Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-03
FRANKLIN HELD ITS
 MEMORIAL EXERCISES
For Thirteenth Consecutive Year Address by Attorney Arthur F. Libby.


 Memorial exercises were carried out but the people of Franklin Thursday for the thirteenth consecutive year, and a large number congregated on Meeting House Hill to take part in and to witness the ceremonies.
 Two lines of school children form cd outside the Congregational church and allowed the veterans, Sons of Veterans and other distinguished guests to pass in. Then they followed standing at attention to give the sa Iute to the flag The Star Spangled Banner was sung and the Getrys- burg Address recited. Greetings. were extended by Frederick s. Armstrong and prayer offered by Rev. F. s. Child The programme follows:
 Reading, President Wilson's Memo rial Day Proclamation, Mary Drake; Memorial Day, Dorothy Banning; song. Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, schools; The Unfurling of the Flag, Alberta Fryer: Bringing Home the Cows Emmett Lamb; dialogue, The CTy- Of Belgium Children, Schools from District 8; song, Speed Our Re pubic. First Grade from District No. :. My Country 'Tls of Thee, Helen Kahn: The Flag, Rose Adamzik; When the Great War is Over, Henry Lamb, Gan original poem written for the oc- csSion by Miss Agnes Lamb; song. Our Flag. My Flag, scholars from Dis trict :: Our Ideal, Theodore Gareeau, Memorial Day in Vermont. Viola Banning: The Little Flag on Our House. Eleanor Armstrong; song, Ken the Home Fires Burning, schools: dialogue. Uncle San's Help erz. scholars from District 6: Do Your Bit Charles Brush; Our Fallen Com ra3es. Julia Rodman: The Mother of a Soldier Rachel Mitchell: song. To The Flag. scholars from District :: When War Comes to Me. Olive Ladd i; SawtelIe. Ella Redwood: To Our Boys. Katherine Miller: song. Over There. schools.
 Remarks were made by r. s. Shear CT, superintendent Of schools pertain ing to Memorial Day and other patri- otic exercises being held in the schools. some weekly, such as the Red Cross activities and others aid- ing in war relief work. He was fol- lowed by the speaker Of the day. At torney Arthur T. Libby, of Norwich whose collections of choice thoughts reached the children directly and whose Memorial address was very ill., spring.
 A luncheon was served by the fol- lowing committee and the plentiiu. supply Of tasty viands would lead one to think that there was no scarcity o1 food stUffs Neither is there in Frank lin as the grist mills have been busy all winter grinding the native grains and more will be ground next year o. one more variety at least as seVera of the farmV-s have planted wheat. Al claimed their recipes were carried ou according to Hoover and certainly showed great camondaging skill.
 The general committee was: Mrs Frank Redwood, Mrs Addison Rock. wood. who decorated the church yer, artistically: Mrs. Fred Race. Mrs. r S Armstrong, Mrs George Miner Mrs. Stiles. Mss Florence Hofn1a. was acconlpanist.
 Tho walters were: Mrs. Anita Hol ton, Miss Belle Cottie. Richard Nel son Paul Tanning. Kenneth Arm strong. Milton Beckwith, Georg, Beckvith and Albert Bccl1with. whc served sandwiches, cakes. coffee ant ice cream
 Fralklin's patriotic day will be lon; remembered and one of her bows. nov in the service at Fort Adams. Cor poral Ralph Armstrong. has been pro noted to assistant judge advocate. fact which greatly pleased his lon list of friends.
 Before disbanding each child wa presented a picture of our president and Memorial day card by the Re, r. s. Child, whose tIioughtfulness wa greatly appreciated.