Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-12
WESTERLY

Band music will be a feature of the
Old Home Week celebration, all bands
in this section of New England having
been engaged for the big event, in
Guiding several naval bands So there
will be plenty of music in the military
parade on Thursday. an abundance in
the merchants and manufacturers
parade on Friday. and at the pageant
in Wilcox park. On Friday there will
be a surfeit of music as nearly every
organization will have a brass band
or fife and drum corps. On Friday
there will be the annual parade, mus
ter and tournament of the Rhode ISL
and State Firemens League, COM
posed of thirty-five organizations. 1t
is expected that at least thirty of these
will parade, each with band.
The Westerly Veteran firemen will
probably parade in a place in line with
the league proper. the position to be
drawn by lot with the visiting organ
ization, but it may be arranged to per-
nit the Vets to parade with the di-
vision of the Westerly and Pawcatuck
departments which will have the right
of line
An interesting point has been de-
cided by drawing for positions in the
local division. There was a general
desire that the Westerly band head
this division. This band was engaged
by the P. S. Barber Hose company OF
PaWcatuck several weeks ago. and ma
turally would go with that company
wherever placed in the line. 1t was
concluded that the three Westerly
companies draw for position, and that
the Pawcatucl1 company be included
in the drawing. 1t fell to the lot Of
the BARRIERS to have first place in the
line, and therefore the Westerly band
will go with that company and head
! the firemen's procession. In this di-
vision, each company will have 8
/ band.
The local committee of arrange
ments have been liberal with the fire
men in the allotment of money, to be
devoted to prizes in the squirting anc
hose reel contests, the entertaining o.
the visiting firemen and to bear the
i expense for bands. The companie.
| that had already hired bands on theil
own account will be relieved of tina
expense.
Miss Sarah A. Vose, cousin of Os
car and the late Horace Vose, died OF
Tuesday at her home in Providenc,
after long sickness. She was born il
Westerly in 1S47. daughter of Enocl
! w. and Sarah w. Vose, and her an
cestry dates back to the early histor,
of the lown. After graduating from
the schools Of Westerly. she went t.
Providence and for a time served a
saleswoman in a dry goods store. Il
| 1870 she began work as a milliner an
! up to two years ago she carried on tn
millinery business at her home. Will
| connected with no charitable or socia
organization, she devoted much tim
to the problems for working girls, an
aided many poor girls to employment
of an uplifting nature.
She is survived by sister, Mis-
Alice w. Nose. with whom she lived
and also four nephews and thre
nieces. The neDhews are Mayor E. Y
| Babcock of Pittsburgh. and F. R.. c
H, and C. L. Babcock, all engaged i
the lumber business in that city TIL
nieces are: Mrs. f. Z. Carpenter, Q
Providence; Mrs. A. H. Thompson, Q
Newark N. j.. and Mrs. Lena Va
Huss, of Fulton. n. Y.
Miss Nose was a member of Calvar
Baptist church, Westerly. Burial wi
be at River Bend Friday.
Charles T. Potter of Norwich mad
the principal address at the annua
/
tage, in Providence, Tuesday after
noon. President Charles Sisson refer
red briefly to the work of the hom
and the need of conservation an
faith in God for success in every lin
Of effort. Other speakers were Mis-
Trout of Portsmouth. Mrs. Ann
Tucker of East Greenwich. Charles E
Donle and Louis f Bernhard O
/ Providence, and Mrs. Charlton, a for
mer matron.
These officers were elected: Charlie
Sisson, president; Mrs. w. C. Lincoln
vice president; Willis Fl. White, treas
urer; Charles 3. Donle, superintend
ent.
Herbert J. Wells, of Kingston, 70
fifty years connected with the Rhod
Island Hospital and Trust company anC
for twenty-five years president, ha
resigned. the resignation to take eff
feet October 81. The board of direc