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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
HADDAM NECK

The services of the Congregational church were well attended Sunday last. Enc lecture on Bolshevisnl the Peril of Democracy was listened to by a very large congregation. Next Sun day the subject for the morning ser
 vice will be The Unshaken Church of
 Christ.
 Dr. Raymond was in attendance at
 the conference of rural ministers at
 Berkely Divinity school, Middletown,
 Tuesday and Wednesday,
 The Ladies Aid society was enter tained by Mrs. Gates of Riverview on
 Wednesday afternoon. F'orty-tw were
 present.
 Miss Edith Raymond was in Middle town Wednesday on business. Gardens have been singing the pop uIar ditty that will soon be expressive of the feelings Of some citizens: Oh, How Dry Am.
 Word has been received at the par sonage that Clifford Raymond has been ordered to embark for home. having completed his service. His regiment returned home two months ago. but as he was on detached special service at one of the checking depots it was inn nossible for him to leave at that time. , His ship is expected any day. Six pupils of the public school have l been granted graduation certificates 1 and were graduated at Higganum P. S. l Friday evening.
 Harvey Brooks, president of the i Deep River National bank, is a guest 1 of Willis Sexton at the farm this week ] Farmers in this section are harvest ] ing large crops of hay This should bring the high price of milk down.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
COLCHESTER

The following were awarded the Otis prizes, dictionaries. at the graduating exercises Friday. afternoon. For spell ing. Meyer Gittin first prize. Alice Brown second; in history. Arthur Cor gerkewich first, Harry Kanttrowitz second.
 On account of the storm Friday night the attendance at the dance in Grange hall given by the ladies of St. Andrews church was not as large as hoped for Clam chowder sandwiches, cake and ice cream were on sale. There was music by local orchestra.
 Frank Sherman. 5S. who died at his home on South Main street Thursday evening, had been ill for several weeks with complication of diseases. He is survived by one brother and two half brothers. Funeral services were held at his home Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. B. D. Remington officiat- ing. Burial was in the family plot in Goshen cemetery.
 Miss Cute assistant teacher in the Academy High school. left Saturday morning for her home in Albany, x. Y, for the summer vacation. William Kramer of Norwich was the guest of his brother, George Kramer, on Pleasant street the past week. Mrs. C. z. Otis of New York is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. A. T. Van 1 Cleve. on South Main street. Daniel T, Williams returned Friday from a few days visit with relatives in 1 East Hampton.
 | The warden and burgesses met in
 the selectmen's room Friday evening i as n board of relief for the borough. | Miss Isabelle Bassett left Saturday i for her home in Vermont for the sum. mer vacation.
 1 Mrs. H. F. Higgins of Norwich was i the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs ] T. Swan Rathbun. on South Main street the past week.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
WESTERLY

seant was to have been carried out last Friday afternoon. but owing to the rain had to be postponed until this afternoon. The programme of the, pageant is divided into four episodes and a finale as follows:
 Episode 1-The Niantics Gs00-1655( --Encampment of the Niantics; Adri- an Block, the Dutch Explorer delD. The Pequot War. John Mason G631). Thomas Stanton and the Ransoming of the Narragansett Princess. The Indian Festival.
 Dance Interlude-The Storm.
 Episode 1.-The Pounding of West erly S60-1ees)--The Purchase of !, ,Misauamicut (June g. 1Sso). Coming of John Babcock and Mary Lawton. The First Settlers (i669). Uprising of the Indians.
 Dance Interlude-A Legend of Cap tain Kidd.
 Episode s-col. Harry. Babcock at the English Court.
 Episode 4-The Revolution. The Town Meeting of February ?. 17I4. Raising of the Liberty Pole. Captain William Green and the Ox-cart of Ammunition.
 F,nale-Westerly (1917-1s1s). A street parade, solemn musical vespers and a special sermon featured the thanksgiving gathering held at St MichaePs church on Sunday evening in honor of the service men of the parish. The special sermon was preached by Rev. William Murray, Je- suit professor of Boston college The parade started at 7.15 o'clock and was followed by the service in the 1 church. Those who participated wore l service uniforms and b1ouses aud the sailors wore blue uniforms. white h. and service leggins. Vespers were the visiting clergyman. Calvary Baptist church carried out an appropriate Old Home Weel service Sunday morning The pro i gramme as arranged was as follows: 1 Times Changes by Cyrus H. Brown Educational Development W. H. Ba
 con; Years to Come, F. c. A. Jones.
 Local Laeonics. 1 Many visitors focked to Watch Hi cn Sunday. The air was chilly ant l so was the bathing.
 At the First Baptist church on Sun day Rev George P. Perry, DID, basto , of the First Baptist church of Ossin ing and a former pastor of the Ioea church, preached morning and even ing.
 After a visit with her parents. MT and Mrs. Charles J. Norris of Mos street, Mrs. Fred Gleason of Hartfor, left Friday fer Megansett, Mass
 where she will spend the summer. Because. of the weather condition i Friday the dirigible which had bee 1 promised Westerly for the soldiers an
 sailors parade was unable to put i
 an appearance.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30

At the evening service, Sunday. the 22nd Miss McCaffrey sang a. solo, My Lor2 and I, which was greatly appre- ciated by all present.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
RAWSON

Miss Anna Fitzgerald is at her home here, having closed her. school at Clark's Corner, Monday. the 23d. . .-
 Mrs. D. T. Phillips has been enter taining her brother and his bride. MT. and Mrs. Dexter Irons.
 George E. Turner of New Haven; who recently received his discharge from the navy. is at I. W. Hammond's for the summer.
 Miss Rachel Kenyon spent the week end with friends in Abingdon.
 Miss Catherine Smith spent Sunday, the 22nd with her mother in Boston.
 Edward Berggren has two cousins from Bridgeport staying with him for the summer. School in the Union district closed Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30

The Wakefield Veteran sFiremen's Association of Wakefield, RI, car ried off the honors in the hand pump while the P. $. Barber Hose Company won the hose reel race These two events followed the fremens parade which was held Saturday morning as part of the 250th Anniversary cele- bration of the town. Over a thous-s and firemen took part in the parade and there were six bands. Thousands Of men, women and children flocked to Westerly from all surrounding towns and villages for the parade which was one of the big attractions of the week. Tn spite of threatening weather which broke over the town Saturday morn ing, preparations were carried on for the event and byethe time the parade formed on Canal and High streets, the skies cleared off and tf1eesun shone ! brightly. The line moved down High street to Broad, up Broad to Elm, Elm to Cross. Cross to Main. Main to Bridge. across Bridge to West Broad countermarched at Moss street. then went down West Broad street to Dix on square. thence to High street and i Grove avenue; on through Granite ] street to Vose Park, where the parade
 
 and hose reel race were held.
 In the pumping contest first honors went to the Wakefield Veteran Fire mems Association who threw a stream of 1S7 feet and threequarters inches 1 The Westerly association was second. ! throwing a stream a distance of 174 : feet, nine and a half inches. Third ! place went to the Fire King of Paw | tuxet which engine threwea a , 1-2 inch stream q distance of IFS feet.
 ] In the hose reel race the P. $. Bar ! Der Hose company took first place, i making the run in thirty-six seconds.
 The judges of the hand pumping en- 1 zines were L., R. Whitman, Knight vile; T. H. Rhoades, Pawtuxet; T. Gauch. East Providence, L. S. Win chester, Riverside; D. Coggshall. Bris- tol: David Robertson. Westerly; Geo. Smith of Wakefield; ". Maxwell Warren.
 1 In the hose reel race the judges were T. l.. McGuire of East Provi- dence: Everett Fislle. Fiskeville; N Trombley, Manville; George Smith Wakefield; John Burdick, Wickford and C. T. Norris. Westerly.
 There were seven entries in the pumping contest.
 1 Harry $. Coyle was marshal of the parade and his aides were Walter Nash, Watch Hill; A. T. Kenneth Alert Hook and Ladder Co.: William
 B. Brennan. R. I. Ones: Francis Mo Mahon, P. s. Barber Hose Co.,; Mich ael Brown, Cyclone Engine Co. No. ,; George Healey, Westerly Veteran
 Firenen's Association.
 At Wilcox Park, this (Monday) af-
 ternoon at o'clock the historical pa
 geart will be carried out. The 3pa
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
GOODYEAR


 Brownsville. Me, preached interesting and helpful sermons in the United church Sunday morning and evening, the 22d. His text in the morning was Have Faith in God. Mark II: 2e. In the evening. Never Man Spoke Like This Man. John |: 46. Rev. Sherrod Soule of Hartford was visitor in town Sunday
 The Woman's club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jacobs. The prayer meeting was held Thurs day evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Warfield
 A lawn party was held by the United | church Wednesday evening at the | home of Mir. and Mrs. Colwell Mir. and Mrs. George Quimby and son 1 Elmer motored to Providence Satur- l day. the 2tst. ] Ralph Dunn spent. the week end at his home in New Bedford, Mass. 1 Charles Huff spent the week end in l New Bedford and Attleboro. Mass. ! Henry Cooper has purchased a tour ! ing car. i Rev and Mrs. Albert F. Beaumont of Brownsyille Me. have been spend I ing the week at the home of MT. and i Mrs F, W. Boys.
 Mrs. Thornton is visiting relatives | in Providence, R. I.
 l Funeral services for Mrs Emile | Beaudry, who died at the Day Kirnball l hospital in Putnam Sunday morning i the 22d were held at her residence on Boys avenue. Wednesday morning. The following pupils of the public schools in town were present every day of the spring term: Tth grade, William Green: 9th grade. John Boys. Loretta Chenail 5th grade, Annie Kulfs, Val more Forcier: Sd grade. Eugene Bill lIings. John Kulis. Harry Scott. Rose line Hebert. Bridget Szydlo: 2d grade Bertha Nail Paul Nolle. oJseph Kulis Dora St. Peter. stan!ev Szydlo. Waite, Wrobel; 1st sradeA. Florence Ellison; first gradeB. .Ianette Billings, Laura I Jackson, Bridyette Hulis, Walter
 Szydlo.
 The pup,ls of the grammar room in.
 vested s1sss7 in thrift stamps durin. | the school year, an average of ss64 pel pupil.
 ball and handing defeat to all oppo
 nerts On the local diamond las
 Sunday defeat was handed to the fas
 Pomfret nine in a one-sided contes
 which ended in a score afs to 5. Page
 Goodyear's star pitcher, who stil at any time. He had fine eentrcl 0 : the ball and the visiting nine wer
 unable to connect at any time whe1
 hits meant. runs. A number from here attended th
 dance at Wildwood park Thursda,
 evening The Goodyear singing orches | tra furnished music.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert rTooker hay Ibeen spending 2 few days ir E.,orwt.i
 called there by the death of Mi
 Hooker's mother
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
ROAD SOCIETY

.SAll the schools about here closed on Friday, the 20th. with exercises and pfcnics.
 Miss Lucy Billings returned Friday from Lyme for the summer vacation. rRev G. B. Spalding preached in the Congregational church in Mystic oa Sunday, the 22nd.
 Henry Langworthy has .etGrned home from France.
 Maurice Holdredge who recently re- turned from overseas was at 4. G. Wheelers Saturday. the 21s:.
 A number from here attended the graduating exercises in the borough triday evening; among the graduates We're Molly Palmer and David Scott. Local guests attended the marriage
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
LEFINGWELL.

Ebert Johnson of New York was 8 recent guest at the home of his mo" ther, Mrs. A. J. Johnson.
 Mrs. C. Thomas Leningwell and daughter Mildred Florence, arc spend ing few days in Woodstock, visiting Mrs. Leaingwelrs brother. William Gallup.
 Clarence H6ady and Miss Florence Matheson of Boston returned last Fri day after spending several days at the home of Mir. and Mrs. c. F.. Ellts. ..D Mrs. M. H ,rry Williams. l..i ,1rs oseaI Touncs of Fs 1ers Is,llt vi,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30

of Miss Gladys Ecciestone Saturday at North Storington.
 MT. and Mrs. Aieck Lincoln and daughter who have returned from the White Mountains, left Thursday for thei rhome in Leonia, N. J.
 Mrs. Willis J. Kendrick and son of Saratoga Springs were at Maple Lawn Wednesday,.
 Mrs. Cyrus Stewart has been enter taining her sister, Mrs. Hilliard, Of North Sionington.
 Daniel Wand who has been at Hor- ace Frink's several years, was one of the graduates of Old Mystic grammar school.
 New Britain-Members of the Swedish Film Baptist church have pledged contributions to the amount of s3,2oO to pay the church debt.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30

Hartford-The will of Christiana Shoosmith, late of Hartford provides for a bequest of S2.oo0 to the Kings 0aughters' Home at No. GA New Bri- ,in avenue. and a benuest of s2.50o
 othe Hartford branch of the Chill 'nn's Aid Society. both to be held in rust.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
itet their sister. Mr:. Harry E. Bedat, here Saturday

Sunday ro' 1.rJ sefvltes w,re he,t It il o'clock Iitn ;:c ,1,tUI Arthur D; | el Maths .,n, l,-Sa clirs Mss Ida 1T i.eIfingwe; led tn" E. !. T.. t.. u. ing for he tor:- What Docs l.oy. ally to Our t-h ...:l ami l., rntry all r r? Matt P: iJ-": Tie n.niin,i- ins committea of the F. !. .. II.. A D Matheson, C. z f:EIs and Chrrics II i?athbone. rep. ;1d the uilscrs iL- tn following SIX months.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30
Advance in Italy.

Some mineworkers in Florence Italy, have struck for four hour day; yet some people think Italy is not advanced-Charl Post. .
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30

Norway has estabIs he'd plant for the extraction of zinc from ores. heretofore considered worthless by a Belgian engineers electrical po- cess.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-30

A woman would rather have hat with one wing than be an angel with two. s,>
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-28

Blu; they have to be severe. 1t is their
duty TO the public.
Several excellent singers were heard
before my turn came. The wait was
bad for jumpy nerves Finally | walk
ed out on the stage, sang an aria and
waited-for the brief, cold THANK
you" which is an indication that you
have failed. Instead there was silence.
"Shall / do another?" l asked. rails
ing my voice so that il might be heard
Some one replied, YES" and l walked
over TO my accompanies. l think the
second aria-the one Leonore sings in
the first act of I'll Trovatore"-was
better sung than the first. I put into
ii everything l possessed, everything
in my artistic resources Suddenly
things began to get black I tottered,
and then, as the arms OF my sister
went about me, lost consciousness.
Get metropolitan Contract.
For several days l was deeply de-
pressed. My maestro told me that
had made an excellent impression. but
| feared that I had given the idea that
| was not strong, whereas I knew that
! bad all the endurance necessary for
an opera singer. A little more than
three weeks later, however, | sang
three arias under the same intimidat-
ing circumstances. and this time / did
not faint On the way home my macs
tro said TO me: "A contract is almost q
certainty"
His words came true. A few DAYS
later ! was invited to call on Mr.. Gatti-
CaSazZa ar his Office in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House And there I was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-28
p0hSELLE IN A CONTEMPLATING
POSE AFTER HER GREAT
OpERkTlc TRiUMPHS.

lessons proved more difficult q matter
than l had thoughtlessIy assumed.
The maestro didn't approve of teach
ing two members OF one family. Then
my voice had more defects than Car
mella's. No, he wasn't inclined TO ac-
cept me. Eventually, however, i man
aged to persuade him.
That first lesson was a revelation.
His ways were so simple. He did not
attempt to mystify me. He explained
| certain vocal essentials and worked
with me for an hour. left with my
head IN the clouds. / was a dramatic
| soprano-not meZZo, as Carinella
and I had always thought--and at that
initial lesson l had accomplished GER
| tain things with my voice that amazed
me. On my way back TO our rooms
| passed the theater where the singing
| teacher had first heard me. stopped.
bowed toward the doorway and said:
THANK you: you did me good turn"
Sing Before Grand Opera Stars.
My maestro delighted me by his Ut
| ter frankness and simplicity. He was
| extremely conservative and unwilling
to commit himself at first as 10 what
/ l could or could not do. 1t was only
after the most exhaustive tests and
| exercises that he finally told me that
| was a genuine dramatic soprano.
"Are you sure that am dramatic
soprano?" / asked. Ii seemed incredl-
| BILE to me that / should have the type
OF voice that i most admired in wo-
men.
/ had been studying about three
months, think, when my teacher told
me one afternoon that he had asked
some opera singers-members of the
Metropolitan company--to come and
hear me sing. 1 was all a-tremble and
somewhat shaky when I began the 20
Patria Mia" aria from Verdi's opera
aida" 1t is difficult music. l feared
that I could not do 1t anything like
| justice. l fnished-and was astonish-
ed when my auditors began to applaud.
I Faint at My Metropolitan Addition.
1t was In May. 1918, that l had my
second private addition. My maestro
prescribed two days of complete rest,
and then one beautiful afternoon
sang before some distinguished guests.
l myself could discern a tremendous
difference between this and my singing
at the first addition. But l stood al
most trembling as ! waited to hear
their verdict.
i sit seems incredible" said one of
my judges. In Italian. that she should
have done so much In so short time.
She must sing for Mr.. Gatti tNr. Gatti-
| Casazza. director OF the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York; as soon as
| possible"
i So short time later I had my first
view OF that majestic space into which
the greatest singers In the world have
sung. Singing to the public is far less
trying TO the nerves than the porten-
tous task of Rking an addition Ii Is
q cold-blooded affair. There I'm a few
OF the seats on the darkened main
floor sit Mr.. Gatti-Casazza and several
members OF the organization who are
preparing TO listen so critically They
all know a voice and an artist. and
they are constantly seeking the best.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-28

given contract I shall not attempt
TO describe my feelings. / did not
sleep very much that night.
Less than n week later l was sched-
uled to appear the following November
in the role of Leonore in ia Fora del
Destino," with Enrico Caruso in the
leading tenor role.
Rehearsal and Dress Rehearsal.
Seven weeks before my promised
debut l fell i'll of Spanish influenza.
My recovery was slow, but finally my
voice regained its strength, and l was
able 10 go to rehearsals. II was the
first of November. The time was short
In two weeks everything would be over
for me-over or just beginning.
There is vast difference between
singing with a piano accompaniment
and singing with the Metropolitan or
chestra of nearly 100 musicians. The
same composition-I mean the accom-
paniment part of it-sounds differently
when performed by an orchestra. But
the properly concentrated singing tone
carries. and mine proved TO be no ex-
ception. And singing opposite Caruso
was wonderful inspiration. While he
was near | felt strengthened and sup
ported as one will who is in the pres
! ence OF master satisfied even N.Y.
self at the rehearsals and at the even
more momentous affair OF the dress re-
hearsal. After the latter I went home
in a taxicab. with a window lowered,
confident that had done my best The
following morning 1 awoke with my
| neck so stiff that ! couldn't turn my
head.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-28
ROSA STILL a LITTLE GIRL,
UNSpolLED By HER SUDDEN
SUCCESS.
I Face a Crisis.

On the memorable Friday when |
was to make my debut much of the
tenderness in my neck had yielded TO
massag ing, and l remained, by my
maestro's orders, as quiet as one well
can. refrained completely from using
my voice. / read over my role that
afternoon and the score, but l did not
try TO sing a note. When the time
came to leave / kissed my mother. gave
her a hug and ran out to the elevator.
/ think it must have been about 10
minutes after when my maestro
Knocked at the door OF my dressing
room. came in and sat down at the pi-
ano. well, let US see now how the
voice Is" he smiled. / smiled too.
Then I opened my mouth-and tried TO
begin. The tone that | emitted sound
ed like the voice of some one else
My teacher turned, his face as white as
paper. AS for myself, l could only
stare.
A wave, Ike so much ice, swept over
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-28
ROSA PoNsELLE.

and failed. / shall never forget In all
my life how my maestro rose to the
situation. A few calm words OF gentle
encouragement Then five minutes or
the gentlest exercise. Then five min
utes more In a fuller voice. He spray
ed my throat with an atomizer, and
then / tried my voice once more. 1t
began to feel and sound more natural.
Mr.. Gatti-Casazza came in to see IL
was all right. Then few other men,
bers of the company. / heard a knock
at the door. 1t was time. / got up,
and with my maestro patting my back
walked out on to the stage.
Make My Debut.
For the first half minute / stood on
the stage OF the Metropolitan Opera
House on that November night doubt
if had any more physical feeling than
stone. / looked out into that vast
space, the Metropolitan auditorium,
and saw the faces dotting the darkened
cavern-for the impression was some-
thing like that. Then the moment
came for me to sing.
/ looked down at Maestro Papi, who
was lut NOuuhSbOl, anu hS hoNNSN HAN
gave me the beat from his baton.
Somehow / sang that Introductory
phrase with quiet, calm assurance. Yet
my heart wanted to thump wildly. !
listened for the first sound Of my voice.
1t was cle2r. Before me were the foot
lights, tlIfowing a protecting wall for
my eyes. Yet as I looked often into
the vast and dark space which i knew
held one OF the most critical audiences
possible TO gather, took courage.
Then Caruso appeared to burst OF
applause. Presently we We're sing.
ing together. Occasionally during
some trying moment which found me
in the midst of executing a peculiarly
difficult phrase, I would catch glimpse
OF something here and there which
shone white-the snowy shirt fronts Of
the men who were sitting In judgment
on my abilities.
The act drew to close. The cur.
tain descended. The applause rang
out. We were called before the cur
tain. The applause was redoubled.
was success.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-28
poNSsLLE lN HER
RuSTlc SURROUNDINGS
BEFORE SHE KNEW THAT
she GOULD SING.

THINK that I
w a $ happiest
for my mother
and father on
{ b a { night of
last November
when l made my
debut with En-
rico Caruso in
ia Fora del
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-02-10
MEMORY OF ROOSEVELT
HONORFD BY CONGRESS.

HIM no ability to reward or punish,
gone from earthly life, who must
have been unusual even among the
Caders of men, and who thus de
mands our serious consideration
Senator Lodge was the only
spec ker and the services were sim
pie. Prayers by the senate and house
chaplains and anthems and patriotic
hymns by the marine band added to
The stirring spiritual nature of the
services.
We cannot approach Theodore
Roosevelt along the beaten paths of
eulogy or satisfy ourselves with the
empty ciyilities Of commonplace fun
eral tributes" said Senator Lodge,
FOR he did not make his life journey
over mliutraveled roads nor was he
ever commonplace Cold and pom
pous formalities would be unsuited
TO him who was devoid of affectation,
who was never selfconscious, and to
whom posturing to draw the public
gaze seemed not only repellent but
vulgar. In his spirit of devotion to
truths simplicity, shall try to
speak of him today"
Referring to Roosevelt's inheri.
tance of comparative wealth. Senator
Lodge said: "He lacked the SPUR of
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