Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25

grade Bradford The contest was conducted by Miss Hallie M. Hood. For gaiIantry in action, a distin- guished service cross has been award ed Josiah Bradfoot of this town. Mir Bradfoot, who was in the tank corps lost his life in action in France. The boys mother, Mrs. Bradfoot has just received notice of the honor conferred on her son. The notice came from General Pershing.
 Lieut.. Col. Nash Tuesday afternoon issued his orders for the big parade day tomorrow (Thursday). The orders follow:
 Office of the Marshal. Welcome
 Home Day Parade:
 Westerly, R. l., June 20, 1913. G. o. No. l.
 .1-The Welcome Home day parade of soldiers. sailors and marines will , he held Thursday, June 26, 1919. at 3.30 p. m.
 2-Parade will form in the follow 1 ing order:
 Marshal and staff corner of High street and Railroad avenue, facing Hieh street. l Naval Station band of Newport 1 immediately in the rear of staff. | Escort consisting of 18th, 2nd. 4th companies. R. T. g. C.. Company F. Conn. s. C.. and Westerly Sanitary corps form in line on Railroad av- enue. right resting at garage near High street facing the railroad 3-Naval Base hand of New Lon l don will form on Dixon street facing Railroad avenue. right resting at 1 junction of the streets. l Major and staff immediately in rear of band. Provisional Bait. 1st ad Sd. and 4th companies form on 1 Dixon street right of 1st company resting opposite armory. 1 4-Line will move over High, Grove avenue, Broad and West ! Broad, countern'arching at Moss street. down Main. School. Elm i Broad. High to Wilcox park. where q review will be held in line of mass es. following which service medals
 will he presented the men by Ad-
 miral Dunn. r. $. x.
 5--"Eyes left" will be executed at | the reviewing stand in front Of the town hall, where the line will be re- viewed by the town council.
 6-After the presentation of med als the line will move in column of 1 squads up Canal street to the arm 1 Uniforms:
 Officers: Service blouse with boots
 or leather puttees. caps or overseas caps. belts or Sam Brown belts ] Men: Service brooches flannel shirt. canvas or spiral puttees. Navy: White uniforms without i leegins or blue without leggins. B-Men without uniforms will be formed in a separate platoon. 9-All organizations must be ready l to move promptly at 330 First call
 BIO; assembly 3.2o.
 1o-Omcers are assigned as fol lows:
 l Commanding battalion. Major B. A Backcock.
 | First company 2nd Lieut.. F. c Buffum, Jr.. commanding.
 Second Lieutenant J. S. Moore.
 Second company, Second Lieuten. ant Christv Mcconnell. commanding
 Second Lieutenant James F. B
 Meikle
 Second Lieutenant Franklin c
 Smith.
 Third company, Ensign William
 McG. Clark, comma nding.
 Ensign Carl V. Br1cker
 Ensign Raymond H. Hiscox
 Fourth company. Men not in uni form.
 Second Lieutenant Edward J. Butler
 commanding
 By order Lieutenant Colonel Nash
 DoraId c. Cottreu Captain of In
 fantfy, chief of staff. : Local Laeonics.
 The Weather Man is certainly smil
 ing on Old Home Week Governor Beeckran, following talk with Mrs. Abby Scott Baker chairman of the political committee C the Woman's Party. announced Mon 5 day night that he will discuss the mat ter of calling special session of tn general assembly for the ratificatio . of the Federal Wonan's Suffrae | amendment with leaders of the repuh : !. lican party in the state. : Mrs. ". W. White and children ( . Providence have arrived at Watch Hi for the summer They will occup
 Sunnycroft : The hotels at Block Island are a ready open. They have had. mol y bookings since June 1st than ever be e ire.
 t Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Brooks f New York are occupying their cottag d Overlook, at Watch Hill for the ses = son.
 t Fifty women members of the Gran a Lodge, Arder of Eastern Star, partic 7, pated in the annual inspection of Mar S isses chapter. No. II, at Block Islan
 tseveral days ago. Twenty of the Westerly Boy Scou . have been appointed to aid Chief e Police Brown during Old Home Wee = Seventeen of the local scouts ha1 '' passed the first class swimming te . held at Boom Bridge. Private John Hoag of A, Compan s 301st Engineers, has been discharge from the service and is at his hon = here.
 e The members of the s. D. B. socie u of the Seventh Day Baptist churt e held their annual picnic Sunday af 5 prnoon with Mrs. H. P. Clark U U Pleasa View.