Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-05-13

County Sunday School Institute Of
District No. s Held With Local
Church Missionary Auxiliary
Meets Boys 70 Raise Potatoes for
Benevolent Cause.
The County sunday school Assoc
citation Institute for District No. ),
which Includes, Groton, Ston1ngton,
North Stonington. Ledyard, Noank
and Gales Ferry. was held g we
ernoon session opened at 8 o'clock
with praise and devotional service
conducted by Rev. G.. r. Atha OF Gro
ton. Rev. Herbert j. Wyckons OF NOT
wich, president of the association, in
Secondary Division Work, Rev. II. p.
Foster. Noank; Teacher Training,
Rev. al T.. Bush. New London Sunday
School Advertising, Wallace ]. Wood
In. State Secretary. Rev. Mr. Wyckon
spoke on county and district work.
Supper was served in the vestry
the menu including cold meat, salads,
ana baked beans. with the usual ac-
cessories.
The evening session was held at Z
o'clock. Elementary Work was the
topic Of Miss Jennie L. Congdon,
County superintendent; Growing
Pains. was the evening topic OF Mr..
WoOdin. the state secretary. The en-
tire pram was most helpful to all in
terested in Sunday school work.
Missionary Auxiliary Meets.
The local auxiliary Of the Woman's
Home Missionary society was enter
tanned at its May meeting at the home
Of Mrs. Nathan a. Gibbs, tuesday
afternoon from 2.30 to 8 o'clock. Miss
Laura AL Perkins was the hostess.
The business meeting was conducted
by the president Miss Sarah 7. Lati-
mer, opening with devotional exer-
cises by Rev. James M. Potter; sing
Ing hymn, The Golden CORD; ron can
was responded to by names OF dlfIer-
ent races Of men. Reports of the diff
ferent officers were read and ap-
proved.
The subject of the afternoon study,
Home Missions an migrating Force
Gathering Of the Nations as seen by
doaconess, were readings by Mrs
Harmon L. Perkins, Miss Latimer
Mrs Rufus w. Hurlbutt. Mrs. Lucy A
Hur1butt. Review Of chapter in
Home Missions in Action, conducted
By Mrs Fanny A. Molthrop; reading
nv Hat in Your Church, Mrs. Henry
w Hurlbutt; Home Mission Enigmas
Miss Kate Is. Colver.. The usual socia
hour followed. The hostess was as
sisted by Miss Mary r. Gibbs in serv-
Inc refreshments.
Heard and Seen.
Rev. Oliver G. Morse Of Greer
Lawn. l.. l., a former summer resi-
dent Of the village, was a caller in tbs
place last Saturday.
Nathan A. Gibbs, assistant cashier
OF the Thames National Bank, of Nor
witch. and his family, reopened thei1
home in the village for the season las
Thursday, after spending the winte
Ia Norwich
Mas. William 1. Spicer of Noank
anne IN his touring car with part.
lro mthat place including Rev. H. S
Foster OF the Baptist church, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Fitch, to tn
Sunday school institute here Monda1
Mr.sand Mrs; Charles Abel fron
Hudson N.Y. have taken the cot
tage at Perkins place for the season
Mr. Abel Is connected with the sub
May Basket Appreciated
Rev James M. Potter thanked hi
people Sunday morning preceding tn
sermon. for the pleasant surprise h
With his family received on the eve
ming Of May first, in the form of
May basket OF heroic size trimme
with pink sweet peas and filed wit
good things
Awards for Attendance.
AT the Sunday school session tn
following awards were given: gol
b4ns 411S. Lucy "A. E1uIlDull, On0 year
bronze pin, Marion Spathe, tw
months: gold monogram pins, Mar
Birch and Madeline Birch, five years
book Miss Laura A. Perkins, eigh
years.
Buys to Raise Potatoes.
Mrs. James M. Potter laid a pla
before the boys in the Sunday schoC
which had been proposed to her b
Miss Jessie Arbuckle. deaconess, i
he New Haven Deaconess' HON,
Sunday last, asking them how man
would plant one quart of potatoes an
are for and cultivate and send tn
field IN the autumn to the Home
1ew Haven. Several hands weI
aised and some amateur gardenin
will be done.
Judge Alfred Steers of Brooklyn,
n, Is having a wei sunk near HI
ioitaec on the Bluff
Sunday tomorrow will be observe
IS Mothers Day in the M. E. churcl
Rev James M Potter will preach an
here will be special music Sunda
venfng will be the Epworth Leagu
anniversary and there will be the il
tal6tion Of officers.