Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
WILLIM ANTIC

handle. The fire at the pumping sta tion couple Of weeks ago was the
 next most serious alarm.
 The Y. M. c. 4. is pIaanins . hike for the poys Saturday moruing to
 Hop river. distance of a little more the association building at $50 and l will take lunches and fishing tackle.
 It is planned to return to this city about four o'clock in the afternoon
 a swim in the pool The hike is for boys over 12 years of age.
 | Gordon Barker has been appointed | general assistant at the local Y. M. | C. A. during the summer months. MT.
 Barker is graduate of Windharn | been at Mt. Hermon school, North | field. Mass. He will return to school | in the fall.
 l The fourth in the series of concerts being given by the American band un- | der the auspices of the American Thread company was that of Thurs day evening at The Oaks off Windhann | road, between Fairview street and Quercut avenue. The change of loca- ton made it easier for people in the fourth ward to. reach the concert than if it had been held in Recreation Park where the others were held. The pro- gramme, well rendered and greatly enjoyed by about eight hundred peo-
 
 American Soldier overture. Home Circle; trombone solo. God Be With Our Boys Tonight A. Dumas; one step. Can You Tame Wild Women:; Blowing Bubbles; fox trot. Music of Wedding Chimes; one step. Meow; 1 march. The Nc-4; Star Spangled Banner.
 Guy c. Smith, for tile past three l years field agent in marketing for 1 Connecticut leaves the Connecticut Agricultural College Storrs, today | Friday) for work in Pennsylvania. | He has been very active in organizing cooperative work among the farmers wicn. New Haven. Bridgeport andi Waterbury. During the war he had | charge of the marketing department of the state council of defense
 Tonight at the arnnory on Pleasant street. there will be meeting of all Windham's service men to make plans for their part in Windham's Welcome Home celebration. Aug. 16. Captain w. P S. Keafing' will act as chair man of the meeting and Chairman Valcntinc Nm- of the parade com mittee will address the men. The F meeting has been called by the com nittee in charge of the celebration in order to officially apprise the men of what is going to be done for them. but it is not unlikely that some of the former service men will statei what they would like to have done The ex-soldier on the street has but little 10 say in favor of the ceIebra- ton it Is planned. They all. with that queer prejudice of the ex-ser- vice man. object to getting back into uniform and marching They say that they have had all they want of A few have even gone far her than mere diSsa tisfaction at the present arrangement and have sug- rested other means of entertainme ent { which would be acceptable. One man nan be paid a cash bonus. Another said that if the city and town want d to spend money there were. plen- " of roads around the city that need d repairs worse than the former sol 1 l Hers. sailors and marines needed a | { parade. Any concerted opinion of he ex-service men of the city has -bie tonight that the opinions of the !. ervice men in regard to the parade Vin be thoroughly threshed out
 Local Jottinss. Miss Dorothy Peck of 135 Chap [ nan street has been engaged as stem $ grapher for Hartford automobile a alesroom.
 The scheduled exhibition of movfnct $ ictures at the Y. M. c. A. was post V oned. Wednesday evening on account \ f trouble with the machine I t Eighteen aeroplanes have passed yer Willimantic this summer so far F S known. This city is almost di- a ectly in the r0Iete of planes going rom Mineola to Camp Devens 4 Mrs. Edmund Benoit of 70 Ives d treet is at St. Joseph's hospital with T evere scalds on her back and arms .