Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-26
MYSTIC
Patriotic Citizens Turn Out to Bid Farewell to Departing Youths-Fire Apparatus Tested.

Mystic was alive with patriotism on Wednesday morning when the young men of this village who left for New port naval base were given a farewell sendoff. At S.30 o'clock the fire alarm was sounded, six blasts for Company A and seven blasts for Company D, calling the Home guard, and all as- sem bled in Bank square, and from that time until 9.15 o'clock people gathered on the streets until several hundred people assembled from the foot of Baptist Hill to Davel street corner on both sides of the street. At 9.15 o'clock Major Charles P. Williams and the Mystic Cornet band made their appearance and the parade was form ed. Just before the line was started George E. Tingley took the picture of the following men in front of the Mys- tic bank: Fred Poole, Harlan Burdick, Fred A. Wilson, George A. Sherburne, George B. Lewis, Max Raithel, Edward Mckone, Leland A. Perkins, Walter l.. Wolfe, John ". Walsh. Everett L. Wilson, Fred o. Wilson, Earl w Tay- Tor, William J. Paine, Charles l.. An Cerson, Herbert L. Candage, Charles A. Beauchamp, Jack F. Wall, John Durr. Arthur IT. Berry, J. L. Burrows. Ed ward McClave, Charles M. GremleY, Merton L. Searl, Edward M. Trevena, William H. Sheehan, Ralph G. Sher- man. The parade moved through West Main street. East Main street to Broadway and depot The procession
 
 Packer, Fox and Donath. Home guard. Company A, Company D, the young men of the naval reserve and the Mystic fire department with their La France engine. At the depot the band played for about one hour and when the train pulled into the station the parting farewells were said. Never before has anything like it been seen here, and the boys who are to leave should feel as if the sympathy of the whole village followed them
 Fire Apparatus Tested. The Mystic Hook and Ladder com Eany were feeling some proud on Wednesday when they had been in formed by Foreman Charles c. Craig that on Tuesday evening the new ap- paratus was tested and that the engine was started from their rooms and went to the corner of Gift and High street, up hill. and connected the reel of hose and had stream of water on in three minutes. This is a good record and shows what the boys could do in the time of fire.
 Picnic Postponed.
 The annual picnic of Charity chap ter O. E. S.. which was to have been held today (Thursday), has been post poned owing to the death of the grand treasurer, Mrs. Ida F'iske Notes of Interest.
 The annual picnic of Mystic Re- pekah lodge, No. o6, l. O. Q. F., is to be held on Friday, Aug. 1O at the Wequetequock casino.
 Miss Bessie Heath is visiting in Newport.
 Mrs Edward Nave is a surgical pa tient at the Memorial hospital in New London.
 Pearlie Grover of Providence was a visitor in Mystic on Wednesday,
 Stonington lodge, No. 26, o. O. F., met in Odd Fellows hail and only routine business was transacted. Mrs. Samuel Chesebro of Brooklyn. \. Y, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Albert C. Haley.
 Miss Marion Wallace has returned from a visit with Miss Constance Pur- dy at Pleasant View
 Mrs. Fred Moll and son Freddie are the guests of Frau Anna MoIl in New London.