Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14

impressively by Charles H. Caswell.
The bearers were M. e. Lincoln, John
G. Bill H. r. .ChappeA William II :.
Mckinley, Nelson Daniels and Frank
Herriek. Interment took place in the
Willimantic cemetery. The funeral ar
rangements were in charge of the J..
C. Lincoln Company.
News Of the death of John H. capen,
81 who died very suddenly in Water
bury Wednesday night. came as dis
tinct shock to his relatives and many
friends in this city. Mr.. Capen was
in town only last Sunday. the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Sadd.s Of 269
Jackson street. and was in apparent
good health at that time. The de-
ceased was born in Willimantlc. the
son of John Davis and Fannie (Hew-
itD Capen and for the past Thirty
years had been a travelling salesman n.
during which time he had travelled
extensively throughout this country.
He is survived by his wife and one
! son, who reside in New York city; a
sister. Mrs. Jennie Brennan of Boston,
and a cousin, Mrs. T. r. -Sadd of this
| city. Funeral services are to be held
| in New York today Saturday and
| alter the remains will be brought to
| this city for burial in the Willimantic
cemetery.
| Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Marion Agnes Niles
and Capt. Frank Trowbridge James on
| Saturday, June 81, at Willinantic.
Miss Niles is Newton girl, a gradu-
ate of the Newton High school and
! later of Smith college, after which she
! spent a year abroad studying music.
| She returned to Smith on the musical
faculty for two years. Captain James
is from Cambridge and is graduate
/ of Harvard university. He has spent
| ten years in the Philippine Islands in
| the engineering and contracting bust
ness, and returned to this country af-
ter being commissioned a captain of
| engineers in the army, at that time re-
signing his position as chief engineer
of the National Coal company of Ma
Mia. He has since received his dis
| charge from the army and has gone
into business in New York After a
wedding trip Captain James and his
bride will reside in East Orange, N. J.
! The graduating class of the Nat
chang Grammar school this year
numbers Sc pupils. The exercises will
be held next Wednesday evening in
the High School Auditorium and the
usual program will be carried out
Presentation of diplomas will be made
by H. Clinton Lathrop of the school
! board. At the graduation exercises of
| the Windham Street school, which will
! be held in the High School auditorium
next Thursday evening, the diplomas
| will be presented by Hormidas Dion
of the school board. The graduating
class at the Windham Center. school
numbering eight pupils. will. hold its
| exercises at the Congregational
church next Wednesday evening. The
dates for the graduation exercises of
both st. Joseph's and st. Mary's pa
rochial schools have not been selected
| as yet.
| John o'Kane of the federal board
for vocational training will be at the
town building today Saturday for
the purpose of meeting any discharged
soldiers in this section whose health
and physical condition has been i'm
paired in any way through participa-
| ton in the world war. The opportu-
Unity of securing employment of the
kind they desire will be given them by
Mr.. O'Kane. Discharge papers must
be brought by the applicants.
An organization of railroad men in
| this vicinity was formed this week
and has been named in honor of Pres
| ident Wilson. The new organization
is known as Wilson Lodge, No. 439
| United Brotherhood of Maintenance OF
| Way Employees and Railway Shop
Employees. The lodge has a member
ship of fifty to start with and the Of
ficers are: President, Michael Mona
ham, vice president Gideon Genest
Il secretary and treasurer, L. Leo
! Sergeant Major Roy W. Downer is
spending ten day furlough at his
| home, No. so North street, in this city
He is at present located at Camp
! Humphreys Va.
| From all indications the Willimantic
j Office of the U. S. Employment Service
! Bureau will be continued for a time
+, at least. Word to that effect was re-
ceived this week by Supt. Mrs. J. A
! Fitzgerald from the federal director o.
this state. David Elder. the latter
/ stating that congress would without
a doubt pass an appropriation for the
continuance of this and other Offices
throughout the state. The local Office
has in the past been of great value ir
placing unemployed as well as films
the wants in the help situation of To-
cal industries and it is hoped that the
office will be continued.
/ Rev. J. 3. Wallace, for the past five
years pastor of the A. M E. Zior
church in this city, recently rendered
his resignation which was accepted
Mr. Wallace leaves town this (Satur.
day. afternoon for his new field of la
Dor at Attleboro. Mass. He will b,
succeeded by the Rev. D. R. Overton
Mr.. Wallace stated Friday afternoon
that he appreciates to no small de
gree the efforts and contributions o
those who have helped to make thu
/ church 90 moral and spiritual success
for the community during his connee
ton with it The services tomorrow
Sunday will be conducted by tn
new pastor.
Flag Day exercises, an annual Gus
tom carried out by thesBenevolent AM
Protective Order of Elks, will be OBJ
served this year by the local lodge
/ No. 1911. tomorrow Sunday evening
in the Gem theatre. The member
will march in a body from their room
| to the theatre, after which the fol
lowing programme will BE given: Sta
4 Spangled Banner. orchestra; introduc
4 tory exercises. exalted ruler and Off
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