Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-18
GALES FERRY
Meeting of Woman's Home Missionary
Auxiliary-New Devotional Commu-
MON Service Used Sunday-Exer-
cises to Be Held Christmas Eve.

The local auxiliary of the W. H. NJ
society was entertained Tuesday aft
ernoon, from to o'clock, at the
home of Miss Kate B. Colver, at the
Navy Yard.
Mrs James NJ. Potter, vice president
Of the society, presiding. A Christmas
programme was given. Mrs. Potter
opened the meeting with the reading OF
scripture and prayer. Several read
ings were given, o. Little Town of
Bethlehem. by Mrs. Fanny A North
rup; I've Come to Stay, by Mrs. c.
e Colver: The Magic Flute, by Miss
Harriet B. Brown and The Friendly
Dove, by Mrs. James NJ. Potter. The
Missionary Enigmas were in charge Of
Miss Laura A. Perkins. The bust
ness meeting followed with roll call
and minutes of last meeting, read by
Mrs. Lucy A. Hurlbutt, recording sec
rotary Reports of the correspondents
secretary and the treasurer, Miss Kate
b. Colver were heard. The usual So
cial hour followed with refreshments
Special note was made by the hostess
of the birthday of the corresponding
which fell on this date. Orders for
the book, Home Missions in Action,
were taken at this meeting.
New Communion Service Used,
Holy communion was administered
by the Rev. James NJ. Potter, in the
NJ. E. church, Sunday morning last,
and the new individual communion
service was used. Prefacing this SER
vice, Rev. Mr.. Potter made brief re-
marks on the Love of Christ. At the
offertory a duet, Tell Me the Story of
Jesus, was sung by Misses Marie and
Gertrude Allen. Rev. Mr.. Potter read
letter under date of December 10th
from District Superintendent Rev
George z. Scrfvener, urging interest
in attending the Forward Movement
meeting, to be held in the Mathewson
Street church, Providence, r. l., De-
cember 30th, when Bishops Hamilton
Wilson and Henderson, will be present
/ Urging also interest in the work of
ETane elism and Benevolence. Rev
Mr.. Scrivener will hold the fourth
Quarterly conference with this church,
December %
At the Sunday School session, Dor
othy Birch received a rolled gold
star for two months regular attend
ance and Mrs. J. A. Birch, gold
| plated pin for eight months regular
ATTENDANCE.
Christmas Exercises.
The Christmas exercises of the Sun
! day school will be given Christmas
eve, Friday evening, at o'clock A
| special programme is being rehearseo
by the primary department under the
| direction of Miss Grace A. Chapman
| teacher of the village school, and Miss
| Alice Satterlee, secretary of the Sun
! day school.
r. Irving Hurlbutt, president of the
| Epworth league led the Sunday even
ing service with this topic, The Prom
| Use of Heaven.
Gone to Anthony, r. |.
| Mrs. Emma Bennett, and little
granddaughter, Em-Beth Bennett, left
| the village Thursday afternoon for
Norwich and on Saturday went to
Anthony, R. l., to spend the holidays
at the home Of relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Byron Maynard.
Miss Alice Satterlee, Mrs. Eugene
LaFontaine, Miss Harriet B. Brown,
| Mrs. Lucy F. Hurlbutt, and the
| Misses Mathewson, Charles H. Com
| stock, were among those that attend
ed the theatre in New London last
| Thursday.
| Orrin Bennett went to New York
| last Thursday to spend some time.
| Mrs. Edwin Keeney of New London
called on relatives in the village on
! Saturday.
Mrs. Irwin Haley of Brooklyn, N,
| Y, was a recent guest of her daughter
Mrs. Billings F. S. Crandall at Stod-
dard's Wharf.
Mrs. Charles ]. Pierce and daughter
| Miss Mildred Emily Pierce, of AlIyn's
Mrs. Pierce's son. Charles w. Pierce
of Union Hill, N. J.
Results of the Storm.
AS the result of the severe storm OF
| Monday night, there were no New
| York papers here Tuesday. The tele-
phones were out of commission and
the through trains were many hours
late The Worcester train for New
London, due here at 10.43 a. M came
in between three and four in the aft,
I.ernoon.
Quite a number of the village people
were called to Norwich Tuesday, il
the appeal Of the will of the late Mrs
Ellen S. Satterlee of Gales Ferry IL
the superior court But the case
was stated to have been settled our
of court Monday.
Otis Winchester of Laurel Hill
Norwich, who has spent severa
months in the village returned home