Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04
GALES FERRY
Work Begins on Bush cettass-cot-
tase Meeting Attendants Vets to Aid
Suffering Poles - Solicitors for
christrnas Tree Fund.

Thanksgiving day Mr.. and Mrs Nell
son, Parker, OF Norwich. gave q din
ner to Mrs. Parker's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry W.. Hurlbutt and family;
her grandmother, Mrs. Amanda II.
Perkins OF the village; her sister, Mrs.
James Edmund Norman, recently Of
Canada, and Miss Mary Voorhees, OF
Brooklyn, NJ Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Latimer
entertained at dinner Thursday Mrs.
Latimer's mother. Mrs. Clafissa. Bodies
and Mr.: and Mrs. Charles Hope Of
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus w. Hurrbutt
spent the holiday in Uncasville with
Mrs. Huributt's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley C. Perkins en-
tertatned Mrs. Perkins aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry c. Beckwith, Of
New London, Thanksgiving day.
Guests from Norwich.
Mrs. Emma Bennett had as her din
ner guests on the holiday. her uncle,
| Austin Lester and his daughter, Miss
-Alena Lester, of Norwich. =
Noyes B. Allyn was one of the
guests at dinner Thanksgiving day
at the home of Judge and Mrs. Lucius
Brown of Norwich.
John Watson and Miss Olive Rogers,
Of Allyn's Point. with Mr.. Watson's
daughter, Mrs. J.. Harrison Davis. Of
terbnry relatives.
Mrs. Ellen Stoddard and son Al
ton spent several, days last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Isaac G.
Geer Of Geer Hill, Ledyard.
Mrs. Caro- Manierre with her son
Gordon spent the holiday at the home
Of her brother, Simeon Fish, in Po-
| quonnoc.
Start on New House.
Work has been begun on the foun-
dation Of the new house to be built
/ for Rev. Allen s. Bush.
Monet Lawson, who is employed by
L. B. Brockett, in the lumber bus
| mess near Hoosick Falls, n. Y, spent
1 the holiday and week end at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
/ g. Lawson.
On Driving "Trip.
| Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chase of Ions
Cove, with their young sons, Herman,
Richard and Howard, drove to Ports
mouth, R. l. recently to visit relatives
| at their former home. They expect to
be away two weeks, making the jour
ney each way I'm their own conveyance
Rev James NJ. Potter attended the
Federal Street NJ. E. church, New
| London, on Monday afternoon and
| evening to hear Rev. Alpha G. Kynett
y. D., recording secretary of the
and Church Extension, and District
superintendent Rev. G. G. Scrivener
Offering for Suffering Poles.
The first of the special cottage pray
er meetings was held at the home OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Dean on the
Ne wLondon road at 1880 o'clock Tues.
day evening. 1t was well attended
ing Christmas offering for the suf-
fering Poles in the war zone. Miss
Laura A. Perkins was made solicitor
and Miss Jennie G. Perkins treasurer
of benevolences to serve the offering
/ Christmas Tree Planned.
The Sunday school of the NJ E
church voted to have a. Christmas tree
The solicitors appointed are: Alton anG
Edna Chapman for the Lester and
Long Cove districts, Madeline .Bucl
and Gertrude Allen for Gales Perry
Lester Whitman for AIlyn's Point.
Is expected that the money soliciteC
will be ready for the treasurer mex
Sunday.
At Ice Dealers Convention.
CORTLAND E. Colver, superintendent
of the w. r. Perry Ice Co.. New Lon
don, left his home at the Navy Yart
to attend the annual convention o
Natural Ice Dealers association IL
New York last Monday to be ava,
several days.
Mrs. George Hewitt and children o
Groton with Mr.. and Mrs. James Davi
of Upton, Mass, motored to the vii
lage Sunday to call on Mr.. and Mrs
w. D. Fairfield.
Those who attended the secon,
number of the Y. NJ. c. A. course O
entertainments in Norwich Friday eve
ming to hear the Lotus quartette wer
Mrs. c. z. Coolver and Miss Kate Z
Colver, Navy Yard: Mr.. and Mrs
La FOntaine, Allyn's Point; Mrs
James NJ. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs. D. {
Perkins, Mrs. Manierre. Misses Jen
ME G. Perkins, Marie Allen, and Allie
Satterlee and D. r. Povey.