Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-03
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July First, 1919, will prove a me- morable day in Rhode Island history not only because of commencement of war time prohibition. but it also women who will be privileged to vote in Rhode Island for a president of the United States.
 The registration will continue at the to June 30. 1920. when all women who expect to vote for president must have registered.
 The first to register in Westerly clerk. The second was Eva M. Ere chette, also of the town clerks office Miss Saunders said she registered to
 waliop the democrats" while Miss wallop the republicans Mary E.
 Quinlan of the town treasurer's office
 was the third and Alice T. Rathbun of
 the water commissioners office the
 men registered on the first day of reg
 tstration. They are: Mabel A. Saun-' ders, Eva M. Frechette. Alice T. Rath-
 bun, Mary E.. Quinlan. Laura E. Me . Intire, M. Edith Burk. Louise A. Bab- cock, Lucy M Clarke, Mary S. Din-
 woodie, Minnie L. Howard Edith B.
 Hope. Grace S. Langworthy, Jennette
 K. Mills, Elizabeth P. Nichols, Jennie
 H. Nichols. Edna M. Saunders.
 A welcome home celebration to the
 soldiers. sailors and marines, who
 have returned home since May 5, will
 De feature of the observance of In-
 dependence Day in Providence It
 will be in keeping with the rousing
 reception given the war heroes who
 returned prior to that date, and of Statewide participation. More than
 300 men eligible to participate, incIud- ing several from Westerly have noti- fled the committee in charge The men who have signified their inten- ton to participate are from the Three Hundred and First Engineers, Three Hundred and Tenth Infantry, and cas- uals from various units who have re- turned home since May 5. Transpor- tation money to and from Providence from any part of the state will be re- funded by the committee to men who participate in the reception.
 Dr. Joseph A. Higgins went Wednes- day to Hartford, where he will To- cate, as associate with Dr. Boucher one of the ranking surgeons of Con- ed from the battlefields of France where he served nearly two years as lieutenant in the American Medical corps with the French army and was promoted to a caDtaincy. He is the son of Mrs. Mary A. Higgins of Paw catuck, and has spent his period of needed rest here before resurning practice. When entering the army, he ter. Conn.
 Before he received his honorable discharge from the army he was elect ed vice president of the Memorial hos pital to be erected in Manchester. more than $200,000 being raised for the purpose by popular subscription. as a memorial to the, heroes in the great war from that town.
 The supreme court rescript in the Westerly case of Laura GaIIucio. pro ami, against Louis Gentle ct ux, has been handed down. All of the defend ants exceptions are overruled and the case is remitted to the superior court for Washington county with di- rection to enter judgment in the yer dict for the plaintiff
 Captain Howard Wilcox. who sue ceeded Captain Walter Davis in com l mand of the Watch Hill Life Saving | station. has been promoted and trans 1 ferred to the office of the district su- l perIntendent at Wickford. Captain | Arthur Lanphear has been transfer