Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-23
NORWICH CHAMBER OF
 COMMERCE YEAR BOOK
1s15- 1916 Edition Made Its First Ap- pearance at Eastern Connecticut Banquet Monday Night.

The Norwich Chamber of Commerce year book, 1915-1916, made it's first appearance at the banquet or the Eastern Connecticut Development Committee, held at the Wauregan house on Monday evening. Each diner found a copy of the year book at his cover.
 In compiling data for this magazine it has been the purpose of the com mittee to avoid as much as possible duplication of facts, therefore in pre- senting the annual reports of the of ficers, together with the activities of the several bureaus, they feel that in no other way could the information be mora clearly defined. There's a striking contrast between business as applied to Norwich industries at the beginning of 1915 and the opening days of 1916.
 The front cover shows sketch of the new Chamber of Commerce home to be erected on Main street. The location is ideal, as it has for neigh bors the Cbelsea bank, Elks' home, Buckingham Memorial, post office, N. Y, N. H. 6 H. R. R. passenger station, and the general offices of The Shore Line Electric Railway, all of which was duly considered by the board of directors before taking the step that will mean so much to the Chamber of Commerce and the city of Norwich. The new quarters will consist of an
 
 dations for 100 or over, directors room, room for the president and sec retary, and the prospect of more rooms being made available as the growth of the chamber warrants.
 The year book which covers S6 pages represents much thought and work on the part of the publicity com mittee and Is a real credit to the To- cal chamber of commerce. It includes cuts of the city hall, William A. Som of -51I, Der of Commerce, Slater Memorial building, the Majestic building, Chel- sea Boat club house and lodge, Joseph T. Cruttenden, president of the East 1 ern Connecticut Development Com mittee, Charles A. Pease, the State Chamber of Commerce president, Francis Powers, the 15-year-old win ner of the essay contest held recently by the Eastern Connecticut Develop ment Committee, and cuts of local manufacturing plants. Space is given to the annual reports of the various | departments of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce, the State Chamber of Commerce, the Eastern Coannecticut Development Committee, etc. Much of the compiling for the year | book was carried on under the direc- ton of Herbert R. Branche, a promi- l nent member of the local chamber and chairman of the Eastern Connec- ticut Development Committee. | The Norwich Chamber Of Com ! merce, formed to further the civic in- | terests of Norwich in every way, has membership of nearly three hun | dred and represents the will of as ] many more of the best elements in | the community.
 l The membership roster promises to ] reach the five hundred mark with an income of two thousand dollars per year in the near future.
 The work that is being done by this l body of loyal citizens is different in aim and quality from that ever be- | fore attempted by any similar local | organization and vastly more practi- cal and consequential. The organized efficiency of this body is of high or der, made possible by the unselfish personal service given by its mem bers.