Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-08
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

! 10, With SWOGQs 6LC- several pre- | pared for rain with open umbrellas and wore oilers; others prepared for win l ter, wearing overcoats and ear muffs. A pretty nurse girl with a young child prepared for a squau. One couple from the country, in long linen dusters, drew a baby carriage in which were I twin Teddy bears. A French chef was | along with a sign across his white | jacket Prepared for Grub" One | couple prepared for matrimony, the | bride looking very sweet, marched to | the wedding march from Lohengrin | played on the Ocherina and harmonica. i They were preceded by the minister, who carried a sign, Prepared to Marry. i Everybody in the place was in the pro- i cessiOn or on the sidewalk. The line | of march started at 6 o'clock to the music of drums and trumpets, pro 1 ceeding up the village street to the 1 new County club house, where the 1 marchers saluted the men employed on | the construction of the unfinished 1 building, continuing the line of march l to the New London road, counter marching to the clubhouse, where a ] stirring patriotic speech was made by ! Attorney Robert Wilcox of Watertown, N. Y.
 ! MT. Wilcox was followed by Frank Aplin of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, who spoke on Loyalty. Rev. James M. Potter | spoke on Community Interest. A vote of thanks was given Miss ! Gibbs for so successfully bringing to an issue this parade. Miss Gibbs re- l sponded in @ happy vein, hoping it would be only one of many good times that the participants would have in ] the new clubhouse.
 1 Norman B. Brown made the closing | speech and as marshal disbanded the parade.
 Birthday Celebration. A picnic was held at the home of i Mir. and Mrs. Latham Smith July | Fourth in honor of Mrs. Smiths birth day. A fine chOwder dinner was served, ! with salads, fruit, cakes and coffee. | Mrs. Smith received many gifts. | Among those present were Mr. and | Mrs. Harvey Wood, Media, Pa, Mrs. ] Isaac Remington, Lima, Pa, MT. and 1 Mrs Charles COmstOck. MT. and Mrs. Turner. Mrs. Myrta Mather and son, | Walter Mather, Mir and Mrs. E. A. | James, Mr. and Mrs Edward Young, | Nr. and Mrs. Allen Young, Waterford, i Mrs. Nfiuifred StOddard and daughter Blanche. POQUOnnOC, MT. and Mrs. 1 Avery Main, Miss Doris Main, Allyn's i Point Mrs. George Bradford, MT. and ! Mrs. Walter Gardiner, Mrs. Thomas ! NicEeTy and daughter Louise, Mrs : George Griffith MT. and Mrs. Edward NeintOn AIT and Mrs. George A. Smith, all of New London. Went to Newport.
 Rev James lI Potter and Mrs. Pot ter with son Donald and Mir and Mrs Dudley C. Perkins and daughter, Miss Jennie C. Perkins, went to Newport L'. l., Tuesday. July 4th. Sunday Services.
 Rev James AI Potter spoke Sunday morning in the AI F. church from the theme God in Christ, reConciIing the { world unto himself, previous to the administering of the holy communion At the offeraory C. F. CoIver sang His Eye is on the Sparrow, with Miss Grace A. Chapman, soprano, in the chorus.
 Awards for PunctuaI Attendance.
 At the Sunday school session awards were given in the following order for regular attendance: Bronze star, 14 months, to Elm Beth Bennett; bronze pin. months, 10 each, Helen DeRusha and J. Edmund Norman, IT,; rolled gold pin, 10 months, to each, c. E. CYL yer, JI., and Helen Louise Colver: gun metal star, 16 months, Mrs. J. A. Birch; gold pin, one year, Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins.
 The open air service held on the lawn of the Misses MathewsOn at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon was largely attended. Rev. c. c. Tibbetts of the N E. church, Uncasville, preached from the words Follow Me. The or Cnestra of that church rendered sev- eral selections Rev. c, c. Tibbetts and Miss Jennie c. Perkins accompa- nled with vioiins the congregational singing, under the direction of Miss Sarah T. Latimer.
 Mrs. Perkins Death Regretted.
 The passing of Mrs. John c. Perkins of Norwich, who died so suddenly at her summer home on the Bluff last week. cast gloom over the village Where she was so well known. Mir and AIfs. Perkins were among the pioneer cottagers on the Bluff, the family hay Ing occupied their cottage for upwards of l5 years, Mrs. Perkins coming there after the death of her husband She was always closely identified with the village church and took a deep inter est in it's welfare. Her kindly manner and gracious personality will be much missed by her friends here.
 Red Top Leased.
 The Red Top club of Norwich has leased the clubhouse at Red Top, liar ward Quarters, for the season. Fred SmlJh IS the steward, as usual.
 Progress on Clubhouse.
 Work is progressing finely on the new Country club house under the di- rection of Walter M. Buckingham.
 Social and Personal.
 Misses Ellen and Lucy Geer of Nor
  wich spent the week end at their cot tage on the Bluff
 Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell of Norwich was @ recent guest of Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs.
 MT. and Mrs. George Frost with children and maids from MOntclair, N J. arrived Saturday at their cottage for two months.
 Mrs. Richard Ames with son Rich ard and daughter Miss Bessie Ames. of Yonkers W. Y, arrived at their cottage Monday for the season.
 Mrs. Allyn l. Perkins and son. Robert Allyn, and Mrs. William Harris of Groton spent Friday with Mrs Harmon '. Perkins
 Mrs. Charles J. Pierce returned to her home at Allyn's Point last week from a two weeks visit in Ancram, N 1" to Rev. and Mrs. Ludwig Seith, and Union HilL N J., to her son and family, Charles W. Pierce.