Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-26

American Medical association. In 1912 he again returned to Norwich and en- gagged fin his profession until taken i'll some months ago.
 Dr. Blaclxmar enlisted in the army service during the World war, rising to the rank of major. He served overseas for IS months as regimental surgeon for the 372nd Infantry and after the armistice was placed in charge of one of the big government hospitals in France. For his work overseas in the medical corps. He was award ed the Croix de Guerre by the Frennh government
 Dr. Blackmarr served as councilman in the court of common council. 1919- 1921, and was one of the first republi- can candidates talked of for the mayor ality nomination in the recent municipal campaign but as his health had begun to fail about this time he declined to &C., cept the nomination. He was one of the most popular physicians of the city and has held many offices. When the Norwich Rotary club was organized he was among the first to join and until the time of his illness hand maintained a record of 100 per cent in attend ance at the club weekly meetings. He was prominent in Masonry, being a 52d degree Mason, had been president of the
  | church where he had long been a devout member, was 8 former president of the 1 Norwich Medical society, a member of l the medical staff of the William " Backus hospital, and was secretary of 1 the local board of the United States Ex- arnining Surgeons for Pensions. and Ex- 1 aming Su geon for the World War Vet
 erans' Bureau.
 l In addition to the other numerous of | fees he held. Dr. Blackmar was pas commander of Robert O. Fletcher post
 American Legion, this city, a member O
 the Veterans of the Foreign Wars. pres ident of the New London County Medi
 cal association. a member of the Ney
 York Physicians Aid Mutual associa
 tion. a member of B. P. O. E., No. 43O Il of Norwich, member of the New Yorl
 Bunting Lodge, and surgeon for tn !. United Workmen of this city. ii On October 12, 1910, pr. Blackma
 was united in marriage to Mildred Mar
 tin of New York. He was forced to giv
 up his profession in New York becaus
 of a nervous breakdown and upon re
 covery engaged in the medical profes
 sion in Norwich.
 Dr. Blackmar was always an ideal cit
 izen, interested in everything tha
 was for the good of Norwich
 He is survived by his n1othe Harriet s. Blacknar his wife. and tw aunts, Mrs. Andrew Carey and Mr' Daniel Preston, both of Norwich, whom a host of friends extend a heart felt sympathy in their great bereaye
 ment.
 Perle Lincoln BurdielI.
 (Contributed)
 The death of Perle Lincoln Burdic : brought to a close a life of unusui
 beauty and promise, and filled with SO
 row the several communities that hs claimed him and watched with love al v interest his growth from gentle obed n ent childhood, filled with aspiration t
 ward all good and uplifting things, young manhood. Never a halt had the : been, or a side step from the path strict rectitude and faithfulness to h q high ideals. As a small boy in h - country home the boy scout movene d stirred his interest, and in spite of the being no opportunity to ally himst - with any troop he embraced for hiE s i self the rules for individual conduct al O 1 always lived up to them.
 e He was born in Canterbury, June o 1905, the son of Walter Lincoln Burdi F and Jennie Kenyon Burdick and h r. spent the larger part Of his short Ii = in that town. uniting with the chur
 there in the summer of 1921. His rel
 tionship with his mother was unusual
 beautiful, especially close perhaps, sin
 the death of his father in February 1e: In his death his little brother, Gls r. den. who is the only remaining gran l. son and nephew in the Burdick line. los le a more than brotherly care and aff' d. tion. He was prepared for high sehf T. at 12 years of age but because of youth it was thought wiser not to sJ e. ject him to the daily trip to high sch' y for another year. In 1918 he enter IS the Killingly High school which he T. tended with uniformly high standing le four years earning the respect a rs friendship of classmates and teach'
 alike.
 " As an honor pupil he was to have gre T. uated from that institution June 22, a h. 1t was at the class picnic at Webs . Lake on June 17th he heard and answ S. ed the call to a better life While gF y' is with those who are left here, his V
 more glorious graduation than 8
 earth could give.