Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15

Sunday morning at 10 o'clock a mill itry high mass was celebrated by Rev. Thomas F. Lynch, chaplain of tie 301st Machine Gun Battalion at Camp Devens At 945 the members of Guard St. Marie and Troop 1902 Boy Scouts of St. Mary's parish, assembled at Sedality hall and marched to the church in a body. headed by Scout Cooney carrying the American flag. The procession moved down the Main aisle as the church organist, Miss N. w. Mflner played The Star Spangled Banner. The line separated, the troop took seats at the right and the guards occupied pews at the left of the aisle. 1 An extra largd congregation includ-
 ing people from out of town, heard an eloquent sermon on Forgiveness, by
 Father Lynch Music of the mass was by the full choir.
 Tn the Military mass Rev. J. c. V Bellanger was deacon, Rev. Adelard
 Tecroix sub deason and Louis Stefon master of ceremonies. During the
 mass Miss Milner softly rendered pa | triotic airs. At the conclusion of the
 mass the congregation sang The Star
 Spangled Banner.
 Service Flag Blessed.
 1 High street was crowded Sunday
 afternoon at 2.30 o'clock when the
 members of different societies of St | Mary's church assembled at St. Jeans hall to march to the church to attend solemn vespers celebrated by Father Lynch, and witness the blessing of 2
 service flag donated to the church. A I215 St Jeans band, composed of S( pieces, marched from the town hall tt
 St. Jeans hall to escort the assem
 blaze to the church.
 The Boy Scouts and the guard! formed at Sodality hall and proceed ed through High street to meet thu line at the High street hall
 At a45 o'clock Chief Marshal Loui flJ. Fontaine gave orders for the lin
 to assemble The flag bearers of tn
 different divisions took their places
 During the forming of the line tn
 band playey America.
 At 250 the marchers moved throug
 High street. preceded by Scout Coon ey, carrying a large American f1as } Following was the lone of Marcf Forty Boy Scouts of Troop No. 2. un , der direction of Scoutmaster Loui Stifon and Assistant ScoutTnaster Joh ]. Brown, 20 members of Guard S ) Marie in uniforms. under the com !. mand of Guard Commander Mrs. Al exander Dupont, 300 parochial schoC children, boys and girls divisions ( the Junior Red Cross, wearing Re Cross emblems, PTS men 6f St. Mary l. parish. 16o Children of Mary follow l ed by 105 members of the Union s : Jean Baptiste. Next came 200 we
 men of the parish followed by 68 men
 bers of the Rosary society. 125 men , bers of St. Jean society. followed | . | ITO members of St. Anne society. On arriving at the church the bar |, moved to the right of the church ar :, the guards and the scouts passe ' thre1leb the line and separated to u . right and left of the main entrance = the church During the time that u Q 1 mariners were waiting for orders = proceed the band rendered My Coui
 try Iris of Thee As the processic
 moved down the center aisle Miss Mi
 ner played national air. The marel if CTS were escorted to their pews l, Thomas Sullivan. Charles F. Charo g John Clabby, Walter Milner and Lou If J. Fontaine. The Junior Red Gro l. and the school children sat at u
 Epistle side of the auditory u
 guards and the scouts occupied ou ,f side pews on either side of the sci If ter aisle and the members of the S " l clGIleS ana the SJuQ6nIS Ol u
 Academy occupied pews at the gosp '- side.
 n, The different divisions were head 2, by a banner bearer. The flag r, France was carried by Arthur u y, feier. Other flag bearers were Edwa. l. Desautelle, Fred Goyette. Estt }. Herard
 n, The ushers at the church were Jol Il Clabby, Walter J. Miner Thomas q Sullivan. Joseph Pratt Charles T, Charon, Louis J. Fontaine. Fath
 Lynch was assisted in celebrating [