Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-15
GALES fERRY
School opsns for Spring Tsrr-aAis- sionary eocisty Hsars Papss on Porto Rjco---Nokoe,

The local school, taught by Miss
 Maude A. Hauck of Norwich. began tho
 spring term on Monday morning. Miso
 Grace Chapman of the Stoddard dis
 trict and Thomas Latham, teacher in
 the Lester district, also began their
 duties on Monday after weeks va cation. +
 Mrs. Joab Rogers of New nonaon
 was a week end visitor at her summer
 home in the village.
 Miss Georg ianna Hurlbutt left on
 Saturday to spend a few days in New
 York city.
 guest of her sister, Mrs. Edgar Chap
 man, in Groton, on. Tuesday.
 Mrs. Frank Hurlbutt, who has been spending a few days with Mrs. Ellie
 Stoddard, returned to her home at
 Corona, l.. l., on Monday. Mrs. HurI- butts son, Roy, a student at Yale
 university, was also guest of Mrs.
 Stoddard on Sunday.
 surpriss Party. A company of about thirty sur
 prised Mir and Mrs. Mcclure at their
 home in the Lester district Monday evening.
 Mrs. Franklin H. Brown of Norwich
 was visitor in the village on Tues day.
 Reports of Conference. Reports of the annual session of the New England Southern conference at South Manchester were given by Rev. c. Wilson Harrison and Mrs. E. F.. Harrison in place of the usual Ep- worth league service on Sunday even ing. A solo. Jerusalem, was also given by Mrs. Harrison at this service. Miss Harriet Bishop Brown is spend ing the Easter vacation at Bristol with her mother. Mrs. Sarah Perkins. Miss Amy Satteriee of Norwich was a visitor at her home 11ere on Tuesday and Wednesday,
 Meeting ef Misslenary Society. The local auxiliary of the woman's Home Missionary society of the Meth odist Episcopal church was entertained by Mrs. Mary StillweH and her daughter, Mrs A. NJ. voo~hees, on Tuesday afternoon. The study of Por- to Rico was continued, The Island and Its People being the topic assigned for this session. Miss Sarah LatiTner and | Mrs. Emma Harrison gave readings on 1 this topic. Impressions of Visitor was given by Mrs. Lucy Hurlbutt and 1 Lights or Porto Rico by Mrs. Harmon Perkins. Enigmas were conducted by l Miss Kate B. Colver Miss Harriet l Brown of Bristol. who was present as | a guest, also assisted with the pro- gramme arranged for the literary hour Refreshments were served at the close | of the business session. A collection | of S4 was received for the work of the society. The next meeting of the aux Hilary will be held at the home of Mrs. Ellie Stoddard.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Gottschalk and l family removed from Billings $. F. I Crandalrs farm at Stoddard's wharf | to the Hazler place in the village last week.
 Mrs. R. D. Fitzmaurice of New Ha- ven and her son Edward of Provi- dence have been visitors at their sum
 mer cottage, The Ffoneer. this week. i The final rehearsal for the Easter cantata to be given by the choir of ths I M. F. church under the direction of Miss Susan Mathewson on Sunday l evening in piace of the Epworth league service win be held this Saturday | evening.
 l Mrs. Hudson Leavsnworth and son 1 William of Winsted arrived for few ' weeks stay at Shore Home on Tues l day. John Leavenworth, a student at Yale, also arrived Tuesday to spend | the Easter vacation with his mother The first quarterly conference of the Gales Ferry charge has been appoint 1 ed by District Superintendent Newland l of Norwich for next Thursday even | ing.