Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-05
OYSTER SHELLS GETTING SCARCE
What was Once Great New London Industry Does Not
Now Furnish Shells Enough for the Hen Pens-The
Evening School Comes Close-Annual Meeting
of the Board of Irade-The Boat Race Committee.

receiving the personal attention OF
some tutor.
Book prizes were offered by citizens
and the inscriptions in the prize books
were written by Charles ID. Boss. who
was then considered the best penman
in the city. The whole people took in
terest in the school and in after life
the earnest pupils Appreciated what
had been done for them at tho Haven
free evening school.
Local men who had Travelled gave
the pupils the benefit of their lcnowl-
edge by course OF lectures impart-
ing a knowledge that WAS never for
gotten 30 long as the pupils lived. The
late Richard H. Chapel, who was a
partner of Henry y. Haven in the
whale fisheries, gave a lecture OF in
tense interest that teemed with In
struction, depicting his travels In the
then practically new country or Alaska
with blackboard representation. Lee
lures of this nature were the rule,
which in addition TO the regular studies
of reading, writing, arithmetic and
spelling give an idea of the advantages
afforded the pupils of the first OF New
London's evening schools,
foreign born young man anxious
to master the language of his adopted
country becomes naturally inquisitive
and while being instructed haphazard
furnishes amusement TO the willing in
structor. This young chap calls at
cefLdln stores ana ASKS many QueSupub
for the sake of obtaining knowledge.
One day this week he asked where a
certain citizen resided and he was told
out near the cemetery. Whats ceme-
tery?" he asked and made this self
reply: ooh. yes, know; a place where
the dead people livei" on he went 10
find the person he inquired for and on
his return to the store announced thaA
he had been out to the cemetery where
the dead people lived and on his way
back had found the man hiking az ~
he was trying 10 kin time before he
got to the cemetery.
The annual meeting Of the New Lon.
don board Of trade was held on Thurs
day night OF the present week. and the
report of President J. A. Allen showed
conclusiVely IL was not dead or even
sleeping, even if this organization, now
forty years of age, did disappear be-
hind the scenes 70 permit the younger
kindred society to get within the focus
of the spotlight. Both organizations
are in almost perfect harmony with
each other both being oftlcered in part
| by members OF both organizations. and
the main motive Of each is 10 advance
the best interests OF New London. As
| 1.-THE president stated, the New London
| board Of trade is Ike strong, well
cared for emergency machine, equipped
to be called into action at any moment,
and has no desire 70 be antagonistic TO
| its younger brother the New London
| Business Mems association
Governor Waller some time ago sug-
eested that Il would be well for both
| organizations to combine aas a cham
Der OF commerce, with the Idea that In
union the common cause would BIO bet
| ter advanced, for some one said IN the
long, long time ago That in union there
/ was strength.
In this particular instance both or
| CARNATIONS are working unitedly Tor
the betterment of New London, but
there are conditions in the Business
Mems association that make some clti-
J zcns ineligible. while the membership
! in the board OF trade Is open to all.
| Therefore n would be almost as linz
/ possible to unite the two organizations
| as IL would the Knights Templar, the
knights OF Columbus and the Knights
This matter was thoroughly threshed
! out at a meeting OF n Joint committee
over a year ago, when II was decided
that union was imprncticable but an
| arrangement was reached whereby COM
mittees from both organizations Wouid
act Jointly on matters of public inter-
est. II was explained that In most In
| stances committees representing two
business organizations would have
more weight and influence than a com
mittee representing one organization,
| especially when both commhttees are
both organizations IN New London,
even IL a two for one" deal os worked
for the benefit of New London.
Daniel M. cronin and his associates
on the boat race committee OF tho
board of trade certainly did their bus
mess TO a turn in arranging for the
race and tagging the course for the
annual Yale and Harvard aquatic
events At the annual meeting Thurs
day evening Chairman Cronin's report
showed that the committee handled the
big affair judicdousiy and, through the
generosity OF the business men or the
city. had funds sufficient 70 meet all
the bills The report was given In de-
tail and developed the Information that
All who are financially benefited by the
holding OF the Yale Harvard boat races
on the Thames are not the heaviest
contributors to the fund TO pay the
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