Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
MYSTIC

The entertainment announced for Thursday evening by the Mystic Country club was indefinitely post poned |
 Alien Property Custodian Francis p. GarVan intends to sell the alien owned stock of the Rossie Velvet company of Mystic and Willimantic at an early date. This fact was admitted this week by John Rossie, assistant super
 intendent of the plant, who was in
 charge in the absence from town of
 his brother, Supt. Ernst Rossie. MT.
 Rosie said that the proposed action
 would have no effect on the operation
 of the company, as the business of concerns whose foreign owned stock
 is sold for this reason is continued wherever possible.
 The Rosie concern was founded by c. Adolph Rossie. father of Ernst and John Rossie. and he was living in Germany at the tim eof the break ing out of the world war. He was then president of the company and q large stoekhelder and there were two other directors residing in Ger many. His sons, who arc American citizens. have been unable to get di-
 rect news from their father since tho United States entered the war, but they have heard through newspaper reports that their father died about a year and half ago.
 Other officers Of the concern Are Robert B. Hirseh of New York city, vice president, who Is Il citizen of this country, and Albert Stern Of New
 York treasurer, who, Mr. Rossie said, was citizen either or England OF the United States. The secretary of the | concern, Mir. Rossie heard recently, died at New York, and he does not know who has eben appointed, If any, 1 one, to succeed him.
 | Assistant Superintendent Ressie devotes hinsela to the supervision of the plant at Mystic and It's branch at l Noank, where some processes arc handled, and has nothing to do with tht financial affairs Of the company and could supply no further inforpla= l ton. He had heard, he said. of the | impending sale Of the stock but be= | lieved it would make no difference in | the policies or operation If the eefR=
 pany. The plant was offered te tho 1 federal government tof war werx when this country entered the een= 1 fict, but 1t apparently was net feunG
 adaptable to any national need and
 was not taken over. Ii has continued 1 to operate during the war in the pHe= | duction of velvet for general eamfneF= l cial use.
 1 The plants, which ara undeF the ] same ownership make velvet, em- | ploying about 300 at Mystic and No ank and E 0to t75 at Willimantic. 1 Mrs, R. Faquette end daughters, who have been spending several weeks
 in, Philadelphia, have returned to Mystic.
 Miss Evelyn Arnold has returned from New York.
 J. Seidner $ Sons company havs i let tffe contract for the erection of a modern restaurant building to be add
 ed to their store in East Main street Stontnston lodge, l. O. o. F., worked
 the second degree Oil q eiaHs at thia weeks meeting. G. 4. Lewis was il the chair of noble grand.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wallace Holt gre ii | Boston.
 William IT. Moves Of tha sfassaeii55 | setts Institute of Technology is spend=
 ing ten days vacation with his pae= ents, Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Napea. The sewing society ef the 0rde@ g:
 Eastern Star mot iriday atteFa aoaN at
 tn ehome of Mrs. George D, oJhnson.