Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-09
Electric Light Decorations Decided
Contract Goes Preston BrosStrings of Lights and
 Flags will Alternate Across the Main Streets-New Haven Footeuards Coming-Auto Committee Meets

At meeting of the decoration com mittee Tuesday evening at the Area. mum club, the contracts were closed for the flag and electric light deeora- tions in the streets. The flag decora- tions, as has been previously stated, will be done by Roster S Co. of New York, while the electric light decora- tions will be by Preston Brothers, they having been given the contract. There will be strings of flags and lights which will be arranged so as to cross the streets wherein placed. They will alternate and be far enough apart so as not to interfere with each other. They will be strung in Main street from the Marguerite building to Washington square and possibly to Thames square, in Shetucket street from the bridge to Main and in Broad way from Main to Union square.
 There will probably be fifty strings each of electric lights and flags, the lights numbering approximately 1000. The side displays will be left to the merchants and with their decorations and lighting effects it is expected that the streets will show up fine. The decoration committee is very anxious to have the citizens along the line of march decorate their buildings and as- sist in beautifying the streets, so that the affair will be a success. This can DC OOAlC dA PHlNdtC ICSiQcliCCG d0 NGAA as in the business houses with all working in harmony with the thoughts of the decoration committee and by a liberal display success is sure to follow.
 The design for the courthouse dec orations has been selected, provided the city meeting gives the money to do the work with Otherwise it will not be very pretentious. In antici- patton of the appropriation from the city it is hoped to have something new in the line of decorations for that building and a sketch for such an idea has been submitted by MT. McClunie and will be the one adopted.
 The decoration of the grandstand has not been taken up, but will come later. The idea is to have the stand at>Chelsea parade, but that is not yet fully decided.
 It has been necessary to abandon the idea of having a memorial arch, as the committee found they could not do credit to the city without go- ing beyond the means at hand, 90 that has been abandoned for another fea- ture, which, if it can be carried out, will prove new and attractive.
 Auto Committee.
 At the Arcanum club Tuesday eve- ming there were five present, and the lists given those who have not looked up their names will be looked after by other members of the committee. There are now forty machines prom ised and there are forty on the lists about which nothing is as yet known.
 The committee drew up a form for a return postal card which will be sent out to New London, Willmantic, Dan- ielson and other surrounding places, inviting the auto owners to partici- pate. There will be 300 of these and it is expected that there will be prizes for the best decorated cars, although cars without decoration are welcomed.
 The matter of a hill climbing con- test was brought up. but it was decid- ed there was not time enough to arr range for it and the only proper way to have one now would be to organize a Norwich auto club and hold one in the fall. It Is possible that Strang may bring a Buick car here for the cele- bration and Tyson with his Isotta Is expected.
 New Haven Feeters.
 At the meeting of the New Haven company of the Governors Foot Guards on Monday evening the invitation to