Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
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Village Improvement Society Re-elects Officers-PIans for Securing Funds for Street Lightinq-Basketba Game with Fort Terry Team.

At a meeting of the Village Inn provement association held in the rooms of the fire company for the cleo tion of officers and a general talk on the best methods of improving the financial condition of the association, which is hard pressed to secure funds for the lighting of the streets, there were F persons present. This meeting had been postponed once on account of a small attendance. The officers who have served for several years were chosen, these being public spir ited enough to be willing to work for the good of the village. They were: President, ". A. Frazer vice presi- dent, Mrs. Gertrude Sawyer: secre- tary, Dr. E. P Fitch; treasurer, Judge A. P. Anderson; lighting committee, Dr. w. M Hill, William l. Spicer, Fred 1. Rathbun and W. A. Frazer; enter tainment committee, A w Rathbun. A committee composed of the entire number of persons present was ap- pointed to secure funds for lighting the streets. The matter of making the village a fire district was discussed and will later come up for considera- ton as a committee was appointed to learn the minds of the villagers re- garding this matter.
 illustrated Lecture
 The Methodist church was well fill ed Tuesday evening at the illustrated lecture given by Mr. King, a mission ary evangelist. The subject was Cey- lon and a generally pleased audience was the result of his handling of the subject.
 Mrs. Charles Palmer has returned from Hartford where she attended the convention of the D. A. R. last week. Mrs. Palmer also visited in Holyol1e and Springfield. Mass.
 Survey for Point Road.
 Work was going on yesterday on the survey for the new road from this village to Groton Long Point
 The Brotherhood class held a meet ing last evening in the rooms of the Fishermen's association, a general good time resulting.
 Fort Terry Team Coming.
 The basketball team of the village will play the team from Fort Terry Tuesday night of next week. A good deal of practice has been carried on of late and it is expected that the hard work will show in the good-results at this game
 Dinner Guests.
 Mrs. Melville Daboll entertained friends at dinner Tuesday at her home Soundview cottage. Among those present were guests from New Lon don and Grcton.
 Village Jottings.
 F. N. Banning has been on a bus mess trip to Hadlyme.
 Mr and Mrs. Angus Macleod have returned to New Haven after a visit with relatives here.
 The boat building for MT. Tucker of Narragansett Pier at the J. Davis boat shop has been completed and taken to it's home port. The keel for a 30 foot boat was laid there yesterday for Mr Potter of Orient, l.. l.
 Nf NTyNVsrrv 5y.7, r-.e. iting relatives in the village.
 MT. and Mrs. Roswell Brown and children have returned to Taftville af- ter visit with friends here.
 Charles Davis has returned to Leete's Island after a visit at his home on High street,
 Mrs. Lizzie Ellis of Memorial hos pital was a caller yesterday on friends here
 Mrs. Ida Palmer of Elm street will ! entertain the True Blue society at her home this evening.
 The Womans Guild of the Episco- pal church is to held it's meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur RafuSe.