Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

A special meeting of Anselm May otte post of the American Legion was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday evening. A representa- tive of the Connecticut department of the legion delivered an address. The executive board met at 7.45.
 The conditions surrounding the weavers strike at the Manhasset company plant have not improved. The strikers and Superintendent Iown held a conference at the new mill Friday, when the strikers presented their de mands Nothing tending to clear up the situation resulted.
 The funeral of Henry. T. Busbee, | who died at the Day Kimball hospital | Thursday, was held at the home of D. l B, Kent Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock. Rev. c. G. s. MacKay of the Baptist church offleiated: Burial was in Woodstock.
 I Basketball practice began at Putnam 1 High Friday afternoon with the larg- est number of candidates in, recent years turning out. Because of the number, Coach Ellis intends to cut the squad early this week. Stiff practice l was held.
 Saturday was Tag day for the Near East relief. A large number of work L CTS IuTncQ out d1lu lIe l promised a substantial return.
 Spelling contests will start soon at the high school for the purpose of crossing a team to meet the Killingiy High spelling team for the cup. Last year the DanielSon team bore off the
 trophy by narrow margin, so vic i-tory for the Putnam team is the de- termination of all contestants.
 
 and Tourtellotte Webster, Killingly
 and Willimantic is being sought by the local school. This Is the first sea
 son that an organized tennis team ha:
 been established on a scheduled basis ,, The Girls club has changed the date of the monthly meetings from the frs | Wednesday to the first Monday of eacf month. A whist will be- held in tn,
 club rooms during April for girls only as visitors from other clubs are ex pected. Miss Aline LeClair. presiden
 of the club, has been elected delegat,
 to. Bryn Mawr college convention a 1 Philadelphia In June. Miss BeSSi, l 0'Brien is alternate. The campaign . for new members. recently started, i : progressing fayorably.
 i. MT. and Mrs, James Tatem, Jr.. wen to Hartford Thursday and sreturne, : Friday in their car.
 | MI. anu MI J. lEoII1lln W II leave today for a short stay in Atlanti City. ,,t4
 Mrs. Joseph Cutler and sister, Mis- : Hazel Johnson, spent Friday in Wor cester. ..s..3 Mrs. Hyde Smith has been visitin : Springfield relatives. . The long expected bout betwee | Danny Doyle and Kid McKenna wa 2 again postponed as, a result of an in f jury McKenna received while trainin; = While boxing with his sparring part 4 ner. McKenna's eye was badly cut, re . quiring three stitches. This unfortr = nate circumstance seems to bear o, r the ijnx surrounding the bout, sine if various conditions have caused repeat :, ed postponements
 The meeting of Elizabeth Pore .- Putnam chapter, D. A. R.. is to be he, v today (Monday) in the chapter room a at o'clock, The board of mana 2, !. ment will meet earlier
 .- The degree team of Chara gogoros m tribe of Red Men. Webster. yisitt '. Wappa grasset trinie of Putnam | .n Thursday evening and conferred ii i, chiefs degree on class. Followir 10 the business session, an oyster supp l. was served. E. Al Lundstrom of North Grosveno = dale, the wrestler. has returned fro CT a tour of Vermont. where he won ; IT. except one bout This occurred in a. questionable bout, where Lundstro