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Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
:. NJ. G. A. DIRECTORS HEAR
BUSY DEPARTMENT REPORTS

The February meeting Of the Y NJ. c.
A directors was held in the board rooms
Tuesday evening. An appetizing supper
was served by Mrs. Edwin Hill and Mrs.
Emery H Davis, assist ed by Miss Gladys
Hill In the absence of President ]. C.
Macpherson, James L. Case presided.
Boys' Secretary Davis gave a brief talk
on the boys work and among other
things mentioned the weekly meetings Of
the street newsboys, who greatly enjoy
the privileges the association gives
them.
The reports of the various departments
indicated a healthy condition of the
work The new building committee re-
ported splendid progress on the new
home of the Y, which will probably be
ready by Aug. 1st The membership
committee reported 16 new members, the
total membership being 916. The physi-
cal committee report indicated very
busy January. with increasing interest
in the various classes and the beginning
of preparations for the annual gymnastie
display early in April
Two importan things were mentioned
| in the report of religious work The as
ISOLATION and ministers are cooperating
heartily in arranging for the spiritual
mission of four days under the leader
| ship of the noted minister, Dr c. L
/
| on Monday evening, Feb. goth, in the
| United Congregational church The Y
| religious committee VIII finance the ex-
| pense Of tho meetings.
The association has just purchased a
unique portable moving picture machine
| for shop meeting and educational work
| This machine uses non-inlammabfe films
and can be used without booth and
has been passed as safe by the Fire I'm
| derwriters' association. 1t can therefore
| be safely used without a booth in factory
| or school room and the Y. M. c. A hopes
| to be OF larger service to the community
| by virtue of having acquired this valua-
Bile additio nto its equipment The frs
| showing by the new machine will prob.
ably be at one Of the shop meetings mex
| week.
1t was announced that the Woman
auxiliary was doing efficient work, espe
cially in earning money tc pay the bal
ance of their pledge of $1,000 made to
ward the new building. A cake sale vii
be held this week
The directors expressed their pleasure
| in the condition of the work as a Who'll
and all believe that the entrance into tn
new building with the large, modern, up
| to-date physical department win mean
larger service to the community thai
ever in the history of the association.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
SOUTH KILLINGLY

An item which appeared in the South
Killingly news last week stated that
Maggie Butler was i'll with scarlet fever
at the home of her father, John Butler.
A member of Mr. Buffers fammily has
requested the correspondent to say this
name of the person who has been IL is
Maggie Owelson.
Fred Como has been working in Put
nam the past week.
Byron Place and family of Foster
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Barlow
Tessie Potter Of Danielson has been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Fred Shippee.
The usual service of worship was held
in the church Sunday evening. Arthur
Terwilliger and Henry Tewgood. mem
bers of the S. K. orchestra, assisted IN
the music Mr.. Williams gave an ad-
dress on Lincoln.
Raynond Gates and family and Mr.
and Mrs Raymond Barlow spent Sun
day with relatives in Valley Falls.
Ruth, Francis and Beatrice. members
of the Go-to-C Church band. received their
fourth term pins Sunday evening.
John Brewster of MeadowbTook inn
has been i'll.
Henry McCaw spent the week end at
his home in WalpoJe, Mass.
Donald Clever has been elected secre-
tary and treasurer of the A T. T. Co.
association Of employees.
Mr.. Ladrigan. attorney for the A 7.
T. Co. has been in this vicinity arrang-
/ ing for land right Of way.
Oscar VILLAIN was injured while az
work for the telephone company.
A. E. Hall was in North Franklin
| Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
VALENTINE TABLEAUx BIZ
ART STUDENTS, Asso.


The February meeting Of the Art Stu
dents association was held Monday even
ing at Slater hall annex. The members
of the association and their friends en-
Joyed unique and delightful entertain
ment of valentine tableaux
The first drawing Of the curtains dis
closed slender, fair-haired herald, Will
liam B. ChappeH. who explained how the
pictures were to be shown, appearing
again before each tableau. to read from
gracefully managed scroll the bit of
poetry without which no valentine is
complete. In all the pictures the color
schemes were lovely, the costumes were
carefully chosen in every detail, and the
poses most artistically given
The first group an Italian couple was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund w. Per
kins The clear, brilliant red of the girls
dress was especially becoming. The sec
ond group was the Smiling SHEPHERD
and Shepherdess. This group was made
very inviting by Mr.. and Mrs. Josenh c
Worth In the next tableau Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Porteous took the charming
pose of a Gainsboro with marked sue
cess Grosvenor Ely and Mrs E. How
ard Baker brilliant in red and yellow
blue and gold, posed as the gypsies. In
quaint, old-fashioned dress a demure girl
received nosegay from her smiling
lover. The parts were taken by Howard
Baker and Mrs. Philip T Werles. PIerrot
and Pierrotte appeared in the last tab
leau. The parts We're taken by w
Habekotte and Mrs Russell A. Clam. Jr
The SUCCESS of the tabieaux is due TO
the work of Mrs. J. Dana Colt, who ar
ranged the program. and to Mr.. and Mrs.
ozias Dodge and other members of the
committee. The large gilt frame in which
a
formed by means of white clusters Of ere
tonne flowers and the inner oval of green
carleton into the likeness of a quaint val
entfne of long ago The mellow golden
light shed upon the pictures vas secured
by the clever application of color to the
electric light buib inside the frame
In the intervals between the showing
OF the pictures Charles Dyer. acconons.
MED by Frederick W. Lester. sang I'm de-
| hghtful informal fashion a variety NJ
songs. Tostis Matinata was followed bv
Atherton's When All the World is Young
| Why Are You Wandering, PRAY? a SONG
which Lady Parneh used to sing Mr.
! Dyers other selections were Who is syl.
Viaf Hark, Hark, the Lark. by Schubert
During the evening Miss Olive I,tntor
played Deux Polonaise by Chopin and :
Cradle Song by Palmgren. After III.
| taoieaux, chocolate and waters wer,
served. The refreshments were In cs,.rg,
OF Mrs Howard L. Stanton. Miss NJ 4
Pourteous poured. Miss Helen Risle1-
Miss Esteia Rozyckl, Miss CheriIis
Smith and Miss Gladys Tortoiseshell as
sisted IN serving.
At the business meeting held before tn.
entertainment, with the president Mrs
Frank L. Hampstead, in the chair IN.
usual routine business was. transacted
w F, Habekotte was elected an associate
member OF thu organisation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
PERSONALS

w. H. Cruickshank has been in New
York on business during the week.
Mrs. Nelson Palmer of New Tawen.
and William Vars were week end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vars Of Plainfeld. &
Capt George Waldo Dat is spending
several days at the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Dat. Of Cliff
street
Miss Josephine Sabourin OF Norwich Is
to spend Thursday and Friday in New
York attending demonstrations and fash
ion shows.
Miss Viola Carey, who for the past
ten days has been visiting her grand
mother. Mrs. Annie I4afferty of 240 Yam
tic street, has returned to New Haven
to resume her studies at st. RaphaeFs
hospital.
DR.. Thomas H Gallivan of Hartford
son of Timothy Gallivan of Norwich
sailed Tuesday from New York on the
steamship George Washington for a trir
to Mediterranean ports, to return th'
first Of May.
Letter Carrier Joseph 8. o'Neil. wht
covered the West Side section faithfully
for many years and has since had the
long route in the center Of the city. |.
to be transferred about the middle o.
March to the East Side. Z
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
OBITUARY
Mrs. Joseph Beetham.

The long and useful life of Ellen Cot
ton, ST. widow of Joseph Beetham. came
to close Tuesday, about 1890, about
12.3G. at the home of her son, Thomas
Benjamin Beetham, of Wauwecus Hill,
where she had resided for the past year
She had been in exceptionally good
health until about week ago when taxi
en- with an attack of the grip she went
Into a general decline due to advanced
age, from which she did not rally. Mrs.
Beetham was born in January 1895, on
Tristan De Acunha. a small island near
the island of st. Helena. She was one of
eleven children born to William and
Maria Barker Cotton, natives of Eng
land her father having been one of the
soldiers who guarded Napoleon, when in
captivity on St Helena Island.
Mrs. Beetham's brothers are all dead
but as far as is known, her six sisters,
all in advanced years, are still living
They are located In South Africa. on
Tristan De Acunha Island and Virginia
| In Cape Town, South Africa, about 50
years ago, she was married to Joseph
| Beetham who many years ago, aboui
| 1885, was drowned off Tristan De Acun-
ha Island.
| Mrs. Beetham with her family came
! to this country. having lived in Norwich
| much of the time since. of late year.
| making her home with her different chill
dren. About two years before locating
| on Wauwecus HILL she made her home
with her son, Joseph A. Beetham OF
! Lisbon.
Mrs. Beetham had been a very active
woman all through life, and could reat
| the daily paper in which she had a keer
| interest, without the add of glasses. Sh,
was an ideal mother, always considering
| the welfare and happiness of others be
lore her own. her first and last though
being for those nearest and dearest t.
TO her. Her kind hearted disposition
with willing hands, has many times help
ed friends in time of need; and thes
friends with her many children whor
bad shared their homes with her, vii
be the ones who will feel her loss mos
heenly
Besides her sisters. she is survived b
seven sons and three daughters. anothe
daughter having died several years aeo
also many grandchildren ard grea
grandchildren. The sons are John
Beetham of Norwich; Jacob S. Beetbar
Of Fishers Island; Joseph A. Beethar
of Lisbon: William H Beetham of Nor
Wich; Cornelius H. Beetham of Lisbon
Thomas B. Beetham and Robert A. Bee
than Of Wauwecus Hill. The daughter
are Mrs. Peter Peterson, Mrs. Fran
Prodell and Mrs. James Du Mont. all {
: Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
BENEDICT ARNOLD LETTER
OF 177S ON DISPLAY

In the library Of Americana, collected
by DR.. R. B. Coutant, of Tarrytown,
which was placed on exhibition at the
Anderson galleries, New York Monday,
there IS rare collection of volumes and
documents relating to Major Andre and
the Benedict Arnold treason, a matter
of local interest since Norwich was Ar
nold's birthplace. This most interesting
historical matter includes the first edi-
ton of Major Andres court martial pro-
ceedngs with autograph letters and doc
uments of the board of officers which
tried him at Tappan. Sept. 90, 1880.
Among these are manuscripts of Major
Generals Greene, Howe and st. Clair,
Baron de Steuben and the Marquis de
Lafayette
Considered a fine war letter Of Bene-
dict Arnold is one written to Colonel
Henry Jackson from Revolutionary
headquarters at Philadelphia, June 22
1913, in which the writer states: "You
will march with the troops under your
command at o'clock tomorrow morning
and follow the route Of the enemy as
nearly as you can. You will in commune
ton with any continental troops or mill
tia attack the rear of the enemy and
endeavor to harrass them by all means
In your power. Advise his Excel
lency, General Washington, Of your
movements ETC.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
EASTERN STAR CHAPTER
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE

Following the regular business session
of Sachem Chapter, No. 81, o. f. s.,
there was a delightful social and dance
The entertainment was in charge of the
entertainment committee and included
several vocal numbers and a humorous
reading. The programme was as follows
Paddle Addle song from the Cameo Girl
Lyle Fillmore; The Old Fashioned Maid
Miss Mary Gray and Lyle Fillmore
reading Charles Harvey duet. My Muir
sery OF Love, Miss Viola Grover and
William Mitchell. Miss Olive Linton was
the accompanist for the soloists. Ice
cream and fancy cakes were served, az
ter which dancing was enjoyed
The committee in charge of the enter
talnment was Mrs. Charles Wright
chairman, Miss Marion Swan, Miss
Georgia Fillmore. Miss Letitia Kramer
Miss Mary Grove, Mrs. Joseph French
Mrs. Charles Carpenter, Clarence Bar.
Der and William Dunston.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
BATTIEsHIP OREGON MAY
BECOME FLOATING MEMORIAL

Washington, FEB Under eorappang
provisions OF the naval treaty, the his
iOric battieship Oregon Will probably be
come a stationary floating memorial to
her great DAYS as ''buM dog Of navy"
Her hag guns that roared in triumph at
Santiago will be silenced the pulse of the
huge engines that drove her IA .000 miles
20 reach the fighting front will be stalled
forever. but appearance she will remain
as she was 10 stir the pride of future gem
erataons Of Americas.
The oregon and the Illinois may be re-
tanned under provisions OF part ?, I'll
% t-Ale attarhed to the treaty says
And part 2, III (b) Of the document
reads
a vessel shall be considered incapable
o. further warIfke service when there
shall have been removed and landed, or
else destroyed in the ship:
I'D All guns and essential portions Of
guns. fire control tors and revolving parts
of-an bsrbettes and turrets.
"C7) Al machinery for working by
drsaiic OF electric mourtings
"CD All Are control instrument and
range finders
30 All ammunition, explosives and
mines
"tO All torpedoes, war heads and
torpedo tunes
"Cs) AT wireless te,ssraJhy install
IationA
"C7) The coming tower and all side
amor. or alteTnatively all main propell-
Ing machinery.
"CO Al landing and flying of plat
form and all other aviation accessories
The special naval board planning details
n the scraFs5iHg program has given somt
thought to the problem Of bringing the
Oregon within the requirements Of tho
treaty when It becomes effective and ye'
retaining the ship much as she was In
me DAYS Of heS career.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
FUNERALS,
Charles c. Gallagher.

The funeral of Charles C. Gallagher
was held from the home of his sister.
Mrs. John Riley, at III Cliff street on
tuesday morning with a large number
OF relatives and friends present from
Newark, New York, Jersey CITY and
other places. There were MANY hand
some floral forms.
AT the services in st. Mary's church.
Rev. w. II. Kennedy was celebrant Of
the mass Of requiem and Henry ], La
ontalne' who was at the organ, sang
Abide With Me at the close of the mass.
Inc bearers were John J. O'Brien Jo-
seph MoCrohan, John Hunter and John
donovan. Burial was in the family LOT
IN 81 Mary's cemetery where Father
Kennedy read committaI service,
Miss Mary A. Lynch.
Funeral services for Miss Mary Ann
Lynch, aged 81, who died Saturday OF
pneumonia at her winter home, 405 Park
avenue, New York city, were held in St
Fiucents Roman Catholic church. cor.
ner OF Lexington avenue and Sixty-sixtt
street. Tuesday morning at 10. The bur
! ial was in Calvary cemetery, New York
MISS Lynch was born in New York
city on the site now occupied by the Mu-
niclpal building. She was the daughte,
OF the late James Lynch, who was q
prominent figure in New York SO years
ago her summers were spent at New
London at the Lynch house on Peouot
avenue, which adjoins the lighthouse
grounds at the entrance of the harbor
Ems property, 1t Is understood, she will.
J ed to one Of her two nleces. Mrs Rob
ert Hoguet Of New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
LOSERS ENTERTAIN WINNERS
AT VALENTINE SOCIAL

The Blues. the losing team in the
membership drive of the Epworth
League of Trinity NJ. f. church. enter
tained the Reds" the winners, at val
entine social held Tuesday evening in
the Sunday school room Of the church.
The Blues provided refreshments OF
Ice cream and cake for the Reds" and
the latter provided crackers and cheese
for the losing team.
The entertainment opened at 7.so o.
clock with a delightful programme Of
games In charge of Miss Isabelle Shear
er. The valentine decorations were in
charge of Mrs. P. e. Roberts. Miss Flea
nor Fenton. Miss Grace Corey, Mrs Har-
ry G. Eastiand and Mrs. Fairbanks. Le-
roy Fielding and Miss Eleanor Fenton
had chage of the refreshments
Harry G. Eastland was captain Of the
winning team, the Reds" and the
"Blues' were captained by Miss Isa-
belle Shearer There were about 50 pres
ent at the social.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
NORWICH TOURISTS AMONG
$50 SAILING FOR NEAR EAST

The George Washington Of the United
States Lines left for Egypt and Pales-
tine with $50 American tourists from
all parts Of the country, which makes
the seventh cruise this season and brings
the number Of passengers for the Near
East uD to 1910.
During the cruise the George Wash
ngton will touch at the following places
Azores, Madeira Cadiz. Gibraltar. AL
giers, Palermo, Naples, Athens, Constan-
tinople, Beirut, Haifa, Alexandra, Cor
fus. Cattare, Corsica Villefranche and
Cherbourg.
Mrs. Adam Reid and Mr.. and Mrs W
Tyler Olcott are among the tourists. On
her last trip over from Europe the
steamer was greatly delayed by gales.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

by the police to appear In the city court
Wednesday morning. 1t is understood
that there will be no little opposition to
the ordinance. and that these cases will
constitute test cases. while it Is not
known for certain It is understand that
there is a concerted movement on foot
to buck the law
In the opinion of several members of
the legal profession in Norwich there is no
escape IRON paying the required license
fec as the ordinance lesvecs no loop hole
for evasion. The ordinance Is similar to
a previous ordinance governing the sale
Of merchandise from sidewalk stands and
IN the eyes of the law 1t is thought that
4 will stand the same as the other ordi-
narce8.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Mrs. E. o. Butler and Miss Baldwin re-
turned to New Haven Saturday.
Ellen Dodge is staying at Myron Ester
brooks.
Hartford.
Willis Hiscox and Allen Kenyon at
tended a Masonic funeral in Putnam
Sunday afternoon.
James Briggs Of Piainfeld is visiting
o. A. H.scox and family.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
VERDICT OF sag. SEQ FOR
ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS

Cambridge. Mass, Feb. IA verdict
for S32.5oO. said to he the largest award
ever returned by a Massae husetts jury
in a suit for alienation Of affections. was
given 10 Mrs. Eugene z. Dickerman. of
somervills in the superior court today.
Mrs. Dfckernan had brought action
against her mother-inAaw, Mrs. Minnie
l. Dickernan. also Of Soanerville, ask
inE 100000 for the loss Of her hug
bands affection
While engaged IN war work in Paris
during the world war, the plaintiff who
e about fifty years OF age. met Rob
ert 2. Dickerman, 2s, then in the army.
They were married, but after the arms
tice an enlargement occurred. which
the wife blamed on her husbands moth
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Mrs. Guy B. Dolbeare is spending
some time In Boston.
Nathan A. Gibbs passed the weekend
and holiday in New York, and while in
that city attended a bankers dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph osmund Hull
have returned from their Wedding trip to
Atlantic City and Washington, and are
guests Of Mrs. Hull's father, George H.
Loring.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
soDALITAs VALENTINE PARTY
FOR srEDAy acHoo

The sodalitas of the United Congre-
gational church entertained the mem
bers of the junior and intermediate de-
partments Of the Sunday school at the
Community house on Tuesday evening.
The affair was in the nature of a VAL
entine party and the room was prettAy
decorated With hearts, streamers and
valentines.
A programme Of progressive games
was enjoyed, many of them furnishing
much amusement for the young people.
After the games a dainty lunch of ice
cream, cake and fancy waters was serv-
ed. Mrs. William C. Noyec was In
rdhsrge otthe refreshments Miss Ida
Heabner had charge of the decorations
and Miss Martha Reynolus had charge
of the programme of games. There
were about rs young people present
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
CENTRAL BAPTIST PASTOR
TO SPEAK AT CONVENTION

The Connecticut Baptist convention
will meet in special convention at Calvary
Bap;ist church, New Haven. Tuesday Of
next week The purpose Of this unusual
gathering will be to mako plans TO meet
the crisis which faces the denomination
largely through the failure to raise the
0,0G0 600 in subscriptions, covering 4
FIVE year period which are ne1e1 10 carr
on; the missionary and educational pro-
gra;nme projected several years ago ny
the deroninational leaders
Rs5 David A Pitt, ID. Il pastor .:
the Central Baptist church, this city. viii
be one Of the speakers at the convsrtiin.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
EAGLEVILLE

Miss Amy Rogers Of New London is
visiting at the home Of her sister, Mrs
F. o. Vtnton-
Harold Gates Of Hartford spent Mon
day at the home of his alrnt Mrs Vim.
ton
Miss z. J. Klein, a former teacher In
the village school. was a dinner guest at
Vinton villa on Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
FUNERAL


MRS. Joseph Clarke CrandAlI
The funeral of Mrs, Joseph Clarke
Crandall, who died at the home of her
son, j. Howard Crandan, Orchard avenue
Wakefield, last Friday, was held at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from her sons
home. Burial was in Perryv:lle, r, 1,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
RowIand'. orche.tr. R.or-.n,..

After being out of the musical world
Tor the past year Rowland's orchestra
mas again come to the front and reor-
ganized. This band of musicians made
an enviable reputation On the musical
world
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
Father ard San Rannuet.

The Father and Son banquet. commit
tee Of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is completing arrangements for this
annual event, which is to be held Feb
"a at the Community house.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
ATTAWAUGAN

The Attawangan and Ballouvilfe Ma
tional Council OF Catholic Women is to
give whist party at the hall in Alta
Waugan Thursday eyening.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
New.boys' Night at Y. NJ. c. A.

Tuesday evening the Street Newsboys'
club spent pleasant hour at the as
sociation building. They were put
through some stunts in the gymnasium
which they greatly enjoyed
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
Yalnetine Party Held

The young people of Park Congrega-
tional church were entertained Tuesday
evening at the church with pretty yal-
/ entine party.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
PhIlathea Class Social.

The Philathea class held an enjoyable
social Tuesday evening at the First Bap-
fist church
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT

ON JEWISH RELIEF WORK
Louis Marshall national chairman on
the Jewish European relief fund, has
appointed Samuel Goldberg to act as
honorary vice president on the Norwich
committee in conjunction with Emanuel
Kaplan, honorary president.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

Fifteen per cent of coal mined in
the United States is used to heat
dwellings.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

In the Ancient Roman baths of Ca
raealla $500 persons could battle a,
once.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
DR.. EDWARD KIRBY.

DENTIST,
HAS RETCRNED TO HIS OFFICE, AT
ROOM IoT. THAYER BLDG AND Is
NOW READY FOR APPOINTMENTS.