Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-14
MAYOR DESMOND ISSUES
 WAR SAVINGS PROCLAMATION

Mayor J. J. Desmond issued the fol- lowing proclamation on Friday night on behalf of the local drive for the sale of war savings stamps: A Americas great task will not be completed until the nations at the peace conference have decided on terms of peace that will insure justice and establish a durable, lasting peace. Until thess terms have been ratified and put into effect. considerable portion of our armed forces must re- points and to help police Europe. Many of our gallant troops who have nobly borne their share will be return cd home speedily. but many months must elapse before all can be return ed. To maintain the necessary arm ed forces and to continue the neces- sary war activities will require large expenditures, the funds Tor which the government expects to raise by taxa ton and by loans; and a large portion of the money to be loaned is expected to be secured through the medium of the war savings stamps.
 In the war savings campaign last June, many of our citizens pledged themselves to pErchase war savings stamps. Not all of these subscribers have redeemed their pledges to date, although these pledges are regarded as moral and patriotic obligations to the treasury department which no loyal American will purposely neglect. There are also in Norwich many per sens who have not purchased any war savings stamps, and this fact, along with the failure of many per- sons to redeem their pledges, has caused our community to fall short ot ] it's war savings quota. which fact does not reflect the patriotism which ani- | mates our citizens.
 Therefore, I, J. J. Desmond, as may | or of Norwich do hereby call upon the 1 patriotic men, women and children oi Norwich to make good their war say 1 irgs pledges: and upon all to buy as many war savings stamps as they can, and thus rally to the support o1 1 our nation, so that Americas $ gfea1 task can be finished.
 l Dated at Norwich. this 18th day O December, A. D. 1918
 (signed) J. J, DESMOND,
 Mayor Of Norwich.
 Friday was reported to have beer the best day yet in the local drive b1 1 E. 0. Rodier and Mrs. A. IT. LathN~I who are directing the work that i! being carried on. Reports at the head quarters in the Thayer building wer' coming in all day in good sums 0
 stamps sold and there are nurnbe Of teams yet who have made no re
 rorts of the result of their work though it is known they will add goot figures to the grand total.
 The four minute speakers at the the aters on Friday were Mrs. J. A. Bid
 well at the Breed, Mrs ". A. Morton at the Davis, and Miss Mary Avery a the Auditorium. With them as work
 CTS were Mrs. c, J. Twist, Mrs. Vii liafn Pitcher, Mrs. Robert A. Smith Mrs. George Lenuel Ingalls,, Mrs
 Chauncey A. Sherman, Mrs Edgar F Allen, Mrs. John Sherman, Mrs. Hugl McComb, James H. Whitney, Louis H Geer, Miss Lottie Williams, Miss Eli
 zabeth Hall
 Those working at the banks wer Mrs. c. V. Pendleton. Miss Alice Mur
 phy, Miss Gladys Fiske, Miss Grac
 Taft, Miss Katherine Brown. Mis
 phebe Brewster, Miss Agtes Leahy
 Miss Lucy Loring.
 Those at headquarters were Mrs H
 W. Lanz,. Mrs. E. IaRue Bliven an
 Miss Anne Browne.