Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
UNlVERSALiST LADIES
HOLD A SALE
Largely Patronized at Buckingham
Memorial and Good Sum Realized.

Under the auspices of the UNIVERSAL
lst Ladies society. a highly successful
one day sale was carried on in the
rooms of the Buckingham Memorial
Tuesday afternoon and evening, and
from the hour the sale was opened, at
ESQ o'clock, until late in the eve
ming, these rooms were the scene of
considerable activity, and the several
tables that were loaded with handsome
and useful articles suitable for Christ
mas gifts, were well patronized. Sup
per was served at $50 o'clock and at
$50 in the spacious rooms upstairs,
and was in charge of Mrs. C. N. Cham
pin. She was assisted by Mrs. r.
u. 5. Washburn, Mrs. F. E. Green,
Mrs. G. d. Fillmore, Mrs. ]. c. Peck
ham, Mrs. w. c. Hussey, Mrs. John
A. Button. Mrs. G.. w Beebe, Miss
Nellie Bacon, Mrs. G. Il. Smith, Mrs.
]. III. Henderson and Mrs. j. A. Peck.
The supper rooms we're tastefully dec
GRATED with festoons and Christmas
bells, which work was in charge of
Miss Rogers class, with Walter a.
Bussey as chairman. There were about
125 people that SAT- down to supper.
1t is hard to tell which one of the
tables received the best patronage, for
every one of them carried on thriv-
ing business, and the exact amount Of
money that each one took in will not
be made known until the next regular
meeting of the society. The 'myS-
FERROUS woman with one hundred pock-
cts" appeared, however, to be the CEN
ter of attraction. The contents of
the pockets could be purchased for
either a dime or a nickel. Miss Hat
tie l.. JeWett, Mrs. J. c. Allen and
Miss Jessie E. Hill were in charge In
the opposite corner from the myster-
ious woman, in the front parlor, at the
right of the entrance. was the domes-
tic table. where aprons, towels, cuSh
ions, bags, sweeping caps and other
housewifely articles were displayed in
an attractive array. Those who pre-
sided over this table were Mrs. G. B.
Woodwork, Mrs. II. c. Wright, Mrs.
S. P. Keppler, Mrs. d. K. Hubbard
and Mrs. F. S. Young. The cake ia
Bile, where were set forth tempting
lOaves that met with a ready sale, was
in charge of Mrs. G. D. Button, Mrs.
NJ. e. Jewett and Mrs. Sherman Ray
mond.
In the adjoining room was found a
number of attractions, but the candy
was the first to claim ones attention.
Here were grouped various assort
ments Of home made candies, for
which the committee in charge of this
work have achieved an enviable rep
utation, and ready sales in this de-
partment were noted all through the
afternoon and evening. The commit
tee is made uD of Mrs. NJ. A. Barber,
Mrs. G. A. Tubbs. Mrs. Lillian John
son, Mrs. J. +. Cobb, Miss Dora w
Jenkins. Miss Nellie e. Bailey Miss
Alice Warrington and Mrs. Thomas
Porter. The fancy work table, on
which We're placed for sale handsome
bits Of needlework, crocheted and
knitted goods, hand-tinted pictures,
calendars, bookmarks and other wares
along this line, was under the direc-
ton of Mrs. c.. A. Keppler Mrs. e.
A. Tracy and Miss Minnie Kepp1er.
Then there was the fruit table and
from this corner could be purchased
lovely jars of various kinds of pre-
served fruits, pickles and plum pud-
dings. Mrs. D. r. Ruby and Mrs.
John Irish supervised here.
The ice cream department, which
was the scene of considerable bust
ness. was in charge of +. A. Tracy, J.
A. Peck, Charles FL. Barnes and F. S.
Young.