Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-28

"cO1eSUaY bales of paper stored in the cellar of | the Hall & Bill Printing Company on North street. The cause was given as | spontaneous combustion. Engine Com pany No. 1 and Truck Company No, l made quick response to the alarm, | which was rung in from Box 34. Three lines of hose were played on the blaze | and by hard fighting the firemen soon had the blaze under control, although | they were greatly han1pered by volumes of smoke which filled every entrance to | the cellar. The recall sounded at 15o | o'clock and shortly after the employees resumed work.
 The soice4y of Sons of Israel of this city made plans on May 14 of this year for the purchase of the Scenic theatre from the First Spiritualist Society to 1 be used as synagogue. The purchase was delayed on account of the legal difficulties of the Spiritualist Society with the lessees of the theatre over an alleged sale of the building to the lessees. The trouble is now overcome and the Sons of Israel Society made the announcement Wednesday that theJ will take the building over in a few days and will begin extensive altera- tions to transform the theatre into al synagogue.
 The structure is to be completely ren- ovated in the interior and 8 complete new front will be made to correspond with the general architecture for syna- gogues. A concrete sidewalk is to be lai dand the surrounding land beauti- fled. The improvements will amount to close to $s,000.
 San Jose Council No. 14, Knights of Columbus, are planning to hold An Old Timers and A Past Officers Night on the evening of the next regular meet ing. At the January meeting former of- fcers will occupy the various chairs and will be in charge of the exempr1- fication of the first degree upon a class of candidates. Edward F. Casey will be acting grand knight. A social hour and smoker will follow the meeting. The councils entertainment commtttes, which is in charge of the arrangements is endeavoring to procure some promi- nent speakers for the occasion
 Windham Encampment No. 10, I. o. O. F., have elected the following officers for the following year: Chief patriarch. Eugene Clark; high priest, Louis B. Wilson; senior warden. William Mann !: junior warden, William Gillis; fnan- cial scribe, Charles H. Beebe; treasurer, Ere d.. Avery and trustee, Charles M. Thompson. The officers will be install ed on January g..
 The reguar monthly meeting of the chamber of commerce has been post poned from January to Tuesday eve ming, Jan. g, to give the committee more time to prepare an outline for the work of revising the city charter.
 Mrs. Sarah A. Niles is a guest of friends in Boston for a week.
 Miss Alice Hickey, a teacher in Beth el E0nn SnnndinT fhn vacation with her parents in this city.
 Miss Elizabeth Flynn, teacher in Terryville, is spending the Christmas vacation with relatives in this city. Miss Mary Hevrin, who teaches in Hartford is spending week with her parents in this city.
 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moriarty 0I New York are visiting with MT. and Mrs. P. F. Moriarty for several days Mrs. Eleanor Bennett of Pomfret. for | merIy of The Ridges and Miss Esther | Gustafson of Pornfret, who attended the | alumni reunion Wednesday evening were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Rus sell A. Andrews,
 Miss Amy Weeks of New Haven at | tended the alumni reunion of the high school and was 8 guest of MT. and Mrs. Egbert A. Case.
 MT. and Mrs. R. F. Russell of Provi- dence and Russell H. Webster of Wor- cester Tech, are spending week at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles H. l Webster.
 Miss Mary Hill is the guest of friends in Lowell and Boston, Mass. l Miss Susan McGauley of Worcester, Mass, is visiting with Mrs. Mary Her rick of this city.
 | The big event of the season took place Wednesday evening at the State Armory | on Pleasant street when the Alumni of Windham High school held an informal reunion and dance, the occasion also 1 marking the fftieth anniversary of the school The hall was handsomely dec orated and boxes were provided for the seating of the various classes. A ca pacity attendance of young and old was present Before the dancing a high class programme which was heartily en- joyed was rendered.
 The Colonial Male Quartette, consist ling of Maurice Wallen, graduate of the Windham High school. tenor; Raymond Grant, second tenor Charles Beach, bar itone; Harry Coe Olmstead, bass, with Robert Kellogg, accompanist. rendered the following programme: Bedouin Song
 (Foote), by the duartette; Invictus, I (Huhn), by MT. Beach; This is She (Rogers); A Little Close Harmony (O'Hara) Musical Trust (Hadley), by the quartette.; The Phantom Legion | CWard- -Stevens), by Mir. Wallen; What From Vengeance, sextet from Lcia Don- Inizette, by the quartette.
 I Remarks On the spirit of the reunion tl lwere then given by Allen B. Lincoln. Next was the interpretation of. music l through dancing by Miss Esther Gustaf- son, of Ponnfret, and a graduate of the
 Windham High school of the class of 1911. Miss Gustafson. has been most
 successful in interpretive dancing throughout New England. Remarks were
 made by Louis Lincoln, graduate from the class of 1896 and he was introduced as the man who always takes life seti-
 ously., The introduction, however, was
 a direct contract to MT. Lincoln's na- ture as he has never been known to be without a good joke and not to smile at the worst life can offer. The closing number of the programme was the sing
 ing of one of the songs of the Alma
 Mater by one of the alumni
 Much credit Is due to the entertain
 ment committee of which George W
 Hickey is chairman, in procuring these
 feature entertainers. The reunion was
 8 success reaching beyond all expecta-
 tions and all indications lead to the faci
 that it will be continued in future years The various classes also wish to take this means for thanking the committees
 for the untiring efforts in making the
 reunion such successful event.