Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-24
CENSUS RETURNS
 RECEIVED ON FRIDAY

RECEIVED ON FRIDAY Headquarters Announced Another List
 of Names = More Volunteer Help
 Needed For Checking.
 At the military census headquart- CTS on Friday returns were announced from the following:
 Saxton Woolen Mill. A. c. Swan Co.,, Public Works Dept, R. F. Smith. J. B. Martin Go, Almshouse, Charles Os- good Co, Providence Bakery, Toto and Electric Dept. Warner Arms Co. Police Dept, w. A. Pitcher, Greene vile. Vaughn Foundry. Ponemah Co, Norwich Electric company. These are In addition to the names already an- nounced.
 There Is <..HI a serious lack of vol unteer workers to help along the checking and L. M. Cranda1l. chair man of the clerical committee, said on Friday that he needs fully fifty. pos sib1y more volunteer workers for to- day (Saturday3 to carry on the work. Although many have volunteered their services which fact is greatly appre- ciated by the committee, yet there seems to be a disinclination to serve Uncle Sam in this particular line of activity.
 The badges have been received and are being distributed.
 
 the Connecticut bureau of military census is prepared to complete it's work of tabulating the returns before the end of next week if the towns and pleted blanks to Hartford by that time. according to statement made by Joseph w. Azsop. the member of the special committee of assistants to the governor for the military census who is in charge of the office organ fzation.
 The headquarters Is now able to handle 50.000 to 60.000 blanks, every day. Before tonight 150,0o0 census re- turns will have been tabulated and filed at the state headquarters. By taking care of 5O,00O blanks a day, 300, 900 census returns can be tabu- lated in the six days of next week. This accounts for 450,000 blanks, which the entire state. If the number Is larger than this running up to 500 900, it will be possible by securing addi- tional workers for the headquarters to complete them all within this time.
 Connecticut newspapers are abso~ lutely loyal in their support of the military census recently started in the state at the suggestion of Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb Their loyalty has de- lighted the governor and the members of the committee assisting him in car rying out the statewide census. Large city dailies and small town weeklies are working loyalty in this cause, do- ing everything they can-and they are able to perform great service-to as- sist the census takers by putting be- fore the citizens complete knowledge of the plans.
 It is doubtful if there has ever been a project upon which Connecticut newspapers have been united as com pletely as in this military census. Without regard to politics. or anything else, upon which they usually disagree, .1 grasping every opportunity to help.
 At the state headquarters in Hart ford Friday the following statement was authorized:
 "The governor and his committee of assistants for the military census ap- preciate greatly the loyalty with which Connecticut newspapers have greeted the plan and have stood by 1t. It Is a credit to the press of the state that all of the papers are so Loyalty sup porting this plan for preparedness in Connecticut. The object of the census is to find out just what Connecticut has in men and resources, and the newspapers. appreciating the need of this, have stood behind us splendidly in our efforts"
 Those who are in charge of the Con- necticut military census now being taken under the direction of Governor Marcus H. Holcomb are determined that the enrolment shall be complete. The census takers are seeing to 1t that the inventory of the states resources in men includes all who live within the borders of Connecticut. In addi- tion to this. however. the men at the state headquarters In Hartford are arranging to include in the census all Connecticut boys who are students at prep schools or in colleges, and have secured catalogues of all leading col leges and prep schools to aid them in this work.
 At all colleges and schools outside the limits of the state where there are a number of Connecticut students ar engagements are being made with the school authorities to have one Con- necticut boy at the school appointed as census taker there, and this stu dent will take the enrolment of all at the school whose homes are in Con- nechcut. These census takers will receive commissions from the gover- nor similar to those issued to men within the state who are taking the enrollments- The schools Mnd col leges in the state will be included in the census and the enrollnents in them will be taken by the census takers of the towns or cities in which they are located.
 Every effort will be made to have this military census absolutely com 1