Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
New London County
GALES FERRY
Fun at Annual Community Picnic FareweiIs to SoIdiers-Red Cross Membership Now 45- Supper at Clubhouse.

l The annual Community picnic in which the summer visitors and the residents of the village unite took place Thursday, August End on the picturesque grounds of R1verview place belonging to Charles H. Brown 1 of Norwich. The several committees
 that had the affair in charge were Chef Edward H. Latimer who provided | a fine chowder. Promoters, Rev. James M. Potter. Dudley c. Perkins, Courtland E. Co1ver. Table commit ] tee, Mrs. Billings F. $. Crandan. Miss Alice Satterlee Mrs. Horace H. Sears, Mrs. James M. Potter. Mrs Andrew P. Miller Mrs R. Irving Hurlbutt Mrs. l Curtis F. Gaes. Mrs. Mary C. Watrous, Mrs John Harold, assisted by young ladies as waitresses- Cake committee- Mrs Dudley c. Perkins, Mrs Marie Cathcart. Pie committee. Mrs. Hal mon L. Perkins, Miss Susan Mathew son. Transportation of supplies, R. Irving Hurlbutt Committee on sports and games George W. Frost. Alton Stoddard Candy table, Misses Mar garet and Hester Wilson. Solicitors 1 for food Gales Ferry. D. c. Perkins; AIlyn's Point, Mrs. Phebe l.. Norman; Lester District and Long Cove Mrs 1 Fred E. Richards and Mrs. Fred W. Turner. Ice cream committee, Mrs. l Calo Maniere. Lemonade, Miss Kate B. Colver. sLadies Aid table, Mrs. 1 Fanny A Molthrop.
 FareweIIs to ArtIlerymen.
 
 village station Saturday morning on the arrival of the 7.05 train from Nor wich with several cars attached to the regular train which were filled with the men of the Fifth and Third Coast Artillery G Norwich on their way to the Island Forts. As the train made it's stop there was some hurried hand shaking with friends and good wishes expressed for the men in their future work.
 Red Cross Activities. The Thursday afternoon meeting Of the local auxiliary of the Red Cross. was held in the summer house at the home of the Misses Mathewson. From tn proceeds of the silver tea given by Mrs. Frank A. Aplin last week band age roller and muslin are to be pur- chased. Arrangements were made to collect and sell waste paper to aid the work. The first collection was made last Wednesday by the team of the firm of Norman & POVey who loaned it for the purpose Names re- gently added to the mem bership of the auxiliary include several of the sum yner colony were and are Mrs. Fletcher Wilson and daughter, Miss Margaret Wilson and Mrs. Walter E. Churchill of Brooklyn N. Y.; Msr. Frank Wood ruff of Richmond Hills, R. l.; Mrs. Fred E. Richards of Long Cove; Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins. Mrs. Caro Manielet Mrs. Carl Christensen and Patrick Foley of the village. With the Ten new memDerS who JOlned recently the membership of the auxiliary is now 45
 Will Repeat Tea.
 The tea served by the Ladies' Aid society at the vestry last Thursday af- ternoon was a gratifying success finan- cially and another will be given during August.
 Miss Doris Main of Allyn's Point is visiting MT and Mrs. Frank Ennes of Pea cedale, R. l.
 Mrs. William H. Fitch of Norwich Town had a party who motored 10 the home of Mrs. Nathan N. Gibbs and picnicked last Friday for the day.
 Mrs. Charles L Richards Rev. J. FL dred Brown and Mrs. Brown and