Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-04

E. Rev. Jonns J. Milan, DD- bishor Of Hartrord dfocssa. conferred tf9 -sac-arnent Of confirmation on -cla g Of 12s boys and .13o girls. in St Pat .rfcks church at4 o'clock. Saturday afternoon. Tn addition. there was 2 class of. about twenty adults, Rev. Pc ter !. Clny taking charge of these A number were converts and others were persons who for: various. reasons did not receive confirm ation during childhood.
 Trained te Precision.
 As the organist- Prof. E. L. FarreI played the Priests March from Atha- ffe~-ths children marched into the oeVs reserved for them on either side of the nave. In this. as later when rhey approached the sanctuary railing h lines of IS, the candidates were Marcy. The leaders of the boys were Walter ?. LaFontai1e, Geroid P. Des- nond and Thomas Aubrey; for the girls. Frances Fenton and Catherine -Fnnegan.- The sponsor for the girls was Miss Anna Afct Irory and for the boys John P. Ccrcoran- t
 Assisted Bishop.
 Bishop Milan was assfsted by Rev John H. E1tmne urice and Rev. Charles " Brennon, both of Norwich, with Rev Myfes P Calvin, of St. Patrick Tn the sanctuary was theErector. Rev John- II. Frederick, in general charge of tke service
 = Bishop Milan, who came unattended from Hartford, appeared in vigorous health, as he administered the sacra- nsnt without any traces Of fatigue Ate rthe children had sung sever al hymns, and recited the Lord Prayer the Hall Mary and Apostles Creed Bishop Milan addressed them. remind ing them of their cathechisnn's expla,- nation Of confirmation as sacrament which makes one "a perfect Christian and soldier Of Jesus Christ The soldier must give up all for love ot God and country. must refrain from things forbidden, must obey orders must follow his leaders.
 Given Teniperancs Pledge.
 While every child listened intent13i the bishop drew the parallel between ths typical soldier and the newly con Erned Christian, henceforth strength sned to be aft-ue soldier of his Divine Leader. Christ.
 Incidentally. the bishop spoke to cn the evils of fntemperance, as af- fsctinE the home and setting a bad skampla for. growing childEen. He then administered to the bows and promising solenply not to touch in : roIlcAEtng liquors until reaching the age of twenty-five. It is the theory of the bishop that, f Children boys
 
 Ll this age the habit will be well formed and will sbe likely to be con : Lnued
 Following the confirmation and P-edEe. there was Cancellation Of the Blessed -Sacran1ent. given by Rer T E[A Quinn. of Ncntvtlle, assisted by RsV.. Afyles P. Calvin.
 sIhe recessiohal vas Onward. Chris -1zn. Soldiers The s3lo1st. during the services was John Sullivan
 Marched to Chapel
 The white fro'oked little girls. with zs-r yetls of sheer tuile and tt@!r F'15te flowers. with the long lines of --t-leab boys, as carefully dressed and a. p4trstskingl gly trained marched dcTE1l to The =ha,senentS chapel betreer zat-s.of parents and friends who e. c1pied all available space in the .ch1-ch yard and who expressed thgfr earliest conmehda ton cf the work C1 rne priests and Sisters to whose @f12rrs Chs success of the day was 'The children confirmed were:
 Boys confirr.sd.
 Een-v P. Caroray Thomas E. cui- mn. James T. Gay. lawrence J. Dix Donohue, Joseph F Lee Joseph H Tomber1- Frances J. Way Clarence s Jackson. Bernard F. Gillis. John E. Gallagher. Salvador If. De Carlo. Ed 2 Victor J. Deloge, Joseph J schauff- hauser. Patrick ". O'Neill. George Clement. Henry J. Hartman, Richard J Whelan, William T. Clabby, Alfred
 Illinger, Henry J. Murphy, James 4 Crawford. Ernest 4. Carbony. Ma poleon J. Clish. John P McVeigh Thomas, J.-Aubrey, Thomas 4 Fenton. James A. Bowan. Albert J. Shugrue. Earl J White. Joseph E. Jackson Ar th4r- S .Duha1ne. Daniel J. We1tor Robert ~Ruggard, Leonard J. Desmond. Water ..LaFontain -Thos[ E. -SFFsr- r: Matthew J. Sheridan. Joseph ". Furiong, Nicholas J. -Boch. Walter Fur long; James J. Kearney Joseph F. Foley, Alfred J. Plant, Ralph. J. Pa sanc: -Wilfred J. Disco, Arthur R. AL d1, Joseph F Marshall. Joseph F. Ry- an Thomas F. Morley, Gerald P. -Des- mond, John P. McCarthy,' Danisl T. Shea Francis H. Coleman. Henry Dan zhy. Francis D Dzf1ey, Richard Fan 11rg Philip T. Connor. William T EroT1, Henry M. Landergan. Clarence I Brewer, Joseph A. Cook John H. ward J. Roleau. Edward Mack, William " Bedard, Thomas J Dodd- Anthonv Montese, John J. White, Frank J. Ap- P19oy, John M Kelly, John P. lOBrieil. CaY1d C. Fleming, Cornelius P Mo Namara- Matthew P McNansrs James J Way, Walter ". Lang To- 5sPn r. Beausoliel, James J. Marshall. 1E--- DoIe6a1n- -N1cnaeI :, J. Mat news Maurice ?. Moriarty,
 John Murphy, Michael J. Shea James Royle, Terence P. Finnags n Albert W zeiglemayer John Sherrv. lanes Ryan. James P. Morley, Charles Appleb.,. Charles Fenton.- Felix T Gang, Charles IT. Applsby. Walter I Lwoney, Charles Towaide, John A. Clark. George T. RuelL Joseph P. Col Iihs.z Emmanuel A. Divorte. Charles F. Matthews. Albert ]. St. Laurence.
 Joseph P. Kearuey, William J. Haz Ea-ty, Unabert J. Adj, David J. Mur- phy, Jonn F. Brennan, Raymond J.