Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
WILLIMANTIC

are Indians, or of Indian blood. Speak ing of the bandits and soldiers of that country, he stated that only about l 1-2 per cent. of the population of Mexico had ever been under military rule or were connected in any way with military organizations. He then described the work of the Childhood Conservation league and how Mexico would tc be efited through it's great wo:k. His statement that his only criticism of the American schools was that they did not educate caused con siderable laughter. And when he stated that after passing through grammar school and high school a person knew little enough but with college education they knew less. he only added to the mirth of his audi ence, many of whom had passed through the schools and knew from experience that his statement con tained a great amount of truth.
 A great many women of the city of Willimantic attended the meeting of the Willimantic Womans club Tues day afternoon to hear Miss Mary L. Benton. dean of Carleton college of Northfie1d, Minn. who had for her subject women and World Service.' ' Miss Benton, who has been engaged in work connected with the Y. W. c. A. in Europe during the past year, and in work among the French girls pre- vious to that time. was well able to talk upon the subject she had chosen. Her descriptions of the work she had aided in, which part of the time made | it necessary for her to go into the devasteted regions of France, was of ] interest to all Before Miss Benton was called upon brief business meet ! ing was held, following which Miss 1 Olive Hunt of Norwich played two piano solos.
 Plans are now being formulated by l those in charge of the work in this | city in connection with the national | thrift drive to be conducted through 1 out this country from Jan. 17 until the 24th. The work in Willimantic will be done under the auspices of the ". N. c. A., assisted by the banks ] mercantile establishments and indus trial groups of the city. Several. of
 these groups have already appointed committees to look after the cam paign work, which will be along the usual lines, by employing four minute speakers at the theatres and by ap-
 pealing to the people through the churches.
 Box No. 15, at the corner of Mans field avenue and Prospect street, was rung in at $40 o'clock Tuesday morn ing for a fire in the greenhouse of Se-
 bastiano Catalona, No. 126 Mansfield avenue. The blaze, which had been fought by Mir. Catalona and his neigh bors, had not gained much headway and in about twenty minutes after the arrival of the men from Engine Com pany No. 1, the fire had been extin- suished. The fire was caused by an | overheated section of piping that runs | through the center of the greenhouse. It is estimated that the damage will
 total several hundred dollars.
 Lists of contagious diseases turned in to City Health Officer Dr. w. F.
 S. Heating. from the local doctors
 numbers p for December. Of this number F were for diphtheria and 10 for scarlet fever.
 Four lads who gave the names of Clayton Carter. Aleck Hoyt. Ernest |! Walters and George Watts, were lock cd up at police station Tuesday after noon after they had been picked up on Main street with their automobile which had arrived in this city after Il lengthy trip. and had suddenly run
 out of gas. The boys who were sev- enteen and eighteen, told Chief Kil- lourey that the car belonged to the father of one of the boys and they had borrowed" the car which be- 1 lOnSeO III 4NeW ! orK. and had started on tour of some of the New England 1 states. Upon arriving in this city they found that their supply of gas l had run out and that there was no | one in the car who had money with which to purchase a new supply. Dur l ing tue afternoon message was re-
 ceived from the father of one of the 1 hoys, stating that he would come to this city to lend aid to the boy mo- torists. The boys. although without funds. carried healthy capacities and were supplied with food and then
 were locked up to await the arrival
 of the father from New York.
 The Essex Automobile that made the continuous trip overland for to-
 tai of 1700 miles. has been placed on
 exhibition at one of the local garages
 and attracted much notice; owing to
 the condition the car was in due to
 the overturning and loss by fire on the
 attempted start Friday last. The trip