Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND
GALES FERRY
Hurlhutt- Bartlett Wedding-Patriotie Service-Red Cross Branch Plan. ned-Nation's Defenders Honored on Memorial Day.

Service-Red Cross Branch Plan
 ned-Nation's Defenders Honored on
 Memorial Day. The marriage of Miss Winnie Euge- mia Bartlett, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Bartlett, of Uncasville, and R. Irving Hurlbutt. took place at the residence Of MT. and Mrs. Rufus w sHurlbutt in the village at 8 o'clock last Thursday evening. Miss Bartlett pe- ing sister of Mrs. Hurlbutt and R. Irving Hurlbutt the brother of MT. Hurlbutt, the ceremony was performtd by Rev. James NJ. Potter of the Metho- dist church in the presence Of about 50 The Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin was played by Mrs. Hurlbutt as the party assembled before a bank of laurel and apple blossoms. The bride wore a gown of white silk null and Georgette crepe with hand painted trimmings of roses and for-get-me nots. She wore a veil. and carried shower bouquet of white sweet peas and forget me -nots.
 Miss Vera May Bartlett her sister, was maid of honor She wore a gown of pink silk draped with blue silk and carried pink sweet peas. H. Winthrop Hurlbutt brother of the groom. was best man.
 Following the reception Miss Mar guerite Eastwood of Providence sang o Promise Me and Perfect Day. Har- Oiu N- 1eTAlI1S Ot -fc" l@OfdOh pi1y ed fine piano selections.
 The guests included the parents of the bride. Mir. and Mrs. Charles F. Bartlett and Miss Ethel Cornet of Un- casville MT. and Mrs. Harold Bartlett of New Haven, Mir. and Mrs. Rowland H. Perkins. New London and MT. and Mrs Nelson Parker of Norwich. The beautiful gifts included silver, cut glass, linen, china and gold.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hurlbutt left during the evening for a honeymoon trip to be spent in New York state going to New London by automobile Return ing they will visit relatives in New Haven. They will reside at Wood Lawn farm. the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry W. Hurlbutt where newly fur nished apartment awaits them.
 Attended Prize Reading.
 Mrs. Dudley c. Perkins was the chaDerone of a party of young students of the Norwich Free Academy from the the Williams Prize Reading at Slater hall. Norwich. The party went in the automobile of Miss Elsie Marquardt, a student of the Academy from Groton.
 Patriotic Sermon.
 Rev. James NJ. Potter of the NJ E. church spoke from Psalm 14:34 last Sunday in observance of Memorial day, the theme was The Righteous Na- tion. Hymns for the day were sung by the choir including Rudyard Kip ling's. Lest We Forget.
 At the Sunday school session awards were given Gordon Maniere for two years regular attendance. a god star; for six years. a book, Miss Billy, by Eleanor Porter to Miss Madeline Birch. The Epworth League evening service at T.30 o'clock was led by Miss Laura A. Perkins.
 At WiIIimantic Wedding.
 Miss Mary R. Gibbs returned the first of the week from Willimantic where she had been a guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. Albert Lincoln of their daughter, Miss Doris Vera French. She was one of the wedding party that Miss French entertained at H. F. Bingham's in Windham, at din- French's marriage Saturday evening with Asline Ward. when Miss C5obs was one of the bridesmaids
 Edwar I'd H. Latimer, president of the the absence of R. Irving Hurlbutt. su- peantendent of the association, had the cemetery moved and put in fine condition for the Sunday before Me moriai day. He had as his assista.ts Norman Brown. Otis Winchester and Harlan Newbury.
 Red Cross Branch Planned A movement to form an auxiliary to the Red Cross in Gales Ferry is being promoted through Mrs. Walter NJ Puckingham, and plans for a business meeting are being arranged
 Dr. W. H. Bayles and Mrs. RavIes With children, and Mrs. Bayles' moth CT, Mrs. Alfred Steers, of F1atbush. L. l., arrived at Mrs. Steers cottage en the Bluff. Monday Mrs. Bavles and family will remain for the summer and will soon occupy the cottage that Dr. BayIes has recently purchased on the Bluff, former.y belonging to A. L. Potter. Mrs. Stssrs will leave in a lew days, returning later mer.
 The condition of Donald Irwin. of Mt Vernon, N. Y. son-in-law of MT. and Mrs. Frank Aplin. who are at their summer home here for a short time is serious. Mir. Irwin has been a fre- quent visitor at the Aplin home.
 Mrs: Nelson Parker and little daugh- ger, Margaret, Of Norwich, spent sev- efaA days here last week, previous to the marriage Of her brother. R. IT, wing. Hurlbutt and Miss Minnie F. Bartlett
 James D. Copp and family of New London recently arrived for the sum- mer at their farm near the village.
 Mrs Eugene LaFontaine, Misses Grace A Chapman, Alice Satterlee, ana ana ID. R: Poyey, attended the Bass Clef concert in Slater hall
 Charles H. Chapman, manager of the Bridgeport division of the Con nectlcut Company's trolley lines. and Mrs e,1a. Cnapman, e p, were over Sunday r. c. E. Colver and Miss Kate B- Col yer at the Navy Yard, making the trip from their home in Stratford. in tneir automobile Another party who motored to the home of the Colver fa mily Sunday from Middletown was MT. and Mrs. Addison T. Chapman and Mrs. Chapman's nephew, Charles Mi1drum
 Pupils Patriotic Prouram.
 Memorial day exercises were held m the vestry of the M. E. church a z.5O o'clock. Rev. James M Potter presided and the following program was given by the pupils of the village school, Miss Grace A. Chapman, teach CT, assisted by the pupils of the Lester 9lstflct' M1ss Lucy Lester, teacher Prayer. Rev. James M Potter: recita t1ons, The Blue and the Gray, school: The Flag, Madeline Birch; song, Theres Magic in the Flag, school; recitations, The Veteran, Alton Chan man; The Palmetto and the Pine. Gertrude Alien: exercise, Paul Miller