Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-02
FIRST OF FAIRS
IN THE STATE
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over to further displays and among
them are flowers, and the products Of
cookery and creamery. Here the
! 'Plaut gladden. company of Norwich has
an exhibit of pianos and victrolas and
on Wednesday.
Suffrage Workers Busy.
With their familiar tri-color much
/ in evidence, the workers for Woman
i Suffrage have been given a prominent
| booth In the hall, and much literature
/ is being passed out there and around
! the grounds. County Organizer Mrs.
Katherine Ludington, of Old Lyme, is
i in charge of the Votes for Women
| work, and her deputation on Wednes-
i day was Mrs Frederick Lee AcAer-
| man of Old Lyme and Mrs. Lillian H.
| Allen of Old Saybrook. Today other
workers will come over from Black
| Point The ladies were doing vigor-
i Gus work on Wednesday and they and
| their co-werkers will continue the
| campaign at every fair. in the state
| this fall. The Connecticut suffragists
are awaiting with interest the vote on
the issue in New Jersey next month
and they are looking forward to the
time when Connecticut men will be
facing the votes Tor women question.
Dinner Tent.
One of the busy places Wednesday,
and it will be far buster today when
the big crowd arrives, was the dinner
tent where the woman's work COM
mittee gives everyone as much as he
can eat of a tempting menu for the
sum of half a dollar. Last year they
fed five hundred, the middle day and
today the ladies will be prepared to
duplicate the feat and a little more
besides. Mrs. George D. Coats is
chairman of this committee and her
efficient workers are Miss Lila G.
Thompson, Mrs. Leander Park, Mrs
Charles Chapman and Mrs. Clarence
Davis. The mattresses include these
charming young women: The Misses
Ruth Thompson, Gladys Geer, Anna
Merrill, Fannie Merrill, Sarah Thomp-
son, Susan Cook, Sophie Pollock, Clara
jamin Avery, Troy Maine and Mrs.
Oscar Taylor assist.
w. c. T. U. Rest Tent.
A feature that is appreciated is the
rest tent maintained by the Pawca-
and Mrs. L. o. Gavitt are i'm charge
Of it this year and do all in their
power to make visitors comfortable.
Next to this is another shelter with
plenty of seats maintained by the
grange for the comfort of fair visit
ors.
VIII Play Baseball.
An event this afternoon that will
provide further entertainment for the
people at the fair will be baseball
game at $50 O'Clock between North
Stonington and Rockville on the field
opposite the fair grounds. Rockville
has defeated the home team once be-
foS-, III 81 hui y,
Stonington has taken a brace since
then and will place this strong lineup
In the field today: York C, Floyd Main
p. Gray 1b, Cronin 2b, Wilkinson 3b,
Edwards SIS. Billings IT, L. Main CT,
f. Wheeler IF.
Officials.
The officials of the fair this year
dent, Charles N. Brown is vice pres
ident, and as secretary. E. Frank
White makes it a point to be about
the busiest man on the fair grounds.
The secretary has to be. whether he
wants to or not. Mr.. White has a
and somebody is always there to keep
him occupied. Generally there are
about three at once. However, Secre-
tary White was as genial as ever on
Wednesday and everything was gotten
into shipshape order for the big day
today. George H. Stone is treasurer
and Charles c. Gray is ticket seller
The gate keepers are Amos P. Miner,
Jr. and Grover c.. Brown
The directors this year are: G. D.
Coats. e. F. White, J. E. Thompson.
Lila G. Thompson, Irving C. Eccle-
stone. G. n. Brown, George H. Stone,
John D. Avery and Annie NJ. Maine
The makeup of the various commit
tees is as follows:
Horse Show-Charles N Brown,
George a. Pendleton. Reuben D. Cook.
Cattle Show. Edwin Thompson,
Irving Ecclestone. Harry Lewis
Swine and Sheep-H. Frank Button.
L. F. Park.
Grain and acknowledgements Da-
Wis, Chester Merrill. Lyle C. Gray,
Maurice Perry.
Fruit-Charles E. Chapman, J. D.
Avery, Ralph P. Wheeler.
F1owers-Mrs. B. Ripley Park. Mrs.
George w. Tryon, Ernest Chapman.
Poultry-Varian B. York, Governor
H. Brown, Raymond D. Brown, Har- |
rison Kinnear.
Pets-Harrison Kinnear, Noyes |
Needlework, Etc.-Mrs. r. D. Cook, |
Bentley Thompson.
Fine Arts-Mrs. Lyle c. Gray, Mrs. |
Royal A. Moore. Miss Alice e. Avery. |
Cookery, Butter Preserves, Etc
Mrs. Irving c.. Eeelestone, Mrs John |
D. Avery, Mrs. Calvin A. Snyder.
School and Play Ground Exhibits
Miss Lila G. Thompson, Rev. Lucian |
Drury -
Grange Exhibits-Charles N. Brown,
John D. Avery, George D. Coats.
Auditing-George F. Coats, John L. |
York
Care and Rental of Grounds
George D. Coats. president; E. Frank |
White, secretary.
Amusement and Advertising-Boa |
Of directors
Marshals-J. Edwin Thompson,
George A. Pendleton.
Decorating-Mi Lila Thompson,
Mrs. George H. Stone. Mrs. Edgar |
Chapman, Ralph P. Wheeler, Frank T. |
'Antiques-Mr c.. N. Brown, Mrs.
George A Pend1eton.