Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-25
OLD MYSTIC
Fourth Quarterly Conference-Sham
rock Party and ST. Patrick Social
News in General.

NEWS IN General.
District Superintendent Rev. George
G. Scrivener of Norwich conducted the
fourth quarterly conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church Monday
evening at the Methodist parsonage.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Scriv-
ener, after which reports were read
and accepted. The present condition
of the church was considered good.
Rev. William Crawford was unani-
n1ously requested by the church to re-
turn for another year. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Stewards, Horace o. Williams,
W. Martin White, Frederick A. Barnes,
DR.. Albert T. Chapman, Joseph Des-
ley, Prentice A. Williams, Lawrence
Williams, Warren Wheeler. Miss Mary
II. Dean, Mrs. Abby e. Dewey, Mrs.
Main, Mrs. Harriet Peckham, Miss s.
Annie Williams, Miss Florence john
son, Mrs. Mary E. Lamphere, Mrs
Mary Desley, Miss Gertrude W. Chap
man, Mrs. Eliza Barnes, Miss Della
Williams; recording steward, Lawrence
Williams; district steward, Horace o.
Williams; trier of appeals, w. Martin
White; foreign missions committee
superintendent of Sunday school,
Horace o. Williams; president of Ep-
worth league, Miss Florence johnson,
Miss Mary H. Dean, Miss Eliza Barnes;
Supt. Horace Q. Williams, Mrs. Lot
tie Williams, Mrs. Nancy Desley, Miss
Florence Johnson, Mrs. Carrie Davis;
Sunday school, Miss S. Annie Williams,
Mrs. Harriet Peckham; tracts, Miss
S. Annie Williams, Miss Fay Johnson,
Miss Mildred Peckham; temperance.
Prentice A. Williams, Mrs. Mary E.
Lamphere, Miss Esther B. Barnes,
Elisha N. Davis; education, Miss Ger
trude W. Chapman, Miss Christine
Avery, Miss Della Williams; freed
mans aid, Miss Florence Johnson,
Barnes; church records, W. Martin
White, Miss Mary H. Dean, Miss
Della Williams; auditors, Sidney Sis
wick, Mrs. Harriet Peckham; estimat-
ing ministerial support, w. Martin
White, Miss Mary H. Dean, Joseph
Desley; church music, Horace o. Will
liams, Miss Gertrude w. Chapman,
Miss Della Williams, Miss Mildred
Peckham; parsonage furniture, Mrs.
, Elizabeth Main, Miss Mary H. Dean
Mrs. Carrie Davis, Mrs: Mary E. Lam
| phere, Mrs. Harriet Peckham, Mrs.
Nancy Desley, Mrs. Lottie Williams
| Miss Florence Johnson, Mrs. Helen H
Siswicl, Mrs. Effie T. Hull, Mrs. Doro :
| thy Brown.
Shamrock Party.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Keeney gave a
shamrock party Friday evening. March
|
Guests were present from New York
city, Mystic, West Mystic and OLD
| Mystic. The rooms were prettily dec
| GRATED. There was a hat trimming
contest for the men present. Captain
| Cummings of New York city won the
first prize. The consolation prize was
awarded Elisha c. Davis of Old Mys-
tic. The following musicians rendered
several selections: Louis P. Mitchell
pianist: George Koch, first violinist;
! William w. Mitchell, second violinist;
Joseph Mitchell, banjoist. Miss Flor.
ence Walbridge rendered a piano solo
| Miss Charlotte Marchaud sang a solo
A dinner was served at 10 p. m.
St. Patrick's Social.
The Baptist Young Peoples unior
held a st. Patrick's social Friday at
ternoon and evening at the residence o
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Williams. Sup
per was served from D. m TIL
rooms were decorated with shamrock
and green carnations. The dining room
was lighted with green candles. Game
and music were enjoyed.
Methodist Sunday School Officers.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunda.
school has elected the following off
GERS for the ensuing year: Superin
tendent, Horace o. Williams; assistan
superintendent, Miss Florence John
son; secretary and treasurer, Mrs
Lawrence Williams; librarian, Elish
n. Davis; organist Miss Della Will
liams.
UniVersaIs Win.
The Universals, having CONSTANT
improved in their playing, defeated tn
Excelsiors in the contest game Frida
afternoon, March 18th, at the Burnett
Corners schoolhouse. The score wa
113 to 100. The Excelsiors made 1
fouls. The Universals made II fouls
| Tho Ev0a1cinrc Mo 60
but the Universals overmatched thei
skill.
The United Workers of the Meth
cdist church have taken in during tn
conference year $266.S5.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap
fist church met Wednesday afternoo
at the home Of Mrs. Charles H Bur
dick at Riverside farm.
Rev. George G. Scrivener of Norwic
was the guest Monday evening of Re,
William Crawford and the Misse
Crawford at the Methodist parsonag,
! Mrs. A. Lee Coles and son, Maste
!, Eldred Coles, left Sunday evening las
for their home at Dixie, Saskatchewan
after spending the winter here wit
Mrs. Coles parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Per
Iy H. Eldrfdge. Mrs. Coles and youn
: son were accompanied as far a
Springfield, Mass, by her father.
New Farm Tenants.
Albert w. Burrows has moved fro1
3 the farm near the village, where he an
his family have resided for two year
5 or more, to the Dana Taylor Gallu
place, long time occupied by the lat
r Amos B. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ackert of Ne
l York state have moved to the far1
just vacated by Albert w. Burrows an
family, which was formerly owned b
Mr.. Ackert.
Miss Genevieve Frink has returne
from three weeks visit to Seabur
, n. Haley and family of Brooklyn, N. J
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