Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-12
BULLETIN NEWS LETTERS FROM ITS BROADENING FIELD
GALES FERRY.
Auxiliary Holds Closing Meeting for the Year cottagers Arriving Church Interests.

Mrs. Sarah Colyer and her daughter | Miss Kate Bs Colver. entertained the members of the local auxiliary of the | Woman's Home Missionary society with othef guests at their home at the navy yard Tuesday afternoon. Out of I town guests present were Mrs. Frank Chapman and Mrs. Robert Chapman of Groton and Mrs. Cuftis Gates of New London. The literary programme | opened with devotional exercises and readings from leaflets on missionary | topics. Mrs. Thomas Latham, presi- dent of the auxiliary. presented an ap- peal to the women of the Methodist Episcopal church and Miss Sarah Lati- mer gave q reading on The New Fron- tier. Cleans of Light on the New Trail was the subject of reading by Mrs. Harmon Perkins The Juvenile Court was considered by Miss Laura Perkins. As this was the last meeting for the year. the mite boxes which had been distributed to the members and friends of the society were opened. The next meeting will be held in September, when the society will reorganize. A pleasant social hour with refreshments closed the session.
 Village and Cottage Notes.
 David S. Adams of New Haven was in the village Saturday.
 
 Saturday evening from a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Mary Scranton, in Durham.
 Mrs. George F. Dean is improving from injuries received by a fall at her home last week.
 Mir and Mrs. Otto Wulf and family of Norwich opened their cottage on the bluff for the season Tuesday. Mir. and Mrs. Herman Wulf have also arrived for f he at fbair
 Caterer Phelps of Boston. with his assistants. arrived at Red Top last week to see that the quarters were in readiness for the arrival of the liar ward oarsmen the last of this week or the first of next. The launch John Harvard arrived from Boston Thurs day
 Mrs. Fannie Rogers of New London called on relatives at Stoddards Wharf and Allyns Point Sunday.
 Frederick Webb and family of New London were visitors at their cottage here Sunday.
 Quarterly Conference.
 There was an attendance of nine at the first quarterly conference of fhe M, E. church Wednesday evening. all though the storm prevented the mem bers of the choir from holding the re- hearsal of the Children's day music, appointed for that evening District Superintendent Rev. J. H. Newland of Norwich presided. The usual reports were given and ordered on record. The work of the Laymen's Missionary movement was presented by Rev MT. Newland and C. E. Colver was elected AS representative of the Gales Ferry church
 Miss Maud Houch of Norwich com pleted her second year of teaching in the Lester school district last week Friday.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Lewis of Gen. tral Village. who purchased one of the Potter cottages on the bluff last sum- mer, opened the cottage Monday.
 Miss Elizabeth Corwin. who has spent several weeks with Mrs. Lucy Hurlbutt, returned to New London re- gently.
 Miss Georgie Russell of Washington. D. C., arrived in the village last week to spend the season with Mrs. Emma Emmett.
 Children's Day Services.
 Rev John Thompson. pastor of the Gales Ferry church. will address the children and their parents at the, morn ing service Sunday The Children's day exercises will be given by the Sun day school at o'clock Sunday after noon.
 Alfred E. Rogers. an engineer on the isthmus of Panama, arrived last week to spend his vacation with relatives at his home in the village
 Charles H. Brown of Norwich. who returned last week from his annual trip abroad, has been making improve ments the past few days about tae cot tages which he built last winter near the station.
 Hugh J. Duffy of the naval station. with friends from New York, arrived at the Hurlbutt residence the first of the week. Mir. Duffy leased the place short time ago and has been having improvements made on the property.