Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

In common with all other Elks' lodges, 1 the Westerly lodge observed Flag day | (selecting the actual date rather than the I preceding Sunday) Monday evening in Wilcox park. The exercises were at I tended by an immense crowd.
 The exercises were opened by The Star Spangled Banner, played by the Westerly hand. Then followed the introductory by 1 Exalted Ruler Aloysius J. Tw0nley, and 1 officers, and prayer by the chaplain Patriotic selection by the band, with The Flag Record, by Past Exalted Ruler Joseph L. Lenihen The impressive altar service, the building of the liberty bell in tiorHl layers of red, white and shlue, by N Dr. Harold Doyle, esquire of the lodge, \ and other officers The Elks mribute toj l the Flag, by Dr. Michael H. Scanlon, past exalted ruler, followed with Southern Airs by the band. The address notable. | for it's patriotic sentiments, was by Cpl. | Louis H. Callan of Bristol. former na-, l tional guardsman who served overseas in the world war, received American and French citations and decorations, and | who was commended for distinguished bravery by General Rershing The exer-i cises closed with the singing of America, | with band accompaniment The first official recognition of Flag day | was made by the governor of New York, | who gave orders that on June 14 1897,
 the national flag should fly over all the
 buildings of the state. The 14th of June Il was chosen because, on this day, IF Il years before, the flag of the union was I formally adopted by%Songress
 l There was a generous display of the . Stars and Stripes in Westerly during
 Monday.
 The funeral of pr. Herbert Tetlow was l held Monday afternoon at the residence of his brother, Dr. Lewis Tetlow, in High street. The services were conducted by Rev. Edmund J. Cleveland, rector of
 Christ Episcopal church. The bearers
 were Frederick H. Buffum, Jr Russell 1 Hemphill and C. Irving Spencer of West
 erly, Dr. A. N, Williams of Mystic and Messrs. Pennock and Millets of Philadel-
 phia.
 pr. Tetlow was graduate of the class of 1SS9.ssWesterly High school, and the
 school flag was at half mast Monday in
 respect to his memory. He was born at Stalybridge England, in 1870, the son of
 Lewis and Elizabeth Tetlow, and came to this country with his parents when very
 young. After his high school course he
 entered Dartmouth and was graduated
 in the class of 1893. Four years later he , received the medical doctor degree from Western ReseFte university.
 The Near East relief organization ot
 Rhode Island is sonciting warm clothing 1 for the little children of Armenia whose mothers and fathers were killed in the !, Turkish deportations. Nothing but wool , en goods. cloth caps suits, stockings and ? overeoats will be accepted. As the winter in some parts of Armenia begins in Octo-
 Der, and three months must be allowed 5i for goods to be baled, shipped and reach interior points, where the need will be
 great. a quick response is being urged 1 There is hardly a home in Westerly that 2 cannot furnish some worn article o1 | clothing that would relieve these suffering children Governor Beeckman heads the ' state committee. and the state headauar. 2. ters is in Providence.
 Miss NJ. Alice Dove, money order clerl ai in the Westerly postof1ee, was severely
 injured Sunday night just after arriving . from Providence on the 9e4 train. Mis-.
 Dove in descending the steps of the sub f way had her foot caught in the corru
 gated iron step tread and was pitched il headforward to the concrete floor of til-
 subway. Dr. Johnson was called and tool n the injured woman in his automobile t, i. a Providence hospital She sustained SC I were bruises and cuts in her face, but he . most serious injury is a compound frac h l ture of her nose. Miss Dove has been ol if lS
 home when the accident occurred
 e Nearly a year ago Mrs. Mary Tworne, . of Providence suffered a like accident, il V which her leg was broken and she sus d tained injuries of permanent nature = l She claims her injuries were due to de
 fective step treads and has brought sui :. | for heavy damages against the Ney
 Yokr. New Haven and Hartford Railrea, ,- 1 company.
 VI The so-calIed naval recruiting sauadro
 on special recruiting service in Rhod n Island reached Westerly Monday and be
 gan the work of active recruiting for tn e nevy it is expected many young men wi 3 I sign up in the old home town of Admira
 Herbert o. Dunn. An attractive featur ! of the recruiting outfit is one-ster
 house mounted on a big motor trucy
 within an interesting naval exhibit. With H in the house is a moving picture nachin l. and Monday night pictures depictin
 points of interest in connection with th -o navy were exhibited in the open lot : ~ the corner of High and Canal street Here as well as at the postofhee the ns Ia val recruiting office will be located whi, ,r the recruiters are in Westerly.
 Lucy A. Barber, 0a, widow of Nathan
 l iel Saunders, who died recently in Asl tt away is survived by three sons, Eyere ce B. Saunders of Hornell, N. Y. William ( rs of Waterford and Nathan Saunders le Westerly. At the age of 14 Mrs. Saul d ders was bantized and united with tf Us First Seventh Day Baptist church
 Hopkinton, and she was a consiste1
 member of that church 77 years.
 The marriage of Miss Marion Frae