Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
CANTERBURY GREEN
Mebers of Ladies' Association and Others Hear Miss Riggs-Grange Entertainment-Pros of Agri- cultural Extension Course.

Sunday mornings storm of rain and wind proved disastrous as far as church and Sunday school attendance was concerned. Only nine people ven- dren. An informal song service and workers conference took the place of sermon and school.
 For the evening Christian Endeavor the skies vera clear and better at tendance greeted the leader, Mrs. Fred Stafford
 This weeks meeting on Seeing the Good in Others-Phil. 2: Ill, will be led by Miss Edith Williams.
 Many Heard Miss Riggs.
 The Ladies' Association meeting, held at Grange hall Wednesday after the audience which gathered to meet and hear Miss Mary Riggs of Harpoot Turkey, was a very pleasant affair. La dies from Westminster and the Plains, Black Hill and South Canterbury showed their appreciation of the in vitation and the opportunity by com ing together between 2 and p. m.
 Miss Riggs is the granddaughter of Elias Riggs of Smyrna. who gave the Armenian people the Bible in their own tongue. She made very plain to her hearers the spirit of the Christian missionaries as they went in and out among the suffering peopIes-their bravery and wisdom and the tempta- tions as we'll as the triumphers and faith of the Armenian Christian of to- day as they refuse the Moslem invi- tation to give up Christ.
 New School Pupils.
 The school at the Green has receiv- ed an addition of five new pupils members of the Armstrong family lately moved into the Wallace House.
 Visitors at the school find much of interest in the recitationy of the pu- pills. Mrs. Bennett welcomes guests at all hours. In the ice storm toward the closing of last term fifteen people came for the Christmas programme.
 Grange Entertainment.
 The grange entertainment Tuesday night was partly musical. MT. and Mrs. Hiram Howes gave two fine vio- lin selections. Miss Edith Williams sang O Fair Dove, O Fond Dove, and several of the newer songs; Also two little pupils of Miss Williams from the northwest district dei1gnred+ the audience by their duet.
 Miss Elise Hawes gave two beau tiful piano numbers. The feature or the evening was the recitation by Mrs Sam Thurston of Harrington, R. |, who is a favorite entertainer of Can terbury people and niece Of MT. and Mrs. William Tewne. She was very generous, giving varied program, mostly humorous and closing with Your Flag and My Flag and the sing ing of America by all.
 MT. and Mrs. TOWne.
 News of Interest.
 Mrs Frank Hoxsie, past master, and Howard Hoxsie attended State Grange. Mir. and Mrsc. Clinton FTfnk, Miss An nie Exley, Mrs. Beecher Brown and James Towne, master Of Canterpury Patrons of Husbandry.
 Miss Gladys Flint was bridesmaid at the wedding of her broth CT, Burton B. Flint and Bertha Irene Green of South Coventry. George Pearl of Brooklyn was best man.
 Effects of the New Jersey explosion were felt in the shaking of windows at George Smiths and at Lewis Ly- on's.
 George Barstow picked another dan- delion blossom last Wednesday in his yard.
 Mrs Fred Graves has been visiting Mrs. Charles Kenyon.
 Mrs. George Rowland has been suf- fering from severe cold
 Preparing for Extension Course.
 Miss Sprague of the State Extension is not the member of the service to