Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
WELCOME HOME PLANS
 PROMISE BIG DAY

At a meeting Erl0dy hlSnC at the Chamber of Commerce rooms of the executive committee of the Welcome Home celebration to be given by Nor wich next Saturday to the soldiers and sailors of the town many of the final details were settled upon and all reports showed that the plans are moving well towards making this the greatest day that Norwich has known Mayor J. J. Desmond, general chair - man. presided.
 Publicity for the Welcome Home will be furthered at once by the dis tribution of window cards all over the city and posters that will be scat tered in all the surrounding towns.
 The 500 invitations to the service men are to be sent out at once through Miss Ethel Nj. Seven of the home service section of the Red Cross, who will be assisted by a force of young ladies. Every invitation will contain ticket entitIing it's holder to all the privileges of the day.
 All pastors of the city have been re- ouested to give pulpit notices of the event in their churches on Sunday.
 Invitations to attend have been ex- tended to Governor HoIcomb, L. $. Senator Brandegee and Congressman Freeman. Invitations have also been sent to the officers al all the army and navy stations in the New London dis trict
 The families of 63 deceased Norwich men will receive special letters of in vita ton enclosing two tickets and re- questins that they be represented at the event They will report to Ex- Mayor Allyn L. Brown. chairman of the reception committee.
 A special committee to take care of the parking of automobiles on the Fair Grounds has been appointed, with A. r. Libby as chairman.
 Twenty-Five sailors from the sub marine base will do provost guard du- ty on the grounds and 150 Boy Scouts will assist in keeping the crowd in place.
 President Robert ". Perkins of the Shore Line road has promised to fur nish all the ear service possible on the day of the ceIebra ation.
 The executive committee has had added to it lieutenant Earl Herrick, Lieutenat Traver Briscoe and Morgan Cronin. Lieutenant Briscoe is to take charge of the ball at the armory and has appointed The following commit tee to aid him: Lieut.. Herrick. Her bert Ferguson. Charles w. Cassidy and F. Russell Smith.
 Mir Cronin will have charge of dec orating the armory and some dec orating al the Fair Grounds It is ex- pected to have an outside decora tor to come here to offer his services to the merchants and all places and resi- dences are asked to fly their flags
 
 committee that every man wear his uniform. if he wishes, but to come to the celebra ton anyway. whether he wears uniform or not.
 Mayor Desmond has invited the mayors of New London, Putnam, Will limantic, and invitations will be sent to the mayors of Middletown and Rockville and the borough officers ot Jewett City. Grcton. Danielson and Westerly.
 One novel feature added +o +ba a, tertainment programme is a battle royal, which will be managed by En- sign Dunn of the submarine base Six colored men will be blindfolded and turned loose in the ring with soft gloves for a boxing match which will be a scream.
 One hundred girls from the Girls Community club are to assist Profes- will help Joseph c. Bland distribute the refreshments.
 Thomas F. Burns, who Is handling the horse racing ara ngements is ask ing the horsemen of the county to send Tn their entries for a 2.20 and 227 class oat races for county-owned horses. The stake put up will be 100 bushels of oats. There will also be a class for lady drivers. which will be largely an exhibition event for which prizes will be given.
 All service and ex- service men are to be seated in the grand stand by showing their tickets or their uniform will be a pass
 Badges of red. white and blue have been provided for the executive, cit- izens reception and athletic commit tes
 The executive committee now num- bers the following q members: May Or J. J. Desmond, John M Lee, H. R. Branche. Ex-Mayor Allyn L. Brown. J. c. Bland, c. F. Whitney, F. W Lester, ". F. Hill, A. L. PeaIe, c. V Pendleton. Morgan Cronin, A. F. Lib by, L. M. CrandaH H. L. Frisbie. James l.. Case, Edwin Hill, Benjamin Weinstein, A. W. Anderson M J. Coscoran, Earl Herrick and Trayer Briscoe. ..
 The general committee will have another meeting next Tuesday even ing when every man is expected to be present.
 ALFRED DRISCotL TO
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