Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-20

president R. Irving Hurlhutt: singing, syn1n; reading. Mothers Of the Bible My Mother. Harlan Newbury; solo, My Trdndle Bed, Mrs. Delphine Fish, and violinist, Miss Jennie c. Perkins; talk by the pastor, Some Famous Mothers and Their Influence; singing, by congregation, Beautiful Hands; reading, The Mother. Mrs Delphine Fish; song, love to Scatter Sum shine. junior girls; Anniversary Day offering for league work in fogeign lands. This was followed by the i'm stallation of officers elected at 3 previous meeting, They were an- nounced by the secretary in the fol- lowing order: President R. Irving Hurlbutt; first vice president, depart ment of spiritual work. Miss Jennie G. World Evangelism. Mrs. Rufus ". Hurlhutt; third, department of social service Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins; fourth, department of recreation and culture, Mrs. James Edmund Norman; secretary Mrs Fanny A. Iolthrop; Jennie c. Perkins. Then followed prayer and benedictfonI Rev. James M. Potter.
 Held Annual Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Gales Ferry Cemetery Association was held in the vestry of the M D. church at Z. 30 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, the president Moves B. Allyn. pre- siding. Mir. Allyn gave in his yearly report. Having served as president of the association for twenty -four years, he wished to resign and urged the candidacy of others. R. Irving Hurl- butt acted as teller of the voting by ballot, which resulted in the reelection of MT. Allyn, but he would not with draw his resignation. Fhe final re- suit of the ballot made Edward H. Latimer president; vice president, secretary and treasurer, Superintend- ent R. Irving Hurlbutt, reelection; ad- | viSory committee. c. A. Satterlee c. H. 1 Comstock, R. Irving Hurlbutt. On 1 the motion of B. F. s. Crandall, Moves | B. Allyn, the retiring president was made a member of this committee. Al so on motion of MT. Crandall, the sec retary was instructed to draft a set of resolutions to be sent MT. Allyn, in appreciation of his many years of | in the work of the association. Following this meeting came the annual sale of the pews of the M. B. church, D. C. Perkins, treasurer of l the church, conducting the sale. Guest at Parsonage.
 Mrs Fred Lowell of Providence, R. | l.. was the weekend guest of Rev and l GOlISE. MIS- 1SDMGIl l is the sister of MT. Potter. Their aged father, Rev. George Potter, who l has been the guest at the parsonag for some time past, was leaving Mon- l day to visit another son, John Potter, l M. D., in Houlton, Maine, accompanied l by Rev. James M Potter, to Boston, where he joined a friend to complete 1 the Journey. Mrs. Potter accompan- l jed by Mrs. Lowell, also left the vil- | lage Monday, for New York, where they will visit another brother, Harry | E. Potter, who is i'll there.
 Miss Mary R. Gibbs returned home 1 Monday evening, from Providence, R. I. She had been the weekend guest of a cottage friend in an auto party, ! touring from New York to Cambridge Mass, Miss Gibbs leaving the party at Providence.
 | Inspected Historic Boulder.
 Mrs. Charles H. Hoyt of Washing | ton, D. C., with two young friends Lawrence Allen and Carl Hanover, of Groton, visited the boulder on Fort | Decatur, Saturday, which was marked by the BeIton Allyn society, G. A. R some years ago.
 Coroner Franklin H. Browns auxiI- iary boat, Ruth, will soon go into com mission. Herman Wulfs motor boat
 Togo, was launched Friday.
 Mrs. William Lewis, who has beer spending the winter at the Ancram N. Y, with her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs Ludwig Seith has returned to her home at Allyn's Point.
 Charles J. Pierce of the steamer Maine, was at his home at Allyn's Point, Saturday.
 Mrs. Richard H. Chase and infant son, returned from Lawrence Hospita. last week, to their home at Long Cove Miss Mildred Emily Pierce, who has been at her home at Allyn's Point returned to New York, Saturday.
 Picknicked at Fort Decatur.
 Miss Mary R. Gibbs entertained hel
 Sunday school class of the Second Congregational church, Norwich, pie
 nicking at . Fort Decatur, Saturday
 morning.
 } CourtIand E. Co1ver is having two
 weeks vacation, which he is spending
 at his home at the Navy Yard, takins
 some day tours with his family in z
 new car.
 William Johnson, an employe in tht
 family of MT. and Mrs. Frank Aplin of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, and Gales Ferry
 arrived in the village Monday. to pu ; the summer home here of MT. ant Mrs Aplin in order for their occu pancy today (Saturday). Mrs. Emma Ba.bcock of Ledyard re turned home Sunday, after severa days visit with MT. and Mrs Charle H. Comstock.
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