Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-26
GALES FERRY
School Children Observe Arbor Day by Beautifying School Grounds-M. E. Stewards and Trustees Meet Uncasvilie Singers Heard Again.

1 Arbor day was observed by the chil- dren of the village school with a gem 1 eral clean up of the school grounds, ! under direction of their teacher, Miss ! Grace Chapman. Flower seeds and a rose were planted. The time usually 1 a combined effort for the improve rnent in appearance of the school yard. 1 Mrs. Charles H. Chapman of the i Center Groton road was week end l guest at the home of Mrs. Sarah Col 1 yer at the Navy Yard.
 l Mrs. Isaac Norman returned to i Westerly Wednesday from few days i visit with her sister-in- law, Mrs. Sarah J. Perkins.
 The Misses Povey of New London were a their summer home in the vil- lage cn Wednesday.
 Miss Mary Rudd Gibbs entertained a party of Radcliffe college girls at 1 luncheon at her home here Saturday. At Greenwich, N. Y. Funeral. Att.,rney and Mrs John J. Lawless cay from Greenwich, N. Y, where they were called last week by the death of MT. Lawless' brother, Edward A. Law less of Indianapolis.
 Mrs 'Delrhine Fish returned 10 the village Friday from a two months stay Tt the home of her daughter Mrs. William Brooks in Hartford. Mrs. Brooks, who witi Mrs R. D. Fiiz- | bury, has been spending some ti,ae recently al Key West, Fla, accom- panied her mother home for a visit over Friday anG Saturday. Miss Laura Perkins left Monday to spend several days with her cousin Mrs Isaac G. Geer, in Ledyard. Arbutus Party. Moves B. Allyn entertained a party of arbutuS seekers from N-w London at his home in the village last week. The company included his nieces, Mrs. John w. Criswold and Mrs E, H. Tracy with their friends, Mrs Jennie H. Lee, Mrs. W. w. Winchester Miss Mabel D. .y5hns and Miss Matte E. Bosworth. Adopt Envelope System. A meeting of the stewards and trustees of the M. E. church was held Tuesday evening, c. E. CoIver presi- dent of the board of trustees presiding D. C, Perkins. recording steward was c. Wilson Harrison gave outline of the financial plan as submitted to the churches by the finance commission 1 of the New England Southern con i ference and it was voted to adopt the envelope system as combined for cur rent expenses and the benevolent col 1ections. The solicitors acting last year were named for the ensuing year. Needed repairs on the parsonage were discussed but definite action was left | for a future meeting of the board of trustees.
 Village and Stuff Interests. Mrs. F. A. Aplin with her friend Mrs. w. F. Gilroy from Mount Vernon, 1 N. Y. arrived Monday to spend the week at the Aplin residence in the village
 Latham Smith and son Tracy were visitors Monday at the home of MT.
 and Mrs Isaac G. Geer in Ledyard
 MT and Mrs. Charles A. SatterIee | home of their son Elmer Satterlee, in North Haven
 Mrs Thomas vayro and little
 daughter. who have been making five weeks visit with Mrs. Vayro's mother, Mrs. Herman Peckham at Long Cove, returned to Newport last week. Repeated cantata. A chorus of IS voices from the
 Uncasvilie NJ. E. church, repeated their cantata, King of Glory, given under the direction of Mrs. Thomas Spiers, for the benefit of the Gales
 was a record attendance at the ser vice about twenty-five crossing the riv6~ from Uncasville.
 Fred Richards of Laurel Hill, Nor
 wich, who has been improving his property at the Ferry Cove was a visitor last week at the home of his father Lyman Richards of Long Cove
 Mrs Emma Bennett with her little gran ddauGhter. Emma Gazette. re- turned to their home here Monday, af-
 ter spending a few weeks with her aunt. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, in Nor wich.
 Mrs. Minor Moxley of Long Cove.
 was a recent guest for the day of Mrs. Chas. H. Comstock.
 Miss Mary R. Gibbs. with her guest
 Miss Tucker, of Iowa. left the first of the week for Cambridge. Mass, to re- sUfne their studies at Radcliffe college.
 Mrs Fred Richards of Norwich. was the guest. Monday. of her sister. Mrs. H aFlan New berry.
 Tracy Smith, Harlan NewberrY Jr., and Rufus and Irving HurtbuFt with the Misses Iva and Winnie Bartlett of Tncasvile were attendants at the supper and business session of the
 Ledyard grange. at IedNard Center, Saturday evening.
 Book Club Meets.
 Miss Kate B. ColVer of the Navy
 ard, Groton, acted as hostess at the session of the Bnek Club last week and also entertained members of the Ladies Aid Society, with friends to the number of eighteen. at her home on Friday. A social hour with re- treatments followed.
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