Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-16
new LONDON COUNTY.
GALES FERRY
Closing Entertainment of the Season
School Chsnges-Summer Guests
DEPART.

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The last of the series of entertain
ments provided for the benefit of the
Gales Ferry M F.. church during the
summer was given Friday evening of
last week. under the auspices of Ep-
follows:
Piano duet, Tick Tack, Mrs. Eugene
LaFontaine and Miss Jennie Perkins;
recitation, Miss Mary Birch; vocal
selections. Miss Grace Chapman; read
ing, Miss Mary Gibbs; piano solo, Miss
Jennie Perkins; reading. Mrs. c. E.
Colver; solo, Dear Homeland, Sister
Emma Harrison; reading, Miss Har-
riet Bishop Brown solo, Loves Old
Sweet Song, Miss Florence Hurlbutt;
solo. Death Of Nelson, Rev. c. Wilson
Harrison: piano duet, Mrs. LaFon-
tame and Miss Grace Chapman.
Personal Items.
Mrs. Charles Hoyt of Washington,
ID. C.. is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Maynard of Allyns Point.
Mr.. and Mrs Milo Benn and chill
%iren have returned to New London,
after spending the season at the Fer
~.
Miss Mary Voorhees, entered the
Norwich Free Academy Wednesday.
School Interests.
The first meeting of the teachers Of
the town with the supervisor of the
school districts, was held Wednes-
day afternoon at Ledyard Center. New
regulations relating to the number of
days during the year when the schools
viii not be in session have been issued
by the school committee of the town.
Labor day, Thanksgiving day and the
day following, Good Friday and Me-
mortal day with two other days dur
ing the school year are granted as
holidays. Teachers are allowed one
IL y yfcif oil sD1c<
The one in the fall and in the winter
term are to be spent in schools out Of
town where the best methods of teach
ing can be observed and the one in
the spring term is to be spent in the
Bedyard schools.
the length of the daily session of one
half hour and the duration of the
noon intermission left at the discre-
rior of the teacher.
Rev. Oliver c. Morse of Greenlawn.
L. l., called on friends in the village
Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Dwight Satterlee with
Mrg Satterlees mother, Mrs Mary
Hickox of Los Angeles. Cal. who
have passed the season at the Sat
terlee homestead left last week to
visit Miss Hickox's sister, Mrs. Park
Hammond. in Rockville, before return
ing to California.
Missionary Meeting.
There was a large attendance at
the first meeting of the Womans
Home Missionary society after the
summer vacation, when the members
OF the auxiliary were entertained at
the home Of Mrs. Sarah Colver at the
Navy Yard on Tuesday afternoon. Our
Young Peoples OrientaIs was the top
ic considered during the literary ses-
sion. A reading, In Days to Come,
was given by Miss Kate 3. Colver.
Sister Emma Harrison considered the
question, Is our auxiliary doing its
part? A paper on Our Work for ORR
entails was given by Miss Sarah Lati-
mer and a reading by Miss Laura
Perkins. Refreshments and social
hour were enjoyed. the company re-
turning on the $50 train.
About the Village.
Mrs Franklin H. Brown was an
over Sunday guest of relatives in
Norwich.
Granville Povey of Schenectady was
a week esd guest of his mother, Mrs.
Richard Povey
Miss Harriet M. Bosworth of Spring.
field spent a week recently with her
aunt, Mrs. r. B Taft, at Al1yns Point.
Miss Mildred Pierce left Wednes-
day to enter Mortified seminary, at
East Mortified, Macs.
Miss Harriet Bishop Brown left on
Tuesday to begin her duties as teach
er in Hartford.
Mrs Harriet Frost and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Richard Amer, and family
left for their home in Yonkers, N.
Ferry.