Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-23
MANCHESTER MEN
FOLLOW SAFETY FIRST
Make Low speed' Through Norwich
in Remembrance Of q Year Ago.


The Manchester Chamber Of Com
merce revived old memories Thursday
on their way through here to Ocean
Beach for its annual outing. They old
Il with great goou humor, and langh-
ter and good cheer replaced the wrath
ty nrst" was their motto and 81 cars
rolled through the city in solemn ar
ray bearing placards the fruit of a
twelvemonth's accumulation Of Man
chester wit 1t really was happy
anniversary celebration, and hearts
were lighter for its having been
One year ago. TO delve into the past.
DR.. r W. Rice of Manchester was
hurrying down Washington street TO
overtal<e his fellow picnickers on their
took the physician after the latter had
passed three street intersections with
out blowing his horn and his motor
cycle speed0meter showed 81 miles an
hour. In the city court he was found
to be without his license as well as
Kelly fined him s23. Wrathfuliy the
doctor whiried the dust OF Norwich
from his tires, and from that day 10
yesterday the Manchester man and
talking about it Yesterday they
smoked the pipe Of peace on Union
square, DR.. Rice revisited Chief Ldn-
ton and wished him and the depart
ment godspeed, and the chief did him,
and then they started on with con-
outing.
Helpful This Time.
And then a Norwich policeman, re-
yersing last years. situation, saved
them from ignominy. For, following
their leader, they started down Broad
way and were for keeping on She
tucket street and down Laurel BILL
when the traffic officer got them shunt-
ed on the right way. They didn't
know the narrow escape they had from
going straight to Brewster's Neck and
the asylum for the insane
Far out, safe on the outskirts Of
Norwich. Marshal Simon H. Scott
halted the procession OF cars Thursday
morning until he had, telephoned and
obtained Mayor Murphy's permission
for a garade. The Manchester auto
mobilists wanted to make sure Of q
safe getaway from the Norwich police
| this year, and Mayor Murphy reaaily
| assured them Of safety. So they pa
raded on the low gear through the
business streets and then up TO Union
| square. where the cars drew up in
crescent fashion Every Manchester
man. wore an outing hat draped in
crepe, every one had palm leaf fan
| with the words 20, Norwich, S33!" and
placards in their cars bore these slo-
gans:
Some Sentiments.
| We Are Glad to Get Back TO the Dear
Old Town.
Say, Norwich, Let Us Have More
i Murphys. Cut Out the KeIlys.
j Speedy cops in Norwich.
We're bunch OF speeders. Nor
witch.
Montvil1e got rich the same way.
Has anybody seen Judge Kelly?
i Where is he now2
Mayor Murphy is a gentleman.
The high cost Of speeding is driving
i rs mad-$33!
Bye. bye, Norwich.
You bounced Kelly, why not Ba1l1
Norwich, did You really need the
money.
Norwich, the Rose of New England
| Roses develop slowly.
Here come the law breakers.
On low speed through Norwich
| limit, three mile san hour.
1 We're going home the other way.
| We are speed kings. every one of US
4 Who said Norwich was a cemetery
Who made Norwich famous2 Hal
with a S33 fine.
Welcome from Mayor.
Mayor Murphy stood up IN one Of the
81 cars and made a speech and told the
1 Manchester men how welcome they al
were and he took the key OF the city
hall out of his pocket and turned II
over to them as symbol of the free
dom of the city. They gave him three
cheers and sounded their horns and
| waved their hats and demonstrated
that they were at peace with the world
President Cruickshank of the Norwich
Chamber of Commerce and other bust
ness men were there and helped u
spread the brotherly feeling. Then thee
journeyed on for the outing. the events
Of which included a luncheon, a bal
game and other sports and then a biz
| shore dinner. The party went home b!
way of Saybrook.
ing was w. c. Cheney, +. II. Ander.
son, H. B. House, F. ]. Bendall. Thorn
as ]. Quish, Thomas Ferguson TIL,
officers OF the association are: w. G
! Cheney. president; F. II. Anderson
vice president; H. B. House, secretary
Harold Alvord, treasurer.
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