Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-18

industries of willimandc about S435.
 men. early in February there were
 about 3S1S, an increase of about 400.
 The supply and demand in the labor
 market locally has been about equal
 for some time past but from now on
 there undoubtedly will be some unem-
 ployed, as at present there is not
 much demand for help.
 Natchaug Lodge, No. p, Knights of Pythias, worked the second degree on
 a number of candidates at the regular weekly meeting Monday night. A good | number of members was present. A special meeting of San Jose Council No. IA, Knights of Columbus, was held Monday night The second | degree was worked on a class of about l 35 candidates. Musical selections were rendered by the K. of c. orches- | tra and a social evening was enjoyed. Arrangements have been made to
 take the census of St. Josephs church | this week. This Work has usually l been done by the pastor of the church and his assistant but this year about | 60 prominent male meS'berS of the | church will take an active part in the | work. In this way the work will be | accomplished in comparatively short time and done in a most thor | ough manner under the direction Of | the pastor Rev Jchn E. Clark, who
 came here from Suffield last October. | Miss Myra Matthews of North street i is visiting friends in TorIngton.
 Miss Pauline Bill, daughter of Ar l thur l. Bill of Prospect street, was one. | of the 250 members of the party
 which sailed Sunday from New York
 on the steamship Leviathan in the l interests of relief work in the Near i for some time in Bloomfield, N. J., and | East Miss Bill has been employed | is greatly interested in reconstruction
 work.
 Mrs. Amelia R. Damon, formerly | superintendent of The Films in th@e | city, was recently placed in charge or | a new information bureau for the ar ! ny and navy canteen on the Common 1 iE Boston. Local friends of Mrs. Da- non will be pleased to hear of her new appointment.
 ! At a special meeting Monday morn lcg of the Mercantile Association of ! this city, held in hte rooms of the i chamber Of commerce, it was voted l by the members present to close the stores in Willimantic Friday nights | at o'clock. The vote on the matter | was taken by ballot. two votes being | taken as there was some question about one of the ballots in the first | vote. IL was rather d close vote, s i ballots being necessary for a choice | and that number voted Yes" in the ! matter Tehre were II members ' present representing different inter, | csts. The meeting was called to or der by the president, James H. Hur- ley and T. Frar% Cunningham acted as secretary. For long time local stores have kept open Friday even iags, but this new step simply fol- ! lows along the same lines adopted by many other cities. A paper will be circulated among the business men for | the signatures of those who will con- form 10 the vote passed at the meet ing.
 A new book. The Life and Letters of Simeon Baldwin, has been present
 ed the Willimantic Public Library by its author Simeon E. Baldwin, of New Haven, former governor of Connecti- cut who is a grandson of Simeon
 Baldwin The latter was born in Norwich
 i According to records kept at the i local post office, the town of Windham is somewhat behind it's quota in the war savings campaign for January No report has yet been made for tho
 month because the campaign is beine
 conducted at present without a loca . committee chairman, nobody havins S been appointed to take the vacancy caused by the resignation of Valentin, l.. Murphy at the close of last year. The funeral of Mrs Walter R Woodward was held Monday at tn, Methodist church at ?. m. Service. were conducted by Rev. C. TIarIe, ! smith. Violet Rebecca lodge and Pur. itan Temple of Jythian Sisters were present. in a body. There were beau. | tltUi floral tributes. Burial was il the Willimantic cemetery Jay M Shepherd having charge.
 The body oi Lester R. Holmes, 90 was brought to this city from tn,