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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1918

Page

6

Memorial Day Observances and Local War Efforts

Memorial Day events in Pelock featured a large crowd at the town hall with prayers, a Day address by John Hughes, and a procession to Rose Hill and Center cemeteries where volleys were fired and taps played. The piece notes four Civil War veterans living locally, ongoing U S war work, the Gildersleeve Company barge construction, and various community notices including school events, weightings of babies, and local visits.

Hand Pelock Company K State Guard Martin Drew John Hughes Grers America Eckson Rose Hill O. H Rose Hill ‘Corps Boy Scouts Thomson Center Cemetery St. Mary’s Martiners Ceme H. Pascall Lewis E. Leigh S. Ladd Joseph Gleason H. L. Ad Frank Pratt Eather Mi Bn Riverview Stephen Hall

Westbrook News Briefs Highlight Local Events May 31

Visitors from Waterbury bought a second hand auto from Oliver H. Chalker Co. M. Post visited New Haven. F R Ames leased Salt Island to store fishing gear. Adelaide Gilbert Spenser to Robert Driver Hughes wed May 25. Westbrook Drum Corps marched in Decoration Day events at Old Saybrook and Clinton. Red Cross unit joined Clinton parade. Local life noted with trips, purchases and visits.

Westbrook Waterbury Oliver H Old Saybrook Clinton Aliso Red Cross Chapman Post J. J. Thompson Franklin Ewen Rhode Island John Duratka Horse Hill Ruddiman Thomas Hopper and Son Branford Henry Bohling

Saybrook Point Social Notes Report Local Visits

Frederick G Fisk and son Clark return from Boston. Mrs Charles P Botsford of Hartford visits Oyster River with her parents. Mrs Frank P Knowles of Guilford visits her father George Co Ingham. Saybrook school will not meet Friday as it is a visiting day. Mrs Richard Dickinson visits New London Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Giles Ward Hayden and Miss Helen Hayden of New Haven visit Mrs Ralph S Tainter. William D Wars visits his sister in Westerly RI. Eleanor Bradley and Mrs Irwin Granniss visit New Haven Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J E Wilson and children of Hartford spend the summer at Fenwick with Mrs Wilsons mother Mrs J H Hall.

Nwa New Haven Carrie M. Read Fairview Street John B. Day New York Fannie Day Gildersleeve Day Portland New York Giants Mary Elizabeth Bransfield May C. Austin Massachusetts Worcester Camp Devens D. W. Robertson Brooklyn N. Y C. A. Sears J. A. Links Mary Whitby Middlesex Hospital Oscar Johnson San Francisco Andrew S. Johnson Coe Avenue St. Mary’s C. G. Erickson E. F. Daly Gertrude Curran Hartford Joseph W. Walsh Main Street Milton Whitby James Sarsfield United States Naval Reserve Pelham Bay Station Edith Anderson Springfield Mass Commerce Street H. L. Fenner Henry H. Weihe Whitby’s Market New London U. S. Navy J. Howard Leatherbee Church Street Saybrook Point Frederick G. Fisk Clark Boston Charles P. Botsford Oyster River Frank P. Knowles Guilford George Co. Ingham Saybrook School Richard Dickinson Giles Ward Hayden Helen Hayden Ralph Tainter William D. Wars Westerly R. I Eleanor Bradley Irwin Granniss J. E. Wilson Fenwick

Memorial services for Ponsett in Burr cemetery

Memorial services will be held at Burr cemetery Sunday, June 2, at 3 p.m. Liberty chorus will sing, with sermons by Revs Knowles Caldwell Lawson and others. Recitations by the school and a reading by Mrs Chas kins. No service at the Methodist church. George Frick was in Turkey Hill.

Memorial Day Observances Draw East Hampton Crowd

East Hampton May 31 a large crowd gathered for Memorial day despite many away. A parade formed at 9 A M on Main Street proceeding to High and Lakeview streets then to the new cemetery. Marshal Bevin led the procession and a sobering ceremony followed with remarks, music, and the decoration of graves before gathering at the Congregational church for lemonade.

East Hampton Main Street High Street Lakeview Street FE. H. Fife and Samuel Whatcher Lincoln Gettysburg William Chittenden

Social rounds and local visits during a holiday week

Sergeant Guy Empey and families visited New Haven and town residents while Hartford and New York guests enjoyed time with relatives. The Red Cross meets at Chatham hall at 2 30 this afternoon. Moodus Y M C A defeated Moodus 12 to 7 in a baseball game on the school grounds.

Red Cross Society Chatham Hall Helen Gates New Britain Frederick Gates Moses Cahill Claudia Manchester Barton O’connell Adv Malcom Brooks East Haddam Everard Forestville Moodus Y. M. C. A Moodus Louis Goff Mercersburg Academy Mercersburg James Maxwell Hartford N. M. Murkett

Memorial Day Observances In Rocky Hill

Memorial day activities in Rocky Hill included a large procession led by the State Guard with Lieutenant Kelly as marshal, decorated graves by the State Guard and Boy Scouts, and remarks by Rev. M E Alling. Veterans rode in autos, and schoolchildren sang while Taps was given by two buglers. The day featured visits by residents to Hartford and East Hartford and a largely attended observance at the cemetery.

Rocky Hill Justus H. Churchill Justine Hartford A. L. Peck Hubbard Middletown Clayton Spencer Evelyn Tennyson Otto Myers William John Bache State Guard John Grover Kelly Red Cross Boy Scouts M. E. Alling Samuel Ashwell Wethersfield America

Centerbrook Village Notes and Local Happenings

Centerbrook residents share social visits and town updates including Mrs H D Robinson entertaining friends from Waterbury and Mrs Southworth visiting Deep River. Isabelle Looby donated a flag pole set in the square by James Spencer’s store and a Liberty Loan flag was raised. Waltercox’s advertises tomato and cauliflower plants and The Cinderella Man play at Thelma theatre on Saturday night.

Centerbrook H. D. Robinson Waterbury Isabelle Looby James Spencer Liberty Loan U. S Liberty Herbert Rose Southworth Deep River Henry Comstock D.C. Stedman Middletown Waltercox Thelma Theatre

Memorial Day in Cromwell Brings Local Observances

Cromwell notes Memorial day with visits from Middletown and Hartford residents. The day featured a parade led by Company D and local scouts, with Campfire girls, Red Cross, and school children. Music by Middletown drum corps and an address by Professor Winston of Wesleyan. Supper sales by Wangum Campfire girls and a post-event ice cream served by the Home club. A G A R service is planned for June 2 at Congregational Church.

Eyehurch State Guards Stone Y Scouts Earlareth The Red Cross F. K. Hallock War Bureau Florence Smith Middletown Home Club New Cemetery H. W. Hildreth Old Cemetery Winston Wesleyan

Memorial Exercises Held Despite Poor Weather in Middlefield

Middlefield observers attended Memorial Day events as a 9 a.m. parade formed led by Company M C S G followed by Civil War veterans and schoolchildren bearing geraniums and flowers. At the hall a program featured hymns, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, poems, vocal solos, and recitations by local students and teachers.

Middlefield Company M. C. S. G L. A. Lehriver Rockfall School Lincoln Gettysburg Linus Strickland Grace Bigelow G. B. Hawkes H. M. Torrey Dorothy Greenbacker Grafanola Joan of Arc the South School L. O. Sehriver

Social notes on visitors and guests at a town event

Rev G B Hawkes entertains his Idaho parents. Miss Mildred Norton of Springfield Mass visits Miss Edna Jenkins. Clair Huse and family with Mrs George Wetherill depart for New York by car. Miss Maud Barbour of East Orange NJ visits relatives. Mrs Walter Nettleton and children of Meriden visit Mr and Mrs Edgar Nettleton.

Ing Flowers G. B. Hawkes Idaho Mildred Norton Springfield Mass Edna Jenkins Clair Huse George Wetherill New York Maud Barbour East Orange N. J Walter Nettleton Meriden Edgar, Nettleton

Son Born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Hardin in South Glastonbury

In South Glastonbury on Monday a son was welcomed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hardin. The Ladies Aid society of St. Luke's parish plans a Red Cross work meeting Friday at 2 p m hosted by Mrs. Ruth Saunders. Miss Davis a Sixth District teacher has resigned due to ill health and lives in Wallingford. Visiting US Army boys for over Sunday include Francis Soloman Francis Barnett and Joseph Goodrich from a southern camp.

South Glastonbury Raymond Hardin Ladies’ Aid ‘Society of St. Luke’s Pariah Ruth Saunders Red Cross Miss Davis Wallingford Francis Soloman Francis Barnett Joseph Goodrich

Also Mentioned on This Page

United Quartermaster’s Department Gildersleeveing Company H.C. Bell William A. Hall Ortland High School Gildersleeve Hall Elliott Biliven Per Gray Gertrudeke Doris Haddock Margaret Bessie Bengston Ruthmier Mary Wisnieska Anna Mist Loretta Reynolds Dorothy Carlson Hemlock Grange Grange Hemlock E. R. Hyde Middle- FM C. A Texas France Congregational Eee Peiet Peat Grand Theater Guy Empey Ponsett Robert Hodge Hubert John Hodge John Barton Grace Bevin Cromwell W. Ahlquist Doris Howard Warner Yesteray Ruth Briggs West Street Wangum G. A. R. Mansfield Belden Library Canning Gingham Turer Seeger
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