Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-25


 as the Years Go, By, sung by Misses. Mary and Madeline Birch: Pull for the Shore. read by Miss Ames, sung. by Mrs. Walter NJ. Buckingham; duet, Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break, Mir and Mrs. Frank Woodruff; When the Mist Has Rolled Away, solo by Miss Beatrice Jones. The speaker or retary of the Y. NJ. C. A. located at the submarine base. His topic was Smile and the Value of d Smile. Ills talk was followed by a duet by Court land E. Colver and D. R. Povey, Near CT. Still Nearer. Hold the Fort was read by Miss Ames, sung by Mrs. Buckingham and Miss Wood of Am herst, Mass: The Brewers Big Horses was sung by Dudley C. Perkins. Clos ,ng hymn, Shall We Gather at the River? A special tribute wal paid John Raymond Perkins only son of Mr and Mrs. Dudley C. Perkins. who was present and has recertly received in the r. s. R., at the request of Rev. James NJ. Potter, by Rev. Peter c. Wright, D. D.. of Philadelphia and Rev. Allan Shaw Bush of the village. The service was largely attended and very interesting.
 Gales Ferry Review.
 The first edition of the Gales Ferry Review was published at o'clock at the Country club house Saturday evening for an appreciative audience. The Review .s an upto datepmagazine with many illustrated advertisements produced in living pictures. Miss Bea- trice Jones of~Mt. Vernon impersonated and sang Madame Butterfly in cos tune. The publisher was Walter NJ. Buckingham m and the addresses were Mrs. F.. W. Jones, Mt. Vernon. N. Y. and Mrs Waiter NJ. Buckingham of the village. There was large at tendance. Ice cream was on sale at the close.
 Ailen-McCoombs.
 Paul Crosby Allen, youngest son of MT. and Mrs. William D. Allen of the village, and Miss Esther Almedia Me Coombs of Saybrook were married at the NJ. E. parsonage here fast Thurs day morning at 10 o'clock, Rev James tended by Mrs. J. A. Birch and her son. Harmon Crammer The newly weds are spending their honeymoon at the home of the groom's parents. who weeks.
 Waste Paper Collected.
 At the last meeting of the Red Cross auxiliary at the home of Mrs. Frank ApIin it was noted that about 450 pounds of waste paper had been col lected recently by the auxiliary. An other collection will be made later.
 Opened Camp Ground House.
 Mrs. Harmon l.. Perkins delegate from the NJ. E. church here. went to Willimantic last week and opened the Gales Ferry cottage at the camp ground during the session of the camp meeting.
 Motored to Onset
 Mir. and Mrs. Nathan A Gibbs and daughte~, Miss Gibbs. motored to On- set. Mass, Saturday, returning Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Y. Mes senger of Norwich were guests at the Gibbs home during their absence
 Elmer Kidder of Spencerport, N. Y, spent Sunday a the home of Mrs. Kid ders parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. ComStock
 Henry w. HurIbutt and daughter. Mrs. Nelson Parker. with her little daughter Margaret of Norwich. visited Mir. Hurlbutts wife. who Is ill at the Northampton hospital Mass. last Thursday. and found improvement in her condition.
 Mrs Richard Ames and daughter Miss Bessie Ames. of Yonkers. N Y who have been spending some days at the summer cottage Of Mrs. Ames' brother George w Frost, left Mon day 10 visit relatives in Brooklyn, Conn.
 Veranda Tea.
 Mrs E. W Jones of Mt. Vernon. N Y.. who is spending the summer at Twin Oak cottage. gave a veranda tea Tuesday afternoon. Among those present were Mrs. Walter NJ. Buclling- ham. Mrs. Deiphine Fish. Mrs. Horace H. sears MfS- CdrO Mantere. Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop. the Misses Math- ewson and Miss Caroline P. Freeman. Mrs. Jones was assisted in serving by her daughter, Miss Beatrice Jones' and Miss Dorothy Wuf
 On Fishing Trip
 Coroner Franklin H. Brown and his young grandson, Frank Graham Brown of SOuthingtou, with Dudley C. Perkins and his son, John Raymond Perkins. of Fort Sheridan, spent Tuesday on d fishing trip in the Race in Coroner Browns auxiliary boat Ruth.
 MT. and Mrs. R. Irving HurIbutt went to Northampton Tuesday to MT. Hurlbutt's mother, who is making gradual improvement at the Cooley Dickinson hospital, where she under went an operation for pleurisy.
 Chiidren's Party.
 A delightful party for children under : years of age was given at the Country club house from to o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Caro Maniere and Miss Bea- trice Jones were the managers of the affair. Childrens games were played and prizes given. lee cream and wa feTs were served the little people.
 Mir. and Mrs William H. CrandaIi of Norwich were guests of MT. and day afternoon.
 Walter C. Plank. secretary of the I. NJ. C. A. branch at the navy yard, will speak in the NJ. F.. church tomor- TOW Sunday at the morning service at 10.45 in the absence of Rev James M. Potter, who is at the Wiihna ntic camp meeting.