Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
Nes London County
GALES FERRY
lCcuMtfy Club Reorsanized and ineor-
/ paratesaa- Building Committee App
pointed Pastor Acknowledges
= Birthday Gift-Cottaaers Leaving.

btFIHuay 0Hc-SoSha9erS Leaving.
A business meeting of the Gales
Ferry Country club was held at the
Nome of Miss Mary r. Gibbs last
Thursday evening. The old club was
disbanded and the new one has been
incorporated. articles of association
having been recently filed in the Of
ice of the secretary of state under
the name of the Gales Ferry Country
Club of Ledyard. A new constitution,
bylaws and house rules were voted
npon and adopted. A building COM
1nittee Of five were appointed for the
Rrection of the new community club
House on land recently donated to the
Club by Moves B. Allyn. 1t was
planned that Labor day be observed
as tag day to aid in increasing the
building fund.
On Holiday Outing.
y Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham and
Miss Mary R. Gibbs left the village
Friday morning en- route for Middle
town, going by trolley from New Lon
don to Chester, thence by jitney to
that city where they were Joined by
Mr.. Buckingham and on Saturday by
Nathan A. Gibbs and Mr.. Gardner in
Mr.. Gigs auxiliary boat, May, and
Frank Aplin, Jr. of New York. They
made a canoeing party from Middle
town to Saybrook over Labor day.
Attended Picnic,
u Miss Grace D. - Chapman, teacher
of the village, school attended the pic
mic given by the teachers to meet SUI
sion they have taught the past year at
wildwood park, near Alexander lake,
labor day.
Pastor Acknowledges Gift.
s.He1y communion was. administered
by Rev. James NJ. Potter in the NJ.
e. church Sunday morning. Rev. Mr..
Potter spoke briefly on the Atonement,
Romans, Sth chapter, 37th verse. Pre-
vious to the sacrament, Miss Beatrice
Jones of Mt. Vernon. N, Y, sang at
the sofertery, The Lord Is My Shep-
herd. by Carl Bohm.
Mr.. Potter took occasion to speak of
the, complete surprise which he re-
cefved on his birthday. September L
q community gift, for which he ex-
pressed his thanks and appreciation.
Mrs. Nelson Parker of Norwich ar
ranged.the altar flowers.
Mrs.t Emma Bennett was the lead
er of the Epworth League service on
Sunday evening, the topic being, Ev-
ering With Favorite Hymns. Mrs
Bennett gave descriptive readings Of
many well loved hymns and the con-
gregation sang the hymns. Solos
were sung by Miss Ruth Bogue Of
: Norwich, When the Gray of the Sky
[ Meets the Gray of the Sea, and M
r, Pavey, Lead Kindly Light. Mary
and Madeline Birch sang Billy Sun
days favorite hymn, Brighten the
Corner Where You Live. Then follow.
ed a recitation and solo, Abide Witt
Me, by Miss Ruth Bogue. The service
was largely attended.
Cottage and Village Notes.
Mrs. Charles W. Pierce and young
son, who spent July and August a
the home of Mrs. Pierce's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ]. Pierce, at AL
lyns Point returned to her home a.
Union Hill. New Jersey, last week.
Mrs. George Murphy Of Mooon'i
Hill, Indiana, arrived at the home O
Mr.: and Mrs. Edward III. Latimer las
week.
Mrs Delphine Fish, Mrs. Fanny A
Molthrop and Miss Alice Satterlee
went by trolley to Lyme last Wed.
nesday, having dinner at Boxwood inn
Anthony Morse, stroke of the vic
torious Yale crew in June, was a call
er at the Roxbury school last Wednes
day.
Thomas Haggerty Of the Boston
Globe is spending his vacation at thu
cottage of Fred Smith in the vii
lage.
Mrs. William Bogue and daughters
Misses Elsie and Ruth, with Miss Ale
ma Lester and Miss Rydholm, all o
Norwich. spent the week end and tn
holiday at the Davis cottage in the
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin will
Miss Alice Gershefski, closed the cot
tage, Leisure Hour on the Bluffs ant
returned to Meriden, Monday.
Mrs. J.. Eldred Brown Of Norwich
Ms. Edward Woodin and children
than A. Gibbs Saturday and Sun.
Mrs. A. c. Disdon returned las
Thursday from New York where sh,
had been for some days, coming b.
autoompile. The party with her in
cluded Miss lAddie Secor and Rober
the village this morning for the re
turn trip to WATERFOWL, NY.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Jones ant
daughter, Miss Beatrice, with MI
Jones' sister, left the cottage. Twi1
Oaks, for their home in Mt Vernon
N. e., the last of the week.
Mrs. Lydia r. Chase and Miss Ali
Miss Lydia R.. Chase and Mis-
f Alice Chase of Portsmouth, R. l., ar,
visitors at the home of Mrs: Chase
sons Richard Chase and family at thei
home at Long Cove $
Mrs. Annie Caswell of Newport. r
T.. returned to her home last Thurs
day, after spending some time will
Mrs, Herman .Peckhan at her Lon,
Cove cottage p.aa5 eflt--4
Mrs Edward Wordin and 'childrel
Of Holyoke, Mass. who have. beel
spending month at the home of Mrs
Woodin's sister, Mrs. Fred Turner
have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry Mann ant
daughters, Misses Marjorie and Edna
have closed their cottage on the Bluff
and 7returned to their home in Putnam
Attended Reunion.
Noyes sB. Allyn attended the re
1ioni Of the Larrabee family in Wind
ham. Monday.
Miss Evelyn Richards and Mis-
Iessica Meade, left Monday for Pater
son. N. j., where Miss Richards viii
resume her school duties.
Rev. Joel B. Slocum and Mrs. Slo
eurn of Norwich, were guests of Mrs
Eohn C. Perkins at her cottage on tn
Bluff Tuesday.
I. Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus Johnson an
Son Warren and Mr. and Mrs. H. "A
Latham. who have been at Decatu
Bluffs farm. have returned to thef
rome in Arlington. N. J.
Mrs. E. v. Mann. who has been a
he summer home of her sister, Mrs
Franklin II. Brown, returned to Provi
ience, Tuesday.