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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

common room and up few steps the en- trance to a handsome auditorium, 75x55, Is reached. At the entrance to the audi torium are two tablets, one of bronze to two Plainfield boys, Joseph Vanasse and Charles Paliser. who gave their lives in the world war. and the other containing the names of the S2 men from the Lawton mills who went into the service in the world war. The names of MT. Vanasse and MT. Paliser are in letters of gold. The auditorium Is provided with stage, 32 feet wide and 15 feet deep. a fine beech floor for dancing, anu is to be equipped for basketball and gymnasium. It makes an admirable place for dances, concerts. lectures, and large community meetings.
 Directly under the auditorium Is one l of the finest swimming pools in New England, s2 feet long and 31 feet wide, with the water ranging ir depth from 8 1-2 feet at one end to 1-2 feet at the other. The general size of the room. BOX 55. gives ample space around the sides i and ends of the pool. while windows at each side of the room and an overhead lighting system provide for abundant light, day and night. The pool is built of white tile with tile floor and wainscot- ting in the swimming room.
 In the basement under the front of the
 building is a 75 foot shooting gallery, concrete on six sides, assuring safety iu
 it's use. and adjoining this is the bowling alley room. containing four alleys and
 three Hool tables.
 In the basement also, and easily reach.
 ed from the swimming pool. are the sep arate locker rooms, shower baths and
 toilet rooms for men and women On the
 women's side each shower bath has {
 small dressing room next to 1t. On tn,
 meh's side there is a separate locker room
 for the boys, and all lockers are of steel
 From the basement floor there is entranc,
 on to brick terrace that overTooks tn
 playground.
 The building Is electrically lighted an, steam heated from the power plant of tn mill The construction work was done b, Archibald Torrance of Norwich unde plans prepared by Lockwood, Greene Co. of Boston.
 [ A very full weekly program Is con ducted at the Community house by tn , Platnfeld Community association, whic
 is in charge of the activities of the hous. , and the Lawton Mills corporation main 5 tains service secretary who is in charg r of this department among the employees. | Numerous societies of Plainfeld hoI ? their meetings in the Community hous. , about Is organizations now holding meet 2 ings there.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
.BUI[DlNG AT S2,5g9,B5 IN
 EASTERN CONNECT|CUT. 1920
Drops Away in 1920 From Record High I Figure of s3,sO2, 2,3sOin Year Before
 IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IN CITIES

New London County He'd $1ss 7e5 Expended in Building Construction Work-$1 1,1lo,oOo in Windham County
 Additions to Mill Property, Dwellings and Garages in Norwicls-Neu Bank Building, Church and Dwellings in New Putnam Hospital is Added to and Mill Property Built Wilnantic Bank Improves Its Build M Residences and Mill Property in Daneson and Xiii Iingly-Jewett City Mill Erects New Weave shsd and Many New Tenements
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

cupancy, 1t Is expected, in about two months. The building has been erected at a cost of $250,o00 and is placed on land north of the superintendsnts house, tract that was bought from the Vince Ter farm.
 New Tubercular Ward.
 The other building Is the new trber- cular ward which has been built at 2 cost of $e0 900. This is pleasantly located among the pines at some distance from the rest of the hospital buildings. This gives seelusion as well as the healthful atmosphere of the pines which is consid- cred desirable Superintendent Wilcox is having the underbrush of the pines cut and the trees trimmed up. which will g.ve parklike appearance to this section as well as guarding against the fire hazard. The building is a two-story frame structure of the mill construction type and will accommodate 80 patients. It is now ready for the furnishings and 1t is expected 1t can be ready for occupancy in another month.
 | An addition to the ice house and an addition to the slaughter house have been other pieces of construction work at the hospital in the past year.
 Further Needs of Hospital.
 At the present time there arc 1.37S pa. .ients at the institution in charge of pr Franklin S. Wilcox. the superintendent and his capable staff of assistant physi clans and employees. but there Is a con stant influx of new patients which maikel constant new demand upon the nos pital facilities, both as to buildings ani other appointments, 90 that the hospita trustees are to ask the next legislatur'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

Through an appropriation of s53s. .oos made by the special session Of the gen. eral assembly. Connecticut AZricu.furai college at Storrs is ic have n fine addi- ton made to its buildings ---ieh the cree ton of the wom2n's building. on which foundation work has already been fnis11- ed. ma terialiy helped by the open sezson so far ciis winter. and the brick work Is under way. The foundation work was done by the college bur the rest Of the contract is to be finished hy a Meri- den firm. The contract entered inD with the Meriden contractors cans for lhs completion of the building by September Is, 1921. This would be In time for the opening of school next fall
 When the new building is completed .it will provide housing accommodations and laboratory and classroom facilities for ] one hu-ired young women. h will be the lRrgcs-, hest appointed building on the canpus and one Of the mos uD-t5- ! date structures for the teaching of horne econ6mics 10 be found in the courtry. ' The new building will be 40-x lsf fe-t ! win . wing 40NX 72 feet II win he | fiiree stories high. with basement. Ma | terial will be of brick and artificial stone, with oak trimmings for .he fn- terior. In so far as modern building precautions will insire a-aInst fire. Ire ! building VIII f,e Of fireproof construction.
 The appropriatioas made b. fTle le-is- lature cover not only the construction Of the building but the equipment and fur ! hishings Of the structure. Steam con- necticns will be made With the central heating plant of the colle-ze and eirctri..- al connection with the wiiiimarlic-R Rock | vile lines.
 The new bui.dia1 ,ses the WiHirnan-
 .ic-Storrs highway f1t.i the east side ol
 the road and Is at the intersection of tflo
 Gurieyviile road with the rra h highwa ..
 The proposed new read from N.-rth
 Coventry will pass to the north cf Cle
 buildinE and will supplant the present
 Gurleyville road. which will be closed. IL Is expected that no trouble win hc found in filling the dormirory space ir the new building as the number Of wo.
 men students in the lnssitutioa has in. creased greatly the past few years Many young women were turned avaJ last September because the coIlere coull
 not provide accommodations
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

Recession in the tide of building activ- ity that had made 1919 banner year in New London and WinGham counties was evident in 1920. The figures show that the Eastern Connecticut building to- tal for 1920 was S2.599,765, wnere it was Sy.5o2. .3s0 in 1019
 New Londo1 eounty fell off to s1, ,4S9,- 7s5 in 1920 frckn s2,652, ,3S0 the year be- fore Norwich had sT62,925 of .h5 i120 total. New London. S526,S40 and the other towns s2O0.000.
 'Windham county contributed s1,110,000 to the 1920 total. but had only SS50,OG0 The year preceding. In Willimantic there was $500 .000 in building construction work in Putnam s270,00O, and in the rest of the county $54O,000
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
wILLnIANTIo BUILDING AT
 OVER sseo. .ooo IN 1890
Include Dwellings, Garages and Extea-
 sive Improvements to wIndhAn Ma tAOnaI Bank Building.

Building operat,as in wIllinantIc during 1920 totalled over $500 GOO ac- cording to applications filed with Wade
 U. Webster, building inspector for the
 city. Although this figure falls over
 $2o0. short of the figure for 1918, the amount of building done was more than
 nine new residences buih during 1920. Five of these dwsifing permits were two story structures. tbree were for bunga- lows. and one was for alterations ana additions to a building already construct cd but not available for use as a dwell- ing. Eight new garages were buih dur
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for further appropriations. These VIII include s30.000 for a sep.ic tank for sewage disposal, S2o.0OO for building porehes On the wards. SIS, ,0OO for a root cellar with 1.2OO bushels capacity. f5 900 for improvements of the grounds, s7,0oO for replacing electric lines. and S1o,e60 for replacing steam pipes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
BUILDING BOOM HALTs IN
 CITY OF NEW LONDON
But Important Business Structures Are Being Erccted-217 Permits Represent $52e, s4o in Building Expenditures.

Compared with 1919, the building has fallen off more than one-hah in the city
 of New London, due in the main 10 the high cost of labor and material and the general business unrest. The high-waged working man who contemplated building his home, as vel as capitalists who build as an investment. seem to have observed the railroad slogan to StoR Look ard Listen. before unloosening the purse string for building investment The re
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL
 naa nxyn EF-xy IT q '

Two new wards at the Norwich State hospital are approaching completion al the present time and can soon be put into use, each one supplying a need tha, has long been felt at the institution.
 One is the new receiving zarl, a .wo- story building of brick construction, fire resisting, which will have capacity fol 100 patients. It will be ready for oc
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
AIlD COMMUNITY HOUSE. ERECTED BY AwToN MILLS CORPORATION
LAYTON MILLS CORPORATION PROVIDES HANDSOME
 COMMUNITY HOUSE IN THE TOWN OF PLANFELD

addition to the business property of the town. ss5 5 Here and there throughout the city al- teration work on dwellings and other buildings has been noted during the year, which was not productive of any great building boom, however.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

duction in the working force of the Gro ton Iron Works, ana other local indus tries, and the consequent moving else where of the workRen and their families have brought more tenements into the market, whereas a vacan: tenement was m1known in the city a,year ago. That. too. had much to do with the cessation of that class of building.
 This does not indicate that building is at 2. s-andstill at the present time in New London, for as a matter of fact there Is some building on large scale, buildings of a nature that will add to the citified
 appearance of New London and add to It's general progressiveness. Benjamin R. Linicus,- the competent and accomrno- dating building inspector. reminds of the construction now in progress of the large anaLattractive Methodist church edifico. the First National bank building and the big theatre structure in Bank street
 These are the big jobs. he says, which with the smaller work added, demon l strates beyond question that building is not at stands.ill. It is not booming | though. as it was a year ago
 Following is general summary for
 the year 1920 as taken from the record, | of the building inspector:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
NORWICH BUILDING SHOWED E s7s2,9s5 IN PAST YEAR

Ies Building Permits in City Issued by Fire MnrshaE1S WeCS For New
 Buildings.
 sBuilding figures In the town of Nor vich in the past year ran up to a total of s7s2.925, of which S350925 was rep rrfented by expenditures for, construction work in the city and covered by D. rm!ts isped by tke fire marshal. while S310.0oO wes added by two contracts for new wSrds at the Norwich Staee hospital
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

In 1919. there were 45S applications with valuations of s1.715.1so. In 1918 the permits numbered 247Tand th. val uation was $72s,7s5. about S2oO. .ooo n,ors than in 1920
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

Eplargements and Improvements made in industrial and mercantile buildings Nere con1paratively few in number but several of them werss of much import ance. The United States Finishing Co.,
 at the p!ant in GreeneviHe, has been ereo ing a. new boiler building which fill house, when completed, a battery of five -50U horse power boilers. The building is of rainforced concrete and structur- al steel, with sidewalks, of brick and all
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

Legislature Made Appropriatfon of ssssy- Ooo-wiH Be One of Best Equipped BuIIdinEs in Country For TeadhlaG Home Economics.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

and the balance in building in the town limits. In the preceding year the fire n,arshars permits for city construction !, epFered S2T1.200. Fire Marshal Howard '. Stanton issued 1nT permits for building in the city, of which were for buildings for 1nerca n- ;ile or manufacturing purposes IS for rev dweliirgs. 59 for new Garages, and 43t for alterations of additions. In the previous year the permits issued II. the city were 11z.
 The following is summary of the blaiding permits issued by the fire mar siAl;
 First Quarter.
 New buildings. frame ........ g New buiidinrs, brick .i.. Nsw buildings. stone and cement .- l Aaerat tions. frame .......... 2 Aferations. brick ................ 2 Total -................. 15 # Second Quarter.
 New buildings, frame ... q N4w buildings. brick and stone ...... I Alterations. frame '................ 8 AItetations,, brick ................ 2 .t Third Q-nrter. -,. . Nsw buildings. frame ...l.....41S Nav buildings. brick ........... 2 New buildings. cement ............. 1 ASerauons. frame ............... 14 Alterations. brick ......i. 1
 Fourth Quarter.
 New Buildings, frame ............. 1e New buildings, brick ,............
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

ERECTING woMAN's BUILDING AT
 CONN. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01
PBTNAM BUILDING SUFFERS ss9 FROM PERIOD OF DEPRESSION

RSk New 4IiH Was Erected, Addition to !. HsspitaI Built and Residences Added
 ks City.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
COUNTY EPWORTH
LEAGUE HOLDS
FOURTH SESSION

The Polk County Epworth League
held its fourth meeting Thursday ev-
ening ut the First Methodist church
in Lakeland. Large delegations were
present from the Epworth Leagues of
the county making Il total attendance
of 227.
The speakers of the evening were
Miss Agnes Williams, president of the
Hillsborough county union, and Miss
Alice Creme, the field secretary of the
State Epworth League, and their adj
dresses were listened to with much
interest and appreciation.
An organ selection by Mrs. j. F..
Wilson was Il delightful feature OF
the evening, and Mrs. J. b. Hannah
pleased her hearers with reading
"Springtime" while Billie Norvell gave
sympathetic rendering of Daddy
You've Been More Than a Mother to
Nc" Two popular League songs were
sung with much spirit.
The program was preceded by de-
lightful picnic supper held in the
Bible class room at o'clock, and a
spirit of good fellowship prevailed
throughout the delightful repast,
This was followed by short bust
ness session.
The next meeting will be held al
Fort Meade, Sept s.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
DEED TO site
NOW in HANDS
OF SOUTHERN
Committee Completes Arrange
ments and Title Transferred
To the College

The Southern College Committee,
which consists OF G.. 0. Pinch, o. C..
Lanphear and A. r. Pickard, closed
the transaction Thursday putting
Southern College in possession of the
college site on Lake HIollngsworth
Drive. Secure in the title to the prop
erty the college is now in position to
go ahead with definite plans and ar
engagements.
The planning ~fthc landscape and
arrangement of the buildings and
other improvements will come first
Actual work on the buildings will
start this fall and it is intended to
have the buildings in shape for the
opening OF the college year in Sep
tcnber, 1922.
+ The committee has bought the Fra
ley property outright from Miss Kate
Mcleod and TO j. Fraley, guardian
for Howell Mcleod, and the buildings
will be erected on this part of the
grounds On the other, two properties,
bought from Peter Peterson and from
Mrs. f. V. COwdery and G. c. Ro-
gan, there is still due $i2,000.00,
payable in one and two years, and Sc
cured by mortgages held by the for
mer owners. The notes will be paid
from money still to be received on
subscriptions to the fund The com
mttcc has power Of attorney from the
college to make the collections on
the subscriptions. relieving the trus-
tees from any concern over this mat
ter
The college site consists Of rs
acres, for which the sum of $12T 900 90
is being paid The Fraley house has
been reserved by the original ON ners
and will be moved to College Ave.
The Peterson house goes with the
land and will be used by the college
us Il residence for Some ole connect
cd with the institution.
The entire tract is in grove, most OF
it in good bearing condition. sc that
an income in dollars and cents is as
cured the college in addition to the
other advantages.
The lake front extends fer half u
mile, and will be avaiiaDia for boat
ing and bathing. while the space be
tween Lake Hollngsworth Drive and
the waters edge will make Charm
ing park. In short, it wouid be hard
to imagine Il location beLtSf in any
way.
Southern now has nearly SOC stu
dents 1t is thought tha' at least zoo
more will be enrolled when the col
lege is ready to open il its new loca-
ton with more connexions buildings.
The transaction between Lakeland
and the college has he@n carried
through in business rftlr mt1aei
and the present satisfactory status CT
affairs is the result OF the public
spiritcdness of Lakeland directed in
practical channels by the committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
NOTES FROM MORRELL
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Walter Davis of 905 e, Lemon street
underwent an operation this morning
and is doing well.
DIR. S. A. Lindsey of Fort Meade
underwent a minor operation this
:;..--:s':,i.:s 80 IS Dig We.
Miss Ruth Patterson of Fort Meade
underwent tonsil operation today
and is getting along well.
Mrs. Noah Broadwater of Bradley
junction underwent an operation
Thursday and is getting along fine.
She will be at the hospital several
days longer.
Mrs. Walter A. Wilson and baby.
who were at the hospital while Mrs.
Wilson was receiving medical treat
mont, went home Thursday
Mrs. NJ. II. Callahan of 30S Il. Bay
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
AMATEUR NIGHT TONIGHT

The second Of the series of anna
teur nights being held at the Audi
forum will come off tonight, when
several amateurs are to go on,
and it is hoped nothing will come NJ
to mar the OCCASION Mr.. Garner is
Ireticent. as usual. about his talent.
but the fact that it is Lakeland talent
is a good enough recommendation to
IA Lakeland audience. Prizes will be
given for the stunts" that prove
good program was presented last Fri
most popular with the crowd. A
day night to a delighted audience. and
tonights affair will doubtless prove
just as successful. And Mr.. Garner
already has an eye and an ear out for
good. talent for next Friday night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
NEW CITIZENS FROM TEXAS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Ellis OF 514 S
Tennessee avenue have as theil
guests Mr.. Ellis brother. Jack Ellis
and his charming wife and baby Jack
who have reached Lakeland to make
their home here. They are from Port
Arthur, Tex, where NJ Ellis h;s
been head electrician for the Gulf
Refining Co. This is Mrs. Ellis first
trip to Florida and she is charmed
with the scenery and climate and
shares her husbands good opinion of
Lakeland. The many friends OF J.
Fred Ellis and family will especially
welcome their relatives as new citi-
zens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
FraternalCards
ATTENTION, oDDFELLoWs! )

ATTENTION., ODDFELLOWS!
The regular weekly meeting of Lake
Lodge No. 2, Independent Order of
-Oddfellows, will be held commencing
at 1880 o'clock this evening in the
Oddfellows Hall, corner Tennessee
avenue and Main street. The initia-
tory and first degrees will be con-
ferred in the presence of the grand
master and a distinguished gathering
Of memberss of the order. Visiting
members are cordially invited.
]. l.. McKEWEN, ~ G.
L. q. PEACOCK, Secy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
INpusTRIALS WEAK

New York, Aug. Further weak
ness in industrial shares at the open
ing of tcday's stock market intensi-
fed the prevailing detection in apecu-
latve circles Bethlehem steel. Con
oral Electric, Royal Rutch, American
Writing Paper preferred. Sears Roe
buck and Colorado and Southern lost
| 10 ! u and Mercantile Marine pre-.
ferred, Baldwin, Pullman, General As
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
LAKELAND's WEATHER

Exactly at noon a summer squall
came up out of the southeast, ap-
parently headed for Lakeland.
There was one vivid lightning flash
followed by a crash OF thunder but
the rain was confined mostly to
the northern section of the city and
very light at that. There is a pos
sibility of more showers before the
day is over. The temperature to-
day has ranged from 72 to SIS de-
grees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
RETURN TO LAKELAND

Mr. and Mrs. l.. f. Hursthouse, who
have been living IN Winter Park, have
returned to this community to make
their home and are being cordially
welcomed back by their many friends.
They will make their home on their
property near Griffin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12

phalt, Sumatra Tobacco Retail StoIes
and American Linseed y to u. bi-
ter experimental Duying operations in
the railroad group to see what would
follow caused some short covering 5h
other quarters. Atchison. Union "a
cihc, Reading, Northern Pacific, Mex
lean Petroleum. Studebaker and ".
s Alcohol were lifted u to y poifts
and Western Union 112 points. For
eicn exchange rates were steady. 50
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
SHOOTING CLAY PIGEONS

a. +. Buck and j. W. Savage, two
Lakelanders whose workmanship is
already something to talk about, spent
Thursday afternoon at the Winter
Haven Gun Club, where they brought
down one clay pigeon after another,
this being favorite sport with both
men, whose very names suggest hunt
ing and shooting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
Mrs. Amidon's Glass
PicnicS on CRYSTAL Lake

The Sunday school class of Mrs l..
e. Amidon in the First Baptist church
went out to Flaming Arrow camp on
Crystal lake Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock and had Il delightful outing
Swimming and water sports were in
dulged in, and the occasion was
rounded out with delightful picnic
supper, the crowd returning to Lake
land at about Z o'clock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
FREE SATURDAY

with a pair of 3OxS IL tires you get
exactly $1,000 worth of merchandise
absolutely free at Pinch Company
Saturday-ono day only.
Dance nj Elks Club Friday night.
Dixie Jazz Band Of Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
Social and Personal

tives. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. English
have also spent some time in North
Carolina, where Miss Gladys Wilson
remained for longer visit.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12

\ Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Markham and
Sons DooIin and Richard reached
home late Thursday evening from
Memphis, Tenn, where they have
been the guests of Mrs. Markham S
parents, Mr. and MRS. T. Doolin. The
many friends of Mrs Markham will
learn with regret that her health is
still unsatisfactory.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12

Miss Hazel Ormsby, who has been
studying in the summer school of the
University of Florida at Gainesville,
is expected home today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Bedford of
Tampa returned to their home this
morning after brief visit in Lake
land, guests of Mrs. Bedford's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs E. o. Flood on E.
Orange st.