Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-05
Alleged IIIeqaI Sales of Fireworks.
NO INDIVIDUAL RECEIPTS. Red Cross Finance Committee Finds It Impossible to Acknowledge Each Contribution.

Mrs A. F. Cole, chairman of th,
 finance committee of the war fun'
 committee of the local Red Cros 1 chapter, has found it desirable tt
 make a statement to the contributor | to the fund that was raised here anC l in surroundine towns relative 10 th' | plans of the committee for giving g personal receipt to all who contributed
 to the fund, as it was originally in- l tended to do
 This has been found impossible first due to the fact that the Red Cross headquarters failed to furnish a suffi cient number of receipts and on ac- count of many other difficulties in the way of carrying out a D an that would be pleasing to the committee. witch
 is very appreciative of the generosity
 of the public here
 Instead of personal receipts and
 words of thanks to individuals acknow-
 Judgments have been made to team captains.
 Suffrage Convention at Westport.
 The following was given out at suf
 frage headquarters here Wednesday:
 The most important suffrage event
 this week has been the big county convention at Westport. This was a convention of the Fairfield county suffraeists. called by Miss aaroline Ruutz-Rees of Greenwich, "cou;fty chairman There were representatives from almost every town in the state and large delegations from Greenwich Stamford. Danbury. Norwak. Bridge port. Newtown, Stratford and Wilton Besides the delegates, the convention was open to the public and all suffra gists were invited to attend. Many of the women present came co hear the accounts of the war service work which is being so energeticaIIy ca rried on this summer in the county.
 The convention was held a the home of Mrs. John Adams Taylor at Long land. After the morning session the Ia dies had lunch at the Turnpike tea house. The morning session was given up to the reading of reports of the county convention secretary. Of the district leaders. the presidents of the local leagues. chairmen of committees and of the county organizer. Miss Grace Murray: Al the reports told of war work. Large sales of Liberty bonds had been effected through the leagues, the work of food production and supervision of gardens and lots was going on all over the county and very interesting accounts were given of the work in canning food. Fairfield county furnished a larger quota than any other county to the classes in canning held at Storrs Agricultural college. Nearly every town has sent a woman to Storrs and on her return the local women got busy and organ ized canning demonstra tions and the establishment Of community canning centers.
 The afternoon session was of more general interest. There were speeches from Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, presi- dent of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association: Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett. treasurer: Mrs. Edward Fl. Porritt. recording secretary, and Miss the county cha irrna n. Miss Grace Murray, the county organ zer gave a most interesting account of the enthusiasm aroused in the coun- ty as a result of the country's call to l-e women for service also of the way in which the new sense of service and had heightened the suf- frage sentiment.
 The Westport Equal Franchise eague acted as hostess to the conven- ton and it's president Mrs Frank