Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-07
WILMA ANTIC
Norwich Bulletin Willir1antic Office B Church St. Telephone 105.

A county organization meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Fannie Dixon- %elch on Columbia Lake Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Welch is county chairman Of the campaign committee organized tc raise S10006 under the auspices Of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. This money Is to be used to help in the development of True Americanism through training in Good Citizenship. and for the in- terest of woman suffrage in this state. Miss Ludipgton, the state president of the association. was the principal speaker. Every town in the county was represented by town, publicity and finance chairman, who will in turn organize their own towns with generals, captains and workers. ready for the drive which takes place the coming week. At the close of the meeting, tea was served by Mrs. Welch.
 The attendance at the Friday after noon meeting of the local w. c. T. U. was not quite as large as usual, ow- ing presumably to the warm weather. Mrs J. M. Gager presided over the meeting and a report of recent local drive of the Jubilee campaign was was given, the results of which were most pleasing to the members. The quota for the local union was $750 and each member was asked to obtain $5 apiece. The sum of SS33.57 was re- ported at the meeting as haErg been secured with a number of unpaid pledges not turned in, So it may be said that Wf1limantic has gone ever the, top once more. The 1osai union in it's quota and the national quota for the state of $2e,OOO was also re ported as having been subscribed. During the drive. the local union Ob tained forty-siX new members and the quota was raised through canvass ing by the members, rummage sales and memorial memberships. One gift of $10 was received from the woman's s department of the local Y. M. c. A. and there were, a number of ether subscriptions of substantial amounts. At the close of the meeting a pro- gramme of readings and selections 1 was given by members having birth | days during the months of April, May and June which was much enjoyed. | Sandwiches. cake and iced tea were served. This (Saturday) evening the members of the Loyal Temperance Legion will gather at the rooms for a social time.
 The case of the Herho Phosa com pany of Providence vs. E. H. Wood
 ward of South Coventry was decided 1 Friday morning at the superior court session held in Rockville in favor of the defendant, the latter being repre- scented by William A. King of this
 city. The plaintiff was represented | by Frank H. Foss of this city. The case arose over the non-delivery of
 three carloads of cider. which the | % n1.
 for with the defendant The case was | Friday morning. The jury took but 8
 short time to render their verdict ir favor of MT. Woodward.
 1 In connection with the local drive
 of the national campaign for the en-
 rollment of 1000.000 associate mem Der of the National Council of Boy Scouts, preliminary steps have beer | taken for the enrolment of the quota G00) memberships for the town ot Windham. Officers for the local cam paign are as follows: George F. Fay
 Tor, chairman of this district: James P. Bath. chairman of publicity com
 mittee; M. E. Sullivan, secretary; H |ts.. Lathrop, treasurer. James r l Twoomey is chairman of the canvass ing committee and he has already
 made his plans for the canvass WhicT starts next Tuesday morning. Twenty.
 three teams have been made up O girl students at the local high schoo and every member enrolled will bt
 asked to give one dollar as a mem
 bership fee. Each team consists of {
 captain and three assistants. and the former will be given instructions or
 Monday morning at the high school by
 MT. TWoomey as to just how the can
 vass will be conducted While tht quota for Windham calls for 100 mem.
 herships for the National Council which no doubt will readily be obtain
 ed, concerted effort on the part O
 the canvassers will be made to obtain
 associate members, a thousand O
 them if possible. to back up the worl and finances of the local organization of Boy Scouts. The idea 0
 the campaign is to strengthen tn
 organization Of Boy Scouts. The idle; of the campaign is to strengthen tn
 work and organization of Boy Scout
 of America Nothing will encourag the Boy Scouts more than to knov
 the public is back of them and il sympathy with their efforts.
 A. w. Buchanan, agent Of the stat board of education. did not grant an,
 Children's certificates on his week., visit to Willimantie this week, al
 thought there were a number of appli
 cantS.
 For the first time in many week
 Engine Company, No. 1, was called in