Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19
LEDYARD
Consreg atfonai Sunday School Ob- serves Children's Day-Graduatinq Exercises of Public School.

Children's day was observed in the Congregational church Sunday Sn- perlntendent John M. Gray had charge or the exercises. Miss Nellie Geer and Mrs. Fannie Clark was in charge of the little folks. The following pro- gramme was carried out:
 Voluntary; Mrs. w. R. Allyn; in- vocation, pastor; scripture reading, Sunday school; chorus, We Sing Our Joyful Praise Welcome, by Louise Holdredge; Birds Message, Mildred Austin; Bringing Good Cheer, George Blatherwick; Let Us Be Glad, Addie Main; We Are Little Rose Buds, primary song; chorus, Leaves Bless ing On Us All; Flowers for Summer. Anna Blatherwick; Singing in the Sunlight, Edith Austin; Flower Fan cies: Dora Main; chorus, Sing of Our Fathers Goodness; What Summer Brings. Bertha Leach; Whisperings, James Gray, Jr.; He Cares For Me, song by primary class; Story of the Seed. Carl' Holdridge and Calvin Main chorus, God Doth Keep His Children; The Lord is in His Garden: Freida Goodenough; Natures An shine primary class song; exercises by five girls of Miss Geers class; chorus, Onward We Go With Banners Fair; The Butterfly and the Rose. Elsie Main; God in the World, Fannie Gray; Rainbow Song, drill and son, Miss Ack1ey's class; The South Wind and the Brook, Mabel Main; recita- uon by Miss Luna Ackley; chorus, Send Out the Message; offering; pas tors address; chorus. We Give Thanks; benediction by pastor.
 Personals.
 Miss Gladys Holdridge has been the guest of Mrs. $. E. Holdridge.
 The Missionary meeting of the Con- gregational church was held at the residence of Mrs. Charles A. Gray, on
 Miss Annie E. Baldwin left Friday for Block Island where she will be employed for the summer season.
 Graduating Exercies.
 The graduating exercises of the Ledyard schools held in the Ledyard Congregational church Wednesday afternoon in charge of Supervisor pulpit was attractively decorated. Ev- cry shool was represented and the es- says, drills, singing, etc, showed the careful training by the teachers.
 Ledyard can boast of having some of the best teachers and schools in the teachers have been retained for next year.
 The graduating class consisted of eleven pupils, the largest number that has been graduated at one time. In the vestry there were about 100 ex- cellent txhibits of pupils work. The entire school committee were present. Mrs -Averys' school won prize of a handsome painted picture for the pu- pills reading the most numbers of books. The teachers are:
 District No. 1. Miss Charlotte Whit g. Jessica Pendleton, No. 4. Susan Lamb, No. 5, Dorothy Lester, No. 6, Arthur Barrett, No 2. Mrs. Mabel Dennison, No. 8. Miss Irene Finnegan, No g, Mrs. Ursula Avery. No. 10, Miss Lucy Lester, No. Il. Miss Lena Ackley. No. IA. Miss Marguerite
 Ledyard pays her teachers well and gets good returns. The graduates can enter high school without taking an examination.
 Had Best Attendance.
 Mrs. Ursula Avery, teacher in Dis trict No. g had the best attendance of any school in town. Out of a regis tration of ten pupils the average at tendance for the year was 9.91.
 Average attendance for spring term vase 9.95.
 Perfect attendance, spring term, Agnes, Mildred and Edith Austin, Amos Avery, Ellen and Elsie Crouch, Anna, Gertrude and George Blether- II, Agnes, Mildred and Edith Austin, Amos Avery, Ellen Crouch, Amos and George Bletherwick
 Briefs and Personals.
 Oliver Johnson of Colchester and Fred Ortman of Norwich were week end guests of s. N. Hyde
 Mrs. Gertrude Smith and daughter Beatrice of Hartford, have been wis iting Mrs. Louis Smith
 Mir. and Mrs. Gray of North Ston- lngton spent a day recently with MT. and Mrs. George Beckwith
 Meeting House Hill school closed on Tuesday with a pEcnic. Refreshments were served on Mrs Addison Rock woods piazza.
 Paurtipaug school closed Wednesday with picnic on the school grounds Fruit lemonade, candy and peanuts were served.
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