Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-30

A special meeting of the Westerly town council Wednesday afternoon vzs held for the purpose of canvass ing the voting list for the town cleo ton next Tuesday. In the voting list the following changes were made; E'irst district-Added to registry. Hen ry Champlin. Lyman Hamm; trans f,rred to Second district. AlanSon A. PaImfter: added to real estate. Herbert P Clark, Luigi Toscano. Second dis 1rict-Added to registry, John Carry, James w. Ford. Stephen o. Larldn, Charles o Watkins; added to real es tate. Sidney l.. Chapman. William J. Batty.
 The committee appointed by the council some time ago to select a Jan- ftor for the new town hall made its report to the council and recommended Alexander Mitchell for the place.
 The report said: There have been so or more applications Your com mittee has been governed in their rec onamendation by seniority of the ap- plications received. and hereby recom- mend the engag cement of Alexander Mitchell and that the compensation be s75 per month.
 THOMAS M'KENZIE.
 Committee.
 The report of the committee as sub- nlitted was accepted by the counch after a vote and MT. Mitchell was ap- pointed janitor at a salary of $500 a year.
 After short drill by the Boy Scouts xo prepare them for their march in the parade Memorial day on the Elm street campus, Wednesday evening, the scouts marched into the Elm street school buildfnE where a rehearsal for thelr music which will be furnished by the Scouts at the service on the Pawcaruck street bridge was held. Another event ~t, ff1ss rlrpEant2iIOn of colors to the organization by Hancock WomSn's Relief corps. Mrs. E. J. Paine made a few brief remarks which were well received by the Scouts. Fol- lowing the presentation. Scoutmaste1' Nye gave a short talk in the behalf of the local organization.
 Memorial day in Westerly will as usual be observed in many ways. The plans for the observance have been completed and will follow on practi- cally the same lines as previous years.
 At 12 o'clock bells about town will be toiIed and flags placed at half mast for a period Of five minutes, during which time all veterans will stand with uncovered heads
 street and follow the usual custom at the river bridge of taking part in the exercises of paying tribute to those noble Americans who gave their lives at sea. that our country might exist.
 After the exercises at St. AIichaefH cemetery and the short march back to the bridge. the veterans will be con- veysd in automobiles to River Bend cemetery. The machines will be fur nished by citizens of the town.
 The graves at the cemetery will be decorated and the usual service will be held by the veterans.
 Following is the order of the process sion and the programme of exercises which will be held at the River Bend cemetery:
 Charles H- Ledyard; aides. Col Ever kE WhippIe and Major Arthur N. Nash Westerly band, Charles o. Cav 1t leader; Fifth company. c. A C., R | N- G.. Capt Robert Trackeray; Budlong post. No. Is. G. A. R.. ComS mander Christopher Simmons; Han { cock post No. S1. c. A. R. Commander Abel Babcock; Robert Bruckner camp, No. s, S. ". w. Commander John I. Bentley; Westerly troop. R. I. Boy tor. clergy and invited guests in car riages-
 : Assembly, bugIe, Master Reginald Horne. Boy Scout bugler; music. Me morial Day Ode. Henry B. Darlington, U- S. A. lwritten at request of com rades of G. A. R.; scripture reading, Rev. Lyman G. Horton, D. D.; music, Decoration Day, Perkins, double male quartette; prayer. Rev. Clayton A. Burdick: music, Rest, Spirit, Rest, Amflfe, RoolCe. cho1rs; recitation, Lin- .coln's Address at Gettysburg, Master Reginald Dean; music, soprano solo, Hold Thou My Hand. Gounod. Miss Katherine c. Price: necrology, Adjut. Paul H. Hfllard; music, Recessional, DeKoven, choirs; oration, Hon. Thon- as W BictmeI. IL. D.. Providence, R. T.: music, America (audience request ed to join in singing); taps. bugle Master Reginald Horne. bugler; bene- diction, Rev. Frederick D. Thomas.
 Exercises in River Bend cemetery: Music. Nearer. My God. to Thee, West erly band; c. A. R, Memorial day ser vice. Budlong post; music. America, Westerly band: benediction. Rev. F. D. Thomas; taps, bugles.
 William WidIey, a niiIhand Of the Potter Hill mill and a resident of that