Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-23
PL.AINFIE.LD
Local People at NeMsn9 conferenee
 High School Graduation AaM cr- gan for st. John's Church Arrives.

Plainfield people who attended the. conference in NeWent Wednesday were Mir. and Mrs. Henry Dorrancs. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Iathrop Mr. and Mrs. c. Kingsley. Mrs. Wa1ter Kingsley, Mrs. Thomas Marsland, Mrs. Arthur Burton, Mrs. Annie Johnson, Myra B. Adams, Cecil Butler, Mrs William Harvey, Miss Edith Peter0on, Herbert Gallup, NIiss Helen Gallup, Ruth A. HaIl Miss Florence Webberlys Mrs. Samuel Webberly. Mrs. Fred Lyons and Rev. Arthur Barwtck, pastor of the Congregational church of P1ain-# field, who was one of the speakers MT. Barwick spoke on Christian Pre- paredness. The party made the trip by automobile.
 High School Graduation. The ninth annual graduating ex- ercises of the Plainfeld High school were held in the Peoples theatre at Moosup Wednesday evening. The members of the graduating class marched from the Methodist church to the theatre. The stage was beautifully decorated with ferns, daisies, peonies, buttercups and foliage.
 The orchestra played an overture and march. This was followed by 1 prayer by Rev. Arthur Fl. Withee. The chorus then sang Morning Invi- tatton by Veazie. Following this was | m essay DY JOun3 IOSGDnl UNOt6en on l The Making of Moving Pictures Clar- ence Edward Winsor followed with an essay on Practical Education. The girls chorus, Misses Ruth and Pauline Mathewsons Rose Foster, Maude Ship pee, Doris Potter, Florence Onder- donk, Henrietta Burby and Agnes Peltier, sang Know Bank Whereon the Wild Thyme Grows in very pleasing manner. Following this num- | Der there were essays on The Higher Patriotism by Miss Gladys Doro 41y Cod1in and The Cost of War by Clark rendered Come Where the Lilies Bloom l by Thompson.
 The president of the class, Clark | Howard Denison made the presenta,- ton of the class gift. He presented l Principal John l.. Chapman of the high school a $2O gold piece as the foundation of fund for new high sdlool building. MT. Chapman as- cepted the gift and responded to MT. Denison in a feficitous manner.
 Following the presentation, Freder- | ick I. Johnson of the town school com nlittee presented diplomas to the fol- l lowing: Dora Elizabeth Blanchard Gladys Dorothy Codlin, Francis John l ColIonan, Ethel Mae Davis, Clark | Howard Denison, Helen Florence Doyle, William Francis Hall, Walter 1 Hawkins, Howard Allison Kenyon Y EIoyu huSSell Main, RuIn Stand1Sh | Mathewson, John Joseph Nolan, Doris l Freeman Potter, Stanley Leo Sullivan | Margaret Katherine Tootill and Clar- ence Edward Winsor.
 I The class ode was sung by the senior class and the exercises closed wi n a march by the orchestra.
 The theatre building was crowded many having to stand during the eG- 1 ercises. The speakers were giver hearty applause.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick I. Racine were recent visitors at Fall River Mass. making the trip by automobile
 New Organ Arrives.
 The handsome organ shipped to St Johns church has arrived and will b. set up in the choir loft as soon al possible. Sunday morning at the 10SI o'clock mass an elaborate programm made up by Prof. Hugh Kinder O Norwich and Miss Teresa Sullivan. tn, church organist, will be presented Professor Kinder and Miss Sullivan will he assisted by number of wei known Norwich soloists
 Leave for Fort Wright.
 Plainfeld boys who left for For Wright with the Thirteenth compan. are Valmore Guertin, Fred and Xavie Vandale, Walter Clark, Stephen Wood Joseph Rail and Henry Roberts.