Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29
New London County
GALES FERRY

GALES FERRY
 Red Cross to Help With Christma
 Cheer Bags-Box in Church Vesti
 buIe for Food for France Fund Con
 tributions-War Library committet
 Named-sook Club Meets at Par
 sonage.
 At the Thursday afternoon meetins of the Red Cross, at the home of Mrs Walter M. Buckingham. the work wa making paJamas. and convalescen robes. If was decided to help on the soldiers in France for Christmas.
 Mrs. Buckingham through Rey James NJ; Potter, pastor Of the M; a.ts E in the vestibule of the church last Sunday for offerings for the Food foi France Fund.
 Assisted in Service.
 Rev. James M. Potter was assisted at the morning service in the M. E. church Sunday by Rev. P. c. Wright D D., of Hartford. The theme for Rev. MT. Potter's sermon was The Light of Men St. John 1:4-
 War Library Committee.
 The cooperation of the congregation was asked in the raising of a million dollars for a million books for mill lion soldiers by Rev. Mir Potter. The Charles D. Geer. of the. War Library council to receive the money given for this purpose in this section of the town are Rev. James M Potter. Rev. Freeman. Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham, Mrs C. B. Graves. Mrs. Billings s. F. Crandall and Henry singlewood Bis ping.
 Mrs. R. Irving Hur1cutt was the leader of the Epworth League even ing service
 4 cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Richard Chase at Long Cove, Wednesday even ing.
 Guests From St. Paul.
 Alvin g Adams. assistant professor of Creek and English in Hamline uni versity. St. Paul, Minn-. accompanied by his mother. Mrs Dwight w: dams Mrs. Dudley c. Perkins Tuesday night. Mrs Adams Is the widow of Rev. Dwight w. Adams, pastor of the 3I- E. church here for some years. She son at St Paul while she makes her home
 They have been spending Mir Adams vacation in the east where he has been Memorial. New York Mrs. Adams has been the guest of relatives in Amherst and Falmouth, Mass. They left We'd nosday morning for New York en route for St. Paul.
 Mrs, William s. s. Russel! and her daughters Misses Sarah and EIizabeth> Russell Of Brooklyn. N. Y. who have spent the summer at their Eastern calling at the home Of Mfr and Mrs Walter NJ Buckingham Tuesday af- ternoon- Mrs Frank L. Lathrop of Norwich
 aE tnrop at her home in the village Fri day Miss Mary voorhees of Brooklyn N Y, who has been the guest for two weeks Of Mrs James Edmund Norman returned home Monday.
 Motored to New Bedford. Mir. and Mrs Nathan A. Gibbs and Bedford. Mass, Saturday, remaining until Tuesday Miss Addie secor and party from Watertown, N r. arrived in the vil- 1 ney. in Miss. Secor's touring car with | chauffeur They are guests at the 1 home Of Miss Secor's brother-in-law 1 and sister. MT. and Mrs. A. C. Ris- | don at their summer home. Mir and Mrs Andrew Mecch with l Mr. Meech's mother, Mrs. Meech. and ! Misses Grace and Mildred Meech of i Danielson, were a recent auto party. l calling at the home of their relatives, | Mr- and Mrs. Charles A. Satteriee.
 Book Club Entertained.
 Members of the Book club were en- l .ertained by Mrs. James M. Potter at | the parsonage Wednesday afternoon Mrs Delphine Fish read two magazine selections, The Russian Revolution as seen from hospital window. written oy a Red Cross nurse, Miss Hogan, and There Comes David by Mitchell Re- freShrnentS were served 2 Miss Lucy Geer of Norwich and her -sece. Mrs. W r. KiIroy of Mt. Yer non. N T- spent Saturday at The Pines. the Geer cottage.
 Hilton Cottage Closed.
 Misses Emma and Grace Hilton and heir brother. Charles Hilton. closed heir cottage on the Bluff Thursday, md returned ta their winter home in Mrs E. W. Jones and daughter. Miss Beatrice Jones. of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, yho have spent the summer at Twin Oak cottage, returned home fast week Alton NJ. Stoddard was a recent .uest of Mir and Mrs. Nellie Mans Mir and Mrs Charles E. Maynard If Preston spent Sunday at the home If sir- Aaynard's mother. Mrs. Eliza ). Maynard.
 Rev P C. Wright. D. D., and fam iy have returned from Philadelphia, md are spending some days at their .ottage on the Bluff. before going to heir new home in Hartford.
 The house boat Gypsy that has been noored off Perkins place on the river or several years. has been sold to frs G. J. Evans and has been moved o the cove north of the village near he home of Mrs. Evans
 Guests of Mre. Norman.
 Mrs J. Edmund Norman entertained friday afternoon at her home in the -illage Mrs. Donald Irwin and little laughter, Barbara, Mrs. Edward Lat ner and young son Richard, Mrs. Am rev Miller Mrs. Rufus Hurlbutt and on Harold. Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt, frs Stephen Norman. Her house 1Iest was Miss Mary Voorhees, of 'roolclyn. ~. '.
 Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt entertained t dinner Sunday. Mrs. Hurlbutt's a-ents, Sir. and Mrs. Charles Bartlett Uncasville. and MT. and Mrs. Ru- us W. Eurlbutt of the village.