Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-11
JEWETT CITY

The Red Cross Christmas roll call campaign commences Saturday even ing at the moving pictures, when Ar thur M. Brown will give a four minute talk, 2 solo will be sung accompany ing a tableau. Next week Wednesday evening it is planned to have Red Cross reel in connection with the movies, and the Junior Red Cross members are to give an entertain ment in Finn opera house next week. This will probably be the last Red Cross campaign for a year. Universal membership is the slogan. Children under 15 will not be solicited for mem i bership in this roll call, but if they are members of the Junior Red Cross may have a. Red Cross placed on the window service flag. The canvass will be made by house to house solicitation and by the mills. Mrs. A. M. Brown Is in charge of the house to house can vass in Jewett City and Warden Hor- ace Mailhotte of the mill canvass. Miss Bertha Lewis, Voluntown; Mrs. W. B. Montgomery, Pachaug; Frank Eccle- 1 ston, Glasgo, and William McGovern, ! the Glasgo mills; F. L. Kanahan, Lis bon; Joseph Roode, Geer, Tyler and Stone Hill districts; Mrs. Victor Camp bell, White district; Casper Hoppnan, Woodward district; Lewis Latham, Boardman district; Ransom Young, RiXtoWn; Miss Bessie Burton, Burton district Irving Burdick Bethel; Simon Brewster, Jr., Brewster district; Elmer Starkweather, Hopeville. The head quarters are to be in the Zegeer empty store on 'Soule street. Edward M i Gray is to act as cashier and Miss Ida ] l. Foster as assistant cashier. The women solicitors in Jewett City will don white caps and arm brassards, and the men the arm brassards. The drive is from the 18th to the 23d.
 Funeral services for Jane A. Mo Govern, daughter of Elvina Lavine and John T. McGovern. were. held in Glas- go Monday morning. The child was born March 6. 1918. Hourigan Bros. were in charge of the arrangements. Caroline E. Bryant, the months old daughter of Daffodil Mitchell and Ed mund Bryant, died in Glasgo Mon day.
 Division No. i, A. O. H., has elected the following officers for the year: President, John W. Blake; vice presi- dent, J. A. Hourigan; financial secre- 1 tary, J. F. Mccarthy; recording secre- tary William Clark: treasurer. John r. Sullivan; sergeant at arals, John McEIligott; sentinel, Jeremiah Sulli- van.
 The last meeting for 1918 of Faitr chapter, o. E. S., will be held this week and will be the annual meeting.
 William c. Duce is very i'll at his
 a5n1r on South Main street.
 Sweater yarn is ready for distribu- tion at the Red Cross room. The wait for yarn has made it necessary that more knitters enlist. that the chapter may get its required 100 sweaters this month.
 A communication from headquarters states that if the government order can be filled and shipped this month. credit will be allowed the chapter to the amount Of the bill for material sent, which is $224.22. The numbe: Of | garments on hand to be made up On this government order is 90 pairs of pajamas and F convalescent robes. Three ladies are making the robes and
 everyone else is urged to work on pa jamas, making the buttonholes also if possible and finishing off carefully to make inspecting easy. All garments on this order must be back in the room Christmas week to be inspected, pack ed and shipped this month.
 The Red Cross room will be open
 Monday nights as well as Thursday 1.ightsi this month to aid in this worl:,
 ar everybody who can sew $ being
 urged to come Come and take a
 garment home with you" is the re- icuest to all patriotic women here