Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-03
GALES FERRY
Memorial Day ohservanee-Flaas and ceranium Plants Placed on Soldiers, Graves Owners Open Cottages for the Holiday

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 A well rendered program in observ- ance of Memorial day was given in the vestry of the M D. church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by the pupils of the village school. The exer- cises had been prepared under direc- ton of their teacher, Miss Grace A. Chapman. The school had as guests the teacher, Miss Lucy Lester and her pupils of the Lester district Rev. James M. Potter acted es chairman. ton, Memorial Day, Madeline Birch; song, Hshe Dear old Flag. hchoog: recitationS. Decoration Day. Laura Mcclure: The Chiidren's Decoration, Donald Potter; Memorial Day, Mary Birch; song, Review of the Veterans, school; recitations. Bring Your Loving Thoughts, Elm Beth Bennett; Memor- ial Day. Gordon Maniere; For Grand pa's Sake Gertrude Allen: reading. The Blue and the Gray, Marie Allen; recitation, Dorothy Birch; address, On the Union of States, Rev. James M. Potter; singing of America, by tf1e congregation.
 The line of march to the cemetery was formed, led by Charles A. Satter- lee and Charles H. Comstock, civil war veterans. followed by Rev. Mr. Potter and the school children, two by two. the girls carrying potted pink geran- siums which had been given them from a bank arranged near the speaker S stand, by Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrope and Miss Alice Satterlee, Daughters of the American Revolution and who also gave the boys flags, to place in the holder on each soldiers grave, which was followed by the placing of a geraniurn by the girls.
 | At the conclusion a uuartette Misses | Alice Satterlee, Grace A. Chapman, Q. E.. Golver, p. c. Poyey. sang Peace fully Slumber Nae Brave. The exer- ). cises closed with brief prayer by Rev. Mir. Potter.
 Guests from Bridgeport.
 Charles H. Chapman of Stratford superintendent of the Bridgeport di- vision of the Connecticut company's trolley lines, with Mrs. Chapman and sons, Romain and John, were in the village Thursday, while on an auto I of their cousins, Miss Kate B. Colvel and MT. and Mrs. c. E. Colver, at the Navy Yard.
 Judge and Mrs Alfred Steers and daughters, isae Misses Steers, oi Brooklyn. N. r., spent the weekend and the holiday at their cottage on tho Bluff
 Miss Laura A. Perkins, who i, .l spending some time with Miss EIizs Geer of Poquetannock spent Friday a. her, home here.
 Mrs. Nelson Parker and little daugh ter Margaret, of Norwich, were guest. Friday at the home of Mrs. Parker sister, Mrs. J. Edmund Norman Mrs. Rufus W. Hurlbutt attended the graduation of her sister, Mis- Winifred Bartlett from itlhe Proyi, dence, R. I. Art solsool, last week.
 Rev. and Mrs. George H Murph. F from Moore's Hill Indiana, who haEl . been attending the Methodist Epis copaI general conference held at Sar atogo, N. Y., during May, arrived fl I Flnes NlNr T9Tq-s H. kn-
 Mrs. Edward H. Batimer and Mis Sarah T Eatimer, brother and siste | of Mrs Murphy where they will spen ! some days.
 At Summer Cottage. I The families of A. M. Kennedy an [ J. Frank Corey, of Norwich, spent tn " week end and the holiday. at thei f cottages on ttee Bluff.
 Mrs Fred Richards of Laurel Hill s Norwich, spent Memorial Day in tn : village; and attended the services g
 M. B. church.
 a Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Bucking r ham, of Norwich, visited their hous i beat, Gypsy, Tuesday.
 MT: and Mrs. Fowler of Mt. Vernon < N. r.. were guests at the summe
 home of MT. and Mrs Frank Aplil
 for the week end and holiday. :. A. c. Risdon of New York sper
 the weekend at his summer home
 On Holiday Outing. e The family of Otto Wulf of Nor y wich. were at their cottage tI1e .eWu
 Den'' on the holiday.
 d Coroner Franklin H. Brown of Nol n which, spent a part of the holiday
 his summer home, in the village. : Rev. George H. Murphy Of Moore g Hill, Indiana, district superintendel
 of that M. E. conference, will preac T. in the M. E. church of the viIla.g $ Sunday, June 4, at the morning sci