Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-29
DANlELSoN AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Postmaster Alexander Gilman haS
 been named as chairman of a com |
 mittee that will direct a drive to raiSe
 funds for the District Nursing asSo-
 citation of this city The drive wllti
 start next Monday. and direct el-
 fort of the campaign will he to secure
 new members Friday. Saturday and |
 Sunday and Monday evenings four i ! minute speakers will address the thea [ ter audiences here. this being in thc( line of creating interest in whit IS to be done. A great deal in the way of , praise may be said by the speakers i in reviewing what has been done by the Nursing association during the pc riod of its activities. but too much
 cannot be said to a busy public about wonderful work that is being carried 1 on every day without getting more i than a bit of publicity from time to i time. The record made by the asso- 1 citation is so excellent that those who l are familiar with it are bound to bend every effort to sec that work that ! has been so successfully established 1 here is continued and expanded. As announced "Wednesday, President B. F. Marshall of Connecticut college
 will be the speaker at the graduating exercises of Putnam high school. His topic will be The Assets of Youth i Fronting the New Age. The exer-
 cises are scheduled for Thursday.
 June 19.
 At his home here Wednesday after
 | noon, funeral service for Orlo (. 1 Bosworth, member of the firm of BoS-
 | worth Brothers was conducted by
 | Rev John IT. Potter of the Second .i Congregational church. The service
 was attended by a large number of l relatives and friends. Burial was in
 | FThnrn l beautiful floral forms.
 ! In the city court Wednesday,, Judge 'i NJ. H. Geissler fined Joseph Slomiak
 s5 and costs, total of S14.o9, for hay
 ing violated the regulations pertainies 'i to overcroWding motor vehicles en- 7 gagged in public service.
 .. The specific charge against Slomiak was carrying 21 passengers in a ve- hicle that has a seating capacity of l II, over which number he is legally , permitted to carry two extra passen- i, gers. He denied knowledge of the law l limiting his carrying capacity to 16 !. but was warned by the court that he
 must be very careful in the future Slomiak operates a vehicle that s plies between Putnam and Mechanics < vile and. on Saturdays, between [ Danielson and Putnam.
 :. The Salvation Army drive has not . netted the results in Putnam thai were looked for, though many have , been liberal contributors and mucf o money has been raised. Putnam's quo- 2 ia of $5150 has not been raised, how : ever and some mighty huStlinG mus be done if the money wanted is to bt , raised and not break Putnam's record |. of doing all that has been asked o = its people in a financial way during . the war.
 The committees in charge of tht r, work feel that if everybody helps { Il little the Salvation Army, which mad millions of friends and not an enem, | by it's work overseas, will get its ful Il quota out of this district.
 f k Warnings are again being issuet V that persons who have no drivers Ii censes must stop operating motor ve hicles or stand the severe conse e ! quences that they may expect whel : haled into court. Investigation ha n shown that there are many such per-
 sons operating cars in this territory ; It is conceded that practically ever, II person who so violates the law is wei e aware of what they are doing s 4 they should not look for Sympath, a when they find themselves facing th . court A drivers hcense costs bu
 two dollars, and the state has sai' . the public is at least entitled to tha ' protection which they feel they ar ! the course in preparation for the Mo a morial day matches, which arc sched VI ulcd to start at 9 q. m.
 q In observing Memorial day here tn : line of march will be formed st 9.3 n Friday morning and will proceed to St It Mary's cemetery, where the custom IT ary exercises are to be held. Rev, ( e F. Bedard will speak at the cemeteT o exercises At 1 o'clock the line agai D will be formed and will march to tn W Grove street cemetery. where an ad ir dress will be delivered by Rev. $. J. 4 .- Rock of the Methodist church. e,l Sons of Veterans will motor to tn VI cemeteries at Putnam Heights an k East Putnam Memorial day morning S. At these services Rev. J. T. Potte r. and Rev. G. c. $. MacKay of thi Y city will be the speakers.
 ir James c. Lennon of Worcester wa n visitor with friends in Putnam 0 ct Wednesday.
 s. Friday, June 13. will be observed a h Flag day in the schools of Putnam.