Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-02

NORWICH BULLETIN |
wnIimantic ofice
81 Church Street Telephone Ioas
What Is Going On Tonight.
wiilimantic Rotary Club meets at
noon.
St. Jean Baptiste Society meets at 81
Valley street.
Violet Rebekah Lodge, No. 81. I. o. o..
F., meets at S07 Main. street.
Company G, 18th Infantry, drills at
state armory, Pheasant street.
A banquet and reception was given
Monday night at the State ArRaory on
Pleasant street for the employees of the
Holland Manufacturing company. The
affair, which was one Of the biggest of
its kind held in the city, was in cele-
bration OF the 50th anniversary of Will
lam j. Kenneys connection with the
company as president. Mr.. Kenney dur
ing the evening received several gifts
from the employees and officials, among
others d travelling bag, fully equipped,
presented by Mrs. Holland Gutterson,
hall clock from the employees present.
ed by Mr.. Jackson and a large basket
OF roses presented by Mrs. Clrncken of
New York. Mayor Charles A. Gates
gnesttof honor at the banquet, spoke
briefly, then presented Mr.. Kenney, who,
after his address called in turn upon
many of the veteran employees of the
concern. The following menu was
1 served:
Grapefruit Cocktail
Celery Sailed Nuts Olives
Tomato Bisque aux Croutons
Souffle Crab Meat la Newburg
En- Crustar&eS
Potatoes
Roast Duck Native Chicken
Mashed Potatoes String Beahs
Hearts Of Lettuce Salad, French Dressing
French Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Coffee
Following the banquet the floor of the
drill shed was cleared and dancing was
enjoyed. each dancer receiving a souv-
enir. Guests were present from Chicago,
/ Cleveland, st. Louis, Boston and New
York.
meeting Of men interested in the or
| ganization of a Golf and Country club
| in Willimantic was held Monday night
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
some twenty being present. Various COM
mitt reports were heard and plans dis
! cussed as to location and the kind of a
course to lay out. Everything points to
the success of thine undertaking and
Willimantic will probably be represented
among the golfins cities shortly.
The fire in the Central Vermont freight
house, which broke out Sunday night fIue
to spontaneous combustion, continued to
burn throughout Monday among the
bales of paper that were stacked high in
the shed which for several years has
been used for storage. Railroad officials
Monday morning had men engaged in
tearing the bales apart and dragging
them outside the structure. AS the men
pulled down large piles, flames would
shoot up and f1remcn who had been on
the job since the fire broke out soak ed
the paper from the home. BY nightfall
Monday the fire in the building was prac-
tically extingushed but smoke continued
to rise from huge piles of water-soaked
papers.
The fire. the last of the day Sunday
was the worst to fight because of the
| dense smoke. It was stated Monday
| that the railroad will repair the building
for use for storage as in past years
First reports were that the fire was OF
incendiary origin but further examination
proved this to be false
The following programme for Chill.
/ dren's Week has been announced by Ioca
churches covering activities for the re-
n1ainder of the week:
| First Baptist church-Visitation o.
| homes by teachers of various classes:
Tuesday, May 2. at $50 p M, soeia
for juniors
Wednesday May 3, at $50 p. M. so
cial for beginners and primary depart
ment.
Methodist Episcopal church-yisitatio,
of homes by teachers.
Tuesday, May 2, at 4 p. M, social To-
all children's departments
First Congregational church-Visita
ton of homes of all new scholars.
/ Wednesday. May 3, at $50 p. M. era
Thursday May 4, at $50 p. M, socia
for beginners.
Sunday. May I. in each church-sum
mary of Chldren's Week enrolment 0
new members.
Saturday. May 9Th, the annual reunion
! of all classes Of the normal school is t
take place. It was formerly the plan t
Hold these reunions every three years bu
as the dorTnitory was under constructfo,
last year the reunion was postponed I'm
III this spring. Every indication point
to a great success for the reunion as owe
400 graduates Of the school have sent &C
eeptances. The first class of the schoo
was graduated in June 1891. the elias
| numbering %. Of these graduates thre
have died and Of the 10 left fourteen hav
signsd/up for the reunion. The program
planned follows: Faculty play at Higl
school at 1880 a. M. Business meeting
| luncheon at noon After luncheon Their
Is to be informal speaking at the tow
hall, the remainder of the afternoon torp
spent in dancing. Principals and teach
ers who are to attend include Mr. an
Mrs. H. T. Burr. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Nor
rill, Miss Jennie g. Chaplin, Miss Mabe
L. jenkins; Miss Emma F. Pi1ling, Mrs
Herbert Sedgwicl1 edith Todd. Mis-
Caroline E. Meecham, Mr.. and Mrs. E
c. Andrews. Miss Mary NJ. SouthwortE
Miss Frances G. Cow1es and Others
Weekend parties are projected and &C
commodation will be found for thos
planning to stay over Sunday.
Continued drought has played havoc