Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
WTLLIMANTIC

tactic Drum corps; second, ChesDro Drum corps
 Best appearing fife, drum and bugle corps, St Anne's Fife. Drum and BuglS corps.
 Best appearing piccolo or flute bands' Aldenville Drum corps. Best playing ancient corps (llO beats), Plainville Drum corps; second, Farming ton Drum corps.
 Best playing modern corps (12O beats), Fire King Drum corps; second, Syrian American Drum corps.
 Best playing fife, drum and bugle corps, Devon School Drum corps {; second, St. Anne's Drum corps.
 Best playing piccolo or flute bands, La fayette Drum corps; second, Silk City ; Flute band.
 Corps coming the longest distance, Prophylactic Drum corps; second, Corti- cello Drum corps.
 Corps having most men in line, Devon School Drum corps; second, Corticeilo l Drum corps
 ! Most spectacular corps, Eagle Drum corps.
 Best equipped ancient corps, Plaipville : Drum corps.
 1 Best appearing major, Henry John, l Syrian-American Drum corps second Frank Lafeur, Lafayette Drum corps. 1 The body of Private John Joseph ! squires, 27, another Willimantic boy who 1 made the supreme sacrifice in France , during the world war, arrived here Sat urGay morning in charge Of Private Jo- ! seph Walsh of the 29th U S. infantry. , The casllet was taken to the home of the 1 family. The body of Private Squires, with several thousand others, arrived at ] Hoboken May 18th on the U. s. transport ! Wheaton. Private Squires was born in i Stafford July 12, 1894, the son of Mir. i and Mrs. Arthur J. Squires. He received 1 his early education in that place, but 12 l years of his life were spent in Williman- ! tic, where for time previous to his en- i listment he was employed as a painter. ! At one time he was assistant mail mes 1 senEer for the local postoffice. He en- 1 listed early in 1918 and Feb. IT of that 1 year began training at Camp Devens, yer, Mass. In few weeks he was as i signed to the medical department and ] sent to France, where he joined the ! 307th field ambulance company of the 1 302d sanitary train. He saw consider ! able service there, but during July was i taken i'll and died Aug. 4th from bron- chial pneumonia. He is survived by his 1 parents. MT. and Mrs. Arthur Squires, of l IA Spring street this city. three sisters, l Misses BTandid, Josephine and Agnes ! Squires, four brothers, Arthur, James, Robert and Bert Squires all of Williman- , tic. The funeral was held Sunday after noon at l o'clock at the family home on Spring street, with services at St. Joseph $ 1 church at ? o'clock. Burial was in St. Edwards cemetery, Stafford Springs. ] Saturday was Near East Bundle day, and the various stores and places in the ! city where bundles could be lett received ! stock of articles to go 10 the needy in the Near East The bundles left are to be sent to headquarters as soon as pos sible.
 Rev. H. c. BeIec of Webster, Mass has been assigned as assistant to Rev J. J. Papilion, pastor of St. Mary's church this city, by Rt. Rev. John J. Milan Father Belec was one of the Il young men ordained priests at St Joseph's ca thedral, Hartford, Saturday. May 18th. The Quidnick- Windham Manufacturing company, beginning this (NTonday) morn. ing, will operate on a five day week basis closing Saturdays. The day is of nine hours, giving @ week of 45 hours. No. ! tices were posted at the mill last week tc that effect, and were signed by Walter B Knight, agent.
 Miss Agnes NcIigan of this city was ir
 
 Barry council, American Association fol Recognition of the Irish Republic ShC also attended the unveiling of the Ben, janin Franklin statue
 Miss Norberta Smith of this city whC is to he married soon, was rendered z shower by friends in New Haven recently receiving numerous gifts.
 Rev. Marshall Dawson of storrs occu pied the pulpit at the First Congregation al church Sunday morning in the absenc, of Rev. Harry s. McCready, pastor, wht was in Cornwall, Conn. Rev. MT Nc Cready preached at the baccalaureatt service of Rumsey Hall in that place Sun day.
 Funeral services for Charles Homer
 infant son of MT. and Mrs Homer W Chamberlain, were held Saturday after noon at o'clock at the parents home il South Windham Rev A. w. Clifford pastor of the Windham Center Congrega
 tional church. ofi1ciated Burial was il
 the Windham Center cemetery in charg
 of Jay NJ. Shepard
 Engine company Nc. l, second platoon was called out at o'clock Saturday nigh
 for a chimney fire at the home of Mrs Mary Leary of No 947 Main street Thre gallons of chemical was used. Tine hous is owned by Jake Heller There was bu
 little damage.
 The week end passed quietly for tn
 local police, no arrests being made ove
 the week end.
 At recent meeting of the W. c. T. U Mrs. McCracslen, chairman of the Howe department described the work of tha
 department for the year. Her repor
 showed; Number of bouquets 160, mum Der of growing plants 97, text cards give 1 10, number of calls made 92, number O
 outings 30, visits to public institutions 1C
 canned fruit given, jars 25, glasses o
 jelly 30, garments distributed 30, shoe
 pairs ., boxes of candy 6. grape juice 1 bottles 3, cards and letters to shut-ins F made clothing for children and gave tw quilts. One member, 80 years old, sen