Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-26

Over 75 delegates, representing prac- ticalIy every U s. W. V. camp in the state are in Norwich attending the sev- enteenth annual state encampmenL of the United Spanish War Veterans of Connecticut, which opened Friday even ing at the town hall. - Proceeding the business session at. the town hall the vetrans of '9S headed by Tubbs' band and Company F, .Connecti- cut State Guard, Captain William R, Denison, paraded through the central section of the city. The line of march was down lower Broadway from Union l square where the parade formed, through
 Main to Market streets. then through | Shetucket street, Main. street Franklin l square and on to Preston bridge where ] the parade countermarched back through 1 Main street and up Broadway the vet | erans entering the court house building | from the Union street entrance. Just i before the parade formed the band gave | d concert programme. on Union square. Department Commander William Baseley presided at the. business session
 which was called to order a few min
 utes after o'clock. --. Tn department colors were presented
 to the encampment and after the flag sa- lute, His Honor, Mayor Herbert M. Le- rou was conducted to his seat on the platform. Following the invocation De partment Commander Basely introduced
 Mayor Lerou. who was greeted with hearty applause.
 Welcome by Mayor Lerou
 It is a great pleasure to me to vel
 come you to our city, said the mayor
 who went on to speak of the events just
 prior to the blowing up of the Maine
 Our beloved President Mckinley finally
 yielded and congress declared war, ht
 said. In a matter of three months ant
 half Spain was ready to throw up the sponge and. cry for mercy. ! It is certainly q great pleasure for mt tonight to honor our boys who took par in that event and in honoring them 7 honor you. , The response to Mayor Lerou's wei come was made by Senior. Vice Depart
 ment Commander Percy A. SawtelIe o l Meriden.
 Department Commander Basely an nounced with regret that the commander in-chief, William Jones of New York, wh was to have delivered an address wa unable to be present owing to bushes
 which detained him in Ohio.
 The list of names of those of the mem bers of the department who passed ava . during the past year was then read b : the department adjutant. Charles N. Bur . dick of this city. Taps was Ioupde
 by Bugler Schwartzburg of the stat , 1 guard as the last name was read. h Comrade John s. Blackmar, M. D., c f 1 Griswold Camp, No. 6, this city. the : extended hearty welcome to all the del f egates present in behalf of Griswol e camp and the response was made by tn t department commander. | d The department adjutant reak a lette g of greetings from Sedgwicll Woman's, Re o lief Corps, No. 16, and an invitation fror $ White Cross Council. No. 13. K. of c
 to visit the K of c. home on Broadws
 i which has been declared open bouse f.
 the delegates while they are: in Nol E wich.
 F On motion of Lewis Henry Ashland --i Wllimantic seconded by, Frank r. Fer r ton, of Willimantic, the invitation wa f accepted and the greeting acknowledge f. Charles A. Hagberg of this city in b, ,- half of the Y. M. c. A. ,eztende'i - tl V delegates an invitation to visit the "Y - building and make use of the aconmt 1. dations afforded there. By motion ma. k by Junior Vice Commander John > Quinn and seconded by romrade Smit t. of Camp. No. ?, the Y =. c. As inv if tation was accepted. 3a
 On motion by Comrade Frank P. Fer l. ton of Camp No. s, Willimantic it WE J. voted to dispense with the roll call unt q Saturday morning. The motion was se ;t onded by Comrande Daly of Camp N F. s, Willimantic.
 The following committees were al l. nounced by Department Commander Bas a ley: +':| VI Credentials-Charles N Burdick,. NJ IT Waters, Norwich; F. L. Clarke, Will
 mantle. IS Resoltuions-F. P. Fenton. WiiIimal le tic Martin Loubscher, Rockville ;; J l. Blacknar. Norwich and Robert Nart \ New Haven. '$ r. Nominating Committee Appointed. le The following nominating commit II was appointed:
 Camp.
 New Haven, Charles P Dunlay..
 2-Meriden. G. F. Smith.
 'r S--Bridgeport., A. J. Bowen. ,..... -.. - ')l EHartford Comrade Lebutsky - 'r 5-New Britain, Theodore Johnson. = 6--Norwich, Anson R. Grover l., New London, William A. Hoyle.
 S-Willimantic Jeremiah Mccarthy. le 9-Norwalk, Charles Merry. at 10-Branford. George c. Walsh. p 12-Waterbury, Fred N. Flagg.
 13-South Manchester. James Veitch.
 14-Rockville, John Connors.