Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-12
ACCEPTS INVITATION TO
 ACT AS CHAIRMAN
Arthur H. Brewer to Preside at Ben-
 efactors' Day Exercises,

At the solicitation of the promoters of a Benefactors' Day for Norwich, Arthur H. Brewer has consented to preside at the public meeting to be held in Davis theatre. MT. Brewers well known ability as presiding of ficer. his pride in the prestige and traditions of Norwich and his personal friendship for many of the towns benefactors to be honored, render him an ideal chairman for this. important meeting.
 Following MT. Brewers brief open ing address. the mayor of the city of Norwich will express acknowledgement to the living and dead benefactors of the community.
 The date of the Sunday afternoon on which the meeting is to be held will be decided this week at a conference of the promoters.
 Additions to List of Benefactors.
 Meantime the following additions to the list of benefactors have been sug- gested by a careful student of Nor wich history and one we'll informed regarding the towns traditions:
 Daniel L.athrop-Establish free school in brick building on uptown green.
 Joshua Lathrop-Gave money to town for good roads.
 Hezekiah Perkins, Jabez Huntington Cave Little PlaiII to city in 1911.
 Charles W. Rockwell, William c. Gill man-From 1920 to 1s4o two of the most generous. public spirited citizens of Norwich; They devised liberal things and did them"
 Daniel Tyler Colt, Charles Boswell, William w. Backus. Charles P. Hun tington, Elizabeth B. Woodruff Mar tha B. Foster, Emily s. Gilman-Otis Library.
 Dr. J. A. Rockwell, Family of Rev. Tannard w Reynolds Mrs. Henry R. Bond, Misses Edith M. and Fannie R.. Bliss, General Edward Harland, Charles Bard, J. Harriet Smith-Gave Mohegan Park Jedediah Huntington-Gave Eliza Huntington Memorial Home.
 J. Newton Perkins-Gave prize med al fund to Norwich Free Academy
 George B. Ripley-Planted trees on Little Plain.
 Rev. John P. Gulliver-Founder of Norwich Free Academy. General and Mrs. William Williams Cave land for Free Academy and founded Peck Library. Hugh Henry Osgood-Generous giver to United Workers. Park church Free Academy. etc.
 Gave "Sheltering Arms" to United Workers.
 In expectancy: Russell Hubbard-Generous gifts tc Free Academy. Large bequests from Henry E Bowers, for United Workers, Free Academy, Huntington Home From Henry B. Norton for Morton
 Free Library and Reading Room Free Academy. William A. Buckingham, merchant manufactures, philantropist-Gener
 supporter of Broadway church, Free Academy.
 MT and Mrs. wm- P. Greene-Gave largely to Free Academy. Col Christopher Leffingwell C734- l1s10)-Erninently useful, public spirit
 ed citizen.
 Willis D. Perkins-Giver of ''Metins House Rock to Norwich Rural Asso- citation.
 Maria P. Gilman, Emily s. Gilman and Louisa c. Lane-Givers of site ot Mfantonomoh monument and "Ths Lowthorpe Meadows"
 Mason Monument Association Incorp. orated. Appended is list of the incorporat- DTS of the Mason Monument Associa- ton in 1871, to be honored on Bene- factors Day:
 Jedediah Huntington, Hiram P Arms, l.. F. s. Foster, John T. Wait John L. Devotion, James M. Meech Charles A. Converse, John Dunham
 Wm- A. Buckingham, William l. Brewer. Amos w. Prentice, James s Carew, James Lloyd Greene, Lorenzo
 Blackstone and James A. Hovey. By a later act of the legislature a. | nearly all these incorporators hat died, it was provided that the mayor two senior aldermen and the select
 men, during their term of office, shoult | constitute the directors of the asso citation and that the town clerk should be secretary and treasurer. After erecting the Mason or Found | CTS monument at Norwich Town a the cost of $650 there remained $15o fl ! the treasury which has been undis tributed since then anr has now in creased to over $1,ooo.