Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-15
JEWETT CITY
ladies Aid Society of BAPTIST Church
Holds Annual Fair--Dorcas Circle
Elects Offieers--Friends Pay Sur
pcise Visit to Paul Geist.

The Ladies' Aid society Of the Bap-
fist church held it's annual Christmas
fair in the yestry Thursday afternoon
and evening. The room was in holt
day adornment, with red cedar trees
cover with snow and tied with red
ribocns all around the sides of the
windows, and in every available space.
Evergreen vines We're interlaced along
the ceiling with laurel over the sup
ports of the room. Pine bcughs add
supper table had an evergreen and
winter berry centerpiece, and winter
ferns outlined each place, The dec
Grating committee was Mrs. Nel3eTt
Myott, Mrs. Elmer Tarbox and Mrs.
e. c. Wilcox. The ladies' parlor was
|tice entwincd with evergreen and
laurel forming the frontispiene of the
tabla. Strings of japanese lanterns
were also uSed as decorations. Miss
Alice A. Brown, Misses Doris Nvott
and Ruth Davis, in costume, were in
this room.
r. The fancy table was in charge of
Mrs. ]. A: Spidell and Miss May Blake.
Mrs Arthur NJ. Brown and her Sun
day school class ant. Mrs II. T. Will
cox sold homemade candy. Potted
plants were sold by Mrs. J4emuel
John Perkins were IN charge of the
utility table. lee cream was sold by
Mrs N. J. Babcoch and Mrs Martin
Davis.
A supper of cold roast fresh pork,
dressing, mashed potato and tnrnip,
apple sauce, salad.--oils and coffee
was served under the direction of Mrs.
". II Whiterlan, Mrs. e C. Wilcox,
Mrs. e. NJ. Gray. Mrs. J. 4. Phillips
Mrs. Esther Fitch and MIS- Ruby
Thornton. Mrs. Charles +. Gardner
was in charge of the dining room and
the t1hfag Nv F,,-
Tarbox, Mrs. George Sparks, Miss
Nellie Franklin, Miss Helen Gray and
Miss Mabel McBroonne and their as
sistants.
At 7.30 there was an entertainment
program arranged by Mrs. A. N.
There was n piano solo by Miss Emma
Gardner, selection for two violins
by Miss Doris Myott and Tyler Gill
bert. with Miss Alice Gilbert at the
piano; a solo by Miss Alice Nc.
Broome, a reading by Miss Ellen Will
Officers of Dorcas Circle.
At the meeting of Dorcas circle of
the Kings Daughters held at Miss S.
K Adams Tuesday evening the follow
ing officers for the year were elected:
MIS-. p H: discox, leader: Mrs. A. G.
Burdlck, vice leader; Miss s. Nettie
Johnson, secretary, and Mrs. w. r.
Burdick, treasurer.
Infants Burial.
Stanislaw Bartoxewicz, the three
days old son of Julie and Benny Bar
tozeW1cz, was buried in ST. Mary's
cemetery Thursday under the direc-
ton Of Undertaken J. A Hourigan.
Surprise Visit and Gift.
Paul Geist. Jr., of Lisbon was de-
tanned at the home of Mrs. Duncan
Mckay Tuesday evening for several
reasons, and when he finally went
home he discovered a housefuI of
friends who had gathered to spend
the evening. Games and a lance to
photograph music furnished by Ar
thur Edmond provided genuine fun.
Several candidates were initiated into
Il secret society, but the society was
short lived, and some of the candidates
thought they were, for tin1H. During
the evening Rowland f. Batter, in be-
half of tho company, presented Mr..
Geist handsome pair of gloves. De-
'icious refreshments were served Jew
cit City friends were invited to the
good time. which was arranged by Mrs.
McKays
Personals.
Mrs. S. P. Green of Hartford is Wis
itins Mrs. w. G. Duce.
q. r. Ravens was at his place of
business Thursday after being confined
10 his home in Norwich for two weeks
on account of an injury to his knee.