Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
WESTERLY ELKS PATRIOTIC
Flag Day Observed With Full Ritualistic Ceremonia-An
 derson-Kibbe Marrage-Clark Mill Employees Subscribe for $1sooo Liberty Bonds -Stonngton Strikers Go Back to Work-D A R. Chapters Exercises Thursday.

The Elks. observance of Flag Day. as exemplified by Westerly Lodge, was witnessed by a large audience at the exercises held for the first time in the 1 open, Thursday evening, IF Wilcox park The Elks' marched from their quarters to tho park headed by the Westerly band and for half an hour ! before the commencement of the l formal exercises, the band played concert of patriotic airs.
 i At eight o'clock the Elks proceeded
 to perform their annua! patriotic de,
 votion to the flag. After the band 1 dntroductor exercises were held, con
 ducted by Exalted Ruler Michael J.
 Deadly and staff and was followed
 with prayer by Chaplain Robert P: L. l Mason. The band played Columbia, | the Gem of the Ocean and Dr. Michael H. Scanion, past exalted ruler, read The Record of the Flag.
 Then came the most impressive feat ure of the evening, the altar exercises, conducted by Esquire Al J. Twomey
 and officers of the lodge. It included | the erection, in three sections, the red, the white and the blue, Of the floral | bell of liberty.
 i At this point the exalted ruler said: l Brother Esquire, what farther duty
 devolves upon me in honor of the day" EsQuire-To erect upon our altar
 the floral bell of liberty.
 Exalted Ruler-With the assistance | of the proper officers. you will pro ceed to the perTorfnance or that Quty- Esteemed Leading Knight - As l flowers are the expression of every | lofty sentiments in life. I bring these red roses to form the base of the | symbol of patriotism. That color as
 employed in our national flag, signi- | fes courage, loyalty and devotion. Esteemed Loyal Knight-As cen | traI figure of this tribute I bring these lilies. White, as shown in the emblem
 we celebrate, represents the dominant | virtues of charity, friendship and | truth.
 Esteemed Leading Knight-Crowning | these roses and lilies, bring these vi olets, refiecting the blue of the flag
 and typifying justice, brotherly love l and fidelity.
 The esquire placed upon the com.
 pleted floral bell, a crown piece of evergreen and stars.
 l Exalted Ruler-To the nations, bell of liberty, to the welding of the na- | tiona1 colors, to the basis of the ma tions flag, we offer the light of the | first American stars
 Eleven strokes on a gong and the
 exalted ruler asked the significance of 1 the eleven bells.
 Esquire-That our absent brothers
 may be with us in these exercises. As l they were worthy to be our brothers
 in the endorsing fraternity, so may we ever be worthy to be their broth CTS, by steadfast devotion to the prin- ciples espoused at this altar. 1 Auld Lang Syne was played by the band and Past Exalted Ruler George | H. Bray read The Elks' Tribute to the Flag. State Senator Stephen J. Casey 1 of Richmond, R. l., delivered an ad 1 dress that teemed with timely patri- | otisrn. The exercises closed with the
 singing of America, with band ac- compartment
 The town of Westerly seme time ago | suant to an act passed at the session | of the legislature in January, 1916 i Among the powers given the town was
 the right of eminent domain. The ing used in order to get title to
 strip of land on Margin street, be- l longing to John Allen and wife, and
 which is part of their homestead ] property.
 l The engineers for the town have | estimated that only rectangular piece of the land, 37S feet long and 24 feet wide was necessary and the town council some time ago voted that this land be condemned, after they had offered MT. and Mrs. Allen the sum of $25 for the same, which offer was not accepted.
 The statute provides that in case the owners do not accept the offer, the town council shall appoint three suitable persons to act as a commits sion to pass on the value of the land,
 and that this commission before act ing shall give notice to the owner. Some time since, three persons were appointed to act, all residents of the town of Westerly, Frank Larkin, Ev- erett A. Kingsley and Walter s. Price.
 Due notice was served on MT. Allen by Sheriff Mitchell and the hearing was fixed for Thursday afternoon. At that time Town Solicitor Agard 9p-
 peared for the town and MT. Allen was
 represented by Attorney Herbert W. Rathbun. No progress was made in
 taking evidence, for counsel for Mir Allen raised the point that Mrs. Allen
 was a necessary party to the pro-
 ceeding and inasmuch as no legal .lo-
 tice had been served or her, no action could be taken After some discus sion relative to the law Of the case, the commission voted to continue the matter for two weeks. in order to give time for notice to be served on Mrs. Allen.
 In addition to the case of the Allen land, other owners have also been un- able to agree with the town, and
 more suits are predicted to grow out
 of the matter. MT. Aliens land is so
 situated that the sewer beds, which
 are to be placed on the Kenyon land, will be but very short distance
 away from his house. which will i the future. and he believes that the town ought to purchase his entire property.
 i Westerly was not remembered in the i election of officers at the annual i meeting of the Rhode Island BaptSst | Sunday School convention. held We'd 1 nesday in Providence, when these Of 1 f1cers were chosen; Arthur P. John l son of Providence, president; Wallace L. Pond of Providence, Allan P. Pea | cock of Shawmut, Frederick L. Tom | pie of Providence, vice presidents; E. i Sykes Goodwin of Providence, secre- l tary; H. A. w. Hull of Providence, as sistant secretary; James E. Reynolds l of Providence, treasurer; J. Willard l Baker of Pawtucket, auditor. The board of directors is composed of | Thomas W. Butler, Miss Mary E. O1- ] ney, William F. Peck 2d, Herbert D. Cavarly and Henry c. Finley of Prov l idence; Walter N. Butler of Riverside; l Albert Knight of West Harrington: 1 Herbert Lottsfeldt of East ProVidence:
 Benjamin B. Coggeshau of Newport; l Allan F. Grant and George E.. Nichols
 of Pawtucket and H. Franklin Spoon | CT of Eden Park.