Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-04
CHARTER UNVEILED WITH
 HIGH OFFICERS PRESENT
Division No. 54, Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H.. Had interesting Nesting.


 Division No. 54. Ladies' auxiliary. A. o. H., organized here in December, held largely attended meeting on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in T. A. B. hall at which the charter was unveiled with appropriate exercises and the division had both national and state and county officers present as guests of honor for the occasion.
 These included Mayor T. c. Mur- phy, National President Mrs Ellen Ryan Jolly of Pawtucket, State Pres ident Mrs. M. J. Foley of New Haven, State Vice President Miss Charlotte M Holloway of New London, State Secretary Mrs. J. C. Carroll of New Haven, representing the state execu- tive board, and County President Mrs. Annie T. Heuley of New London. With Miss Katherine Brennan, president of the division they were seated on the platform. which was attractively dec orated with palms and potted plants.
 Mrs. Quinn of New Haven. state treasurer, was unable to be present be- cause of illness and a meeting in New London prevented the attendance of State President William T. May and County President James J. Finnegan of the A, O. H.
 The exercises began with we'll rem
  sisting of Mrs. B. Peterson, Miss Helen Looby and Miss Mary Quinn, who gave the ode and the motto.
 Mayor Murphy Chairman.
 Mayor Murphy, who was chairman for the meeting, made a happy speech in which he spoke with admiration of the growth and purposes and said that it gave him pleasure to introduce to this Norwich audience the highest of- ficer of the Ladies' auxiliary, the na- tional president Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly.
 Mrs. Jolly National President.
 Mrs. Jolly responded in a felicitous way, congratulating Division No! 54 upon more than doubling its mem bership since, 1t was instituted in De- cember, having then 30 and now 72. She spoke briefly in an outline of the purpose of the Ladies auxiliary and haid a tribute to Norwich for its patriotic spirit in having two thriv- ing auxiliaFies.
 In concluding Mrs. Jolly handed the gavel over to the county auxiliary president. Mrs. Annie T. Henley of New London, who in turn introduced the state president. Mrs. Foley, who expressed her pleasure at attending this meeting in Norwich and said she hoped she might soon have the pleas ure of coming>her again.
 Acceptable responses when called upon were made by President Edward A. Pratt of the First Division and President Frank J. Murtha of the Sec ond division of this city and by M. J. Dwyer, county treasurer.
 Hope in the Children.
 Miss Holloway, state vice president, who is also national lecturer gave a stirring address in which she empha- sized the thought that in the children was the hopt of the true spread of the order and she encouraged a broad CT spirit of charity and more unified action in putting the principles of the organization before the public.
 UnveiIing the Charter.
 The unveiling- of the charter follow ed this and was preceded by a pretty Mary Tracy, Madeline Grodotzsky, Rose Finnegan, Helen O'Neil, Teresa Del Carlo, Dorothy Del Carlo, Cecelia Brock, Patricia Riley and Loretta Thompson. They were dressed in white and wore green shoulder sash heads and American and Irish flags in their hands
 At the conclusion of their drill the charter was presented by Helen O'Neil and unveiled by ceeelia Brock and Pa tricia Riley.
 Mrs Carroll, the state secretary, was listened to with interest as she spoke of the big advancement that had been made in the cause of Irish history in New Haven where 1t had been placed in the high school as a direct study. New Haven. she said, had the honor of having organized the second ju- venile division in the country and she suggested that Norwich might well emulate her example.
 Pleasing remarks were made by Mrs Q. A. May, president of the New Lon don auxiliary, and by Miss Mary A. Clark, president of the Taftville aux Hilary, and Roger Tighe received en- thusiastic applause for his song of the two flags.
 Solos were sweetly rendered by Miss Alice Murphy, who sang Erin Mb Heart Is with Thee and by Miss Nora O'Hara, whose selection was Kath- leen Mayourneen.
 Gifts Made.
 One ef ths faatusAs of the attar-