Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-14
CANTERBURY GREEN
Attendance of Nearly One Hundred at Easter Serviee-Patriotie Rally To- morrow Afternoon to be Addressed by Herbert Knox Smith.

| Easter day at the Green, just one less than hundred people gathered ir the old church which was bright with sunshine and sweet with the presence l tors short sermon was ITO Gain Christ | that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection" Phil. 3:S,10 Four young people were received into Winifred Graves, Miss Gladys Margu- erite Bushnell, Roger Chipman Brown and Paul Henry Hoxsie. The Sunday school concert was unusually good. Supt- Frank Hoxsie, led in the Easter day program prepared by the church building society, the school and visi- tors singing the All Hail, How Firm a Foundation and Crown Him With Many Crowns. Miss Edith ExeIy gave the story of +dargaret's Easter Verse" The leader of the music Mrs. Hiram Hawes was assisted by MT. Hawes with the violin and by a choir per haps a dozen voices. The songs were very pretty and four visitors from Yale university added to the strength of the male voices The order fol- lows: Song, Life, choir; recitation. Lessons of Easter, Ruth Moore; song The Song of the Bells. choir: recita- ton, The Life of the Lily, Alice Hart and Julia Cornell; song Jesus is Risen. choir; recitation. If I Were an Easter Lily, Ruth Davis; exercises. primary class; song. Life I Will Give, choir; recitation. What Easter Means to Me, Miriam Cornell; songs, primary chill dren: Flower Bells, choir: recitations, Do You Know How the Lilies Grow? Beatrice Hart; Easter Growth, Amor Cornell; The Best of Days. Susan Whitford; song. Miriam and Lewis Stafford; recitation, He Shall Rise. Victoria Armstrong; Easter, Helen Brown; exercise; Spring is Calling; Tracy; song, Victory, choir.
 Gift of Plants.
 2 The Easter offering of friend in New York city made possible the gift of a bright red geranium to each of the younger children in the Sunday school and also to many of the sick and "shut-ins'' of the parish, a little pot of Easter lilies.
 Fast Day Service.
 At the Fast day service Friday eve ming the chair sang For Me" from the Dawn ImmortaP' music, and Miss Edith Williams There Is a Green Hill Far Away as a solo. Or Palm Sun day at the request of Gov. Holcomb the Fast day proclamation was read.
 Patriotic Rally.
 The important call of the week is to the Patriotic rally Sunday at D. | m., when all citizens of Canterbury and surrounding towns are being urged to gather in consideration of | their country's need. Herbert Knox Smith comes from Hartford to speak | on The Present Crisis and Our Re | sponsibility." The town representa- | lives are expected to be present Rev. | Arthur Barwick of Plainfield will bring with him a quartette from the Mems | Ilee club, who will sing. The chi1- lren of the schools will be invited to | give the Connecticut Hymn to the | Flag This gathering will be in | charge of the ministers and men of | Canterbury.
 To Meet at Parsonage.
 The Ladies Society will meet Tues lay at Canterbury Green parsonage Red Cross sewing will be provided The ladies of the town and ow the | wo other churches have been invited.
 Members of the Canterbury AuxiI- ary of the American Red Cross took heir work to the meeting with Mrs 'ellett Wednesday,.
 Prof. Brundage to Speak. Prof. A. J. Brundage of the State is agricultural College is to speak We'd !.