Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
LEBANON
Birthday Party in Honor of Shirley cumminss-Personafs and Brief Notes.

Everett Mof1tt of East Hartford spent the weekend with his grand mother. Mrs. Jane Card
 Dr. Henry Sweet and Mrs. Robert few days this week with the for ner's daughter, Mrs. H. F. Bishop.
 Gone to New Britain.
 Royce Loorais has gone to New Britain, where he is employed in the Stanley works.
 MT. and Mrs. William Fullerton and family of Pawtucket are visitors at Charles and James Yves.
 Mrs. Brigham and daughter, Mary, of Hartford, are wishing at Miss Ellen Huntington's.
 Personals.
 Miss Virginia Loomis has gone to Hartford, where she is employed in
 MT. and Mrs. F. N. Taylor and children were in New London, Sun day.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Smith and daughter. and MT and Mrs. Bert Richardson and children. of Hartford. are visiting at Mrs. Nell Lilies.
 Mrs William Kneeland and daugh- ter, Jeanette, of Hartford, are visit ing at Judge and Mrs A. G. Knee lands.
 MT. and Mrs. Clement Fowler were in Hartford last Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. N. s. Loomis spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Will Loonais of Greeneville.
 Miss Adelaide Hallen spent the week end in Hartford.
 Mrs. H. N. Sweet and Mrs. o. L. Pultz were in Norwich, Friday.
 Miss Bertha Perry is visiting friends at Silver Bay.
 Mrs. Annie Perry spent Tuesday with Mrs verplank, of Manchester.
 Birthday Party.
 Mrs. Amos Lillie gave a birthday party Monday afternoon in honor of her niece, Shirley Cummings. Those present were: Mrs. Monroe Pultz and children. Florence. and Murton,. Mrs. Robert LiElie and daughter. Airline, Mrs. Rexford Cummings and daugh- ters, Shirley and Hazel, and Misses Helen Abel and Doris Troland. Re treatments were served and the little folks enjoyed them selves immensely.
 Mrs. Arthur Hewitt and daughter Dorothy, and Mrs. Charles Troland and daughter. Doris, spent Wednesday at Ocean Beach.
 Many from this place attended the Social Corner picnic held at Mrs. A. T. Browning's, in North Franklin, Thursday.
 Mrs Roland Slate and son, of Gro ton, Mrs. Frank Perkins and son. of Sprin gfeld, Mass, are visiting their parents. MT. and Mrs. Frank Kings
 Mrs. Louis Abe11 and son have re- turned from a visit with friends in New York.
 Mrs. Alonzo Boothby has returned from a two weeks visit with relatives in Rockville.
 The Ladies' Aid society met at the rome of Miss Hattie Hewitt Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs. W. L. L. Spencer has returned to her home in this place. after being patient for some time in St. Jo seph's hospital, Willinnantic.
 John Proctor Dead.
 The death of John Proctor occurred at his home in this place Thursday morning. MT Proctor has been a ! esident in this town for many years
 Miss Helen Wetemore has returned to her home in Hartford, after spend ing some time at the home of pr. and Mrs. E. L. Danielson
 Friend Pens Obituary of Lizzie A.
 Parsons.
 (Contributed)
 Lizzie Avery Parsons was born in Lebanon on January 21, 1851: her father being George Avery of the well known family of that name in the childhood was spent. At the age Of eighteen she married Charles Par son, of Brooklyn, N. T., and went to Toronto to live. year or two later
 
 the home in which they spent the re- r1ainder of their married life. Her husband died about five years ago. She had four children; two sons are still living. Her grandson joined the first contingent of soldiers raised in Canada and is now doing Red Cross work in Italy. Her health has been failing for sev craI months; with this lessened re- she succumbed easily to an | infection which began in the tonsils, l finally became systemic and came to 2 sudden fatal termination. She was a faithful and fond mother; very de- l voted to her children and always in | as much sympathy with their activ- ities as If she were one of them. Her 1 great versa tility led her into many ! different fields of work A natural l talent for music developed when she age she played in a concert with cred | 1t to her teacher. At a suitable age l she studied both instrumental and | vocal music in New York and became | voice was pleasure to many nus1- | cal circles This talen was always | freely used for the benefit of her | church, where it was much apprec1- 1 ated. After she married she became in terested in painting which was be- l ing much studied at that time. She became an artist of considerable rep | GtatlOn ana LOOK nrSC pr1ZeS al LllS l Ottowa exhibitions. But on account l If near -sightedness her work waE | mostly limited to copying, in which | she exceEled. She was very well known in char | ta ble societies, an active member of | the Baptist church in Ottawa and es | pecially devoted to Home Missions. l Her mother was the organizer of the l Noman's Baptist Home Mission Soci- | sty of Eastern Ontario and Quebec. | the daughter became its | first corresponding secrtary, and she | kept this office until within few months of her death. Many times she served as a delegate to the mis- ,ionary meetings, travelling far | vest Winnipeg and to the Atlantic 1n the East. In these meetings she | always spoke earnestly for the mis- sfonaries, that are established through put the Provinces: and a liberal do- nation to those she visited was the 1 est of her real interest. Many a struggling missionary has returned | rom a visit to Ottawa equipped with UT coat, gloves etc. suitable for the old weather of the North.
 Mrs ParSon was on f1ea Rnard If 1