Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-22
GALES FERRY.
School Pupils to Help Provide Memo rial Decorations-Presentation of Gift-New Road Opened.

Memorial day exercises will be held at the Gales Ferry church in connec- tfon with the Sunday school service on Memorial day. The boys of the school have been appointed to pro- cure evergreen to be made into diers' graves and each member of the school has been requested to furnish a bouquet.
 Mrs Lucretia Thompson and Mr. and Mrs Harry Norman and son of New London. with Mrs. Sherwood Av cry of Bozrah were guests of Mrs. P. l.. Norman at Allyns Point Sunday.
 Mrs. Sarah Perkins was the guest of relatives in Mystic and Westerly last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. C. H. Macdonald of New York with their daughter and maid arrived last week to spend the season at the Ichabod.
 Mrs. Joab Rogers and MT. and Mrs. Milo Benn and family of New Lon don spent a few days last week at their summer home in the village
 children's Day Committee. Six members of the Methodist Sun day school. Miss Mary Hurlbutt Miss Amy Satterlee. Miss Laura Perkins. Mrs. John Thompson Mrs. c. E. Col yer and Miss Alice Satterlee have been appointed committee to make the necessary arrangements for the Childrens day service. the second Sunday in June.
 Mrs. Harvey P, Aldrieh, Mrs. Nell son J. Crowel and daughter, Doro- thy and Mrs. Franklin H. Brown of Norwich were visitors at Redfern, Mrs. Browns summer home, Thursday of last week.
 Mrs. Henry w. Hurlbutt returned Wednesday from Northfeld Mass. where she has been visiting her daughter. Miss Florence Hurlbutt. who is a student at the East Northfield seminary.
 Frederick Webb and family of New London were visitors at their cottage On the Bluff Sunday.
 The work of rebuilding the floor and railing of the carriage bridge over the tracks of the New Haven road at RiverView farm, was completed Mon day.
 Gift for Supt coIver and Bride.
 The presentation of an etching. The Edge of the Forest. as a token of appreciation and good will, was made by Asst. Supt. D. C. Perkins on be- half of the Gales Ferry Sunday school to Supt. C. F. Colver and his bride Sunday morning. At this session four members of the school received their C&O lilltdltS IOI dLItnQ- arce. The pastors class of young men earned both the banners for attend ance and collection for the day.
 Mrs. Sherwood Avery, who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins. for some time. left last week to visit relatives in New London.
 Mrs Charles J. Pierce of Allyns Point, Mrs. Charles Winchester of Norwich and Mrs: Lulu Hampstead of fhn Ferry ,,f and Mrs. Charles H. Chapman Of Led yard
 Rufus Hurlbutt and Monett Lawson were visitors in Hartford Friday and Saturday of last week.
 Plans for Open Meeting.
 Plans for another open meeting to be held the first part of June were discussed by the members of the la dies aid society at the meeting Fri day afternoon. The members were engaged at this session in piecing quilts.
 Misses Marion and Mildred Rogers of New London were guests of rela- tives here Arbor day
 New Road Opened.
 Moves B. Allyn opened road last week in front of the row of building lots which he had surveyed recently along the east end of his farm The road extends from the village street to the woods along the Ferry cove.
 Miss Mary Voorhees, of Gravesend. L. l., who arrived recently with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. A. NJ. Voorhees,. to spend the season at their sum- mer home here, entered the Broadway school in Norwich last week.
 In Charge of League Cabinet.
 The Epworth league service Sunday evening was in charge of the mem bers of the League cabinet.
 MT. and Mrs. Adelbert Fairfield of Groton were over Sunday guests of Mir, and Mrs. A. L. Fairfield at AlIyn's Point.
 Mrs. Sarah CoIver and her daugh- ter Miss Kate B. Colver. returned on Monday to their home at the Navy Yard. having been the guests of rela tiyes in Middietown over Sunday.
 The annual meeting for the sale of pews was held at the Methodist Epis- ccpal church Saturday afternoon at o'clock.