Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-05-22
HALF THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM DOUGHNUT SALE

Doughnuts were never so popular |
and never brought such prices in the |
history of Norwich as they did on |
Wednesday when in spite of the show |
cry weather over fifty women in be- |
half of the Salvation Army were out !
on the streets selling them. At the
end of the day when the last doughnut /
had been sold and the results totaled
up it was found that the gross re
ceipts were S517 which when added
to the amount turned in from the the
aires and the teams which amounted
to s3S1.39 brought the days total up to
$S9S.39. The whole amount for the
three days is s152S.79
The first dozen of doughnuts was
sold to William F. Bogue for $25 and
the last purchaser of a dozen was Mrs.
Charles L. Hubbard who paid SIS for
them, bringing the total up to an even
| $500. However. after Mrs. Hubbard's
purchase another dozen was donated
| and these were auctioned off at the
Breed theatre. one at time and
! brought Sic, and later in the
| evening J. c. Bland purchased some
for which he paid IS, making the ex-
ira ST.. At the Breed the auctioneer
was L. Y. Eaton of New York, assisted
by Sergt Frank Rinella and Private
| Michael ]. Adj Those in the audi
!
i ed. Miss Georgette Comeau, Miss An
/ ma McGarry and Miss Margaret Som
4 ers. Rev. J. Fitzmaurice and j. Per
/ ringer each gave S. to Mrs. NJ. H. DON
ahue for dozen and DR.. r. R. Agnew
gave IS for dozen to Mrs. REESE. The
first purchaser OF dozen for 81 was
Frank Bliss and he was closely fol-
lowed by William f. Hill. Casper X
l Bailey, Harry L. Peterson. Harry
i Leonard, J. P. Coreoran, Alec Disco,
Earl Mathewson. C. z. Ives, Mrs. c.
H. Osgood. A. ]. Wholey, M. Keough.
i Joseph Williams and P. J. Morley. P.
) Hayes and H. Davenport We're early
buyers of dozen each and at once
gave them back to sell over again.
John A. Hurley of the Pleasant Day
II cigar stand donated five dozen dough-
: nuts Wednesday, for the Salvation Ar
J my doughnut parade.
Included in the total subscribed
} during the day is s64.S5 from the the
, aires, 1851 from West Thames street
) school, s2.79 froE; Pearl street. $10.4a
from Mt. Pleasant street school and
. s4.52 from High street.
r Those who sold the delicious pro-
ducts from the kitchens of the Nor
9 witch women were as follows:
Y Mrs. c. A. Russell. Mrs. NJ. H. Don
: ahue, Mrs. E. Learned, Mrs G. loot
: hill, Mrs. A. Riece, Miss Mary Har-
e tie, Mrs. j. Beaver. Mrs. A J. Who
ley, Mrs. E. Boyens, Mrs J. Bovine
r Mrs. A. H. Disco. Mrs. NJ Moriarty
4 Mrs. James Sullivan. Mrs. J. Humph-
= reys, Mrs. D. Shields. Mrs. J. George
e Mrs. D. 7. Shea. Miss Rena Mariner
e Miss Nettie Hall. Miss Dorothy Jones
e Miss Ruth Hamilton, Mrs Boudie
= Miss Irene Gallivan, Mrs c. Bailey
0 Mrs. George Mansfield, Miss Pheni,
f Edwards. Mrs. Jos. Higgins. Mis-.
8 Irene WEIGH. Mrs. John Walcz, Mrs. A
S Bellefieur. Mrs. D. J. Hayes, Mrs. ]
: Ward, Mrs. T. F. Shea, Miss Ma,
Shields, Miss II. Cornell, Miss Mar
cha Bruckner, Bonnie Bruckner, Mrs
III. N. Bidwell Mrs. H. L. Stanton
Miss Winnifred Egan. Miss Elsie ia
7 cobson, Miss Geraldine Lang, Mrs
r Miss Georgette Comeau, Miss Margue
. rite Shea, Miss Peggy Somers, Mis-
e Anna McGarry, Miss Katherine Lee
], Miss Anna Kelly. Mrs. Charlie
r, Smith. Mrs. Bliven. Mrs. James Ca
# sey, Michael Adj, Frank Rinnella Mrs
: James Riece. Mrs. ]. Edward Driscol
n Lieutenant Addy. Lieut. Jones.