Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-04-21


erfy, First regiment. Rhode Island. De
tacIed militia. and who was tbgrefore
in a position to know. as he~J5repared
the muster roll of the company, states
that the first enlistmepts were made
April IL, and that Two days later,
April H. 1851. the company was en-
rolled in Providence, and not on the
18th, as recently published, and which
was. erroneoEsly stated ins weekly
newspapers of that period Colonel
forTnally mustered into the service
May 2. 1861. in Washington. and mus
tered out August 2. 1861.
IT is evident that the Westerly COM
pan8 was enrolled before the regiment
to Which 1T was subsequently, attached
was designated. General orders No. z,
from the5 adjutant generals ONCE, dat
ed April 10, 1861. states: "The COM
MA uder in chief having selected ten
companies of 102 nom commissioned
officers, privates and musicians and
four commissioned officers from the
several military companies of the
state; and having organized them into
2 regiment sunder the name of the
First regiment Detached militia, of
Rhode Island and the following COM
missioned officers thereof have been
duly elected BY the several companies
of the regiment, have been commits
stoned and will be respected accord
ingly." Here follows the names of
the omcers of several companies, those
of the. Westerly company being Henry
c. Card, captain; William H. Chapman,
first lieutenant; James Babcock, Sec
ond lieutenant; j. Clark Barber en-
sign.
Colonel shenield said that when he
went on the night of the 18th of April
to the armory where the public meet
ing was held, he had no idea of en-
Dsting but there came a luH in the pro-
ceedings and with the firing upon
Sumter foremost in his mind, he step
ped up and signed his name to the en-
listment paper and two days later was
enrolled in Providence. The colonel
was thoroughly imbued with the spirit
of patriotism and was determined to
serve his country as best he could.
He was mustered out of the service
with the First Rhode Island regiment
August ?. 1851 and was back in the
service September IL as first lieuten-
ant of G company Eighth Connecticut,
and was promoted to be captain. serv-
ing in H and e companies. He was
wounded in battle and saw considera-
BILE actual service. November 1e, 1865,
he was promoted to be lieutenant col
onel.y and was mustered out December
IL, 1855, as regimental commander.
Miss Florence Kelley Of New York,
general secretary of the National Con-
surers' league, spoke interestinglyuo
the work of the league to an appre-
ciative audience in the assembly room
of the Memorial and Public Library
building. Thursday afternoon, under
the auspices of, the Consumers league,
of Rhode Island. which was represent
ed by Miss Alice W.. Hunt of Provi-
dence. The object was to get the peo-
pie of Westerly interested in the work
and TO add to the membership of the
state league.
Miss Kelley explained that the
league works in the interest of both
manufac turers and consumers. trying
to persuade the former to abolishs the
swes tshop and tenement work system,
and the, latter. to demand goods man
ufacturHd in clean factories She re-
ferrep to the Triangle shirt waist fac
tory disaster as striking example of
TIE need for league work. The car
dinal principles of the league are the
enforcement of the state factory laws,
to see that overtime is not worked,
that children under sixteen years OF
age are not employed and that no
goods are given out to be made up in
homes.
Miss Kelley has had considerable
experience in this special line of work.
She was the first woman factory in
spector in the United States, and was
engaged in Illinois to visit the factor
les OF that state and to enforce the
laws in regard to factory conditions.
She has now general oversight of the
league, which she says is purely phil
anthropic, striving to benefit all classes
of people.
Membership cards were circulated
and many were returned, bearing the
signatures Of Westerly ladies.
James Mcbride, who was COMMITTEES
to tho state reform school from West
erly, about three years ago, and who
Is now eighteen years of age, and a
trusty at the Sockannossett institu-
tor. made his escape last Saturday
afternoon. The fact was communi-
Gated to Chief Bransfield. with the re-
! uuest that Mcbride be apprehended
! should> he appear in Westerly. The
boys mother lives with family in
Elm street. and Wednesday evening
Chief Bransfieid ascertained that the
/ boy was seen in that vicinity. and
with Policeman West started out to
capture the boy, Bransfield going in
| one direction, West in another, the
i two to meet in Elm street. While
walking down Main street the chief
spotted Mcbride walking towards him
I The boy turned and ran and the
chief pursued over a serpentine course
| with the rsult that the boy ran un-
\ Willingly towards the other officer Of
\ by Policeman West at the junction of
1 Main and Elm streets. Mcbride was
taken to the police station ana the
ONCE of the institution notified Of the
capture. Edward W. Hesalton, night
watchman, came to Westerly Thurs
day morning and took Mcbride back
to the reform school
Thursday evening in High school
hall was held the annual prize speak
ing contest Of the girls of the West
erly high school, Miss Fanny T. PEN
dleton, Mrs. Thomas Perry and George
r. Thompson acting as judges The
order of exercises was as follows:
Piano solo. Tannhauser March. Was-
ner-Liszt, Miss Julia Callahan pray
er, Rev. F. c.. A. Jones; vocal solo, The
Alpine Rose, Lieber. Miss Elizabeth
Jones; reading, The Bear Story That
Alex list Made Up His Ownself'
aRiley, Mildred 8. Henderson,; A Voice
from a Far Country, Anna d. Peck
ham; The Widows Xmas, Will Carl
\ ton. Olive M. Datson; The Madonna OF
the Tubs, Phelps. Anna D. Lewis;
Fairy1and Waltz. veAzie. Girls cho-
rus; Jack. the Sheep DOGS Trail. Fox
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