Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
WILLIMANTIC

sisted of Mrs. A. D. Carpenter. Mrs. George Bowen, Miss Edith Bowen and Charles Robinson. A most enjoyable afternoon was reported on the return to Willimantic.
 Saturday, Chief of Police Daniel Killourey assigned the July change of beats for members of the local force as follows: Officer Grady, Sodom; Off, | fcer Leahy, Center Main; Officer Paulhus, Jackson; Officer SEnander, | Upper Main; and Officer Mclean, day duty.
 Miss AmaIie Ruschman of Hebron and George w. Seigrist of this city | were married Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the home of the brides par ents by Rev. Howard Champ, pastor of the Hebron Congregational church The bride was formerly employed at the Windham Silk Company in this city, and the groom is an employe of the Smith Winchester Company of South Windham. The witnesses were the brides parents. After wedding trip MT. and Mrs. Seigrist will reside in Willimantic.
 The Moosup Girls Club entertained the returned service men of that towr Saturday evening with a banquet and dance and the evening proved to be one of the most enjoyable of it's kind yet given the boys. The prospect o1 a good time brought an almost 10( per cent. attendance arfd 1s6 men ant women sat down at o'clock for the ' banquet. Previous to this the com pany assembled in the club rooms
 which had been decorated in the na
 tionaI colors and yellow and black, thc
 colors of the club. After short so
 cial time, all went into the banque
 room, which was also attractively dec
 orated. The long tables, in the forn
 of hollow square. were bright witt crimson ramblers and red shaded can
 dies and an effective background wa l, formed by red. white and blu : streamers and banks of laurel. Mis- Annie Fraser. president of the Girls . club, welcomed the guests, urging then to "eat. drink and be merry" whicl
 they proceeded to do. The menu con . sisted of chicken and potato salads cold ham and tongue, rolls, ice cream
 cake. coffee, candy and fruit An or
 chestra played throughout the ban quet and fer the dancing which fol lowed. A few inspiring toasts wer given, Lieut.. Earl Bragg being toast master. All speakers paid a tribut to the work and spirit of the Girl: club and referred to the especial fit ness of their meeting together on tn night of the world wars last grea event the signing of the peace terms
 The evenings programme was con : cluded with dancing which lasted un . til midnight. Three rousing cheers c . appreciation were given the member r of the Girls club by the soldier! Among the guests present were tn , advisory committee consisting 0 Miss Myra Smith of Willimantic, clu 5 organizer: Rev. W. c. Darbie, Rev. ( l S. Nightingale and Rev. Joseph I ) Mccarthy
 After a very quiet week durin
 which but one arrest was made, tn : local police were quite busy for a tim
 early Sunday morning. On complain
 of Joseph LePage. who said he ha
 been knocked down and relieved c
 three dollars by four young men, tn
 police got busy and between midnigll
 and ? a. m.. rounded up in differen
 sections Of the city and placed unde
 arrest Joseph Lada. 24; Joseph Mo
 riarty, 33: William Trimmings, 32; an
 Louis DeMarchi. 26. They will appea
 before the court this (Monday) morn
 ing on charges of assault. The affai
 happened in front of Hellar's saloo
 on Main street The four men dis
 claim all knowledge of the money be
 ing taken from LaPage, saying tha ! the latter. approaching them on Mai
 street, fell to the sidewalk and the
 attempted to assist bim to his fee : whereupon LePage made a great out
 cry and claimed they had taken thre dollars from him. They will have
 chance to tell their stories in tn
 court.
 Eugene Aldrich, 64, died Saturda
 morning at the home of Mrs. Eliza
 beth Upton in West Ashford, tn
 cause of death being cerebral hemor