Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-06
Results Of Team Work Monday.
s11,654 $43,112
Day of SuperIatives for Norwich,

Monday for Norwich was day of
superlatives in the ThermOs bottle
fund campaign. The biggest single day
in the subscriptions made. the most
$3.50 subscriptions yet credited to any
day, the biggest number of individ-
ual contributors. the biggest subscrip-
ton made bya private individual not
in business, the busiest day ever for
the old bell in the town hall which
rang until it was dizzy with the news
of $3.50 subscriptions coming in, and
then to wind up the day the biggest
ball ever in the Armory in the eve
ming, when it was estimated that 1900
people heard the music of the biggest
band and the biggest orchestra ever
known here for any similar occasion.
Wild Enthusiasm at Headquarters.
When the teams finished their re-
ports at noon luncheon at Boomers
headquarters ON Monday they had
stirred the captains and their teams
to unparalleled enthusiasm by an
nOuncing total of ,654 for the day,
bringing the grand total up to ST., 712
for the whole campaign. This was
increased by a subscription of 500
from Division No. 2, A. o. H, at a
meeting held Monday evening, and
still further increased by the estimated
receipts from the big Thermos ball
conducted by the Musicians union in
the armory in the evening, where it
was estimated the net receipts would
beat least $4,000. Since the $3.50 first
subscribed by the Musicians' union
has already been counted in the total
the proceeds of the ball will add at
least $1,250 more to the fund, placing
it at s73,062 this morning, and leav-
ing $l,968 to go to reach the goal Of
$4,000.
Confident of Finishing To-day.
General Chairman Hill and his team
captains have no doubt that this will
be reached today and that the cam
paigners will come in with colors
flying at o'clock tonight when the
final reports are made.
Demonstration Promised.
I The noon meeting will be omitted
today, the nal reports being made at
o'clock instead at the luncheon to
| be held then. The reaching of the
| goal will be the signal for q big
demonstration
President Walkers Letter.
Monday moons meeting was a nota-
Bile on for Norwich, and especially for
| the members OF the committee through
whose earnest efforts success is being
achieved. Following the usual lunch,
James L. Case called the meeting to
! order at 1890 and General Chairman
| William F. Hill read this letter:
New York. Feb. 8, 1912.
General Chairman William f. Hill
| Norwich:
My Dear General - Your valued
! communication of the I'd inst. at hand
! and l quite agree with you that it is
| all over but the shouting. 1t would
! be impossible for me to find the Ian
guage to express the admiration we
feel for the men in charge of the
Thermos fund,
| We will endeavor to show our ap-
probation by the faithful performance
of our obligation assumed by the con
| tract to locate in your city.
| The writer leaves for Toronto to-
morrow evening to take over on be-
half of this company the business Of
| the Thermos Bottle Co, Ltd, of Can
ada. This acquisition on our part
means the manufacture of more Their
mos products in the Norwich PLAN
than otherwise would be the case.
There is a further possibility Of oul
taking over the English and German