Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-09


 The war song concert under the auspices Of the local Red Cross chap ter at the church on. Saturday evening last was largely attended. Such old time % songs rsnn a Maren1ns rsnn the rhr9nga 8oga are Marching. Just Before the Bat tie. Mother '1Tenttng Tonight on the Old Camp Ground" and others called war, which inspired them, ands the national songs of America and other lands were conducive to patriotism, as were the recitatfonS of Barbara Fr4tchie" and fPaul Revere's Ride. A pretty feature of the program was the appearance of two small boys in soldiers uniforms and carrying mini sLure guns who marched up the cen ter aisle of the church to band music, mounted Ft6e platform. asa4Dted and sang a patriotic air and marched out. The full Columbia band under its IeadeE><A. E. Lyman was = present There. were about 30 singers under the direction of Mrs. E. F. Lyman, the women dressed in white. There was solo, duett, and male quartette sing ing. Attorney George E.. Hinman and Louis H. Arnold of Wfllimantic addressed the meeting. The affair netted SIT which goes for Red Cross work. ,.
 The crazy robin previously men toned in The Bulletin, continues to a bide in this vicinity. and makes a general nuisance of himself by flying against and pecking at the windows Of a few residences on Columbia Green. The persons thus annoyed say the bird ought to be sent. to an insane asylum
 The monthly meeting of the Ladies'. Aid Society was held at the home of the first directress, Mrs. F. E. Lyman, same afternoon the ladies assembled a.s Red Cross headquarters at o'clock for work.
 The Grange met last Wednesday
 Where to Secure Bonds.
 People in this vicinity who wish to invest in the United States Govern rnent Liberty Loan of 1917, may. con suit town clerk Hubert P. Collins or Charles K Hitchcock.
 Henry Brown, a Columbia young man, now in the employ of a. life in surance company and a member of Troop B. Cavalry. of HaTtfOEd,zis now Corporal Henry Brown
 chiIdren's Day Exercises.
 Ch1dren's day will be observed to- the Sunday school. The exercises will commence at eleven o'clock and will take the place of the usual Sunday morning service.
 full bloom, potatoes stored in cellars have in many instances hardly sprout- ed. seeds .gerninate slowly. proof of an unusually backward season.
 Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch, who has been absent for several weeks in the South. where she went to accompany the body of her mother for burial at Savannah, Ga. returned to her home by the Lake, Tuesday.
 Registration Day Officials.
 Registration day, 4s pefsons regis tered. The officials were First Select man Frank P. Potter, chairman: reg iEtrars. F. F. Hutchinson, G. H. Cham pin. Charles s. Marshall and Town Clerk Hubert P. Collins The church bell was run in the morning, at mid- day and again at ?. m.
 Charles K Hitchcock, who has been cznvassing for Liberty Loan subscrip- tons, reports satisfactory progress. Quite number of local people are purchasing bonds.
 To Report at Red Cross Meeting.
 Mrs Fannie Dixon WeIch, chair man of the Columbia Red Cross chap ter, who recently returned from the south, stopped at Washingto on her view with President Wilson regarding g Red Cross work, ana especially con- csrnlng the Columbia chapter. At the meeting next Tuesday at headquart- CTS for work at 3 D. m, Mrs. Welch will speak of the interview with the president Committees are to be ap- pointed at 9 business mes ing at , ?. m when the mem bers of the execu- means committee are to be present.
 Graduating Exercises.
 The combined graduation exercises church, Thursday evening and were largely attended. The exercises were under theS-@ direction of Supervisor