Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-19
OVER TIE TOP AND MORE COMING

campaign from Chairman Gale down the line, and that is that lhe doinin- ant force which has put Norwich over the top Ii one of the most strenuous campaigns that has ever heen con- ducted in the community, is Campaign Director James L. Case.
 It was his leadership that furnish ed the inspiration in this drive when all over the country the campaign or gan1zations were faltering and which enabled the Norwich district not only to raise it's minimum allotment nf S6O,000, but to overtop it's accepted quota Of S190,000. and that without accepting tine two extra t.avs which the National committee alt<ed.
 His genius, energy and iesourceft.- ness have been the big outstanding features of this drive and when at times the prospect of success see med doubtful his cheerful optimism and great vision was the means of ea- eoufaslng the workers to renewed ef- forts. As a campaign leader he has never known failure and I believe that no other man in this community could have brought this distric- so g.cri- ously over the top at this time, ard I propose three cheers for Campaign Di- rector James l.. Case, for his splendid
 
 Rev W. A. Keefe of P!ainfield. who was present. spoke twice during the evening at the invitation of Col Gale once while the teams were waiting for the announcement of the returns, and q gain when the parade returned to the 1 rooms. He told how proud he felt oi the record Norwich was making and l Voiced the hope that these same com 1 mittees who had stood together in a grand united war work might also stand together in united peace work 1 for America and the defenders o1 America, for one flag, one worl, an6 one God, that should deliver our be- loved country from the dangers Of the radical element and the red fieg. l In the early part of the evening Col Gale read letter of acknowledgment 1 from Mrs. G. A. Comeau for the flow. CTS that had been sent her at the hos pital.
 l Norwich has made a record in thi. 1 campaign of which every citizen may well feel proud. It's original quota fol ] the drive was s60 GOO; the 50 per cent l increase deemed necessary by the na. 1 tional committee made this s90, poo but the Norwich committee voluntar 1 fly raised this to $100,009 and thef more than met this without needins l ID taKe the two extra days to whicl the campaign was extended to giv' other sections of the country time t make up their quotas
 Campaign Director Case overjoyed.
 When seen at headquarters Monda. evening, after the reports were all il Campaign Director James L. Gas said: "once more Norwich has ltTet up to it's glorious traditions and tn
 task which we set out to do has bee, done. The entire people of the Nor Nich district are deserving of al credit for the whole hearted eo-opera
 ton manifested in this campaign without which it would have been i'm possible to achieve the splendid sue cess which has rewarded our efforts.
 Every city whose image dwe1ls ol
 in memory of man" wrote BeaconsfieI "is the type of some great idea. Rom represents conquest: faith hovers o'e
 Jerusalem; Athens embodies the pre-
 eminent qualities of an world art
 and in the minds of the people 0 Connecticut, Norwich and it's environ ments will always stand for a com
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