Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-12
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES
GALES FERRY
EPworth League Season of Entertain ments Opens-Meeting of Book Club -Additlon to Cemetery Fund.

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 An enjoyable programme was pro- ! vided by the Gales Ferry chapter of 1 the Epworth league in the audience room of the M E. church Tuesday 1 evening, as the first entertainment of | the summer series arranged for the current expenses of the church by the ! several organizations of this society. l A piano solo, Come Back to Erin, by | Claribel, was played by Miss Jennie | G. Perkins as the opening number of l the evenings programme, preceding d l most entertaining lecture on Ireland and It's People by Rev. G. c. Pollock l of Norwich. The opportunity of hear | ing Mrs. Grace Aldrich CroWell of Nor wich who sang (a) Provincal Song, by | Eva Dell Acqua, (b) Sweet Miss Mary. l by Neidlinger, with Twas April, by | NaVin, as an encore, was greatly en- 1 Joyed by the audience. Miss Caroline | B. Freeman of Mount Vernon, N. Y, accompanied Mrs Crowell on the pi- 1 ano, Cake and ice cream were served 1 by the members of the league at tie l close of the entertainment. Home frcm Gettysburg.
 Mir. and Mrs. George F. Dean are en- tertaining Mrs. Deans brother, Will liam Chamberlain of Jamaica Plains, Mass, for a weeks visit on his return from Gettysburg, where he has been attending the reunion. MT. Chamber
 
 mer boy at the breaking out of the war.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Scranton and their daughter Miss Helen, of Dur ham, arrived last week to visit Mrs. Scrantons sisters the Misses Mathew son.
 Dansy Povey of Long Island arrived Saturday to spend some time with hls LIother, Mrs Richard Povey. Mrs. D Ward Adams of Attawaugan was here Monday, having been a guest for a few days this week of Mrs. Eu- gene LaFontaine in the Allyns Point district.
 the holiday and week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. $. G. Avery of Boz rah
 Rev c. c. Pollock of Norwich was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Har- rison at the parsonase over Tuesday night.
 Book cIub Meets.
 There was an attendance of IS at the session of the Book club of the village Wednesday afternoon. when the club. with several guests, was entertained by Mrs Charles J. Pierce at her home at Allyn's Point. A pleasant social hour with refreshments followed the reading of the afternoon Plans for a picnic were discussed by the members of the club
 Misses Geer of Norwich opened their summer home Monday for the season.
 Attorney and Mrs. John J. Lawless entertained the first of the week Mir. Lawless' mother and brother, Mrs Will liam l.. I4awless and Roderick D. Law less of New York, with Mir. and Mrs. William E. Patterson of New London.
 Birthday Picnic.
 MT. and Mrs Latham Smith enter Tai ic l. C11 Gf OTr3 0T1 O Fourth with a picnic dinner in obserV- ance of the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Smith Dinner was served to d company of 36. including members of the family guests from Norwich, New London Waterford, Jewett City, Pal mertown, Long Cove Allyns Point and Rutland, Vt. many of whom left pretty and useful gifts as Q reminder of the day
 Mrs Joseph Hines and children, whose household goods were removed from the FIurlbutt residence on the morning of the Fourth for shipment to South Amboy. N J., their future home, remained here as guests of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Dean over the week end.
 Offering for Missions.
 The quarterly offering for missions by the M. k. Sunday school was ob- served with a short prog ramme of rec itations by children of the school at the opening of the session on Sunday. The selections follow: His Own Mary Birch; My Lord and I. Walter Mather How Shall I Give? Madeline Birch; The Mite Box, Ernestine Talbot.
 The Rev. w. F. White of the Ledyard Center Congregational church will ex- change with the pastor. Rev. C. ". Harrison at the NJ. F. church Sunday.
 Mrs Fred Richards and her daugh ter, Miss Evelyn, from Norwich, arriv- ed Wednesday for a short stay with Mrs Richards brother, J. F. Satterlee, at Ichabod cottage.
 The Misses Webb of Greenport, l.. accompanied by friend, Miss Burr, arrived at their home here last week.
 Fund Increased.
 The permanent funi of the Gales Ferry Cemetery association has recent ly passesl the $1,OoO mark, having been increased by gifts since January 1st by over $100
 Mir and Mrs. Erasmus Johnson and son. Warren, of Arlington, N. J., ar- rived Wednesday to spend the season at Ravinehurst cottage on Decatur Bluff farm at Allyn's Point.
 Mir. and Mrs. Latham Smith and Mrs. Myrta Mather, with Mrs. Fred Turner of Long Cove, were local guests at party at the home of MT. and Mrs. AL len Young in Waterford Wednesday.
 Mrs. Millie Street of Palmertown IS visiting at the home cf MT and Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins.
 The Jenkins family from Collinsvil1e arrived at Riverview place for the va cation last week. where they were joined by Rev. G. F. Bailey and family on Wednesday,