Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30

H. H. Sat, 'c~s, formerly of Com pany K, in 4,a2tfcrd, and a Spanish Anne rican war veteran; came to this place to live, tAe young men pre- vailed upon him 10 take up the work and to assume command of their company and the name of the organ ization was changed to the Norfolk guard. Regulation uniforms for privates and officers were procured through subscriptions and the pro- ceeds, of entertainments. Drills were held regularly through the year, and when the Home guard companies were formed throughout the state by order of Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb, the Norfolk guards were or ganized as a state unit of about 65 members, with Captain Saunders in command and was the first company of ist kind to organize in this sec tion of the state.
 Eventually they became Company "A, Connecticut State guard, and were fully equipped with uniforms, overcoats, guns, ammunition, etc., and held regular drills each week out of doors when weather permitted and at the Eldridge gymnasium and the Stceckel coachhouse in the sum- mer and at the Center school in the winter, when too cold and stormy for outdoor work Several important battalion drills were held here during the summer of 1917, with Colonel Geddis and other military officers to inspect the companies.
 A rife range, which was extensive ly used by the cmopany was arranged on the ledge back of Fox Hill, the beautiful home of the Bridgman family, and some excellent records made. During the year the company was heavily drawn upon by enlist ments and the draft and their mem bers greatly depleted. .
 The officers were H. H. Saunders, captain; William A. Spaulding, IT,, first lieutenant, and Vincent Byron, second lieutenant. Within the last few months Captain Saunders has left town for New York and the com pany has been in command of Lieu tenant Spaulding. Before disband- ing, on suggestion of Captain Saun- ders a veterans association was formed for the following purposes To take over the property belonging to Company A, c. s. G.; to offer and give their assistance for any exer- cises or .observances of patriotic nature to assume, when necessary, the responsibility of seeing that the graves of all Norfolk veterans are decorated on Memorial day; to fos- ter and preserve a feeling of com ,radeship among the past and present members of the company, active and reserve.
 It was voted to turn over to the new organization all the property properly belonging to Company A.
 F '. '. 5.car.lo, wife of the late E. 4@. 1t-a7i3 of Boston and mother of Rev. William F. Stearns of Norfolk, died suddenly after a brief illness Saturday evening in hel home, 1,694 Beacon street, Brook line, Mass. She was 62 years of age 2 I'd hat made her hc,ne in Boston Ii recent years she had spent her summers in LenoX and had been a frequent guest at her sons home
 The Cross-Roads, Norfolk. Besides
 he son in Norfolk, she leaves two
 other sens, Frank w. Stearns and Richard H. Stearns, both of Boston
 The funeral service was held ' Tuesday afternoon in the chapel ot the old South church in Boston and was conducted by her pastor, Rev
 George A. Gordon, D. D., assisted by lis associate, Rev. Dr. Butler.
 Professor Frank J. Goodnow, sident of John Hopkins Univer- sity, of Baltimore, and a summer resident of this place, has been named as chairman of the advisory committee to assist in the economic and industrial reconstruction of Po- land and will . head a special com imttee of the National Civic Fedora tion to be sent to Europe to carry out the plans of the committee Professor Goodman acted in a simi- lar capacity when China was pro- claimed republic. Other members of this special committee are Samuel Gompers, Oscar s. Straus, Jeremiah W. Jenks and Francis Mayer, all prominent in the country's welfare
 The children of Joseph Gadbois, who have been i'll with the measles are slowly improving.
 The department of labor has re- gently appointed Stephen A. Seldon as agent in this place of the United States Employment Bureau, to whom all returning soldiers seeking employment may apply and with whom all who have positions open for such men are expected to com municate.
 The crocuses that had appeared in front of the Norfolk Library early last week, about two months ahead of their usual blossoming, were prob ably. ready to cover their heads again Saturday morning, when the