Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-27

wealth like the wealth of friendship after all. My comradeship with the boys and of my parish and of the city, and my love for the age and the shut-ins, are price less possessions. I feel very grateful to those who have disclosed to me how deep and tender are these ties and earnest ly hope that I may prove more worthy of the confidence of my friends and neigh ,bors."
 At the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium We'd n.seday afternoon the bas'letball team representing Natchaug grammar school
 defeated a pickup team representing the Model school, by the score of Al to 19. Between the halves girls representing the seventh and sixth grades of the schools
 engaged in games. Grades seven lined
 up as follows: Gertrude Doudero, Ce- lina Cohen, Olive French and Emaline
 Miller. Grade six, Elizabeth Mcintosh.
 Doris Kelley, Ruth Easterbrook and
 Virginia Brown. In the tug-of-war
 which was the deciding contest, the
 lighter girls of grade six completely out
 classed their older schooGmates winning
 by good margin. The Indian club re-
 lay race went to grade six, the lighted candle race to grade seven, the hopping
 race to Virginia Brown of grade seven
 and the backward run went to Olive
 French of grade six.
 At the last meeting of Wiliimantic chamber of commerce. motion was pass ed authorizing President James B. Full lerton to select a committee of four, to include himself. whose duty 1t would be to see if arrangements could be made for
 a Hoover dinner, to be held an early date. President Fullerton has selected as the three remaining members of the | C Po
 and James F. Twomey.
 The total of s143s.34 has been reached i in the local drive for funds to aid the starving children of European countries l This sum does not include the amount
 collected at the theatres Wednesday l night. It is expected that the fund will | be $500 or more when these figures are ] tabulated. At all local theatres We'd 1 nesday collections were taken up at the | afternoon and evening performances the proceeds of which were to be turned over
 to the treasurer of the fund for European ] relief. The afternoon collection amount ed to $41.73.
 | Wednesday evening three minute speak l CTS addressed the audiences at the the atrs asking for donations for the Euro- | pean relief fund. In the afternoon, Rev Harry S. McCready, pastor of the First SpUhH dL dIl the i theatres. At the evening performances | the following were the speakers: Town
 Clerk Frank P. Fenton, at the Gem Ex-Mayor Daniel P. Dunn at the Loomer | Opera House and Charles F. Tucker at
 the scenic. School children took up col 1 lections during the shows Williman- 1 tic theatres and business men have com | bined to make the drive for European
 relief in this city a success. A special performance is to be held at the Loomer Opera House Saturday morning, the pro- ceeds of which go to the fund. Candy will be sold and there is possibility that 1 flowers will be sold at the performance
 during the day. School children are
 selling tickets and the Y. M C. A. has
 offered free membership to the girl and
 boy selling the most tickets. The Satur- ] day morning show is given in connec- i tion with the nationwide European re- l lief show and special films will arrive from New Haven.