Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
COLUMBIA
Choral Society Organizes for the Sea- son-Work on Walk Building Re- sun1ed-Marrisse-Mrs. A. H. Full ler,s e7th Birthday.

son-Work onss Walk Building Re-
 sumed-Marrisge- A. H. Full
 ler's 97th Birthday.
 The Choral society met at Yeonans nall Thursday evening of last week and organized fer tine coming winter as follows: President, H. W. Porter; vice president, Mrs. Clayton E. Hu! i; secretary and treasurer Miss Marian Holmes. It is expected that meetings will be held weekly. The first meet ing for practice was annourced for Thursday evening of this week. Charles k. Hitchcock attended the dinner preliminary to the formation of church club for the iaymen of the New London archdeaconry at the Wauregan house in Norwich Thursday evening of last week.
 Next Sunday is announced as Every body o-ChIrch Sunday.
 Several large locks of wild geese have been seen living southward re- gently.
 Motored to New Jersey. MT. and Mrs. Charles K. Hitchcock and their son-in-law, Raymond E. Clarke, and his wife left Friday morn ing of last week for an automobile trip to Bayonne, N. J.. and New York MT. Hitchcock formerly resided in Bayonne. The trip is partially busi- l ness one. The party expects to be ab- SSAs duOuI TWO weeks. 3F- tt z Three Join Church. Three persons were admitted to the Columbia Congregational church last Sunday by letter, Mi. and Mrs. Cecil l.. Gates and daughter Gertrude. for meriy members of the Congregat:onal church at Atlanta, Ga.
 A letter of dismissal was granted to Miss Gertrude Loveland. formerly of this church. and recommendation to the Congregational church at Colorado Springs, where she is now residing. Two were also propounded for admis- sion to the church. Misses Marion and Madeline Holmes,
 MT. and Mrs Arthur C. Jacobs of Mansfield attended the morning church service Sunday.
 Walk Laying Resumed. Work has been resumed in con- structing the gravel sidewalk leading from Columbia Green to the lake The work was begun ses eral years ago by the Ladies Afternoon club. which gave entertainments for this purpose. When the money was expended the work stoppe duntii this fall. The walk now extends to Mir. Gates new residence.
 ult--Strickland.
 At the parsonage Sunday afternoon Miss Daisy Belle Strickland. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stricklat-d il. was united in nlifriage with Fred O. Tetrault, both nf Hop River village. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. Newton Owen. Only the friends of the family were present
 The board of assessors held their first meeting last Monday at the ce- lectmen's room in tEe town building. They will meet again Monday, the 27th.
 Ninety seventh Birthday.
 Mrs. Alanson II. Fuller celebrated her 97th birthday last Thursday and received many DOS! card congratula- uons from friends in this and other places Mrs. Fu!lar is the oldest per son in town an1 retHin her faculties to a noteworthy 1egree for one of her years.
 Mr. and Mrs ;Ierry C. Isham have moved to their new house near Co., lumbia Green.
 Miss Pierson to Speak.
 The Columbia Equal Franchise League has arranged for a lecture by Miss Emily Pierscn at Yeoman's hail Tuesday evening, Nov. 28. The 1easu is to serve refreshments after the ad- dress. Miss Pierson has spoken here before
 Miss Mary Welch. a pupil at Wyke- ham Rise, a preparatory school for girls at Washington, Conn.,, expects to spend Thanksgiving with her moth CT. Mrs. Fannie Dixon WeIch at "Noxid', their home by the lake, coming "Wednesday and returning on Friday