Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-28

town of Windham on the Victory loan and it seemed to be the general opinion that the towns as in all previous loans,
 had made a slow start in taking up
 the bonds, but that it would come
 through and take up it's quota as in the past. A number of meetings will
 be arranged during this week, at which competent speakers from out Of town
 will be present. MT. Adelard Morin of
 Norwich will speak on the Victory loan at al meeting of the Frnech speaking people of this city at St. Mary's church on Tuesday evening and meeting for the Polish people will be held during the week, at. which a Pol. ish speaker will be present. A com- mittee was also appointed to arrange for public meeting to be held next Sunday night in one of the local the atres, to be announced later, and MT. Lynch will do his utmost to arrange for the showing of the government pie ture film, "The Price of Peace" at the | meeting Arrangements are being completed for the 'big night May 9th, when the Victory War exhibit | train will be in the local railway yard 1 from to no a. m. It is planned to have a parade with plenty of music and out of town speakers. MT. Lynch at the meeting Sunday afternoon ex- puressed the hope however that the i town of Windham will have been all through by that time and it's quota taken up. Windham's quota is S403,000 and up to Saturday night about ESQ.,, 900 had been reported in as subscrib ed for
 At the weekly meeting cf the w. C. | a46 led to the roll and the members voted
 to buy $500 Victory bond, which
 will make total of $500 now invest ed in government bonds by the local i W. c. T. U. The chairInan's report of the Easter sale showed receipts 1 amounting to S34.59. Announcement was made that Mrs. J. Beveridge Lee
 Of New London will speak at the
 meeting May 9th Mothers Day and an invitation was extended to all mothers in Willimantic to be present The union voted to hold rummage
 sale. The treasurer reporte2 that 91
 members had earned and turned in | their dollar towards a Liberty Bond and many more are to be heard from The funeral of Hiram Newton Fem was held Sunday afternoon at 2:3G
 o'clock i'll the Church House of the First Congregational church. The at- tendance was large and there were many beautiful floral tributes. Rev Harry $. McCready officiated and the services were conducted in the Church House by Eastern Star Lodge, No. A
 A. F. and A. NJ. The local undertakers
 attended the funeral in a body. The , Masonic committal service was used
 in the church house and at the grave ] prayer was said by Rev. H. s. Mo Cready. Members. of Eastern Stal Lodge were bearers as follows: ". P Jordan. R. l.. Wiggins, c. A. Taintor D. E. Ahoi, J. P Bath and Clarence Palmer Burial was in the NNillimantit cemetery. The J. c. Lincoln Co. hat charge of the funeral arrangements. $ 11o members of Obwebetuck Lodge No. 16. I. o. o. F., took part in the big parade held by the Odd Fellows il Hartford Saturday afternoon. Th' delegation was assigned to a promi nent position in the third division O the parade and were headed b. Wheeler's Amercan band Charles A Gates acted as marshal of the loca } delegation and his aides were w. N Bowen, E. w. Jacobs and Fred H Williams Immediately following tn band, a large American silk flag wa \ 1 I Arthur Swanson, both returned sol diers from overseas and members O Obwebetuck lodge acting as a colo ' guard. A Very attractive banner wa also carried followed by the local del RI egation wearing white felt hats, whit gloves, badge and canes. A fine tim was reported by those who participat cd
 A large crowd turned out Saturda, evening to view the parade held pre- liminary to the social and dance il ] Pleasant street armory by the Threa A City Fife and Drum Corps. Mai street was lined with people at 7:30 | m. when the parade started, headed b a Company E. Willimantic Home Guar as escort. followed by six other music al organizations. prominent anon 8 which were the >ilties Fife and Drun 2 Corps of Manchester, which took par s in the afternoon in the Odd Fellow: \ parade in Hartford. Near the end 0 the parade each organization gave ] demonstration of it's ability on Lin E coin square and the local Thread Cit Fife and Drum Corps were easily tn \ heaviest players in line. A crowd c { over 50G attended the dance.
 Private Euclid Pimpare of compan { L, 102nd Infantry, is spending D short furiough at the home of hi
 parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis Pimpar
 of 10S1 Main street, Willimantic. Fri
 vate Pimpare has seen service for tn
 past tWenty-one months mad wa
 among the unfortunate during the wa
 having had to his his right leg am
 putated just below the knee, the re
 suit of an explosion of shell at $ . Mihiel, Oct .3rd, Of last year. Up |
 that time he had escaped injury. H . was allowed to take part in the pa = rade at Boston Saturday and is stor
 ping here for a few days A number
 other members of Company L, 102n
 Infantry were wounded to some degre
 but Private Pimpare was the only or
 to be physically incapacitated.
 Among those who went from tn
 city Friday to view the parade 0 Boston, one prominent citizen sal Sunday he would not have missed - for anything in the world; that it Wa
 the most impressive spectacle he ev,
 witnessed especially the section
 wounded in automobiles and also Il
 division of old veterans of the Civ
 war, the latter. proving a big featul
 of the parade. One resident of Will mantle, Eusebe Aubertin, slipped ( the grating of a sidewalk while watcl
 ing the parade and was seriously il