Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-25
CHRISTMAS CHEER IN INSTITUTIONS
Carol Singing and Distribution of Gifts VIII Start Day at
tuberculosis Sanatoriun-Fine Christmas Eve Minstrel
Show Before Large Gathering State Hospital
the Day VIII be Observed Elsewhere

A. Kilroy P. Chapman. ]. Sullivan, Mr..
Belert.
First Part.
Come Back to Dixie, entire company;
Circus Day in Dixie, entire company;
Save Little Money for Rainy Day;
Z. Littlefield; Somewhere a Voice is
Calling, Miss Della; Millionairss
Dream, ]. A1urtha; Mother AIachree.
A. Kilroy; Alabama Jubilee. c. Crow
ley; Pick of the Family, w. Winch;
grand finale, w. Dennison and entire
company.
Second Part.
Shadowgraphs; speciality, Hospital
Three; electric club swinging, c. Crow
ley; fancy dance, Miss A. LaBlanc, w.
Dennison: Good Night Review, entire
company.
Musical director, William Kelley:
violin, z. Stowe; cornet, DR.. McAus-
land; electrician, Frank Warrington;
general utility, H. Spencer.
At the state hospital today the trees
in the wards will have gifts for every
patient, for this year there have been
more packages sent in by friends than
ever before. Besides there will be
candy for everyone, and pipes and to-
bacco for the men. and other things
for the women. There will be big
turkey dinner at the institution, and
the 1922 pounds of turkey that Supt.
Pollock has ordered will vanish ere
the set of sun.
Christmas Eve Party at AImshouse.
At the almshouse Supt and Mrs.
Chapman ushered in the holiday by
giving Christmas eve party. The 20
inmates were given a Christmas tree
ard a fine programme on the Victrola,
and today there will be a satisfying
repast of roast sparerib and cranberry
sauce, and vegetables of various kinds,
ard pumpkin pie, fruit, cake and APP
pies. The visits of Mrs. Howard l.
Stanton and Miss Porteous, Mrs. James
B. Shannon and ladies from the United
| Workers and st. Mary's parish have
! brought considerable of the Christmas
spirit into the almshouse during the
last few days.
A Chocolate Santa Claus.
| In keeping with his annual custom
| George w. Carroll remembered each
| of the IS telephone operators at the
| local exchange with pound boxes Of
| chocolates on Friday, also the stem
ographers and women clerks employed
at the court house and in all Mr.. Car
Froll gave away over 100 pound boxe:
| this year.
At the County Home.
For the Christmas celebration a
the New London county home, tn
| Rock Nook Home and the Shelterinl
Arms, Mr.. Carroll provided funds. Tn
dinner at the county home will b.
| PROVIDED DN the county, Out II wa
largely through Mr. CarrolPs gen
erosity that the children are able L
enjoy Nictrola music, although tn,
children, too, contributed their NIT
to this new and delightful feature o
the home. Every one of the so o
more children at the home receiv
a gift, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell havin
made the judicious purchases. Tw
boxes Of oranges have also been do
mated to the county home and tn
Farther Lights society of the Centra
Baptist church has contributed thir
teen dressed dolls.
The Rock Nook children will re
ceive candy toys, etc. as gifts froI
Mr.. Carroll, who will also provide fo
; the ladies at the Sheltering Arms.
Sparerib Dinner at Jail.
The sparerib dinner at the count
Jail is to be provided by Mr.. Caro-
, for the 80 men and four women Their
Each of the men will receive a plu
of chewing tobacco from Jailer Mai
, and the women will also be remem
bered in an appropriate way.