Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-19
WESTERLY

In observance of the twenty fifth an-
 niversary of the institution of the
 Junior Order United American Mechan-
 ics, in Rhode Island, Hope Council, of
 Westerly, with all other councils in the state, the national officers, councils from
 Connecticut and Massachusetts. coun-
 cils of the Daughters of America. and
 Sons and Daughters of Liberty, partic-
 pated in big parade in Providence on
 Saturday, with festivities at Rocky
 Point in the afternoon. There were five
 bands and about 1,5o0 persons in the parade, which was reviewed at the city
 hall by representatives of the city and the state. Dinner was served on the ar
 rival at Rocky Point Then followed a
 full card of field sports. Everett c. Law ton, of Westerly, served on the commit tee of arrangements.
 Merrill Post, of Westerly, will be rep resented at the annual convention of the
 American Legion of Rhode Island to be- gin in Newport, Friday next, when 1t is expected that every post in the state will
 be represented. It is expected that Ma tionaI Commander Franklin DQiier, rep resentatiyes of the government depart
 ments which deal with the legion will be present and make addresses Credentials have been sent to all local posts, the number of delegates being based on the paid-up membership of the post July Is. Department officers for the coming year will be elected as well as Il dele gates to represent the department at the national convention at Cleveland, O.. dur ing the week of Sept. 27. A national committeeman will also be elected to | represent Rhode Island on the national executive committee for the coming year. This committeeman will take office at the | close of the national convention.
 l There is large amount of business to come before the convention.
 Two Rhode Island machines were wa I ter prize winners at the Brockton fire mems muster, Saturday; as the West erly Veteran Firemen's association did 1 not enter the hand-engine City of Low l eli, may be the explanation that there was not a third winner from the state. According to official figures obtained at the office of the state board of public
 roads for Rhode Island, for the first 1 half of this year registrations in all classes of motor vehicles exceed the en- | tire registration of last year. Notwith- 1 standing the increased cost of gasoline,
 now selling at thirty-four cents at most | filling stations, the marked advance in l the prices of cars, the auto population of 1 the state continues to advance rapidly. l Up to the first of this month the regis tration stood as follows: Passenger cars 3o,S56, against 31,157 for the whole of last year; trucks, s101, against 71oo last
 year; motorcycles, 2163 against 2271 l last year. However, there has been the
 usual July rush this month, and
 enough registrations have been made to
 carry the total of passenger cars and
 motorcycles beyond last seasons figure
 so that in each class fine record of 1913 | has already been DaSSed
 Rev. William T. Green, of Natick, is
 president, and Rev. Edward J. Curry
 of East Greenwich, formerly of West. er1y, is secretary of the Narragansett as
 sembly, which opened the fifteenth an uual session at East Greenwich, Satur. 1 day afternoon, and will continue through | the present week. The opening recep-
 tion was held Saturday evening in St
 Luke's house. The campus service Sun day afternoon was conducted by Rev J. Francis Cooper, D. D., president ot
 East Greenwich Academy.
 The daily routine includes rising bel
 at e.50, morning watch at and break fast at 7.So. Bible study will be con