Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
GALES FERRY
Book Club Opens season-ReIieious oanVass of the ViIIage-S3o Worth of Gifts for Christmas Ship

The Book club resumed its meetings after the summer vacation at the home of Miss Alice Satterlee last Wednes- day. Miss Susan Mathewson read from Mornings With Masters of Art and also selections written by Anthony ArnouX, a European journalist, on the present war in Europe. A social hour followed-with refreshments and RSs- sian tea. The club voted S2 to be add ed to the Christmas ship fund Religious Canvass. Rev. L. L. Holmes, field secretary and evangelist of the Connecticut Bi- ble society, was in the village making a religious canvass of this section of the town of Ledyard on Thursday of l last week, securing statistics on the church membership and attendance at the churches of Connecticut. This can vass is taken every eight years. Rev. MT. Holmes held evangelistic services I in the Peckham Baptist church in the eastern part of the town of Ledyard, this week.
 The Ladies' Aid society held it's meet | ing in. the vestry of the M. B. church last Thursday afternoon. tying quilts special order. The usual business meeting was held before the close of he session.
 Gifts for the Jason.
 The NJ. E. church and community of Iales Ferry contributed the sum of $S0 O be sent to the European sufferers, gifts, by the Christmas ship Jason, which sails from New York Nov. 15.
 Invited to UncasvilIe.
 The M. E. congregation was invited
 unday last to attend a service at the
 ncasville Methodist church on Thurs
 ay evening" the 5th, and hear Rev. ,tis Moore of North Canton, Conn
 his was through the courtesy of Rev ,. W. Adams.
 Mrs. Charles H. Comstock and her
 uest, Mrs. Emma Babcock, of Led
 ard, were recent visitors with Mrs +reelove Davis of Lyme and Mrs. Har-
 ct Avery of Old Mystic.
 Mrs Curtis E. Gates and daughter Iarjorie, and Mrs. George Ruddock of Jew London were guests of Mrs. Har- non c. Perkins last Wednesday.
 Mrs Lucius Brown of Norwich and Mrs. E. H. Tracy of New London wis tied their uncle, Moves B. Allyn, Fri II day and Saturday of last week.
 Miss Alice Satterlee left last Friday to spend several days at the home o1 her brother, Elmer Satterlee, in Nortf | Haven.
 Mrs. Fanny A AIolthrop spent the week end at the hona of MT. and Mrs c. E. Colver of the Navy Yard. | Miss Laura A. Perkins left Wednes- day morning to attend the state Sun- l day school convention in Mertden as 3 | delegate from the Methodist Sunday school. Courtland E. Colver superin- | tendent of the school, also attended | Guests at Wedding. 1 Mrs. Sarah A. Colver and her daugh. II ter, Miss Kate B. Colver, of the Nav! Yard attended the marriage of Mrs Colver's niece, Miss Phebe Mar! Chapman, and Rev. Arthur Albert Bal of Long Island at the family home 2s9. College street, Middletown, Satur day. returning home Monday. MT. and Mrs. A. W. Shippee O Bridgeton, R. l., motored here las Sunday morning and attended servic at the Methodist church in the vii lage. They were former parishioner of Rev. Mr. Potter at that, place. Rev. James NJ. Potter will preacl Sunday, Nov. 8, on the value of the ological schools. Offerings for boar of education.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs an family closed their house in the vii lage Thursday and went to Norwich where they have taken a house fo the winter.