Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
GALES FERRY
Prize Winners in Sports and Games at Picnic-Open Air Serviee-church Fund Reaches S1,o0o.

The Community picnic scheduled Tor Tuesday, was postponed on account Of the rain. and was held Wednesday. on the picturesque grounds at Charles H. Browns. In spite of theshowers there was good attendance. Under the committee of management, Rev. MT. Potter. D. C. Perkins and c. F. served: solicitors-Misses Laura A Perkins, Mary Rudd Gibbs. Marguer- lte Wulf, Mrs Mytia Mathu, Mrs Charles J. Pierce. Miss Mildred Emily Pierce, Alton and Edna Chapman; committee on ice cream Mrs. Henry w. Hurlbutt; dinner tickets-Noyes R. Allyn; on tables-the Misses Ma thewson, Mrs. Emma Bennett. R. Irving Hurlbutt; chowder-Edward R. Latimer; cake table-Mrs. S. J. Per kins, Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins; lem onade-MiSs Kate B. Colver; adver- tising-Misses Alice Satterlee, Kate B. Colver, Rev. Mir Potter; mystery package table-Mrs. Fannie A. Mol throp; amusements and sports-George Frost Raymond Wulf John P Sat terlee; social committee-Mr. and Mrs D. c. Perkins, Rev. MT. Potter, Miss Laura A Perkins.
 The prizes for the sports were given by George Frost of Montclair. N J., and Mir Dumont They were won in | the following order: girls 50-yard dash seniors,-Mary R. Gibbs. prize La Vallien. Gladys BeadIe. silver | ! Underwood. pencil-box, Helene Wulf. | silver pin-box. potato race-Evelyn | Richards. brooch. Nalerin Underwood. | desk pad: sack raCe-Luella Morgan, jewel case. Edna Mann, lingerie set; | hoop race-Mary R. Gibs lingerie | set Valerie Underwood. jewel case | Boys: 440-yard run seniors, prize | won by Richard Ames. gold cuff links and chain set Fred Gilroy, End stick pin. George Hughes. 3rd: juniors ! nrI n | Smith. stick pin: children-5O-y yards run. girls-Dorothy Frost. bon-bon dish; boys-B. Dumont, pencil set
 After dinner. Moves B. Allyn ad- dressed the people, the topic being the Permanent Fund for the village 1 church. Rev. Mir. Potter thanked the | people for the unity and good fellow shop which made the affair such a l success.
 Open Air Service.
 The open air service at the cottage and grounds of Mrs. John C. Per kins, on the bluff. last Sunday after i noon at 5.3O o'clock, was largely at | tended. Rev. MT. Potter spoke from Jeremiah, 29th chapter. 3rd verse the Supreme Quest being the theme. The singing was by the congregation, witt a quartette Under His Wings, suns by MT. and Mrs. D. c. Perkins. Miss Jennie G. Perkins and D. R. Povey and a duet by MT. and Mrs. Frank Woodruff, of Richmond Hills. l.. l., IT the Cross of Christ I Glory. As a fit ting closing of the meeting. Shall We Gather at the River, was sung by all
 offertory Duet.
 At the offertory Sunday morning the duet sung by D. R. POvey. tenor and C. E. COlver. tenor. with full chorus. was Jesus is Calling, by Free B. HoltoR
 Guests Come and Go. Miss Mabel Peckham. of Jamestown R. l.. is the guest of her relatives Mrs. Justin Peckham. of Peckham' Point, and Mrs. Hattie Peckham, O Long Cove.
 MT. and Mrs. Perry Peacock an, family from Brooklyn. N. Y. hav , arrived at the Jennings cottage, a
 the Charles H. Brown place to ispen August George Fl. Frost and family. wit
 maids. closed their cottage for tn
 season Wednesday, and returned f
 their home in Montclair N l.
 Mrs A. J. Strickland. of Brooklyn
 N. Y.. spent the week end with he nephew. Coroner Franklin H. Brow
 and Mrs. Brown, leaving on Monda
 afternoon. Mrs. George K. Crandal 2 of Best View. niece of MT. Browr was also a visitor at their home Sat :, l urday.
 Arrived From Panama. T MT. and Mrs. Alfred F.. Rogers. aC | companied by Mrs. Benjamin womac
 and children. Ruth and Lyle and Mir WOmack's sister. Miss Genevieve Gag | arrived in the village Tuesday after 2 noon from Ancon, Canal Zone. Pan anna to spend August at MT. Roger | cottage.
 s Among the guests at the cottae of MT and Mrs. Louis R. Church las week, were Mrs. George K. Hamilto and Miss Ruth Hamilton MT. an Mrs. Arthur E. Story. of Norwicl
 Lloyd Church. son of MT. and Mir a Church is now spending his vacatio :. with his parents.
 Orrin Bennett of Fishers Islan
 spent last Sunday at the home of h T mother Mrs. Emma Bennett. l. Miss Marie Allen is spending tw
 weeks with friends in New Haven e Miss Mary Rudd Gibbs, has as ht
 guest Miss Sally Brown, of Saler T Mass. one of her college friends d Radcliff.
 It Mrs. John c. Perkins has been CT
 tertaining Miss Flanders. and now hs
 as her guest Miss Cairns. of Ne
 Jersey.
 Has Reached S1,oo0. n A poster on tree at the CommuI ity picnic announced that the Pe :" manent fund, which Moves B. AllS
 is soliciting for the village chIIrc i has. reached 1000.
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