Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-22
Thread City's
 Great White Way
GREETs NIGHT ARRIVALS FOH
 OLD SCHOOL WEEK.
AN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
One of the Features Monday-cIass Day Exercises at State Normal SchooI-Thursday to Be Big Day.
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Willimantic, June 21.-The second day of Old School and Home Week brought weather conditions which promised a, line week, and caused re- newed activity in all line preparing for the delight and comfort of Willi- mantle guests. The mass meeting of Sunday, when practically every min ister of the gospel met on a common platform at a gathering unique in the history of the town and city, pre- sided over by the opposing candidates of the leading parties in the last city election, and filling the vast state armory to overfowing, started the week off with a rush.
 Mondays Events.
 Mondays chief events were the op- town hall, the Normal school classday exercises and the graduating exer- cises of St. Marys parchotal school.
 The long strings of lights on Main street were thrown on for the first time Monday evening, making a great white way of the thoroughfare. There was the first exhibition of the Krause Greater Shows, assigned the space on Windham t-e Id and run in conjunc- ton with the general committee of the weeks celebration.
 The Industrial Exhibit.
 The industrial exhibit fills the town hall, and is well worth seeing representing, as it does, the bulk of Willimantic industry, the products of which go to tho tarIhermcst corners of the globe
 Splendid Showing by Thread Company
 Along the whole center space is ar ranged the big exhibit of the Ameri- can Thread plant, showing their i'm mense variety oe products arranged so as to bring out both the variety in the kind of threads, and the quail ty and the numerous ways in which they are prepared for the trade. Thread for embroidery, and for shoes, put up on wooden spools and tubes, and on paper cones, of all kinds and descriptions, and in all conceivable colors, until one wonders how even so large a plant as this can systematize it's work, and then inquiry elicits the information that this is but a small part of the company's work.
 In regard to the colors, for instance, thirty-fve girls have been kept busy all the past winter simply making up sample-books for the various trades, showing the kinds and colors of the product of this immense concern, and there remains no reason for doubt as to why Willimantic is called "The Thread City,
 All Sorts of Handles.
 Beginning at the left of the entrance, there comes the exhibit of the J. M-
 
 of all sorts and descriptions, carfeully fashioned fro mash and hickory, and effectively arranged.
 Following around to the left comes the Vanderman Foundry company, with vices and other products of their works, and making a speciality of the massive tool chests which they put out.
 The S. z. S. Box Company comes next with an exhibit of their manu- To ooTr in, Ion io attractive display from Hillhouse and Taylor, including a tile fireplace and handsome wood manteI and other spec imens of their work.
 Silk and VeIvets, Ribbons. On the opposite side, following around the room, is display of silks from the looms of the Windham Silk Com pany, which is a beautiful sight. One does not know how many and varie- gated are the products of the manu- featuring industries of Willimantic until he has had a glimpse of some of teh more Important, as shown in this exhibit.
 The Rossi Velvet Company exhibits some of their product, in ribbon, cloth and a couple of velvet hats, with fifty dollars or more in value represented in one of the latter.
 Other Displays.
 Then comes the Holland Manufact- uT1ng Company With a case attract lively setting forth the merits of their manufactured product, and next is that of the Chaffee Manufacturing Company, featuring fish-lines and other products of their skill. The trance, is taken by the exhibit of the corner space at this end, near the en- trance, is taken by the exhibit of the worth seeing, although not quite com pleted Monday n-orning.
 Other industries will oe represented, and several inquiries for space were made Monday. All w1o can will be accommodated and by Thursday prob ably all available space will be filled.