Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-21
ESTIMATE S6,OOO FOR RED CROSS
When First Reports Will Be Made Today-Teams of Can vassers Getting Into Action Sales, Dances and Special Contributions - Four-Minute Women Speakers In Theatres

Without any definite reports assem- bled on Monday night fro>S the teams of women who had begun their can vass of the city during the day for the Norwich quota of $40,000 r5r the Red Cross second war fund of s100,- eO0,000, estimates of the results of the first days work here were that a to- tai of at least s6.000 would be shown. How much more it might be marked up on the Red Cross thermometer erected in Franklin square no one would attempt to say.
 Besides the work of the house-to- house canvassing teams. there were half a dozen or more activities that were contributing to swell the funds on Monday. In the Plaut- Gladden. building on Main street, there was d White Elephant Sale" held by the women of the Congregational churches of Norwich from which approximately S400 were the indicated receipts there was a collection of s1S5 by the Ma sons attending Hartford Day at the Masonic temple, sale and entertain ment at St. Joseph's church from which good sum will be added, a dance given by Sigma Beta Phi soror- ity of the Academy at the K. of c. hall in the Sunlight building on Franklin street and collection was taken at the boxing bout held at Olympic hall.
 It was reported also that $5.000 was secured for the fund during the day by the contributions that will come from the employees of the Marlin Rockwell Co. Many of the 2,200 men employed there contributed a days pay.
 Four Minute Women Speakers.
 That department of the Red Cross drive which is operating in the vari- ous theatres of the city and in the busy stores where it is difficult to To- cate a Red Cross booth, was set in motion Monday under the direction of Mrs. Frank L. Farrell, chairman. In each of the three theatres four minute women speakers made an ap- peal to the audience for small contri- buttons to swell the American Red Cross second campaign fund. It was something of a novelty to Norwich f audiences to be addressed by womer I speakers but the forcible appeal bN all these earnest women was most ef. fective and the delegation of youns ladies who quickly passed among the audiences at the conclusion. of the speaking were rewarded in each in. stance by generous contributions. Fol lowing are the four minute wome1 l Davis theatre, afternoon, Mrs. Franl A. Mitchell, evening. Miss Louise E Meech; Auditorium theatre, after noon. Miss Hannah M. CrowelI, even 1 ing, Mrs. Albert H. Chase; Breed the atre, afternoon, Mrs. William B. Cirge evening, Mrs. Willis Austin.
 Headquarters For Mrs. F. L. Farrell | As clearing house for those en [ rro 1 fT, l the convenience of those of her com mittee assigned to the several store in her charge, Chaidman Mrs. Franl L. Farrell has established a headquar ters at the Lee & Osgood Co.'S drul store where she will be every after noon during the campaign from 4 t o'clock for the purpose of receiving the returns from the members of he committee who have been selected t serve in the theatres and in the store in her department
 Baekus Hospital Alumni Contribute:
 Among the first of the organization to respond to the appeal which ha been generally made to all the socie ties of the town to contribute to tn Red Cross campaign fund, was tn Nurses Alumni Association of the W w. Backus hospital which generousl contributed $25 to the campaign. l is expected that every organized bod
 in the town. whether of men or wo men, will help in this campaign b
 contributing as literally as they car
 TaftvilIe Women Raise $75.62.
 The Red Cross sale held in the Plau
 Gladden. building on Saturday by
 group of Taftville young women fo
 the benefit of the Red Cross netted tn
 sum of $75.62 after paying all ex
 penses. This sum is to be divide : equally between the Norwich an , Taftville Red Cross chapters
 Just before closing at 10.30 two lit , tie Jewish girls dressed in Red Cros costumes of their own making, cam in with $249 which they had collecte, l They were Viola Coullasla and Sadi
 Schwartz and are only six years olt