Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-13

which marked the work OF the captains
and teams in raising the money fer the
Thermos fund was In evidence again
on Monday night in the town hall when
the first meeting of the subscribers
was held to hear the reports Of the
committees on organization and neflAi-
nations. about 400 men attending the
meeting a3a4 ratifying unanimously
the different steps which the commit
tees have taken II, the organization OF
The Norwich Industrial Improvement
corporation, which is to be the holding
company in purchasing and developing
the Mason property, where the IAe4H0s
factory is to be located,
At the final point in the neetin all
the subscribers to the fund in the
amount of $25 or over were given OPP
portunity to sign the stock subserip-
ton paper Of the company for an
amount corresponding to the amount
of their original subscription. With
those that signed at the meeting and
the signatures previously obtained,
which include a large proportion OF
$3.50 subscribers, signatures were eb-
tanned from al subscribers, represent
Ing $50. shares OF S25 each, or tetai
Of SAC, 100 in stock subscriptions,
Mayor Thaysr Presides.
General Chairman William T, Hill
called the meeting to order at a few
minutes past 5 o'clock and presented
Mayor Charles F. Thayer as the one
chosen by the captains for chairman
of the meeting In taking the chair
the mayor said that he supposed no
speech was in order from him at this
time, but he would say that In the
many meetings he had presided over in
the last ten or a dozen years nothing
had given him so much pleasure as to
come to preside at this meeting Of the
men OF Norwich who are out to do
something for the good Of the city,
Upon nomination Of F. W. Cary,
Charles 8. Holbrook was elected secre-
tary and took his seat amid applause,
Report from General Chairman Hill.
The first business called for was the
report from General Chairman Hill.
He remarked In opening that he fould
that soliciting money was not hall as
dangerous as making speeches, but he
held no i'll feeling against any man or
men on earth. He gave a brief sketch
Of all the preliminary work that has
been in progress since September, 1911,
towards developing this site on the
new dock and of the money raising
campaign in which $2S,600 was raised
u
ried to over ST., 900 in ten days more
by the teams OF 100.
Praise of Captains and Teams.
He spoke in praise of the captains
and their teams as follows:
was chosen general chairman and
I appointed for captains F. W. Cary,
R. G. Plaut, J. J. Cookery, E. c. Jew
EFT, F. J. King, A l.. Brown, ]. L. Case,
c. Morgan Williams, H. F. Parker and
John n. Lee. Let me say something
about them.
When 1 look back on that smooth
and smiling Captain Cary. When he
asked me to let him see the card with
Mrs Blackstone's generous S1,590 on
it, you ought to see that card go down
in his pocket and he said: Lets see
anyone get it." quite a number asked
for it, but ! said: ''Ne use, boys, he's
got IT,"
And Captain Fordyi What can I say
and what can't l say. We could fill a
book about Fordy and then have things
to say. We came pretty near to one
battle, for Captain Fordy said if he
didn't get the city officials for a Seven
Fifty contribution he would clean out
the whole gang and swipe the city hall
bell. and he would have kept his word
Il it hadn't been for our beloved Gil
bert Hewitt. When Fordy looked into
his eyes and saw that $500 that took us
over the 100000 line he forgot all and
Rugged every man in sight. It won't
do any harm at this time to state about
F'ordy's claim. He said that the city
officials came under his letter, which
was c. But another captain thought
city was spelled s-i-t-y. But our
smooth and energetic Captain Harry
Parker thought 1t would be spelled
p-i-t-y. and so he got 1t. But l must
say that Fordy had to go some when
I secured A. r. Woodfords subscrip-
ton and Fordy spelled his name with
C. But he got there, just the same
Two Hard Workers.
What shall say about Captain Cor
kerry? He was always on his toes Civ
! ing the very best advice, trying the
best he knew how to direct and help
in every way possible to accomplish q
| glorious victory. And the same time
he was not losing anything that be-
i longed to him without a fight. Good
old reliable Captain Jewett. The man
/ who was with me in the beginning, was
/ with me all the way through, and is
! still on his Job. How he did work,
/ great big fellow, but he made the little
/ ones go some. You can't lose wher
| you have men like Captain Jewett, fol
| he won't let you.
Out for More Business.
Captain King; well, here is anothei
| one. In at the start, fighting all thu
way through and came in at the dnisl
as fresh as he was at the start. lie
| me tell you, Captain King is out fo
more business for Norwich, and h
| don't care a d. how we get it, if w
only get it. A few more men like Cap
tain King will help wonderfully to sc
| Norwich to that $4,000 mark.
Captain Brown. He may be youni
in years, but he advice he gave to tn
old boys showed that men soon grow
old on the battlefield" How cOul
we have gotten along without hand
some Captain Brown? Well. we didn'
have to, and he is going to be with u
until old Norwich is the largest city i
Connecticut.
Up on Their Toes.
Now comes smiling Captain Jimm
Case. What is to be said He hadn'
been appointed five minutes before h
had half of his men selected. He &c
them up on their toes and they stage
there until the last gun was fired.
think Captain Jim would have secure
; $4,000 out Of that 80 pages If he ha
been forced to do it in order to win.
Captain Williams, working under tn
most trying difficulties. He put his beS
foot forward. His advice was secon
to no man'E. Always ready to do a
in his power to further the interest {
the cause. Ready to go to any ma
or men and plead with them to help u
and it didn't matter whether it was
go TO his credit or not. How can .
lose with such a captain?
The Man That Settles Arguments.
Captain Harry Parker. Well, HarY
was on his job every second. What
, deep interest he did takel 1t SCENE
, as though his life depended on the SUE
, cess Of our cause, But wasn't he wis
when he selected one of the biggel
hearted men on earth-aitbert
Hewitt? The man that is happy on
when he can make others SO. Norwic
has Blefit y6f room for thousands