Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-16
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK AT WESTERLY
Opens With Parade Thursday interesting Events Afternoon
and Evening-Pleasant View Fne.D District Organized
Officers of Pleasant View Improvement Association
Teachers Changes. Announced

was committed to the institution from
Westerly, suffering with pellagra, as
well as with a diseased brain. died
wednesday night. Mr.. English was 10
wears of age and was a resident of
Chase Hill. in Charlestown. He was
q Civil war veteran and served In q
Massachusetts, regiment
Chaatauqua week was tnauguratec
In Westerly Thursday afternoon by q
parade, the closing Of many places OF
business and semi official institutions,
and q general half holiday. As a re-
suit there was a general assemblage
of the people in Dixon square and vi
cinity to witness the procession, which
was headed by O platoon of police and
an automobile containing the superin-
tendent Of the ChautauQua, and several
local active workers for the success Cd
the event, which Is q big one for
Westerly. Then came the Boy Scoyts'
bugle and drum corps. and 100 school
boys with state flags. at equal dis
schoolgirls with variegated parasols,
and a trio OF pony carts prettily dec
grated with flowers and green's.
The Westerly Boy Scouts, carrying
two large United States flags and the
flag of Rhode Island. and the Westerly
decorated in green's. with tepee and
their guardians seated near by: Misses
Sally q. Coy, Vivian Arnold and Mary
Starr Utter, all in Indian costume. A
squad Of boy bicyclists preceded 16
gaily decorated touring cars, filed with
passengers. and Is motor trucks. rep
resenting many OF the business inter
ests of the town. The line of march
was from Broad street through Granite
street, Grove avenue High street,
Broad street over the bridge, through
West Broad street to Mechanic street,
.-rI. ar
square, down Elm street. to the school
house grounds.
The parade was dismissed at the Elm
school school grounds, where the
ChautauQuan tent is located, and where
the exercises will be held for a week.
by Supt. Robert Goldsmith, and an
entertainment by Dunbar's singing or
chestra- In the evening there was a
concert by Dunbars singing orchestra,
q lecture, Weeds and Flowers Of Lit
erature, and under the direction OF w.
Burton Westcolt there were chrome
photographs OF the parade in the af-
ternoon and local views of the town
and the people. Mr.. Westcolt also
gave brief lecture on the wonderful
possibilities of the camera
AZ the annual meeting of the Pleas.
ant View Improvement association on
ed as follows: Frederick E. Fowler,
president; Merton L. Stott, secretary;
Herbert P. Clark, treasurer; Mrs.
Samuel II. Davis, Mrs. Eugene F.
Stillman, Mrs. William w. Wilson, Mrs
Albert r. Stillman, Mrs. Joseph l..
Peacock. Mrs. John G. Dutton, Mrs
William Laing, Mrs. John E. Sayles,
Mrs. William J. Taft, Mrs. John Mich
OILS, Mrs. w. w. Lester, Mrs. D. Everett
Hoxie. vice presidents.
Recreation committee -. Herbert P.
Clark, Robert Smith, Bennett Chapple,
Adolph Rosie, Rev. W. r. Williams, c.
S. Fowler, Edwin Hawks, Miss Jean
Meikle, Miss Lottie Treat, Miss Mary
Reuter-, MISS Margaret Malnati, Mrs.
J. D. Probst. Arthur Coy, Howard Bah
cock.
Improvement committee - r. B.
Meikle, A. B. Crafts, J. H. Murphy, C.
Q. Treat, f. g. HaSwell, d. e. Hoxie,
Mrs. "A B. Crafts, Mrs. M. B. Milan,
Mrs. Bennett Chapple, James Moore.
Entertainment committee-Miss Har-