Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-29

FAREWELL BANQUET FORE. C. JEWETT
Busy Boosters Club Showed Their Appreciation of His Work
IN Norwich and Their Regret at His Departure by a
Complimentary and a Presentation Wauregan House
Tuesday Night-Goes to Brockton the First of Year.

Mayor Murphy spoke as follows:
Mr.. Jewett:-
I have been selected to perform a
most pleasing duty. These gentlemen
gathered here tonight, all your friends
and co-workers, have asked me to pre-
sent to you a slight remembrance OF
the six golden years you have worked
and striven so devotedly with us for
the advancement Of our city. our town,
our county and our state.
Nothing / can say at this time Will
express the kindly feeling the Busy
Boosters club bears towards you or
name erased from the roll of its mem
bers. You have been active in all the
various associations, so well repre-
scented here. the grange, the New Lon
don County Improvement league, the
Norwich Building and Loan associa-
ton and the Norwich Chamber of
Commerce.
Emblematic of the great success
that has crowned your labors with the
New London County Improvement
league, we present you also a token of
the esteem in which you are held by
that organization. This calendar we
hope you will hang above your desk
and as often as you may gaze upon
the picture of the harvester, glorified
by the rays of the setting sun, may
your thoughts wander back to the
pleasant fields, green pastures and
and New London county
Mr.. Jewett responded graciously and
in accepting the gifts said: certainly
appreciate more than words can eX-
press this gathering tonight. did
not look for anything of the kind II
have assisted in any way in bringing
about any good, 1 am very happy in
deed, and only wish l could have &C
cOmplished more. You may certainly
be assured that 1 will only be too glad
and consider il a privilege, to keep II
touch with you.
The gathering broke up about 1915
o'clock, and in departing all wished
Mr.. Jewett success and prosperity II
his new field of labors, which he will
| take up soon after the first of th'
year.
The menu cards were very attract
| lively arranged in booklet form. Eacl
| of the menu cards, except the one re
| served for Mr.. Jewett, was tied Will
red ribbon. Mr.. Jewett's menu cat,
having lavender ribbon. On the cove
was an excellent picture of Mr.. Jewet
with the words Norwich Brocl<tor
| well dinner given by the Busy Booste
| Club to Elmer c. Jewett, King of tn
| Boosters. Tuesday evening. Dec. q
| 1915. The Wauregan, Norwich, Con
/ necticut.
The first four pages were given owe
|
/ Lament. There were IS verses in al
| each verse being devoted to one o
| the 26 Busy Boosters. On the las
| page appeared the menu and on tn
back cover the names OF the arrange
| ments were given as follows:
For the City Of Norwich. Hon. ]
| C. Murphy.
! For New London County Improve
| ment League. Inc. Robert w PerIin:
| r. c. Warner.
| For Norwich Grange, P. of H, NJ
! 172. Charles A. Hagberg, Abner =
/ Robinson.
| For The New London County Fai
Association. a. D. Lathrop, W. "
| Beckwith.
! For The Eastern Connecticut De
| velopment Committee, c. Jas. Isbistel
| +. NJ. Crandau.
Norwich Building & Loan Associa
| ton. Inc, Frank II. Smith, A Ernes
| Cherry.
| Norwich Chamber of Commerce, Inc
! W. \. Somers, c. W. Pearson.