Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-17
DANIElSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Many gathered at the assembly hall of the high school, Wednesday afternoon, for the class day exercises, first of the
 important events of commencement week.
 Wednesdays programme held the pe-
 euliar interest and charm always at tached to events of this kind and the class members perhaps enjoyed the pro-
 gramme as much as any of the many af- fairs that have marked their four years
 of high school study.
 The programme of the afternoon, was
 arranged as follows:
 The class motto is: Impossible Is Un- American" Entrance of classes selection, P H. | s. orchestra Welcome, Stanton Ballard, | class president; Class History, wilbour | Lown Class Will, Anna Donlon selec- l
 ton, F. H. S. orchestra: Class Prophecy, | Alice Adams; Souvenirs" Stuart Pease, l Thomas Hanley; selection, P. H. S. or chestra Presentation of Glass Gift. Stan ton Ballard, class president singing of Auld Lang Syne, seniors Ivy Ovation, | on front entrance steps, Gladys Covell Planting of Ivy, Class of 1920. The Putnam city court Is having an
 unusually busy week, though nothing of 1 the rush business of the old wet days is 1 being experienced. Wednesday morning Deputy Judge Archibald Macdonald Jr., 1 heard a case in which Harry Jackson, 1 colored, and Telesphore OClair, were 1 concerned. Mir. Jackson was brought in to answer to an assault charge, prefer l red as the result of his striking O'C1air | The court heard what there was to be ] said about the circumstances leading up l to the encounter, it appearing that the trouble started after O'Clair had chas-
 tised Jackson's son, and found Jackson
 not guilty.
 F. ". Keeney. formerly sub-master at Putnam High School and later teacher
 at he Woonsocket High School, has been appointed physical director at the Rhode Island State college at Kingston Mir keeney is we'll remembered not only in high school circles hereabouts. but al
 so among those who follow baseball at
 which game MT. Keeney has made the
 reputation of being an exceedingly profi-
 cient player.
 Miss Esmera!da Macdonald, who is staying with her parents Senator and
 Mrs. Archibald Macdonald, having com
 pleted year of teaching in New York,
 is to spend the greater part of the sum-
 u1er at Great Harrington, Me. ]. Many, many warnings having been ! given relative to equipping motor vehi- , cles with legal headlights, arrests are , to be made of those found violating the l law. it was stated on Wednesday by { Deputy Inspector R. c. Young of the she state motor vehicle department. The substance of the law pertaining to head | lights on motor vehicles is that the lights must be such as to make plain 8 sub- ! stantial object at a distance of 200 feet ) down the highway and at the same time be. free from the glare that is such q , danger io other traffic. The majority Of
 motorists here have proper lights, bar cj a lew have nol troubled themselves to . ! Se7-fxYh h1%txY -I-. 5 tion will now be done nightly that those f who are violating the law may be appre- hended and dealt with accordingly. :, Attorney J. F. arCpenter was at Con- necticut college for the graduation, his
 ] daughter, Miss Alice Maude Carpenter I being one of the class of 69 members to receive diplomas. The class is the sec l ond graduated from the institution al
 Grade school children of this city . have collected s6o.61 to be added to the
 Near East Relief fund being collected in
 Putnam. The sum mentioned here is f made up of very small amounts, repre- 2 senting many contributions.
 . SteepIe Tom Fitzpatrick, who Is tc l make his headquarters in this city dur z ing the summer, is at present engaged in doing work on the Royal Mills at Riv.
 erpoint, R. l. These fine mills, badly . udmaSeu Dy nFe-- more than 9 year ago s Fare being rebuilt and MT. Fitzpatrick has t been engaged in doing work on the orn
 amental towers which rise from the mair
 structure of this plant. often described = - as one of the finest built in New Eng
 land.
 |. Souvenir ". 1T. Taylor has forwarded l. to this city copies of the Centenary book [. published to commemorate the tooth an i niversary of the Connecticut legislature 1I,@
 which is of historical value, is one of c
 Harold Gilpatric, state treasurer, of thi t city. Senator Archibald Macdonald i = also pictured in group photograph O l. members of the upper house.
 y Road signs pointing the way to willi l. mantle and Hartford and to Worceste e and Providence are needed in the cen is ter of the city where Main street run Is across the ends of Frint and Ponfre 't streets if the number of motorists wh
 every day stop to inquire their way 'e any indication.
 le Progress is being reported over the en K tire county in the membership campaigr m The towns showing recent progress sr the membership campaign, and the tow B. directors. are as follows Woodstock
 H. Peckham. Mrs. L. H. Healey; Thomr e. son, Joseph Baker Mrs. George H Mel Id ols Pomfret, John R. Stromberg. Mir As Willis CoveI Eastford. William s. Wal is ren. Mrs P. & Collins; Killingly, Lou H. S. Barstow; Plainfeld. Henry Dorranc n, Mrs Edith M. Kennedy; Sterling. Joh n- E. Tanner, Mrs. Grace N. Sweet: winC
 ham. c. B. Pomeroy, Mrs. George er Cook.
 he Some of the other towns not mention ip ed have not reported to the Farmers a a. sociation office the extent of the men w bership drive in their towns; in u
 case of Ashford, that town went ov
 it's quota very soon after the membe a'x ship drive started
 VI Following are some of those who ha' N:n been active in the campaign odate, iia the knowledge of the Farmers associ idt ton office. Others have been active in ge "a tins new members, but have not ma ,o- reports to the office.
 Ire Thomas Nara, of windham, secu to ed 26 new members in the town 7he Windham. S. H. Peckham of Woodsto ol together with Mrs. L. Fl Healey, abo JUS a dozen canvassers doing the work B. req Rich Is one of the first to report pr
 gress, turning in the names of Is mel 2" hers from Woodstock, with their me, .no mo bership fees, to the Farmers Assoc HIS ton office. H P Hibbard of the sal
 IS place, also reported progress to the CT fee.
 Til Tn Thompson, Joseph Baker, town
 rector, is being assisted in the menlb cen ship drive by Herbert G. Steele, E. ctl- Huntington, William M. Mayhew, al de- Alex Maitland. MT Baker has turned an 10 new members, MT. Steele has secul Its. new members, and the other men are D 'ra- gressing.
 hat Fvereft T Rrn~n nreSiden+ of tha