Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-30

the property Of the Michael R. Joy es- tate.
 Police observers report that last Saturday night at S:20 when there were many people engaged in shopping in the business section and scores were waiting for trolley cars, ST automobiles along Main street to the square, around the square and back down in to Elm street to a point near Ballard and Clark's. At the same time there ing in the same section.
 Practically all of this congestion could be removed by use of the lot offered for parking space.
 Post Office Needs More Space.
 Postmaster Alexander Gilman was engaged Tuesday in preparing infor nation which he will forward to ment to use in reaching a decision as to increasing space available for post office uses in the Union block in this city.
 The present business of the office is of such value as to overcrowd the present quarters, of only 1850 square feet. At least 2,000 square feet is needed to properly arrange the office for the use of the present working force and to handle the business prop erly.
 Included with the information which the postmaster is furnishing is a plan showing the present postoff1ce and two adjoining stores in the same block One of these stores contains $40 square feet, the other 1920 square feet.
 It is understood that the Union block company has been consulted relative to getting increased space, but no announcement as to what may be done has been given out.
 Opening Game With optical Go. Team.
 Today. providing the weather man I,IA u~l- fI1n opening of the baseball season in this city, with the American Optical team, one of the best semi pro organiza- tions in New England, lined up against the crackerjack Putnam team on the old fairgrounds.
 Preparations have been made to handle big crowd which will surely be there if the weather is at all good.
 A traffic officer, Rosario Mayette, will be on duty from 2:30 this after noon until after the game near the arch bridge at South Main street. to direct the movement of automobiles.
 Patriotic Exercises.
 Memorial Day exercises were held by the pupils of the Israel Putnam school Tuesday morning. An interesting pro gram was provided by the pupils Of the different grades, the music being in charge of Miss Lyman.
 A Memorial Day address which was very interesting and patriotic, ana expressed in words which children un- derstand was delivered by Rev. George H. Stone.
 Lincoln's Gettysburg address was given by Robert Stanley of the Seventh grade and a recitation The School house Stands for the Flag was de- livered by Harry Davis of the Firth grade.
 A pretty duet The Flag We Love was sung by Dorothy Morse and Ran dau wallen, of the Second grade, the latter singing first alto and then tenor. graceful flag drill was given by the Third grade.
 The Programme.
 America, school; Second grade Why We Love Our Colors, song; Your Flag and My Flag, poem; God Bless Our Native Land, recitation; The Flag We Love, duet, Dorothy Morse Randall Walien; Sixth Grade. Hats Of song; Third Grade, flag drill; Me moriaI Day, Rev George H., Stone; Seventh grade, Speed Our Republic, song; Fourth grade, Bird Song, FL nora Baker, Gladys Chaffee, Mildred Gascou. Marion Wilcox Stella Dudo; piano solo; Molly Smith; piano solo, Florence Spellacy; piano solo, Marion wilcox; Seventh grade, Gettysburg Address, Robert Stanley; Stars of a Summer Night (double trio), Elnora Fisher Ruby Morse, Merton Ames. Le- roy Ames, Robert Stanley. Francis