Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-14
.JEWETT CITY
Anne Brewster Tanning Chapter Held
Business Meeting-Polish Residents
Held Observation-Disclosures.

| Anne Brewster Tanning Chapter Held
Business Meetins-PoIish Residents
Held Observation-Disclosures.
business meeting of Anne Brewster
Tanning chapter, D. A. R., was held
rooms. A request was read from Miss
Florence Wakefield for Old linen and
old cloth for use in Baekus hospital.
Miss Alice Brown and Mrs Ida b.
Ladd were appointed a committee to
nominate officers for next year. The
program committee consists Of Mrs. r.
F. Cheney, Mrs. Fred L. kanahan and
Mrs. w. r. Burdick. Plans were made
for Memorial day Miss Ida Foster
was asked to take charge of the flags.
Miss Brewster to decorate the boulder
at Pachaug, and Mrs. E. F. Bur1eson
to decorate the grave of the chapters
patron saint. At the close of the bust
ness meeting the regent, Mrs. A. NJ
Brown gave a most vivid account of
the doings OF the last national con-
gress in Washing ton which she at
tended. Patriotism seemed to be the
keynote of the whole congress. She
gave extracts from the various adj
dresses by noted people and spoke of
each of the four candidates running for
the office of president-general Of the
national society. The chapter gave
for her report, which had held the I'M
divided attention Of the members
Dedication Wednesday.
The dedication of the stone marking
''ye ancient Norwich n. E. corner
bound will take place Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2.30 in the Baptist church.
The program will consist Of an ad-
dress by Mrs. George Maynard Minor,
vice president gen eral from Connect
cut of the national society of d. A. R..
and the history of the stone will be
given by Daniel L. Phillips. Mrs. L. G.
Buckingham will sing several patriotic
songs. The state regent, Mrs. John
Laidlaw Buel, will be a guest of honor
and other guests are expected from the
towns interested in the boundary
to the 4.19 trolley to take all who care
to go to the stone, which is on the
farm of Miss Mary Havey. The stone |
will be unveiled by Miss Martha |
Brewster and Miss Alice Brown. A |
line drawn in a southerly direction |
from the stone passed through land |
owned by their ancestors. The return |
trip win be on the sos trolley. These |
exercises are public.
Rummage Sale Melted $35.
The rumrnage sale in the town hall |
last week under the auspices of the |
Ladies' society of the Congregational
church resulted in the sum of over S35
1t was in charge Of Mrs. H. E. Paul,
Mrs Walter Marshall, Mrs. Frank
Wilcox, Miss Mary N1dNico1 Mrs. R.
F. Cheney, assisted by Mrs. z. A.
Faust. Mrs. T. B. Keen, Miss Marian
Robinson, Mrs. c. D. Wolf and Mrs s.
r. Waters.
Dr. Paul Pearson, the director of the
Chautauqua association. is to give a
public lecture in the town hall on
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. William McNicor re-
turned on Sunday from their wedding
trip.
Attended Funeral in Wauresan.
TIL l
regain the latter part of last week to
attend the funeral services of Mrs
Lizzie Marcure McKenna. She is sur
V1ved by her husband, also twin sons,
only few days old. Mrs. McKenna
was Jewett City resident for several
years.
Mrs. H. E. Paul is in Mfddletown.
he guest of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Former Resident Dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchinson. whose
ieath in Norwich Town is noted, was
! former resident in Jewett City Mrs
hugh Mclaughlin of this place is her
lister. Her daughter, Mrs. Grace Nc
Ainney Boyle, lived here for several
ears.
There was heavy frost on satur-
lay morning.
Polish Residents Celebrate.
The Polish residents of Jewett City
leld a patriotic celebration on Sunday
the giving of the
.oiish constitution to the people on
Day 3, 1871, by King StanisIas August |
V. In the morning procession
marched to ST. Mary's church where |
hey assisted at the high mass. Rev.
: j. McCabe delivering the sermon.
There were more than 200 in the pro
esslon- Two men horseback led
he people. The Polish band of Is
'1eces furnished the music The Amer
can nag and a flag of Polish order
we're carried. Twenty-Five children.
many of them dressed in Polish cos
ume and wearing the red and white ,
aShes. the Polish colors, We're in the /
me OF march. The st. Casirnir society |
he National Polish union were rep :
esented- In the afternoon at the pa {
ace IN autos were Judge A. NJ. Brown. | :
1rst Selectman James E. Shea. Rep i
esentat1ve John F. Hennon Town
Jerk John Welsh, Warden ]. H. Nc ,
'arthy and Supt F. d. Ballou. There !
we're the presidents from the Polish $
ociet1es in Moosup. Plainfield, Daniel
on, Taftv1He and Norwich present In
he afternoon the procession paraded
gain and held exercises at Firms {
pera house. Joseph Malek presided l
nd there were recitations and songs. I
lev. FIR. McCabe spoke in both Eng
sh and the Polish language explain
1g the meaning and significance of the G
odish constitution. Representative /
lennon also made a brief address en- s
oining the people to be especially r
'yal to this country just now. The O
xercises closed with the Polish ma L
onal hymn, God Save Poland
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