Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-24
WAR BUREAU
 HAS ADOPTED BL LAWS
Arthur F. Libby Elected Chairman at
 Meeting Wednesday Evening

t,,e following by laws were drawn up and adopted
 Article T. Name The name of the Bureau is The, Norwich War Bureau
 Article H.. Object The objects of the War Bureau sfsnll be: To act as tie general agent of the Connecticut State Council of. Defense for all civil- ian war work for the town Of Norwich. To co-ordinate and cooperate as a bu- reau to eliminate Implications and waste effort in the prosecution of ci- vifian war work, T arouse and main tain spirit of sacrifice. service, and Eatriotism; and to engage in every worthy activity which may directly benefit our town, state and nation in the successful prosecution and yicteri- ous. termination of the war
 Article III. Officers.
 Sectional The administration of the affairs of the War Bureau shall be intrusted to the directorate to be com posed of the executive committee and the chairman of each committee of the War Bureau
 Section 2. The officers of the War Bureau shall be "a chairman, a fvice- ehairman,-a secretary, and a treasurer who shall for the duration of the war hereafter be elected annually by the directorate.
 Section 3. The chairman shall pre- side at the meetings of the executive committee and Of the directorate,s or in the absence of the vice. chairman, may delegate this duty to some other member of the executive committee.
 Section 4. In the absence of the chairman, his duties shall devo1ve up- on the vice. chairman.
 s. SQciio,1 rEtn- troo ct,S..,< ,-< charge of tine funds of the War Bu- .reau, and shall make necessary dis bursements upon the written requisi- ton of any member of the directorate, said requisition to be signed by said member and eountersigned by the chairman or yice-c chairman of the War Bureau
 Section 6. The Secretary shall. re cord the proceedings of the executive committee and of the directorate of the War Bureau.
 Article ". Committees.
 K Section 1. There shall be an sexeeu- tive committee consisting of the chair man, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer, and, three others to be elect ed annually by the directorate. sTils executive committee may supplemen
 its own membership, got to exceed a
 total membership of eleven, as may from time to time seem necessary or proper
 Section ?. The executive committed shall fill vacancies arising among the officers or among the .chair1nen of the various committees connected with the War Bureau. K
 Section 3. As soon ss practicable after tie annual election of officers the executive committee shall appoint the chairman of the following standing committees, the chairmer1 of which shall serve until their sueeessors are appointed (a9 Finance committee, 1! (bl food committee; fc1 home relic committee; (d) labor committee (e, transportation committee: CD fue 1 committee; (g) information and re. search committed; (h)E foreign borI ipopu1ation committee; ti3 publicits lcofnmittee; (j)s women's activities leonlmittee; (k) war savings wori committeee. The chairmen of the Eva, rious committees may appoint theil i own selections to membership on tn,
 various committees and may appoin sub- committees, when necessary, t, I facilitate the work of the committee. Section 4 The duties of the yariou committees shall be in accordance witt Ework that has been or may be planne, ,Iors outlined by The Connecticut Stat I Council of Defense l Section 5 The executive conlfnftte 1 may increase the number of standin,
 committees at any time as the exigen Ecies of civilian war work may seem t make necessary or advisable.
 Article V. Meetings.
 Section l Meetings of the War Bu treau may be called at any time by tn
 chairman or by the secretary at tn written request of any three member jof the directorate
 ! Section 2 A quorum shalt eonsis of five members of the executive com mittee except for the election of off , cers, at which said election a majorit I of the directorate shall constitute quorum a a !, Section 5. The annual meeting ( the directorate for the election of off cers shall. occur during the first wee of the month of January, for the du ration of the war.
 II Article. VI. Afnendments.s
 These bylaws may be amended b ll a majority vote of the executive com fnittee present at any regular meetinI { provided a copy of said amendmen :, together with notice of the date the meeting at which it is proposed 1 vote upon the same, shall be maiie ], to each member of the executive con mittee at least two days previous 1
 the time at which it shall be vote
 upon. F. ,l Following the adoption of the b, laws and in accordance with ther ! the following executive officers of u
 bureau were elected Chairman. A
 Libbey vice chairman. Mayor Ally L. Brown; secretary Herbert
 Branche: treasurer, Casper K. Baile sl The matter of having employees industrial plants, together with tho,
 of other large business interests speI 8i Ia portion of the next ten Mondays, sj accordance with the recommendatic ! ofl the fuel administrator, in n1ilital
 drill, was discussed at length. IT matter was finally referred to Robe 2 McNeeiy to. make Investigation ar -si report at the next meeting of the b, sl reau. Is.E
 Tn accordance with instructions fro
 the State Council of Defense, the que ; tion of the best means of financing Il [ local bureau was taken up. It h; ? been pointed out by the state orgai ,l ization that ether towns with simil, l war bureaus have made appropriatioi F to meet the necessary expense wllis T a town war. bureau has It is expect, n that the, town. of Norwich will fcilo 8 the course adopted by other towns
 the state and appropriate sum < elmoneys to properly provide for this D :. triotfc service. s ssss ss After a report by Robert MeNeeiy hl the -war convention held recently t Hartford at which Mir McNeely " t q delegate from the Norwich Burea