Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Arranged 10 Be Held at Local Con
 sregationaI Church.

Tn accord with what will be done in Congregational churches throughout the country next Sunday, the follow ing program for a patriotic service has heen arranged for the Congrega- tional church of this city: Organ prelude; processional; invo- cation: hymn, America the Beautiful: An Invocation. Miss Irma Greene: re- sponsive service: pastoral prayer; hymn, Lord of Hosts: reading The Song of the Banner at Dovbreak Miss Marion Carpenter: hymn, Battle Hymn of the Renublic: group recitation. Fol- low the Flag, five Pov Scouts national hymn Star Spangled Banner: recita . tion. The Prayer. Mss Ruth Bartlett; address. Judge E. NJ Warner offer ing: hymn. Great and Fair is She Our Land sroun recita ton The Four AL | lies. Misses Mary Carnenter Anna Ar l hold, Helen Phill'ns and Ddrras Rart- 1 lett: recitation. The Red Cross Spirit Speaks, Lillian Maertens; req adiug of names on the honor roll; hymn, Amer ica; benediction.
 Holiday Hours. The nostofTlce will he open from 62n to 11.20 next Thursdav. July 4, and the postal savings and money order | departments will be closed throughout the day.
 Bass Fishing Season. The bass fishing season at Alexan- der's lake opens next Tuesday morning Putnam men who like that sport are making ready for try at the gamey l fish.
 E. H. Snow. sub-master at the high school, will leave. Monday for New Hsmpshire, where he will have charge of military training for boys at camp during July and August.
 July Quota Not Yet Known.
 This districts quota of men to be called to the colors in July has not yet been received by the local board, so no 1 information is available as to how many men will be required to meet it. | There are more than 100 Class IA men in this district ready to be called out this not including any of the men who 1 registered June 5.
 Richard M. Holmes of Mt. VerHcn N. r., is visiting here with Mrs. A. w Macdonald and family.
 A shortage of war stamps was re- ported Friday from sections here | abouts. so great has been the demand for the securities within the past few ! days, A new supply is being forward ed to meet shortages in this section
 Pomfret to Celebrate Fourth. Pomfret is one of the towns in this section that has plans made for a celebration of the Fourth. No plans for a general celebration have been made in this city.
 Miss Rena Johnson of Norwich is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Charles ! Tillinghast, Bridge street, and other l relatives here.
 The coming month will bring the l first anniversary of the departure of Putnam railroad men who are mem 1 hers of an engineers regiment for ser vice in France.
 Submitted for Bids. i The proposition to loan s75.ooO to i the city of Putnam to meet the cost i of building another line of main pipe 1 for the water system has been sub- mitted for bids.
 1 A golf tournament for the benefit of the Red Cross is to be held in ! Woodstock.
 Mrs. w. J. Bartlett of this city was named as member of the executive committee of the Travellers Aid, a branch of the state council of defense fl The mid-week dances at Wildwood park are so well attended as to indi- cate they will be big success this season, Putnam supplying much of the patronage.
 Naval Recruiting. A naval recruiting party has taker up it's work in towns in this section of Windham county and will devote special attention to Putnam, whicl already has supplied a good quota fol that branch of the service.