Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-10
FLAG DAY IN WESTERLY
How It Will Be Observed in the Public Schools vile P. Hite Visits Elks-Fight Pictures be Shown Alter All-Burial of Captain John F. Murphy with Military Honors-Red Men Celebrate Fifth Anni- versary,

culiar to the state of Rhode Island
 made so by legislative act with special
 reference to observance in the public
 schools Feb. 12 is the day established
 m the annual school calendar to be
 known as Grand Army Flag day, in
 honor of the birthday of Abraham Linz
 coin. and shall be observed with patri-
 otic exercises in the public schools,
 but the day is iID no way construed as
 legal holiday in Rhode Island. It is
 provided that when such day shall
 faH on Sunday or Saturday the follow
 ing or preceding day, respectively, as
 the case may be, shall be observed In
 nearly every other state in the union
 June l4, the anniversary of the adop-
 ton Of the national flag, is observed as
 Flag day. and Iincoln's birthday is
 given separate celebration. This was
 the custom in Rhode Island until it
 was considered best to consolidate both
 events into one day of school observ-
 ance.
 So Lincoln's birthday is not legal
 holiday iR Rhode Island although it
 is so ohserved in California, Colorado,
 Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois. Iowa,
 Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota
 Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New
 York. North Dakota, Pennsylvania,
 south Dakota, Utah. Washington, West
 Virginia and Wyoming.
 According to custom, Walter F.
 Ranger, commissioned of public schools
 of the state. has prepared and sent to
 the several schools an elaborate order of exercises suggestive of proper ob-
 servance of Grands Army Flag day and
 suitable exercises win be held in the
 public schools of Westerly and there will be general display of the na- ttonal flag on that day.
 A feature of the observance Is tho part taken by veterans of the Civil war in the exercises. member of the Grand Army of the Republic is detailed to every school to speak on patriotism to tho pupils. Members of Budlong post have been detailed to the schools of Westerly as follows: To the West erly High school Paul H. Hillard: to Elm street school, Christopher Sim mons; to Pleasant street school, John B. Brown; to Quarry Hill school. Ben jamin F. Cory; to Avondale school, Asel w. Tefft; to Dunn's Corners school, sStephen A. Congdon; to Park avenue school, Erastus w. Barber; to White Rock school, James A. Sisson; to Chestnut street school. Augustus A. Law; to Mantle school, William L. Babcock.
 Melville Phillips Hite of Marionette, O., was a visitor at the session of Westerly lodge of Elks Wednesday evening. when several candidates were MT. Hite is an assistant to superintendents of construction of life saving stations. Atlantic and lake coasts. and is here in connection with the construction of a breakwater at the Watch Hili life saving station bids for which will be opened Feb. 20. Separate bids are received one for completing the work April 30, 1911. and the other Tor the completion of the work July 31, i 1911.
 The MontvilIe family of PaImers, among the best known mill men in the l country, do not confine themselves to i the manufacture of bed quilts in New London, Montville and Fitchville but | are also interested in other manu- facturing industries. including two To- cated in Fall River. At the annual l neEting of the Massasoit Manufa ctur- 1 nE company in that city Wednesday .nese officers were elected: Frank l.. | Palmer, president: Wendell E, Turner. 1 clerk and treasurer These directors were chosen: Frank L. Palmer and | George s. Palmer of New London ! Wendell F. Turner of Fall River Per- ey s. Palmer of Montville, Charles T. ] Palmer of New York. |
 At the annual meeting of the Swan sea Dye Works corporation Frank I. Palmer was elected president Wendell | ;. Turner clerk and treasurer. and Frank T.. Palmer. George $. Palmer and Wendell D. Turner directors.
 On the night of Jan. 18th there was 3 special meeting of the Westerly town council to give hearing on a protest which was in the main from members Df the Westerly Ministerial association against the issuance of a license for m exhibition of the Jeffries-J Johnson fight pictures in Bliven opera house on -he afternoon and evening of Jan. 28 lt is the custom of Manager Bliyen to | ake out license each Monday for the | to be given in the opera l house during the week. but he failed I 70 make application on the customary lay in that particular week When i he manager called Tuesday Clerk | Nhipple denied the license for Satur- lay by order of the present town coun- l Ill on the ground that protest had been | made against license for the fight pie ] ures on the date advertised
 There was a spirited discussion at i he hearing. but the council took no | lction; no license was issued and no !! public exhibition was given of the | fight pictures. The following Thursday | Ifternoon the members of the town | council were treated to a compliment | ary exhibition of the pictures A ma | ority of the council did not consider | he pictures objectionable, but they l lid not deem it advisable to order the | ssuance "a license at that time. es- | socially as it was the mutual under tanding at the hearing the night be- | 1,o