Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-06-02
WESTERLY'S FOURTH OF JULY
be Celebrated in Approved tyle-Genera Committee
of Fifteen Appointed--F1igh School Teams Clear
Winning RecQrd-Louis Celia Fined on Two Counts,
Appeals own Council Wants Watch Hill Road Put
in Shape.

| The westerly high school baseball
team has a clear winning record thus
| far this season and with only one more
| game TO play in the eastern division
| of the Interscholastic league Next
| "Wednesday the final league game will
! be played in Westerly with the Nor
! witch Free Academy team, and should
! Westerly win it will be an unequa led
record in high school baseball. West
| erly already having won the champion-
! ship Of the eastern division will play
] the deciding game of the league chal<-
| pionship on Yale field, New Haven
! with the Hartford high school team,
/ champions of the western division.
Not only has the local school team
defeated every team in the league, but
has won in the four games played with
teams from Rhode Island schools, as
ignores. Kingston; La Sale academy
i Providence5 Cranston high school,
Cransten: and English high school,
Providence There is probably no
receives such hearty local support as
! is accorded the Westerly high school
team.
shown at the meeting for the consid-
Grafton of the celebration of Indepen-
dence day on a13ig scale in Westerly
and Pawcatuca. The meeting was
CetiItu u OAOer by Eugene b. PenOletOn
who briefly stated the purpose of the
meeting and called for the selection
OF chairman. Judge Edward NJ.
Burke was unanimously chosen as pre-
| siding officer and Elmer E. Vincent
clerk
Mr.. Pendleton advanced the idea of
a proper celebration, believing that
after an intermission of fifteen years
the time was ripe for a Fourth of July
celebration
Herbert Rodney Ellis outlined a gen
eral plan, which included a parade of
antiques and horribles in the morning,
with civic and military parade in
the afternoon, which would not only
include the firemen and guests. an au-
| tomobile parade, but also many floats
illustrative of the manufacturing and
business interests of Westerly, and
In the evening band concerts and py-
rotechnic exhibitions He said that
naturally the buildings would be dec
GRATED, the ceIe3bration plans adver-
tised, and thai the day would attract
thousands of visitors.
Judge Burke, in speaking in favor
of the celebration, declared that West
erly being the metropolis of Washing
ton county and the most important
town between New London and Provi-
dences 1T was but proper that a big
celebration be held here July Fourth
Joseph Grills stated that he was sat
isied that the Italians of Westerly
would be glad to assist in the ce1e-
bration,. and would introduce attrac-
i've features IN the big procession.
Howard ). Crandau spoke in favor
Of the celebration and suggested that
it might be a good plan to appoint a
general committee to decide upon the
best mode of a general observance of
the day
Eugene B. PendIeton made a motion
that a committee of fifteen be appoint
ed TO take fUd charge of the purposed
celebration. and that if in their judg-
ment 1t be necessary that they be en-
powered to appoint sub committees;
and tat if general meeting is con-
sideDed necessary that it he held June