Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-15

with authority to go ahead immediate ly with said improvements, according to the original report of the improve ment committee and that the sum of S25, 900 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for th:. purpose
 Upon amendment of Samuel H. Da- wis, the ppropriation was changed Iu $1S,000, and the town hall property iili provement was entirely removed from the present project
 The motion was carried as ame1ied but not until there was lengthy dis lon, Thomas Riddles Michael Burke, Ira B. Crandall, Samuel H. Davis, Judge Sweeney John J. Carney, AL bert N CrandaI, William Clark, Maa- rice w. Flynn and James A. Welcn.
 After the passage of pr. Scanlon' s motion as amended, a vote was passSd authorizing the town treasurer to hire the money. necessary to carry the vote into effect.
 On motion of Samuel H. Davis it was Voted, That the town council Ee instructed to secure plans for the eli- largement and improvement of inc town hall, with the cost of such inn provement. and of the land necessary for the same, and to report the same at a town meeting to be called by them.
 After a session of two hours. the committee on changing the grade Of Union street was discharged wici thanks and the meeting adjourned.
 One hundred and thirty seven repre- sentatiVes of the Daughters of the American Revolution from Phebe Greene Ward chapter of Westerly, Anna Warner Bailey chapter of Or 1.- on, assembled in the artistically deco rated Wequetequock Casino Tuesday afternoon, in observance of the one 
 or the adoption of the stars and stripes as the national emblem. Excellent music was furnished by the Casino or cnestra under the leadership of Charles ReIfrrd and the event was an occa- s,Cn Of pleasure and instruction to he ladies of the patriotic organizai ions. Mrs Elisha Burdick of Phebe Greene Warl chapter, Mrs Eugene Baker of Anna Warner Bailey chapter and MT S. Eocpezer Morgan of Fanny Hall Leo regents. presided at the order If ex- ercises and had general management of tie succe ssful function.
 After q selection by the orchestra, G ace Wheeler of Anna Warner Bailey chapter delivered an interesting sG- dfess on Places of Earlier Interest in This Locality CWequetequock).
 She referred to the early settlement of Wequetequock by the Chesbro Mi
 
 family antecedents and also some Of the present old buildings and of the sites of some of the older that were erected in 1850. Miss Wheeler re- feTred also to some of the ancient toflt,stones and their inscriptions in a way that instructed and interested. She talked plainly, made no attempt at oratory and showed thorough faculty of imparting it to her hearers in a way that was most pleasing.
 Mrs. George Lane of Fanny Ledyard chapter rendered piano solo accept ably.
 Lafayette'x Second Visit to Ameri- ca was the subject of a recitation by Miss Jennie B. Stanton of Phebe Greene Ward chapter. She is . train ed elocutionist and her effort was an interest feature of the exercises.
 The orchestra played the Star Span gled Banner.
 The Coming American was the sub ject of paper by Mrs. Louis P Allyn of Fanny Ledyard chapter. She re- ferred to the traits of the earlier races from which came the Americans tell ing of the barbaric methods Of some of these races and their gradual move towards civilization, and finally bring ing her subject down to the settlement of America by civilized people. It was the Christian church and not the Ro- man empire that overcame barbar- ianism. she said, and hurried civiliz- ation and free Christianity. Ireland had churches and institutions of learn ing when England was in a barbaric state but time has wrought great changes. The Dutch were among the earlier colontsts and the blacks were brought forward to aid the. whites and the Indians were enVtfIfxed. First there were emigrants from northern Europe, and who were a part of the system, which are in marked contract to the eDligrants that came from south and eastern Europe that are now pouring into the coun- try. All the states are now overrun by the scum of the older countries. and who are liable to become the Ameri- cans of the future. Our schools are a factor in making Americans and the foreign child is more interested in the flag drill than American children. should see to it that this foreign influx is Americanized and not for the future safety of America and American churches and institutions
 Mrs. William D. Critcherson sang The Star Spangled Banner, the ladies all joining in the chorus, after which several patriotic selections were rem iered by the orchestra There follow ed a social hour. Light refreshments were served The whole affair was a pleasurable reunion as well as a pat riotic observance.