Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-31
DANiELSON And PUTNAM NEWS

now able to get about quite well. with
the use of a cane.
]. n. Lavallee and E. H. Reach were
at Ashford, guests at the Church coun-
try place, over the holiday.
A Central Village organization put
the Salvation army drive over in great
shape, showing the way to Danielson
and many other places in this vicinity.
The village quota of 5000, was obtain
ed in Just seven hours. The drive was
in charge of the following committee:
Edward G. Gallagher, chairman; AL
phone Courchaiue, Stuart Ellsworth,
Robert Mcfarland, Felix Wakely, Earl
Bragg, Floyd Nettleton, Homer Dean
Henry Loughran, Conrad Popple, Fos-
ter Burgess, George Mcfarland, George
Seguin, William ShaughneSsy, Edward
Burke. William Bradley.
Memorial day was impressiveIy OBJ
served in Danielson Friday. While the
day is primarily dedicated to the men
who fought such gallant fight in the
Civil war, there was a special signifi
canoe in it on Friday for many who
have served in the war that has just
closed or the relatives of these men,
and there seemed to be a keener Wis
ion for a greater number of the signi-
ficance of Memorial day than ever be-
fore. Though the veterans of the Civil
war were engaged on Friday in a
solemn rite, the occasion must have
been a proud one Ger these -Tilc make
up the ever thinning ranks, for, as the
years go by, the wearers of the fam
Gus c. A. r. uniform are more than
ever subject of admiration and VEN
Grafton to the public at large, apprecia-
tive of the extraordinary service they
rendered their country during four
had years of fighting and suffering,
years during which they fought with
supreme bravery, though they had not
the organizations back of the fighting
lines to protect them and care for them
once they fell victims of a bullet or dis
ease as did the gallant young men who
are returning from the latest conflict
All of these things came to many
minds on Friday as they watched here
in Danielson the remnants of what
but a few years ago was a strong or
ganization of veterans of the Civil war
Patriotic societies and organizations
joined with them on Friday in paying
tribute to the honored dead. Captain
p f.. Withee was marshal of the day
with c. A. Hamilton. Representing f1e
Spanish War Veterans and John Hoo
ton, representing the Wo..u .. ,--.
Grams, as his aides.
The line formed at 1:30 p. m. and
proceeded to the town hall. C. com
pany acting as escort and the parade
led by st. James band. Members OF
McGregor. w. r. c.. Sons of Veterans
and veterans of the World War took
part with the G. A. r. men in the
observance. At the town hall the usua
Memorial day exercises were held. fol-
lowed by customary exercises at thc
soldiers monument at Davis Park
these exercises followed by the de-
| coratinC of the graves of soldiers ii
Westtield and st. James cemeteries.
Why not have your shade trees
trimmed and cement cavity work done
now Eastern Connecticut Forestry
! Write Victor Perreault, Danielson.-ad
Connecticut Mills won both game,
of double header from the st. Mary's
| team of Jewett City, at the Mills Co.'S
athletic field, here Memorial day. The
score of the morning game was tC
/ 3. and of the afternoon game II to 6
About two hundred saw the morning