Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

state normal school at Wilimantic Two years ago the sum of $150,000 was appropriated for the purpose but due to the high cost of material labor and incidentals the work was not carried on and but $2,000 was expended. The
 state is now asked for a sum sufficient to complete the contract, which is
 somewhat in excess of the original ap- prepriation.
 The body of Thomas Olson was
 brought to this city Thursday morn ing from Boston and taken to the new Willimantic cemetery for burial. Rev A. D. Carpenter conducted a committal service at the grave. Undertaken Jay
 NJ. Shepard had charge of the arrange ments.
 Funeral services for Henry Anton | Astman were held Thursday afternoon
 at ? o'clock from the house at ? Gen. ter street in this city Burial was in
 St. Joseph's cemetery. killourey Bros had charge of the arrangements. ] Word was received, in town Thurs | day of the death of Miss Hattie Plum | ley at Clark's Corners, Conn.
 ! A number of local citizens. includ- ing Principal George H. Shafer of the I normal school and Principal F. A. Case | of the Windham High school were in ! Hartford Thursday, attending the hearing at the capitol before the ap- l, proDriation committee on the proposed bill appropriating $250,000 for the Will
 limantic State Normal school. 1 Much interest is being man ifested l in the special town meeting to be held | this Friday) afternoon in the town hall. The purpose of the meeting is tc
 tatify by ballot the recent appropria- 1 tion of S20,000 for new school build ing in Windham Center. A large l number of voters will no doubt be present to express their opinion on the | subject.
 The fire department headquarters or
 Bank street were paid visit Thurs
 day morning by pupils from the kin school. who were accompanied hy tneil 1 teachers. Much interest in the sur i roundings mad equipment of the en- ! zine house was manifested by the i children.
 l Directors of the local welfare bureau
 at recent meeting voted to make an appeal in the near future to the peo- 1 pie of this city for clothing to be dis i tributed to the poor and needy in this i locality. Mrs. O. M. Clark is ali pres cnt acting secretary of the association | in addition to her work as visiting ! nurse.
 A. w. Buchanan of Mansfield. agent for the state board of education, was , at his office in this city Thursday and issued one certificate enabling the ap- i plicant to secure employment.
 A number of interesting war relics | were on exhibition at the school or 1 Thursday. They were brought n bz IL 1I-Jll hot O,,,.1-r .;r.4.,
 of French, a German and an Amer 1 ican trench helmet, a trench periscope
 which had seen ser1 ice in the Argonnt 1 forest, and two pairs of French shoes They are all the property of CoIon6 l Long of the one time 71st coast artil-
 lcry. Colonel Long is the only sur l viving member of lis company and il is expected that because of distin-
 guished service he is to be presented
 later with the 71st's tattered standard | by the war department.
 1 Thursday afternoon ] photo of the l boys basketball team was taken by 6
 local photographer. In addition to the 1 regular team, Coach Howard anG Business Managers Olin and Paulhus 1 Charlie" Curran, one of the teams ] best players. who has besn sick fol 1, some time, was on Land and given a | rlace in the group.
 1 The question as to whether or not | the school should close for an Easter
 vacation has been brought before the
 student body by Principal Case. There were two alternatives either to close ! for week at Easter and extend the term one week later in June or limit | the Easter vacation to four days anC close the term at the regular time il
 June. It was voted by the student:
 to adopt the latter plan, as most O
 the pupils prefer 60 escape the usua
 hot days that are scheduled in tn, month of June.
 A large and enthusiastic meeting fol this (Friday) afternoon is anticipated | by the officers of the local W. C. T. U. when Mrs. Mary B. Wilson of Plants. vile, Conn, will be heard. Mrs. Wil.
 son was for years a national superin.
 tendent of the department of Ameri.
 canization and has been recently ap. pointed the key financial woman fol | this state in the great jubilee drive tC
 be inaugurated March goth for a nil,
 lion dollar fund and million members
 At the March meeting of the Coco Cheer circle of the First Baptist churcl held this week in the church parlor,
 the members voted to give $50 toward
 the Victory campaign and $10 to hell l