Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
Union Temperance Meetine-Birthday Sociai-Novel Costumes at Masquer ade Party.

A union temperance meeting under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance union was held in the Baptist church Sunday evening. Rev. local Methodist church, preached the sermon. He was assisted in the ser vice by Rev. MT. Buddington.
 Birthday Social.
 A birthday social was held Friday evening under the auspices of the Ep worth league in the Methodist parish house. The attendance was good. The proceeds will be used for church ex- penses. Following is the programme which was pleasingly rendered: Chor- us, Polly Wol1y Doodle; reading, A Smack in School. Miss Florence John son: piano duet. Miss Florence Wal bridge, Archibald Lambert; violin solo, William Moves, Miss Viola Bldridge accompanying: reading. The Church of Elder Ford, Mrs. Frederick A. Barnes; reading, Aristotle Studies Elocution, Mrs. William Greenhalgh; chorus, Miller Dee; piano solo, Miss Della Williams; reading, Sam Smith's Soliloquy on Matrimony, Theodora Johnson; piano solo, Miss Mildred Pecl1ham; chorus, Rig-a-Jig. Ice cream was on sale at the close of the entertainment. The proceeds will be added to the lighting fund.
 Threatened to Burn Buildings.
 fire started on land of Percy V. Stowe Tuesday about 10 a. m. Mrs. Perry, who lives on the William H. Mitchell place, saw two men enter upon the premises with bags over their shoulders just before the fire started. hard fight subdued it by noon, but it started again and made stubborn, per- sistent work by half a dozen men for hours necessary. It came near burning up the Graff1in buildings and burned over some 30 acres of land of MT. Stowe. Charles c. Eldridge and Will liam P. Welles. The northeast part of the Porteir Rocks woodlot was dam aged severely by the fire.
 Masquerade Party.
 Howard Clyde, assisted by his sister,
 Miss Hazel Clyde, pleasantly enter tained a masquerade party on Satur- Mrs. Frank B. Clyde. The guests were about 30 in number. The costumes were pretty and novel. Miss Gladys Whittlesey appeared as an old lady, accompanied by Miss Minnie Lamb as nurse and Miss Dorothy Whiting as a colored page. Misses Fay Johnson and Eleanor Rattfcan as Indian princesses Miss Bessie Rattican and Miss Mary F'eeney as goddesses of liberty, Miss Fannie Marchand as a colored dame, Miss Nancy Avery as a gypsy queen, Miss Eleanor BarroWS as @ fairy, Charles Tinker was Lady Duff Gordon as he represented the latest style in Women's dress, Howard Clyde as a lit tie Scotch maiden, Herbert Whiting as a negro soothsayer, Theodore Perry as lady's maid, James Whiting as Jim my Valentine, John Marchand as an Indian, William Marchand as a farm CT. Elisha Davis as Tyrus Cobb, Paul Massey as a knight of the road, Cliff ford Main as Happy Hooligan, Edward Brown as a French count, Fred March and as a clown, Dewey Schoonover as Little Lord Fauntleroy, Leslie Haley as as Madam Butterfly. Games were en- joyed bySaN. Musical selections were pleasingly rendered and refreshments Were served.
 Church Sosieties Meet. The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church held an afternoon and evening session St. Patrick's day at the home of Mrs. Edwin Stapelyn. Sup per was served.
 The United Workers of the Methodist !, church met Wednesday at D. m. in the parish house. Supper was served League Social.
 The Baptist Young Peoples union entertained the Epworth league at a St. Patrick's social Friday evening al the residence of MT. and Mrs. Frank 1 Earl Williams.