Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
GALES FERRY
Auxiliary to w. H. M. Society Enter
 tained by Mrs. N. A. Gibbs--Last of

The local auxiliary of the woman's tained by Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs, for it's October meeting, Tuesday after noon from 2.30 to o'clock. The president, Miss Sarah T. Latimer pre- sided. The topic for the day was Young People and Temperance. The meeting opened with singing a hymn. The devotional exercises were led by Mrs. Harmon c. Perkins. Mrs. James M. Potter read an article from the Outlook on Temperance. Miss Car oline B. Freeman read The Story of a Garden. Miss Mary R. Gibbs, daugh- Honor. A plan for forming a soci- ety of little girls was proposed by the president and the different readings bore on this subject. Following, In Days to Come, paper read by Mrs: Fanny A. Molthrop, there was roll call by the recording secretary, Mrs. Lucy A. Hurlbutt, responded to by temperance quotations. Mrs. James M. Potter and Mrs. Harmon c. Perkins were apointed delegates to The Wo- | mans Home Missionary convention to be held in New London.
 A social hour followed and delicious refreshments were served by the hos ! tess. The house decorations were red dahlias and red nasturtiums The attendance was unusually good ! d1Iu cI Idl SC oliNCI OIlSIIll5 WdS LdhSll. Sunday at Methodist Church. | Rev. James M Potter spoke briefly on the Sacritfcial Thought before ad ministering holy communion, in the M | E. church Sunday morning. Miss | Grace A. Chapman sanfi There Is a | Green Hill Far Away at the offertory. At the Sunday school session the teachers were. appointed as delegates l to attend the seventh annual conven- ton of the County Sunday School Association held in the Central Bap- tist church, Norwich, Thursday. At l the Epworth League service at 730 o'clock, Courtland c. Colver was the l leader, with this topic-Witnessing for 1 Christ.
 Rev. Allen Straw Bush, has con sented to lead a Bible Study class Wednesday evenings in the vestry.
 Leaves For New York.
 Mrs. F. c. Risdon closed her sum- mer home in the village Tuesday, and with her maid left for her home in New York, Mrs. Risdon stopping in New Haven to see her son. Charles | Risdon, a student at Yale. | Mrs. Curtis Wilcox of Jewett City spent the weekend at the home farm of her mother, Mrs. Ellen Turner, east 1 of the village.
 Mrs. A. z. Brown and Mrs. Edward Clark of StoningtCn were recent guests of Mrs, Eliza D. Maynard. Charles J. Pierce of the Steamer Maine. spent Sunday, at his home al | Allyn's Point.
 MT. and Mrs. Nelson Roach of Al 1 lyn's Point, were recent visitors ir l Mystic.
 1 daughter, Mrs: Rainsford Collins, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Lewis | son, Herbert Lewis in Waterbury | Mrs. Joab Rogers entertained at nel summer home in the village recently 1 her sister, Mrs. Karl Schott, of Hart ford and Mrs. Harry Knowlton o1 l New London.
 Mrs. Stephen Perkins of Groton anG l her sister, Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins of the village, visited at the home o1 | their brother Cyrus Chapman of tho Stoddard district Friday.
 | Mrs. E. V. Mann, who has been al the summer home of her sister, Mrs
 Franklin H. Brown. returned to hel home in Providence, Saturday.
 s~a Attended Meeting. it, '-'t
 Miss Laura A. Perkins, who ha!
 been spending some time in Poquetan-
 muck, attended the meeting of the
 Woman's Home Missionary society a
 Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs.
 Rev. James M. Potter attended tn
 Norwich District Ministerial Associa
 tion meeting at Baltic, Monday ant
 Tuesday.
 Percy Norman of the steamer Rich
 ard Peck. spsrt Sunday at the hom
 of his mother, Mrs. P. c. Norman, o Allyn's Point.
 MT. and Mrs. Nelson Parker o Norwich and their little daughter
 Margaret Hurlbutt, spent Sunday 9
 Wood Lawn farm. the home of Mrs
 Parker's parents, MT and Mrs. Henr w. Hurlbutt. Latham c. Smith with team an a number of men from the village ar ] employed at the coal pocket of tn submarine base this week. Occupy Perkins Cottage. NIr and Mrs c. F. Riley and lfttl
 sons moved into the cottage at Per
 kins place, Wednesday. MT. Riley
 connected with the submarine base a the Navy Yard.