Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-27

Long before the hour Of the parade | the principal streets of the town were thronged with a holiday crowd. There l were visitors from Norwich, New Lon- don, Stonington, Mystic. North Ston- ington and many of the surrounding villages. The parade which started at 3.30 o. clock from the Westerly Armory on Dixon street, formed as follows: . Marshal, Lieut. Col Arthur N. Nash
 Chief of Staff, Donald c. Cottren
 Aides
 Orderlies
 Naval Training Station Band, New
 port
 Escort of State Guard
 Sixteenth Co.,, East Greenwich
 Second Company, Wakefield
 Fourth Company, Westerly
 Company F, c. S. G., Pawcatuck
 Westerly Sanitary Corps
 Submarine Base Naval Band Provisional Battalion Service Men, Westerly and Pawcatuck
 Admiral Herbert O. Dunn
 First Provisional Company
 Second Provisional Company
 Third Provisional Company
 The line of march took in the prin-
  ed at Wilcox park, where following a review Admiral Dunn presented the Service Medals given by the town of Westerly to the men of the community who served their country in the world war. At the completion of the parade there was a dinner at the Westerly Arnory for all those who participated in the demonstration. In the evening there was a dance at Wilcox park. The committee in charge comprised Her bert P. Clark, chairman, Donald c. Cottrell, H. Russell Burdicl, Fred N. Robinson, Walter S. Price and Ray mond H. Hiscox.
 The farmers and gardeners of Rhode Island have appealed to Senator Colt to strive for an increased appropria- | ton with which to fight the corn bor- CT, destructive pest near Boston in | 1917 which is now steadily spreading the area of it's destructiveneSs and | threatens soon to enter Rhode Island. The passenger earnings of the Rhode 1 Island Company for the month of l May was $57S,863.19, an increase of l s89.22743 over the same month year ago, according to the monthly f. nancial statement filed with the pub lie untilities commission.
 | ! 1 ing at 9 o'clock there will be con- cert by the Westerly band and athletic events The programme of athletic events follows:
 Boys and Girls events: Fifty yard dash )boys under 16 years); 50 yard | dash (girls under Is years}; shoe race l (boys under 16 years); wheelbarrow race (boys under 16 years); sack race ! (boys under IS years): backward race l (girls under Is years).
 l Open events: Fat mems race (50 yards), equipment race. 100 yard dash, throwing baseball (three trials), three legged race, relay race. F on a side ] (soldiers and sailors), shoe race, tug of-war (soldiers and sailors), sack race.
 Officials will be: Announcer, Rev. Y. A. Macdonald: clerk Walter S. Price started. Capt. Donald Cottrel1; judges. Herbert P. Clark, Lieut.. H. Russell BurdieIl Fred N. Robinson and Ensign Raymond H. Hiscox.
 1 The class of 1902, Westerly Hoh school, held a reunin banquet at the Rhode Island house Wednesday even ing. Dr. Robert Farnham was the toastmaster and Captain Joseph Hig- gins was the speaker of the evening relating to a number of his eXperienc- es overseas. Those present were Mrs Helen Segar Price, Mrs. Jean Gour- lay Bryson. Mrs. Jennie Bransf1eld | Montague, Mrs. Annie Pendleton Allen John F. Anderson, Arthur c. Roche Captain Joseph Higgins. Dr. Albert H Spicer, Jr.. and Dr. Robert Farnham
 At Pleasant View the class of 1900 ) Westerly High School held a reunion Wednesday evening. Miss Annie Me Nelly was elected president and Mrs A. L. Thompson was elected secre- tary and treasurer and secretary fol the ensuing year. Captain Isaac P Gavitt told of his experiences as com mander of an army transport.
 The Merchants and Manufacturers ] parade is scheduled to take place thi! | (Friday) afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. Captain Abraham P. Datson will b, marshal and the aides will be Col | Charles H. LelWard, Major Everett E Whipple, Lieut.. Henry NJ. Clarke ant Lieut.. William Mitchell In the lin, will be seen floats and displays by tn local merchants. There will be thre, bands in line, the Willimantic band Ship and Engine band of New Lon don and Konomoc band of Westerly E In the evening from 8.30 until 113 H o'clock there will be dancing ol s Broad street in front of the town hal a Chief of Police Thomas Brown an a his assistants did excellent work i \ keeping the streets clear for the pa B rade held Thursday afternoon. Loca 3 Boy Scouts rendered valuable assist E ance to the chief in directing automo E bile drivers to the streets which wer \ kept open to traffic. Today (Friday B the following traffic regulations wi I be enforced during the parade, whic E starts at 1.30 o'clock. Streets closed High street from the junction of Hig X and Canal to Broad street. Grov E avenue, Granite and Elm streets, dur ing formation of parade, Broad stree E and Main street. Cross street frol \ Main to Elm street. and West Broa E street to Williams street.
 The following streets will be close during the pageant: From until E p. m. there will be TO traffic on Hfg F street from the junction of High an El Canal to the junction of High stree \ and Grove avenue: on Grove avenu and on Granite street from Grove E Broad street.
 The historical pageant will be give by the people of Westerly in Wilcc $ park this (Fridayl afternoon at o z clock in commemoration of the tU a hundredth and fiftieth anniversary s the founding of the town. Much tin E and effort has been snent hy Miss Vi,