Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-04
OLD MYSTIC
Sunday Schools Hold Christmas Fes- tivaIs-Fourth Quarterly Conference Methodist Parish House to Be Dedicated Soon.

The Baptist Sunday school held | Christmas entertainment Monday eve | ming. The following programme was
 rendered.:
 Exercise, Christmas Candles, five lit- | tie girls: recitation. Merle Anderson;
 recitation, Jack Frost's Scout; song,
 class; recitations, A Merry Christmas, l Alice Mathews, Percival Anderson; Christmas Secrets, Mary WeIles: re- marks, Rev. Henry E. Anderson.
 served to all. The children had pres
 ents and candy and oranges on the Christmas tree, which were distributed during the evening.
 M. E. Sunday School Festival.
 The Methodist Sunday school held a
 Christmas entertainment Wednesday at 4 D. m. in the church. The affair school and their guests who are non attendants at any school Supt-~Horace c. Williams brought his Victrola to the church and rendered the follow ing musical programme, which was in terspersed with recitations by some of the scholars and their guests:
 March, The Officer of the Day; bass solo, The Trumpet Shall Sound; solo, My Pretty Jane; medley of national airs-Italy, Austria, France Germany, England and America; solo by Caru; so; orchestral selection, King Cotton; March by Sousa's band; recitation, Holy Lord, God Almighty, Trinity church choir. New York; recitations, Rudolph Davis, Charlie Campo, How ard Cady. Hobart Siswick; male quar- tette, Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; so- To, FNour-Leaved Clover; recitations, Mildred Brown, Rosie Belmore, Ida se1aff1; operati9 s;sa u,.b quaFtette; are %ale m ter Doxology; remarks by Rev. MT. Withee, pastor.
 Miss c. Louise Harris and Everett Johnson distributed candy, oranges and popcorn to the pupils and their guests.
 Officers of Baptist Sunday School.
 The Baptist Sunday school has elect ed the following officers for the year 1913: Superintendent. Frank p. Will jams; assistant superintendent Will jam ID. Beckwith; secretary, Miss Vio- la Eldredge: treasurer, Oscar F. Crumb; librarian, Miss Frances Eld- redge; superintendent of cradle roll, Mrs. J. Harold Williams.
 Fourth Quarterly Conference.
 The fourth and last quarterly con- ference was held Sunday evening at | the Methodist church after the evening | service. District Supt. J. H. Newland | at the service, and held con | ference directly at the close. The re- | ports of all committees were made. | The action of the financial committee | on parish house was confirmed and | said committee authorized to complete | the edif1ce. The church in all branch es has made excellent progress dur ing the year 1912. The pastor, Rev. l Arthur Fl. Withee. was unanimously | to return for another year. The parish house will soon be in read mess for its dedicatory services.
 Church Societies Meet.
 The United Workers of the Mstho- dist church met Wednesday with Mrs. George G. Welles.
 Mrs. William D. Beckwtth enter tafned the Baptist Ladies' Aid society Wednesday evening.
 Capt. A. P. R. Hanks, very recently | of New York, who spent several weeks here at the Hanks homestead with his | brother, William H. F. Hanks. has gone to Hot Springs, Arkansas, for the winter.
 The Old Mystic schools opened on Wednesday morning. January 1, after the Christmas vacation
 George ": Harris returned Thurs day to Ba1dwinsvilIe, N. r., after spending the holiday week with his family at the Harris homestead.
 Miss Nellie Frances Schoonover re- turned to Smith college Thursday aft ar spending vacation with her parents, l MT. and Mrs. Alpheus H. Schoonover.
 Miss Gladys CImstead of Blooming dale. N: J., is the guest of Mrs. J. Harold Williams.
 Elisha s. Hurd has returned to Vermont after d visit to MT. and Mrs. Charles 0. Eldredge at Riverview
 Deacon Daniel Brink is recovering from an attack of grip.
 MT. and Mrs. Merton F. Handy have to New Haven after spending Christmas with their sisters, the Miss sS Bentley, at Whitehall.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest W. Brown of Riverhead poultry farm attended the poultry show at Westerly.
 Julian H. Hanks returned New | Tears day to New York after a visit 0 local relatives.
 Calvin Hoxie. IT,, and John Hood, hor | turned to the ship, which is stationed 1 tt Norfolk. Va, after spending ten lays furlough with local relatives and