Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
TAFTVTLLE

Alfred LaBarre a member of the fa- nous 18th. has returned to his home on Hunters avenue after a years ser vice in the ranks of Uncle Sam's fight CTS. He has passed through many thrilling adventures. been reported as killed in action at one time. and hay ing fought at three sectors.
 Upon leaving the village to enter the service he was sent to Camp Up- ton, New York, and after a short stay there he was gent to Camp Meade, Maryland, where he was trained until! the orders came to leave for overseas. in the latter part of July 1918.
 When he arrived in France he was made interpreter for Company K 0, the 313th Infantry. being able to un- derstand the French language. After a short training his company was sent to the front line trenches on the Ar gcnne sector where they went over the top and helped jr the capture of Mt. Sacon. From this sector the company was cent to the St. Mihiel sector It was while at that place that Labarre was reported to have gone west" He was well known by the French people in that vicinity and one day, just after an attack scldier told a local French teacher that one of the interpreters had been killed and the girl, thinking that, it was La barre, wrote a letter to his people telling them the sad news. Later the word came that there had been q mis- take made and it was not Labarfe who had been killed but one of the other interpreters of the company.
 While at this sector Labarre was affected with rheumatism and was sent to the rear. The company was then sent to the Verdun sector and
 was in the midst of the fighting up to the last days of the war.
 After recovering from the effects oi the rheumatism l.abarre again joine9 his company and was sent to the port Of Havre to await sailing orders. Ths boys all returned on the transport Agamenon, arriving at the port 0. New York on May 6. After going through the cootie camp they were sent to DeEens to await their dis charges. LaBarre received his witt the rest of the 313th Infantry and re. i turned to the village that looks goot to him. Wednesday afternoon the Ladies Benevolent Society of the Taftvill, Congregation&l church met there foi their last meeting of the year. Tht president of the society. Mrs. Arthu Varley, presided over the business meeting. The secretary's and treas urer's reports were read and accepted and various other matters of busines were brought up before the meeting 1 and passed upon before the n1eetin: ! was adjourned.
 Following the business meeting | those present were entertained by short program. during which the fol l lowing took part, each rendering tw' l selections: a piano solo by Mrs. Ase ] Beebe; alto solo. Mrs. Leonard Pren tice: readings. Mrs Ida Lillibridge i soprano solo, Miss Gertrude Young
 a duet by Mrs. Leonard Prentice an 1 Miss Gertrude Young. After this de
 lightful programme had been complet l ed the members enjoyed the pleasur of social hour during which re treatments of ice cream and cake wef served.
 1 The committee in charge of the en meeting were: Miss Gertrude Youns chairman; Mrs. Charles Webster. MT.
 Andrew Smith and Mrs. John Volt
 man.
 At recent meeting of the St, Jea Baptiste society it was unanimous
 voted to buy a $500 U S. bond. tn
 giving the society an investment
 5000 in U. $. bonds. Owing to Il
 prosperity of the society it has bee
 decided to increase the sick benei
 from 8 to s6 per week; also every {
 often the assessment will be paid o,
 of the general fund The report on u
 investigation of the books shows n, profit of s1.0O0 under the present at ministration and to further this sut cess aSdrive for new members is no going on. and David Lambert is at u l head of the drive. For the feast of u society a f1vs-set drama il being pr. pared.