Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-29
GALES FERRY
Nathan A. Gibbs On Trip to Atlanta
Red Top Prepared for Harvard
Crews--C. Allyn Brown Jr. Is Grad
uated-Bacon Bat.

Rev. James NJ. Potter spoke in the
M. E. church last Sunday morning
from this theme-Learn of Me
Matthew 1129. The altar decorations,
azaleas were arranged by Mrs. Henry
w. Hurlbutt with carnations, and lilies
of the valley by Miss Jennie 6. Perkins.
At the offertory the anthem, What
Snail 1t Profit a Man by Gabriel, with
solos sung by c. E. Colver and D. r.
Provey were well rendered.
a Sunday school board meeting was
held after the Sunday school session
to make arrangements to assist in the
Memorial day service.
The Epworth League service Sunday
evening was conducted by Attorney
Children in Our Town Getting a Fair
Chance? The meeting was well at
tended.
The Auxiliary Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of New London NJ
e. church invited all ladies 20 attend
Hampstead House in that city We'd
nesday. The invitation was read by
Rev. Mr.. Potter.
On Trip to Atlanta.
Nathan A. Gibbs of the Thames Ma
tiOnal Bank, Norwich left the village
Friday. for New York, to join a party
of bankers to go to Atlanta, Georgia
for a week.
Ready For Harvard Crews.
The wharf floats and buildings al
Red Top have been put in order, pre-
paratory TO the coming Of the Har-
ward crews for the annual regatta.
Miss Mary r. Gibbs and Miss Laura
A. Perkins attended the Bass Clef con-
cert in Slater Hall, Norwich, last
Thursday evening.
Miss Marguerite Wulf of Norwich
cottage of Herman Wulf on the Bluff
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin H. Brown OF
Norwich were at their cottage Fri
day.
Miss Alice satterlee is spending
several days in North Haven. at the
home of her brother. Elmer Satterlee
President of His Glass.
C. Allyn Brown Jr. son of the late
graduated the past week from the
Ohio Northern University, standing az
president of his class, in civil anC
mining engineering. Mr.. Brown will
visit relatives in Hartford and his
grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Brown o.
Francisco via the Panama canal
which trip he will take before accept
ing one of three advantageous posi-
tons offered him. Mr.. Brown is &
grandson of the late Judge George A
Tanning, of Ledyard.
Tomato Plants from Norwich.
An invoice of FIVE hundred tomato
plants from Norwich was received al
the railroad station Tuesday morning
for the farm of the Norcross Broth
erS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene La Fontaine
were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. D
Ward Adams at the parsonage in
Uncasville last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Alpin and daughter Miss
Helen Aplin of Mt. Vernon, n. Y, ar
rived at their summer home in the
village, Monday.
Mrs. Henry w. Hurlbutt and Mrs
Harmon G. Perkins visited at the home
of Mrs. Hurlbutt's daughter, Mrs. Nell
son Parker in Norwich.
Bacon Bat.
Luncheon was served at the home Of
Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs, Wednesday
afternoon at one o'clock, the affair
taking the form of a Bacon Bat. Il
was successfully managed by the
daughter of the hostess, Miss Mary R
Gibbs, who instructed, in the art OF
cooking bacon and frankfurters, or
forked sticks over an open fire, on the
hearth. These were served with rolls
and butter, with mustard and pickles
Coffee and crullers were then served
Music was furnished by the Edison
photograph. Those present were Mrs
n. A. Gibbs. Mrs. Amanda H. Perkins
Mrs. Fanny A. Nothrop and Misses
Laura A. Perkins and Miss Gibbs.
Miss Martin Graduate Nurse.
Local friends of Miss Mabel H Mar.
tin of Meriden, were invited to attend
the graduating exercises of the Glass
of 1915, of which she was a member
Of the Bridgeport Hospital Training
School for Nurses, at the FirstPresby'
terrain church, Bridgeport, Thursday
evening, May 9th.
Memorial Day Arrangements.
Rev. James NJ Potter will observe
Memorial Day, Sunday morning in the
NJ. E. church by a patriotic sermon
There will be special singing by tht
choir. AT the close of this service
the veterans present will head tbs
line of Sunday school pupils who will
march to the village cemetery nearby
The children will place pink or white
geraninum on each soldiers grave
There will be patriotic exercises. The
superintendent of the school c. E
Colver and Dudley C. Perkins will act
as marshals.