Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-26
YANIC

Many Homes Entertain Guests on the
 Holiday-SpeoiaI Exercises, Chr,st-
 mas Tree and Gifts at Close of
 Term.
 James Morton left town Friday for Canada to spend the holidays with Mrs. Morton.
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford Lathrop and children of New London were guests over the holidays of MT. and Mrs. c. E. Davis of the Franklin Valley iar1a.
 On Trip to Pennsylvania.
 Miss Lillian Calkins and her sister, Miss Calkins, of the Bridgeport gen- eral hospital, who has been her guest for-the past few days, and Miss Anna Calkins of Norwich left town Saturday with their parents, MT. and Mrs. Wes- ley J. Calkins.
 Close of Schools.
 The village school closed Friday noon with special exercises. Sodom school closed Friday afternoon, to re- open Jan. 8. Following was the Christ mas program: Song, o Come All Ye Faithful, school; Welcome, Adam Homicz; Christmas Quotation, school, Hulda's Christmas, Annie Homicz Christmas Gifts, Olive Ladd; A Christmas Carol, Alfred Brown: The Evergreen Pine, Ernest Sherman; God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, Catherine Murphy; song, Christmas Bells, school; Christmas Carol, Harry Hansen; A Christmas Story, Olive Ladd; Christi mas on the R. F. D., Leslie Brown; The Festive Time, Alexander HonlicZ; :; Will Try Again Next Year, Alfred Brown; reading original compositions, Catherine Murphy, Alfred Brown, An nie Homicz, Olive Ladd, and Harry Hansen.
 The gaily decorated Christmas tree vas unloaded and gifts were distrib- uted to all.
 Through the kindness of Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Brink, Mrs. Frank Allen dance of candy was provided for the pupils, while Mrs. Joseph Mackenzie had bags of popcorn for each and Mrs. Charles Brown furnished tarts.
 Social and Personal.
 Miss Margaret Coughlin of New York and Miss Anna Coughlin of New of their parents, MT. and Mrs. John Coughlin, of the Franklin road.
 MT. and Mrs. Timothy Leary of Groton and James Murphy of New Haven spent Christmas at the home of Mrs. M. D, Murphy at the Cross roads.
 MT. and Mrs. Elias .Stockett enter tained MT. and Mrs. Albert Eldridge and son Albert of Norwich Christmas. Miss Bertha Bromley spent the hoI- idays with friends in Worcester.
 Patrick Connolly spent the holidays in Lowell. Mass, with his mother, Mrs. J. Connolly.
 I,o1 visitor in Huntington, Mass, with his father, John Connors.
 Miss Margaret Welch of New Haven is spending the week in town at The Colonial, the guest of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Mackenzie.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles N. Congdon of Stafford Springs were guests over tne holidays of MT. and Mrs. Raymond V. Congdon
 Joseph Mackenzie was in New Lon- don Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Meri- den were guests over the holidays of Mrs. M. J. Bogue.
 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bentley, Miss Mary Bentley, Kenneth Bentley and Miss Nora Shea spent Christmas in Fftchville with Mrs. Bentley's parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis Brand
 Harold Bentley of the U S. s. New York is spending several days in town
  ham W. Bentley.
 Leaves for Florida.
 Miss Maud Innes of Hillside, Me, who has been spending few weeks at the home of MT. and Mrs. George Tay- Tor, left Saturday for Florida, where she will spend the winter
 William F. McHale of New York is spending the holidays at the home Of his sisters, the Misses McHa1e, of Main street.
 MT. and Mrs. Elisha Lathrop enter tained Mir and Mrs. J. Woods of the West Side, Norwich, Christmas
 Family Party.
 Edward Jones entertained the fol- house party over the holidays: Mrs. Sarah schlough and Miss Bertha Sch1ough of Waltham, George Schlough of Amherst college, MT. and Mrs. Evan Jcnes and son, Edward, 3d, MT. and Mrs. John Jones and MT. and Mrs William Jones of Waterbury.
 Bertram Bailey of Syracuse, N. r., spent the holidays in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jabez H. Bailey MT. and Mrs. Robert Kinkead of Providence were guests for the holf- days of MT. and Mrs. Hermon J. Gibbs Miss Elizabeth Kempton of Wash ington, Conn, is speidinf ten days in Yantic with her parsnts, MT. and Mrs. William Kempton.
 Dinner Guests.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseah Mackenzie en- tcrtained at ChristInas dinner Mrs. ef"v Wentworth Greeneville,