Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-31
WILLIMANTIC

The national prohibition which will
go into effect January Is, 1920, will
reduce the revenue of the town of
Windham as the report, of the town
officials for the period ending Sept ID,
1918, shows that the towns share OF
the money from the liquor licenses
was S1,266.75. Of this amount SIS
was from a club license, $295.75 from
the seven druggists licenses, $3.50 from
the two licenses in the Windhams, and
the balance from the twenty four re-
tail licenses within the city limits.
The faculty of Windham High
school invited the other teachers of
the town and the members of the
town school committee to the first
meeting and entertainment of the re-
Gently formed Teachers club, held in
the library of the high school We'd
nesday evening. The early part of the
evening was spent in playing Whist
after which il the assembly hall, a
| musical programme was given by
Charles H. Caswell and Miss Martha
Kalms. The business of the evening
was then take1 UP. and the constitu-
| ton was read, amended and accepted.
| A nominating committee, made up OF
| Lawrence A. Howard. and the Misses
| Quinn, Nulty, Branch and Larkin re-
| tired and brought in the names of the
| following officers who were elected:
| President, Egbert A. Case; vice pres
! iaent, George H. Shafer secretary,
Mary A. Quinn; treasurer, James J..
| Harroun. Luncheon was served by
the entertaining teachers
| The work of the United States En-
ployment office has changed remarka-
lily since it began in this city At
first, there were more jobs than there
were men and women available; now
the reverse is the case. The
greatest demand at present is for
women for domestic service at wages
| of 81 or IS per week; and farmers are
inquiring for unmarried men for farm
| hands who will receive about $40 a
month and board. This is said to be
the general situation throughout the
state.
Among the bills introduced in the
legislature Wednesday was one by
| Representative William A. King pro
| viding for an appropriation Of $4,000
for ST. Joseph's hospital in this city
A remonstrance against the social
eG Morrison code has been signed by
a number of teachers in the town and
will be presented in the legislature
today (Friday).
At the annual banquet Of The Nc
Kinley Association of Connecticut al
Hartford, Wednesday. Judge Otto 8
Robinson was elected a member Of this
executive committee for the next ban.
quet.
First SeIectman Casper K. Bailey OIL
Norwich has notified the local author
tiles that Edward Atwood, who rar
away from the county home at Put
nam some time ago, is now in Nor.
Wich and will be held there untiFsome
arrangements can be made for him
| The boy is the fourteen year-old sol
Of John Atwood, and has been in The
county home for a number of years.
The Rosie Velvet company ha.
posted notices that, beginning Wed
nesday morning, Feb. ), their plants
will operate on a 4S-hour weel
schedule, WITH no reduction in tn,
present scale of wages. Under the
new plan, the -Norking hours will b.
/ from 7.15 a. m. to noon, and from 1 p
m. to p. m. the first five days of thu
week. and from us TO 11.30 Saturdays
The change in running time was mad,
without any request on the Part o
the operatives, of whom there arr
about 100 il this city and 800 in til,
Mystic plant which is operated by tn,
Rosie company.
, George Patnode of this city wa!
given a hearing before U. S. Com
! missioner Richard f. Carroll in Hart
| ford, Thursday, and waving exami
nation, was held for the United State
district court under bonds of $4,000
The charge was violation of the Nam
| white slave law by taking. Gladly
Hansen of Willbnartic to Albany. n
y, and to Cleveland, Ohio. Patnod
\ could not furnish bail so was takel
to jail. The Hansen girl is still in
serious condition at St Francis hos
pltal.
At a meeting Of the Methods
church official board Monday evening
r the church reunion was decided upor
Y All plan and date were entrusted t
= a committee composed of A. c. Scrip
. ture, F. p. DavoH and D. w. Ide, wit
2 such assistants as they may selec
o w. E. Weber and r. J. Noodwar
C were chosen to represent the churc
e III assisting the Y. NJ c, A. in its F'a
y Their and Sons evening.
At the annual meeting of the Sun
q day school board Tuesday evening til
t. following officers were elected: Su
d perintendent, J. H.. Bentley; assistan
: D, w. Ide; secretary, W B. Watrous
e treasurer, B. A. Potter: superntend
- ent primary department, Helen John
, son; assistant Mrs. f. 3. Lewis
: Home Department superintendent
y Miss Laura Baker; cradle roll super
e iEtendent, Mrs D. w. Ide; officers
l. the Sunday School Missionary socit
y ty. Mrs. James Purdie, superintenc
p ent; Mrs. E. B. Lewis. assistant: ]
# A. Potter, secretary and treas urer. tt
d present teachers were renomlnated |
g the superintendent, and two ne
II teachers, Miss Faye Newland ana ]
4 W. Ide, and all were elected by Il
a board
A plan to stimulate regularity in a
g tendance was adopted to begin II
it | second Sunday in February and clo
Is with Childrens Day, the second Sul
- day in June covering a period of fol-
" months. The school will be divide
5 into two cOntesting teams, those el
= rolled in one group wearing at SUI
Al day school every Sunday a red 'Pisl
10 button, and those enrolled in the 9th
If group wearing every Sunday 81,
" pulp button. Nothing counts exec
attendance at the school Each tea
ty will elect captain and organize
G. secure as large an attendance eve
~ Sunday of members and of new D
Il pills who will be popular. On Oh
- dren's Day an honor roll will be a
nounced of perfect attendance for t
g four months and the report of the vi
i torious team.
joseph Delude died at his home. 9