Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-12
JEWETT CITY
children's Day Service i'm Congrega-
tional Church-Court GriswoId Dec
crates Graves of Deceased Members
Mrs. Kahn Owns Hamilton Prop
erty,

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Mrs. Kahn Owns Hamilton Prop
erty.
The Children's day service at the
Congregational church Sunday was
largely attended. The church was
tastefully decorated and the front of
the platform was banked with daisies
and ferns, syringas, laurel and hemlock
boughs. Yellow lilies and white peo-
MES were upon the small organ, and
laurel, roses and an Easter lily were
also IN conspicuous positions. Canary
birds hung about the room and in the
vestibule and sang sweetly during the
service. After an organ prelude by
Organist F. s. Leonard. the younger
members of the Sunday school, led by
the senior chorus choir, entered the
church singing the professional. Hail,
This Happy Day, the primary Depart
ment sitting on the platform Supt. f.
E. Robinson announced the programme,
which opened with responsive scrip
ture reading and the Lords prayer.
Then came the baptism by Rev. w. H
Cane of two children Marion Eliza
beth, the daughter of DIR. and Mrs r.
r. Agnew, and Christine Nelson, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mar
shall. Each little one was given
beautiful pink rosebud by Mabel Kama
han.
Then followed this programme:
Recitation. Little Rosebud, Mildred
Burton; song, Children's Day, by the
school; recitation. Welcome to Chill
dren.s Day, by Clara Adams. Marion
Robinson, Carol Bliss Elizabeth Shaw.
Gladys letters. Isabel Marshall Mabel
Kanahan, Ethel Thompson. Berniee
Wolfe and Bessie Thompson; song,
Voice of Gladness. by the school; reci-
tation, Because He Loves Us So. by
Ruth Stewart; song, Sing Little Birds
br- 1o oh nat
God Wants, by Leslie Hyde. Carl Mel
win and Gerald Wolfe; primary song,
Like the Little Blossoms; recitation
What the Flowers Say, Sadie Thomp-
son: song, Sing and BE Glad, by the
school, recitation, One Little Boy, by
by Shirley Jackson: song. joyful Sing
ing. by the school: recitation, Wild
Flowers by Ruth Roode, Clara Adams
and Alice Moore.
Then came the presentation of Bibles
to the ba ptized children of the church
who have reached the age of seven
according to the terms of the II. L.
Reade bequest. The children who re-
ceived them We're David Ballou, Ed
ward Faust William Fitzgerald, Viii
liam Marshall, Alfred anderson. Roo
ert Morrow and William Hogg. The
children who were graduated from the
primary class were also given their
diplomas.
Preceding the offering Bernice Wolfe
and Robert Hogg recited Pennies. after
which the offering was received by
Harry Paul, Gerald Wolfe, Leslie HYDE
and Carl Melvin. The senior choir sang
Send Out the Sunshine of Gladness,
there was recitation, The Children's
King. by Helena Morrow. song. Sum
mer is Here by Mrs. E. A. FauSts
class. an address. Our Boys and Girls
by the pastor. a solo. Little Birds Upon
the Wing, by Gladys Jeffers, a recita
| ton. Deeds of Kindness, by Lima
| Wheeler. and the closing song, With
Banners Fair. by the school.
The floral committee of the c. E. So
ciety, of which Mrs. George Robinson
is chairman, presented small pots Of
chrysanthemumS to each member If
the school. who marched around the
room to receive them. These are to he
| cared for by each one and in the fali
there will be a special Sunday when
they will be brought to decorate the
| church.
The Rotations were in charge of
Mrs A. G. Brewster, Misses Jean Bur-
Lesson, Lila Jennings and Marguerite
! Bliss Mrs E. Fl. Hiscox was in charge
of the music. and Mrs. George Robin
son of the decorations She was as
! sisted in arranging them by Mrs.
! Chauncey Roby. Miss Olive Wakefield
| and Andrew Burdick.
Foresters' Memorial Sunday.
Nearly 100 members of Court Girls
void. No 101. F. of A, in charge of
Chief Ranger Timothy E. Shea, turned
out Sunday afternoon, and, headed by
| the Jewett City band of 90 pieces, Jo-
seph La Bonnie musical director, march
ed to the ,Jewett City and St Mary s
cemeteries, where the graves of their
| dead were decorated with the floral
enablems of the order. Those attended
by the home order were James Farrell.
| Patrick Farrell. Daniel Sully, Thomas
/ Morrison. Frederick H. Partridge,
| James Morey, John Clarke.
Those to be decorated out of town
who We're members of Court Griswold
ara Michael O'Meara in Dover. y. H.,
John Bray in Greeneville and Thomas
| Grady in Wauregan.
] Mrs. Kahn Buys Sisters Share in
| Estate.
! Mrs. Eva Kahn received the deeds
| and took possession Saturday of the
Henry Hamilton property on South
| Main street The house was pur-
! chased from Mrs. William G. Duce
| Mrs Kahn and Mrs. Duce were the
! Hamilton sisters. and the real estate
was formerly the home of their father,
| About the Borough.
| Franklin G. Waters of New York was
| the guest Sunday of his brother, Sher-
man Waters, of Lisbon.
George II. Prior has received from
| J. F. Russell large set of souvenir
views of San Diego and Coronado. Cal
| Mr.. Russell who was superintendent
| of fhe Hanover paper mills near here
was one of the recently raised mem
bers of Mt. Vernon lodge, No rs, F.
! and A NJ, of which Mr.. Prior is the
! secretary.
| William. tombstone purchased Satur-
! day the Asher \. Read property On
| Soule street, now occupied by Mrs. F
| s. Brown. Mr.. tombstone will occupy
| his new home before fall
William Driscoll. who will be grad
| uated next June G912) from the Col
| lege of Physicians and Surgeons. II
| Baltimore, is at home for the usual
! summer recess.