Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-11
Art Clubs Outing.

Art Clubs Outing.
 Mrs. T. E. Hopkins is to have the members of the Ladies Art club at her
 home next Wednesday, afternoon. The
 annual outing will be held on the I grounds there.
 Rev. Isaac Peck. pastor of the Epis- copal church al Brooklyn. has invited 1 the members of Moriah lodge F. and l A. NJ, to attend service there Sunday, | June 26.
 MT and Mrs. A. C. Greene have been l entertaining Charles G. Greene and Miss Alice l.. Greene of Norwich, N. l Rev. NJ E. Baker of Boston will be | the acting pastor at the Methodist 1 church during the absence of Rev. l Ralph $. Cushman this summer. | To Plan for ChiIdren's Night. 1 The members of Killingly juvenile | grange will meet in Woods hall this | (SaturdaD afternoon to complete ar engagements for the children's night ex- erciseS which they are to conduct on Monday evening. The members of the Farther Lights society of the Baptist church hold a meeting in the vestry Friday evening. The new tanks for the Quinebaug company and for the E. H. Jacobs Manufacturing company have been practically completed.
 Castle Asbury's Committees. The following are newly appointed committees of Castle Asbury. K. of K. A: Conmissary general, Leroy B. Surrey; tent sergeant, Arthur War ren; mess captain, Harold Bigelow; aids, Jacob Spalding, Arthur Wild;
 baggage master Fred w Darmer Jr.; aids. John Day. Wallace Casweu.
 These committees were appointed in
 connection with the preparations that
 the members of the castle are making
 to save a summer camp near Old Kill
 ingly pond.
 One Half Hourly Service Soon.
 While the exact date has not been
 half-hourIy service on the trolley line
 will become effective about the goth
 of this month. The completion of the
 pavilion at Wildwood park is desired before the service is inaugurated.
 Officers of Missionary Societies.
 Following are the newly elected off,
 cers Of the Home and Foreign Mission
 ary societies of the Baptist church:
 President, Frank T. Preston; vice president, Mrs. E. H. Hammett; secre- tary and trearurer of the Foreign Mis- sionS society, Miss Alice BoIIes: secre- tary and treasurer of the Home Mis- sionary society, Theodore Bailey: so- Hcitor for foreign, Mrs. F. H. Ham, melt; solicitor for home, Mrs. w. A. Arnold solicitor for Helping Hand, dfngs. Miss Grace Spalding-
 Chiidren's Day at Methodist Church.
 Following is the order of the Chil- dren's day exercises a the Methodist church: Organ voluntary; singing; Scripture reading, Lucy Hammond; prayer, Rev. R. $. Cushman; welcome, Marion Perry; the reporters. five boys; Chfldren's Day, Irma Perry; Rainy Day Brigade. song, five girls; flowers, three children; Little Things, Edith bly, Our Soldiers, ten children; We Are All Lambs. Irene Yanovsky; Something Each Day. Lillian Tatro; That's Me, Elizabeth Francis; The Helpful Bouquet, Rachel Burns; If l Only Knew Minerva Brown; singing; A Day in the Woods, Edith Perry; How They Helped, Willie Yanovsky; Helen Nash; benediction. Rev. R. s. Cushman; postlude. The exercises commence at ?. m.
 Local Man in Eleventh Company, U.
 S. l.
 The following incident in the exper- fence of the doings of the Eleventh United States infantry in Porto Rico during the Spanish war is of special local interest, because Charles Nailor of Danielson, now employed at the Central house. was a member of B of that command during the period when the incidents recorded occurred:
 Our first engagement was four miles west of San German. To the north of the valley through which we were marching runs river. narrow, but very deep and rapid. spanned by a steel bridge in long bend where it crosses the road. This bridge and the road approaching 1t was made the main point of attack by the Spaniards. Upon their side of the river was range of foothills, furnishing perfect protection for their troops. while up- on our side were canefelds, whose ditches had been flooded in anticipa- ton of our advance, the enemy think and, having the range measured, to have us at their mercy. From the foot hills came the first volley while we were still 400 yards from the bridge the road to a point to which they had the distance It was this vo1ley that did the damage during the 1 entire engagement. It was the only known range. Our command was at once deployed to the right and to the left of the road. A battery of artillery was rushed forward and the fun be- skirmishers on the parade ground ex- I cites the admiration of anyone, but to | see command deployed in a canef1eld | the men up to their knees in mud and | water, is quite another thing not say ng anything of ditches, barbed- wire | fences and every other impediment | known to the Spaniards. We slowly ! 3dvanceds to the bridge under a hot | put inaccurate fire from the Spanish | forces behind the ridge of hills. Up- | on reaching the river and finding it | too deep to ford we were again brought i to the back of the road and we cross | ed the bridge with the Mauser bullets | Xhistling over our heads. This move | oluffed the Spaniards. To see that we | mad the nerve to reform and march | across the bridge in the face of their | ire was too much for them, and they | 'e1l back from their first position to | -he second range of hills. thereby giv- | ng our artillery and cavalry a chance | -o get their work in. which they lost | 10 time in doing. From this time on | t was a walkover for Uncle Sam's | 'orces. At about D. m. all firing had | ceased and not a Spaniard was to be | ,een. Our loss was two killed and ] fifteen wounded The Spaniards lost | A killed and 60 wounded. Next day We marched into the city of Mayaguez, | tome six miles to the north, with col ,rs flying and band playing. Two lays later the Spanish forces, consist ng of officers and 200 enlisted men, were made prisoners of war"