Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-29
IENETI CITY
Harvest Supper With Halloween sug-
gestions-Work on Slater Dam Fin
ished-Foreman MoelIer Resigns.

Mrs. A T. Shaw was in charge of a
most successful harvest supper ana
Halloween social given in the Con-
gregational vestry Thursday evening
for the benefit of the Ladies' society
of the church. The posts about the
room were banked with sheaves Of
corn, giving the appearance of a field.
A number of jack o'lanterns dotted the
ceiling. The tables were decorated In
the certer with crepe paper runners,
each bearing some seasonable desigrL
black cats, autumn leaves and ears OF
corn. Each table had a fantastic
center piece of curious design, and halt
pumpkins filled with apples and grapes.
The tables were lighted with candles.
TIE effect was weird and pleasing. At
each plate rose fancifully folded nap.
kin, from which peered a novel hall
lowe'en favor.
The menu: Virginia and Maryland
chickens. rcasted stuffed and boiled;
sCccotash, Cteamed carrots, mashed po-
tatoes, apple sauce, shrimp salas!, nince,
apple, pumpkin and squash pie, fruit,
rolls and coffee.
The ladies IN charge of the tables
were: Mrs. Charles Spicer Mrs. Her
bert Webster. Mrs. F. s. Leonard, Mrs.
E. II. Faust, Mrs. F. +. Robinson, Mrs.
Il. c. Bliss and Miss Mabel Paul. All
were dressed in white. They were as
sisted by the following girls, attired as
witches; Misses Dorothy Burleson, Jean
Burleson. Dorothy Paul, Marion Paul,
Margaret Bliss, Pearl Cane, May Cane,
Elizabeth Beardwood and Martha Both
we'll.
The coffee was poured by eight boys
in white coats and caps. with yellow
neckties. They were: Alec McNicol,
Donald Bliss. John Owen. Norman Ira
cy, Jay Tracy, Herbert Thompson. Alec
Shaw and Oscar Spicer.
Supper was served to over 200, in
Guiding a party from Greeneville. Aft
er the supper Mrs. T.. 3. Keen. costum-
ed as a ghost. told fortunes in n spe-
cially prepared tent adorned with hob
COLLINS and snakes. The fortunes were
told from the palms. from a tea cup,
it being brewed on the spot In n typ
ical witchs kettle. An entertaining
farce, The Matchmakers. was present.
ed by Mrs. b. c. Bliss, TT. +. Jackman,
Miss Jean Burleson, Norman Tracy.
supported by several young ladies and
gentlemen. A goblin song, Who's
Afraid. was sung by six boys, Henry
Bottonley. A. A. Young, Jr., Andrew
McNicol, e. Fl. Hiscox, Jr., Harold
Spicer and Earl Hiscox. This preced-
ed a ghost walk by members of II. p.
Jackman's Sunday school class.
There were other selections by the
boys. During the evening there were
numberless Halloween stunts and
games.
The committee for the Halloween
supper included Mrs. A. F. Shaw, Mrs.
H. e. Paul, Mrs. G.. A. Haskell, Mrs.
Z. II. Hiscox, Mrs. T. b. Keen.
Slater Dam Rebuilt.
The new Slater dam, in process of
construction for several weeks by Con-
tractor +. H. Gilbert. has been COM
pleted, and water was rolling over for
the first time Thursday morning. the
rollway being perfectly level from one
end to the other. The dam Is Of con-
crete, conceived in the center so that
the water rolls over without any jar
or noise. New bulkhead gates have
also been built the whole of the work
requiring about 500 barrels Of cement.
This is the first building of the kind
ever done by Mr.. Gilbert. and IL con-
sidered by the engineers a model piece
of work.
Foreman MoeIler to Retire
George Moeller. for the past Is years
foreman printer at the Aspinool1 Co.'s
bleachery, will close his labors there
on Saturday and will retire at his home
at the upper end of Ashland street hav-
ing purchased the beautiful resid ence
a few years ago from II. A. Boardlnan
former superintendent of the plant
Mr.. Moeller has been here IS 1-2 years
working his first six months az a
printer. His successor has not been
named yet.
At Norwich Session.
John p. German Thomas L. Lee
and Mrs. Charles Maynard. Mrs. John
E. Green were in Norwich Wednesday
evening at the visitation of the state
! officers of the Eastern Star.