Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-18
WESTERLY OFFICER PRAISED
Major Arthur B. Nash Doing Good Service at Fort
 Local Interest in Induction Office of Providence Mission Superntendent-Death of Miss Abbie Sullivan Committee on Red Cross Membership Starts Weeks Drive. -. ,-s.-.,.

Major Arthur N. Nash of Westerly is commanding officer at Fort Getty and war correspondent writes of him an this deserved complimentary way: He is a strict disciplnarian, but a popular officer withal-in the opinion Of one of his associates at Getty-one of the most popular officers, among both officers and men, in the Nara gansett bay defense. Major Nash Is a veteran of the Spanish war and has just completed 22 years of military service. Every inch a soldier, he has the welfare of his, men at heart and from morning till night he is here. there and everywhere about the fort, studying the situation and endeavor- ing to make things as comforta ble as possible for the men of the two; com panies which make up the garrison of the fort-the Nineteenth company, formerly the Fifth, of Westerly, and the Thirteenth company, formerly the Fourth, of Providence.
 About 200 more men are expected at Fort Getty soon and it is the duty Of Major Nash to provide suitable ac- commodations for them. The barracks are now filled to capacity, and his problem is where to place the extra men. It is too cold in Lower Nara under canvass, and 1t is safe to say that when the 200 recruits report to Major Nash comfortable quarters will be ready for them
 Westerly, in command of the Nine teenth company, has been in the ser vice 14 years and Lieutenant George Stillnan, also of Westerly, has served of Providence, the medical officer at Fort Getty, is the senior captain of the medical department of the Nara gansett bay coast defense. The second r Ua1< ,f Massachusetts, Lieutenant Harrington of Providence for the Thirteenth com pany and Lieutenant Hall of Warren and Lieutenant Fain of North CaroliIH for the Nineteenth company. These are from the officers reserve corps and graduates of the coast artillery school at Fort Monroe.
 Through Sergeant George Chapman. who has been on recruiting service in Westerly. these men have joined the Nineteenth company: Ralph Burdick, Louis Crandall, Cosmos Gencarelli, George Eirian. George Chamberlain. Apgelo sn1n MGrsno; Roy R0ydsn ,l1ia Matteson. g don Mccall and John Lawrence.
 Monday one of pair of horses own ed by Peter Priore, and at work with the town snow scraper, slipped on a rail of the Shore Line Electric Street Railway company at Broad and Main streets and fell. held fast to the rail with one hind leg somewhat twisted. The long prong of the shoe was caught under the rim of the rail and held East. In order to release the horse a. horse shoer was called and removed the shoe. Then the horse regained footing and not in the least injured. A crowd assembled and many offered sugges- tiors as to the best method of releas- ing the animal. The driver of the team sat on the head of the prostrated horse. paid no heed to the suggestions and cool1y remarked to an assistant: Hurry up, and get Mike, the horse shoer, here" With the assistance of Teamster Purtill, the horseshoer did the rest.