Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-29
CANNING CLUB HAS
 CLOSED ITS SEASON
Makes Gift of $2s75s to Organized F Charities of the City.

it's final meeting this week and, with a gift to the organized chmarities. of the. city of szsZ5s, has ended its ac- tivities and passed out of existence ,1 The club was organized early in July by Mrs. Jeremiah J. Desmond. as- sisted by Miss Elizabeth B. Hunting ton and Miss. Louise. C. Howe. The school board recognized the fact that it was truly a community enterprise, and generously. helped by giving the club the use of the domestic science rooms at the Broadway school.
 l Several patriotic citizens who were in sympathy with MT. Hoover and the governments appeal for food conser- vation started the club by contr1bu- tIens of money: These were George Perkins. Mrs. c. H. Osgood and Mrs. ". H. Shields. A lawn fete was given by the club as we'll making $8s in all to start the work with -1 This was
 gross of glass. jars, sugar, salt. and, oth
 CT .necessaries. Other subscriptions came in later through the members Of the finance committee. =. i An executive committee who gave time and labor freely to this public
 chairman, Mrs. Charming Sf. Hunting ] ton,+ recording secretary: Miss Martha Anderson financial secretary; Miss Mary Paddock; corresponding secret ! -nIS IJcIOSII JoIdlfCIfC, LEcdS-
 ui'er;f Miss Elizabeth E. Huntington, l produce committed; Mrs. George w. Carroll canning comrnittee: Miss Mary A. c. Ayery,s store room com colnsn:ttee Miss Eliza W Avery, pub | licity committee. Martin E. Jensen generously gave | his. valuable services as aduitor. =
 | Members of the finance committee ] FTl1o helped in raising funds wero Mrs. | Branche, cilairrnan@ Miss : Theresa Steiner, Mrs. Harry E.. Higgins. the son, Mrs. George T.. Ingalls, Miss F. E.. Huntington and Miss Louise c. 1 Howe. Co1tributions were received from Charles D.. White. Mrs. Henry National Service League. Mrs. Charles Chapin, Mrs. F. w Cook. Miss Su-
 san D.. Huntington. Mrs: Samuel
 ksfonig, Ms 4 T gtlss Mrs; J ,ls E. IT. Connois. R. C.r Pfaut, Dr. D. L. Tores.> Oliver L...JohnsoSs. Mrs. Lueius ! Brown. Mrs. J. g. AveriIl Mrs. A A.
 Browning, Mrs.9,E: 0.Snsith and from
 Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. InGaIls and Mrs.
 Higgins Of the eornnntttee, ] The members of the canning com Enaittees were. Mrs George w Carroll. | chairn1aIl, Miss Hattie Holt. Miss
 Louise B. Meech. Mrs. Charles ~.e H. 1 Preston. Mrs. Abner gHiH. Miss Isa bel ! s@ D. Mary P: Richards. Mrs. F. Heliig. Miss Minnie Kepplers Mrs. .Esagrao ord Sherman Mrs. Daniel Haviland. Miss Martha osgood, Miss Phebe H. Brewster. Miss Kate Landon and Miss May Pollock. x The store room committee were Miss A. C. Avery. chairman Mrs. Geo. A. Keppler.. Mrs. Arthur l.. .Peale. Miss 1 Alice Browning. Miss Mary Paddock. Mrs. Henry T-iArnod, Arr Mrs: Eliza- ls.a- :
 Jane M. Aiken, Miss H. E.. .TluInbuIl. Miss Ctarrfe@e-Ass Steyerts. Miss Mary
 Lucas and Miss Marjorie Holms. sg,e. 1 Other volunteer =Hsorkers, who gave
 tsaeir services part of the time were :: 1 Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Amy H. l Dove Mrs. R. sG.... Jones' Mrs. F. fC. Gary. Miss Isabel Mitchell. Mrs. Rob ert Smith. Miss Mabel ,Hagberg. Miss Amanda. Fischer. Miss Audrey Ger
 Margarettas OHvia. and Mary Johnson
 Misses Christine and Dorothy Gregson, l Mrs. Will l., Stearns, Miss Porteous Mrs, John l.. sMitcheu.s Mrs. - L.lcius ! Cha pin, Ars.SJan1es Boyd, Miss Maud l C. Buckingham.s Miss Elizahefh Truna- l bull Mrs! F. T. T:-Digsiuss. Mrs F.. p
 Fuller, Mrs. Lawrence Gilman, F. F. l Johnson; Miss Faith Leavens, Miss Mildred Cary. Miss Dorothy Jones | Mrs. c. Curtis Hull. Mrs. L. G. Avery
 Miss A. iN.- Trumi1uii. Mrs. F. Al New ton, Mrs Charles sBaney, Mrs: Leon ft0fchlns. -the sVo1unleefs aNeFageo sa six sday. Ss gsgs4.ss sS .,
 The paid workers were: Miss Grace I Rogers and Miss lone Faviland, sd l 1pervisors,s Miss Marjorie Hoifns. as- sistant, and Mrs. Kate ockrey, jani- tresss s.s 4s5 es-, eiss y4 k; szv -.s .s I The ,-Iub began work on July IS and closed on septea1bers.1., {, There were ga. days of regular club work and
 totIer days given tq the hospftals.: IT 1 this time there were. rs canned 196s
 tailart and pint sjazsF of vegetables ! peas, string beans. swiss eF1ard. sbeets beet greens, carrots, squash, spinach st corn cucufl1bers, green. Jseppers, toma-
 toes. lima beans. sslad rhubarb.- folil
 jars of chicken, .3s7 glasses of fruits :t apples red and ablHeky arrants. hnclxle- tl berries and hlaelkberriessss ssAss' ' s
 l One hundred and eighty glasses Q.
 l all sizes were made for the Backu.
 hospital and IF. glasses large . ane
 | small, were given to the Norwich State
 EHospitaT This made q total of 2,
 T 542s jars for the seasons work. sI Besides tffs1 wsziysfteafa Tabor giyer
 Ion these two hospital days, 70 pounds
 Ief sugar were given to the Bacl<ux hos
 poka1 and 30 pounds to the State Hos
 lpital and tf,e seryices Of the pail