Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
MANY MORE CONCERNS
 RETURN CENSUS BLANKS.
Over Dozen Made Reports at Com
 mittee Headquarters.

over a dozen more concerns turned l in census blanks at the military cen Commerce building on Wednesday. The latest list follows: Hammond Process Co, Norwich Belt Co. Nor wich Steam laundry, Bishop BidweI B. shannon, H. BIackledge & Co. Plaut-Cadden Co, Shetucket Co., Ma plewood cemetery, Glen Woolen Go. James E. Moore, F. E. Beckwith George H. Pratt and the Arlington CO Military Census Standing. | The military census bulletin showing the progress of the various cities and state headquarters for tabulation fol- lows:
 Group 4, Cities, standing: Hartford .3Io. M
 Group B, Towns. standing: Avon
 @ .ssC, Bridgewster Bridge 500. Oi Durham 91uaaa .aas'
 Beacon Falls TAO, Chester .73o, Lyme
 .725, New Canaan .610, Manchester
 500. Southington .4s0, Windsor .47o.
 Hartland .450. Darien 40, New Mill
 .270, East Hampton .220.
 Only the five leading cities and ten
 leading towns will be included in this
 list at present. These returns are fig
 ured on a percentage basis.
 Gov. Marcus H. Ho1comb paid a per
 sonal visit late Wednesday afternoon
 to the state headquarters of the Con-
 necticut bureau of military census in
 the Connecticut Mutual building at
 Hartford.
 Under the plan by which the census is being taken the governor is the
 head of the entire organization, those actively directing the work being des- ignated as the committee of assistants to the governor for the military cen- sus.'' Governor Holcomb is receiving daily reports on the progress of the census which he advocated before a joint session of the legislature follow ing the break with Germany, and in-' tends to '.drop inr at headquarters from time to time to see what is being done.
 The scene which greeted the gov-' ernor at headquarters Wednesday diff fered largely from that which he saw on the occasion of his first visit there Then there were about 15 clerks and volunteer workers engaged in handling the headquarters work. He found about 50 persons engaged in sending out blanks, handling details of the census and preparing the records for preserva- tion.
 ''This is wonderful" said the gov. ernor as he was taken from one room to another by members of his commit tee Of assistants. Nothing could be handled better than this work is being done. If the event which we all<hope will never come ever does interrupt our peace, connecticut ana the whole A. tion will have reason to be earnestly thankful that this work is being done so thoroughly.
 T don't know how to express in words the real gratitude feel for the patriotic response of the men and women of Connecticut Co the states appeal for help in this work. I knew when I~went before the legislature that it would be possible to find vplun- teers enough to do the work, but must C0nfeSS h. ,,-1 greater than expected. Our state hs s showed once again that it can be re- lied upon to the fullest extent when patriotism calls.
 taking which means so much to us all may realize fully that the state ao- preciates the prompt response and splendid service rendered to make our census all that it should be-"
 Governor Holcomb vas specially in- terested in the tabulafing operations. which had not been begun on the oc- casion of his previous visit He saw blanks being received from many towns and saw them being numbered l Then he saw cards being made out with corresponding numbers and with the name of the individual enrolled. and saw young women workers putting code numbers on the blanks. The per record cards, punched with a series of holes according to the code, interested the governor, and for several minutes he watched the nirrfbls fingers ,f the young women eengaged in this part of the tabuIation. Last of all Governor Holcomb saw the machines which sort and tabuiate the cards at he rate of 50 or more a minute and ie watched intent1y as demensfra- | ion of the machines was given
 Its all splendid" the governor said. | None but the specialists who have | levfsed this part of the work could | lave made anything so complete. so | did nat expect to 'ee as much real progress made so r Ioon: it means certain success for our .ensus of the states resources"
 New London Census.
 The military census in New London s rapidly approaching a close. With | he exception of a few cases, where ,ersons are absent from the city and is not readily available. he name of every male resident over | 6 years of age has been handed in t had been expected that the work of | he stenographers would be finished | afternoon hut it was E o,1ud thnf nr. rn41<S11 ff<4a3 x,l1snfxfna ,.>. .1