Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
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] Afternoon Service at Clubhouse 1 Teachers Attending Summer School l Home Economies Club to Be Or l sanized-Winter's Supply of Coal Direct from Mines.
 Richard W Mansfield. superinten- dent of the Billings P. Learned mis- sion. New London, conducted the , o'clock service at the Country club l house Sunday afternoon. A class of 12 girls and boys of the mission who came with him sang. MT. Mansfield told of his work in an interesting man ner, and the singing of the children was pleasing. At the close of the ser vice each child was given a small red pocket edition of the Book of St. John. by Mrs. Deiphine Fish, Mrs. Horace H. Sears and Mrs. Caro- Manice. Yrs l. = porta ton for MT. Mansfield and the children was afforded through the Brown, who with Dudley c. Perkins went to New London for them in MT. Browns auxiliary boat Rutii.
 Attending Summer School.
 A number of the teachers in the Monday to attend the summer school in Danbury. Among them w-s Miss Grace A. Chapman. who has been teacher of the village school for sev- eral years. This is the fourth session
 
 attended. as has also Miss Dorothy Lester of the Ledyard Center school. Miss Lucy Lester and Miss Evelyn Whipple of the Long Cove district are more recent attendants.
 Home Economies Club Formed.
 The local auxiliary of the Norwich Red Cross chapter met at the home of its chairman, Mrs. Walter M. Buck ingham. Thursday afternoon. Members present were busy sewing and knit ting. The question of forming, a home economics club was presented by Mrs. Buckingham. Mrs. Billings F $. Gran dall was proposed as chairman of the club and Miss Caroline B. Freeman as elected A letter read by Miss Free man from Miss N. J. Campbell, home demonstrati tion agent of the county farm bureau. arranging for another canning demonstration here Aug. 28 at 10 o'clock in the morning the place to Brown of Hartford was a new member added since the last meeting.
 Commissioned Second Lieutenant.
 Relatives here received advices Sun day last that John Raymond Perkins of Madison, Wis only son of MT. and who left his studies at Wisconsin uni versity to enter the reserve officers training camp at Fort Sheridan, IIli- nois, May 12. had received his com
 
 to leave for the east Wednesday,
 Herbert A. Martin Commissioned
 Herbert A Martin oh Yonkers. N. Y, who has been taking the three months course of training at, PIatts- burgh, N. Y., received his commission as second lieutenant of infantry in the officers reserve corps Monday and is expected here for a few hours visit at the cottage of his parents on the bluff, MT. and Mrs. James Martin of Merlden. who are spending two weeks there, before he reports for duty. Mir. Martin as a boy spent many summers here.
 Leave Houseboat.
 E. J. Cole and party from Nutley. N. J., who have been spending three weeks on the houseboat Gypsy, left Tuesday by automobile for their home In New Jersey.
 Miss Addie Secor of Watertown, N Y, in her touring car. with chauffeur arrived with party Saturday evening at the Risdon cottage in the village. C. Risdon and son Charles and daugh- ter, Miss Katherine, with friends. They came for a few days visit.
 Ms. HurIbutt Recovering. Advices received by Henry W. Hurl- butt report the condition ot his wife, Mrs. Hurlbutt, as progressing favor ably in a hospital in Northampto1 Mass, where she underwent an opera lion for pleurisy last week Mrs. Hurl- | butt went to Hatfield. Mass, for change and rest with friends. but 1 symptoms developed that necessitated her entering a hospital
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles NJ Sperry of l Bridgeport spent Saturday night and | Sunday with Mrs. Sperry's parents, | Mir. and Mrs. James Martin. of Meri- ! len, who are at their cottage. Leisure Hour on the bluff Mrs: Harmon L. Perkins and dauxh- ter, MSS. Curtis F. Gates and little | daughter Marjorie Of New London. | Dorothy Brick, visited Groton relatives | Wednesday. Carl Fatzer, a young recruiting off, l ger rom Providence spent the week | end at the cottage of MT. and Mrs. | Fletcher Wilson.
 Entertained Club. Mrs Otto Wulf entertained the Elm 1 she is a member. at her cottage the | Wuif Den, last Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles II. Winchester 1 'f Norwich and Mir. Winchester's l Mrs. Hooker, also of Norwich, were | guests of Otis Winchester, son of NIT. | md Mrs. Winchester. at the bungalow 1 1t Perkins place Wednesday afternoon l Miss Lucy Geer of Norwich was a | 'ecent caller at her cottage, The Pines, l on the bluff. Dr. Vernon Hiscox and i family or Norwich spent Sunday at | he cottage. Mrs. Richard Ames of Yonkers. N. | V., is guest at the cottage of her | brother and sister-in- law MT. and | Mrs. eorge W. Frost
 Coal Direct from Mines.
 The last carload of coal direct from | the mines arrived last week and has been delivered to consumers. This in sures the supply of coal to the people i of the village and vicinity for a year | Mrs. Harriet Chapman of New Haven l Is a guest of Mrs. Kate B. Colver at 1 the navy yard. MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Hoyt Of | Washington, D. C.. arrived last week | at the home of Mrs. Hoyt's mother, i Mrs. Lydia s. Maynard.
 Song Service.
 A special song service will be held | 1t the Country club house tomorrow | Sunday afternoon at ,. o'clock.
 They Can't Stand It.