Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-07
GEORGE B. CHANDLER AT WESTERLY Y
Speaks Under Auspices of Board of TradTopc America in the World Crisis-Gml Knocked Down by Automobile Tuesdays Total Registration S22- 2-Foqty-one Women Take Towns Military Census in One Day.

There were elections in the towns Of Lincoln, South Kingston. Exeter, Rlcn- mond and Hopkinton, and the repup- licans were Vctors in all save Hop kinton, where the citizens ticket won out with ease. One of the features was the surprisingly large increase Iii the democratic vote of South Kings ton. In Hopkinton. the border town of Westerly, Rev. E. Adelbert Writer was elected town clerk to succeed Ed ward K Allen, who had served for haaf a century and declined renominat,on, defeating Earl Mathewson, republican, by a vote. of 235 to 167. The other offcials elected are: Silas R. Rich mond. : treasurer: Elisha R. Bitgood. William H. Durfee, Gardner G. Burton, Edward Murray, Frank c. Burdick, councilmen; Warren R. Tucker, George R. Holburton, Eugene B. Wheeler as- sessors; Amos L. Kenyon, overseer of poor and superintendent of town farm; Henry B. Bailey, school committee; George B. Kenyon. town sergeant; Adelbert, R. Clark. Nathan G. Wilbur, peace; Gardner B. Kenyon. moderator First voting district; William H. Dur fee, clerk; Gardner G. Burton, mod orator Second district; William L. Greene, clerk.
 Mrs. Samuel HI. Davis of Westerly attended a Red Cross special session in Providence at which was planned a statewide campaign in connection with the Red Cross drive week, June Is to 25,s as proclaimed by President Will son. The object of the campaign is to raise $100,000,000 war fund, called for by the war council of the American Red Cross. Henry P. Davison, chair man of the war council, makes these statements:
 We are not quite ready to announce the details of the campaign. Probably to every state on the basis of its bank ir7r~ he cei0 7ad ifz sonable quota of the sum we must have, and thus subscription effort will be systematized. concentrated.
 we have got to build a wall of gium. northern France, Poland. Serbia and Rumania have suffered. The first masonry in that defensive wall should be, aside from questions of military service assistance to the Red Cross.' .' Under the auspices of the Westerly Board of Trade, George B. Chandler of Rocky Hill, a member of the Con necticut board of compensation conl'- missioners and also of the board of food supply of that state, entertained and instructed a large audience in the town hall Wednesday evening. MT Chandler is a gifted public speaker and he spoke on the timely subject America in the World Crisis. PreH- dent James M. Pendleton presided and there was a large attendance of mem bers and other citizens. He stated that every American man and woman is vitally co$cerned in the outcome of the world war and referred to the moral and spiritual sides of the great struggle in which civilization and hu . manity is at stake. There is need of patriotism and unitedness of the American people, not only in serving under arms but in economy and in the production of foodstuffs in which the world is already in need. He said all have a duty to perform. in some ca pacity, and that the people did not seem to be fully awake to the realizine g sense of the situation of the United States in the pending contest. Mir Chandler spoke for more than an hour was given the closest interest and re- ceived heartiest applause.
 Elizabeth Roan, 10 year old daush- ter of MT. and Mrs. John Roan oi West street, was struck and knocked down by an automobile when in front Canal street, near High, Tuesday evening. The girl was taken into the office of Dr. NJ. H. Scanlon. Her lips and right cheek were severely swol en and she sustained minor cuts. The automobile was operated at the time of the accident by Michael Gilronan the other occupants baing the owner of the car and his wife and a man This last named was seated beside the driver and when Chief Brown investi gated this man was the only one who other two men are licensed operators The presence of that license saved the other two men from arrest.