Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-31
WINDHlAM
Woman's Missionary Society Members See Mrs. Piumb's Pageant Given-- Florida Tourists Start South.

The service of communion will De observed at the Congregational church Sunday morning, following the ser mon.
 Keeney, Eden Cook Keeney Lathrop and Alan Guild attended fhe state C. E. convention in New Haven
 Miss Annie Bishop is spending a few days with friends in Meriden.
 Mrs. H. C.. Lathrop and daughter Charlotte spent Saturday and Sunday in Meriden and New Britain.
 The local school was closed from Friday until Tuesday on account of Teachers convention Friday and visit ing day Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Emil carlsen and son of New York are at their summer cot- tage here for a few days.
 Charles S. Abbe of Darien, formerly of Windhan1, gave an interesting talk on Abraham Lincoln at the c. D. meet ing Sunday evening. There was a large attendance and the chapel was filled.
 Henry Tibbits of Norwich was in town Sunday.
 Mrs. A. J. Abrams was in Norwich Tuesday.
 Kingsley Brown has returned from a lengthy western trip and is with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. William M Brown. The monthly conservation meeting of the c. E. society will be led by Julia Guild and Clarence Beclwith subject, The. Christian and His Work At the Inn Recent arrivals registered at the Inn were c. D. Taintor ard MT. Wright of New York, MT. Robir son of Norwich, Dexter LiIley and family of Springfield Mass.
 Start for Florida
 Mir and Mrs. H. c. Hatch and Miss Josephine Bingham, in company with Mrs. Carey and Mrs Ashmead of Scotland, started Tuesday morning, to spend the winter in Winter Haven, Fla. They were joined in New York by Mrs. w. H. Frinlr of Chicago, who spent the simmer in Windham.
 Pageant Gown Exhibited
 The Women's Missionary society was delightfully."- entertained by Mrs. M R. Plumb at the parsonage Tue S. day afternoon. The devotional exer- cisas were led by the president, Mrs. Pogrum; Rev. NJ. R. Plumb offered prayer end gave an outline of some plans for missionary work this winter. The ladies are studying the Home Mis- sion book. In Red Mans Land, and MT. Plumb will give an illustrated leG- ture on The American Indian Sunday evening. November 8. Letters were read from Greenwood s. C., by Miss Arnold. The chapter from the study book was read by Mrs. John Potter. Mrs. Plumb exhibited the gown she wore at the pageant at the state c. E. convention in New Haven, where she was delegate from the Willimantic union and represented the American Thread company. The gown was white, decorated with Skeins of embroidery thread and tiny spools of thread in all coiors. A girdle of red white and blue, with large tassels. was about the waist and large spool containing five and one-half miles of red, white and blue thread was suspended from the shoul- der by ribbon. Mrs Plumb wore a coronet of tiny colored spooIs and car r1ed cascade of spools. The ma terials were donated by the Thread company. Tea and cake were served to the 24 present.
 E. H. Tibbits of Norwich and Mir Ruggles of Hardwick, Mass, were in town Wednesday.
 Miss Grace Bates, assistant librarian attended the convention of librarians in Norwalk Tuesday.
 Miss Kate Tibbits, who has been at the Inn for two weeks, returned to her home in Norwich on Thursday.
 c. P. Fenton and son John of Winth- rop. Mass. spent Sunday with Mrs. J. c. Fenton.