Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14

early. took up the piano and organ. He had been organist of the Congregation al church in this city for over a quarter of a century. He first became organ ist of the church in 1872 and continued as organist untid. 1872 He then nav ed, at the Main Street Baptist church of Worcester. for one year refusing an of- Ger of re-engasenent. For the next two years he supplied the church at Wood | stock Hill and later gave his service free | to St. Philips Episcopal church, Put nam.
 | When the Congregational church de- cided to build a new organ Mr. Will jams was one of a committee of six to i select and supervise the installation of | the instrument, large part of the de- l tail and judgment being left to ohim He again became the church organist and remained as such until he broke down physically He was also choirmaster of l the church and developed the vested choir, in which he took great deal 1 of interest and to which he devoted q
 great deal of his time.
 MT. Williams was 2 member of the 1 Odd Fellows A o. L. W. Royal Ar
 canum and Knights of Phythias and had passed through the chairs in the last two 1 organizations. He was also an active l. N !. Tn politics he was 2 republican but nev- l CT sought or held public officct
 Mir. Williams was genial and com panionable and loved a joke or a story. While having no children of his own he
 was very fond of children and would often stop to chat with them. His life outside of his business connexions cen
 tered in his home. He was a man of high moral principles, never usad tobae- | % or intoxicatnts and was never heard
 to utter an oath While for the past three years he has been missed from the business and social life of the city he
 will long be remembered as a man who
 had much to do with moulding tla pro-
 eress of his hometown which he dearly
 loved to praise.
 Mir. Williams is survived hzr q sister
 Mrs o. F. Ryther. of Rvef N. '.
 Following the cosnbined solemn and
 joyous celebration of Arnistice Day thi-
 cey, the formal observance, whcr
 came 10 an end about three oc1ocl1( was followed in the evening hv the Legion
 ball which was largely atteu6ed by ?
 representative gathering of citizens of
 Putnam and the surrOundin% towns and
 villaees. The hall wao effectively dec | orated, the national colore 9redominating
 and many compliments were heard fol
 the orchestra Tho Melody Demons o1
 New Haven. under the leadership o+
 Lieutenant. Jautenback The total net re
 ceipts from the ball have not been com puted, but there will be sabstantia
 sum above the expenses. The loca
 post, American Legion. took the opDor tunity to establish a fund to provide
 markers for soldiers graves. Am.i-s. tn
 plans adopted was the placing e !roI kettle. oil a prominent corner and the sol
 letting by thA following young ladies
 under the captai.cy of Miss Elsie Cal ant: Misses Bella and Ella Bouthilette
 Mi7sas RSuth and Rhea DeCoudres. Sa
 rah Barber, Edith Pease. Thelma Bos worth, Dorothy Ames, Dorothy Nichols and Bertha Child. The kettle netted S2
 and the energetic girls turned in S60. large delegation of service men went l. ' Pomfret to assist at the unveiling of {. memorial tablet and the kettle was take 5 there and Sl5 raised which was turne = over to the Pomfret men. The Putnam 1 delegation presented a marker to tn = Pomfret delegation.
 l Franklin Perry son of D.. and Mrs . Edward F. Perry, reported to the polio that during the parade Friday his bicy g cle was stolen. Perry left the wheel nea : Front street while he marched in the pa e rade. He then attended the foOtba q game at the high school When he re q turned for his bicycle it was gone. Think I ing that some of his friends mighe hay 9 taken it he did not at once report tn Q matter but when he found that none c b his friends knew anything about the ma
 chine he decided that 1t had been sto : en.
 e Stephen Brady of Peacedale. R. L, wa r at home over Sunday.
 | Dr. H. B, Wright is entertaining h; e father, from Bridgeport
 e Charles Kennedy Of Trenton, Y. ] e spent Friday night as guest of his class j. mate at Yale, Henry \. WheeIock.