Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-06
CIVIC FEDERATION
 HEARS YEARS REPORT
Miss Emma F. Filling, the Secretary, Gives Summary of What Has Been Accomplished.


 The following is the report of Miss Emma F. Filling, secretary of the Civic Federation, for the year, to May |:
 The work of the Civic Federation, during the past year, has not been so wide in its scope as in the proceeding years since it's organization. for very little has been attempted aside from the work of the visiting nurse.
 There have been eight regular meet ings of the Federation with an ave- rage attendance of Il members.
 The Federation has had during the year 62 active and 34 associate mem hers.
 June 1s and August 8 special meet fngs were called at the former of which the Federation voted to buy a $50 Lib- erty bond.
 Miss Emma Woodworth, who had acted as substitute nurse after the resignation of Miss Deans ended her term of service August 1. and Miss Miriam Boomhower, who had been previously appointed assumed the work
 The need for funds being somewhat | imperative, it was decided in Novem | Der to canvas the community for the purpose of raising money. One hun | dred and fifty-one dollars was collect ed. This has been the only appeal made to the general public this year because the continued generosity. of MT. Atwood, of the Quinebaug Com pany. Mir Caldwell, of the Conneeti- cut Mills Company and MT. Wood of ] the Whitestone Worsted Mill has made such appeal unnecessary. | The Junior Chautauqua also con l tributed $50 to the Federation, the proceeds of an entertainment given April 20.
 Report of visiting nurse for year be- ginning May 1. 1917. and ending May 1, 1918: Number of patients 164. num- Der of paying patients 106. number of free patients 5S. number of nursing patients 1030, money received from surgical patients 40, obstetfical pa- tients S7, number of social service calls 799. articles loaned from store
 closet 22.
 Relief given-three tons of coal Cir
 small quantitiesl one-quarter cord. ot
 wood, 265 articles of clothing, g pair:
 shoes, 4 pairs rubbers, 15 hats,
 quilts, 2 blankets. rugs. Employmen
 secured for people, medical attend ance for 1S people, free operation
 Eyes treated and glasses fitted for
 person. Groceries for families. som'
 money for 3 families.
 Contributions received-s20 $10 an( $5 from Friends: $30 from Congre for relief. Clothing, shoes, hats ant bedding from Mrs. w I. Bullard, Mrs ; James Danielson. Mrs. W. K. Pike ! Mrs. A. W. Logee,. Mrs. Charles Rus sell, Mrs. Sidney Perry, Mrs. Sabil Russell. Mrs. Bardsley, Miss Cholal z Mrs. Roland Gray, Miss Mellish. Mrs c. M. Smith, Miss Ada King. Miss Ad |, Danielson, Mrs John Young, Mrs. | c. Williams, Mrs C. II. Barber, Mis- Emily Williams, Miss Mary Lee, MT. A. J. Tiliinghast, Mrs. Frank Weaver Mrs. M. A. Shumway. Mrs. Sirneo Danielson. Mrs. w. K. Litch, Mrs. W : L. Dixon, Mrs. F. o. Huntingdon. MT.
 James Paine, Mrs. Polhemus, Mrs. Al
 bert Putnam, Miss Mary Smith, Mis-
 Emma Filling, Johnson Sisters, MT!
 Edwin Adams, and Mrs. F. T. Preston . Fruit from Mrs. Salotti, candy fror
 Olympia Candy Kitchen and 5 &
 cent store, $2 from Mothers Club, an $3 from other friends for Christina !. ? Echeer for shut-ins and invalids a The report of the visiting nurse fC n year ending May 1. 1917, showed - Number of patients 119, paying pa l Il0nCS OO, Tree pdll0HIS aNls 1' it's 615, medical patients 72. surgic;
 patients 20, obstetrical patients 25, SC cial service calls 960. money receive Q from patients s115.73.
 e Thrift Stamp Campaign. . The thrift stamp campaign will ope i here today. It will be conducted | v the Boy Scouts, who will make d house to house canvass and endeayt
 to induce every family to make a. res n ular practice of buying these little st s curities, as is recommended by u - government. Several county towl , have better records than Killingly, ; ,, .a to buying thrift stamps, so Killing ,e must wake up. The Boy Scouts g h nothing out of the labor they are -s perform, but are undertaking it as ia patriotic duty.
 " Personals. Id Mrs. John J. Murray and daughte
 Miss Marie, of Worcester, were Sul y day guests of Mrs. J. J. Dunn, of Ma s. street.
 Miss Meeta Healey of Hartford Vi
 a Sunday guest of MT. and Mrs. P. D. Murray of Academy street.