Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-17
ODD FELONY HOME
 CORPORATION MEETING
Material Value of Fairview lnersased During Year-Fsw Changes in Of- f7cers.

Dur1ng Year-Few Changes IT 0u- | ficers.
 The annual meeting of the odd Eel | lows home corporation was held at l New Haven on Wednesday. There
 To. were several err changes .S in the 9mcsrs; hs;rs named as treasurer in place of c. N. Fowler of Hartford and Mir. De Leeuw's place on the board of man.
 agers Is taken by Grant U. Klersted bury takes MT. Goes place in the board | Of the Rebekah auxiliary As life
 ncorporator vice Frederick Botsford' deceased, Wyatt G. Benedict of Bridge l port was chosen, otherwise the officers l were reelected.
 | It was voted to tax each member of 1 the home for the new year and for the erection of a new barn and improve | nets there.
 l In his report. President selah G. I dition he always found the home. Fair l view at Groton, in on his many vis- | it's. and commended the superintend- | ent and his wife time Is as follows: F. O. Woodward, | superintendent: Mrs. Nellie Wood ward, matron; Mrs. W. N. Stannard, ! Mrs. NJ. c. Connor. Miss Edna Patrie, | Albert c. Crandall.
 Home Physician. J. T. Black. MD. has continued as | house physician, and there has been much sickness and several deaths. Dn- der the new rules, he has another duty | to perform, which is to make thor | ough examination of every applicant | to ascertain what disease. if any, they have. and whether physically they are | eligible to become an inmate Of the home. I think that If the examina- tion is made in every case. the home | will be benefited by it.
 Board of Managers. The board of managers have held six meetings during the year, five of them being held in New Haven and one at the home At the meeting held March IT, the instructions of the by | laws of the home were followed by appointing the following standing committees:
 Finance-william s. Hutchinson, Bradley s. Keith. Leopold De Leeuw. Supplies-Frank R. Upson, Sigmund Loewith. J. A. Matthews. Property-Philip Pond. Charles E. Gates, John N Noble.
 Applications-Marcus l.. Reynolds, Algot Johnson. Frank E. Greene. Printing Wallace R. Johnson, Frederick Botsford Clarkson N. Fowl Library-E. l.. Bronson. Marcus L. Reynolds, Rev. Charles H. Smith. Secretary Johnson's Geed Work. Wallace R. Johnson, secretary of the corporation, has performed his duties during the past year. although ,, time. in that same careful. business like manner that has been his custom for many years. We are very fortu-
 nate to have brother who has been willing to do so much for the order without any compensation. except the satisfaction of knowing that he has performed his duty we'll.
 During the past year there has been no one buried in our cemetery; all who have died at the home have been cared for by their friends, or the lodge to which they belonged.
 Admissions.
 Six brothers have been admitted during the past year.
 There were on March 1, 1910 thirty inmates, 24 brothers and six sisters. Our property has been improved in many ways during the past year. still receive immediate attention. The property committee will explain what
 has been accomplished. and what needs doing. The water system for which We have looked and longed, has finally materialized.
 Water System Installed. The property committee reported the installation of waterworhs system. Your committee determined upon the installation of a pneumatic system, doing away with structures either of the standpipe variety or of the elevat- ed tank and with the windmill struc-
 ture. all of which are more or less un- slightly exposed to the weather and tion and repairs. There has been in stalled at the home -nuematic sys-
 tenn with two tanks set in the bank
 easterly of the house, underground.
 gallons, providing us a water storage
 of substantially 30 o0o gallons with an
 initial pressure of 70 pounds. These
 tanks are fed from our spring. the
 f1nfwz akAA t>.r
 line engine. This system was installed
 at an expense, including the neces-
 sary piping and pump house at the
 spring, of s3,4s7.62.
 we have placed several hydrants out
 side of the buildings conveniently To-
 cated for fire protection and have car
 ried pipes into our houses. so that we
 have inside hose connections convent
 ently placed for use inside the build
 ings in the event of fire. These stand
 pipes in the buildings have been equip
 ped with hose placed upon reels so as
 to be readily and easily handled. Suf-
 ficient hose has been provided and is
 kept upon reels so that attachment
 may be readily made to the outside
 hydrants and our high pressure sys-
 tenn made speedily available in the
 event of fire.
 The refrigerator and storage build
 ing became very much out of repair.
 y Soa a..snaion sns so ths reparsd ss. building that the refrigerator service
 was ready before the advent of hot weather. At an expense of s23s, the building was newly underpinned. re- silled, the ice box moved and the re- frigerator room enlarged and the stor- age room under side thoroughly reno vated and made more useful.
 Beyond these things legitimate and necessary repairs have been made, the roofs painted the dining room overhauled and grained and minor re- pairs attended to.
 Your committee is of the opinion that aside from the barn, the value of the property at the home has been materially increased, especially in view of the protection afforded by the new water system. Whereas before l the installation of the new system, | water for even household necessities 1 was a luxury and it is now abundant l for all purposes.
 NORWICH TOWN