Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-24
New London County
GALES FERRY

lWInnerssirssports and contestseat Community Picnio-Sunday School PupiIs Promoted-o Outing pfS rinity ParislaSAid Society. ,-,.--- Ths<ennuaI Community picnic. in which the summer people and the Vil- daeers unite. was held on the grounds Sof Charles H. Brown at Riverview tplace Wednesday, and was a most successful affair, A fine chowder din- sner was served. Games and sports took up the entire afternoon. i The following committees had the affair in charge, assisted by the con- Nnunity: Chowder committee, Edward yF1. Latimer;, table, Misses Amelia sMathewson, Laura A Perkins, Ms. SEmma Bennett. Dudley c. Perkins; sdinner tickets, Moves B. AI1yn;s cake sand pie table, Misses Sarah s. Lati- Inner, Susan Mathewson, Alice Satter- Aee; transportation of supplies, R. 1rv- idng Hurlbutt; ice cream, D. R. Povey; dies aid table. Mrs. Fanny A. Mol throp; sports, George Frost
 The prizes were won as follows: 100 yard dash (senior boys)-Watch first Richard Ames: electric light second. George Hughesa sawritingpaper third, Robert Church.
 100 yard dash ljunior boys)-First flag outfit, Bruce Dumont: second scaTfpin, Herbert Coreya third, pencil bog, Donald Dumont.
 Three legged race Ssenfors1-Twc pair socks, Richard Amess Robert Church.
 Three legged race 1juniorsD-wa+ch Donald Dumont.
 Sack race (senior giris)-First,w writ. ing paper, Dorothy Wulf.
 Sack race-Clocz, Mary R. Gibbs. 100 yard dash (nnfdget Firis)-Pen. Gil box DOr0thv FAroSf
 50 yard dash (married iadies)- )-First Charles Ramage: second, Mrs. Beav. err third, Mrs. Jones.
 Ball game-Bluffers 12, Villagers 6 Frost and w. H. B..Dumont Of Mont. clair, N. J.
 On Summer Outings.
 Thomas Brown of the New Yorl Tribune is spending his vacation witt his parents, Rev. J. E1dred Brown anC Mrs. Brown atsthe- Davis cottage 1T the village.
 Miss Mary RseGfbbs and her Sunda, school class of young ladies of tn, Second Congregational church, Nor. wich, have taken the house on tn, farm of Carl Lawson, about twt miles from the~village, for a week Mrs Charles Greenman of Laure Hill, Norwich, was the guest at tn, cottage of Mrs. Louis Church on tn, Bluff, Wednsday.
 Arthur D. Lathrop of Norwich ant party called at the cottage of MT. ant Mrs. Louis Church, on the Bluff on afternoon last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Anthony J. Sfttig O New York are spending week at tn home of Mrs. Sittig's mother. Mrs Lucy A. Hurlbutt
 Mrs. William F. Gilroy of Mt. Yer non, N. Y. arrived last Saturday a the home of Mrs. Frank Aplin t GnAnd Is,x Robert and Fred Gflroy are spendin part Of their vacation with thei reiatlves Misses Ellen and Lucy Gee at their cottage, The Pines, on tn Blur. Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Geer . Misses Geer.
 Miss Helen Apiins has returned af ter two weeks visit at one of th beaches on the New Jersey coast.
 Parish Aid Society Entertained. The Parish Aid society of Trinit Ep1scopal church, Norwich, were en tertained at the cottage of Misses El len and Lucy Geer. Tuesday.
 bouls Chaffee of State Line, clerk a stafford Springs postofhce was tn guest of MT. and Mrs. c. D. CoIver s gently. Mrs. Byron Maynard of Anthony r l., has been spending several day Allyrs Point. anu
 Camp Fire Girls Meet.
 ceremonial meeting of the Par, guard Camp Fire circle was held J the home of the guardian, Miss Alfr Satterlee last Saturday afternoo Miss Elsie Mcclure was advanced f the rank of fre-maker. She r. ceived silver bracelet, as a badg worn Tor that order. Honor bead nU dAI Miss Jennie G. Perkins. Blue birt were guests at-tbis meeting. R, treatments were served.
 Special Sermons.
 Rev. James M Potter gave inc +bi, In ms series of sermons on the Prod gal Son last Sunday morning in h M E. church. the theme being ri Far Country Famine.
 At the Sunday school session 4, girls in the primary class, taught Miss Jennie e. Perkins, received the diplomas from superintendent c. Colver, after promotion exercises them of song and recitations. Tn, were graduated from the primary the junior class. They were Mad line Birch, Laura Mcclure, Ernestil Talbot. Edna Chapman and Gertru Allen.
 Miss Elizabeth Lane of Norwich h been the recent guest of Mrs. Walt Gypsy.
 Mrs. William H. Fitch of Norwi Town was caller in the village Tue day.
 Open Air Service.
 The second open air service giy this season under the auspices of f Epworth league will be held (tomo row) Sunday afternoon, at five o'clo on the grounds and veranda of \ and Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs. The Pi, Rose. service of reading and son will be given.