Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-26

The first Halloween social of the season was held by the Maccabees at their rooms ofn Valley street, Thurs day night, and all reported a most en- joyable evening.
 h the interest of the community safety the co-operat ting churches de- cided to voluntarily discontinue their church services during the epidemic even before such action was properly required by the health officer. For three weeks and more all church ser vices have been omitted. The cases of illness and death in these congre- cations have been comparatively few. Every precaution has been taken and will now be exercises in the reopen ing of the churches. Heating and ven- tilation will receive careful attention, that every member of every family may attend church, Sunday school or young peoples meetings with con fidence. First Baptist church, Arthur D. Carpenter, minister, Sunday at 10.45 morning worship, sermon theme, The Passing of The Plague. Am My Brothers Keeper? F. noon, church school, p. m. Y. P. S. C. E., leader, Elizabeth Peacock; 7 p. m.. evening service, subject, Can Christian Science Cure Spanish Influenza"
 Christian Science services will be held in the Wonan's Club rooms on Main street, Sunday morning at 10.45, Subject of lesson sermon: Probation After Death. Golden Text, Ephesians 4:13.
 St. PauI's Episcopal church will be thoroughly ventilated and heated for l service at the usual hour Sunday morninfi, While the epidemic is rap q l still many who are ill and for safety there will be no celebration Of the holy 1 Communion. The service will consist of 1itany and ante- communion. The church school will open the first Sun | day in November. The Rev. Walter F Borchet will conduct the service. | First Congregational church, octoh. | CT 27, Harry $. McCreedy, minister [ Church school at 9.45 q. nj. Morning worship II 6. m. 7.30 D. III. informa home fire service in the church house A popular sing will be conducted by c H. Caswell; the first i'll | series O.
 talks on Life-Lessons taught by Wa
 Strategists, will be giveh-1, Keeping the Line UnDroken. Begore we gt
 home, a "get together sing" around thu piano.
 The Brotherhood, the Ladies' soci
 ety, the Girl Pioneers, the Sodalitas
 and the Woman's Missionary societ.
 will be called together by their re spective officers within a fortnight.
 Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. c. Harley Smith, minister. 10.45 a. m Il public worship conducted by the pas tor and an address by A. c. Burdick representing the New England South
 ern Conference. A short conference o
 men at the close of the service. 12
 m, Sunday school. D. I'll. Epwortl
 League meeting, led by c. H. Brad
 ley. the president. Religion and De II 6;1-7. [ D. m. the pastor will preach
 MT. Smith will preach at the Metho
 dist Episcopal church at South Gov entry at 12.45 D. m., at the close 0
 the Sunday school which meets a
 11.45 a. m. A short conference o
 workers will be held at the close o
 the meeting.
 John Ballistrine of New LoPdol
 called at the garage of the Jordal
 Auto company Thursday to claim
 car which had been left. standing ol
 the back road at W!ndham fo
 three days. MT. Ballistriue had pur
 chased the car in New York and wa
 driving it. home when 1t broke dowr and he left iI by the roadside Whel
 he returned for it he found that tn police department had notified tn
 Jordan Auto company to take the ca to their garage.
 Otto E. WuIf, of Norwich, was i town Friday, acting as the represen
 tative of the retail merchants of Nor wich, New London and Willimantit
 In an address before the Retail Mer l chants Bureau of the Willimanti
 Chamber of Commerce, he recon
 mended curtailment of bushes
 hours in retail stores for the comin winter as a war measure.
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