Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-16

Ing or guns 6adz ceased. OH the HOf1- zon on all sides could be seen rock cts and flares. and rockets sent up hy troops in their happiness. What a relief it was to see a series of reck- cts go sup. meaning that the fighting was over instead of meaning that pos- sibly the infantry desired the artil- 1 lery to send over a barrage before l they went lever the top!''
 Of course many of the boys have given their lives for the flag and 1 there are many sad homes-but that l is pant of war. I wish I could have l seen and heard the crowds at home.
 I'll bet every one went mad! I don't l blame them. for it was an occasion to l go mad over. Now the question is when will we be able to get back to 1 the good old U. $. A. and the dearest l folks in the world ?' We all hope soon l but of course it is a question as to when the time will come. However, there is a sense of relief to know that
 the fighting is done My thoughts are all at home tonight. How I wish I could be there with you and tell you 1 the many things I have to see. You i will be surprised when I show you on a map the many places have been, I certainly hope we can get home soon, for I have had enough of lover | here' I have done as I wanted to,
 come over here and stayed to the fin 1 ish. Now I want to get back home and forget all about seldiering-sleep- ing in barns. marching in the mud
 etc I just want to settle dowR. visit a nice long time. and then go back
 to work again and be a civilian. Ma l ture never intended me to he a spi- dier and just want to get back home. 1 Believe me, I never want to leave home again-that is. for a long period
 CT for an event like this. Pn feeling fine in every way, having plent%~to eat
 and have plenty of clothing. So don't
 worry about me. Am in hopes that
 we will be among the early returning
 troops. Won't the people at home be
 glad to see those boys come back and
 maybe those boys won't be glad to
 get back! It sure will be wonderful
 just this very minute 8 fellow came
 in and said he heard of someone offer
 ing to bet we would be Rome in 5 days and about ten fellows are ar
 guing it out, so I must close. Stacks
 of love from
 Nov. 1s. 1918.
 Dear Folks: Just a little note. Still have one letter from yoN to answer
 the one written Oct. 15 lnearly a month ago). Did I tell you I had re-
 ceived the first Bulletins? They ar | rived several days ago. Your letters : are certainly more than welcome, for : they are just like a visit It home IT
 bet you all feel happy tonight. I know
 do. for I kneT it is over for good . and it will be impossible to start il i again. Suppose yeq have read al , about it in the home papers. Were
 you surprised? All the boys are talk , ing about what they are geing to dG !, when they get home. Yes, I have . seen some wonderful sights since came over here and have done quite { bit of travelling. Getting home is al IT think about now and I surely hops ? we went have to stay over here long
 feel that my work over here is fin T ished and my thoughts now are all O home. I suppose Frank Browning and Frank Morganss folks are relieVet
 to think they have not got to count !. know you are There must hay, | been some exciting, celebra tien bacl
 home when the armistice was an, 5 neuneed. Must close for tonight,
 Love to all.
 sl RAY,
 The Red Cross Roll Call drive wa r opened Saturday evening at the nov
 ies when Attorney A. M Brown gaV s a four minute talk on Red Cross work
 l Miss Doris Myott sang The Rose o
 No Mans Land with such fine exnres sion that sine was loudly applauded
 As she sang the last line Of the son;
 Mid the Wars Great Curse Stand
 the Red CrosG Nurse" the curtain wa
 lifted and the bright light of the nov p ing picture machine was thrown on l Red Cross tableau Eight girls wh n are among the evening class member e at the Red Cross rooms, workin ,, faithfully every week at night, afte r their days work were we'll qualifie n to hold up the Red Gross flag to tn = vision of the audience. Each ha 0 the cap and apron used in the sani e tary dressing rooms. and the brassar r d which is to be worn by the solicitor 0 this week. Their smiling faces mad
 charming frame for the flag as the d stood or knelt, holding the symbol ( 1 The Greatest Mother in the Weflt If The girls were Josephine Eva an 5. Amelia Rail- Blanche Mecteau Jenni It Roy, Flora Lambert, Josephine Tax h mon and Ruby Boule.
 .- John F. Hennon was the Sunda 1T night four minute speaker.
 Wednesday night there is to be ' special addition to the regular sllo d procured through the courtesy of M n Reeves. It will be an American Re
 | d the Red Cross helped the Italian per l. Die in the dark days of defeat, feef le ing and clothing them and in ever II possible way encouraging them.
 k; Funeral services fer William
 Duce were held at his home on Sou Main street Sunday afternoon at
 o'clock. Rev. E. M. Anthony conduc -- ed the service. Burial was in u l family lot in Jewett City ceneter u, The bearers were A. R. Young, J. .s Phillips, Walter Richardson and No ez man Parkfurst. There were Howe %, from the wife. Mir and Mrs. c, H. Hc ut brook, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kah H. n Mr. and Mrs. Walter Richardson, \ II IT. and Mrs. F. H. Gilbert, Mr and M A. R. Young, MT. and Mrs. J. F. Pm n,' and Mrs. o. W. Head. MT and M D George MoeIer. George Beade, Mr a S Is' Mrs. N. J. Babcock, MT. and Mrs. o' A. Haskell, Mir and Mrs. E. A. Pc
 ter, John A. Owen, Jewett City Ra of tist church, Mt. Vernon Lodge, Nc. " F. & A M Reliance Lodge. No. 29 al o. o. F.. Jewett City Council No. TX F. B. L.. Peter Cooper, Charles Hi
 man, James Fiske. MT. and Mrs. s. Leonard, MT. and Mrs. c, H. H. or brook of Lynn, Charles HillmaR VI i WelleSley, MdSSp .1oilh A. OWeH 'm Providence, Mrs. L. A. Panton ei- Windkam Center and Henry Gay on Norwich were present at the seryie lul Undertaken E. F. Gilbert was ,Ey charge of the arrangements.
 rly Funeral services for Henry L. Bl -ss ton were held at the home of his S
 ter, Mrs. T. B. Shea, on Mathews - street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clo
 Rev. J. E. AIdrich, pastor of the N
 thodist church, offieiated. Mrs. G.
 prior. and Mrs E H Hiseax sa