Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-03

Baptist Vestry-consregational So
ciety's New Year Gathering.
The woman in New London who
gives her name as Edna Norton, who
was found there by the police
nearly two weeks ago. and who has
been Ia turn an inmate Of the polio,
station, the almshouse and the hos
pital, and who goes back 10 the aims
house today, is well known in Jewett
City, having lived here of and on for
several years. AT one time she kept
house for Nelson Moffat, on Mathew
son street. She has done hOuseWork
here in several families, and she Las
said that she came from Providence
She told here that she was troubled
with terrible attacks OF neuralgia IN
her head. It was not supposed that
she had any money, it being believed
that she was poor, unfortunate out
cast.
Annual Roll Call at Baptist Church
The annual roll call and social gath
ering Of the Baptist church held in
the vestry Monday evening was OF
more than usual interest In the roll
call, instead Of the names being read
aloud from the church book, each at
tendant left his or her card at the
door.
After Scripture reading by the pas
tor, the Rev Il. w Potter and prayer
by Rev. j. w. Payne, the following
pleasing programme, carefully pre-
pared by Charles H. Gardner, was pre-
scented: Solo. The King Of Paradise,
Mrs. g. H. Prior; mandolin duet, Mu-
settle. BY Keeney Potter and Miss
..H
Praise, G.. II. Prior and Miss Alice
/ McBroome; violin solo, Cayaleria RUS
ucrna, Miss LA Brown; male quar.
tette, When We Stand Before the
| King, Messrs. G. F. Gardner. b. r.
| Gardner, 6. II. Prior and r. II. HiscoX.
| Interspersed between the numbers of
| the programme was the reading Of let
( ters from absent members OF the
/ church and reports from the various
| auxiliary sociedes-W oman's Mission
airy society BY Mrs. A. M. Clarke;
! Kings Daughters by Miss RUDY
I Thornton the Ladies Aid society
! by Mrs. Charles r. Gardner; Mems
! Bible class by j. =. Phillips; Sunday
! school by Supt. Byron q. Wilcox
! Cradle Roll Mrs. A. NJ. Clarke. Home
department, Mrs. NJ. Il. G. Wilson
Following the programme and re-
! ports, the audience had the pleasure
| Of listening to a forty minute address
! by the Rev. A. r. Coats, d. d. of
Hartford, superintendent missionary
Of the Connecticut Baptist convention
A social hour. with regreshment9 fol-
I lowed
Congregational New Year Gathering.
There was large attendance al ths
New Years gathering at the COngre.
gational church Monday evening. Ih,
| room was decorated under the dIrec
ton Of Mrs. a. +. Shaw, the post,
being wound with evergreen and res
crepe paper, and evergreen and holly
wreaths on the walls The piano ua.
surrounded with pine branches. an,
red paper in floral designs shaded th
lights. On the table in the ladies' par
lor was a large bouquet OF carnations
The guests We're received by Rev au'
Mrs w. II. Cane and Deacon ar'
Mrs. G. A. Haskell After they an ha'
arrived E. r. BurlesOn announced
very entertaining programme, OF whirI
, he was in charge, which was opene'
| by a mandolin duet entitled Sugar
plum, played by Miss Florence VIII
cox and keeuey Potter, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Jean Burlesor
This was encored, and they CAV
| Captain Willie Mrs. +. S. Leonar
l
pleasing encore. A quartette-Wa
| lace Payne, Theodore Robinson, Don
aid Bliss and Shepard Brown-san
Amici. Their encore was Who Did
: and later they sang Old Cabin Hon
and The Soldiers Farewell. Mis-
! Elizabeth Beardwood sang sopran
solo, accompanied by Mrs. Leonard
Twelve girls presented a very prett
hoop drill, under the direction Of MR.
w. Fl. Cane. and later q tirehy drill
These girls were Ruth Roode, Care
Bliss( Bessie Beardwood, Lena Hun
Ruth Stewart Clara Adams, sad
Thompson Marian Robinson, Doroth
Paul, Anna Littlefield Alice Moore an
Ethel Thompson. Miss Marian Par
> played for the drill. Rev. w H Gan
spoke a few words Of New Year
= greeting. At the close of the pro
gramme refreshments were served b
> the members Of the choir and WilliaI
q McNicol. Lena Hunt and Ruth Rood
= under the direction Of the officers {
. the Ladies' society. Games closed III
evenings enjoyment.
Borough Small Notes.
Miss Edna Potts has returned
= Manchester, N. H., after visit at be
!, aunts. Mrs. II. E. Pauls.
The American Thread company
E, Clasgo took 1000 Red Cross stamI
\ in the recent sale of the seals; tne
name should have appeared in the n'
given on Tuesday.
Miss Helen S. Swift returned
= Providence Tuesday, after spendir
several days at Mrs. f. NJ. Swifts. ,
n was ACCOMPANIED by her cousin, Ia
= : FJiscox. who will remain for the re.
Of the week.
n Mrs r. II. Howard was in Charg
n NJ the reading room at Slater librar
Sunday afternoon.
Bridpeport-A. e. Veness, the retii
+ ing superintendent of the Union Type
r writer company, was rendered con
plimentary dinner and presented a d
$ amoad scarfpiH and a silver Town