Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-20
PLAINFIELD
Big Tank Nearly compIeted-can- -vassers for Military Census-Three . Churches to Unite for an Entertain
 ment.

Included in the solicitors for Rec W. A. Keefe's gift, but omitted in Mondays published list in The Bulle- tin, were Misses Mary Mitchell and Teresa Rayno.
 Albert Moreland has finished work with a Waterbury concern and is at his parents home on Lawton Heights for short stay.
 Holiday hours will be effective at the Plainfield postof11ce Thursday.
 The public schools throughout the town will hold exercises Thursday in honor of the Father of Our, Country. tended the basketball game and dance at the Bijou hall, Jewett City, Mon day evening.
 Progress on Big Tank.
 The work on the new tank being erected for the Lawton Mills company Is nearing completion The worknen have reached the top of the steel stagings and are well along on the construction of the bowl.
 Parish Children Helped.
 The winners of the prizes offered to the children of St. Johns parish who disposed of the greatest number of cards for. the benefit of the parish have been announced. Theodore Day on was winner of first prize, a s gold prize, and Rosabelle Bernier won third prize. each receiving a. $2.5o gold coin.
 canvassers' Assignments.
 The agents appointed by Governor Holcomb to take a military census of village of Plainfie1d has been divided Into sections and the agents will work as follows: Old village, Julian Martin; New village. Frederick King; Maple avenue section, J. Edward Leahy; Railroad avenue and adjoining streets Benjamin R. Briggs: Packer road. c. H. Phillips; Main street, Arthur Math- ewson; outside section. MT. Squires. Edward Hall.
 To Unite for Entertainment.
 The three churches of the village. St. Johns, St. Paurs and the First Congregational, assisted by the Plain field band, will hold a Pinafore enter tainment some time in May. The pas tors of the churches, Rev. W. A. Keefe, Rev. ,. D. Hull and Rev. A. w. Bar wick. respectively, and Director Lorenz Krauss of the band are making every effort to have the entertainment the first of its kind ever attempted herA a success. A rehearsal Of those taking part will be held this (Tuesday) even ing in the bands rooms.
 A state paper Sunday gave a pho- tograph and sketch of William c. No- Ian. a Pqainfe1d young man, who has made success in New York city as a cartoonist. MT. Nolan, who is but 22,
 
 cartooning while working in Plainf1e1d and at the tine when the license question was causing comment here his first published cartoon appeared in a Waterbury paper. A number of pow erfu1 ani-booze cartoons by Nolan followed and were instrumental in causing Plainfie1d to receive the greatest shakeup in it's history. Later his cartoons on school board condi- tons attracted attention
 Soon after MT. Nolan left Plainfield and took up animated cartooning in New York with Raou1 Barre, then with the International Film service. and later with Bud Fisher. animating his famous Mutt and Jeff series. Many of the leading magazines of the coun- try publish this cartoonist's works
 While working in Plafndeld MT. Nolan's chalk talk stunts were a fea- ttre at many of the church socials and and at the social meet ings of his fraternaI order He also