Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
GALES FERRY
New Y. M. c. A. Secretary at Sub- marine Base Speaks at Local Church-Second Meeting of Red Cross With Mrs. w. M. Buckingham -Epworth League Entertainment.

IroSS with Mrs. w. M. 6uckiH9ham -Epworth League Entertainment. Rev. Walter Plank who has re- gently come to take up Y. M. c. A. work at the submarine base spoke in | the M. E. church at the Sunday morn ing service, his theme being, The Su- perlative Life. He made an appeal | to the congregation for good literature 1 that had been read to be donated for | the use of the six hundred men at present connected with the base. A ] large tent for present use will be paced there this week hxtween the | building recently finished and the 1 river. and a reading room vii be tablished- The special offering at this | service was for the Red Cross cam paisn and was fifteen dollars. At the Sunday evening service, Mrs. R.. Irving Hurlbutt was the leader, | with the topic. Students Recognition | Night.
 Red Cross Gains Members. The second meeting of the Gales Ferry auxiliary of the Red Cross was | of Mrs. Walter NJ. Buckingham from | 3 to 5 Mrs. Buckingham was made chairman of the auxiliary. The work | furnished for the afternoon was snip ping material for comfort pillows and paJamas were taken to make. Can ming for food conservation was one topic of the hour, and all will report on their work from month to month. | Afternoon tea was served Dy the nos tess, assisted by Miss Dallas Tyler, of New York and Misses Ruth Lawson and Gertrude Allen of the village. Mrs. Buckingham again invited the auxiliary to meet on her Veranda Thursday afternoon July 5th. Members who have joined since the first meeting include Mrs. Lydia s. Maynard. Mrs. H. SingIewood Bisbing Miss Dallas Tyler, Mrs Lulu Hemp stead. Miss Ruth Lawson, Miss Ger trude Allen, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs Edward Simmons, Mrs Henry w Hurlbutt and Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt A plate collection of $500 for the Red Cross campaign was received.
 Plans for Tutoring School.
 C. Henry Link, business manager New Haven was in the village Satur- day and Sunday, at the home of Con- ard H. Latimer, who has charge of the Yaie quarters. MT. Link was here in been conducted at the Yale quarters and cottages for several years, dur ing July and August.
 Frank Holmes, also of New Haven was weekend guest at the home of Mir. Latimer. MT. Holmes has been here many years in June with the Yale crews.
 At Summer Home.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Aplin and son, Frank, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, spent Sunday at their summer home in the village. MT. Aplin and son returned Sunday evening, leaving Mrs. Apiin to spend some days. Donald Irwin son. I n-law of MT. and Mrs. Aplin, also of Mt. Vernon, who has been critically ill, has improved for a time
 Mrs. A. C. Risdon of New York. who opened the Risdon cottage last week. was joined by MT. Risdon for the week -end.
 Miss Sarah T. Latimer. who spent XE ha # Ms Arabelle Latimer in Palmertown attended the opening exercises of the Mohegan Trail.
 On Motor Trip
 Mrs. James M. Potter and son, Don- aid, left Tuesday to join Rev. James M Potter in Boston. whence 1hN will o-to Portland, Me, to be guests of Rev. Mr. Potter's brother. John Potter, NJ. D.. of Houlton, Me, who with Mrs. Potter will meet the party in their automobile and go for trip covering some days
 Harlan V Newbury. a member of the graduating class of the Norwich Free Academy, was unable to attend the graduating exercises, being ill at his home
 Mrs. E. J. BaIcom and her grand son, Donald DumOnt, of Montclair, \. | J., arrived at Mrs. Balcom's cottage on the Bluff, Tuesday
 Rev. Allen Shaw Bush of the village
 
 tional church, Mystic, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. A. r Earnshaw last Sunday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Lucius Wightman and l little daughter. Doris. of Montclair. N | J.. arrived Tuesday for months stay at the home of Miss Caroline B. Free | man.
 Mrs. J. M. Rice of New Haven was a guest Friday of Mrs. William D. l
 J. Frank Corey and family and the Misses Hilton of Norwich. have open | ed their cottag ge for the season.
 Dr. w. H.. Rayles of Brooklyn. spent | Sunday with his family at their cot taSe.
 Mrs. Stephen Norman of AIIyn's | Point left Tuesday to spend a week at | her former home in New Jersey.
 Old d-Tinne School
 An Epworth League entertaiI>S ant | An Old Fashioned School, was held in i the vestry Tuesday evening Dudley | C. Perkins was the teacher. The i lunch consisted of two sandwiches, a | piece of cake and cheese, for each at tendant. Ice cream was on sale.
 Mir. and Mrs. Otto Wulf and family l of Norwich spent Sunday at their | cottage on the Bluff
 Coroner Franklin H. Brown and Mrs. Brown of Norwich opened their cottage Red Fern, Wednesday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Rufus w Hurlbutt l and young son. with MT. and Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt, were a dinner party at the home of the ladies parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Bartlett. of Un- casviEe. Sunday
 Rev. James M. Potter of the M. F. church. being away on his vacation his pulpit will be supplied for (to- Sunday.