Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-05
UNChsvnLE
Miss Ethel Cornet Addresses Thursday
CIuh-Lawn Party-community Pic
mic and Other Social Affairs-Per-
sonals,

sonals.
The meeting of the Thursday After
noon club was held with an attendance
! Of about twenty, in charge of Mrs.
Ralph H. Melcer, president of the
| Woman'S Home Missionary society.
After a short business session. at which
| 1t was voted to hold the August meet
| ing in the home of Mrs. James E.
| Con1stock, at Quaker Hill. Miss Ethel
| COrnet, who taught in North Carolina
| the past year, gave an interesting talk
! on her work in the school, the inha.bi-
| tants, and their customs and climatic
! conditions. Miss Winnie Bartlett read
an interesting paper on Art in the
Home. After the program, cake and
| ice cream we're served
The lawn party of the Good Cheer
! Sunshine society, held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Beebe, was
! well attended, considering the weather.
| The grounds were decorated with
/ Japanese lanterns and flags. The
! Perry orchestra, com posed of members
| of the family at BartIett's, furnished
| an entertaining program of music dur
! ing the evening. Miss Ethel Griffin
! contributed piano selections. Miss
+ Agnes Hampstead sang and John J.
| fiibbey gave several readings, all of
! which were highly appreciated by
! those listening. Ice cream and waters
were served. At the society's meet
! ing, Thursday afternoon, at Mrs.
| Benham's it was decided to hold the
annual bazaar at Richards Grove. The
| Moose band to furnish music for dane
! ing.
Miss Grace Allison, who has been
I spending the past two weeks the
| guest of her aunt, Miss Eloise Land
! phere, returned to her home in HOl-
! yoke, Mass, Saturday.
Community Picnic.
The Community picnic, by the mem
! n n Lao he
Aid society and the Sunday school of
! the Methodist church will be held to-
| day august 3d. on the field adjoining
the church. A Rhode Island clam bake
| will be served. The clans and fish to
| be used will he brought from Nara
| gansett Bay. The committee on sports
are Robert DOdds, Earl Holmes and
! John Dodds.
Home From Virginia.
Mrs. Frank Mousley and sons, Louis,
| Harry and Frank who have been
/ spending a while with friends in Vir-
! ginja, have returned home.
Mrs. MedOs Lusignan of Pequot is
! entertaining her sister, Mrs. Howard
| Brown of Willimantic.
Start a New House.
Charles Ramage, who recently pur-
| chased a building lot, begun work eX-
cavating a cellar on it.
Lawn Party Well Attended.
Friday evening a very enjoyable time
was spent at the lawn party given by
| the society of the Baptist church on
! the lawn at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
/ William Webster. The tables at which
J cake, ice cream, candy and lemonade
! were on sale were prettily decorated
with crepe paper and the grounds were
! lighted by Japanese lanterns. There
/ was a large attendance, it being esti-
mated over one hundred and fifty were
/ in attendance. Many were from Nor
| witch and New London and surround
! Ing places. A prize sale was in charge
| Of Miss Lillian Sawyer as Mrs. Wigs
| OF the Cabbage Patch The prizes were
/ inclosed in green crepe paper cab
| bages,' containing the prize, which
/ We're set in a tub of sand. The pro-
I will be used by the young folks to de-
| fray camping expenses at their cottage
/ at Pleasure Beach.
Edward LaCasse, after a months
visit with relatives in Canada, has re-
turned home.
Surprise Party.
Mrs. George Carver of New London,
who was q guest at the home of her
mother, Mrs rank Coma, was given
! a surprise Saturday night. The lawn
was lighted with Japanese lanterns.
The evening was devoted to games and
music, with cake, lemonade and ice
cream for refreshments.
Union Open Air Service.
There was about fifty in attendance
At the meeting held by Gales Ferry and
ncasville Methodist churches Sunday
afternoon on the lawn of Mrs Chap
man. There was a sermon by Rev. J.
\. Potter of Gales Ferry with music
by the church orchestra and singing by
the choir members of both churches,
with a selection on the EictrOla.
Robert HENDERSON was a week end
guest of his parents in Westerly.
Twenty Of the strikers at the Thames
Specially Co.'S mill went to their work
and others are planning to return. Sew
eral of the strikebreakers have left.
| Matthew Geary, who is employed in
Mystic, spent the weekend at his
home here.
Miss Gertrude Rogers and Miss
Lillian Sawyer are spending this week
with relatives in Boston.
! Mrs. Howard Brown, who has been
The guest of Mrs. ATedos Lusignan has
returned to Willimantic.
Miss Mary Case of Brooklyn, N Y
is spending a few days with friends in
town.
Miss Edyth Taylor has returned after
a week spent with Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Smith at Magonk Point.