Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

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 The reunion of the First Rhode Island Veterans association was held at Rocky Point President John R. Arnold presid- ed and fourteen members were present. Joshua M. Clark, of Westerly, was elect ed third vice president It has been the custom to have a member of each com pany on the executive committee This plan can no longer prevail, and now the committee is composed of the president, vice presidents. secretary and treasurer. The officers elected are: Munson N. Ma jac, president; Harold J. Pullen, first vice president; C.. Henry Alexander. second vice president; Joshua NJ. Clark, third vice president: Waldo F. Slocum, secre- tary and treasurer. Company I, West erly, Captain Henry C.. Card, was part of this regiment
 The veterans of the Second regiment and batteries, fifty in number, held re- union in Duby's grove While a number of Westerly men served in this regf ment and in the batteries, no full com pany is credited to the town. The of ficers elected are George Messinger. president Charles A. Esleek and John G. Irons, vice presidents Frederick A. Arnold secretary and treasurer; George H. Cheek, Gopher Skinner and Edward c. Hathaway, executive committee.
  Ninth regiment, Rhode Island Veterans association, was held at Crescent Park, with nineteen members present. Westerly furnished Company E of this regiment with Captain Henry c. Card, in com mand, the same who explained Company I, of the First Regiment. Officers elected are: Luther Cole. president Robert l. Sanford secretary treasurer Ansel L Sweet. A. J. Allen. R. J. Sanford. Thom- as Healey Edward P. Lowden Charles H. Hunter and Edward Ii. Tilley, vice presidents. The executive committee is composed of the president the secretary treasurer and Harry H. Cuarke, Joseph R. Stafford, William c. Slocum and Will jam Massey.
 The Rhode Island bonus board has dis bursed more than $1 ,O00,OO of the s2.- 500,000. appropriation made by the gen. eral assembly as a bonus of $100 to all former service men and women who serv- ed the world war and were residents of the state. The members of the Fifth Company, Westerly. the first to enter the service, and who are residents of Paw catuck are not included. More than helf the members resided just over the river and were crediteN to the state of Rhode Island in the service but not recognized in the bonus law.
 Many checks are being returned by the post office department, as the per sons for whom they are intended have changed addresses since filing claims fon the bonus. Quite a number of the veo- men (F) have married since they left the service. and in several instances have married former service men, so that two checks of Stoo each will be received in some households.
 The police officers who Investigated q the alleged hold up and robbery of an automobile party by masked man, on the Woonsocket road. Tuesday night, de- clare it to be "the weirdist hold-up tale in many day" Rotman. the man who owned the car that was supposed to have been held up, has amended his previous versions of his statements to the effect that there were only three men held up, and that his statement that there were five or six is not correct
 Local Laconics
 Narragansett council. Knights of Co., lumbuA. is planning a field day and clam bake at Brightman's pond. August l.
 A branch reading room of the West erly Public library is to be opened in White Rock, in the school building next Tuesday evening.
 Bourbon A. Babcock, Daniel F. Lar. kin and James A. Donohue officers of Merrill post. will represent the post al a convention of the American Legion to