Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-08

i Westerly members of the Knights of Columbus, as well as other local peo l pie interested in the recreationssf fund for the benef1t of the soldiers and sailors in training for service abroad, and for recreation when they reach the other side. are planning to attend | the Columbus Day celebration, which in the main will be a. pageant at Hunts ...ills, in which the pupils of the public, private and ezparochial schools of. the city of. Providence win participate. The event is being arr ranged by the committee appointed by Governor Beeckman from the Knights of Columbus and various patriotic or ganizations of Rhode Island. and is substituted for the customary parade On Columbus Day and in which rep all sections of the state participate. The pageant will include patriotic songs and: series of folk dances. The singing will be under the direction of rative Of Vindham. Conn, and the dances under the direction of Prof: M. McDermot, and the music by Edward M Fay.
 The funds realized from the pageant will be turned over to the Knights of Columbus recreation centre fund. This organization has been officially ap- pointed by. the war department to care for the soldier boys at the camps, and Is endeavoring to raise $3. 900 900 to carry on the work. = The organization is building a recreation centre at. Camp Devens, Aver. Mass. and entertains daily several thousand New England young men, including quite a number from Westerly.
 Walter B. Ranger, state commits sioner of education, has sent circular letters to all the principals of. schools in Rhode Island requesting that pa triotic exercises be held on Columbus Day and submittad a. general program for adoption =
 
 7 The Baptist churches of Westerly will be represented at the annual Rhode Island Baptist anniversaries and state convention to be held today and tornorrow at the Central Baptist church in Providence. The program for Monday includes a state ministers conference from 2 to s.30: 125th anni- versarv of, the Rhode Island Baptist Education society. 3.30 to 5: State Baptist Social to 7.45:' and a mass meeting of the Baptist Young People at 8 o'clock.
 Rev. Charles E. Burr. of Providence, will preside at the, ministers confer enee when officers will be elected and other business transacted. Rev. Frank Rector. D. D.. will give the greeting to the new pastors and a three-minute response will he given by each. Rev. Selden R. McCurdy will give an ad- ress on "A St1dv of Conditions" and Rev. Frank l.. Wilkins. D. D.. will
 
 Programme"
 The meeting of the education soci- ety will be in charge of Rev. H. W. Watjen, D. D.. of Warren. The fea- ture of the proeramme will be an al, Faunce. IL. D.. of Brown University. who will speak on "workmen That Need Not Be Ashamed PeDorts will be given by the various officers.
 Tn the evening there will be State Baptist social directed by the com nittee social service Supper will he served at s o'clock and post pran dial addresses will be made by Rev. T. J. Williams of Central Falls. George H. Lewis of Providence and Rev Frank Rector. D. D., of Pawtucket. At s o'clock a mass meeting of Bantist young people will take place. Rev ITor-ard B. Grose, D. D., of Boston will speak.
 The a3rd anniversary of the Rhode Island Rantist state convention will be observed Tuesday morninr. Rev Clar- epce M. Gallup. D. D. will deliver an managers treasurer. committees on examinations and election of officers concentration of effort" and report of treasurer will 7 given.
 Tn the afternon', at 1:55 o'clock three-1pinute talks will be given by c1limnses of the Field" Rev. E. T. Tomlinson. D. D.. of New York will S'f dk on Jne C2 npS1Gn TOT the Morehouse Million" Addresses will h" given bv Rev. R, T.. Webb Ph, D.. of Newton Centre. Mass..> and Key. Guy C.. Lanson. of Ph.la delphia. At +.45 o'clock the reports of the commit tees on Sunday school work social service. evangelisIn- deceased life l members and deps rtrnen> of young reople's work. will he given.
 The closing session will be held | Tuesday evening beginning at Fl o'clock. The committee on resolu-I tions will report and there will be the | of committees 70 rePortI in 191S Rev. William A. FIiIi of Ros- ton. will deliver an address at 7.35 i o'clock. Addresses will also be given hv Rev. Edward Holyoke. D. D.. of i this city. and George W. Coleman of Boston. President of the Northern Ba ntist convention.
 Four companies from Rhode sIard ] participated in the firemen,s muster at the Brockton fair, and two of them ! were among. the prize winners, the liberty of Watchemocket receiving seventh rrize of s65: and the Wash inston of Wickford, the eleventh prfzei Of s3o. The Rhode s1and machines were punched so that team work was and in consequence were | short. handed in the contestT. as each | lad depended upon the other for. a full opmplanent of men at the brakes.