Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-27
STONINGTON.. .
Schools to Have Patriotic Prosramns Body of Erskine M. Phelps Arr rives from Chicago.

The borough schools, from the high school down to the fifth grades, will have the following programme this (Friday) afternoon, beginning at z o'clock The primary school pupils will have their exercises in their rooms: Selection. s. H. s. orchestra song. Battle Hymn of the Republic. school; salute to the flag, school: rec itation The American Flag, Hubert Zelier; recitation, Alps Quiet Along the Potomac Frances Sylvia; reclta- tion, Music in Camp, Elsie Kuehn; selection, s. H. s. orchestra; address orchestra: song, America, school.
 Silas B. Wheeler has been visiting the upper grades of the borough schools this week.
 will spend Memorial day at her home in Summerville.
 George Slade of Newport. who has been very i'll, is much improved in health.
 Mrs. John steyart. who has been se- riously i'll at her home on Bay View avenue. is able to be out.
 Morris Rice of Portland, Me. is the guest of friends in town.
 A Candidate for Re-sIoction.
 The election of school committee of the town school system of Stoning- ton Is a matter that will be consid- cred on Monday, June 6, at the special
 
 Oscar Pendleton. who has served as chairman of the board for the past twelve years, and is still holding that office. will be csndioats for re-elec- tion.
 Official Visit July 1st.
 Former Grand Secretary E. B. HoI- loway of the Connecticut R. A. has been appointed supervising district deputy of Pequot council. No. 422 of Stonington, and will make an official visit July 1st.
 Body of ErsI<ine Nj. Phelps Arrives.
 The body of Ersline M. Phelps ar- rived from Chicago Thursday by spe- cial car attached to the 1.47 D. m. train. The funeral Is to be held at the Phelps homestead, north of the bor- ough.
 D. F. DarrelFs yacht Helene has been launched and will be put into commission for the season.
 Mrs. Charles Fl. Crandall, who has been the guest of C. P. Trumbull and family at Hartford. has returned.
 Albert Mason and family arrived in town Thursday for the summer.
 Broroush's Debt to Mr. Phelps.
 A tribute was paid Erskine NJ Phelps, who died at Chicago Saturday in his Fist year. In 1881 he founded the Iroquois club, and being a dem- crat was a close friend of the late Grover Cleveland. It was upon his recommendation that Melville w. Full Ter was appointed chief justice of the United States. MT. Phelps made a fortune in the boot and shoe trade. To him Stonington is largely indebted for the pubic library and for the town clock on the Congregational church. The first one was presented and plac- ed by his father. When that gave out Erskine Phelps replaced it with a finer one. In many ways the town will miss him.
 Orville w. Lamond of Richmond, Va. is the guest of friends in town.
 Mrs. Sarah Doy Townsend of New York arrived Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mir. Phelps. She is the daughter of the late James l.
 The Woman's Relief corps will meet afternoon, to tie greens for decorating the soldiers graves.
 Rev. Charles Mason Is entertaining his father -in-law, Hon. William l.. Murray of Costa Rica, Central Amer ica. Mrs. Murray and children.
 Mrs. Minnie Jones of Yonkers. N. Y, is the guest of friends this week.
 Tomorrow Saturday, afternoon the Stonington nine will play the Mystic nine at Stanton park. May 30 the To- cal nine will play the Westerly team at Stonington, and Monday afternoon Stonington will go to Westerly to play. The Palmer class of the Baptist church entertained their young lady friends in the church parlors Thurs day evening with an unusually inter- esting address. music and refresh- O1ents.