Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-24
PUTNAM

The First battalion. Seventh United States Field Artillery, broke camp ear ly Tuesday morning and started on it's way from Tatem field for Oxford. Mass, which town the command expected td reach in time for an early afternoon encampment.
 At Oxford the citizens will entertain the soldiers at dance. From Oxford the soldiers go to West Boylston and Leominstet, before making Camp Dey- ens Saturday
 While there is no justification for in- dieting an entire body of men for what some of it's members may be respon- sible for, Uncle Sam's soldiers, in some instances, did things in Putnam that have not left a pleasant remembrance in tha minds of some citizens
 Just what is meant may be illustrated by citing the fact that two of the sol- diers went to local-home long after dark Monday night. One of them rang and ,ghen his call was answered asked to see the man of the house, woman having come to the door. After some parleying the soldier let it be known in yelled way what his mission was and he was promptly told to begone with his com panion, who lurked out in the shadows. The inquirer spoke with the accent of a foreigner.
 This may have been an isolated case and perhaps an extreme instance of what the soldiers did while here, but 1t has left a bad impression, along with other little incidents of the visit of the command.
 Joseph Cayer, IS, Putnam boy whose home is in Lee street, this city and who was committed last week to the state school for boys at Meriden, is back at the institution again after a runaway trip that ended in Bloomfield this state. Cayer was setn down te Meriden ,-in~ in recent es.
 pade in which he purloined a service automoL .4oeor Supply Com pany of sreet and joy rode to
 ner and other points in Massachu setts thoasu lac never before had driver a machine and had gained his knowledge of operati7- tcning drivers who
 | given him rides.
 Cayer is not at all enamored of the state school for boys and at the very first opportunity made his escape from the Meriden institution. He made hi: way to Bloomfield on a motor truck from the driver of which he begged 2 ride
 Dismounting from the truck and leav l ing it he was wandering about Bloom l HeiQ when ne WAS piCkSQ up Dy d uSpule 1'eriff and questioned as to his identit. and as to where he was going. He gav' l his name and address and informed tn,
 'oomfield officer that he was a per sonal friend of Captain Remi Delage O | this city. This information brough
 t telephone conversation between the Bloomfield officer and Captin De lage and, eventually, Cayer's return t Meriden, where; in all probability. hi chances of another escape will not b great for some time to come.
 Aldermen Alfred J. Pigeon will b, president of the day when Putnam ob serves Memorial day Tuesday next. Ma jor A. D. Mcintyre. the only Putnar man who was an officer in two wars the Spanish-American and World war will be marshal of the day. Tn speaker of the day will be Rev Fl Charles Casey of Hartford, an arm chaplain during the World war and friend of Rev. Anselm Mayotte. the aI my chaplain for whom the local post ( the American legion is named and wh gave his life to his country during th World war.
 The exercises will be held in tn morning. A procession will be forme in Union square and will proceed { fhe soldiers monument in Grove stree where services ir memory of the UT known dead will be conducted by men hers of George W. Child camp. Sons Veterans. The procession will then moy to the high school grounds, where
 speakers stand will have been erecte