Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-01

The drive for funds for the Westerly l 1 Visiting Nurse association will start this 1 Wednesday, morning as scheduled, and | it is hoped that the town will be can lyassed before the end of the week. AS , 1 in past drives. the present campaign Will 1 be conducted by teams, each with its own captain, and the whole drive will be in charge of Dr. M. H. Scanlon. The icomrnittee in charge expects to raise 1 S20,O0o, so that the association will not | only have enough funds to properly car " on its work for the year, but will have a surplus for any emergencies that may arise It is expected that all local so- cieties and business concerns will con- tribute s100, and with the numerous family contributions that are anticipated, lit is hoped that the quota will easily be tsecured.
 Work in organizing the new National lGuard company is progressing favor ably Capt Chrystie Mcconnell report
 ed Tuesday that thirty-two recruits have
 already been sworn into the service. Dr.
 Blair of High street has been appointed
 to examine all applicants who have not yet taken their physical examination, and federal officer will be here again
 Friday night to swear in the remaining recruits. The enlistment now totals 6S, and it is hoped that 100 will be in line
 for the oath Friday night
 , Work on the Post road between West erly and Musicolony is practically com Epleted, and the state highway commits
 sioners are advertising for bids for re-
 construction of the road between Music
 olony and Matunuck. When this new piece of road is completed, automobilists will have a perfectly highway between Westerly and Narragansett Pier.
 2 The drive for clothing to relieve the l sufferers of the Near East will close
 today Wednesday, and the bundles of v clothing collected during the past week by members of the local committee, will be turned in to the Red Cross station on
 High street. The work was in charge of U Miss Elizabeth Haswell, aided by a com Y mittee with representatives from every
 church in town. It is expected that when I the total collections are assembled at the a Red Cross rooms, enough worn clothing 1 to fill a car will be received The West. s erly collection will be shipped to Con. - stantinople, where it will be distributed r to the Armenians and other sufferers q and it is forecasted that the shipment . 1 should arrive at its destination befor, d cold weather sets in.
 Large crowds enjoyed the carnival con . ducted at the circus lot on Moves avenu, Monday and Tuesday. The ferris wheel f the whip and the merry y-go-round wer, l. well patronized both days, as well as tn, n various side shows and amusemen l. booths. Gambling devices and crooke,
 1games of chance which are apt to b
 features of such shows, were not In evi e dence Monday, as the show manager
 had been previously informed by Ben
 Jamin H. Hewitt, prosecuting attorne,
 for the. town of Stonington. that tn
 town officials would not countenanc
 lsuch features
 Members of tho Westerly ". c. T. [
 are planning to attendN the annual con T. vention of the south district of Rhod m Island, to be held Thursday in Ashaway 'r State President Mrs. F. H. Roberts wi '- speak. as will several other state officer. .t Sydney BIako of Westerly wAs eIeete r- member of the executive committee a m the organization meeting of the executiv ye radio council of Southern New Engiant ya held last Wednesday evening in Prov q dence MT. Blake is one of Westerly ,e foremost amateur radio operators, an 1e has always taken an interest in an b- movement to promote tho project. H as explains that 1t is the aim of the newl m formed organization to aid amateur wir, " less operators in many ways, and tn, ,d 9 ninvitation to join will soon be exten1 ~, ed all interested.
 h. -ADout lou glfls ana young women t0o
 part in the annual reception of the Chi VII dren of Mary and crownfng of the statr
 of the Blessed Virgin in St. Michael ng church Sunday evening All the partic rs. pants were dressed in white and carri, ss. white flowers. Following the processis h. through the church, 20 new membe sts were received into the senior sociei IS. and the same number in the junior 8
 ciety by the chaplain, Fr J. J. Kean
 The sermon was delivered by Rev. Ma
 tin F. Dolan of New Haven. The stat