Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-17
DANIELS0N AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Arrangements for Thursday's Demon stration in Honor of Selected Men Third Degree for K. of c. Class Preceded by Military Mass Sunday !! Mornins-Seventy-t two Men and Eisht Women Would vote-Nor T. wieh Golfers at Country Club. The plans for the send-off for the selected men who are going from this district to Camp Devens have as- stunned definite form, and. according to announcements made Sunday. will be on such a scale as to fully demonstrate to the young men who are to don Uncle Sam's uniforms that they are signally honored by the people of the district that they will represent. This city will witness next Thurs day afternoon remarkable demon
 stration of patriotism and loyalty
 of nfGpls of the soWns Sf Thompson, Eastford and Ashford will take the afternoon as a holiday and
 will assemble in this city to do honor
 to the selected men and to cheer them
 as they pass in review. The occasion
 will, undoubtedly. in later years, be
 recalled as historic
 Home guard companies of Putnam
 and Danielson, uniformed guards of
 fraternal organizations In this and
 surrounding towns, fraternal organi-
 zations in this and surrounding towns,
 fraternal organizations, bands from
 this city. North Grosvenordale and
 Goodyear will march. headed by off
 cials of the city of Putnam and of
 the towns of the district, in parade
 that will act as escort for the se1ect-a ed men.
 Mayor J. J. McGarry will be presi-
 dent of the day. In this capacity, it
 will be necessary for him to tempor-
 arily relinquish command of the Put
 nam Home Guard company which
 n a "a yuf
 ielson Home Guard company under
 the command of Captain F. O. Arm- inston of Danielson. who will act as major. The Putnam Home Guard company will be under command of Lieutenant George Challoner and the selected men, grouped as company, will sbe commanded by Lieutenant Ward of the Putnam Home Guard company.
 The line of the parade will be from the square into Front street to South Main street. to Front street to Pom fret and Church streets. Woodstock street, Elm street to Union square. Public exercises will be held here,- Mayor McGarry presiding. Addresses will be delivered by Hon. Charles E. Searls,- state attorney, and Rev. F. 1 D. Sargent.
 The committee in charge of the ar engagements is elated over the man. ner in which the public has taken to | tIte pldIl lO give the men SenO-O1I 1 The response for aid in making ar- 1 has been spontaneous. Ev- | erybody is entering into the plans | with zest George L: Padgstt an an mills of this city will close at 3 D. | m. Thursday to allow thousands of l mill workers to cheer the selected | men and a request has been made. | and many of the stores will respect | l.. to close on Thursday from 3 to 4.15 | ?. m. It is expected that the special -roop train will leave here shortly af- | er o'clock
 Putnam lodge of Elks has rendered he use of it's fine quarters for the serving of dinner to the, selected nen. and the men will be invited to assemble at Union hall at 11.30 a. m. The committee in charge of the din- Ter arrangements is made up of Charles E. Dean and Richard Cor nan, boths of this city. II
 Patriotic societies of Putnam and towns have been invited 0 participate and it is expected that here will he delegations of the G. A. l R. W. R. C., Ladies Of the G. A. R., }. A. R.. s. of V. and Spanish War 7eterAns in line and big delega tions rom the Red Cross chapters of the owns represented. The idea Is to ct the selected men know in no un- ertain way that the whole district is ack of them and that. in the hour f need, every man who is physically It is ready 1And willing to follow in 2 heir footsteps. It is now a certain ' hing that the Godspeed the men are 9 receive will live long in memory. $