Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-21

Red Cross Drive in Town Proves a Great Success-Total Membership |
 Now 606--Women's Committee Does Splendid Work-Pian 10 Form War
 Bureau-Rev. w. A. keefe to Speak | at Danbury and Bridgeport. 1 The Red Cross big drive in quest for new members ended the past week with the campaign big success as the number of new members went over the top n the towns quota. In all the villages throughout the town the peo- ple are displaying much enthusiasm because of the outcome of the drive. | They responded nobly and periodically to the appeal for new members With l the result that in this village the quo ta of 500 new members was oversub- scribed. Six hundred and six persons were enrolled and are now displaying the Red Cross button. For the other villages the response was as great
 The treasurer's report of the cam lpaign is as follows: Amount received from dues for an- nual membership: Moosup $9.2S, re- ceived from dues subscribing mem bers $34; Plainfield $5.99, subscrib- ing members dues s14; Wauregan s4.21, subscribing members dues $2o; Central Village, $376, subscribing
 members dues $2S; Sterling $14s; to->
 tai $2473. subscribing members dues
 $SS. .
 Amount received by gifts: Moosup
 S3S; Plainfield $f.50, Wauregan g; Central Village $11; total s52.50.
 Total cash received. Moosup S1,OOot } Plainfield $6145o, Wauregan $443. Gen. . tral Village $4.07 Sterling S149. New members-Moosup 945 Plain ] field 606, Wauregan 431, Central Vil lage 5S6, Sterling 149. \ Total amount received $2613.50; amount to be retained by local chap ter $1311; amount to be sent to di- vision headquarters $1S02.50. Reports Arouse Enthusiasm } At a meeting held last Friday even-
 ing in the Town hall. Central Village,
 this report was read and was very
 satisfactorily received. Speeches by
 Rev. J. Hull. J. Gallager and Mir. La 2 france were heartily applauded. e The local chapter is now very busy T for carrying out work during the pres ont year.
 a Patriotic Women
 = The efforts of the women in the n drive were well rewarded and theil d work has been appreciated by all. The n village was divided into sections an6
 the following women were assigned the
 sections. They organized teams who
 canvassed the village. West of station
 Mrs. Lewis team was made up O
 Misses Leona Beauchmin and Evelyr
 Hudson, Marion Weeks and Rose Gre. e nier; Babcock avenue and Railroad 1t avenue, Mrs. Cantwell, canvasser. n were Misses Lillian Babcock,, Heller
 Noel, Pauline Peltier, Vivian Marshal n and Ida Bedard; Main street from J IS L. Chapman's to corner Railroad ave Q nue, side street, Mrs. Arthur Mathew l. son: canvassers. Mrs. J. l.. Chapman l. Miss Helen Gallup, Mrs. John Kings is ley and Mrs. Sidney Mathewson = South Plainf1eld and Flat Rock, Mrs
 Dean; canvassers. Mrs. G. c. Dean Id Mrs. Howard Davis, Mrs. T. E. Greene l. Old Village, Mrs. John Nolan; can ,e Vassers, Misses Lillian Seddon Flor V ida Baul. Annie Dayon, Helen McAvo,
 Lillian Beaulac, Amelia Pechie, Edit
 Dawley, Blanche Marcaurel1e ard Vic .- toria Desrosier: New Village, fror {. Main street and corner Railroad ave
 rue. Mrs. Paul Peltier and Mrs. d Hull, canvassers, Mrs. C. Devansor ra Mrs John Newton. Miss Lillian Mar ,o shall. Misses Ruth Higgirbottom, Id sd Lamothe, Jennie Pa.liser, Lillia ~ Crooks, A. Veit, Mitchell, Annie Hut
 crimson, l.. Hebert and Carrie Gard
 ner. s. at Weekend Guest. l. Adolph Blanchette of North Gros ], venordale spent the week end at Ovi al las Charron's. He was a former res
 ident here and is now employed by g. painting concern that travels abou oI the country.
 ID Corporal Henry Roberge, Battery l le. 18th regiment, stationed at Fort Tel V- ry, is spending few days at his hon
 There. x 7. Mrs. D. Tracy of Providence was
 weekend visitor here with loc
 friends.
 Christopher Krauss, from Camp De, ch ems, spent the tweek- end at his hon Id here.
 ,k. Frank Dupont, a musician in a re, r. imental band stationed at Bridgepol nd was weekend visitor at his hon he here.
 J Many local people attended a dan
 in Canterbury Saturday evening.
 Rev. J. D. Sargent of Putnam W
 occupy the pulpit at the Congreg arl tional church next Sunday evening. e. Miss Mae Geary of Taftville spe eK, the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Da, 'f- iel Connen.
 to Rev. Father Keefe to Speak. ITS Rev. William A. Keefe will be O arl of the speakers at the large war raj in to be held this (Monday) evening oi- the armorv in Danbury under the au he pices of the Knights of Columbus f
 the opening of their war camp fur
 Tuesday evening Father Keefe " r speak at 8 Holy Name rally in Brids ,.1 port.
 ,on m To Form War. Bureau. off, At a meeting held recently of t red town cocncil of defense, it was. ( am cided that there shall be a meeting ere the Town hall, Central Village, Thu, H. day Jan. "A. at o'clock. Efforts V Til- be made to change the present to,
 council of defense into war bure: in War questions will be discussed a ec- all those interested in the work 2
 being invited to attend.