Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-30
LESSONS IN PATRIOTISM
 BEFORE NORWICH SCHOOLS
Memorial Day Programmes Carried
 out-War History Told Over Again -AIiesiance to the Flag Enjoined.

Memorial day exercises were obsery ed as usual in the schools, programmes being carried out on Wednesday.
 In West Chelsea Schools.
 As has been customary for several years, the West Chelsea schools car ried out programmes.
 All the grades at the Mt. Pleasant street school met in the school yard, where a special musical programme was given, and where they were ad- dressed by Comrade Seth L. Peck and Rev Frederick W. Coleman.
 MT: Peek spoke earnestly, holding the close attention of all MT. Coleman spoke of how rapidly the Army of the Republic is passing away. In few years none will remain with us. He spoke of General Sickles, who is the age of Cemrade Peck, S7, and is the oldest surviving general of the union army, an army of boys one quarter million enly 16 years old and over 1000 only IA, about the age of many boys in our school today.
 MT, Coleman read Governor Buck ingham's proclamation calling upon
 men ef Connecticut to rally in the de- fense of liberty. The 18th regiment consisted of men in and about Nor l wich, formed on the fair grounds, and | south Part of the force under Gen i eral MeIrose, which met Lees army | advancing to the north, not realizing 1 the size of the confederate army, at tackled them. The union forces were defeated and many Norwich men were taken prisoners and confined m Libby 1 prison. Some tunneled under the walls | and escaped, others were afterward eX- changed, but it Is said that the three days delay of Lees army gave the un-
 ion army under Generals Meade and
 Slckles time to unite and advance to
 Gettysburg, where Lees army was met
 and forced to retreat
 Memorial day should be kept as a
 holy day, to honor the memory of those
 boys and men who fought for liberty
 to honor those soldiers who will soon
 no longer be with US. The greatest
 danger of a country comes not from
 without but within, and only by devo-
 tion to duty and by perfect union car
 it be kept safe.
 A short programme followed the ad- dresses Salute to the Flag, My Coun. try, The Only Flag. Patriotic Medley sung by the children.
 Pearl and High Street. , A pleasing patriotic programme wal carried out both at the Pearl and Higf street schools and where Comradt
 George Saunders and assistants gay, short and interesting talks.
 At West Thames Street. At the West Thames street schoo the Third and Fourth united with tn, Fifth and Sixth grades, where the fol
 lowing patriotic programme was car rled out with enthusiasm by the pu : pils: Salute to the Flag school: song Star Spangled Banner. school: sons There Are Many Flags, school: addres 2 by Capt. George Crocker song, Patri otic Medley, school; addresses. Georg
 Saunders and Rev. Joseph F. Cobb song. America. school; School Quota . tions; song, Aud Lang Syne. Special mention should be made O , Masters John Kearney and Fred Rear ! ney, who assisted 80 materially wit
 the music as leaders, John with tn
 violin and Fred as cornetist
 The addresses were most inspiring
 the story forcibly yet simply told ap pealed to all that is best in the chil dren, holding their attention to tn
 last. The talks were also enjoyed b . the visitors present.
 The lower grades held special exer
 cises. although no regular programm,
 patriotic songs were sung and tai
 given by the teachers upon the spir of the day.
 s Bridge District School, { The Memorial day exercises in tn y Bridge district school were carried ot ' in the senior room under the directio y of the teachers, as follows: Song. Tent E ing Tonight, rooms and ,: Let Litt $ Hands, rooms 1 and ?: The Soldier Flower and the Soldiers Flag, Glady e Williamson and Charlie Dyer; Th
 Song of the Flag, Hazel Maynard = song, The Star Spangled Banne ; school; One Flag, room 3 Q Captain t My Captain, room 1 The Little Gree n Tents, room 5; song, Marchin 5. Through Georgia, school; The Gettys z burg Address, room 5; address b c Charles Spalding, !Sedgwick post, No O G. A. R.; song, America, and the salut