Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-25
GALES FERRY

| A Christmas service of songs and recitations entitled A Journey to 1 Christmas Land was given Monday evening in the vestry of the M. P. church by the primary department of
 the Sunday school. The service open ed with responsive reading by Supt. c. l E. Colver and congregation; prayer, 1 by Rev. o. E. Newton, followed The children entering to spirited music,
 with Miss Grace A. Chapman at the piano, marched iii, starting on their l journey. Some of the songs sung by
 them as they travelled were Everybody
 Happy, If You Don't Know the Pass
 word, Smile, I've Lost My Temper,
 Good Night, Johnnie Special recita-
 tons included The Star of Stars, Rich
 ard Chase; Because It's Christmas
 Herman Chase; The Reason Why,
 Howard Chase; recitation, Christmas l Gordon Maniere and others by Doro-
 thy Birch and Marjorie Gates. At the
 close gifts for the young travellers
 were given from a prettily decorated tree Each member of the audience
 was given a roll of confectionery. The
 success of the journey was due to the
 drill and training of the day school
 teacher, Miss Grace A. Chapman.
 At the Sunday morning service in
 the M. E. church Rev. o. F. Newton
 administered the rite of baptism to the
 two young children of MT and Mrs. J.
 Edmund Norman. James Edmund, Jr., and Carol Hurlbutt Norman. MT. Newton's text for the morning was
 Isaiah g: 6, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given" At the
 offertory a trio, Miss Grace A. Chap
 man, c. E. Colver and D. R. Povey,
 sang Immanuel Shall Come.
 The drive for funds for the Ar
 menian and Syrian relief began in the
 Sunday school at the regular session,
 there being an arranged program for
 three sessions of the school-Faith,
 Hope, Love-the theme for the day be-
 ing Faith. Selections were read on
 Faith by Misses Madeline Birch, Ger
 trude Allen and Miss Jennie G. Per-
 kins. Hope will be the topic next Sun : ! day. Every member of the school is : asked to forego some pleasure and con-
 tribute the value in money to the re-
 lief fund. The offering is to be taken ) the third Sunday.
 Miss Mary Birch's class is still ir } the lead in the journey to Canaan
 having travelled 120 miles, leading al other classes by 10 miles. 1 Mrs. J. Edmund Norman was the l leader of the Epworth league evening service, with the topic Peace on Eartf
 (Christmas).
 , The village school closed Friday witt . special exercises and Christmas tret under the direction of the teacher, Mis-. Grace A. Chapman. The school vii have one week vacation, opening Dec 30. Master Gordon Maniere and little Miss Helen De Rusha were perfect il : attendance the entire term, this beins Miss Helms first term of school. Pu ] pills perfect for the month were War !. ren Norcross, Paul Miller, Gordon Ma 8 niere, Courtland E. Colver, Jr, Ros, [ Norcross, Helen De Rusha, Helen L |, Colver, Elm Beth Bennett and Doroth! t Birch. The returns from the stockin, drive by the Junior Red Cross of tn, ! school amounted to over $19 Tn, : largest amount solicited was by Cor g don Maniere, who had $c.10 in hi t stocking, and he received smal Q badge awarded by the state board o s education to the pupil bringing in tn t largest offering.
 There is no regular session of tn Red Cross this week, but there is plen Q ty of. work at the home of Mrs. Waite e M. Buckingham if anyone would liiz e to take work out. The drive is pro e gressing favorably as reported by Mrs 9 Buckingham, chairman.
 T The Long Cove contingent of tn y Red Cross met with Mrs. Richar n Chase last Wednesday afternoon, whe Q work was begun on quilt
 Mrs Justin H. Peckham of Peck e hams Point was called Friday to tn
 home of her son -in-law and daughter
 MT. and Mrs. Edwin Brown, of Webb s Hill, Stamford, where the entire fam o fly, MT. and Mrs Brown and five chil y dren. is i'll with influenza
 : Mrs. Charles H. Comstock of tn IF village received many callers Frida
 afternoon to watch the blooming of e beautiful amaryllis at her home Tn l. lily is white, striped with red, and ha r yellow stamens.
 , Rev. Allen Shaw Bush of the yillae n conducted services at the Congrega | tional church in Mantle Sunday. ]. Miss Evelyn Richards is at tt y home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Ere l. E. Richards, of Long Cove, for the va IS cation of two weeks from her dutie I as teacher in Jordan school, Water l. ford.
 The school at Long Cove, Miss Eve e lyn Whipple teacher, closed Frida 1t with interesting exercises and s, Christmas tree.
 le ". D. Henderson of the public worh 'e et the submarine base left the vi1las