Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-13
DUAL CELEBRATION IN WESTERLY
Lincoln Day and Flag Day Observed with Fine Patriotism
announcement of D. A. r. Prize Essay Winner
Small Boy Rescued from Park Lake = Cemetery
Directors Adopt Resolutions Death of John E.
Brown-Personals.

The Lincoln centenary celebration in
the state armory, Friday evening: was
great success. With portraits of
| Abraham Lincoln conspicuous, the
large drill room was decorated with
! emblems of patriotism, and when the
/ exercises were commenced at O'Clock
the armory was filed to capacity. The
members Of Budlong and Hancock
| Grand Army posts were escorted from
the Memorial building by Fifth COM
| pany. Coast artillery corps. Capt. Bour-
| den A. BabcOck, headed by the West
erly band.
! Ethan Wilcox, chairman of the gen.
| eral committee, presided, and at the
! opening said in substance;
| All over this country, churches,
! schools, business associations ana So
cieties Of various kinds, are celenrat-
! ing the centenary Of Lincoln's birth.
| We, Of Westerly are glad that through
! the cooperation of the Grand Army of
I the Republic. the Fifth company coast
| artillery CORPS, the schools, the West
/ erly band, and the citizens of the
| commonwealth, generally, this meet
! ing has been made possible. 1t seems
/ fitting that pupils from our schools
! should have a prominent place on our
| programme. for none was more in
sympathy with education than was
I A ABRAHAM Lincoln. It is also appropri-
ate that the race which lincoln freed
with the stroke of his pen should be
represented in the exercises. 1t is hop
| ed that these exercises will inspire
/ i'm all an admiration for the rugged
| virtue OF Abraham Lincoln.
After the American Patrol was rem
! dered by the Westerly band, Rev. John
! G. Dutton of the Broad Street Chris
tian church offered prayer, which was
followed ny singing of Sew America
by the Westerly high school chorus.
John Howard of the high school then
delivered IN a mastery way Lincoln's
Address at Gettysburg. which was re-
ceFed with general applause. The
band played Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground after which Gertrude Briggs
recited, Tell the Children the Story.
Then came a touching feature, the
dialogue OF Abe Lincoln rendered by
five cOlOred children, after which the
chorus rendered the Battle Hymn of
the Republic. Agnes Roche recited
Lincoln, the Man of the People. and
William Critcherson When Lincoln
Died. The band played The Star
Spangled Banner, the assemblage
standing.
Ex-Gov. George H. Utter delivered
an able and ELOQUENT address on AbTa-
ham Lincoln. AT it's conclusion the
high school chorus sang Praise Ye the
Father. Then Joseph L. Peacock spoke
to the memory of Lincoln and made
urgent appeal for the laudable and
patriotic movement for suitable and
enduring memorial at the Lincoln
farm. The interesting exercises closed
with America by the audience and
the band.
The committee in charge included
Ethan Wilcox. chairman. ]. L. Pea
cock, secretary. z. E. Whipple, treas
urer. r. 3. Smith, G. H Utter,
Charles Perry. J. NJ. Pendleton, J. l.
Maxson, T. d. Babcock, A. H. Lang
worthy, J. W. Sweeney, NJ. H. Shan
lon W. H. Holmes, Jr, W. S. Martin,
Walter Price, L. D. Richmond, ]. B.
Brown. Paul Hillard, B. A. Ba.bcock,
c. o. Gavitt, and R. A. H. Clark,
musical director.
FLAG day was observed in the schools
Of Westerly Friday, with exercises spe-
cially becoming the centenary Of Lin
coin a veteran of the civil war speak
rendered at the Westerly high school,
follows:
National Airs, Agnes Roche; greet
ing; Birth Of Lincoln. Katherine Fos-
ter; Lincoln's First Great Grief Mae
Jaeger; A New Mother Comes to the
Lincoln Home, Adelaide Smith;
Learning Under Difficulties. Howard
MCdullilGSs. was Lincoln Lazy All
ma Peckham;' Lincoln's Autobiography,
Russell Dover; Battle Hymn of the
Republic, chorus; Lincoln Nominated
and Elected. Harold Doyle; Extracts
from Inaugural Address, Henry Broad
foot: Story of Gettysburg Address,
Marchie Bentley; Gettysburg Address.
Joseph Howard The Perfect Tribute,
Lillian Humphreys; Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground, chorus; The Trent
Affair, Marjorie Crandall; Lincoln's
Boys (Willie,t Tad, Louise Blackler,
Edna Hall; Lincoln's Humor Richard
Butler; Lincoln's Last Hours, Julia
Callahan; His Funeral, Elizabeth Spar
go; Oh Captain, My Captain, Rhoda
Bray; Lincoln, the Man of the People,
Agnes Roche; The New America, cho-
rus; address. DR.. J. Howard Morgan,
representing the G. A. r.; America.
While the exercises were progress
ing John Datson, class of 1907, drew /
excellent crayon sketches of incidents
in the life of Lincoln. They were the
Lincoln log cabin, Lincoln sittin~ on
q rail fence reading. Lincoln reading
at his home fireside. full length sketch
Of Lincoln and Lincoln in profile.
The exercises were under the direc-
ton of Miss Jennie p. Stanton, Prin-
cipal John II. Swain and Robert A. H.
Clark, musical director.
There were special exercises in the
Broad street school. West Side. which |
included addresses by Representatives
Albert G. Martin and Col. Paul H. Hill
lard of the national commanders |
staff Grand Army of the Republic.
Westerly watermen are interested in
the project for a congressional appro- |
priation at the present session for the |
protection Of the work done at the
Harbor Of Refuge at Point Judith, I'M
til a larger sum can be secured for ex-
tensiVe improvements.
The fifteenth annual conference of
Az Leland Of