Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
PUTNAM

The newly formed Putnam Retali Clerks Association held meeting Monday night and following the meet ing George Lewis and Armand FaFly, as delegates from the association, met the merchants committee of the Put nam chamber of commerce in their rooms in the Union Block. MT. Lewis, as spokesman for the association, stat ed that the organization had unani- modsly voted at the meeting just con cluded to request the merchants to grant Thursday half holidays through : out, the year. He stated that at the first meeting there were 32- male clerks present and atsthe Monday night meet ing it was estimated that between 75 and so, including men and women clerks, were in attendance MT. Lewis spoke of the fact that in all other trades employees have a
 weekly half holiday and received .high- : CT. Wages=4nan the clerks F
 MT. Mifot of the Merchants com
 mittee, asked ii Thursday afternoon
 half holidays would satisfy the clerks
 and Mir Lewis said he thought they
 would for the present or until other
 conditions develop. He did mott think
 the clerks would be permanently Satis-
 fled. He said he had talked with sew
 eral mechants and they were in favor
 of Thursday afternoon closing.
 It was stated by two members of the merchants committee that the Thurs day afternoon closing during the sum mer months hurt their business, but one said that it did not make much difference.
 On motion of Mir. Milot it was voted that the request of the clerks be- act ed upon and that an answer be fgiven within a week.
 It was suggested that)stores should be kept open every day during Decem- Der and MT. Lewis agreed to this and isfactory to have stores open Thursday afternoon when Thursday came the day before holiday.
 On motion of Mr. Milot it was voted that petition be, drawn up covering the request of thes clerks and be taken to every merchant in Putnam that each be asked to register his approval or disapproval of the request and that the petition be handled by each member of the Merchants committee.
 Mir. Milot and Miss Catherine Byrne were appointed a committee to draw up the petition.
 There were many long faces Tuesday on account. of the threatening weather for it was feared that Woodstock one day fair would have to be postponed. People at work at the fair grounds that it is cold and raw on that elevation.
 At meeting of the seIectnen Mon day night it was voted to increase the amount of insurance on public build ings. This includes the municipal building and the town school buildings It is stated that the amount has been raised fifty per cent. and that the bus mess will be divided between local agents.
 : Judge Frank D. Haines held a natur- A1ization session of the superior court In Putnam Tuesday morning. Among the petitioners were four service men who were admitted to citizenship with out examination These men were James Greenhalgh Of Plainf1e1d Mike Shotorian of Putnam, Louis BertoreIli of Danielson, and Joseph Duqeumin of Sterling.
 Other cases were disposed of as fol- lows: Joseph Fronzek, continued for Further study. Walter Klinke, passed Stanislaw Modliszewski, passed Ovila Belanger, further study. Edaace Ira han, naturaiized in army. case dismiss ed. Marcin Misiaszek, passed. Albert Ziemba. further study. John Breka. Ernest Gaudrea, Josepr Palardy, The odore Matwyke, George Sharp1es Paul kulich, Jacob Baker, Harry Beckett John Hanton, Joseph Metivier Wilfred Billings, George Mcguire, Jan Bednarz E. Strombelis, Horace Menoche, Ro- sarfo Blain, Alphonse Allard, Xavier King, all passed successfully and were admitted. The other cases were con tfnued, some for further study and oth- CTS because petitioners were not pres ent.
 A large crowd collected Monday