Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-04
WHLR1 AsNTIC

while many will head southward for
 the shore resorts to get a shore dinner
 and a dip in the salt water. Should
 the weather prove similar to that of
 Thursday, when thermometers on
 Main street, refused to go higher be-
 cause they couldn't. that salt water
 who stay at home a fine programme
 of athletic sports in the afternoon at
 Recreation Park has been arranged by
 the City Industrial Department, after
 which baseball game will be played
 between the teams representing Willi-
 mantle and the Pioneers of New Brit
 ain. In the evening outdoor moving
 pictures will be given at the park The
 police and fire departmentS will be on
 the alert all day for the expected mum
 Der of accidents from the use of ex-
 plosives, but one thing sure there will
 be on the alert all day for the expect
 of explosivesss but one thing sure
 there will be no arrests for drunken
 ness. every saloon in the town being
 shut tight, except one or two that
 have joined the soda fountain class.
 On the whole. the Fourth will be cele-
 brated in Willimantic along safe and
 sane lines. --.-.~s --,-..----~=--..
 In connection with the observance
 of Independence day, the post office
 will remain open until noon for the sale of stamps and general delivery
 Money order business will be suspend ed for the day The city carriers will make but one delivery. that in the morning, while the rural carriers, as usual on this day, will omit their trips. Business in general. with the exception of refreshment ice cream and fruit stores, will be suspended for the day. The city carriers will morning, while the rural carriers. as usual on this day, will omit their trips. Business in general, with the exception of -efreshment, ice cream
 1e1 The banks as usual will close but will open Saturday morning. Practically all the manufacturing plants closed on Thursday night for the balance of the Monday morning This will be appre ciated by the help, in view of the hot spell which may continue for two or three days.
 At the July meeting of the. board of directors of the local Y. M. C. A., President F. D. Jordan announced the following Appointments as. chairmen of the various committees and sub committees for the ensuing year, which ends April 30th, 1920, all the ap pointments being approved by the di- rectors: Executive committee, Chair man, R. Fl. Featon: finance committee George S Elliott; E. Frank Bugbee, J. F. Bath. George F. Taylor w P. Jordan, A. D. Boss, H. c. Latin rop: house committee chairman, M. s. Fryer; membership committee, chair man, C. W. Hfll: educational commit tee chairman. George H. Shafer; phy R. H. Higgins; boys committee, chair man, R. O. Branch;. religious commit tee. chairman, Walter Woodward; so cial committee, chairman. K. N. Hill house: billiard. Lester D. French: bowling, Earl L. Battey: dances and ladies' nights, Ray Harris; entertain ment course committee, chairman, J. 1 B. Fullerton Robert Higgins was elected a member of the advisory board to take the place of c. 1 W. Hill who was elected a member of the regular board.
 The membership committee reported that tllif ty three new members had been enrolled during the past month. 1 lard and W K. Reynolds, reported the.i accounts for the year just closed as 1 correct. The directors voted to ] change the date of their meeting to i -he Tuesday following the first Mon l lay of each month instead of Wednes- | lay, .4 s
 WiIlimartic friends uf Rev. John A. 1 Oooley as well as hIs parishioners of : St Mary's charcn, Scuth Coventry, where he has been rastor for the past | 'ix and one-haIf years, regret exceed ngly to hear the announCcment or Lis ransfer to St. L-aw-orre O'ToCie S ;hurch in Hartford. where he will as tune the paStorSliip during the com
 v lay will preach his farewell sermon 1t St. Mary's church, which under his eadership has been very sue c3essful. Ie succeeds in Hartfo-l Rev. John F. Ryan, a native of Norwich, , the latter laving been transferred to DanDury ast week. After he was ordained. Fla her Dooley was assigned as curate o St Patricks churcn in NorwiCh< af- CT which he went to Sacred Heart hurch in Waterbury. In January, | 913, he was appointed pastor Of St dary's church in South Coventry, and Ie is held in high esteem by the en- ire community there.
 Thursday evening was rather warm or dancfn gartists, nevertheless a 3Ege crowd attended the dance in the tate armory on Pleasant street held nder the auspices of the Local Box hop union. No. 1906. Pickett's orches- ra furnished music. The committee
 charge of the dance consisted of Ldelard Lord, Delma GeIinas, Nellie Iolliter, Elizabeth Flynn and John P. 1cQuilIan. '