Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-12
N0RWICH'S DUTY TO The CITIZENS
What it Can and Ought do Advanced by Rev. c.
H. Ricketts, - Observance of the Day in Other
Churches.

course moral and spiritual. Making a
playground out of Comstock's pond, so
called serves double purpose it
gives the boys and girls in a congested
quarter place to play and it gets rid
of an eyesore. Why not give similar
treatment to other waste places OF the
city?
Fairgrounds must be where the
children are. Mohegan park is too far
away for the little ones. Greeneville
needs such places. At present they
are merely tolerated where they have
no claim: possibly some permanent ar
rangement might be made with the
Shetucket company for some of it's va
cant lots.
Build Swimming Pond.
What are the boys of Norwich go
ing to do this summer for bathing !?
The small boy takes to the water with
the facility of a duck. He likes water
for everything but washing purposes.
Here is the same instinct that we find
in play and the small boy is going to
get both. He is now shut off from
Mohegan park. and if that water is to
be used for drinking purposes the pro-
vision is wise, Judging from some boys
I have seen there. The Shetucket river
was never q. safe place, especially for
boys unable to swim. 1t is nothing but
a running cesspool, anyway. 1t is said
that a person has not been known to
live under its waters more than five
minutes, while the extreme limit in
pure water is about eighteen minutes.
Is it not feasible to use the brook that
flows into the Tannery pond? Back of
the OLD Sachem park is a shallow san
dy meadow that could easily be made
a plaza for swimming. A dam could
be built lower down at not great ex-
pense. and the whole place made ideal
for swimming. 1t is not so far away
as Mohegan. Why is not this a feast
BILE project?
At First Baptist Church.
The annual concert of the First Bap-
fist Bible school in observance of Chill
dren's day. was held Sunday evening.
The church was decorated with palms,
hydrangeas, flags, and laurel. The
most effective part of the decorations
were three large arches made of white
daisies. The large flag bearers were
Lucille Howard. Clifford Dat, Robert
Kenerson, Ernest Sterry. Herbert Will
ley, Willie Evans, Otao Chase, Marion
Robertson. Gladys Meier carried a
large church banner
During the professional the children
sang The Children Are Singing, Miss
Leora Mitchell taking the solo part.
The programme follows:
Reeitations, Geraldine Oat, Harold
Billings. Raymond Royce. Ohio Chase,
Marion Royce, Maize Stamm; well
come, Willie Evans. prayer by super-
intendent, Edward Fowler: recitation,
Miss Madeline Perkins: exercise, First
Childrens Day, Russell Fowler, Mary
Higgins, Leslie Peckham. Lucille Ira
cy. Marion Royce, Marion Robertson
Harold Billings Alice l4effingwen
well. Lloyd Rathbun, including duet by
little Helen Higgins and Master Leslie
Peckham; song. Junetide Voices, as
sisted by vocal quartette, Miss
Leora Mitchell, Miss Almira Frink
L. B. Pearson and Merwin Aultman
recitation, Children's Day in Old Ju-
dea; acrostfc exercise. Jesus Friend
Misses Lucille Howard, Afthea Church
Maize Stamn, Fannie Meier. Lucille
Tracy. Gladys Meier, with a pretty
duet by Misses Grace Mitchell and
Olive Linton; solo, Miss Ruth Kener-
son.
The pastor. Rev. F. o.. Cunningham
spoke briefly of the day.
The Childrens Crusade, Misses Vera
Stetson. Susie Evans Olive Linton, Lu-
ellie Tracy, Alice Leff1ngwell and
Roswell Bates. Ernest Sterry, Her
bert Wiley and Clifford Cat.
The whole programme showed the
careful training of Mrs. F. o. Gun
bingham, who has had charge of the
concert, bringing it to an evening o.
marked success.
The collection was taken by Misses
"A
Stamm Olive Linton and Robert Ken
erson and Clifford Oat. Rev. Mr.. Gun.
bingham assisted with cornet music
during the congregational singing.
At Central Baptist.
ChiIdren's Day was observed by ths
Central Baptist Sunday school witt
special exercises at D. m. in tn
church, for which the regular Sunda.
evening service was omitted. The dec
orations and programme were in tn
| hands of the young women Of Deacon
G Edward Smiths class, the fora
decorations being prettiiy done in whit
and green, and the creditable pro
gramme making the exercises full o
| interest for the whole school
Superintendent Shepard B. Palme
presided, and after the opening hymn
fered by the pastor, Rev. P. c. Wright
| There was a well rendered anthem b,
| the church quartette, and the following
programme was conducted:
Greeting, Arnold Smith; A Grea
Hole, William Wyman: song, kinder
] Flowers Say, three girls from primar.
| department; The Best Way, Stuar
| Wright; song Louis Convey and prima
ry department: My Mission, Reginal'
| Ashley; Children's Day. ~SybiI Palmer
| Live for Something, Richard Arnold
oOiiS I0J eTStS TEDi6ThS, super
intendent Palmer; solo, Mrs. Nelson
Crowell; A Little Sermon, Fred;
i Moves: exercise. The Message of tn
Flowers. Mrs. Newton's class; TIL
| Way to Be Happy, Burchard Wright
/ The Lost Temper, Emily Gallup:
| Memory System, Bonnie Convey; Son;
III, three verses: remarks, Rev. P.
| Wright; benediction.
The collection was, as usual, for tn
| Rock Nook Chilldren's Home.
| AT Park Church.
The service at Park church on Sun
! day morning was given up to the chill
dren, the Sunday school being give
| the prominence in position and exer
| cises. The floral decorations of gree
nd white were very pretty. Fou
| children, Alice and John Sayies Iol
| BIica and Richard Norman, were hap
! TIED and eIeven who had attained tn
| age of eight years We're given Bible.
/ These We're Carroll Alton. Catherin
| BIiven Freida Brosofski, Herber
| Charnetski Livins Charnetski, Ma
| Dempski, Leroy GetchelI, Selma Gu
deahn Charles Nelson. Louise Norto
| and Philip .SayIes. Rev. DR.. Howe
| address to the children was upon tn
| word Ambition, his text being tn
! three verses in three epistles in whic
Paul uses the word. He spoke of tb
use and abuse of this word. There j
the sin of ambition, by which angel
fell and the infirnlity of great mind
like Alexander and Napoleon Their
is the good and noble ambition to con
quer the world by striving to .bIes
and help it, of which Washington wa