Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21
WilIimantic Camp Ground
Camp Meeting Begins Monday After noon-Boarding House Not Opened This Year-Services Held Preliin- mary to Formal Program.

l mary to Formal Program. | WiIIimantic camp meeting formally l opened tor the season Monday after l noon with a Bible reading given in the | tabernacle by Rev. Robert $. Moore of 1 WillimantiC who is 10 give one each afternoon of the week. The evenings | are to be devoted 10 preaching ser vices, the preachers being various pas tors of the Norwich district. | On account of high prices caused by l the war, it was thought best by the executive committee of the Cam Meeting association to curtail expenses l of the meeting as much as possible this summer They therefore cut out the customary boarding house, which has been run by the association, re- serving only the bakery department, which is carried on again this season
 by Van R. Wheeler of Providence.
 Henry Wittig of Providence is again
 the baker, as ne has been for the past
 Is summers. He is assisted by his son Joseph. His young daughter, Miss Jo- hanna, is also enjoying the week on the camp ground.
 The restaurant is once more in the hands of Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Zabriskie of Norwich Town, whose popularity Q s caterers has increased with each of the seven seasons they have had charge. They are again assisted by Elijah D. Harris of Norwich as cook. The wait CTS are Abner Bennett and Miss Flor ence Bennett of Norwich Town, Miss Josephine MaXsOn of Waterford and Miss Ruth Mckinley of Norwich.
 The ice cream and candy is sold this year at Bethesda, formerly the Col chester. house, which was bought last year by the. Ladies Improvement as SOciatiOn.
 The afternoon service was opened by singing Faith of Our Fathers. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. 4. Wood of North Grosvenordale. District Super intendent SCrivener of Norwich made
 
 meeting for prayer at o'clock each morning. Rev. MT. Moore spoke of the Bible as an adequare revelation of the mind of God to man. He gave an ex- position of the 90th Psalm, written, he said, by a man who had no home. Moses, and showing the eternal God to be the true home of the soul. The closing prayer was offered by Rev. Samuel Thatcher of East Hampton.
 Sunday was Missionary day, as has been the custom for several years. The 10 a. m. service was under the au- spices of the Camp Meeting auxiliary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society, Mrs. Costello Lippitt- of Nor wich. the district president, occupying the chair. She introduced as the speaker of the afternoon Mrs. F. A. Barber Of Reading, Mass, the jubilee secretary of the W. F. NJ. $. Departing from the usual description of the work of the missionaries. she told of what she had herself seen in the far away land of China, depicting in an interesting way the customs, characteristics and daily ha bits of life of these wonderful people who through the light of the gospel are just aWak- ing from the sleep of centuries to the freedom Cf Christianity and democracy. | She said when the Chinaman becomes 8 Christian he vows to read the Bible and pray daily and 10 give ore-tenth of l his income to Gods work. An offering l for the cause of missions was taken, l amounting to S22, and a the close of | the meeting four persons donated a | special offering of s20 for the sup l port of a native missionary under the | Erection of Miss AltheA Todd of | China.
 At D m. the Woman's Home Mis- | 5ionary society held their anniversary, | 1t which Mrs. Carrie Prentiss of New i London presided
 The speaker of the afternoon was | Mrs. Walter P. Buck of the same city, | who in Ter usual interesting way told | of the work of the ladies in the mis- ;ionary field of our own home land, 1 including Alaska and Porto Rico.
 At 4 o'clock both ladies addressed | he, children's meeting which is led laily by Miss Florence Thatcher of i Cast Hamtpon. At its close mite box $ were distrib lted among the children o be brought in next Sunday. the con ents going to support a child in India lamed after Mrs. Jane Read of WOr- ester, who led the childrens meetings m the grounds for B years, and who S occupying usual Gem cotta ge on Wesley circle The children saluted l he flag and sang America at close of neoting.
 In the evening a union service of the wo auXiliaries was held at which both Irs. Barber and Mrs Buck spoke. the ormer telling of the work in Korea nd the latter dwelling especially upon york among the Italians in our midst mentioning that being done at Staf- l ord Springs, where Rev MT. Buck losed a four years pastorate last bring
 About the Grove
 Those who came to the camp ground n the morning train from Putnam to yesterday were delayed n hour by the breaking of connect ng rod on the locomotive just east of North Windham. Fortunately, no one vas hurt.
 Mrs. A. J. Tinker and daughter, lrs. Nellie Saunders, and the latter's on Clarence of Jewett City came to remain until Tuesday of ext week. She is occupying her cot age at No. 6 James avenue, opposite he bakery.
 Mrs. Mary Ingraham has opened up he Moodus house on Church circle for he week. : It is a pleasure to his many friends ( 3 see again at his post the veteran layer of the big Prescott double bass : John w. Rose of South Vindhan1, which gives the practical | fleet of pedal bourbon to the ca binet | rgan played by Miss Carrie Baker.