Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-05
ALL READY FOR
 LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE.
Norwich Expected to Go Over the
 Top.

The local committee in charge of the third Liberty loan drive which is to be launched on Saturday met Thurs day afternoon in the directors room of the Norwich Savings society with a large number of the members pres ent. Chairman c. R. Butts presided at the meeting. Several plans to be used during the campaign were dis cussed and action on them was de- ferred.
 The matter of an honor roll on which the names of the subscribers to the loan were to be published was voted down. The matter of regarding Sat urday as a holiday was not favora'bly looked upon. It was decided that the thermometer which did such good work in the last campaign in record ing each days drive and keeping the public posted should be used again in the coming drive. Other matters of importance regarding the method of subscriptions were discussed by those present.
 The chairmen of the various com mittees reported progress and stated that they would be ready to start the drive on Saturday with colors flying and every man at his guns. It was reported also that there had been 8 number of advance subscriptions for good amounts. The general opinion is l that Norwich will respond to the call 1 of the government and go over the top with honors.
 The women are to play an active part in the coming drive and for this work the chairman of the woman Iib- erty loan committee has been busy and appointed many assistants to help keer Norwich up to her usual high stan-
 dard
 The following committee represents various activities in Norwich along
 social, literary, religious and fraternal lines: Mrs. J. D. Hall, Miss Susan B
 Huntington, Mrs. Albert H. Chase
 Mrs. Willis Austin, Mrs. E. J. Graham
 Miss Theresa Steiner, Mrs. M. J
 Rosenburg, Mrs Charles H. Haskell
 Miss Hannah Crowell, Mrs. H. E. Hig- gins, Mrs. James A Bidwell, Mrs. V Plante, Mrs. James Moriarty, Mrs
 Mrs. Sarah Wilson, Miss Anna Blum
 Mrs. John McWi1hams, Mrs. Franklin $. Wilcox and Miss Porter of the Nor
 wich state hospital. Mrs. F. A. Mitchell
 Mrs. William H. Dawley, Mrs. w. B
 Birge, Mrs. Edward E. Fuller. Mrs. F
 L. Newton, Miss Louise Howe, Mrs
 A. L. Brown, Mrs. c. A. Hagberg Mrs. Charming W. Huntington, Mrs
 Martin Roszcki, Miss Elizabeth Hunt
 ington, Mrs. w. A. Norton. Mrs w. W
 Leonard, Mrs. Ozias Dodge Mrs. o
 L. Johnson, Miss Shannon, Mrs. w. H
 Perkins, Mrs. c. Eugene Saunders
 Miss Idella Scott, Miss Grace Fells
 Miss Adelaide L. Butts, Mrs. H. F
 Palmer, Miss Rose Kronig. Mrs. Allel
 Latham, Mrs. Frank T. Sylvia, Mrs W. K. Tingley, Mrs. J. B. Stanton Mrs. J. w. Lefingwell. Miss Camp MY
 B. Reece, Mrs. e. D. Sevin, Mrs. W ! H. Oat, Mrs. William Collins. Mrs
 E. w. Higgins is chairman.
 : 0. E. Wulf as chairman of the mer
 cantile committee announced hi : chairmen of subcommittee as fol } lows: L. R. Porteous, dry goods; H. Cary, hardware; H. M. Lerou, drug
 gists; George Greeneberger, liquors Frank Pagan, cigar stores; Emil Fo1 bakers; R. c. Plaut, jewellers; D. I 3 Shea. furniture; Will L. Stearnl
 clothing; A. Thatcher Otis, grocers
 Franklin Run1ford, butchers; Levi
 A. Andrews, boots and shoes.
 The members of the third Libert } loan committee of Norwich are as fol lows: Chairman Charles R. Butts, b R. R. Agnew, William H. Allen, Joh !, c. Averill, Thomas H. Beckley, Her l bert R. Branche, Allyn L. Brow Cesare Del Carlo, Nathan A. Gibb Edward J. Graham, Charles L. Hull
 bard, Walter F. Lester, Arthur I = Libby, Costello Lippitt, Robert Mo Nicely, Arthur L. Peale, Charles I Phelps, Weston C. Pullen, Frank Ricketson, Rev. c. H. Ricltetts, Marti c Rozycl1i, Abner Schwartz, Peter Sella Frederick C. Warner, Otto E. Wul ,, F. J. Leavens, Mrs. A. H. Chase, Mir r E. w. Higgins, Miss s. W. MacAdan n secretary
 The towns in this district are Nol e wich, Bozrah, Franklin, Montville, Ss }, lem, Lebanon, Sprague, Voluntow ,, Several towns included in the distri, s in the previous drives do not appes
 in the list.
 n The quotas for Norwich and sui e rounding towns follow Bozrah, SIP d 0O0; Colchester, $2O,500; East Lynn 7, s49,o00; Franklin. $9,400; Griswo1 y I$19,S00; Groton, $120.OO0; Jewett Cit s $65,0o0: Lebanon. $22000; Ledyar t $12,OO0; Lisbon, $9,5O0: Lyme, 11.3o' e Mystic. $118,600; Montville, $49,o0t ', New London, s1,252, 900. Norwich, s1 @ 251, 400; Old Lyme. s2s,0o0: Spragu
 $61,300 Salem $e300: Stoningto q S76 2o0. VoluntoVun S5 A60. WaterfoY.