Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-20
WILLIMANTIC

1 ing was scheduled for Thursday after noon at 1:S0 o'clock.
 | Funeral services for Mrs, James NJ. Smith were held Monday afternoon at her late home, No. 76 Ash street. Scr vices were conducted by Rev. Albert P. l Blinn, of Norwich, who also read a com l initial service at the grave in the Willi- , mantle cemetery. The bearers were Robert E. Higgins Russell Andrews, | William H. Nichols and George N. l Graves. Arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director Jay M. Shepard. l The funeral of James Reynolds was i held Monday afternoon at ? :15 o'cuock fro mthe undertaking rooms of the Kill 1 leurey Brothers, at 36 Union street. Requiem mass was sung at St. Joseph s | church at 3:15 by Rev. J. A. Sullivan. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. 1\ | requiem high mass for the soul Of. the 1 deceased will take place today (Tuesday) i at the Sacred Heart church, New HaV- 1 en.
 1 The Five Million. a comedy of recon 1 struction. which draws it's name from the 5,006,000 men in khaki. was pre- sented Monday night at the Lobrner 1 Opera House under the auspices of the '. NJ. c. A. The play which for the past two years has been played sonly I teurs recently and the appearalo4 in this, city. Monday with a cast of Joe Il stars was the first amateur performance ] in this country. The success of. the play was due to the efforts af all per ] sons who volunteered to do their Iit i and the crowded house told the story
 The play which was in three actsawas i directed by Miss Maud Sheerer, of New York who for many months was director | of amateur theatricals with the Amer jean expeditionary forces. and she was ably assisted by Miss Craze Randall of :, Will:mantic.
 The play was presented by the fol- lowing local cast in manner which won the heartiest applause:
 Ruth Hunter ......... Mrs. Jay Grant 1 Mary .............. Edna Vandernlan l Ada, ........ .... Mrs. Raymond Parker Ray Macdonald, Mack's wife
 Mrs. II. c. Little ! Lily ........,..... Evelyn Thompson 1 Phil Bishop ........ Maurice Leonard Mini Bisl!n.,, Phil's wife Narcella Kegle1 l Mack ................- Walter Collins | Midse AIonahan ...... Florence Howit Douglas Adams ........ Robert Higgin: 1 Grant Adams .............. Jack sIIil Jefferson Adams, Old Grandpop
 Jay Grant Otis Weaver, Bert's father
 Merritt J. Hop5in: Nol. Van Alstyne ... Capt Fullerton 1 Dan Monahan ......... Prof Staebnel | Officer Al Higgins Harold Staebnel Queenie ............ Hepsy Boder | Ethel ............... Ire \n Vandermal 1 Grace ................ Elizabeth Flynn The following heads of committees received many compliments for the sue cess of the play:
 Business manager, Charles Hill: pub licity, Judge Foss; posters, Dwight Jor l dan; properties, Howard Willard pro rrams, Merritt J, Hopkins; candy, Mrs Otto Robinson; flowers, Mrs. Frarl Tenton; ushers. Russell H. Webster. Judge Frank IT. Foss heard tweIv. ! cases Monday morning at the session o l police court. Ten of the accused entered a plea of guilty to the charges agains i them, while two pleaded not guilty. bu 1 later swung over into the guilty column 1 Mondays session of the police court wa I the longest since prohibition came in an, a good record of new arrests was badI, | damaged.
 Charles AIazzola, charged with con 1 ducting a gaming house at 820 Mai1 street, had been arrested on the same charge when dice games were in prog l