Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-28
JEWETT CITY
Members of Faith Chapter at Moosup Banquet-Meetins of Foreign Mis- sienary Society-Hot Day Wednes- day.


 Fourteen members of Faith chap ter. Order of the Eastern Star, and two from out of town chapters, att tended the meeting and banquet held by tMoosup lodge Monday night, They were MT. and Mrs. R, F. Cheney, MT. Mrs. E. E. Gilbert, Misses Anna and Bella Robertson Miss Alice Mo- Broome, Miss Katherine Babcock, Mrs. R. R. Wildes, Mrs, T. M, Crumb, Mrs w. R. Burdiclx, Miss Alice Bur dick, Mrs, G. A. Haskell and Mrs. H. E. Paul.
 All Expected to Help. Mrs. c, A. Haskell has appointed no committee to help make the wreaths and bouquets for Memorial day, but everyone who desires to assist is ex- pected to come to the town hall Friday at one o'clock.
 Frank Bishop of Pawtucket was in town Tuesday.
 Five Masons Boarded Special. The Hartford day special which passed through the borough at IF. 4S Wednesday was augmented by five local Masons, John B. Lewis and Ed ward Potter of Voluntown, and T. E.. Lee. J. P. German and pr. G. H. Jen- nings.
 Mrs. Ernest A. Potter and son Ben- jamin left Wednesday for a visit in New Bedford.
 Foreign Missions Considered. On Tuesday the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Congrega- tional church met with Mrs. H. N. Wheelock, the vice president Mrs. Samuel Geer. leading the devotional exercises Hymn No. 90. Onward Christian Soldiers, was sung. with Mrs. F. E. Robinson at the piano. The secretary's report was given and ap- proved. The treasurer's report was given and she was instructed to send the annual dues to the Home Union. also to the Woman's Board of Mis- sions. An interesting program had been arranged by Mrs. M. |. Grant and Mrs. J. C. Hawkins.
 1 Mrs. G. w. Robinson read of Dr. Capen's work with the American board. Mrs. Frank Robinson read of Japan What Christian Women Are Doing in Ar-medna-gar was given by Mrs. l.. A. Panton and Mrs. John I Whalley. An Account of the Centen- nial Celebration at Ar-nned-na gar. by Mrs. E. A. Faust. The New Building by Mrs. NJ. l.. Grant. Mrs. Grant told | of the death of Dr. Capen. who pass ed away after an illness of only four days: through the death of Dr. Capen China loses one of her grandest mis- 1 sionary leaders and the A. Nj. A. board i loses an able man.
 1 Mrs. Davis related that Dr. Capen 1 had sent to one of the policemen 1 (about the South station in Boston) a post card from China about one week before his death Mrs Davis gave a little history of the Allen In : dusrial normal school at Thomasville, Georgia. having spent quite a long time there as teacher.
 Phis was followed by a report ot 3 missionary meeting Cat Oxford AFr1.-~ l Louise k- Moves, gave an address or the subject From San Francisco t1 | Mexicn- giving detailed accounts of the people at the different places where
 she had spoken. This report was giv-
 en by Mrs G. ". Robinson and Wal
 was Take My Life, and Let It Be
 At the close of the meeting Mrs. Da-
 yies of NeweTf church invited the SO
 ciety to moonlight rally, which vii
 be given the 7th of June at 7.2f
 o'clock. An address viii be given b.
 programme committee for the uJn.
 meeting is Mrs. L. A. Panton ant
 Mrs. Samuel Geef.
 From 90 to e6 Deerees.
 Wednesday the thermometer reports
 at noon showed records all the wa,
 from s4 to 96. It was 8 scorcher al
 day, but with less hunidity rhaa 4 <At . Vs Ans 1 yWCnty
 ute gale caused an spprseiabls droI
 in the temperature.
 Putting Baptist Cemetery in csnditie,
 4 few dollars remained in the treas
 ury of the Baptist Cemetery associa
 ton, Of which J. E. Palmer was pres
 ident, E. H. HiscoS. astreasarer. an, F. c. Whiting secretary. MT. Palme
 has had the matter in eharse in for
 mer years of seeing that the var was moved and made presentable be
 fore May 38. This year he has turn
 ed the matter over to Mrs. G. A Has
 keli and she has two men at wor
 making what Improvements are pos isinle. The yard has become a thor oughfare. The fence is only . faz