Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17

Four alumni of the Norwich Free Academy who responded to the call oi their country and saw service m as many different lines with the Ameri can expeditionary force in France gave talks of much interest at the annual meeting of the alumni associa- tion Monday night at Slater hall The the members of the class of 1919 that holds it's graduation exercises this (Tuesday) afternoon.
 The re1nion opened with a reception in the Slater hall annex from 7.45 to S.30, at which the following were on the reception committed: Arthur E.. Story and Mrs. Willis Austin, chair men; Miss Helen Lathrop, Mrs. Amos A. Browning Miss Mary G. Richards Miss Della B. Leavens, Miss Irene Wells Miss Edith Young. Miss Agnes Leahy, Miss Beatrice Eastwood, F. J. Leavens, s. Alpheus Gilbert. George A. Keppler, Charles L. Stewart, Hibberd R. Norman, Raymond E. Sherman, Benedict c. Pullen. Chrales H. Tirrell Arthur Ferguson and Harold P. Hull During the reception hour a number of selections were admirably rendered by the Academy orchestra under the direction of Frederick H. Cranston. and President Allyn l.. Brown called
 
 | expressing appreciation os- the orches- | tra, and the girls and the boys glee 1 clubs for the part they were to have in 1 the program. He also welcomed the l present graduating class and express cd pleasure at the large number or alumni present. This was shown by l the amount of s135 which had beer received during the evening. about 1 double what was received at the meet i ing last year.
 1 The secretary's report presented b, | Weston c. Pullen and the report cf | Treasurer Raymond Congdon were both read and accepted. The treasurer reported expenditures of $25.50 during | the year and a balance on hand c. $242.S5.
 The following officers were unam- l mously elected when Miss Helen P Browning reported their names for the 1 nominating committee:
 President. Allyn L. Brown. vics president, Grosvenor Ely; secretary l Weston c. Pullen; treasurer. Raymonl Congdon; members of executive com mittee for four years, Miss Rost
 Kronig and Raymond B. Sherman Three selections were finely rendered by the girls glee club directed b!
 Miss Douglass and were followed b! | brief remarks by President Brown il | WnlCn ne reIefreQ 10 the cnanSeQ con
 ditions in the world war from a yea
 ago, but called attention to the larg
 part the Academy had placed as showl
 by it's honor roll of over 200 names
 among which were eleven who hat
 made the supreme sacrifice. Thes
 were Horace H. Allen. Irving F. Bogue Israel H. Cohen. Robert O. Fletcher
 William E. Perry. Lyman Richards Charles Satterlee, David Sirkin, LeRo Swan, Frank s. Wilcox and c. W : N y.
 esident Brown introduced as tn first speaker Frederick H. Purvi; 5 Academy 1914, who was in the medi 7 cal corps and saw service at No. bas hospital in France. Mir. Purvis, wh was in his uniform, gave an informin
 talk on the steps that are taken in tn care of the wounded and also spoke (
 numerous pleasant personal expert :. ences in his acquaintance with tn French people.
 Denedict c. Pullen. Academy 190 Wlio also was wearing his khaki uni
 form Monday night, followed Mir. Pur
 wis. He was in the 325th infantry. S2
 (All American) division. and wa
 rounded in the Argonne offensive Oc F 11, spending the rest of his time i f France in the hospital, Mir. Pulle v spoke of the participation of his di s vision in the St. Mihiel drive. where ! ne1d the extreme right, and then late f of the Argonne drive. where the d