Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-07
New London County
GALES FERRY,
Patriotic Exercises on Memorial Day Summer Activities Along the Bluff
 Sale and Supper.

Summer Activities Along the pluT Sale and Supper.
 The Memorial day service at the Methodist church was largely attend ed. The following patriotic program was given:
 Chorus, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, rendered by the children of the day school; prayer. Rev. C. Wilson Harrison: recitations Memorial Day Verse. Miss Mary Birch; The Bivouac of the Dead Miss Doris Main; solo, Flowers for the Brave, Miss Ruth Lawson: recita tions, The Song of the Camp. Miss Gertrude Drury; Sleep, Soldiers, Sleep. Miss Mabel Blinn; chorus, The Dear Old Flag, school; exercise, Emblems of Decoration Day, Misses Madeleine Birch. Elizabeth Hines, Ernestine Talbot; original poem, Capt. John J. Lawless; reading, Mrs. Courtland E. Colver; poem Kill ed at the Ford, Thomas Latham; duet, Misses Grace Chapman and Flor ence Hurlbutt; address. Rev c. Will son Harrison; hymn, America
 Veterans Charles A. Satterlee and Charles H. Comstock with Capt. J. J. Lawless led the march to the village cemetery where the soldiers graves were decorated by the school children at the close of the exercises.
 California Guest.
 Mrs J. E. Rodd of San Francisco, Cal. arrived nSre W 6uneSudN lO IldhS c visit at the home of Attorney and Mrs. John J. Lawless.
 Personal Mention.
 Mrs Harry Allyn and daughter Flora. from Mystic, were callers here last week.
 Miss Ada Webb. who is teaching in Weehawken. \. J.. was a visitor at her cottage here over the holiday and week end. She was accompanied by Miss Burr
 NIT. and Mrs. Alfred M. Voorhees,, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who have sold their residence at the Ferry for the use of the Yale navy, were business visitors for Friday of last week.
 Mrs. Addison Chapman of Middle town recently spent a week with his sister-in-law. Mrs Sarah Colver, at the Navy Yard.
 Mrs. R. D. Fitzmaurice of Waterbury and her son Edward, from Providence, were visitors over the holiday and week end at Pioneer cottage.
 Anthony Morse of Yale was a Me- mcrial day visitor at his former home here.
 Mrs. James Martin of Meriden ar rived at her. summer cottage on the Bluff Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Fred Richards of Norwich and her brother. J. P. Satterlee of Long Beach, Cal. were callers here Memo rial day.
 Miss Caroline B. Freeman of Mount Vernon \. Y, was at her. home here over the holiday and week end. She was accompanied by Miss Towles of Mount Vernon
 Cleared SIS.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church held a supper and sale at the vestry of the church Tuesday eve ming. over SIS being realized for need ed repairs to the parsonage roof
 The newly formed Bible study class held the first meeting Sunday evening at the parsonage after the Epworth League service.
 NIT. and Mrs. Stephen Perkins of Brier Hill. GrOtOn, were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins. R. B. Taft of Newton Center, Mass. accompanied by George Carruth of Roxbury. joined Mrs. Taft and her guest, MT. Carruth's mother at De- catur Bluffs for a week end visit Mrs Taft also entertained her niece, Miss Harriet NJ. Bosworth of Springfield over the holiday and week end.
 Mrs. Seclrman of Brooklyn. N. Y, arrived Monday to make a visit here with Mrs. James Freeman.
 Brown Cottage Opened.
 Mrs Franklin H. Brown of Norwich was a visitor at Redfern on Thursday and Friday of last week. entertaining her sister; Mrs, Harvey P. Aldrich and granddaughter. Dorothy CroWell. on Memorial day. MT. and Mrs. Brown have opened their home this week for the season.
 Mir. and Mrs. Isaac s. Jones and family of Norwich returned home Monday, after a few days stay at their summer cottage.
 Clarence Latham of Essex was a guest of his father on Memorial day. Miss Alice Satterlee left Wednesday to spend a few days with her broth CTS family in North Haven.
 Mrs Ennis Of T. visited relatives at A1lyns Point over the holiday and week end. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Alice Taylor of Westerly, who re- mained over Memorial day.
 Picnic Outing.
 4 social club. The Rosebuds. from New London, enjoyed a days outing and picnic on the ledge at the Ferry Tuesday. Tn the party were Mrs Cur tis F. Gates. Mrs. Howard F. Beck with. Mrs. Lewis Ruddock and son stephen, Mrs. E. D. Ruddock. Mrs Cecil A. Beebe and son David Mrs Arthur White. Miss EEnor White and Miss Helen Harris
 linen shower was given by mem 0ers of the club to Miss Helen Harris who is to be married, June 9th, to Cecil Calkins.
 Mrs. Carlos Chapman of Groton has been spending a few days recently as the guest of Mrs. John ]. Lawless.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nelson Parker re- turned to Norwich Sunday evening having been the guests of Mir. and Mrs. H. W. Hurlbutt
 The A c. Risdon family from New York arrived Wednesday at their sum ner home in the village for the sea- son.
 Rev. ]. E. Aldrich of Uncasville was g caller at the parsonage Tuesday and the Rev. Edward C. Bass of Provi- dence, financial agent of the confer ence claims fund. was the guest of Rev and Mrs. Harrison over Tuesday night
 Miss N. R. Ward of Hartford was the guest of Mrs. R. B. Taft at Decatur Bluffs Monday.