Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-30
c,HAIRMEN FOR OUTLYING
 DISTRICTS TO ASsEMRI


 The work of organizing the Norwich | district, or as it is termed District 23, in the united war work campaign, which is to be launched on Nov. Ii, is progressing rapidly and the next phase of the work will be the organization of the outlying sections which are in cluded in the Norwich district. This will be accomplished at a meeting to be held this CWednesday) evening in the Thayer building.
 Through the courtesy of, Judge John M. Thayer. the large northerly store in the Thayer building, formerly used for Red Cross work, has been made available as headquarters for the united war work campaign. It will be used this week for meeting purposes and beginning next week 1t will be opened as campaign headquarters, to remain open until the end of the drive. The Norwich district includes Bal l tic. .Bozrah Colchester, Franklin, Gales Ferry, Glasgo, Griswold, Jewett City, lLebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Occum, sPreston, Sprague, Taftville and Volun- Etown. The quota assumed for this dis trict is 's100,o0o. the largest amount of money ever asked for in a community of this size for war relief work.
 It is planned to have a town chair 1 man for each of the outlying sections who will have charge of the campaign in their respective town and for that purpose the most influential man, or it may be a woman, in each community has been selected as a leader in9this drive.
 The meeting to organize the forces outside the city limits will assemble at 6 o'clock this evening in the Thayer building, and it is expected that all the town chairmen will be present. A luncheon will be served under the di- rection of Mrs. Allyn L. Brown and Mrs. Edwin W. Hill, assisted by other women war workers. Following the luncheon, a business session will be held. Col. Charles W. Gale, chairman of the general committee, will preside and Director James L. Case, who is in charge of the campaign in this district : will explain the Norwich campaign plan which he has developed and which has been approved by the dis trict executive committee, the genera
 campaign committee, and has beer commended by the Connecticut state campaign directors and the New Eng. land managers. In addition to outlin
 ing the plan of campaign, a minimum allotment to be raised will be givel each of the outlying sections It il
 expected that as result of tonighti
 
 : district will be organized in a mos . thorough manner.
 Fl A special feature of tonight's meet Fl ing will be an address by Ernest Grige : fwho has served for several months il Trance as a '. M. c. A. secretary, an twho has a heart gripping story to tel " of first hand experiences and obserya :, Etions of the work that is being don Foverseas by the seven unselfsh or r ganizations that are uniting in tn - campaign for war work funds Ever
 man or woman who has returned afte g term of service overseas in the battl
 areas tells first, with pride, of tn valor of the men who make up tn expeditionary forces, and then of tn e great things for the soldiers that thes .- seven war relief agencies are doin, h Every sect and variety of religion n every kind of faith is joined in tn k great universal religion of serving. V is very noticeable that men and wome d who have seen service abroad in an d of the seven agencies come home le. | sure that all the truth is wrapped U I. in their single denomination and mol if reverent than ever before of the goo in that lies hidden in the soul of eve st the commonest man,
 rs Norwich campaign workers are fo
 tunate in having an opportunity of hear Secretary Grigg and learn fro pr one who knows from personal o1 le servation of the great work that 1-i being done, particularly overseas, {. every one, even the least importa1 ,h of these seven war work agencies. ty Campaign Manager Case has exten of ed an invitation to the team captail T. and workers to attend the busine D. meeting tonight which will follow u of luncheon to be given to the yisitiI VI. cnaHmen, Wnlcn meeting Will probab T. lopen about o'clock, or whenever Il IS luncheon is over.