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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30
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Ray Gordon of Co. D, 102nd Ma chine Gun Battalion. writes the fol- lowing letter from France. to City Clerk J. A. Desmond:
 May 5. 1918.
 Dear Friend Jerry: Received your letter while up on the front line; it was one of the few things, received which was welcome as during that last hitch" up there we had pretty hot time from the time we stepped in un- til our relief came couple of weeks later. Our position was right under the nose of the Boche, only two hun dred yards separating the two front lines and although there are sectors on this western front where the dis tance between IS much less, that's near enough for me- It was a case of continual bombarding and when they start dropping a few thousand of these shells ranging all the way from one pounders up to sixteen inch with a few 'whizZ- bangs" thrown in for luck all a6ound you you would think all hell had let loose. We had to lay right down in the mud and water of the trench for couple Of hours at a time more than once as the big 'minnies''. bursted over and 1 around us. The last seventy two l hours in there was no sleep, so you can imagine everybody was all ir when we arrived back here for rest, | however, after three days of simple life with plenty of sleep, am feeling | tip-top again. No doubt will be back within day. or two.
 l Of course MT. Fritz was getting his share of. this bonbarding theH some. One morning in particular il was about 3 a. III. he came over the top in the form of a small raidine party and believe me, he got a warm reception. An artillery. and. machine gun barrage opened up on poor little ''Fritzy'' and I'd bet dollar to s doughnut an English sparrow coui1n't 1 have come through.
 Our company lost four men durins | this hitch" also had one wounded and one she'll shocked. Three of tht fellows killed were from Connecticut
 On arriving back here received tht box you sent as a member of the com mittee for the K. of Gland it was ver5 much appreciated. f
 Regarding sending you & list of wha' might need so you could mail it u me, think have received more thar my share and no doubt there are : l great many of the other boys wht have either started over here by nov or arrived. Imagine you, will be kep pretty busy. want to. take this op portunity to again thanf1. the Knight! for those packages they have helped a lot. There is one thing, however IT will ask of yuu-drop me a iin' whenever you can, letters from dea old Norwich are always welcome can't prom7Se prompt replies a; l there are days now when it is not al easy thing to write, but will do m. best e
 Well, Jerry. hope you and all you family are in the best of health. Tel the boys I have given the casualt. list the clip" 50 far and am feelin; tiprtop.
 With kindest regards to Mrs. .Des mond, yourself and all the family an hoping hear from you again soon.
 Sincerely,
 RAY GORDON Q
 My address now is Company D. 1os NJ G. B'n
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10 BE HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT
Miss Catherine B. Case Secured By Farm Bureau Succeed Miss Nellie j. Campbell Begins Her Duties on June 24 Has Been Employed at Bristol High School Home Economies Supervisor.

Miss Catherine E. Case, who has been for four years supervisor of home economies at the Bristol High school, has been secured by the New London County Farm Bureau to take the place of Miss Nellie J. Campbell as home demonstration agent for this county Miss Case Is to begin her duties here on June 24
 County Agricultural Agent F. c. Warner has sent the following an nouncement to the directors of the farm bureau: To the Directors of the New London County Farm Bureau:
 Word has just been received that Miss Catherine B. Case who has been employed as home demonstration agent for the farm. bureau will take up her duties in the county on June a4.
 The home economies committee made a very admirable choice when selecting Miss Case who comes to Us with pleasing personality and an abundance of knowledge and expert ence. After graduating from the Bristol, Conn, High school. Miss Case prepared in home economies at the Boston School of Domestic Science. She has also taken courses at Teachers college, Columbia Uni versity, during two summer sessions
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 Things are going finely and this trip, although was expecting rest and baseball, has been the making of me. have been promoted to be chief master at arms and commissary steward. as high as one can go with out commission. This was given so the officers said flor great daring shown" and I suppose I ought to be proud I am, however. thankful that began at the bottom ruMg of the ladder and worked up, and did. not stay back as many schooled men did, but went into it first. No one can tell me how to scrub a deck for and aft, CT how to go over the side in a big sea. for Pve been through it all, and feel proud. and you should, too. that your sons were not ashamed to do hard and dirty work for Uncle Sam. Well, we enlisted as a patriotic duty and glory in the fact: would. of course. hke to get home for a change. but that would mean training another man, so expect me only when you see me. The .U-boat | warfare is about over, Germany ad-
 mitting that she can't build them as
 fast as they sink them. Much as want to come home, I want still more
 to be here when it ends. What a thrill l to come SIeanllnS up the iSOFIn I1Nci in column with all American war
 ships, bands playing, homeward bound pennants flying from the main and
 long enough to reach the water! Yes 1 indeed, I'll sacrifice everything 10 bt in that review. and you'll be there tc
 meet me, won't you?
 l I will surely write again before "; | return and probably send some more cards from London-funny that should know more about london thar
 New York; it's some place. 1 Am well and happy. hCpe I have
 more surprises in mail lie last time
 Endless love.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30
POST OFFICE HOURS
 FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Postmaster Murphy Announces Sched-
 uIe For the National Holiday.

The Norwich post office will be open from : a. m. to F n. on Memorial day and the money order. postal savings and carriers windows will be closed all day. The morning delivery will be the only one made by city carriers, and will include a collection from the street letter boxes. a collection will be made at ?. m. from the same box es as collected on Sundays, boxes in the business section will be collected for the last time at 6.30 p. m. Outgo- ing mails will be dispatched as usual, the last mail for New York and Bos- tor will close at s.15 D. m.
 Norwich Town, GreenevilIe and Preston stations-Hours same as at the main office
 Stations 1, ?, 3, 4, 5, s, [, 8 and g no money order business will be trans acted.
 No delivery will be made by the ru- ral carriers, but patrons receiving mail from the main office may call for their mail between and 10 a. m.
 One ful, delivery will be made by the parcel post carriers.
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and last summer attended one of the Canning schools at the Connecticut Agricultural College. Among the branches in which she has specialized are cooking, dressmaking, millinery, household sanitation, home decoration, and administration of home economies.
 As regards practical experience Miss Case comes direct from five years very successful work at the Bristol High School, the last four years as supervisor of home economies. This involved organizing classes, planning and carrying out courses in dressmak : ing and cooking. For more than a year previous to teaching in Bristol Miss Case was dietitian and house matron at the Middlesex hospital at Midd}etown, where she had charge ot the house work. including the pur- chasing Of supplies and keeping ot accounts for the hospital.
 It is to be hoped that the women of New London county will take advan- | tage of the opportunity of having sHcf an efficient worker aid them in car rying out the demands of the times iY the very important matter of fooi conservation. Demonstrations will bt arranged for Miss Case at the farm bureau, Thayer building, Norwich.
 1 (Signed) F. c. WARNER,
 County Agricultural Agent.
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FORMING NEW REGIMENT
 NOW AT FORT TERRY
Stations Are Accepting Recruits For the 6Stf1 Coast Artillery.

Major W. A. Mercer, commanding
 Connecticut Recruiting district, states
 thas May will proba bly be the rec
 ord month of the year so for for re-
 cruiting for the regular army, the req
 son being that so many young men are
 endeavoring to enlist before the com
 inging registration on. June 5th, for
 according to regulations, their enlist
 ment must be complete before the 5th
 if they are to be exempt from registra-
 ton on account of being in the mili-
 Hospital No. t6, at West Haven, is in need of twenty recruits. Men with previous military training are especial ly needed in this unit, where there are excellent chances for advancement for 1 bright, intelligent young men. At the recruiting stations at New Haven Bridgeport. Waterbury, and New Lon- don. and Hartford, recruits are being accepted for the 68th Regiment, Coast Artillery corps, now forming at Fort Terry, N Y, and young men may be enlisted in this outfit by applying al
 any of the stations named. The follow 1 ing men were enlisted Monday in the i Signal Enlisted Reserve corps an6
 placed on the inactive list: Harold B La Roque, Harold w Cheel ant ! ASaIltCS |.Ilrid-SOlIJ ANSH i1dNOiIs ANS IOi l c. Reed, Hartford: John NJ Wadhams | Srd, Torrington. The following mer
 were accepted for enlistment and wers
 forwarded to FErt Slocum, N. Y: Cav i airy Charles F. Mccarthy, Howard B
 Totten, Waterbury: John c. Archer O.
 Bridgeport. Field Artillery, Beecher D Gold, New Haven; Fabian W. RomTnel
 fanger, Hartford. Engineers, Logan W Hatnes, Waterbury; Robert W. Luce
 Stratford. Infantry Robert J. Ward. O Bridgeport. Medical department, Will
 jam Dodes, Bridgeport. Tank corps
 John K. Reitemeyer, Hartford, Josepl
 Smereznicl1, Ansonia, and John J. Bar
 rett, New Haven. were accepted fo 6Sth Regiment, Coast Artillery, anr
 were sent to Fort Terry, N. Y. Ernes R. FyDel, New Haven, was accepte' for Army General Hospital No. IS, a West Haven. Conn.
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N. F. A. NOTES.
Eight Contestants for Girls Prize Readins-MemoriaI Day Holiday.

On Friday evening the annual con- test of the girls prize reading will be held in Slater hall Eight contestants have been chosen in the preliminary
 contest to compete for the prize. The
 contestants are the Misses Ellen Will
 COX 20, Catherine Sullivan '1S, Irma
 Graf 20, Eleanor Morton IS, Cita Rosenberg ,21. Helen Dodd 20 Cath
 erine Dodd 'ts, Elsie Marquard 20. Miss Annie Brown of the N. +. A. faculty has secured about 12 pounds of tinfOil from the students of the
 school Miss Brown has given this tinfoil to the Red Cross. The Academy will hold no classes 1 on Memorial day. but school will be l held Friday.
 The students of the senior class
 wrote their essays yesterday afternoon after school.
 1 The N r. A. baseball team plays l this afternoon the fast Bulkeley alum 1 nj team. A large crowd of students and teachers is expected to be present
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SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORS s What Eastern Connecticut Boys Arc Doins tR variors Branches of the Sesyiee.
Greeting ts Norwich From Norwich ~ Rcy in Erznec:

Greeting ss Norwich From Norwich Y Boy in France.
 In a letter to his mother m this city, Robert T. Johnson sends the following for publication through the press: I France, May 1st, 1913. A Message to Norwich From a Nor
 wfeh Boy:
 To my friends in s Norwich: It's a beautiful spring day. and from my lft- ter in Field Hospital No i---,.I can nice little old apple tree that is trying to pay me visit, (incidentally l. am quite well and hope; to be out tonor row), and Iscan almost imagine my . self at home My thoughts take me back to Norwich, my little Rose of New EnEsand, and |. the spring there, and can see myself playing ball in little Huntington place with Russell Smith and others who are now lover here" too,f and it suddenly occurs to me that a word from the line might help a bit in these days of ncer- certainty.
 If I had time and opportunity I could write pages about our boys in the ranks They. are simply wonder ful! There must be many mothers and wives in Norwich who have sent their | dear ones across the sea. and want you to know you have every reason to be proud of them [ happen to be in the artillery, but as we are sent in to. the infantry for duty: two or three weeks at a. time, to adjust fire and keep informed of the situation, hap pen to have seen good deal of both branches of the service, and your boys are the ybravest and the finest have ever seen.
 want to tsA yoa, too. that ''ovei here we all know how magnifcentiy you are doing at homo and we appre- ciate t and want you to know we are reaping the benefit of all that you ars sowing. We have plenty Of supplies and food (aud it's well cookeN. Youl shipments of tobacco and cigarettes added to your letters and loving thoughts keep us going. want you tt know that all Is gUing well-we art having hard time but we are giving Germany her greatest thrashing, tha is our allies are. and we American! who are with them feel it great hon or to have the chance to fight at thei sides. So keep on working and snin. for it will soon be over. All we have t do is to keep up our part and that ", shall do. @
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| NORWICH COMMITTEE SAW
 HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Secure His Interest in West Thames Street to Extent of $10,oo0.

Results of visit made this week to
 Hartford by Alderman M. c. Higgins
 chairman of the public works con-
 mittee, Street Commissioner George E
 Fellows, Councilman Frank L. Arnold
 and Civil Engineer Shepard B. Pal mer were seen at. tine public meeting of the chamber of commerce last Monday night when Mir. Palmer re- ported that the state highway com missioner would agree to use g $10,- ' d90 of the states money on the pro- ! poecd improvement of West Thames 1 street.
 | That was what the Norwich com
 mittee went to see the state highWa! i commissioner about and it is eviden i that they made an impression on hin ! that counted
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we got of at every station to stretch our legs a little. but the train stopped just long enough to take on water. The cars we rode in were box cars. and they are about half the size of those in the U. S.. We carried food enough on the train to last three days Two or three times the train stopped for about half an hour. and we were treated to warm coffee by the Red Cross nurses and French soldiers. We are pretty well situated now and we go on hikes as there is not much place for drilling. One of the officers said in Battery that we had the best battery. He said our men were the
 best workers, the best hikers and the most happy, for we are always singing.
 You know that singing makes march
 ing easier. Our new commander is
 the one who taught us how to sing.
 He is a fine officer and the men think
 a lot of him, for he is square with us.
 He likes to mix with the men and find
 out their ideas, and believe me, the
 boys will stand by him. In fact, all
 our officers are good. I have seen them often. on a hike take a mans
 rife and carry it for him a ways. am in good health and have not had to report to the hospital but once since got here, and that was because cut my finger. It wasn't much, but
 had iodine put on it because tetanus germs have been found in the soil. We do not think that the war will last long. We are all figuring on having our Thanksgiving dinner at home. Do l not think that I am on the front. We
 are far away from it, and in no dan ger at all. We do not even expect to see the front, from the looks of things. 1 So cheer up
 I wish that you would send me the Sunday paper, when you get through
 reading it; we have nothing to read.
 am going to send you request for something in this envelope and you
 must show it to the postmaster when you mail the package, or I won't get 1t. Also enclose request with package. Will close with love to all From l your loving son.
 1 MECH ANPC HARVEY BENOIT, l Battery D. 56th Artillery, C. A. c.
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Jay Rieketts Promoted.

The following letter was reeeiSed Monday from Jay l.. Ricketts. son of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Ricketts,:
 U. S. S. ,Yamacraw. re ..,...4 May g, 1918
 Dear Foks:-1t is just week since I wrote you last and said ], expected to be in port long while where l would write often. But shortly after that letter was written and sent we received orders to coal up immediately Ca long, rotten. dirty job) and put to sea. We sailed the next day and had to make special run We'll. today is the seventh out, and IS very beautiful there is nothing like a clear. warm day at sea; the ship is heaving gent ly to a long swell caused by a gentle trade wind while the boys are all ly- ing about the deck in the warm sun shine, getting all possible sleep-you know we are not expected to get much at night The steady throb of the massive turbines is faintly heard and the thundrous roar of the sea parting at our graceful bow as the "Yamie" slides through it at an easy 22 knots. The screaming of the gulls is like CaruSo on the Victrola to me and the day wears on.
 Today we have land with us. the jagged coast of. Ireland on the port bow, 50 miles away; the greensward of Wales lies to starboard closer be- fore me is stesming into the Irish sea 8 hardened and efficient nan-o'-war representing, and flying the cofors of a great nation to which the lurking enemy dares not, show even a ripple of his slimys body, Cor he knows by now Yankee who never quits as it's a fight to. the finish. . No, he. sneaks about. at night to do his underhanded work, taking care that his victim has lsmaller guns than he. or no guns al
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TAFTVHLE
Mechanic Harvey Henoit Writes from France = Praises Officers - Village Notee.

Mechanic Harvey Benoit, who is now in France with Battery D of the 5Sth heavy artillery, has written a most interesting letter to his mother. lie tells of the simple country life of the French peasants and their surprise at pictures of the tall buildings in New York. He also praises his officers very highly The letter follows:
 American Expeditionary Forces,
 France, May If, 1918. Dear Mother:
 Just received a letter from you which was addressed to Fort Wright, That was rather funny, as I received a letter from you few days ago in answer to the card I mailed you.
 We are having regular summer weather, dry and very warm. I have received a letter from Aunt Josie that makes two I have received from her, but they were addressed to Fort Wright, so there wasn't much news in them
 We have moved three times so fal since we have been over here. We are now located in a small village. Al the men have gone to war from this place, and the people here say tha' most of them are killed. These tha' are left are old people, and every morning they start out with c noe 0! shovel on their back and a small kes of wine in one hand. to go and vorl in the gardens. The kegs that the! cafry are very small. I would judgt that they hold in the most about { quart of wine; some are smaller. Som' of them have farther to go than other' and they ride in two wheeled cart: drawn by oxen or COWS.
 The old women work as well as th' men, and you would be surprised t see how old the people live here. Thi country Is far different than the D. s The villages are small and very ia apart, and the buildings are low ant are of some sort of concrete. The. are very ancient looking as far as VI have gone. They have tile roofs ant the windows are irregular. They ar not on an even line as in the U. s. | At night we sit and talk with som of the old people Some of our fellow had postcards with views of New Yorl city, most of them being pictures o skyscrapers. We showed them to tn old people, and you ought to have seel them open their eyes. Such hig buildings they never dreamed existed. On one of our moves we rode i troop trains for 4s hours-two day I of riding before we got off. Of cours
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FAREWELL PARTY.
Given By Halle Club Members For
 Miss Margaret Toomey.

A fare sil party was tendered Miss Margaret Toomey by the members of the Halle club in their rooms in the Chapman building. this week. Miss Toomey is to leave town this week to take up government. work in Washing ton.
 There were games, music and danc- ing and a most enjoyable evening was spent. Miss Toomey was presented a gift by the members of the club as . token of their esteem.
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Memorial Day Program, in oeeun
 School.

A very interesting program was carried out Wednesday afternoon in the Occun school in celebration of Memorial day. The program follows;
 America, school; recitation, Connec- ticut Hymn of the Flag, grade [; reel tation. Tour Flag and My Flag. grades 2 and 3; poem. The Blue and the Gray, grades and 6; song, Columbia, school: reading, Love of Country, George LePage; poem. Our Flag Col ors. grade l; recitation, Children's Offering, grade 4; song. Down on S1niiey's Farm, grade l; poem. We Are Little Soldier Men, grades 2 and g; violin solo, Just Baby's Prayer at Twilight, Mabel Lambert recitation. Gettysburg Address, grade [; poem. Our Flag, grade 4; reading, Bring Flowers. Henrietta Green; recitation. There's Flag We Love, grades 2 and g. piano solo. Dance of the De- mons, Blanche Fontaine: reading. What Constitutes State? Astrid Benson: song, Wave the Stars and Stripes Before Yous grade 7 Star Spangled Banner. school
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Christian Science Service.

In compliance with the request con tained ill the presidents proclamation that Thursday the 3Oth day of May be a day of prayer, there will be 2 brief service at 10.45 this morning al the Christian Science Reading room Thayec building. There will be vel. come for all
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s22e 30 From Spiritual Union

Since the report of the sale of the First Spiritual Union when it was an nounced that $219 had been realized for the Red Cross, other workers have here heard from to the extent of $10.S0 bringing the tota! amount up to $229. 90.
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Painted Out Stops.

Wednesday a number Of stops in the village were painted out. This is in accordance with the wartime policy of the company in reducing stops to save time and coal. Approximately every third stop was painted out.
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Miss Inez Woodland, who has been passing some time in Hartford, is at her home on West Town street for a few weeks.
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Mfr and Mrs. Edward Hutchinson of I'm afcnie leave today (Thursday) yisit with their son and daugh- siaN. Mir. and MrF. E. Montague
 psan, of Waterford.
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Louis Day of Hartford spent the day recently with friends on Otrobando avenue.
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Mrs. Pease of East Haddam was a recent guest of Mir. and Mrs. Harold Winchester of West Town street.
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Mir. and Mrs Dwight c. Stone and Master Beverly Ussher of Stonington spent Tuesday with MT. and Mrs. D. W. AverE of West Town street.
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Mrs. George Peck of Otrobando ave- nue was a recent caller in New Lon don.
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Edward Burns of Plain Hill has en- listed in the naval reserve at New London and left for there the first of the week.
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Repairino Road.

The steam roller is still at work on the road on Providence street. The road has. been. coated with crushed stone and sand and is now being
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Mrs. Joseph Smith of Colchester is spending a few days with her son in law and daughter. MT. and Mrs. George Peck, of Otrobando avenue
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Youna Patriot Enlists.

Wilcox, now in F1ance. The letter was written April 24th.
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NORWICH TOWN

Edward Burns Latest Young Patriot to EpIist-Frank A. Wilcox Writes from France.
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Writes from France.

s Mrs. William Wilcox Of pad received a letter Tues
 2 from their son, Frank A.
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The following; letter was reeeiSed Monday from Jay l.. Ricketts, son of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Ricketts,:
 U. s. S Yanacraws