Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-20

What Is Going On Tonight.
Obwebetuck Lodge, No. 16, I. o. o.
F., meets in Odd Fellows hall.
la connection with the regular bus
mess meeting of the local lodge of
Elks held Wednesday night plans and
ARRANGEMENTS were formulated for
fitting celebration of the fifty anniver-
sary of the installation of the lodge
in this city, to be held the latter part
of this month.
Notices were posted in /the various
departments of the plant of the Quid-
nick-Windham Mfg. Co. Wednesday
morning of a new working schedule
for the entire plant. to take effect at
once. This concern, which manufac-
lures cotton cloth, employs about 375
hands and for the past four weeks has
been running on a four day a week
schedule, 10 hours day. From now
on the plant will be operated on full
time schedule of 55 hours a week, hav-
| ing Saturday afternoons off. This
| move is taken as an indication of in
| creased business and the news Is graf
| flying to the operatives as well as the
public in general.
Early Wednesday morning the
| wrecker and crew from East Hartford
had succeeded in getting the derailed
| engine and tender of the New York ex-
press train back on the tracks and
traffic was opened up on the Central
| Vermont line, which was blocked by
the wreck The exact cause of the &C
cident, which has not yet been deter
mined, is being III estigated. A good
sized crowd watched the work of the
wrecking crew in getting the engine
back on the rails.
In celebration of the first anniver.
sary of its opening, the Card Home fol
the Aged, on Pleasant street will b.
thrown open to the public tomorrow
friday between the hours of 3 anC
| $50 and to 8 p. m. Tea will be SerVet
to all who may call during those hour
by the wives of the directors and off
GERS of the home. 1t is anticipated
that a large number will improve thi
opportunity to visit the home after :;
years existence, during which time
has filled previous long felt want
The past year has been very successful
one and for some time there has bee
good sized waiting list of applicant
for admittance. 1t is evident that NOR
room is needed. than the present build
ing furnishes and it is hoped that som
time this additional room may be pro
vided. The foundation of this worth
institution was made possible throug
the generosity of the late Hannah
Card, who, in her will left sum c
money to endow this home.
Owing to the stormy afternoon, til
meeting of the Woman's Home an
! Foreign Mission Circle which was t
: have been held at the home of Mr.
| Fayette Goss on Summit street, wa
postponed. At meeting of the execu
tive committee, to be held soon a ne,
, date for the meeting will be announces
There was a large attendance of re
s atives and friends at the funeral of II
P. Sweetland, held from the Bapti
= church on Union street Wednesday a.
ternoon at o'clock. The services wei
6 in charge of the Rev. A. D. Carpente
Burial was in Willimantic cemeter
The bearers were James G. Robinso
= W. n. Potter, George Andrews and LIZ
ander Austin. Jay N. Shepherd ha
}, charge of the funeral arrangements.
q The board of aldermen will meet tn
Thursday evening for the purpose
making the appropriations autfl 'iZt
at the special city meeting held Tue
}, day night.
l. Captain Alfred H. GriswoId, know
, to many local people, was in town Il
!. a short time Wednesday morning, viii
j, on his way to Storrs, where, Wedne
| udg dllSIllOOIl OGllN 6ISO oil duu1 Z
1 to the students of the Connecticut A;
ricultural College. Captain Griswo
Y came through" with a fine war re-
ord, having been cited a number
times for bravery at Seichsprey, whe
a he was captured four different tim
= by the Huns, but eac e. time manag
!. to escape. He was met at the loo
station by a body of students fro
F. Storrs college.
The seIeetmen of the town of Win
ham have made d selection of the for
of. honor roll which is to be erected
the men from Windham who served
the world war, and there is no dou
but what their choice will meet wi
! the approval of the entire communi1
> The honor roll will be in the form
r. a bronze tablet and is to be erected
the main corridor of the town buildir
where other tablets of a similar natu
9 hang. The design and character of t
>, tablet has not yet been chosen, but t