Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-18

NVula Aisloi uDOu ktitldA HUI llVNf- ment. and he believed that this could be done without lessening the disci- pline or general etiicientcy of the de- partment.
 Ex- Mayor Armstrong has complied with the invitation Of the court of common council and furnished his por- trait to be placed with the other ex- mayors on the wall of the council cham Der in the City hall. and it Is now. ex- pected that Mayor Mahan will do like wise. although this should have been done three years ago when he handed over the reins of the city government to his successor Mayor Armstrong. though no invitation was extended to Mir. Mahan when he retired from of- flee. Now that these two portraits are to be added to the valuable and inter- esting collection. it is hoped that the original plan will be adhered to and a general change made in the position of the pictures and that they be placed in rotation and according 10 date of office. Also that a space be given to the mayors whose pictures have not yet been obtained. and in the place of the picture be a printed placard showing the date of office and the name of the mayor. neatly framed. There was a time when it was possible to obtain a picture of every eX-mayor with the exception of Mayor Wilson. and per haps these pictures may yet be secur- ed with proper effort on the part of the common council committee. Some of the relatives of the deceased may ors were willing to furnish small pie lures, but did not feel able to pay for a suitable portrait for the City hall. There may be a way found to meet this expense and make the collection as complete as possible.
 All portraits that were available were hung in the common council nine years ago last May, just prior to the cele- brdtion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of New London, when James F. Johnston was the mayor. As a mat ter of course the portraits of Hon. Augustus Brandegee and Hon. Thomas M. Waller were placed to the right and the left of the mayors desk as they were considered the foremost citizens as well as eX-mayors. as perhaps the committee that supervised the hanging of the pictures was not familiar with the intent of the vote that authorized the collection of the same and with he understanding that they were to be placed as the office rotated. So now is the acceptable time to make the change and give to every mayor his proper place in the local hall of fame. This change will place Mayors Arm sAiphb anu 4hellieii HAht UN SAbfs anu serve as a study for the future of the two past masters in the game of poli- tics and whose views on public affairs are diametrically opposite.
 By the way Mayor Armstrong. the prince of entertainers" left this week for his winter home in Florida but be- fore his departure he mailed printed announcements to several of his friends that read thus:
 33 Granite Street.
 New London. Conn.
 Mir and Mrs. Benjamin l.. Lloyd Armstrong expect to spend the next four or five months in their winter home in Daytona. Florida
 Friends from the north will always find the latchstring out at the cottage at the corner of Ridgewood and Mag nolia avenues.
 New London, Conn.,. Dec. 15. 1909
 It is hardly necessary to add that this announcement is characteristic of the Armstrongs and that visitors would be more welcome than even the flow CTS of May. MT. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Armstrong, parents of the eX-mayor are also spending the winter at their residence in Daytona. The Armstrongs. father and son, are large owners of real estate in that southern city, whose population is materially increased dur ing the winter by people from the north.