Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-01
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Memorial day exercises were carried | out as planned in this city on Monday.l In the morning patriotic organizations formed in the square at $50 under the direction of Captain Everett Carver, 1 marshal of the day, and proceeded to St, Mary's cemetery, where the usual exer cises and decoration of graves marked the honor done to the soldier dead.
 The procession returned to the square al Il o'clock and the marchers were temporarily dismissed, an invitation be- ing extended to all to partake of a col lation served in Odd Fellows hall, Pom fret street.
 In the afternoon at 115 the line again assembled and the procession moved to Grove street cemetery, where a program of exercises, as previously announced, was carried out
 A delegation of members of the Amer ican legion participated in the exercises of the day The Memorial day process sion was not as large as many who deeply appreciate what the service men of all wars have done for the country would like to have seen, but those who did participate have the satisfaction of knowing that the sight of the uniforms of army and navy and. the martial music did much to re-awaken the spirit of pa triotisn, as is always the case on such occasions, and to cause the multitude, large numbers of whom apparently hat forgotten the significance of Memorial day, or paid no heed to it, to pause mo- mentarily and consider the sacrifices that the veterans of all wars have performed | in the name of this great nation.
 The motor traffic in Putnam on the holiday was so heavy as to attract more than passing attention even from the casual observer of what is going on l Cars buzzed like flies about the center 1 of the city during all of the day and late 1 into the night.
 The great percentage of the drivers
 were prudent, as beftted the occasion, 1 in the operation of their machines, but 1 there was the usual minority dashing
 about in a way to be a menace to all who were out in cars-and a great many who were not. The holiday traffic on | the lines of the public service convey
 ances was not as heavy as many had | anticipated This might be charged to 1 the fact that many hundreds of people
 who might ordinarily ride on the troll | leys sor 'busses were guests of owners
 of private cars, which were about by the I hundred, running to one place or another 1 where events of the holiday were at | tracting crowds.
 The theaters did a good business here on the holiday and at Wildwood park so many gathered as to indicate that the coming of the outing and dancing season | is doubly welcomed this year.
 | steepIe Tom Fitzpatrick, whose voting l home is in Willimantic, but who comes back to Putnam every once in a while 1 to make this city his headquarters for periods of time, is back in this city and
 is being greeted by many friends. F.tz- | patrick, who is one of the best known l steeplejackS in the country, spent large l part of the past winter in Washington | where he was engaged upon a number of | jobs on government buildings and other structures. This we'll known climber of dizzy heights and undertaken of hazard
 ous tasks such as only the most steel nerv6d of men are willing to attempt has considerable amount of work tc
 do in this territory and surrounding towns and expects to remain in this sec
 tion for some time to come.
 The 18th annual conference of the , Kings Daughters of Windham and New London counties is to be held Thurs
 day at East Thompson. A number O the members of the local organization
 will attend, leaving here on the trair
 that goes out at 9.22 Thursday morn ing.
 The Catholic Transcript contains in it q current issue an account of the dedi 2 cation at St. Thomas seminary in Hart
 ford of a memorial tablet to Rev. An selm Mayotte, who, at the entrance o the United States into the World wal
 was an assistant to the pastor of St
 Mary's church in this city and who vol
 unteered, was accepted and served over n seas as a chaplain of this countrys arm
 ed forces and who gave up his life Whii a in the service. The dedication ceremon F ies included the celebration of a solem
 high mass of requiem for the decease
 priest, for whom the post of the Amer 5 ican legion in this city has been named ' Father Mayotte was at one time a s-u .es dent at the seminary in Hartford. ,tI The Putnam Country clubhouse, sout a of the city. was the gathering point ( d Memorial day. for a large number
 members of the club. Golfers were or
 on the links very early in the day. wh;c n was one of the most delightful that th T., playing season will produce, being le that rare June quality of which DO. ,e has written. The largest number c l- club members was at the links ani clul ls house during the afternoon, whe " matches of interest were Se:aE played Il Fans who saw Manager Tom MeDe rt mott's team in action at North GrOsee! z- ordale in the opening eng cement of Il season Sunday-a game that netted all II to 4 victory over the [lsn!llI tea ,n 0. Jewett City-are enials' sLic owe a lHo IdSI pldy COLAlDiAoli liCh lAlSli li' 10 been assembled. Cooper, of the NoSl V Grosvenordale infield. tH -a"d in non n run smash that would have oe ell Il cret AT it to famous Home R4l Kin. ft n whom fans in this vicini-y have lilt
 use, following his money-sI ab3ins cffc is of late last season Cop2ei hit beir
 described as probably the Icngesr of aI c made in years on the grounds in | is neighboring village. Next Sunday t
 Dorchester K. of C. team will be nt North Grosvenordale.
 Kenneth c. Ballard, member of t nd class to be graduated this month fro
 Clark college, Worcester, has been a rt pointed an instructor in physics at Sir of mons college. Boston, Tor the acaden
 year 1S20-1921.
 ey Clerks employed in stores in this ci CT are again urging through petition fl CT with the chamber of commerce that tn oi be granted hah-holidays during |
 month of June as well as during Ju re August and a part of September, as h -s been the rule in the past. The cler
 were unsuccessful in their efforts to C sy tain June half-holidays last year, b It. hope for better luck this season. d. Motorists did not fail to note wh at they were enjoying themselves on | b. {; holiday that some diligent farmers we
 out tilling their fields in an effort
 raise crops that will keep the motoriE
 from going hungry next fall and winte
 not that many farmers do not own a