Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-07
GIRLS COMMUNITY CLUB
 FOR LARGER MEMBERSHIP

At the regular monthly mass meeting and supper at the Girls Community club In their rooms Wednesday evening the club enthusiastically launehed,z member ship contest. The girls are Out to win an enlarged membership and hope that the citizens are behind them in their en- deavorH. Miss Marian swan bs the chair man Of the very eficie1lt committee that Is conducting the contest.
 Mrs. H. F.. Higgins in her usual gen. erous spirit has offered a reward to the one who secures the largest number of active memberships. This will consist of a first prize of S10, second prize of S7-5O. third prize of s and a fourth prize of $2.50, all to be awarded at a closing rally to be held on Wedn esday, April 20. in the club rooms. A chart to note the progress of the contest is to be hung in | the office of the clrb. The girls are out | for three classes Of membership-aotive. associate and contr1buting-the last two being open to both men and women. The contest started on Wednesday evening and will continue for two weeks.
 Under the direction of the supper com mbttee. Mrs. Harold Carpenter aud Mrs. Clarence A. Spear. delicious supper was served to the seventy members present. The menu was as follows: Roast beef. mashed potatoes, pickles. rolls. charlotte | ular affairs. preceding the monthly mass meetings and are in great favor With the club members.
 Following the supper the business meeting was held whh the president
 Mrs. Chester Huzey, presiding. The re- ports of the officers and committee cilsir-
 men were read and accepted. It Was
 voted to have the club incorporated un.
 der the laws of this state. thus taking
 It's place as one of the prominent organ.
 izations pt> the city At this meeting s
 constituti6n and bylaws were adopted.
 Mrs. A H. Chase. president of tht women's council, introduced Dr. Josepr H. Selden, who aEsured the girls of th. interest and support of the business rner
 of the city. Arthur F. Libby. the clul
 attoTney, also spoke to the girls. He sak that the encouragem of the clfl through funds and larger membership f was an investment that every Norvicl citizen would be glad to make. The re
 turns would be in better and happie
 girlhood for Norwich. The club holds th 1 position to the girls of this city that th t '. N. c. A. does 10 the young men. . The following is the financial state
 ment for the fiscal year ending Feb.
 1921. the money having been given b
 the toN~nspeople who will be interested | i know how 1t has been spent:
 Receipts-Balance on hand Feb
 1920. S3,145.31 dues and initiation fee,
 s4s2.7S; pledges t1.25s.5o; rent, s277.54 educational committee. ;l45e; recrea
 tionsl committee. .2o.se: service eornmit . tee. 3222s; supper committee. s7O.52 z canteen, SS.1se.3Ss FlashILght. saI.ss special enterprises. SI3104: misceIla 1 neous, fs4.55 accrued interest, ss5 q . Total ,s0ss3s.
 Expenditures-Rent, beat and tani,o
 ;124s.SI; insurance, s2e.25; cas ab electricity, ;240.50: water rent, s2a a9 telephone. ssO.6O; repairs, S53.23; eauir z ment. <1,62e.24; postage ,34s4; prin' I Ing. s10s.15; business committee. ss5 2, z educational committee, ys5.S6; reere; tioflAl committee. s1O I&lary to direSso s s6s3.5e; salary to house mother. fSss
 wages to canteen help. s3T7.IB: provi
 Ions (canteen) $2.01i5s; ice. s1O 6,
 laundry. s33.4s; miscellaneous. iis q 6 Total s7.54s.ss. Balance on hand Ia, L. 24. 1921, s1555.5o.
 l. The account has been audited I 1t Dwight H. Hough wSo generously co, n tributed his services.