Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15

ne annual 9atherfu9s or the efn-
 ployes of the Max Pollack company,
 of Conantvil1e which have been omit
 ted for the past three years on ac-
 count Of the war, were resumed on
 Wednesday evening at the Robbins
 home. Hot frankfurters. sandwiches
 cream and nabiscos. Herman Johl a
 junior member of the firm spoke to
 the employees and announced that the
 company had taken out group in
 surarce for the 105 operatives at the plant. He also stated that while the
 cmopany was planning to build mill
 at Groton and had acquired at 215-
 acre tract of land for that purpose,
 there was no intention of closing the
 Conantsvil1e plant At the close Of his
 talk Mir. Johl personally presented each of those present who was enti- tied to it his insurance policy to re- main in effect as long as the holder is in the employ of the company.
 Herman MeClure of ITS Asylum ave nue, Hartford. was the only prisoner in the police court Thursday morning. .s.s,, He vas charsea with tit.o operating ,Ia and pleaded guilty, saying that he had delayed getting his public service license from time to time without any criminal intent He was fined sso and costs, amounting to s57 80 which he paid. Justice of the Peace Curtis Dean was On the bench.
 The Federated French societies, who have been given an entire division in the parade Saturday, have completed their arrangements. There will be thirteen subdivisions of their divis- ion which is to be headed by the Thread City Fife and Drum Corps. The division will be made up as fol- lows: Thread City Fife and Drum Corps, St. Mary's Boy Scouts of Anne rica, service Flag of the sWillimantic 1xsH t,x- Sz- ladies, St. Mary's school flag. carried by twelve young ladies; several hun 1red children from St. Mary's Paroch- Ial school, Red Cross float, Les Arti-I America, Censeil FHorimdnd. Council Ste. Cecile and float, Konoraoc band of New London, Sacred Heart league old St. John the Baptist society La dies of Ste. Anne Float in which will ride mothers Of soldiers. The com nittee in charge of tkis division of the parade comprises Alexis Caisse Alphonse Chagnon. Joseph LeFebre Louis J. Matte, Joseph Larivierre, Harve Morrissette, Joseph Gelinas, the French. societies have made pro- vision to feed their own section at Park after the parade and the committee in charge of this fes- Lure comprises Mrs. Xavier Caisse, Mrs. P. Lord, Mrs. Joseph Bachand, con Brindmadour. Napoleon Gingras, Aldege Beaulieu. Philip Lord and tIarvre Morrisette. Joseph F. Gau- lreau and Aime J. Martineau have charge of the children in the parade.
 The first consignment of the service nedalilons was received by Town Clerk Frank P. Tenton Thursday morning. There were 3S0 in the lot 'eceived. The order calls for 751 but ons. The buttons which came Thurs lay were presented to the men at the | lrmery Thursday evening. The me- iallions are of bronze, hung on a l ieavy red. white and blue ribbon. l The face of the medal has the word | at the top over an eagle with outstretched wings holding the l tate seal in it's talons. On the re- l ,erse of the medal are the words | Presented by the Town of Windham l o ------ in grateful recognition 1 or services rendered in the world | var 1e17.1s1s.'
 The funeral of Henry M. Graupner l vas held Thursday afternoon at 2i D'cfock from the undertaking chapel | If Jay NJ. Shepard. Rev. C.. Harley l smith, pastor of the Methodist Epis- 1 opal church conducted the services. l The Masonic burial service was con- Iucted by members of Eastern Star | Lodge No. A. A. r. & A. M. The | ,earers were George Bissman. James | !. Harries. Dunan Peacock, Dwight l E. Abel. Charles A. Taintor and Rich Lrd L. WiEgfns. Burial was in the cemetery.
 The funeral of Joseph Bresh was II ieId Thursday morning at $40 from 1