Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-02
WILLIM MANTIC

meeting held recently voted to appro- priate rs278, coo for the erection of a new dormitory at the Willimantic state normal school. Tracy Bros of The Brill company Of Springfield, Mass, was awarded a s10,O0O contract
 to install a heating system in the dor
 mitory- Ground will be broken at the
 site of the new dormitory within a
 short time.
 Miss Sarah -keever, of New Brit
 ain, who has been secured by the local
 chapter of the Red Cross has estab-
 lished quarters in the Opera House
 block and will have office hours from 1
 until D. and from until g D. m
 The Metropolitan nursing formerly
 carried on by Miss Afford and Miss
 Taber has been taken over by inter
 ests of the public health bureau and
 Miss Afford will work with Miss kee-
 yer in cooperation with the Red Cross.
 Aside from regular welfare work Miss
 keever will be in charge of the bbay
 welfare clinic and the tubercuIar clin-
 ic- This work has been done in other cities and has proved beneficial to the
 community. The waiting room is still in need Of chairs and anyone wishing to supply these gifts is being asked to communicate with Mrs. C. C. Case chairman of the nursing committee.
 Samples of the ballots to be used in the coming town election have been received by Town Clerk Frank P. Fen ton.
 The first weekly report of the bu- reau of preventable diseases. Connec- ticut Department of Health. for the week ending Sept. 27. shows only three cases of diphtheria in this coun- ty for the week.
 According to the baseball dope in this city, Cincinnati is due to win the l series. The result of yesterdays game of course has nothing to do with the i dope but one wonders why the bet 1 ting is now at even money in the city; | when it was at odds of five to four l in favor of the White Sox before the i first game. Several stores in the city l had put up bulletin boards and pass 1 ing crowds were able to follow the game inning by inning. until the Sox i that all interest in the game was lost. However. there are plenty of White 1 Sox fans in the city who have faith that their dope on the final outcome of the series will be right.
 Under the direction of Buck Don ahue the football squad of the. Wind ham High school were put through a stiff practice Wednesday afternoon in preparation for the game with the Alumni which is to be played this The team is lighter than usual this yeaS but there are few husky boys Il the line who are expected to- fill any hole that might be made during he game The backfield is fast and ,an be looked for to, make successful md runs and line plunge or two when necessary to gain the needed ards. Tks first team has not been picked for the coming game and until he boys have been tried out in yame every man on the squad will lave chance to make his letter.
 Physical Director c. A. Sampson las been busy at the Y since his ar ival in this city and announced on Wednesday evening that the gym lssses would start on Thursday, Oct. l. and schedule of classes would be department of the which has been losed during the past few weeks will Ilso be- opened for the fall season and he members would be able to enjoyj he privileges as usual
 The town hall was filled to capacity l Wednesday to hear the programme endered by the Marine Orchestra un CT the leadership of Lieutenant Ser inando of Hartford. The orchestra I 7hich consists of IS pieces has re- ently returned, from France where hey have been playing at the various ronts and in Paris. They are cov- I ring the state giving concerts last { ls one hour and followed by a dance I rom until F D. m. As the men , ave all been in the service overseas ' Re irmories throughout the state [ ave been opened to them and are<oe- ! lg used in which to give the enter T } ainment. -
 When the train on which CardinaI | fercier was q passenger arr - d in | his city Wednesday morning at 1915, . yer five hundred were, at the station Y 3 cheer for him. and many of them !