Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-17
OBITUARY.
Miss Carrie E. Hopkins.

The death of Miss Carrie E. Hop kins which occurred Saturday even ing between 8 and o'clock at No. Winchester place, where her home had been with her sister, Mrs. John Troland, brings feeling of loss and sorrow to a large number of friends. Miss Hopkins was born in Plainfield of Revolutionary stock, her father, William S. Hopkins, also being a veteran of the war of 1912 He was a school teacher for fifteen years.
 Miss Hopkins attended the academy at Plainf1eld and afterwards the state normal school, fitting herself for a teacher, a vocation which she filled with honor for thirty years, of which all but five years were in the schools of the Central district of this city. Her kindly helpful spirit intense earnest ness and interest in her work, and action made her one of the most valued members of the teaching force from 1872 to 1897. After ceasing her Schoolwork with the Central district she started Q, summer school in the Norwich Free academy, work which the United Workers took up after several years and carried on, bring ing delight to many young hearts When the school was under the United Workers, Miss Hopkins still exercised direction over it through her position as chairman of the department hay ing this work in charge.
 In 1S96, feeling 8 deep sympathy for worthy teachers, who through caring for loved ones had been unable to help themselves after years Of service, Miss Hopkins made a study of what New Jersey and Massachusetts teachers were doing to start annuity guilds by the teachers paying in a small per centage of their salaries, through en- tertainments and receiving sums of money from benevolent persons. She felt that this could be done in Con necticut and with all earnestness took hold of the work, which resulted in the organization, incorporation and chartering of the Connecticut Teach ers' Annuity Guild in 1899. Since then the Guild has received beauests from many wealthy donors and also grants from the state legislature through which retiring fund has been ac- cumulated from which many worthy teachers, now out of active service. are drawing a helpful pension. Dur ing all these years, Miss Hopkins was acting financial secretary, doing a vast amount of clerical work and cor respondence up to the day of her death.
 Miss Hopkins was a members of the Central Baptist church, joining there by letter from the Moosup church many years ago. In church and Sun day school work she had always a deep interest and for many years was the beloved teacher of class in the Sunday school. Missionary work was a department of religious activity which claimed her special interest and she was the president of the Mis- sionary circle and often in charge of missionary programmes fer the church meetings.
 She is survived oniy by two sist tefs Mrs. John Troland of this city and Mrs. +. E. Baker Of DayVille. She al- so leaves more distant relatives.
 Mrs. Allen L. Msere.
 Mrs. Isabelle Moore, widow of Allen l.. Moore, died Saturday morning al the Shelterng Arms home in Norwich where she has resided since last 0cto- Der. Mrs. Moore was born and always lived in Norwich and had a wide and pleasant acquaintance with Norwich people. She was the daughter o1 Charles H. BeckEith and Esther H