Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05

offers last year but preferred to stay in Millbury Mr Backus said he has not resigned and could not say what he will do until he has time to think over the matter.
 St. Philips Declaration of lndepen-
 dence.
 In St. Philips church announce ments for the week the following ap- pears A petition will go to the dio- cesan convention next week to give St. Philips the status of an organ ized mission. At present all of the authority rests with the archdeacon. An organized mission elects its own officers, and is represented in conven- tion. It differs from a parish only in that it cannot choose it's own min ister. On becoming an organized mis- sion, St. Philips would have taken the first steps toward becoming a par ish. Financial ability and stability are the chief requirements.
 Woodstock Interests.
 The schools in the town of Wood stock are to close June 13, Supervisor Charles E. Pratt announces. The same closing date in the town of Eastford is the same.
 Miss Bernice Turner, daughter of Rev T. A. Turner of East Woodstock, received the degree of ILL. B. as 8 member of the graduating class of
  Turner was one of three young wo- men in the class. A Boston paper paid fine tribute to Miss Turner's abil ity as a student in an article illus trated with her photograph.
 Social and Personal.
 Miss Caroline Hill and her nephew Kent Saunders of New York city, are guests of Mrs. Walter Turner of Woodstock avenue.
 Miss Charlotte Gascoigne was grad uated on Wednesday from the do- mestic science school of the Boston Young Woman's Christian association of Berkeley street, Boston. Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Stanley have been the guests of friends in Waure- gan recently.
 Miss Meinken and Mrs. William Nc Carroll returned to Brooklyn, N Y. Tuesday, after being the guests of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Meinken of Ere mont street.
 Frank Leete of Guilford has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. F. w. Se- ward
 s. NJ Wheelock sailed from Liver 1 pool for New York Tuesday. | Mrs. c. A. Vaughan attended q 1 meeting of the Ellsworth Memorial | association of Connecticut D. A. R. | held in Windsor Tuesday.
 Mrs. H. C. Meinken entertained the | Tuesday club this week. A meeting of the Elizabeth Porter ! Putnam chapter. D. A. R., will be held | Monday afternoon.
 A party from this city attended the l Waller-Jacobs wedding in Danielson l Wednesday evening
 Mrs. F. D. Sargent is the guest of | her son, H. Sargent. in Worcester and l is also to visit relatives in Dunstable, Mass.
 Missionary Meeting.
 Twenty -one ladies attended the last Of th@A Y1t q ! Missionary society of the Second Con ] gregational church held at the home of l Mrs J. c. Bates, corner of Bridge and Church streets Tuesday after noon. This was an unusually interest," | ing meeting, papers being read on the 1 Indians and Esquimaux.- It was voted to invite the Woman's Home Mission ary union to hold their semi annual meeting in this city. Sherbet and ! assorted cakes were served by Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Milo Warren.
 Closing Season.
 The last meeting this summer of the Queens of Avilion, of the Second i Congregational church, was held at the home of the Misses Dingwall Games were enjoyed during the eve | ming, as was also the opening of the penny mite boxes.
 The plan for the past few weeks was that each member of the Queens i should put penny in her mite box | each time 1t rained or showed and the found in the boxes shows that Putnam has been visited many times by storms. Ices and waters were served by the hostesses.
 Miss Florence Sargent of Bryn Mawr Penn. returns to her home in this city today where she will spend her summer vacation. L