Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-08

The announcement by ex-Alayor Tinker that orders for bread would be issued as usual to all applicants from January to April. recalls the fact that MT Tinker has for a great many years carried on this charitable work that was instituted by the late Ezra Chap pell. and which MT. Tinker has made perpetual by fund of S5.000 which he has set aside for that purpose the in terest being ample for its maintenance: MT Chappell was the grandfather of Frank H., William s. and Alfred H. Chappell and he was noted for his unostentatious charitable work. Mr. Chappell has been dead a great many years, forty or more, and in his time was known to every resident of the city. the rich and the poor, and there is more than one resident of the city today, now on the shady side of life, who were beneficiaries of his good work. The writer knows of instances where MT. Chappel, upon meeting rag ged urchins of the street, would take them into Lyon's clothing store, at the corner of State and Main streets, and clothe them from head to foot, inclu- sive, and their old duds would find their way to Kelly, the junkman He always had a kind word for the poor and gave recognition to the salutation of the most humble.
 He was a grand old man. and was a notable character when walking slowly wearing beaver hat, black or white,
 
 long cloak nearly reaching the side walk. His head was slightly bent to one side and he would stoop to pick up a pin from the sidewalk and, once when a friend chided him for that spe- cial characteristic. the old gentleman remarked within hearing of the writer, "A pin a day. is a gross a year" and then walked slowly down State street MT. Chappell did many charitable acts, and the distribution of bread to the poor was among the many worthy act ions of the old gentleman.
 After the death of MT. Chappell, ex- Mayor Tinker, realizing the loss of such a charity to the deserving poor, took up the work that had been pro- vided for by MT. Chappell He man. aged a number of years the Citizens Course of Lectures and Entertainments, securing the best available talent. and gave aid to the Young Mems Christian association, and from the accumulated surplus gave bread to the poor during voted much of his time in the manage ment of these entertainments and nev- CT pocketed cent of the profits. The surplus of profits was not sufficient to pay for the bread and after a time 1t entirely disappeared. Then MT. Tinker created a permanent fund for the pur- pose from his private funds, and the special work of charity is appreciated by hundreds of the deserving poor of the city.
 The New London court of common council has finally taken action that will result in justice to the men who have served as mayors of the city by having their pictures placed in proper order on the side wall of the council chamber in the hall of records. Ever since the first lot of pictures of the mayors were received they have been placed promiscuously and without any regard to seniority, being placed by fin prominence rather than by seniority of service. At the meet ing Monday night the committee on public property was requested to have the portraits placed in regular order. and that the names and date of office be placed under each portrait. and that whatever repairs are necessary be made to the frames. It is hoped that the committee will go just a little bit farther and see to it that every man