Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13

Columbus day was observed in Wes- terly by the closing of the banks ana the public schools, it being legal hoi- iday in Rhode Island. But the real celebration of the day was. by the Italian residents. The celebrators were favored with excellent weather and commenced at sunrise when a cannon salute was fired at Riverside park. There was a parade in the early ar ternoon and 0 display of hreworks In the evening.
 Westerly band and included the Italian societies of Westerly and paraded over the line of march as printed Tn Mon days Bulletin. There were many men in line and each displayed the insignia of the society he represented. Features of the parade were thJ United States flag side by side with the Italian pan- uer and a large American nag, spread to it's full size, was carried oy- ten young men. Another feature was float typical of the voyage or Coium- bus to the. new world.
 While the parade was in progress three loud sounding bombs were sent skyward in Dixon square and then fol- lowed a beautiful set piece. which when reaching an altitude of 1,50O feet burst and emitted a shower of colored fire, from which emerged an American and Italian flag that hoated away together and dropped in WILCOX park.
 The procession halted in Dixon square and the Westerly band render ed I5Inno Reale, the Italian royal march, Rusticanna and a selection from verdis Rigoletto, and ending with the Star Spangled Banner. While the nrst selection was being played every pa rader doffed his hat and during the rendition of the last nearly every man in the square stood with barred head. An impressive feature of this cere- 1uouial was when the bearers Of the American and Italian flags marched from the head down in front Of the line, back by the rear, as the band played the Star Spangled Banner.
 The procession then proceeded over the balance of the prescribed line of march and was dismissed at River side park. It was here the pyrotech- mic display was given in the evening and it was the largest and best exhi- bition of fireworks ever seen in Wes- terly.
 "Hrown Men in stonineton celebra- Brown Alumni Monthly for October, and reads as follows: "On August 8, Q, TO- Stonington celebrated the one hupdredth anniversary of its success full defense of a British squadron Of five ships. On August historical exercises were held at which one of the two speakers was Dean Otis D.. Randall, 'S4. a native of North Ston- fngton, and great-grandson of Lieu ten Colonel William Randall, the mill itia commander at the battle; the B. Baldwin. A son. The Flag of Ston- 1ngton, words by Henry Robinson Palmer. 20, and music by Alfred G. Chaffee, '92, was sung by a school children'B chorus with band accom- paniment. On August.s1o there was na<.1.< <<< HanirtinO the towns history, 1614-1914, in which Dean Randall impersonated his an cestors; Jeremiah Holmes, '03, was to have taken the part of his great grandfather, Captain Jeremiah Holmes, who was for a time the commander of the fort during the defense, but he was compelled to be absent at the last moment and his brother substituted for him in the part; pr. Edmund D. Chesebro, 'N. a native of Stonington, Chesebro, the first white settler of the sown.
 Henry R. Palmer was, a. member of the executive committee of the eel ebration and a speaker at the patri- otic service, August g, in the Con- gregational church, and Abel F. Tan ner, "A, of New London, delivered the principal address at the unveiling of the memorial tablet at the site of the fort
 The division at Westerly, as we'll as sfl others in the state of Rhode Island were repressuked by their Hcers al the ninth nsecnial convention of the Ladies' auxiliary, Ancient Order Hi- bernians, in Providence Sunday after noon. The reports of officers showed a material increase numerically and meetings for the revival of the Gaelic language and literature and each di- vision will take up the study of old Irish music. It was voted to hold the next convention in Pascoag. Address es were made by Miss Elizabeth T Doyle, Miss Margaret McGoorty and Mrs. Theresa Myers.
 Officers were elected as follows: Miss Mary Dugan. president; Annie Bradley, vice president; Bridget Gu. sick, mistress-at-arms: Margaret Mul. vaney, sentinel; Roselle A McCabe secretary; Carrie McAlvon, treasurer: Mrs. Mary Mccarthy. Mrs. Mary Brady and Mrs. Ellen Curran, directors.
 Local Laconics.
 The superior court for Washington county will convene at Westerly Thursday.
 In the football game with the Eas Greenwich team, the Westerly Higf school boys were walloped, 32 to o.
 Ira A. Snyder, Everett Barns, Arthur E. Perry, John F'ril1 and several othel Westerly baseball enthusiasts. are il Boston for the worlds series.
 William A. Wilcox has sold to lil iian Hanson, of Brooklyn. N. r.. tn, farm of 43 acres near Bradford, for merly owned by Simeon Dion, of Wes terly.
 Delegates from the First Baptis end Calvary Baptist churches of Wes teriy attended the one hundred an twenty-second anniversary of tn Rhode Island Baptist Education so ciety, in Providence. Monday evening ER ON \ NHETTNrTTrN VNIn