Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-22

Melted by Apron and Necktie So
ciaI.
An entertainment, given by the Chill
| dren OF St. Marys church in Firms
| opera house Tuesday, called out a full
| house. Their performances. were
| greeted with prolonged applause which
was well deserved. The children who
| took part in the farces and drills were
perfectly trained. and so much at ease
on the stage that it was remarkable,
considering their youth. The children
had had the tutelage of the Sisters
! from the Sisters academy.
The programme was opened by an
! overture, Poet and Peasant, piano duet
| by Prudence sI4aPoilite and Grace Nc
| Carthy. A drill followed. lie Carous
| sci de Bebes, in which the parts were
| taken by Philippe Ledeux, Lionel Bon
| heur, Joseph Sadowsld, Adhemard La
barre, Randolph Auclaire, Edouard
Pelletier, Paul Couture, Dorian All
| Claire, Fortuna. Cyr Omer Fontaine,
Emile Leroy, Theodore Bachand, Paul
| Pelle5ier, Leslie Carroll, Edouard
| Blake, Albert Nadeau, Henry Necteau,
| Amedee Nadeau. Miss Yvonne Hour
igan sang unaccompanied, Hello Cen
! trial, illustrating the song with grace
full gestures.
An English farce in three scenes,
The Magician's Lesson, was finely
rendered by James Dolan, magician;
! Joseph Mccarthy, Pompey -Cesar-Ne-
gros; Edmond Desrosiers, Tommy
Whiteface, and William Rally Jr,
! Edward Blake and Romeo LaLiberte.
The celebrity with which the magician
| transformed little Edmond Desroslers
in his white suit into a small negro
! could not have been surpassed by the
! most accomplished magician.
Alice Barnett and Cecilia Desroch-
ers played Adonis Galop as a piano
duet. The next number was a Com
| ique Observation-Disclosures a Mort, the
cast being La Mere Gibuoni, Helene
! LdBarre; La Mere Grandpierre, Eva
| Gobeil: Virsinie Curniece, Della NORM
and Louise, annie de Virginie, Jean
! cite LedouX and Loretta Guillette. The
| two girls who had the leading parts
We're adopts to a degree that was as
| tOnishing
One Of the best numbers on the
! programme which required much &C
| ton was the dialogue, l Am Good
and l Am Bad Little Yvonne Houri-
gan was the good little maid and was
! sweetness persOnified and small Miss
| Loretta Guillette was the bad little
girl and her acting was inimitable.
| The drill, The Fairy Bells, was given
| by Marie Rose Casavant, Annie Dwy-
| or, Annie Driscoll, Ella Cakes. Celia
| Daroshia, Jenny Roi Celia Cyr, Ber-
| tina Mccarthy, Grace Mccarthy, Alice
DTiscoll, Regina Lefebvre, Johanna
| llefebvre, Johanna Cotter, Louise
| Murphy and Alice Barnett They were
| dressed il long white robes, trimmed
| in gilt, their flowing hair banded with
! gilt bands and a star on the fore
! heed. Each carried musical bells, and
they sang during the entire drill
James Dclan as Old Grimes and
Joseph Mccarthy as Handy Andy, his
servant, in the English comedy, The
| Troublesome Servant, made great
! hit Agnes and Irene Brickley played
a piano duet, Over the Waves. The
! girls in the drill went through a pan
| tcmine illustrating the song, The Last
| Rose Of Summer, which was sung by
! Jennie Misch and her sister and Miss
| F'aber. The two closing numbers were
given by all the children; they sang
the Polish National Hymn in the Po-
fish language; and the chorus, For
you we are praying at home"
Entertained Ladies' Society.
Mrs. Fred S. Leonard entertained
the Ladies' society of the Congrega-
! tional church at her home Wednes
day afternoon. Although the day was
| stormy, twenty were present and
| passed an enjoyable afternoon The
business meeting was conducted by
! the president, Mrs. w. II. Cane and
as there is at present no work In the
| society, it was voted that each mem
! Der furnish the material for an apron
| and commence work on it at the next
| meeting. An elaborate lunch was
served by the hostess, consisting OF
chicken salad, plain and pimento
! cheese, sand Iiches, stuffed olives, ice
cream, cake, sailed nuts, chocolate
peppermints and coffee. Mrs. Leonard
was assisted by Miss S. K. Adams
Mrs. John Whalley, Mrs. Charles D.
Wolfe and Mrs. F. E. Williams.
Record Pigs at Round Hill Farm.
J. E. Palmer has four brood sows
ct Round Hill farm that have farrow-
ed within week 45 pigs. Two had
Is each, one 9 and one 6. Some got
stepped on, but he has SO left, small
and active. He expects to realize S.
each for them in Z months from now.
Mr.. Palmer has y head of swine
now.
!. o. o. F. Installation.
AT the regular meeting Of Reliance
lodge, ]. o. o F., Monday evening,
the following officers were elected and
| Installed to fill vacancies: William
Johnstone, V. g.; Ernest Blake fnan-
| cal secretary: Francis Campbell,
! treasurer; Shepard Brown, chaplain.
Apron and Neoktie Social.
Faithful Five class Mrs. Nellie
Saunders, teacher, of the Methodist
church, held neclltie and apron So
cial in the vestry Tuesday evening.
Ihe auctioneer was Miss Mary Tinker
and she has few superiors in the art
Refreshments were served and Ice
cream was on sale. all netting the sum
Of so. The members of the class
are Misses Jennie Hewittson, Mar
garet McCluggage. Bella Robertson.
Ada Marsh and Esther Harris. Miss
Mary Tinker being the assistant teach
| er.
WoOdmen's Benefit Paid.
The benefit has been paid to the
widow of Delmar W. Gardiner by w
R. Burdick, clerk Of the local camp
of The Modern Woodmen of America.
Miss Mary McNicol attended the
military bail in New London Monday
evening
The schools banks and postofice are
closed for the holiday.