Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
WILLMANTIC


 lsua1 demand of the past few weeks, H. J. Martindale, superintendent of he Willimantic branch. office, points put one way the farmer can get re- sults A large number of men are recruited for the farmers of this state at the governments employment of ice in New York city. Applicants for work have their transportation ad- vanced by many of the farmers andsl those who do not advance transporta- ton have less show of getting help.
 Both experienced and inexperienced men are recruited in the metropolis for service on the farms. The ex- perienced men are those who have been lured to the big city by the bait of apparently fabulous wages. They find out later that they would be bet ter off if they were back on the farm. Some of them do not care to go home and face the jibes of their friends and seek employment in other sections. This type and also the young man who wish to quit the crowded city life for the vigorous healthy life of the farm, are found in the city and directed to the farms by the govern ment agency.
 aFarrns in eastern Connecticut are such long distance from the re- cruiting center that it is advisable if help from that source to furnish transportation in advance The local branch office in Willimantic is taking acquisitions from farmers New London, Holland and Wihdham counties and is prepared to receive orders from any of those sec- tions. The service given farmer and prospective employe is entirely free
 David Elder, field representative of the United States Employment ser vice for Connecticut. is the man who has been selecting the workers for Connecticut farms at the great re- cruiting center. He has accomplished splendid results beginning with his government service last spring. He has had the efficient cooperation of Senator Elijah Rogers, of Southing- ton, agricultural rep resentative of the United States department of agricul- ture. The County Farm bureau and the local offices of the employment service have collected acquisitions and distributed men. Within the next two months the government service will have calls for the harvest season to handle and later on will nave to sup ply work in industry for the extG hands, ending their harvest work.
 Thomas J. ofconnor of Company L, the WiIIimantic Company, now fight ing at the front has been severely wounded in action July 31 Little is known, about Private O'Connor. It is said that he ran away from his home, and previous to enlisting, work ed for several men in the vicinity of 1'eonard's Bridge, of which Willis O Gardiner was the last. MT. Gardiner was named as the person to be noti ned in case he was hurt or killed He was about twenty years old, and enlisted in Company L. in South Gov entry, while the company was at the DEnock farm in that place, just pre-. Tfous to embarking.
 The local boys in Company L, arc certainly doing their bit mixing 1T the scrap. for to date, there have beer thirteen casualties among the Willi. mantle men in that company, anC
 many more among the other member! Of the company.
 The local board received final order tor the entraining of the S2 men iron this district, who are to go to Cam Greenleaf. next Tuesday. They are t. leave this city at 7:05, in a specia l car over the Air Line They will boar the special train at New Haven, a :10, arriving at the camp. Thursda
 afternoon at 12:20. Thrae limited ser vice men are to leave next Frida
 morning at 11:23 over the Air Line fo Camp Upton.
 Two other calls were received Fri l day by the board, thirteen physicall qualified men to Camp Devens. Sep | tember to 6. and nine limited servic men to Upton, September 3 to 1 Other calls to be filled are three color
 ed men to Camp Devens, Septembe l l, also about a dozen white men [ I Camp Devens. and one to Fort Slocur
 to take the place of those rejected a 1 the camps.
 At the. Baptist church, the pasto l Rev. Arthur D. Carpenter will preac
 at both services. The topic for tn
 morning service will be When I con
 sider the Heavens, What Is Man Ina Thou Art Mindful of Him." and fo 1 the evening service. "The Mountain of God"
 No services will be held at the Me i thodist church, as the congregatio | will attend the Camp Meeting at tn 1 W1llimantic Camp Grounds.
 At the Christian Science, Sunda
 morning service at 10:45 in the Wo
 mans Club rooms. Main street Sub l 1ect of lesson sermon is Mind, Golde ] Text End Corinthians 13:11. I No services are to be held in tn
 Congregational church this month.
 High tribute will be paid tt
 France and it's gallant army whe Captain Dobelle, a veteran of tn
 world war visits Willimantic on Sun day evening to deliver an address un der the auspices of the United State
 Employment service It is expecte
 to have the French tri-color conspicu ously displayed and all citizens wh
 have a French flag in their possessio are requested to fling it to the breez Sunday. Arrangements will be mao
 to have Captain ,Dobelle suppleme1
 his English address with an addres
 in French
 :. Plans are being made to secure tr
 cooperation of one or more of u
 local societies to act as escort to tl
 captain when he goes from the ceI
 ter to the Recreation park
 I The singing at the last war rall
 was greatly enjoyed and it will be
 feature of Sundays rally. Miss No1 ica McKean, contralto soloist, h;
 chosen for her solo, The Great R . Dawn Is Shining She will also sir
 the solo parts of Columbia the Ge
 of the Ocean and the Star Spangl,
 Banner, the audience joining in u chorus. The band, with Charl 1 Wheeler as leader, will give a patri
 tic and popular concert. In recogn , tien of the speaker. the musicians "
 play the French national anthem t,
 Marseillaise H. J. Martin6aIe, supe intendent of the United States Er J pioyment service office, will act
 chairman. A cordial invitation is e
 tended to everyone Tn Willimantic a, = vicinity.
 Two storlees on the fire bell we
 sounded, Friday morning, when ele
 tricians working on Bank street f
 the Rockville Willimantic Light
 Company broke one of the alar