Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-26

lnstaIlation-Gibbs-B Browning We'd
 ding Invitations Received. Miss Helen Diana Scranton, of Dur ham, arrived at the home of her aunts, the Misses Matthewson in the ] village, Tuesday afternoon to remain until after her marriage with Merritt Camp Skelton of Northf1eld, Mass, which takes place next Monday after noon. May 2S, at 2.30 o'clock, the cere- mony to be performed by Rev c. R. Watkins of the First Congrega tional church of WestbrooK The house in is the home of her ancestors on the maternal side and the rooms will be decorated with apple blossoms from it's gardens
 the two families, will motor here from Durham. Middletown and Litchheld. Party on Sixth Birthday. Helen Louise Colver gave a birth day party to sixteen little school friends Saturday afternoon, her sixth birthday, at her home at the Navy Yard, from s.15 to o'clock. Games were played on the lawn and music was furnished by the graphophone. In the dining room all were seated at table on which cake, with six pink candles, was burning, with prettily arranged decorations of flowers. LA lunch of sandwiches, cake, ice cream. candy and cocoa were served by Mrs. c. F. Colver. Mrs. John Harold, Mrs. Fannq A &olthrop and Miss Kate B. shaped box in red, white and blue, filled with candy and a piece of the birthday cake as favors. Little Miss Colver received many pleasing gifts.
 Message From Bishops.
 Rev. James M. Potter read mess age from the bishops of the Metho- dist Episcopal church on the present
 fAf T1r6y to speaking from Hosea z-15. the theme being, Doors of Hope in the M. E. church Sunday morning. At the of fertory D. R. Povey sang Lead Kind ly Light.
 At the Sunday school session the quarterly temperance programme was given previous to the lesson study, with statistics given by Rev. James M. Potter and papers read by Mrs. Fan ny A. Molthrop and C. E. Colver.
 Epworth League installation.
 Sunday evening Bpworth League service at 7.30 o'clock was one of re- sponsive readings, and hymns, pre- pared for the installation service of year. Four officers were installed: President R. Irving Hurlbutt: first vice president, Miss Jennie G. Per kins; second vice president, Mrs Elm Molthrop. Miss Alice satterlee was pianist with Miss Jennie c. Perkins yiolinist.
 Wedding Invitations.
 Invitations were received by resi- dents O. the village last week from Mir and Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs to the marriage of their daughter, Mary Rudd and SaCrleton Perkins Brown ing, Saturday. June g, at the Second Congregational church, Norwich
 Guest of Mrs. Buckingham.
 Miss F'lorine scofeid of Norwich was the guest of Mrs. Walter M. Buck ingham at her new home in the village Sunday afternoon. Among other re- cent guests who have motored here to visit Mrs. Buckingham are Mrs. William H. Oat. Mrs. Harvey Briggs, Mrs. George Fellows, Mrs B. Frank lin Barnes of Norwich and Henry. F. Parker and children, also of Norwich.
 Book Club Meets.
 The Book club met at the home of Mrs. Eugene DaFontaine last We'd nesday afternoon. Mrs. Delphine Fish real the Trans1gurati of Miss Phi bura, by Florence Morse Kingsley
 Planting at Navy Yard.
 At the submarine base. at the Navy Yard, a. lot of three acres has been planted the past week with thirty bushels of potatoes for seed The work was superintended by Lieuten ant Johnson of Tncasville under Com mander Yates Sterling. Jr:
 Courtland c. Colver of the Navy Yard attended a directors meeting of the State Sunday School association in Hartford Wednesday,
 Mrs. William Bog1Ie and dauehter Miss Ruth and son Harlon. with Miss Alena Lester, all of Norwich, motor cd to the village Sunday afternoon to the home of Mrs. Emma Bennett
 Mrs Horace H. Sears with her son Alfred. from Hyde Park, Mass, ar rived at the home of her sister, Mrs. Delphine Fish, Saturday Mrs. Sears will spend the summer here.
 Percy Norman of the steamer Rich ard Peck, spent Sunday at his home at Allyns Point.
 Mrs William D. Allen entertained friends from New Haven and New London Sunday
 Daughters. the Misses Natalie and Mary. motored to New Bedford Sat urday, Mir. Gibbs returning by train Sunday and the family returning on Tuesday in the car.
 Has Re-enIisted.
 Lyman A. Richards returned from Portland, Me. last week, to the home of his parents. Mir and Mrs Fred Richards at Long Cove.
 He Is expecting a call to join a company in Maine. where he has re- Mir Richards was spent nearly two years with Canadian reg iment in France.
 At a Sunday school board meeting Of the M. F. church Tuesday evening it was voted to hold meetings on the third Tuesday evening of every month
 Mir and Mrs George Taylor of Greeneville with their sons, Clifton, Raymond and Milton, are spending some time at the home of Mir Tay- lor's mother, Mrs. E. A. James of AL lyn's Point
 The second carload of coal direct from the mines arrived here We'd nesdav and is being delivered
 Miss Laura A. Perkins returned on Monday to the home of her sister, Mrs. Henry w Hurfbutt after three weeks stay in Norwich.
 Mrs. F. A. Bourne and her young son, Thomas. and Mrs. J. Schell who have been spendine some time at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph De Ru- sha- left Saturday morning, the ladies to join their husbands in Boston.
 Rev. James M. Potter vii speak in the NJ. E. church tomorrow (Sun- day) morning on a theme preparatory to Memorial day.
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