Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-19
NEW .LONDON'S SOCIAL FIREMAN
Schedule of Entertainments be Arranged Throughout the Wnter-Women Loierers and Back Rooms-Business Mems Association to Change Name and Seek Meeting Place in Municipal Building.

The commendable plan of the Cath ollie societies of New London to en- certain each other at stated intervals is becoming courageous, and in the expectation of creating a more friend ly feeling, the eight volunteer fire companies are to something in the entertaining line, beginning early in the new year. A schedule has been arranged in which Wednesday even ing is to be designated as Firemen's Night, for then four of the companies will be entertaining the other four and this will be continued until every company has visited every other com pany. Just to make the visits inter esting there will be competitive games of cards and pool and in addition the entertaining company will furnish refreshments This project was of the fire department, met with ap- proVal and has since been sanctioned by vote of the companies.
 There was more or less friendly visitations between some of the com panies last winter, but now every ticipate and therefore all will be on the same social plane. It is be- heved that by this plan the little petty jealousieS will be ironed out and that the members will work in unison for the good of the whole de-
  ficiency increased. The whole citi- zenship is liberal with the fremen, willing to furnish the best possible equipment, knowing that in return the best possible service will be rend- cred. But with improvement in the social side of the firemen as a whole, there will probably be more team work in fire service, less individual work which will probably mean more effective service, if that be possible.
 Orders have been promulgated that the laWa regarding women lettering in liquor saloons, the selling of liquor in licensed places in side rooms. and the growing evil of street walking, must be stopped in New London, and the law will be enforced to the letter by the police, unless modified by the par ties higher up, the parties who di- rected the issuance of the order. The policemen of New London are ever ready to do their full duty, without fear or favor, provided their acts are backed by those higher up and the court of prosecution Therefore the laws referred to will not be violated in the city, day or night, provided the order holds good. or, as one of the officers put it: 'sWe will do our full duty, and put an end to the viola ton of these laws, or any other for that matter, if the authorities are in
 
 offender and flesh of another. All offenders should be treated alike and then a police officer would know just where he was at. I do hope that orders will come to arrest all yio- 1ators of any section of the liquor law, and not confine the arrest and prose cution to specified sections. To en- force these laws would keep us fel- lows busy. but we would not mind that. We would feel better to know that we are performing what we know to be our duty. and without any fear of getting a call down, direct or indirect, by someone in authority in the police department. but not a member thereof. If Captain Haven were permitted to exercise his SUD- posed prerogatives, the whole people would be better satisfied with the work of the police and the officers would have more confidence in the performance of duty. It is this con founded interference of the police committee and the constant inter- ference of just few on the outside that leads the people to believe that the best possible police service is not rendered. I'll tell you now that the members of the police force, from captain to station-house keeper. are