Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-11
NOANK
Mrs. Melville DaboII Gives Birthday Party for Miss Joyce-Campers to Swim to Fishers Island.


 Mrs. Melville Daboli entertained a party of friends to celebrate the birth day of Miss Margaret Joyce at hec ! home, Soundview cottage, Thursday evening. Tables were for dinner on the lawn, decorated with great punches of pink and white asters, Miss Joyce's 1 faVorite flower. Among the guests were Mrs. Hobart Saunders and Mrs. Ruth Price of Westerly, MT. and Mrs. James 1 Brown and son, Milton, of~0fd Mystic, Miss Dorothy Eddiclz of New Haven. Miss Avis McGowan, Miss Madeline Chute of Brooklyn, Miss Bertha ThOmp- son, Miss Annie Ellis, Mrs. Lillian Lamb, Moses w Rathbun, J. Davis of Noank and MT. and Mrs. Melville Da- boil. Many beautiful gifts were receiv- ed by Miss Joyce, among them being d handsome diamond ring from MT. and Mrs. Daboll, with whom she has made her home for four years. During the course of dinner the guests were amused by the appearance of four black cats on the lawn, which some said came to bring good luck.
 Dr. Henry Lasch of New London has been the guest of friends in the village.
 MT. and Mrs. c. Q. Bradford have re- turned to Indiana, after visiting MT and Mrs Latham Rathbun.
 Miss Grace FitzpatricK and her guest Miss Helen Dunn of Providence, have been visiting friends in Mystic.
 Picnic at Masons Island.
 Mrs. William Holiday of Mystic took a party of friends from thos village, her former home, to Masons Island Sat urday, where dinner was served picnic fashion and the day wholly enjoytd. There were in the parry Mir. and Mrs. William Holiday, MT. and Mrs. Robert Holiday Miss Flora Dyer of Provi- dence. George McDonaId MT. and Mrs. wi. IcT nd nd Eleanor Lamb.
 Miss Lois Butson is visiting friends on Long Island.
 The boat for Captain Walton Potter, which is building at the Davis shop, is nearly completed.
 Miss Alice Bingham of Worcester. Mass, is visiting in the village.
 Miss Lottie Wei of Waterbury is the guest of Mrs. Charles Mcdonald Of Prospect Hill.
 Will Swim to Fishers Island.
 Edward Maher, James Connolly and William Corcoran of New London are in camp for a few days at Groton Long Point Before the camp breaks up these young men have determined to swim to Fishers Island.
 Miss Jennie Steele of Boston is the guest of Mrs. Duncan Mcdonald.
 Dr. and Mrs E. P. Fitch are enter taning Mr and Mrs. Harry Packer of Springfield.
 Mrs. Fannie Fowler has returned from d visit to New London friends.
 R. s. Prayer of North Brookfield is visiting m the village
 Miss Florence Morrison of New Lon- don was week end visitor at her home in the village.
 Mrs Thomas Mccarthy and Mrs. Ralph Rogers of New London are at the Bailey cottage, Groton Long Point.
 Mrs. Lizzie Ellis is making satisfac- tory improvement in Memorial hos pital.
 George Spicer has returned from 8 visit to Spring Hill
 Miss Bertha Thompson spent the week end with Providence friends.
 Captain P Avery Wilcox of Fishers Island spent a short time with his mother, Mrs Rachel Wilcox of Spring street.
 Mrs. Jerome Mcdonald and children have returned to Newport, after visit ing Mrs. McDonald's mother, Mrs. M. E. Mcdonald of Spring street.
 Mrs. Hattie Daboll is spending today with friends at Atlantic Beach.
 In Lyons, France, all perambulating signs are subject to the traffic regu-