Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
PUTNAM

or lnc SIatG' couHcll ol tEe Knights of Columbus of Connecticut, assembled here for it's annual state convention.
 Delegates poured into Putnam on afternoon and early evening trains on Monday, their spirit -undampened byi the gloomy and drizzly weather. Alon- day afternoons programme providing automobile drives for the delegates to beautiful and historic localities in this section had to be abandoned because the Weather Man was not in happy mood. The delegates were unmindtul. however for they found many thingsi to keep their interest keyed up, in cluding the opportunity to renew &C., quaintances and friendships with dele gates from many different parts of the state.
 Every town -of lany considerable size in Connecticut was represented at the convention headquarters at the Putnam inn. when all the delegates had arrived Monday evening. While the majority of the delegates directed their attention to the enjoyment of the ! convention ball Monday evening, those who are charged with organizing the convention and putting the business that will come before it in proper form for speedy disposition were active in their rooms at the inn with com. mittee meetings.
 The committees on credentials, on resolutions and organization, not to forget the slate makers. who are in terested in forwarding the prospects of i candidates for state officers and deie- I gates to the supreme council, put in | very busy evening. They are the hard workers of the convention, the men who make the wheels go around | T I vance the interests Of the order in | Connecticut, the birthplace of the Knights of Columbus, now known throughout the civilized world as one of the greatest of fraternal and pa 1 triotic organizations. All of the of ficers of the state council are here for the convention, which will open it's business session at 10 o'clock this morning in the Empire theatre, follow ing solemn high mass, Of which Rev. Charles F. Bedard will be ceIebrant, at St. Mary's church. The convention ball in Union hall i Monday evening was a delightful af i fair, giving the delegates the coveted opportunity of meeting many of the! l charming members of Putnam's fair 1 sex The setting for the ball was 8 l delight to the eye-national coors. all 1 i stage setting of palms and ferns The hall never looked more attractive, nor held happier asemblage.
 i Chairman Arthur Duvert of the con- vention committee of Cargill council 1 and his o-workers had not over look l ed a detail that would contribute to the comfort and happiness of the del
 egates during their stay in Putnam,
 and the success of the convention is assured
 | The business of the convention today l will include the election of state of ticers, of delegates from Connecticut to the supreme council and considera- tion of various proposals pertaining | to the welfare and well being of the order in Connecticut and throughout
 the country.
 1 A feature of the convention that all of the delegates look forward to with
 anticipation is the promised address Of William J. Mulligan, Thompsonville, former state deputy of Connecticut and present chairman tof the orders na- tional committee on war activities. in which capacity Attorney Mulligan has
 spent much time overseas during the past year.
 If the people of the towns of East
 ern Windham county manifest the
 same spirit of enthusiasm that marked the dinner of manufacturers and prom
 ineut business men at the Putnam inn , Monday, the Day kinlball hospital of this city will be assured of important
 expansion during the present year. It was announced at the meeting that manufacturing concerns of Put nam and surrounding towns had pledg-
 ed st1 ,000 towards the $25,O00 required
 to make available another s25, GOO from r the state Of Connecticut for use in charging the hospital here.
 The meeting was called to order by NJ M. Kimbau and ". Irving Bull
 lard of Danielson and Boston presid- ed.
 F J. Arthur Atwood of the Wauregan r company and of the Quinebaug com , pany of Danielson, Obadiah Butler of 5 the Connecticut Mills company of Dan-
 ielson and Silas A. Wheelock of the l Putnam Woolen company of this city l were named as a building committee : of the Day Kimball Annex Fund con- 5 mittee to work with the executive con- mittee M. M. Kimball, chairman, oi
 the hospital in securing the services l of an architect and plans for the wing it is proposed to build.
 A finance committee also was ap- : pointed this consisting of Byron D Bugbee John c. Johnson, both of this city and Mrs. W. I. Bullard of Dan- ielSon.
 It was stated after the meeting that tho state has appropriated $25.000 fol
 use in building an addition to the Day Kinball hospital and furnishing equip
 ment for it provided that $25,0 more
 is made available for the hospital from other sources.
 A well organized and lively cam i' naign will be made i'll Putnam ant l surrounding towns for tho additiona ; s25, 900 Of this amount St1, GOO is al i ready pledged, so the amount to bf i secured in the campaign is s15000 | Confidence was expressed here Mon
 day that this will be done. The $1f,
 900 already pledged has come in sum
 of $1 900 each from the following man ufacturing concerns: Wauregan com
 pany, Ouinebaug company, Connetcicu
 Mills Goodyear Cotton company, As
 sawaga Wooicn company, The Alta
 waugan company, The Manhasse
 Manufacturing company, Putnam Man
 ufacturing company, Morse-N -Nightin
 gale mills. H.K.-H. Silk company.
 Those interested desire to make tn
 campaign for the fund a popular on
 in which the public at large will b.
 interested and generously so During
 the absence in Europe of MT Bullard
 Agent A. D. Lown of the Nanhasse
 company of this city will be actin
 oI,n of Lo