Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
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one share; to purchase the building, about s20,000 would be required to finance the deal The first year no dividends would be paid, but after that the investment should yield 5 per cent.
 The matter of raising the present dues dollar year was discussed and favored by many. The matter of ob- taining 100 new members was also talked of and all local industries are to be asked to join. MT. Taylor thought the organization could be made stronger and of more value by recognizing all local manufacturing industries. the same as the State Chamber of Commerce is doing and others. The report of the building committee was accepted and after more discussion on the entire subject Eugene Randall offered a resolution or motion that the present building com lnlttee be continued and authorized to close the deal for the Hayden block and empowered to call another meet ins of the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of perfecting corpora ton to handle the proposition. The l committee was also empowered to ap- point solicitors for shares of stock. | The resolution was unanimously adopted At the last monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this sub- | ject was brought up and a paper was passed around at the time on which | 1S2 shares at $25 a share was sub ! scribed for: the same paper was pass I ed again at the meeting Monday night with the result that 50 more shares were taken. making a total of 232 shares, amounting to $5,S00 already subscribed for. The meeting adjourned 1 at g o'clock. The action taken at the meeting in approving the purchase of l tie Hayden block will no doubt meet With the approval of all members of i the Chamber of Commerce It had reached the point where a purchase of some suitable property had to be pur- chased and the choice made at the meeting was undoubtedly wise one.
 At meeting of the WilIimantic h. dustrial Baseball league Monday night the p,atter of forming an all industrial baseball team was discussed and il was finally voted to do this and ar range for Saturday and Sunday games at the park with out of town teams Charles w Hill was appointed mana. ger Plans are being made for games on foiidays and an athletic meet vii
 Dc held at the park on July 4th. The regular weekly schedule of games or Tussd9y, Thursday and Saturday be. tween teams of the Industrial league | will be continued.
 l The drive for Boy Scout member. ships will be continued until tomorrow l Wednesday, night. Secretary M F, Sullivan stated Monday evening tht campaign was going very well and tha
 while number of the 23 teams in thu field had made one report, there wer, l quite a number still to be heard from l The secretary could not say at tha time just how many members had beer | enrolled, but a full and complete repor l will be given just as soon as the cam. paign closes. The members of tho teams are composed mostly of gir students at the Wirdham High schoo and their efforts Ere meeting witt success.
 This Tuesday, afternoon at thre. o'clock, the Ecclesiastical Council O.
 the First Congregational church vii
 meet in the church house for the
 exercises connected with the &C., ceptance of Rev Harry s; Nc. Cready as pastor of the church. Int
 ministers and delegates from severa
 of the churches in Windham county
 In the evening at 7:30 the publi
 service of installation of MT. Nc
 Greatly as pastor of the church vii be held. The charge to the ministe will be given by Rev. c. "A. Dinsmor
 of Waterbury; the charge to the peo
 pie by Rev. William S. Beard of Nev
 Tor city. The address will be b,
 Rev Ashley Day Leavitt, of Brook line, Mass, These three were form
 CT pastors of the church. Other
 who are expected to take part il
 the ceremonies are Rev. E. A. Georg , of Bridgeport and Rev Charles F Croft, former pastors; also Rev. H. ( t Beebe of South Coventry and Rev A.. D. Carpenter of this city A spe
 cial program of music will be give | under the direction of MT. and MT: c. H. Caswen.
 l MT and Mrs. John Arnold, Jr an t daughter, Barbara, of S5 High stree were week end guests of Mrs. AT 5 holds parents MT. and Mrs. A. N |. Bassett of Warrenville.
 MT and Mrs. Burt Whitehouse (
 Abingdon spent Sunday with relative
 in Westford.
 At recent meeting of the Wind
 ham Center Christian Endeavor So
 ciety the following officers wer
 elected for a term of six month , beginning July 1st: President, Alfre
 Abbe; vice president, Miss Margare Bixby; secretary, Keeney Lathrop
 treasurer, Eden Cooke:t chairma
 Lookout committee, c. A. Keeney
 chairman prayer meeting committe
 Julia Guild; chairman social com
 mittee, Russell w. Potter; Howe
 committee, Eden Cooke, missionar B committee, Gertrude Arnold; callin |