Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-22
MORE PLANS FOR CELEBRATION
Meeting of the Historical and Amusement Committees What the School District Floats will Represent-De coratons Under Way.

1 ty Pole. Town street district; The Catholic Church in Norwich, St. Ma rvs school; The Colonial School, Greeneville district
 Mayor of Norwich, Eng, Declines. c. s. Raymond, secretary of the ex- ecutive committee, has received let ter from Mayor Walter Rye of Nor r'1ch, Eng, in which he writes that he appreciates the invitation, but will be Erlable to accept. He sends every good T-sh for the success of the celebration, stating that he takes the greatest m terest in the descendants of the emil grants who left there 250 years ago.
 Electrical Decorations.
 That the Norwich Savings society Building will be a handsome sight is gathered from the fact that the elec- tr-cians are already at work upon the scheme for that handsome building. All the window frames are to be stud de5 with incandescent lights from the 1o ttom te the top of the building. and should make a beautiful sight with the other decorations.
 Large electrical signs are being made for the Thames Loan & Trust Co. building, and the New London County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,, while others are getting into shape or underway their plans for decora- tions, which from now on will add to the activity of the preparations.
 Notes.
 The flag was flying from the pole on Rogers Hill, not Lanman's Hill, from which the fireworks will be dis r ayed Saturday night there will be few fireworks, to give the people a chance to see by night just where the c.s play will be.
 F. J. King and Colonel J. P. Murphy have been selected by two of the di- visions of the aprade as their mar shals.
 Al the meeting of Narragansett lodge rf Odd Fellows in Westerly, Saturday evening, it was voted to. accept the in- tation of the Norwich lodges to pat- tioipate on July 9th with the Norwich lodges and others invited from nearby towns
 There was a meeting of the grand stand committee on Monday, at which It was decided to ask for bids for the construction of the stand and the Land stands. The contracts will be awarded next week. The big stand including the boxes will seat about 7te.
 Feature of BicentenniaI.
 Tn the bicentennial celebration, while the division of the procession contain Ing the governor ana Other OfnclalS vas passing the Broadway school Eouse. the assembled pupils sang to the tune of "St. Martins Let Chil- 6ren Hear the Mighty Deeds" while Q historic tableau was presented in a mimic temple on the lawn. Liberty was personated by Miss Emma Bulke- lev and Justice by Miss Helen Green we cd. The thirteen original states were represented by the pupils of the sC hool
 Of this number Miss Greenwood is l;yIng in New York, Miss Hattie Prem tice and Mrs. Fuller in Chicago, Miss zzie Bingham in New London, Miss Susie Andrews, Mrs. s. A. Gilbert, Miss Alice Goodwin, Miss Jennie Leavens, Mrs. A. Hough, Miss Annie Willough- oy Mrs. J. B. Colt, Miss Susan Allen in this city.
 The building was handsomely dec- O. ated and bore the inscription "Tem- rle of Liberty"
 For Aoan Exhibit.
 Miss Susan Allen has loaned for the exhibit a glass case containing eigh- teen dolls hats and bonnets which were of the style of fifty years ago. They were made by her for her dolls, ard one year she exhibited them at the county fair. They are among the first words in the millinery line, although in their day showed much clx ss.