Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13
ROYAL WELCOME TO UNIFORMED MEN

than pleased to welcome you and we
can count on you to make good nus
bands TOR these pretty girls add when
your children grow up youth be proud
to have them say: The old man was a
pretty good sort, after ALL
After the mayors address of well
come he was heartily cheered and then
the tables We're taken away and the
floor cleared for dancing. The music
was FURNISHED by Swahn's augmented
orchestra. Dancing continued until
midnight, when taps were sounded.
and the boys went to their homes sure
IN their hearts that the people o. the
Rose of New England appreciate what
the boys have done for the "oId home
town.
Ihs suggestion for the welcome 70
the boys was made by Mrs. Harvey
Aldrich and it is to her shat great
credit is due, and espe ally 10 Mrs.
John u. Fall as general Thurman. 10
Whom the success of the affair is a
lasting credit. Mrs. Hall was ably as
sisted by various committees who
worked untiringly to make it a sue
cess. The following are the commit
| tees:
| supper-Mrs. Eben Learned, chair
man, Mrs. F. W. Cary, Mrs. Charles
Twist, Mrs. Miner, Mrs. C. A. Hag-
! berg, Mrs. George Smith and Miss Mil
| dTed Fillmore.
Table and, Chair Providing-Mrs. G.
| Everett Hall, chairman; Miss Ruby
| Vaugb-% Miss Maize Caruthers, Mrs.
| Albert Reece, Miss Ethel Morgan and
Miss Ruth Hamilton.
! Supply Corsmittee-Irs. James F.
| Sullivan chairman; Mrs. James Pur-
don, Mrs. Alphonse Bellefieur Mrs. C.
q. Murphy, Mrs. William Coughlin,
Miss Elizabeth Curran, Mrs. William
Birge, Mrs. William H. oat, Mrs. Ray
mond Sherman, Mrs. John Blacknar,
Mrs. Charles T. Bard, Mrs. Henry Ar
mold, Mrs. Francis Diggins, Mrs. For
| est LeftingWell, Mrs. Grace Manning
Mrs. William Mcknight, Mrs r. NJ
Powers, Mrs. Gertrude B. Tootill. Mrs
c. A. eager, Jr., Mrs. Sidney P. Smith
! Mrs. H. H. Pettis, Mrs. James Craw-
| ford.
Miss Theresa Steiner, chairman Of
the committee that decorated the hall
deserves special mention for the mag
nif1cent decorations. She was assisted
by Morgan Cronin James Egan
Adulchi Moreni Lieut. Arthur Nc
Namara, Miss Mary E. Richards an6
Miss Elizabeth Northrop.
Table Decorations-Miss Mary Os-
good, chairman: Mrs. F. W. Lester
Mrs. Herbert C1Jup, Miss Louise B
Mech, Mrs. Otto Ernst. Mrs. Fred
erick Young, Miss Mary Richards, Mis-!
Martha Osgood.
Place Cards-Mrs. Guy Eastman
Miss Watrous, Miss Nellie Loring ant
Miss Faith Caruthers
The Mattresses who served the din
her were girls dressed in white ant
, members of the canteer division
There were 124 Mattresses each of tn
| "a churches in the city providing fv,
young ladies'. These young womel
were in charge of Mrs. Frank L. Far
! roll and Mrs. Chauncy Sherman.
, The women We're assisted by tn
following men: Henry Church. Ally
, L. Brown Francis Diggins. Frank I
Farrell c. V. Pendleton, F. S. Young
! T. w. Cary, Fitch Dolbeare and job
Corcoran.
5 The women are deeply grateful t
i the following for the loan of decora
t tons and other articles: Gas & Elec
, trio Co. lights; Eaton Chase, Wei
come Home sign: Submarine Bas
= flags; Mrs. R. M. Powers. oysters
e Mrs. Fred S. Osgood, flowers: Arcanur
| club, Park church, United churcl
! fireeneviIle Congregational churcl
Universalist church and Grace churc
! | dishes and silverware: Col. and Mr.
: Charles Gale, flowers; Geduldfg Greer
f houses, flowers; Peter VerSteeg, flow
T ers: Bulletin Co. paper.
: The flowers used in decorations wi
g be sent to the Backus hospital an
a the tuberculosis sanatorium.
= The committee is extremely era tefl
q to the Norwich Branch of the Cor
+ necticut Motor Corps for their va
! liable services with their automobile
: The red fire used was generous
r given by the n Y. N. H. z Fl. R. F
). through the courtesy Of R. N. Snit
k assistant superintendent of the Ne
f 7 ondon division and was distribute
I to the Boy Scouts by the anusemel
9 committee and Robert WoodrIanst
= Under direction of II, NJ. Dunn. yart
master of the New Haven road.