Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-21
MANSFIELD CENTRE

Children's day was observed Sunday with a program of music and recitations in which about 30 children participated The songs by the older girls and the rec ! itations by the little children, including Helen Oden, Stednan Stearns, Dorothy 1 Willis and Leland Hawkins Alice and l GuStaVe Jansen were especially pleasing l Credit is due Mrs. NJ E. Walker under whose direction the exercises were given. i tourteen little people responded to the | call for the cradle roll, gathering IIpon 1 the platform to receive their cards Four 1 of them were presented diplomas as i graduates from the Cradle Roll, Helen Oden, Robert Stearns, Caroline Atwood 1 and Robert s. Brown This department 1 is in charge of Mrs. R. E. Stearns. A i service of conservation and baptism was performed by the pastor, hev. MT. 1 Tillinghast, for four small children, Ro- 1 berta Kathleen Smith, dau yhter of MT. l and Mrs. Leroy Smith and Gustave Alice l Gordon and the infant son of Mir and
 Mrs. Paul. Jansen. The service was con 1 cluded with brief and appropriate talk 1 to the children by Rev. MT. Tillinghast 1 The decorat tions were p-attily arranged
 in pink and white laurel, roses and pe- l onies being used.
 l \ rare opportunity was afforded the l people of this city last Thursday even i ing when Leo E. Miller of Ameriean i Museum of Natural History, New York city gave his lecture, Through the Wilds 1 of South America. MT. Miller was in- i timately acquainted with Theodore Zoos 1 evelt, having been the naturalist on the 1 Roosevelt South American expedition, and one of two Americans accompany i ing the ex-president and his son. Kermit
 The lecture was illustrated with Is col 1 ored slides from photographs taken by MT Miller on his several trips. The lecture l abounded in interesting descriptions, 1 thrilling narrations of experiences, and 1 the pictures which were exceptionally l clear were of cities, mountains, birds, | plants, wild animals, natives, Indians and | their habitations, cannibals and head 1 hunters. The lecture was enthusiastic | ally received by an audience of about 1 150, and was the last number of an 1 excellent course of entertainments given 1 by the Library association. The pro- | motors are grateful to Leslie Nichols for
 helping to make it possible to bring a
 lecture of this unusual type to Mansfield | Music was furnished by Leslie Nichols | and Rexford Crane who motored from Groton for the occasion and Miss Fran | ces Crane.
 Elaborate plans are being made by the
 directors of the Mansfield library for a Fourth of July celebration worthy of the slogan, Let's Go to Mansfield Center" The Polish band of Willimantic has been , engaged for this occasion, the main fea-
 ture of which is to be a clam-bake fol-
 lowed by ball game and sports. For
 many years the directors of the Mans
 field library have promoted communi-
 ty celebration on Independence Day, sparing no pains to make each occasion a genuine success, as well as a financial
 benefit to the library, which has no town
 support or other fund
 Deputy Inspector Haynes Of Pomfret
 was the guest of Echo grange last week
 when a musical and literary program was rendered, followed by collation..
 The village school, Miss Helen Bart