New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

not been placed in quarantine.
 Donations Acknowledged
 The board of health has ac- knowledged the following donations of articles to be used at the isola- tion hosiptal: Use of Quinion farm house by Mrs. Edward Ingraham: two Sessions clocks, the Lambert family; bathrobes. Mrs. William Macleary and Mrs. William Thomp- son; magazines and daily papers, Mrs. B. B Robbins: gowns, caps, dressings. Bristol Red Cross asso- ciation; use of automobile. Police man William Thompson; medica- tions. Dr. Raoul V. Siliciano: deli cacies. Mrs. Raoul V. Siliciano and Mrs. Timothy A. Lambert; plant, Mary Anna Robbins: dressings fold ed and sterilized, Sisters of Mag nolia Rebekah lodge.
 Clinic Opened Today A vaccination clinic was opened for the first time today between the hours of 12 and 1 p. m in the Cameo building at @ Main street. This clinic will also be open be- tween and o'clock this evening and between the same hours each day as long as required. Those who are unable to pay the vaccination fee will be given the treatment free Of charge. Donations for the clinic were made by the following persons and organizations: Tse of store, Cameo Theater company: electrical fixtures and work, V. A. Bachman Electric company: electric lights, Connecticut Light and Power company. V. +. chapin; printing, Edgar W. French; chairs, Thomas r. O'Brien. Dr. >iliCiano in Charge br, Raoul V. Siliciano is in charge of the isolation hospital. He Was formerly Clinician of the Me- tropolltan hospital. New York city, having had charge of wards at the time of the smallpox epidemic there in 1925. The previous year he was connected with an isolation hospital in Chicago. III. The nurses on duty at the hospital are Miss Constance Mcdonald of Hartford and Miss Marget Sullivan of New Haven, Miss BenedIcta Lambert. R. N, Of the board of health, serving Tn g. supervisory capacity. special Meeting
 A special meeting of the board Of education was held Sunday aft ernoon to discuss the smallpox situation. As a result an immediate survey will be made to ascertain the number of children in each school who have not already been vacci- mated. IL was their recommendation that such children and all teachers
 be vacclnated at once. They also voted to cooperate with the health authorities in every respect to pre- , vent tho spread of the disease. Many Skeptical
 Many persons are skeptical con cernlng the existence of smallpox in the city, it being their belief that such cases as are now under ob- , servation are simply severe cases of chickenpox. In spite of this skepti- clsnl, a large percentage of the en-
 ploycs of the New Departure Manu- 1 featuring company have been vacci-
 mated within the past two days by
 Dr. F. Parker Sanborn, plant phy-
 s'clan. and Dr. B. N. Whipple. Vac
 cinatlons have also been performed
 by all other doctors in the city.
 Many appeared at the city clinic
 this noon 10 have the vaccine virus
 injected and several doctors will be
 present at the clinic this evening to
 assist in the work.
 Schools Open 1 The public high and grammar schools resumed sessions this morn-
 ing following the spring vacation of
 one week. But one holiday, Memor.
 lal Day. May 3oth. now remains on
 the school calendar before school
 closes for the summer vacation on
 June 22nd.
 1uutVdI OI NITS. lArSOuS
 The funeral of Mrs. Edward J.
 Parsons, 49. wife of Edward J. Par
 sons of 21 South street. who died
 Saturday at the Bristol hospital fol-
 lowing an apoplectic stroke, was
 held at her late home at 9 o'clock
 this morning.
 Mrs. Parsons was born at High gate. Vermont August l6. 1878. the ' daughter of Tofile and Matilda Ray mond. She has been a resident of this city for the past S5 years. Sur Niving. besides her husband, are one daughter, Mrs. Thomas O'Connor; four sons. Frederick. Raymond, Henry and Louis Giguere, and five grandchildren. all of this city; her father. Tofile Raymond of Holyoke, Mass: five sisters. Mrs. Joseph L. Ileureux of this city: Mrs. Carrie Garneau of Springfield, Mass: Mrs. Corinne Houle and Mrs. Joseph Pouliot of Ho1yoke. Miss. and Mrs.
 F. Sylvester of Detroit, Mich: and two brothers. Oscar Raymond and Ralph Raymond Of Holyoke. Mass. Bids Asked For
 A request for sealed. bids for the i construction Of approximately 1,c0O lineal feet of eight inch sanitary tile sewer on Terryyille avenue has been sent out by City Clerk Thomas E. Steele. Each bid must be submit- ted 10 the city clerk before 6:3o D.
 n,., standard time, May 18th and must be accompanied by a check for $c00.
 A vote to lay this sewer and 10 | take the district to be served by the extension into the first taxing dis trict was taken by the city council at it's meeting on May 1st. 10 Make Official Visit nisfticf Ienut1. C. aron Casa af