Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
JEWETT CITY
Annual Concert and Ball Of Hose and Ladder Company Big Success Elegant Decorations, Fine Music Elaborate Gowns.

The thirteenth annual concert and ball of the A. A. Young, Jr., Hose and Ladder company, No. 1, was held in F'inn's opera house Friday evening. The decorations were very elaborate. a thousand yards of festoon tissue paper being used. The arch about the plat form was outlined in pale green, against which background the firemen's trum- pets rested. Overhead was a border of green and yellow festoon rolls which extended around the hall From this over the platform were suspended red bells and above it was the name of the company. A large banner fringed with red, white and blue tassels hung above the center of the platform. The front of the platform was of red, white and blue bunting, outlined with green and yellow. The walls were covered with a network of the red, white and blue paper. The walls on either side of the platform showed the helmets and axes of the fremen as well as forms of lad ders and stars. The rear of the hall was decorated with fans. of bunting and the windows and doors were draped in the same. the supports in the bal cony being twined with the paper. The front of the balcony was covered with bunting at the top and the single letters spelling Welcome were placed along the entire length, while three banners bearing the same inscription
  stairways were both draped with the national colors. A concert programme was given at half past by the Heagney Wallace orchestra of Worces- ter, Mass, including the following numbers: Overture King Mydas. Eilenbarg Cornet solo. Night and Day, Werner
 M. D. Roche. Descriptive overture. Night Alarm,
 Synopsis-A calm and peaceful night
 Ten o'clock. lights out. all in& bed. Choral. The alarm. Fire! Fire!
 Box 32. Horses rush out. Hitch up and off. The gallops. to the fire. Engines at work, etc, etc. Fire out.
 Recall. March home. Chorus, Home Again.
 xylophone solo, Selected
 George E. Gallagher. Finale, Galop, The Vixen, Whiting
 The grand march was led by Fore man and Mrs. John c. Delaney A dance programme of twenty-four num- bers was carried out, with Prof. Frank Proctor prompter.
 During the intermission a turkey supper was served at the Jewett City hotel The following committees were in charge of the affair: Master of cere- monies. John c. Delaney: floor direc- tor. Marcus Driscoll; aids William; Connell, Harry Wakefield. Louis Masse, William Cotter, Velo Sharkey. Adrian Menard Hugh Anderson; reception committee, William Grenier, Joseph H. Mccarthy. Joseph Watt, George Aver. John Sharkey, H. Gordon Willis, Eu-1 gene J. Carroll; committee of arrange ments John c. Delaney. Daniel Con nell. Peter Bryant. Guests were pres ent from Norwich. Danfe1son, Put nam. Wauregan, New London, Provi- dence and Willimantic.
 Pulpit Themss.
 Rev. w. H. Canes morning topic at the Congregational church Sunday is Life Work-Its Success and Failure. In the evening it is Greatness Through Service.
 Rev. E. w. Potters morning subject at the Baptist church is The Spirit of Power. and in the evening the fourth in Choices of Old Testament Characters The Choice of Esau.
 Borough Interests.
 The regular monthly meeting of A A. Young, Jr., Hose and Ladder com pany, No. 1, was held on Thursday evening. Several bills were voted paid. The names of John E. Murtha and Dennis Griffin were placed upon the membership list.
 Mrs. Louise Wright has returned to Norwich after few days visit with Mrs. T. M. Crumb. MT. and Mrs. E. B. Cheney attended the funeral of Amos Kendall in Wau- resan on Thursday.
 Charles Turner of Hartford has been a guest of his sister, Mrs. E. c. Will cox, in Lisbon.