Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-31
FRANKLIN SCHOOL CHILDREN
 GAVE PROGRAMME
For Memorial Day-Dinner on the
 Green Preceded the Exercises.


 The Memorial day exercises carried out by the Franklin school children, assisted by the members of the C. A. R. and the choir of the Franklin Con | gregational church, attracted numbers of people who were delighted with the 1 fine programme. A fine dinner was served by the ladies of the town on the green, after which two lines Of school children formed in front of the church and the veterans of the town, T. E. Smith, Daniel Ellington, LeandeT
 Brown and James Tucker. and sons of veterans, Frederick Ladd, Thomas Lewis Edward Howard. Nelson Tack
 CT and William Woodward, and mem berS of the school committee, w. Bras sil Michael Newman. C.. B. Davis and
 George Ladd, passed through, march
 ing into the Franklin church, followed
 by the school children and visitors, to
 the tune of Tramp. Tramp, Tramp, the
 Boys Are Marching.
 The following was the programme
 conducted: Salute to the flag; song,
 The Star Spangled Banner; recitation
 The Gettysburg Speech; greetings by
 George Ladd; prayer, Rev. Benjamin Capshaw; recitation. The Flag Goes By, Margaret Fitzgerald; recitation,
 Memorial Day. Archie Mitchell and Edward Mitchell; recitation, Marcus Bozzarus, Nellie Taylor; song, March ing Thro' Georgia; recitation, True Heroism, Dorothy Cox; recitation, Memorial Day, Ruth Capshaw; recita-
 ton. Two Voices, Roscoe James and Eugene Deshefy; song. Columbia, the Gem of the ocean; recitation, The Re
 turned Flag, Winifred Holt; acrostic.
 Memorial Day, II children from dis
 trict 5. Catherine Murphy, John Me Hale, Ernest Sherman, Claude Robin son, Vincent Perkowslly, Fred Ladd, Alec PerkoWsky, Olive Ladd. Joseph Perkowsky, Percy Robinson and Felix Perkowsky; recitation, My Wreath, Lillie Porter; song. Rally Round the Flag; recitation. A Song for our Flag, Louise Brush; recitation, Love of Country. Ruth Mitchell recitation, Decoration Day, Hattie Leonard; duet, Little Bronze Button. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Smith
 In his address Rev. Benjamin Cap shaw spoke particularly to the school ing speaker. At the close of his speech he made the request for the silent sa- lute te the boys in blue. The pro- sramme was concluded with recitation, Our Country. Celia White; recitation, What Constitutes a State Harold Armstrong; recitation. HurrahI Hur- rahl Ella Redwood, and America
 The school children then marched out, forming lines for the veterans and school committee to march through. A social time followed. after which the teams were made ready for the depar- ture of the children. Through the kindness of MT. and Mrs William F'rink and Deacon Charles Barber the children of the South Franklin or Sodom school were carried and the wagon was most attractively decorat- ed. The committee of arrangements was Mrs. T. E. Smith. Miss Alice Leach, Miss Mabel Tucker, Mrs Her mon Gager Mrs. Levias Robinson, Abial Browning, Mrs. Ella Tucker, who were assisted by Miss Nellie McCar- thy, Miss Anna Armstrong. Mrs E. Mitchell, Miss Florence Redwood, Miss Aneta Redwood and Miss Kath- crime Holton. The master of ceremo- nies was George Ladd. who filled the position in a capable manner. giving with each introduction a pleasing rem lnlscence of times 50 years ago.