Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-21

tails, slum settlements, homes and nur-
series, is a terrible war against. wIiiG.
the Salvation Army knows no armistice. |
The Salvation Army has one of the best
equipped organizations in the world for
this kind Of work, and what they
need is your conIriuution to enable them
to carry it on in the interest, of per-
haps, it may be your daughter, your son.
your mother, your father, your brother,
your sister God only knows-WW you
heed the call for funds
Here is what Cardinal Gibbons thinks
of the Salvation Army, said Mr.. Hicks
Cardinal Gibbons, writing to Frank l..
Lane, chairman of the national commit
tee, says: Its splendid, self sacrificing
work, not only during the world war,
but for many years prior thereto, has
endeared the Salvation Army to every
one"
Returns can be made to Arthur Z.
Story, No rs Laurel Hill avenue, as Mr.
Story is acting as treasurer for the cam
paign funds.
| Many of out outlying towns are talk
| ing a real active interest in their local
campaigns, said Mr.. Hicks.
| For instance, the town of Old Lyme,
with quota of $3.50, has reported
through its chairman, Harry 7. Girls
wold,- that $210 has been raised, and the
committee, made UP entirely of eX-ser-
| vice men is still going ahead. One, fea-
| ture of the drive in Old Lyme is the fact
| that there has not been one cent of ex-
| pense in the collecting of the. money to
! the committee. The collections ranged
anywhere from one. cent from school
children to $50 from business men and
from. women. ....t.
| Gales Ferry, D. r. Povey, chairman
and treasurer, has. reported that theil
quota of $3.50 was raised Wednesday.
i Putnam has raised S1,042.55 of its
quota of $500 and Jewett City, with I;
quota of $500, has reported S21945
with Thursdays report not yet in. DR.
George II. Jennings is. chairman of the
energetic committee in Jewett City,
Danielson is making poor showing
to date. At least there has been no re.
port made yet for that district. The
4 quota is $500.
Feeble reports from Willimantic show
that only S12 of their quota of S5,56s
has been raised.
Mr. Hicks is making final plans for {
drive TO be launched in New London t.
raise $4,000.
Middletown, which comes under Mr.
Hicks jurisdiction, has made no repor
yet on their $4,000 quota
. Moosup- is among the lively towns il
the county for their committee headed
by Miss Florence E Baker, president o
the Girls club, has reported $685. raised
The committee is jubilant over the fac
that but S. more will mean their quot;
! of $40 raised and they don't mean t
stop at the quota
Nothing has, been heard from Ston
ington where the quota is $500. 10
: seph Z. Cushman is chairman of tn
! committee in that town
I|o-thirds of the $3.50 quota in Cen
2 trail Village has been raised Mrs. Ar
! mold 3. Matthewson heads the commit
: tee in Central Village and Miss Emm
Bradley is treasurer
Clinton. another one of Mr.. Hick
e towns, has a quota of 1855 and reno,
e has it that the quota is assured.
: NO report has yet been made by Jude
) Samuel Holdredge who is chairman :
II the Ledyard committee which has
goal Of 1925.
o Voiuntown quota s155.so, Miss Berth
II Lewis, chairman, has made no report
10 date there has been no reno
II made by w. E. Manning who is chat
r man Of the committee in Yantic. TT
l. Yantic quota is 500.