Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-23
GALES FERRY
Q. A. R. Chapter Entertained By Local Members-Well-D Driving Re- spmed-Cannfns Demonstration - Mir. and Mrs. Carleton p. Browning Start West


 Mir. and Mrs. Carleton p. Browning
 Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of Groton and Stonington, were enter tained at the home of Moves B. Allyn from 2 to o'clock. The local mem
 oers of the chapter Mrs. Delphine Fish. Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop and Miss Alice Satterlee received the wis
 itors. assisted. by Mrs. l.. D. Whdpple of Groton, and Miss Addie A. Thomas of fPequonnoc, who prepared the lit erary program given in the summer house. on the lawn. which was draped with flags and decorated with baskets of flowers. The program opened with singing the Star Spangled Banner and salute to the flag. Compositions writ i ten by a boy student from Groton, l who attended school in Norwich in 1858. were read by Mrs. Warren B. Burrows, of Peduonnoc; reading. a patriotic selection from the Outlook, Arthur McQuade; Patriot, was by Miss Betsy Larrabee of Groton;' read | ings, The Flag Goes By, and To Amer ica, were by Mrs. Lillian Joseph, of Groton. Mrs. Frederick Bill, vice regent of the chapter, in the absence | of the regent, Mrs. Belton A. Copp, | read letter inviting the chapter to | participate In the. opening exercises of the Mohegan Trail, and spoke on l the matter of D. A. R.. registration. | A poem, June 9th, was read by Mrs. Burrows. The singing of America 1 closed the exercises. During the social hour sandwiches, cake. ice cream and 1 tea were served There were 35 mem bers of the chapter present. The guests included Mrs. Lucius Brown of
 Windham. Mrs: Horace H. Sears of Boston, Rev. Allen Shaw Bush and Mrs. Bush, of the village.
 Graduating Exercises.
 The graduating exercises of the schoo.s of the town were held at Ledyard Center Congregational church Friday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock. The Miss Grace A.-eChapman, opened the exercises with music Voices of the Wind,' and gave History Stories in the program. The Long Cove school,
 First Grade Reading. Among those 1 that attended from this locality were Mrs. Richard Chase and Mrs. Fred w. Turner. Long Cove, Mrs. James M.
 gene LaFontaine, Mrs. Wallace Nor cross, Mrs. Lincoln Fairfield, Mrs. John Harold, Mrs. Kiuess, Mir. and
 Mrs C. E. Colver and Mrs. Fanny A. | Molthrop.
 Driving We'll.
 The well driving machine sd by George w. Fritts. of Quaker Hill, ar | rived on the Bluff last week and will complete the work on the well which Moves R. Allyn contracted to sink last year for Judge Alfred Steers, of Brooklyn, N. Y. at his summer cot tage there. A depth of 40 feet had been reached when boulders were en- countered and the work was aband- oned, after attempts to finish 1t with blasting were found unsuccessful. Held Business Meeting.
 At the annual business of the Lad
 
 Thursday afternoon at the vestry, s% e following officers were reelected: l: President, Miss Kate B. Colver: vice president, Mrs. Henry w. Hurlbutt | secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Dud ey C. Perkins. The directresses were all so sreappointed: Mrs. Harmon l.. Per ] I<ins, Miss Alice, Satterlee, Mrs. Del | phine Fish, Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop, Miss Amelia Mathewson and Mrs. Andrew P. Miller. Mrs James NJ Potter acted as teller. The reports of the president and secretary were given and accepted.
 Canning Demorstration. More than thirty were present at the canning demonstra ton by Miss Nellie J. Campbell. of Norwich, Tues day morning at 10 o'clock at~tile home of Mrs. Walter NJ. Buckingham Miss Campbell showed the canning of spin
 ach. aspara gus and strawberries, un-
 der the cold pack method. and gave a
 talk on the drying of fruit. Plans for organizing a club were spoken of
 Miss Campbell was taken to Ledyard for an afternoon demonstration by
 Mrs. Billings r. s. Crandall.
 Club Picnic.
 The 'Tabbies" a club form Laurel Hill, Norwich, picnicked at the home
 of Mrs: Walter NJ. Buckingham. Tues day, The party included Mrs. William H. Dat, Mrs. George R.. Fellows, Mrs. B. Franklin Barnes, Mrs George L. Fuller, Mrs. Harvey NJ. Briggs, Mrs. I. Eugene Smith, Mrs. Everett Dawley,
 Miss Lucy M. Greenman and Mrs.
 James A. Stoddard of Ledyard.
 Burial of Mrs. Penno. The burial of Mrs. Sarah B. Penno, South Chaplin, was in the village cemetery last Saturday at 12 o'clock. The committal service was read by
 Rev. James M. Potter of the NJ E.
 church of this place.
 Quarterly Conference.
 The first quarterly conference of the
 M. F. church was conducted by Rev.
 John H. Newiand, of Norwich. in the
 absence of District Superintendent, G. G. Scrivner, in the vestry of the church Saturday evening. The re-
 elected president of the Epworth Lea
 que and the reelected president of
 the Ladies Aid Society, Miss Kate B. Colver. with the reelected president
 Miss Sarah T. Latimer, of the NVo-
 mans Home Missionary Society, were
 elected to membership in the quar-
 terly conference. The membership of
 the church was announced as 63 The
 pastor, Sunday school superintendent
 and treasurer's reports were read and
 accepted. The treasurer of benevo- 1 fences. Miss Jennie G. Perkins gave in her yearly report, and that for the
 estimating committee given by DtC- ley C. Perkins. The pastor, Rev
 James M. Potter was authorized by
 this conference to ask for offering
 for the Red Cross (tomorrow) Sun
 day, June 24th.
 Leave For British Columbia.
 Mir and Mrs. Carleton Perkins
 Browning left the home here of Mrs
 Browning's parents. Mir. and Mrs Nathan A. Gibbs, Tuesday, for their home in Britannia Beach, British Columbia. Their journey to the Pa ci6c st EEiII cover