest? Convenience? Ease of life. Of course, these are the lines of least re- sistance. But taking the lines of least resistance Is what makes rivers and roads and rner-so crooked.
 Taking the line of least resistance who could ever recall this with glowing pride Who could ever point to it as an inspiration to others? AS means bv which we grew to the real status of a man Or a woman2 As means by which our life was made stronger or richer or deeper?
 Following the crowd Where to? Just following because 1t is a crowd. anG therefore, there must be with it some ex- cltement of some kind? One doen't have 10 have courage or initiative or even a trace of originality to follow. Just men tai force enough to tag alone-thats all. Personal ease, whats that? Satisfying 1t may be for a time, but where roes it Nad? Undoubtedly an angleworm has personal ease. but who would be an an- i gaeworm? When we get into our heads the idea that personal ease is the chief end of life it's time to call in the doefor. We're in & dangerous zone of existence. Temporary decisions, shifting aims self-interest rampant, how they lead ns l .ato blind alleys Spiritual principles lines of integrity, ways of truth, how | they help us along the road of real liy- ing. Ali they cost us in effort is well
 worth the whNe.
 Best wishes. $. ID.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
GOING TO CHURCH YEARS AGO AND
 Nnw

MT Editor and Social Sisters: What a beautiful day Easter Sunday wasi And as I sat looking out at the different ones as they wended their way to church I thought how much different things are today than a few years ago, even in go- Ing to church. I remember of being up In the hills of old New Hampshire and going to church with my grandfather. We had an early breakfast and basket of lunch put up by an old fashioned grand mother We usually started early, as we had to drive five miles, and to be sure and get there by s.3o, as services began at 10 sharp. Church was out about 12, and we had 30 minutes for lunch, and then went to Sunday school from 1.se till about 2.ao, Then there was a short prayer service till little after 3. Then we started for home in time to do the chores.
 We bundled up in Aannels as,d blankets to keep warm, and hardly got thawed out till another Sunday. I did not go because wanted to, but because l had to, and often went to sleep aud got a good scoiding for #. but In those days people went to church hecause they didn't dare to do anything else.
 When saw the younger people going by so happy, thought what difference to be taught God Is love and not to fear
 Him, than the old way that His voice was in the thunder when He was angry and In the lightning flash when He punished folks for wrong doing.
 But when person tells you that God Is levs and your heavenly father and what you ask in faith you shall receive, cannot think but if I was a child again I should rather go to church today than years ago when we went out of fear of the rod as well as God. But 1 suppose We eutgrow all things and some times think 1t Is well we do, for life is 9 mystery from the cradle to the grave to us all.
 1 Blanche: Made an angel cake !; usually have hne luck. but this one was about an l inch thick, l don't think anyone could have eaten 1t. The hens looked at it 1 turned, took drink, looked up, and 1 walked away, I could not blame them. i MANDY.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22

To the Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: I am sending my first letter for the Social Corner. As I read last weeks Bu!lstin there are so many interesting lettefs feel that I can send nothing which will be equal in interest to them I hope to improve soon, as have many dear friends who are members of the Social Corner. I am delighted to join them.
 I am sending two recipes.
 Frosted Rhubarb Pie: Two cups finely chopped rhubaro yolks of two eggs, one cup sugar, beat them together and add two teaspoons extract of lemon. Bake with one crust and when baked, frost with the whites of the eggs beaten to stiff froth with four tablespoons of powdered sugar. Put in oven and brown.
 Corn Meal Gems: One-half cup of corn meal. one cup four, three teaspoons baking powder. one tablespoon sugar one tablespoon melted butter, one-half teaspoon salt. three-quarters cup of milk, one egg. BIke in hot oven in greased pans twenty-five minutes.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
GREETINGS FROM MARoELLA.

Dear Editor and Cornerites: What 8 lovely Easter Sunday we've had Don't think any of the sisters spoiled their bonnets around Norwich anyway. I hope none of you was sick from eating too many Easter eggs.
 Loretta: I enjoyed your letter; it is so true to life. The old fashioned peo- pie were so much more for the home and family than they are now.
 Bob White: Glad to hear you liked my recipes. I, too, Like things up to date
 Whirlwind: You are all right. How about another recipe?
 Chatterer; Do you know what you missed? Next time don't leave so early. PEACE: It isn't 9 lemon, but a, bet ter still, a grapefruit.
 E. NJ, P. c. P: Would you like some
 more recipes? I was glad you liked the others.
 Hortense: I am holding you to your promise. Mine is all collected, and I am l trfing to see the rest well supplied
 Etta Barber: Glad to hear of your success and hope it will continue. MT. Dooley: In regard to recipes CD 1 your favor, as aforesaid, would be great. | ly appreciated. at yodr convenience. i Sis: Your recipe was fine. If everyone ! would use it I think there would be less i trouble As for me, I assure you I'll bt 1 only too glad to-when I can! It's time for Wild Flowers, as they usually come in April but I haven 1 seen her yet. Where is she.
 Catenip: That recipe was par excel lence and was superfne, Nuff sedl i With best wishes.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
CARD MoLAssEs GINGER BREAD

Dear Corner Sisters: am looking for ward to cur next meeting, nice place to make neB friends and meet old ones. A sister sat opposite me at the table at the last meeting and as we both were staring, asked, Don't know you?" She answered by clasp Of the hand and a good h's hug, 2nd "of course you dc, our first meet 'Ay was 50 years ago.
 :. I am sending my recEpe for old fashion ed nolasses card ginger F-read. enc of the sisters requested me to send as she used to but it when I kept q bakery 30 years ago HcDe those who try it will have good luck. But with molasses black as tar and flour sometimes think has mixture of plaster paris you can never tell. am going to the city today to get my badge and hope to meet you all at the Buckinf- ham in May.
 I wish to thank Hortense for my love " Easter card. have onfy her pen name so cannot answer in person as would like to, for it seems she lives in our city
 Card Molasses Ginger Bread: I've cups of molasses, 2-3 cups of lard. 2-S cug1s cold water taF1ese9on ginger. lit tie salt, ? teas,Tons soda. flour to roll out. Bake in quick oven.
 Best wishes to all
 POCOHONTAS.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
DEALING WITH THE BLUES AND
 CAFoHALLs.

Dear Social Corner: Having read the back numbers of the Social Corner pages of The Bulletin again today, I said to myself: See here, lady, you are not do- Ing your bit in this Corner" So: Greet ings. one and all.
 |. have not seen any of the sisters in a long time. do not live among you now so I really appreciate reading the letters. just wish I could attend the next club gathering. How many remember me? Selinda may, and surely Mandy knows me we'll
 Mandy: Your subject is one that is al- ways interesting to me. I am in no posi- ton to keep chickens at present. as I am cooped up in big city, but 1t Is my pet hobby. and live in hopes of enjoying it again some day.
 Thtrty-two: You speak of your "happi- l est times" Truly, no one can find any 1 other happiness just like what you men tion. I have had many happy times but oh what a peace and contentment when 1 the new babies come.
 have also had my share of trouble | and sickness, At those times my policy l is to do the best can and keep grinning. For the blues, recommend this: Put on your "bunn:t and trabble' It isn't necessary t9 go yAr. Maybe to a neigh bor'a but anyway make it some place where you feel you must make people ] laugh and have good time. 1 think in every home where there are ] children certain articles of furniture seem | to be just a catchall. For a long time { now I have been getting real peevei at 1 times because I could not keep the muffet 1 looking good. The girls' pocketbooks, l rings, school booka, etc. dads morning paper, tobacco and matches somebody s ! gloves, always some things they were l going to put away in just few minutes but would never think of again unless re- minded of it.
 One might just before going to bed ]
 sat down and printed a exS sign. It read | NOTICE.
 4 fine of one cent for each offense fo1 parking things on this buffet. Next morning dad was the first offend,
 CT, but being q good sport, paid his fint
 and waited to catch someone else
 It became almost a game, for, wher
 anyone was caught the rest had the
 laugh on them. After two or three days
 the fines were few. and am well please
 with the result
 I have friend whose family are al
 adults, and to raise money for a mission
 ary fund sine charged nickel for every
 spot anyone got on the tableeloth I did seem as if one was never 80 unfortu
 nate, but It helped the fund.
 l want to tel you joke, then I'll stop
 was teaching schoc right down ther,
 among you-oh yes, long time ago t be sure-and I had one little fellow
 about eight years old. with the hlackes
 eyes, and good memory for stories On,
 story he remembered better than tn words One sentence read: His mothe did not 'scoid' him"
 He read it; -mother-did-not- JAW-him!
 would surely like to know what h became, and # his wife jaws" him With all good wishes to everybody. A GOOD FIGHTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22

more important than in our time. How ever, it Is still good point at which to begin. When all rubbish has been cleared out, all cellar shelves and clos cts should be thoroughly scrubbed Two large-size pals will be found great assistance in this task. They are light in themselves and easily cleaned. One should contain very hot water in which any good cleansing powder Is dissolved With 3, scrubbing brush scrub all the cellar woodwork with this mixture. The second pail should be kept full of warm clean water, with which the woodwork should be rinsed after it's scrubbing.
 After the cellar comes the kitchen. When the kitchen shelves are cleared, the cuphoards enlptied and all the cook ing utensils assembled there is splen- did time <2 take account of stock and prepare for the coming season. Look over the preserving kettles, see if these faifh- full friends and allies of last summer S campaign are in perfect condition for this years service. Also be sure that they are in sufficient number and sizes. While a large size preserving kettle, light, clean, as porcelain, unbreakab.e and free from rust, is indispensable. smaller sizes are Q great comfort and help in putting up small quantities of fFut at 9 time. Three preserving ket- ties are none too many, If saueepans show signs of giving out replace before the emergency arises, for that will be sure to come. Of course. 1t Is nice to renovate all over the house, nEt it . is not always best or convenient to do it all at once So most housewives feel that the Kitchen comes first It is their laboratory. They are the chemists who provide the food which nourishes and pleases and it is only fair that their ap- paratus should be the best available.
 My houseeleaning has been pushed along, rain or shine, so that when the good days come I'll be able to enjoy them.
 Yours for the Corner after a long ab- sence.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22

planes from place to place. what a dif ference time makes in some things
 I remember Tom Grinnel as he used to travel and make a short visit with my father. He used to always call him Fred, and say Toms right. aiH't he. Fred, lacks two minutes of it. Can't fool Tom, no, sir" Then when he went he said he was going to put his boots in the road" He liked to help my fafhe- with whatever work he was doing tha day and then of he would go again. Hie odeity was caused by his father hlttine him on the head with a hammer when he was a small boy. His father drank at times. they say and that is another word for temperance
 Ike to hear about different ores and reconectioRs of by-gone days. remen- Der also the two Indian women. My sis te- and I had little baskets they made. I don't remember hearing them say
 much. only once they wore heavy shawls
 In the summer time, and told one who
 remarked about fl, that the same things ! that kept out the cold m winter. kept out l the heat in the summer
 | Best wishes to all.
 SPRy BIRD
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
HELPING TO KEEP CORNER PAGE
 FULL.

Dear Sisters of The Corner: Have just been reading the many helpful letters of The Corner page, and as the saying goes, while the spirit moves, I will write and help overflow the page. which I am glad to see so fuli and oTerfowing. Glad to see so many new writers, as well as some others of long standing. I greatly enjoyed the meeting at Buckingham Me morial April 9th, met many old acquaint- anees and made several new ones which is always pleasant as through the world we tgo.
 Queen Elizabeth: Am glad your family are all well once more. Hope We shall meet soon.
 Canterbury Bell: Received package of seeds. Have planted them and will re- port later. Many thinks for them. |. Sorry for Jim and daughters in theE great loss. A place is vacant in their home which never can be fIted.
 Gienwood: I used to know you ones upon q time Glad to hear from your mother. She is a dear friend of mine Shall write her soon.
 I well remember Ira or Archibald
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
sTARTING A RosE HARDEN

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Many of the sisters I have noticed are much in- terested in flowers. Though this is the Rose Of New England I am surprised that more do not grow roses. Why?
 The modern varieties of garden roses may be grown in any open, sunny posl- tion where there is good, fairly deep soil Emphasis is laid upon it's being open" because in any position that is closed in on all sides there is little cirGIGa- tion of air and therefore more lildihood Of trouble from mildew which attacks the leaves of the Clants. I have, however, seen many entirely successful rose gardens in small back yards where there was plenty of sunshine. The place selected for a rose bed should be free from the roots of shrubs and trees, and well drained 4 low moist spot where water will stand after 8 rain should be avoided but roses will thrive even in a heavy, clay soil if it is well under drained
 Usually a spot answering the require ments suggested above, can be found fairly near any dwelling house The rose garden itself may be laid out as simply or as elaborately as desired.
 It is best, however to keep the beds in which the plants are to be set, quite mar row. to feet, as this makes it possible to cut the blooms and tend the plants without stepcing on the soil between them
 Having selected the sg2ot where the gar den is to be placed, the next thing is tC get it ready. so that the plants may 5' set out immediately they are received A very large percentage of such failures as there are with roses may be traced di rectly to the fact that the plants were al lowed to lie around several days after be inS received, before being set in th ground.
 Good strong plants wtq grow ant bloom the first season in any fairly fertil soil under the conditions mentioned above
 But if you are going to have roses a all, you naturally want the best and tn most roses that you can get. And in CT der to make sure of that result, 1t is al ways desirable to take a little extra pain
 with the preparation of the beds wher roses are to be planted
 One of the things we want to make sur of. is that the roots will be able to iyrov
 deep down, and consequently, be saf l from summer drouths and winter freezes
 and also have maximum space in wllc' to gather food. For these reasons 1t vii ray to dig the beds out to a de4th of tw
 feet or so. and in refllling them 10 ad 1 some extra rich, nice soil to that whicl | has been taken out
 Tn planting, place the tea and hybrid , tea TaTieies about foot and 8 half apart
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
WHAT'S BAD FOR RED ANTS?

Dear Sisters: What nice lot of letters we had Saturday! I enjoyed Kitty Lou s of last week, although I don't know Kit ty Lou.
 Mandys and Gala Lily's were inter- esting. I know Gala. Lily Is ma to only one boy, and nice boy he Is too; he used to sing in Christ church choir. l wonder If he does now? Before. I was married, remember he used to visit our next door neighbor's boys. One of those boys is a professor of music now and Is organist in one of the churches in town. I hope to see some answers to my in- qu;ry about tiny red ants.
 Strawberry: Will you bring basket de- sign to our next gathering?
 CHELSEA.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22

 "a Peckham. 7.se the evening servIca The subject for the address, Gen. U. s Grant. 4 memorial service.
 At the Church of the Good shepherd CniversaIist. Rev. George II. Welch. min ister. l0.5Q a. n. service of worship and sermon. Subject The ApoeaIyPse. 12 In- the BH5ie school. : p. m ssrv1cs oi song in charge Of the Y. ?. C. U.
 At the GreeReviHe ConErsEatiana church. Sunday morning there will be rns usual preaching service conducted. by ths pastor at 10.3e. Subject After Eastsi Sunday to tle Ascension. The Sundas school will be held. as usual at I2 o'clock
 At the Central Baptist church, Rsv David Alexander Pitt, pastor. presohins morning and evening. Service in Italian 10.45; Sunday school and City Bible Class For Men at noon 3. r. P. U-, s.3e 2 evening subject Power of an Endless Life.
 At the United Congregational church Alexander IT. Abbott. minister. Morning worship at 10-30. Rev. Benjamin T. Mar shall, DID, president of Connecticut Col lsge. will preach. Church school at neon. At the Home-Time. in the CoInmunity House at s.30. Dr. Frank Scott Bunner will speak to the young people.
 At Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. morning sermon topic. A Reliable Wit ness From Beyond tiie Grave. Sunday school at noon. 6.30 Epworth League, | Airs. Harry Es stand. leader. 7-3o even | ing service Junior LeaEue in charge. l Miss Florence Tourj"s. harpist, will rem | der selections. Sermon on The Life That 1 Tells.
 l At St. Andrews Episcopal church
 holy communion al 9 a. m. The conhr
 nation classes Of 19I2-l914 yin attend l Morning prayer and sermon at 1o.5e, a
 which the Easter music will be repeated l Sunday school at F. Evening service
 at 7.S0. preliminary half hour of thu
 worlds best music. beginning at [ O. clock,