Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30


 The Baptist Sunday school held Children's day concert at the usua4 hour of service. The program fol lows: Song, Hosanna, by the children; song, The Children May Come; scrip ture reading, superintendent ana school; responsive reading, Supt; H. tions. Beatrice Clark, Ellison Beck with, Marion Whitford, Mary Rodman: Esther Caswell, Ramona Hanks; vocal solo, Dorothy Chesebro: recttations, Edith Austin. Kenneth Williams Roro- thy Beckwith Wendell Coburn, Doro- thy Whiting, Charles Coburn; song, Jesus, Friend of Little Children, Rev. Fred E. Coburn.
 At Methodist Church.
 The Methodist Sunday school held a Children's day concert Sunday even ing. Following was the program Song. The Heavens ReSound, choir and school: responsible reading, Supt. H. O. Williams and school: Lords prayer; class exercise, Miss Della Williams class; violin solo, Mrs Claude Chester; Roland Avery; Dorothy LAmphere; song. Garlands of Beauty Twining, Mrs. Desley's class; recitation, Soap, the Oppressor, Henry Barnes; class song. Bloom Ye Flowers. school; reel tations, Mary Smart; Tribute to Father, Hobart Siswick; song, Gently Glide school; recitation, Where? Leon
  Mildred Peckhan's class; song, Ye Merry Birds school; recitations, Amos barnes, Ernestine Brown; song, Azure Sky Above Us, school; recitation, Boys Dream, Rudolph Burdick; reel tation, Buttercups; song. By Sunlit Seas, Miss Dorothy Harris, Miss Es- ther Barnes, Miss Emma A. Williams, Miss Charlotte Marchand; class exer- else Miss Florence Johnson's class; song, The Song of a Fathers Love, school; remarks. Rev. Frank Chamber lain; collection; violin duet, Mrs. Claude Chester. Miss Helen Hali; class exercise. young women and young men recitation, Building the Ship, Theodore Johnson: closing song, O Story Old. O Story Sweet; benedicton.
 Race Still On.
 At the Baptist Sunday school June 24 there were 50 present and the col lection amounted to s7. The Aquata- mia gained 40 miles on the Maureta- nta but is still 520 miles behind the leading ship.
 Mrs. Horace o. Williams entertained the Baptist Ladies' Aid at her home Wednesday afternoon.
 Game Called of.
 The ball game booked for last Sat urday between the Old Mystic Young Mems association and the Stonington Wanderers was cancelled Friday night by the latter team It was then too late for Old Mystic to arrange for a
 
 Has Enlisted. Joshua Leeds Burrows, only son of Mir and Mrs Albert w Burrows of this village, has enlisted as first class seaman. George E. Ashcroft Wounded in Battle. The Aclzley family of Gallup Hill has received a letter recently from George F. Ashcroft, of Lynn, Mass, formerly a resident of that place, but who has been for the past two years fighting with a British regiment, and at pres ent is in hospital in Malta, with spent most of his life in Lynn, but is a native of England and soon after 1he war broke out, he sailed to fight for his native land. He has spent months in the trenches, and has been stationed at different posts in Eng land. France and Greece. He has been | 1n three big battles and has been twice | wounded, but is doing well at pres go back to his company. MT. Ashcroft i is well known to many people in Led l yard and vicinity, having visited there 1 many summers
 General News. Pref. William G. Park, who is prin- | cipal of the high school at Washing ton. Conn, has arrived at his sum | mer home, Seaview cottage, to spend l the vacation. | MT. and Mrs. Bernard H. Belcher nave returned to Putnam after visit | to Mir. and Mrs. c. L. Eldredge Miss Lillie P. Chipman of Brush i wood was the guest Monday and | Tuesday of Mrs. William O. Wheeler | at Wayside cottage. Groton Long | Point. Miss Parthenia Lamb has returned i to Brooklyn, N. Y. after a visit to | her cousin. Miss Genevieve Frink
 Deacon and Mrs. James G. Burnet | have returned to lHartford after a | visit at the Burnet homestead. Miss Frances EIdredge, who teaches | at Cromwell, has returned to the l home of her parents. Mir. and Mrs i Perry H. Eidredge for the summer l