Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-18
DANEL5ON

others Interested III ing SShoo t-AiA
public spelling match arranged for TINS
Tuesday, evening between teams repre-
senting the local school and putnam
High school special attraction. Prln-
cipal Ernest R. Warren said Monday
afternoon that the teams will meet IN the
assembly hall at the high school THIS
evening in time to begin the written tests
at $40 O'clock The oral tests will be-
gin at z 80 D. m. The Killingly team Will
be made up of Perle Burdick' howard
Soule, Miss Lucille Caron, MISS Ruth
Franklin, Miss Arlene Babson, Miss Eu-
nice Pike Miss Mary Geer; alternate
Miss Elsie Pate.
In st. Josephts cemetery in DayFiae
a memorial for Leo ]. L'Homme, Tor
whom the local post of the American
legion is named and who gave his lie
in France in Inc World war, has been
erected. The memorial is a beautiful ex
ample of the monument makers art.
In describing it L. NJ Keith said: The
memorial is a special design, of Vermont
marble and has on the 'front.' at the top
a panel, of raised carving in which is a
rife, bayonet cartridge belt, helmet, can
teen and an American flag. Over this
| panel is cross with palms and under
the panel is the following inscription:
In Memory of
| PRIVATE LEO J. L'HOMME
Co. L, 316th q. S. Infantry
Killed in Action in France
Sept. IS, 1918,
Aged 25 Years, 5 Days
May He Rest In Peace
| following inscriptions:
Somewhere in France they buried him
| Within a quiet. lonely grave,
| Unknown save by his fighting mates,
Who cheered the cause he died t.
| save
| And for his sacrifice the Stars and Stripe,
| Still Proudly Wave
Somewhere in France
The erection of the memorial was ar
ranged and provided for by the soldier
| heros mother. Mrs Joseph L'Homme ant
his sister, Della Of Attawaugan.
General j. Vi. Atwood OF Wauregan
known throughout the state, is obsery
ing his 56th birthday today. General At
wood was born May IS, 1854. He is on
of the most prominent and best like
! of eastern Connecticuts manufacturer
and has friends in every nook and corne
of Connecticut He has been the sup
erintendent of the Wauregan mills, i
which the Atwood family is heavily in
terested, since 1888.
He was a member of the house of rer
resentatives in the sessions of 1899 an
1908, and a member of the ConnecticJ
senate during the session of 1905. NJ
: Atwood was comissary general on I'll
staff of Governor Lounsh Try until Jul
+ |, 1899. when, on the -<signation of Ger
eral H. o. Averill, he was made pay
master general. General Atwood was II
, appointed by Governor Mclean, now
+ United States Senator from Connection
General Atwood is one of the recogniz
and popular leaders of the repub1ica
6 party in eastern Connecticut, the peop
, of which will extend him fluctuations VI
t on his birthday.
n Attorney Clarence W. Seymour, seer
t tary of the legislative subcommittee
the republican mems ratification cor
mittee for the ratification of the su
frage amendment in Connecticut, HI
come back strong at Representa-
:, Amory J. Kebler of Sterling, who recen
ly wrote Attorney Seymour and ga
him a fiat turn down upon his spgge
: ton tina Mr.. Keller help him pu ey
/ hes suffrage program in Connecticut. N
: Kebler has felt that Governor Heleen
: is perfectly competent to handle the ma
# ter of special session and aside fro
:, changing Mr.. Kebler's mind, Mr.. Sc
d mours letter will likely produce an a
J. swer that will indicate that Mr.. Kebl
cannot be swayed nor carried in
= changing his attitude.
/ Mr. Seymour's letter to Mr.. Kebl
# follows:
n Il thank you for your interesting IL
is ter of May Z, but, naturally, cam
agree with all the sentiments express
THEREIN.
Il notice you say my circular
czarism and insulting L was not co
6 scious of trying to exercise any form
coercion over, but simply DESTROYS
u putting you and your people out in Ste
i ling wise to the fact that this gre
t movement is about to reach its culmin
ton regardless of the attitude which y
u and the Governor may have
"a good movement that is sure
e come should not be delayed. If men Il
you insist upon pursuing obstructiona
tactics and force the matter to go oE
to the next legislature, I doubt not b
:, that a vigorous effort will be made
= prevent men of your attitude of min
from returning to the legislature.
Il believe that hereafter only thu
- men should be elected to future Legis
y, lures who are up-to-date and in sympat
r. with the times, particularly in sympat
with this one burning question.
= his appearance in the town court t
Z morning, the second within few da
l Sunday the motorcycle he was operat
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