Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-13

| beyond question that their physical dis abilities were very largely due to ig- ! norance, disregard or disobedience Of the | laws of health.
 | Accordingly the announcement was 1 made by headquarters that while the
 Red Cross must continue it's service to | the stricken people in the war deSolated
 regions of Europe and stand to aid in every way within our power our own soldiers and sailors at least a beginning
 must be made in the new programme of ] health service.
 | The progress we have made in com munity health service has fully meas ured up to our expectations,
 | Last year the chapter reported mem | bership of 5,S2S of this number our
 branch and our auxiliaries claim 1,1S5
 divided as follows
 Sprague Branch (Baltic and Han i over) ........ ...... .......'.' 2to | Lebanon Auxiliary ...... ......... 1S2 | Fitchville Auxiliary ......... 20l Preston City Auxiliary ............ 145
 Gales Ferry Auxiliary .... ....... 67
 Canterbury Auxiliary .... ....... 76 II Occum Auxiliary .......... 151 1 Poquetanuck Auxiliary .. ........ 5 Salem Auxiliary ...... .......... l Leffingwell Auxiliary .... ......... 25 I We are looking forward to the out come of our fourth annual roll call from Nov 14 to Nov 21 with deepest inter est. In the past the Norwich Red Cross has never failed to command the hearty
 and generous support of our citizens. When it is realized that the funds for carrying on the work we have now in
 hand and for the larger service we hope to be able to render the community must ! be derived from the share we shall re- ceive from the membership Tees collect l ed next week, we are confident that our people will be glad to enroll themselves again in this great army of mercy and to claim part in its ministry to the
 needy, service as wide as the world.
 The report of the treasurer, Frederick l W. Lester was made as follows: 6 Receipts-Balance on hand Nov. 1 . 1919, s3,550.45, contributions s26.9S e Junior Red Cross enrolment fees S700 = interest s95.44, materials and supplies = sold s20,15, memberships 5,S3o
 s5,S30, contributing, 2 s1o life, 2, s1o0 l. class fees-first aid s57, elementary hy- giene S6o, miscellaneous receipts $35.72 5 total s10,7S5.69.
 Disbursements-Ma and supplies
 purchased S174.SS, transportation on sup
 plies and materials ssS2. home servic, s work, salaries s963.50, other expense: C s426.76, tuberculosis seals, s1.69. medica '- inspection circulars S12.52 public healtl l. nursing $500. other expenses S101.70 y rent, light heat, etc, S214.62. postage e printing and stationery s5S.S5, other gen j. eral administra tive expenses S172.40, re n fund to Sprague branch-proportion O 5 roll call S152, miscellaneous refund
 SS.Ss, remittances to division headquar V ters fees s3.o235O ,remittances to divis a ion Junior Red Cross-fees s700 note l. paid $1,500, division conference expens g $2342, total disbursements se,1395e 1T Balance on hand Oct. 31. 1920. s1.e46.1C g. The financial report of the Junior Re s Cross follows:
 IS Receipts-Balance on hand Nov. , le 1919 S55s.s6. interest s5.12, enrollmen "a fees-Greenevile primary s27.23, Yves
 Thames street s20.79. Mt Pleasant stree te s649S Norwich Private Day school si y St Marys Parochal $40 French draw h. ing exhibit sS, Boswell avenue s111 l. East Great Plain s16.47, Broadwa a- s5o.65, St. Josephs Parochial s241 Pearl street S12.o1, West Town stree "a s2S.25, Yantic s9, High street s302 ne Bridge s1524. Falls $SS.50, Laurel Hi 's' avenue s15.50, St. Patrick's Parochia IT. s62,35, Broad street $46.25, Free Acac IS emy $91.34 Hobart avenue s20.42, Tow IS; street s26.21, Sturtevant street SIP ca Long Society S4.75. Broadway kinderga or ten s7.25, occum s24.57. Total receip nd s1,280.O7.
 U. Disbursements-To- Chapte nd American Red Cross s700, dolls for .Tul u for Red Cross s1S50, school scales s20 "- express $27.s6, tags S21, weight recorC ee s154, weight cards $50, total disburs or ments. ss74.50. Balance on hand Oc
 51 1920, $SO5.57.
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 m. Committee Reports. r. The various committee reports we
 then taken up and were accepted as req lm The report of the home section servi tic was presented by Eben Learned, u Lss chairman. With regard to the activiti ol- of this department the report says: as During the past year from Nov. .st 1919, to Nov. l, 1920, the Home Servi
 Section has come in contact with abo an o4o different families, of these 316 we ice information cases meaning, someo, on came into the office, asked a questit
 and were answered to the best of O
 ability and that closed the case.
 Back pay, undelivered Liberty bon
 insurance, both reinstating and convel
 ing travel pay, delayed allotments. Ic ,s- discharges, bonus, Victory button, col 'rd pensation, vocational training, finding raj man A. W. o. L., lost addresses of SC ng diers and sailors, Victory medals buri he expenses compensation and insurance f -iI- next of kin and financial assistance cas srn have all been handled during the ye n but by far the greatest num'fr are co' nj penstaion and vocational training cas-
 for mar men who were discharged in physica l fit lind they can not Car II on" in ,Aeir former occupation. This especially true of those of indoor occ ne patton.
 at The public welfare committee repc ;oo was submitted through it's chairman Nj ,ss W. K. Tngley. In part the report follow
 As the duty of the American Red Gro = in this line is mainly to arouse intere v and educate the community to it's o' health needs and the three latter nam L. steps in the Norwich New Health Pr vas gramme" bid fair to be carried out llt- other agencies, therefore it was with t hei first advancing step that the local col
 mittee was chiefly concerned, namel tl1 the extension of medical inspection
 schools to include all the children
 Our problem was very perplexi
 one and seemed at first surrounded
 insurmountable difficulties. A splt ghr did system of medical inspection W and introduced into the public schools of z The proximately 2S00 children four years a and but the 1780 children of the paroch his schools were, as our chairman express
 l it. going scott free.' It is obvious Il