Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-07
DANIELsoN

sweeping lOrWafQ Tn tnlS QlStr1ct dur ing the closing, week of the drive with fine vigor. It was given out Tuesday afternoon from the district headquar- ters office here that four of the towns of the district are over the top. Kill lingly with $345,600. Canterbury with $13,o00, Brooklyn with $41.950 and Plainfield with s145.00o Plainfield village has double it's particular ap- portionment of that towns quota, making the best showing in the dis trict to date.
 Scotland is probably the next town that will be reported over the top. as it has received more than s7,000 of the $7,8O0 it is allotted to raise. Sterling enthused campaigning during the re- mainder of the week these towns may be able to come in and show a per feet record of accomplishment for the district in doing all that was asked of it.;
 Attorney E. L. Darbie stated Tues day afternoon that he expects that killingly's subscriptions will total $500,000 by Saturday night.
 The way the loan has Jagged in the country at large makes it necessary to secure all available subscriptions in districts where there is the stead fastness and patriotism to finish the job"
 Friday evening of this week. the Victory loan special train will be at the Danielson railroad station from 6 p. m., to 9 ?. m. This will be at the Danielson railroad station from D. m. to 9 p. m. This will be made an oc- casion for patriotic gathering and | celebration that will send Killingly through the closing hours of the | q 9 ion oh iy.it of tri0 | ism.
 Company c. State guard. will turn | out and also a drum corps.
 | The train itself, with all it's varied | collection of war trophies captured l by Americans from the Germans, will | be we'll worth seeing. and all will be given an opportunity to pass through the train and inspect the guns and | the mines and the thousand and one things that make up the collection. Frank E. Mitchell, s1. died Tues day morning at his home on Reynolds ! street. Mir. Mitchell was born in Kill l lingly, Sept. 1a. 1888. q son of Ezekial and Marinda Main Mitchell. His boy 1 hood wa: spent in East killingly and 1 it's vicinity, and as a boy he entered the mills at East Killingly to take up what proved to be his life work. He ! years, advancing to be overseer and i later superintendent of the Whitestone rlant at East Killingly. For a num- l Der of years he was employed under Henry Truesdell at the mill in Packer
 He has been retired from active ] work for long term of years and has made his home here with his daughter, Miss Alice Mitchell. who survives him.
 AS plans for the Welcome Home celebration for. kiIlingIys soldiers an6 sailors take on their final form it is evident that Friday. May 1G. will be one of the most notable days in all o1 killingly's history.
 The toWnspeople have been anxiou; for an opportunity to show the ser : they hHve done. and the celebration - opens the doGr to that desire. It was stated 'Tnert7av that at leas nine lands a7re9d have }rna-l Hc- cured Ivy the "oTr1r'ttao CT divis0ns O corporation to lnad t),eir sections o , tt'o monsto-' m ada. w1,ich uado,1,t
 n1lv will he the lar-:est eaa' 5 here. More bands m"..- be adde [ ) this list during the coming week Thi
 means plenty Of music at all time l during the parade. and q series 0 ! bft Ilu COuCGIlS OH the Dark. ana pos sibly also at Railroad square durins i the later afternoon and evening hours
 The bands already secured include St t James of Danielson. Goodyear mil : tary band Attawaugan-R -Rallouvill
 band, Tuhhs' band of Norwich, a maya l band made up of regularly enlisted
 men in the service of the Unitet l states from one of the eastern po- s cities. Wheeler's band of WillimantiC Q The Moosun band. the Fall River Bo . Scouts band of 80 pieces and a Provi 1epce band. Other groups intereste in the parade may yet announce tha : they will bring band escort and i ]. addition there will be some drur n corps in line.
 Chief Marshal E. L. Darbie has com rpleted his staff organization and wi announce this, with a list of assist
 ant division marlhals today (Wed
 nesday).
 Chairman Alfred Pate in charge C f the Danielson part of the celebratio Q announced that arrangements ha
 been completed with Rev. M. J. Cine
 M. S., pastor of St. James church, fC n a solemn and inspiring feature of tn
 day-the chanting of a Te Deum ( victory under an a.cn of trump :, that will be erected on the lawn (
 St. James church on Franklin stree
 The parade will be halted approxi r mately eight minutes at the churc d fer this ceremony. which will be mad
 of solemn impressiveneSs, an act f thanksgiving for the victory accorde
 the nations arms and a fitting sequ,
 to another solemn service at whic
 the boys of the old 3Sth company re
 ceived the pastors blessing on tb
 night before they left Danielson
 July, 1917, offering all even life itsel
 for their country's sake. There Wa " no distinction of creed that night { the boys assembled for that solem q farewell Nor will there be one wee a from Friday when thanks is returne
 to God for the safe return from Franc h of the majority of those who wei
 present that night and especially ovt .r the fact that not one of the soldie1 h present at that farewell ceremony To 10 his life in battle, though the me e faced death daily for weeks at a tim
 A divison of the parade that prom n ises to be of exhilarating interest W
 be the floats division. for in this wi
 be mand handsome creations and coI 2 captions about which the originator
 are reticent as to details. Son
 striking features are promised, how
 ever, and this section should arou
 great enthusiasm.
 Chairman Pate and other membe
 of the Danielson committee wish
 make it very clear that any soldier
 sailor in uniform will be considered ;
 one of Killingly's own if he conn
 here on May 16. All visiting servi
 men will be welcomed into the servi
 division with Killingly's own son
 who went out to the number of near
 400, and will be accorded every hol
 or, in the name of the town and u
 nation, that is given to the home boy
 Killingly wants everybody happy (
 Welcome Home day and trusts tn
 the biz celebration will bring in