Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-01
|E1 Il|l[ HONORS SOLDIER DEAD
ov1nce U hemorial Day Absence of Adj Paul H. EIil- 11ud hezeases Sense of Sadness and Loss-Town Sc ls<4sd for Road Investigation Mrs. Mary Northrup, Desd It s9 Leaves 37 Great Grandchildren

- Memo11G day was observed under, the ausp5ces of Budlong and Hancock posts. e. A R.. the fact being demom- 6tz14ed t11at there is rapid decrease hl the number ss< veterans. In the ex- erxdsas two Grand Army posts pzrtici- pat6d. the one in the department of Rhode Island and the other in the de- par<menf of Connecticut both having quarters in the Memorial building, yet when all were assembled for parade only 30 reported as it for the duty. and large pruportion of these were un- atde to fRll in for the msrch and went over the route in automobiles With Colonel Everett '. Whipp1e and Major Arthur N- Nash as marShals, Spanish American War Veterans. the line was 1Ormed in Broad street, and, headed by the Westerly band. and under escort of the Fifth company. R. l. N. G., and Westerly Boy Scouts, the Boys of '61 now the old men of proceeded 70 Sf- Michael's and River Bend ceme- 1erfes and performed the customary me departed comrades. the graves of Uhich were marked with the flag and . potted plant
 All stores and places of business nearly all closed for the whole day. T7aEs were generously displayed and the whole people entered into the sol- omnity ard importance of the patrf- of5c anniversary.
 In the evening the town hall was med in attendance at the annual Me morial day exercises when the follow ing prOGrzmme was rendered: Assembly. bugle.
 Master Reginald Horne, Boy
 Scout Bugler
 Music, Bfest Be the Ground, dedicated
 to the c. A R., words by Col.
 Charles H. Clarke, music by W. J.
 D. Leavitt, arranged by N. Cliff
 ford Page Choir
 Scripture reading,
 Rev c. A Burdick
 n1ue5c. Low in the Ground They're
 Regtfng, Collin Coo
 Rev. John G. Dutton
 Musscs Sleep. Comrades, Sleep,
 J. Henry Dwyer
 Choir.
 Recitation. Lincola's Address at Get
 Howard P. Knight.
 Memorial Hymn. A. B. Winch Hercloey.
 An1srioaa hymn csreea Our Repub.ic). x,r.f,or.
 Hev. Edward Ho1ycka D. D., Providence.
 &Gesks R-sirald Horne. Bugier.
 Rnv. c. Y. Al Jones
 AExx1cSl serv1ces under direction of Xzzlliam g. Martin.
 4As rses1sn. of the necroBogy was fr-1r. hxy of t1D akpazca ef sidjuxs-s.. Fanl Herman HQ3azl, who 6zod The.rgaaT- M-. H1l- hFd has ssz yszFs p-EssAss1 tha ohttu- oExpA Acd read tbeu at She annual 4Eeruzzza s<<vs,e. aTsc the thousht Of b5W 4Ra uyfae<rzlst ID the minds Of ali nz1pucxf1ed Tlaaa ts.s section of the DEuEzaEe1SS W1s r<s@chsd sk
 Jcesn A IoE1sa pest, G. A R., of Azkz1Deg, cs-scrv-a toe Gsy sn the cus- toHznrx n1sraar. TAe ruasunecs of the o'clock za uas EzssxIfzrg sni proceeded tD churcS, -tero they wesss addressed hy ReF- IsFr1nz G. As-ts,a, U. D., pas- bR of Gsszs1s Ecthcs1sst chu<Gh. West ely At the ncsscsrzfcn of the exer- cxG4a nk t6e chnIrn, tha vsSwspa, &C., concEaxssxsd ty tre Rhode Islssnd Hey 4crrsa a71 snfscs,: cssllka-si, Ess1ched 6 E5k arrErs arsd HczrNiDrps, ce1ae- tnrieH. Ezsere tho uDEsi cEssSraauies vMse head ard feyesass pascaa upon tho 0A 0E1t>A9e&1 ESEksk6&kkBA
 Ma-raszs-sex. esznss.arrirrf. K. T., will pz<<sepate is, ss>e cs4rlsrniaai oeseAra- Hen cf Ezsair grea czasiinan nsicry Of AsnF7ert, June A, 15 a1.a 1S- The caeSA<zszAes srjA open StszEIs;py zfl,sn in tho efrp<eoa the csra1saatsaassy wzi att Gr(zz T15z<zty cauxE-l- Eszsae EEl be a sD<caza seunop by Rey- Stanley Hz1ehes. ard Fretzte E. Sir Rstrat S. EnB6z,gzrse Ein give tine historical ad- dEezS. zf&sEdzy t1ec oozDraaaadexy will z1ves . I4afes' might in Masoulic hall, R1zh a rHzscal and literary programme 4n the early part of the evening, a 1Ance foEioxDg- Tuesday there will he a street parade, followed by a fuueznean al Newport beach, with ad- th7eSSes h5 some of the grand officers. As IT present. planned the, order of fGoceasi0n will be follows Wash Mkm cenMxnzzdezx, -Aa. 4, of Newport
 &zr IL Irving She@ley cunnanantlel,, aRl1f6 Eh< Naval Training station band Jxkft<l a1n1Bande1g of Providence, MI Sir William L. Phillips eonnarrandeT win the Palestine Temple band. Holy Sepnlcdr% cCmmanMeiy of Pa-MtGekset, III Sir RafEaH Johnson corn1nander wnth bGud- Calvary cunnHnamdery of Prosi- 64nkse F. Sir IuElis N- Caldwell eDIn- uRExiH, with FnH Artillery district hEud Sutfun cDrnmHnaery of New A1o1nrd. E. Sir Charles Cuonhs com n1nn8er. usth Second Artillery distauet hmnd. Esoausacked curnnizAndery, E. Sir C c WheHzpcx conarrafsder, wsfth band i; GodsDey deBotfilleF cesfsfnaxsetsdy of FmH RinE. E. Sir Nftham Beateie c<nxxuaandeE. With ksltd; NarraEsn- ee19 cn1umnndery. of Westerly, E. Sir Alberf H- Spioer coEnsnander, with the Mxmicipal hand of Newport.
 Tfs Hhods island state board of public roads has selected Westerly MiddIeto~en and Foster as the towns fin which the general Investigation ot read building in the state is to be made Ehor-Erg hy gosrea-HHfeHt experts. The selection Of tlrese towns was made by Chef E1eaneer Patterson of the state haaEd. ana he has FbeeH informed by Director L. W. Page of the office oi pnbHc roads, agT-iczsitural department that the investigation will be begun very soon. MT. Patterson says that Nastsriy and Middletown were select ed because considerable rcad work had --Seen done by these towns. and each had fazz1y good sz1ppig or road ma f<f1al The rewn of Exeter was choser beozHsc 1t Is in q szsarse3p settfee con- dzt<on and hes Hts4e faHds te spend xz1cn rood bui2dlng or improvement The board is of the opazaon that the three towns will furnssh the best pos sff1z material fer a study of road een- G<9ons in the sfstte<
 The data z11l be. compiled as soon as trzesxa<1ea is coEapzeted and will be 4t the disposal of the state board. The