Connecticut western news., 1916-06-08
CORNW


 brated. In the morning the soldiers graves were decorated with evergreen wreaths and flowers of many kinds eighty-fiv graves, 80 of soldiers of the Revolution and 45 of men of the Civil War. At Cornwall Bridge the people hung flags from their houses, and forty children marched in procession to the cemetery with flags and flowers. The Cornwall Cornet Band played at the entrance as they went the round of the soldiers graves. after MT. Starr spoke for a few minutes of General Swift and others who were there buried. The band then returned to Cornwall village in automobiles. followed by the chil. dren in hay wagons. Somewhat simi- lar exercises were at the same time carried out at Cornwall Hollow and North Cornwall except that no veterans or band were present there.
 At Cornwall the Rumsev Hall con- pany in their new uniforms gave an exhibition of their training and then fell in to line behind the band and were in turn followed by the Camp Fire Girls, the children of the public schools and large number of citizens who went to the cemetery, where forty soldiers lie. There were four veterans from the Bridge. of whom MT. Charles H. Smith carried the national colors that he has marched up the hill with for many years. A hungry crowd of $50 returned at lunch time and found and quickly disposed of 2,300 sand wiches and corresponding qualities of other provisions that awaited them.
 Next Rev. MT. Mead was introduced and spoke of the development or liberty and self government in our land under democracy. Music interyened and then Hon. L. T. Nickerson spoke of the history of the development of our civil ization and its teaching of the need of force to sustain law and the value of preparedness withal. The close and quiet attention given to both speakers attested strikingly both the excellence of the address and the high character of their audience. A committee was appointed to attend to the matter of like celebration next year.
 Then occurred a stampede to the athletic field where was gathered the largest crowd ever seen there, to see the pretty girls of the town in blue and white decorate the field and Lerpetrate everything conceivable. Here came in the day's surprise. Actually they could play ball and did it. It seemed rather strange to see pianist risk her fingers catching behind the bat, and running bases as if it had been her pro. fession; to watch rather stately and dignified belle slam the ball into the outfield; to behold young matrons field ing or batting while their little ones watched the under the paternal care; teachers of high repute and pupils of the highest standing pitching against each other. and all joining ill the ex- cellentlv tasteful yells at the close when Cornwall had beaten West Corn wall 19 to 5.
 A good game followed in which Rumsey Hall was defeated by town team, l3 to 6, by reason of the stronger batting of the older men and scme- times the inability of the school boys to reach so far, or run so fast, as their larger antagonists. The day proved favorable until some who had far to 20 were caught in a shower on their way home, and it was a common remark that it had been most pleasant and successful occasion, the more so that people from all over the town had been interested in it.
 The Rumsey Hall boys defeated the Kent school on Friday last on the Kent field. On Saturday the ball and athletic teams were photographed.
 On next Sunday the baccalaureate sermon is to be preached in the First Church.
 It is rumored that another game by the girls will be played on July fourth.
 The Calhoun family spent Saturday and Sunday at the Westover school, where Miss Jean graduates this month.
 Dr. Foote and family arrived at thelr place last week and Dr. Woolsey and family came few days earlier, except Miss Peggy, who graduates at Vassar this week.