Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
RETURNS ARE COMING
 tN ON MILITARY CENSUS.
Latest Concerns Who Have Reported
 at Headquarters.

Sixteen more concerns have returned their aIlotments of census blanks to the military census headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building. where they were received and taken care of by Tyler D. Guy and Cornelius J. Downes, who are on duty every day from m. until s p. m.
 The latest concerns to return blanks are the following: international Silver company, United States Finishing company. Charles A Keub1er company, l.. A. Gallup company, Richmond Radi- ator company, Crescent Firearms com pany, H. F. k A. J. Daw1ey company, city water department, city fire de-
 pertinent, Atlantic Carton company, Norwich New York Propeller company, File works. Peck-Mcwflliams company, McLaughiin's drug store, Hopkins 6 Allen Arms company.
 The clerical committee, of which L.. M. CrandAli is chairman, put in an- other busy day on Thursday. There is still lot of work to be done by this committee and although a number of
 local people have volunteered their services in the checking, many more erly. The Y. M. c. A. sent a half dozen volunteers to the commercial school on Thursday, the Catholic Woman's club had three or four teams on hand, and the suffrage and anti suffrage leagues also had volunteer
 The forwarding committee is ready to check, but there is a lack of checkers.
 Specially prepared question blanks lstered trained nurses in Connecticut from state headquarters Thursday ev- ening, in connection with the mili- tary census. It was pointed out by Joseph W. A1sop. in charge of the Bureau, that tkcre was not a hospital wounded persons in an emergency. Such conditions, he declared, might be caused by an explosion in a factory, accidental or otherwise. By giving phone number, in the blank, MT. Alsop said. 100 trained nurses would be available within three hours in case of need. Tn the blank some of the questions asked follow:
 "1n what department of nursing are you best qualified for service" Have you done any army or navy, nursing n this or any other country ?' Could you respond promptly to an call for nursing service .eer for an emergency call for nurs- ng service outside this stateT
 Because the clerical force at head quarters was working ahead of the census takers in the cities and towns 'f the state it was necessary. We'd iesday night. to dispatch telegrams o about twenty-five towns asking he workers to hurry the returns.
 The total expense to the state or the military census now in pro- ng to a statement given out at Most of the clerical
 assistance is voluntary. Printing, ent of headquarters and postage upplies are practically the only ex- own is paying the expenses of the census within it's borders, but prac- ically all the census takers in cities md towns are volunteer workers. Even the larger cities will not have
 For the benefit of those who do lot yet understand what happens o each census blank returned the tate headquarters explains briefly as eived it gets a serial number. A ard corresponding in number is 1ade out containing the mans anne. Then the permanent record ard for tabulating purposes is made. On this card is punched the umbers corresponding with that on he card bearing the name and the iank. Following that. in code i oles are punched which indicate he answers to every question on | he blank.
 At a meeting of the Connecticut ociety of Civil Engineers in New | laven, Wednesday afternoon, it yas voted to collect at once com iete and detailed information re- arding the past experience of | very member of tbe society. The 1formation will supplement the | resent military census.