Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 27, 1909, Page 8

. Accomplishments of Past TwoY ears Set Forth in Biennial Report by Superintendent Dr. H. M. Pollock—Weekly Per Capita Cost Greatly Reduced—Construction Work During Period—Requirements Include Amusement Hall, Staff House and Nurses Cottages, Laboratory and Morgue, Horse-barn, Fire Station, Gra. g and Walks and Greenhouse—Suggestion that. Name be Non\_rich State ’Honpital. reat wonk done in the N e, with the u ig imstitutien, are admirably set forth in the bonnigl re- port of Dr, H. M, Pollock, superinten- dent of the hoapital, which been issued for the two years ending 30, 1908. “The report is accel and statistics which fully kept and compiled, showing on whose authority patfenrs were admit- ted, nativity of patiehts and conditien of patients and {hel pation, gegree of education, nere tonBencies and degnsis of ondition, length of residence gt hos- pital causes of death. Thére are also the superintendent’s Astatements, as well ae those s fggm Oct. 1, 1906, treasuger. In the two yea to Smpt. 30, 1004, theré lave been ad- mitted 42) pationts, 248 being comm tod frem prowats courts, I by superior courts, 6 by ths geverror ahd 10 en- tered velintal There were 148 tranaferteg heso 1ddletown, The ve » patients dis- ch1ed, betng normal, 5 improved, 6 wnimpioved, ang 65 died 4 were transferred to u#:r nospitals and 5 wers deperted. o daily averagé in 1967 was 208 and in 1808 373, tressurer's raport the tétal dishurse ments in 1907 wgs $198,931.80, while in 1908 it was $579,264.64. Ds. Polock’s Report. Dr. Peliock gays: ‘The activity in bulldfog operations, the rapid inerease ip the number of eur patients, and with the grewth i size aud numbers the necegsity of a more perfect inte nied by tables ve Been care- vents, cu- fary of the ¥. nal -rvhlz tion have contributed make the pist tww years exceedingly busy enes am pérhaps the most in pertgut since the establishment of the fogpital Bre hundsed and seventy paticr yeMajaed fn the institutin and six- teen were Qui uBQ tefal wisit od. our pita the glose of the last por population (s 43¢ withi and 28 out en tria) Therp have under traat- ment durin 423 admitted and 148 dis those admit- ted 289 were ¢ the judge of probpte pe 160 regetve, stitutiong ax al mentat 4 ondition practieat €5 have died; 3 of t were thtough the comptroller depo 32 of these admitied and 24 of those who dted w over 70 years of age. | Elfminating sfers and returns | frem parole, we find that onme in nine | of our admissiens and ome in two and | eight-tenths of deaths, occurred | in_gatients oter is preportion of these admitted | (one in nine) §s the same in the last | as it was {n the previous two years, | and is much higher than should ap- | he majority ef the senile cases re- fved ace thige who gie mardly suf- e fering from physjologieal changes Incident (o old age aull capot be ben- efited by jreatment, white many of them are se gyeatly oxbagsted by the | otney to the hespfal that they do not raMly and death occurs within a few days aftér adnfission As {3 8g pessitle, we the outdsér treatmgont t oases, yet }Exmvl our dea been Sccasfoned by this diseas Our aéfed hespitul facilities rendered it posafble o hatter o our cases 4fd t& give them a great dogres of individgl tregtment. 7 femgle padignts Rate bedn glven such special treatment by r)% woman phys- | have | dclan as appearcd indicited. Several major pperatons I performed by eur surgical altant With exesllent results. ‘nses qujr- Ang treatment disecases of the eye ad Tiave Bhom referrd to speia ts afid Dr, Vi Higcox, eur ho (il gentist kps coptinucd The inbytution ach Week We Bhve had no seripus accid and ne suBides, nor have any pat #scaped frem the hospital fal be returned within two or days. A ro of the \Ments during the pa 7 slew a very mat the preceding period id the cemdpie flen of our admimfstration building, with its electrical treatment room, its isit ed three | treatmant P twe years will advance ia over splandid operating facilities and its psychopathic wards, tegether with the othier improve; that are being made or planned/ at hogpital whould insure st least g llke advance durifg the next perioc Accumulation of the Insane in State Hospitals. In spite of the large number of ada by the Cennmecticut tl insane to this ‘insti- ransfors ospital 1o ution, Middl %n h gdined four in jqpulation, maRing a total gain in the fwo hogpifalt of 26§ patfents. Du he period from 1908 to 1904, the year y In ase {n the insane in state hos !Il:fll was 100; frogp 1904 1906 9; dur ars arly i se has Ween ] problem of diseo to prevent this gec ane in our hesp which ghould recétve earn o operly construct a buildine for /. hoysing of 134 patients with their | e mplement of attendants, will neces- | sitate an outlay in exesss of $30,000. [ To care for this number of paticnts for ene year wiil cost approximate 24,000, ‘Wihen we remembar that ber of our insane under presont ditions will be augmented each year at least to the extent it has in the past pevied, and when we consider that the average expectancy of the insane individual who remains an institution is at least ten our jormer flgures grow %o an extent that s truly appalllng. The various ex- | trinsic “sociological factors, such as hereditary influence, the evils of in- temperance, the strenuous life, and the growth in the number of our for- LY born, all mo deubt, potent causes of insanity, should be dismissed from our eonsideratien as these condition are practially beyond eur comtrol an re 1ot possible of immediate change, and a partial remeds, at least, for this increase sought within the hospital itself. ‘The gain in the population of the hospitals is caused by the accum- Could wlation of umrecovered cases, we, therefore, aceomplish more cures, or even temporarily r increa: percentage of our the problem would be happi A far greater mumber of cu be made and the period of treatment greatly reduced were our patients ad- mit! at the onset of their disease, ere their delusions had become fixed apd systematized. As long as a pa- tient, as 18 now the case, is tried, ad- {nsane and transported to the pital as if he were a common crim- inal satber than a sick man coming to the gne place where he cin receive | special treatment that will probadly | end in yecovery, just so Jong will} | the 1 se regarded by the ma- Sept. | mental | finsneial | By the { to jority of eur citizens as_primarily a ‘ustodial institution, to be placed in the same category the prisen, and liusunn_\ as a disgrace rather than a disease The state hospital is nof. conducted for private gain, but for' the pubi | ®00d, and there can be no incentive to detain a patient longer than is abso- lute] necessgry. There is now upon the statutes of this state a provision for | voluntary commitment, but this pro vision is little known and is so worded | as t0 be of uo prectical advantage. sre at the insane hospital and under the same management u recep- tion hospital, to which patients could come of their own accord,or be brought | by thelr relatives or friends, with- the same freedomm as to a general hespital, and without the formality of & com- | | mitment,undoubtedly we srould feceive | many cases earlior in their disease. The patient would not feel that he had | been unjustly deprived of his libert; as is too often the case, i Sueh a b ing woulfl not need to be I iz cases, whether velun inder commitment, cowld frem | time to time be transferred from the | eption hospital fo the main insti- | tion. As the possibili ovary depends so ividual atte ¢ of the patiant's re- | ceatly mpon the in- he receives, nd as | his te care and oversight falls 80 Jar withi province of the | ihnt:;,nl nurse, the securing and reten- 4 tunate recipients. The insane, asa class, are sensitive, and their relatives particularly so. Ouraim,as has been remark be to receive patients as early in their diseass as possible, and I believe a ma- terial aid In so doing would be a change in name as indicated. Parol, We have continued the practice inau- d-at the opening of the hospital of grauiing the freedom of the grounds to those patlents whom we %t could be safely trusted with the privilege. These parole limits, in certain selected cases, have been extended to Norwich, and several patients have been permit- ted t visits. This liberty has been abused in but few instances, has hastened the recovery of acute cases and has made the lot of those destined to spend the remainder of thefr lives in an institu- tion of this character far more ple ant. During the past two years thi privilege has been ‘\ended to some €5 patients.. We plan ng the coming period to allow an_Increased numbe of patients this freedom and to conduct certain wards as open wards, permit- ting the inmates thereom to freely en- ter or leave as they may desire, Trial Visits. nue to follow-the custom of 1ts to go out upon trial n X should | o w0 home unattended for—brief | chases are made in this manner. H A 8 ehown by the summary of tions, was $3.06, the slight ai being due to a corresponding Inventory. “This per high fn compart institutions, ¢ when i state itals of a size and dur- B 98 S ok 2 B gy will be to be surpris : ‘We rejoice that this reduction not been accomplished at the expense either employe or been quite 2 mats average wage of the former, and the latter have been better provided for ! than ever before. | Aseuming we would have a daily av- | erage of four hundred patlents during the years 1907-09, we received an ap- pRopriation mmda;u to allow a per capita cost of $4.17. We shall In all probability have a population of at least six hundred patlents at the elose 309, and while this increase will ring a reduetion in our per capita cost,” with the lessened Income per pa- i builéings, it will require the -onemy 'to keep within the income. Purchase and Distribution of Supplies. The plan of purchasing, through competitive bids, ocertain of the sup- | plies of the hospital was tried early in the present year, and as it has proved both successful ‘and has resulted in cconomy, has been gracually extended o that new practically all our pur- ‘The major portion of our supglles ars put- chased each menth from it tes prepared by the heads of the several | departments and submitted to the su- nt for his approv and classification. perintent cation oe mo Bids fo | in storage and can be purchased in “arger quantities with greater economv are obtained for a longer period. Fer example, bide for flour, meats, butter and egg ed by the hospltal in supylies that do not deterioratc | | | | atives or other Tesponsi- | montis, deliveries being made as di- | various hospital versons, a custom extended only to | | nurses be: s of| 1 ie Very of our pital employes. enter upon their ork in the instifution with the idea of making the nursing of the ne other the than a temporary vocatid take up the training scheol, > with the thought as zraduate thes g hospital araing h more remnueratien, an; soon s greater loses their services j become of the greate 1 do not ve an indiscriminate mn- creass in wages for the eutire nursing force wou'd result mensurate return, but I do bel our wage be wise to gi had be toe | t would . after the present lir hed, an additional 50 1 4 the | end of five years of continued meritori- us service the trained nurse might re- | © from $45 to $50 per month. Of even m, ty providing suitable places of recreat grounds and sleep | from the patients. | shorter ho jon amd pro wag m sure, result etain. ervices of at lea: por desirable nurses, and from the ersight that would greatly fncr the s among our patients. our board in grdnting | ona da en to ali ward employes | and 1§ sleeping quarters up- | on Wards A, apart from patients, | inc i operat- | 1 to the number list ed without ing expense or addi of our nursing corps, has resnlted most | § happily | The complstion of additional build- | ngs for our patlents will necessitate providing increased quarters for our employes. These accommodations can be secured at less expense by building frame cottages about the grounds than by occupying a portion of the wards. The insane hespital is but beginning to realize what general hospital adopted as an axiom long ago, that its possibilities of success must be meas- ured by the personnel of its nursing corps. Should a reception hospital be estab- the formality of comm of | the insane ba modified as outlined. and | properly trained nurses of the right | temperunent securad, 1 believe the prejudice ageinst the insane h would disappear; that no longer would | there be tales of fll treatment and | abuse of patlents: that our patients woulM come under treatment suficient- 1y early to recover, and that the in- creage of thé insane In our state insi tutions would be greatly lessened or | even tetallv abolished. | Change in Hospital’s Name. | It ‘'would be in accordance with the splrit of the times, and would facilitate the weork of th Institution, if the Hospital for the Insanc” to “The Nor- ‘There is 2 growing disposition not to “ . face of its unfor- | | interest in mothing, wil those who, In the opinion of the super- intendent and medical staff. are suffi- ciently recovered and who are not dan- rous to the nerson or preperty of e patient as be- d with the 5 for tie €, and during t d witheut exper mitment, s a formal no- of probate of n information at the patient | eturn to umstances duration of th s act tients to le rlier t ase the trial e the vould be an rwise Training School for Nurses. Our ‘training scheol for nurses was established last year, and we ngw have enrolied six senior amd fifteefi junior nurses might have a thor- | £ in both,general and mer were enter into with the T riers of Nor- wich te furnish from the hospital train ing school a district visiting nurse for the indigent poor. This nurse now devotes the major portion of he to this work. regard the hospital as a r than an asylum, and to terest this “industrial Work orts have b secially employm lesiriactive pat vho have awpare own under the . gain hoth phy- fiience of en sically and 2 Ing upon the wards, the kitchen, laun dry, sewing room and work upon the irm afford emmloyment patients: bui these not congeniai to all quently are not always at- to and_col man ou upatiens are tended with the best results. I am plessed to report that plans are n0% prac perfected for securing 3 teache: > hier entfre time to of the women patients totion in industrial t t ere long like arrangemenis may made for the instruction of t patients. I see no reason why in time werkshops of va in connection with the hospit 1 anticipate a slow hut steady devel- opment along_ this line. and to so plan nake the work practieally self- ing from its origin, but.ls #s must net be measured by financial return alone but rather by the incraascd happiness and well-being of our patfents. Per Capita Cost, Our_added number of patients and the observation of the. most rigld economy has enabled us to matesially ous kinds may not be established | ! ‘wages pairs, is sent ment head, ncl nurses, and’ thus eac acquainted with the cost of its cpera. tion for the month. ¥ Meeting of Department Heads. with the necessary growing herd of cattle, and have pro- vided a remunerative occupatien for an increased number of patients. Construstion. The completion of the buldings process of construction at the cjose our first Mennial period and the ereo- tion of those authorized by the last session of the-general assembly has Tecessitated a Comtinued actiwity in construet] ark. ‘Ward B, with accomma®ations for one hundred and ffty patients, our kitchen, laundry gnd power house were | finished and oceupied during the early portion of the present period. Administration Building. It was determined by your board that . the administration building should be so planned as to be used solely for administrative purposes and the special treatment of patients, and that the necessary quarters for the are secured but oncé in six | entertainment of vour board and the visitor: and ‘the nousing of the superintendent, staff, | sdne unti] a eomsiderable growth in Fiated Tor (hia Bersess, . an ideal site, about hailf @ mile removed from the main build- inges, ining & mejor portion of ing land and raving in close P ity a spur track of the Norwich astarty railrond, was selected by your B A substantial brick and concrete Dullding, giving ample ac- commodations to 100 male patients, with quarters for the necessary e ployes, was begun thereon and is now near] completion. ‘While this coleny plan is no doubt both economical and legical, 1 would respectfully recommend that additional cojonies be not built in connection with the Nerwich hospital for the in- population had been experfenced. Superintendent's Hous A commodious heme for the super- intendent, erected to the left of the hospital bufld; site, supplies most comfortable quarters for the superin- tendent and is of ample size for the en- tertainment of the members of the board and the various visitors to the institution. | DR. H. M. POLLOCK, Superintendent. Any firm, efther within or swithout that has expressed a desire has been permitted te submit a osal upon the form sent out by spital, but Connecticut dealers o in all cases been given the prefer. such preferment could be without loss to the state, and I ased to report that practically our supplies have been procured 1 Connecticut firms. I believe - adoption of this method of upplies has not omly resulted but hes also removed from the possible charge of being ~employed, and is herefore welcomed by the majority of doalers. However, it would be unwise, in my opinfon, to compel your super- intendent to procure supplies enly through competitive bids, as the need of certain articles, especially for re- pairs, is at times urgent, or spectal op- portunitics for purchase present them- selves which would be lost through tre delay incident to the securing of com- petitive bids. Supplies when received at the hos- pital are aecompanied by an invoice, weighed or measured by the house steward, checked from the samples anl bids as to quality end price, given an invoice number and placed in the wstorereems. Issues yn the storeroom are made only ypen duplicate requisi- tions approve@ by the supeyintendent. Articles which permit of exchange do not appear upon the requisition untjl duly condemned by the house steward. These duplicate approved requisitions showing the measure, unit price and the cost of the several articles, to- gether with the tetal cost of the requiition, are sent with the supplies to the department bead, and after the checking of the arti:les called for are signed by him as received. One copy is then returned to the storekeeper to serve as his voucher and the other to the smperintendert's office for entry in the “storekeeper'sdook,” a book show- =t e and office nssistants, should be provid- Cow Barn. ed_elsewhere. Our new cow bamn, 79x56 feot, witl The administration building, three | an adjolning euo Story cow shed, E1n stories in height, with attic and base- ment, 1s located centrally and siightly in front of Wards A, to which, as well as to all the other buildings, it 18 joined by a short extemsion ef the cen- tral corridor. In architectural styie and general censtructien it. follows very closely the ward ‘uilding already eracted. The exteriar walis are of red | brick with Indiana limestone and ter- tta trimmings, The frame work and floor constructien is of reinforcad concrete and the partitions of stecl and metal lath. The first floor has receptiem hall, reception room, patients’ library, phar- macy, the necessary public and private toilets, and offices for the superintend- ent, staff and business and clinical as. sistants. The secand floor is occupied by the trustees’ room, committee Toom, staff library, assistamt physician's reoin, electrical treatment Toom, photegraphs ic Toom with adjoining dark room, and operating section, gomprising anaes- thetic, surgeon’s dressing and steril- izing ropme, * Separfte ychopathic wards for the reception snd trestmemt of pa- tients of both sexes, adjeining which are bathreoms and private rooms for the treatment of surgical cascs aocu- py the third floor. A temporary amusement hall has also been pro- vided on this floor by the emission of certaln partitions forming nurses’ rooms, halls and storage closets, but though this may serve to provide a place of aseemablage and amusement for certain seleeted patients, it is by no means adequate for even our pres- ent needs. The basement is well lighted and contains diet kitchen with pantry, storage and celd storage rooms, pher- macy storage, sub-business office, and two rooms which, until other guarters are provided, must serve as staff ai supervisors' dining rooms. An electric push button controlied glevator runs through the building from basement to attic. This bullding is planned, as are all our other industrial buildings, not only for the present Lut alse for the future requirements of the institution and should bs ready for oceupaaoy prior to Janvary 1. ‘Ward D, Nerth. A two-story ward building, .for Afty chronic disturbed female patlents is now in process of building. It is lo- cated on the female side to the rear and parallel to the laundry, from which it is_removed about one hum- dred feet. It iz joined to the central subway by a similar subway of rein- forced concrete, thus providing with the central and other subway an easy and protected communication between Ward D and the remaining buildings of the institutien. The interfor ar- rangement camprises a like plan on each of the two flears, consisting ~ a day room, dormiteries, single rooms, large veranda, serving room, and the necessary bath and teilet faoilities. It is to be floored throughout with to- razzo tile and ail lls are to be wainscotted with ent plaster Lo the height of seven . The cample- tion of the bullding will remove from 46 feet, glving accommodations te forty cows, has been bullt midway between the main wards and the ocolony. Its construction, censisting of reinforced concrete frame with cumain walls of terra cotta bloaks, plastered both ex- teriorly and interiorly with cement plaster, is very substantial-and fire- | proof throughout with the exception of | the roof. The main barn is given over to our head farmer's offics, milic room, locker room, feed room, storage rooms, etc., and has also in connection am amile root oellar. It is so desigmed that without siteration agditional cow sheds mey be built as the needs of the in- stitution require. | Water Supply. | it was fodnd sévisable 10 add to our water supply. An eight inch well was accordingly sunk i3 a depth of 300 feet, 270 feet beluy through solid ledge. wiid o con- tinwous yleld of ome hundred gallons per minuie obtaimed. MThis water on analysis was feund to be ef great puri- | ty and of unusual softness, and, togeth. | er with our reservoir, will doubtless bs ample, notwithstanding our ever in- creasing consumption, to supply the fi ture needs of the institution. Other Improvemen® Staircase towers of brick und con- | crete have been built in connection with the A wards, the fire escapes re- moved therefrgm and used in conjunc- tion with the dolony buildings and new stalrcases of iron and slate erected in their stead. The temporary roof and sides of the corridor between wards A, s well as that detween the administra- tion building and the future amuse- ment hall, haye been removed, the sides replaced by brick and the top by concrete, with a granolithic finished | walk. An_ sutcmetic refrigerating and joe making plant hae been installed in the basement of the kitchen bullding. It has & capacity somewhat in excess of our present requirements. ICarpenter and paint shops have been | established in the basement of tho | laundry building, equipped with the | necessary power machinery. ‘Considerable grading has beem done in front of the building amd to the rear of Ward A, mecth. A sewer has been lald from our col- ony to an adjscent arm of the Tham: river, and electric and water mal carried to the colony and ¢o the new cow barn. ' Additienal Ward Buildings. Ngtwithstanding the. fagt that with the completion of our buildings, now in process ef construction, quarters for some 200 ad@itional patients will be provided, the accommodstions of the two state hospitals are still inadequate for the care of the state’s Insane. The number Of the Insans i the two his- pitals has increased 268 during the past two yoars. To meet this increase, ac- commodations for bhut 300 have been bullt. Norwich now bas 34 more p tients than it should normally accom- modate and this number ::!-rn:fld!ty ::. cre: The superintendent of the Csnm‘-! hospital for the insane in | vide storage facilities for | this portion of our years. To accomplish this resuit, and to par- tially relieve this institution of its overcrowded condition,accommodations for at least 325 patients must be pro- vided. Amusement Hall. I desire to renew the recommenda- tion that a buflding providing store- rooms in the basement, a central din- ing room for employes and a portion of our patients upon the first floor, and an amusement hall upon the sec- ond be bullt adjacent to our kitchen. This plan presents great sconomy over separate bulldings for these purposes. Our present storerooms are inadequa‘c for our immediate needs. The lack of an amusement hall has,been & seribus handicap {n our work, which will be hy no means removed by the tem 1 hall in the —administration bullding: while the establishment of & central dining room will relleve the wards of their congestion at meal time and en- #ble us to provide better food for a certain class of our patients with greator economy. Staff House and Nurses’ Cottages. No provision has been made for the housing of the tal staff, and I would recommend that an appropria- tion be made for this purpose, and an endeavor be made {o secure an appro- priation for nurses' cottages. Laboratory and Morgue. A small building should be erscted as a laboratory and morgue. Proper laboratory facllities are a necessary adjunct to any well organized hospital The need of a morgue for the proper care of the dead and for post-mortem examinations is very apparent. Horse Barn. A forse barn and carriage house should be bullt, as planned, adjoining our new cow barn. We have now ne place other than our present inade- quate quarters. Central Firs Station. Although our bulldings are quite widely separated and are largely flve proef, 100 great precaution cannot taken to guard againet possible fire. We have hydrants situated in con mending positions about the groun and a one thousand galion fire pump with counegjions mmde to the Thames river in our power house. We should have a small central fire statien, situ- ated preferably midway between the laundry and kitshen bufldings, to pro- our hose carts upon the first floor and have a tory for the sleeping accommo. of some six or elght employes, t all times there would be somesne constantly at hand to answer | an alarm of fire. Grading and Walks. Bullding operations have constantly in progress since ti ing of the institutien that little has besn done in the way of grading and enhancing the natural beauty of the hospital property. The buildings to the front of the hospital are now com- pleted and there is now nothing te prevent the grading anu laying out rounde. This work could be done by uMBsing our own la- bor, and will under these conditions very slow and be practically aceompa- b nled by the same expense as were the cost of these improvements met by an appropriation. Greenhouse. A small greenhouse shoul be built 0 that the wards may be supplied with potted plants and cut flowers and the rrounds properly ornamented during the summer months, Amusements, Littie could be provided in the way of amusement for our patients during the past period owing #o the lack of a hall.” Consequently _entertainments which could have been secured at a trifiing cost and would beve proven a gratifying diversien for our patiemts amd contributed to their contemtment and recovery have had te be foreguue Weekly ball games have been played during the summer and have heen a | source of muech enjoyment to the pa- tients. A biweekly pation dance was held last winter in the dermitory of the North Ward B bulldfeg. The usual holideys have been observed and Chrisumas celebrated with the cus- tomary festivities. Two phonographs Jimve besn precured and, carried ahout from watd to ward, are greatly appre- clated by their inmates. Staff. Dr. J, Bvan Shuttleworth, who ivin- ed the hospital staff on July 30th, 7906 resigned July 1st, 0T, to enter ge eral practice. Dr. Themas F. Erdman :ucceeded Dr Shucdewarth on July 1st, , Bréman cmme 10 us with a co siderable general hospital experience. Jennie . Purmort jolned the hosphal staf en Aug. ist, 1907. Dr. besides having & general hospital ' teaiming, was for five vears connected with a sfmiar Institution. Dr. Hatry O. SpaMding, a: perintesdent, continues to render isvel valuable and efMalent services to the institutf Lodge Notes and Fraternal Interests DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS, connected 0. The Neoszha Wirst ¢ with Sebequonash council, 11, held & whist evening th Poraste: 1 last Monday, which wes well attended and eighteen tables were played, providiug an e smely enjoyable evening. Those rdcd the prizes were the following Firste—3ary O'Sullivan, 46, a shopping D. Harrls, 81, & silk neck- Seconds—Mrs, E. . Tanner, 45, colonial _glass pitcher; Wiliiam a Blackburn, 50, a pack of cards. Con- solations—Mrs, ®abourin, Mr. Clem- ents. The committee served cake and cof- fee. T was announced that there would be another whist in the hall on the Sth of March and the next home whist of the Neosha would be on March 4th with Mr. and Mrs, Jobn A. Button DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. The ‘members of Virginia Dare council, No. 25, whose whists are al- ways attractive for good numbers, con- tinued their successful winter sering on Thursday evening In tie hall in the Austin building. Thero were thirteen tables playing, but the uniucky num- ber was no bar to the emjoyment of those whe handled the pasteboards and mingied in the sociadility of the even- ing. The play ited In the follow- ing prize awards: Firsts—Miss Bres- nan, 51, a mustard set; Vivien Alle 1§, half dosen handkerohiefs. Secon: —Miss Muriel Smith, 46, a cake plat R, J. MeNickle, 42, & billbook. Conso- Tations—Mrs. Mary Washburn, 13, a Bottle of ketchup; J. Jonmes, 17, the same. Coftee and e were served by the committee in charge. EASTERN STAR. A business and social meeting com- bined made & moet enjoyaile ocoasion for Gachem ochepter, No. M, at the lines, 8 minfature cm the table and B Pventns. - Candiolighe. wit o3e. o e} into the realism of colonial tmn ey lased and ‘arious were p musfe of & phonograph loaned Plaut-Cadden comgany and o by Herman was a favor won the enthuslastic thanks of t4 $5 l'li B E. . . E. D, Kinsman, Bmil A. Stevens, James Fut:lek Wihliam R. Balcom and Allen b. ORDER OF PROTECTION. Norwich lodge, Nt lll tmn. B:lcl:l- te ing Monday evening In n ham Memorial wich was well attend- ed and notable from the number of ap- plications received, indicating & re- vival of Interest in the lodge and paring the way for plenty of work in the Tutu rdert. E. Percy Arm- strong pres ded and Deputy W. J.Wal. den of New London was a visitor, Five applications were presonted, one new name was elected, 'The secretary now has seven applications in hand and al! will be Initlated at the earliest date poasible, 50 as to get thém in and vuc of the way for the otners that it 18 telt are sure to follow. ROYAL ARCANUM. Tuesday evening at the Buckingham Memorial Norwich counell, No. 730, was looking to get revenge on the whist team of Willimantic counéil for several defeats so far sustained ut the hands of the Willimantic Lrothors, but the visttors fafled to arrive. The Nor.- wich players had felt omans Af victory in the air and were correspondingly disappointed. After the business meeting the mem- ‘bers paired off for a soclul evening of whist which was greatly enjoyed. . council has decided to have an evaning of whist with prizes at thelr next meeting, which {s on the second Tu day in March. Members are privi ieged and expected (o favite their gen- tlemen friends and it is expected to flil the council hall with those attend- ing. Thames council, No. 1861, initiated one candidate Wednesday evening at its meeting held in Foresters' hall Deputy Eckmark of New Huven was @ visitor, complimenting the council | upon its success and the promise of more members me. HIBERNIANS. sion No. 1 and Division No. 2 rtly to unite for a series of ovenings for which the detal been arranged betwcen the pre idents of the two divislons, Michael Dwyer of No. 1 and Frank J. Murtha of No. 2. The announcement of th plans wiil be made Sunday afternoon at the meeting of Division No, 1 in Hibernian hail. One member I8 to be initisted and a number of applica- tions expected to be presented, The ecssay contest, under th pices of two divisions, which was cently announced for the school ¢ dreif of the city to compete in, X citing great interest, and it is expect- ed there will be a lurge number of says to come under the ovew of judges by the time the final date £ recelving them is reached on » $. Every schvol child in Norwic vicinity, " whether attending parochial or public schools, is eltgible to con pete, and the promoters of the plan are anticipating some fine work in the essays upon the general subject of the Irish in American history. Much assistance to those interested in competing has 1 rendered at the Otis Jibrary, w! coks useful along the lines sugges ave been picked out and placed uyon & speclal table with a sign upon it. The number of calls on the library officials for help and suggestions has been an indication that there is a wideepread Interest in the subje The sohool children . competing sbould rememper that the essays are due not later than March 3, and are to bo mailed to “A. O. H. Eesay Con- test, Norwich P. ©.. Norwich, Besays should be signed with an a sumed name and have the real na of the wril enclosed with them om another piece of pap The arrangements about announcing the prize winners have now been com- pleted and these wif] bs made public Di are social have at Olympic hall, Tuesday evening, March 16, at an entertainment to be glven by St. Mary's parish, Promi- nent officials of the A. O. H., probably including some of the state officers, will be present, and also representa- tives of the American [rish Histeri- cal mociety WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, Sedgwlick corps, No. 16, met In re wlar form Friday afternoen at the | Buckingham Memerial, the president Mrs. 10gene Uovey, calling the "meeting to order, A report frem the executive commiitee showed a satise factory sum realized from the eolonial supper on Washington's birthday. The corps also held its usual social meet- ing Wednesday at the Buckingham Memorial, the president, Mrs. Buo- gene Covey, calling the meeting te order. A report from the executive commitiee showed a satisfactory sum realized from the colonlal supper on Washington's birthday. The corps al 80 neld its usual social meeting Wed nesday at the Buckingham Memoria! with a good LADIES' CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT ABSOCIATION. The women of St. Rose branch, Ne. 1078, with many of their friends, mads their regular mesting a quilting bee on Friday evening in Hibernian Rall, en- joying & quiet social evening, which ai the same time will be of M@nancial profit to the organisation. Three quilts were made and another started. One of the quilts was awarded to Mre William Greene, and Miss Hoar of Greeneville was the lucky one to re- ceive a_centarplece. One feature of the evening was the lisplay and sale of boautiful cluny lace, Florentine I drawn_work, efc., by Mrs, Rosa Gorra of New York, whe experienced & good patronags. GRAND ARMY. Sedgwick post, No. 1, held its regu- lar meeting Friday evening at the Buckingham Memorial, Commander Vine Stetson presiding. Am invi- tation was recelved and accepted from the Breed theater management to af tend the moving picture show there tonight as guests of the mas ent, for the special purpose of seeing the Civll war picturs, Stirring Days in Old Virginia. The members will meet at post building about 7 o'clock and marcly t0_the theater in a bod: Notice was also received from the grand officers that they would be here for a visit on the third Friday in March. Preparations will be made for thelr suftable reception. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. ‘Gardner lodge, No. 46, received and mcgt‘rd an invitation at Its meeting, in les' hall Friday evening from Natchaug lodge, No. 221 of Williman- tic. The Wiiimantic lodge Is to have t'}'u*r‘nd officers there on Monday : and wilt have work to do, so' that they have invited the Norwich men up to the good time. The local Pythians will léave by the 6.45 trolley and return by the last one out of Wil- Timantic.