Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-14
WINDHAM

The annual meeting of the Library as- sociation was held in the reading room on September 9th. The librarians repo,. for the year showed a marked increase in the circulation of books, due chief ly to- the unusually largA number of new books that the condition of the treasury made 1t possible to purchase. The total circulation was 4,0Ss, an increase of S99 over that of last year. Fiction led, with 2,425, non=fietion 37S, juvenile 1,285 Gan increase of So0) making an average of 7S books a week, an increase of IT over last year. One hundred and thirty-eight new books were purchased S8 came from the state grant and 3s were gifts, making a total of 204 added during the year. Ine library was open every Saturday after noon and Friday noon during most of the school year and 8 number of books were loaned the school aside from those counted in the general school year. H. c. Lathrop, treasurer, submitted the following report: Balance Sept. 1, 1920, $40S.33, contributions S6, income from fund $145, tea, Oct. 30, S24.50, en- tertainment July 4th, S122.31; librarl- ans account s5, total $711.14; expenses, librarians salary $50. janitor $50. books S151.10, magazines s1t, insurance $16.75, repairs on furnace s11.95, supplies, libra rian s675, fuel S73.53. electricity S12, to- tai S3S5oS. Balance Sept. l, 1921, l $32S.06.
 It was voted to make repairs on the chimney and porch pillars and the pres ident and vice president were chosen a committee 10 attend to this. The officers were reelected and are: President, pr. ! Guild; vice pesident, Guilfod Smith sec retary Miss Bingham treasurer, H. c. Lathrop; auditor, I. Johnson; librarian Miss Grace P. Bates. Three names were added to the list of members, Mrs. R. .S 1 Bixby, Mrs. E. R. I1effingwe1l and Mrs ! F. W. Barber. It is 25 years the fifth i of this month since the movement toward having library was made when the play MT. Bob,' was presented by 2 number of young >~e e in the old town i hall in the school house.
 Mrs. Alexander MacLean leaves Thurs.
 day to visit her daughter in Jersey City i before starting for Europe, the middle i of October to spend some time with hel sister Miss Mabel Warner.
 Mrs. Harold Potter has rented nea cottage at Ocean beach and she ant l her little daughter are with her mother Mrs. George Challenger for a time al
 MT. Potter has been transferred to tn,
 navy yard at Provincetown Mass.
 Friday evening Rev. Sherrod Soule l.
 to give an illustrated lecture on Connec ticut's Contribution to the Revolution, il the Congregational church.
 The audience at the movies Friday ev
 ening was small on account of so man!
 men ad women attending the republical caucus in Willimantic.
 Miss EtEeI Bradford of Brooklyn, N
 Y, is the guest of Mrs. Guilford Smith
 Beverly Bliven and family of Norwicl
 were at the home of his aunt, Mrs Al
 exande1 MacLean, Saturday.
 Mrs Nackey and Mrs. Tucker o
 Bro oklyn, N. Y, Mrs. H. C. Hatch, tn
 Misses Johnson. Mrs. W. P. Huxford an
 Miss Huxford were guests of Miss Ger
 trude Arnold at an auction bridge part
 Saturday evening.
 E. W storrs of Hartford. Mrs. Dex
 ter Duncan and son, Richard, were a
 Mrs. Julia Arnold's Thursday. Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Julia Arnold!
 Thursday.
 Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Mackey and MT Tucker, have issued invitations for a , auction bridge party at Miss Neale's Tuesday at 2.3o.
 [ Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Tucker VII