Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-12
WESTMINSTER
Volunteer Received Into Church. Local Young Woman Stands Second in Gold Medal contest-How HoIi- day Was Celebrated.

In connection with the communion service Sunday morning the admission of Oscar Olsen into full memberShlp was very impressive This young man, the evening before enlistment in the service of his country, decided to openly enlist in the Christian army, and gave his assent to the statement of faith and covenant that evening both verbally and in writing to the pastor. A card received from MT. Ol- sen Monday by MT. Davies gives as surance that he was truly present in spirit during this service Of his re- ception into this church.
 At the evening vesper service a new form of worship compiled by the pas tor was used for the first time and enjoyed by all
 Each follower of Christ, because he is a Christian. can do what would otherwise be impossible" was the topic for the home prayer service on | Wednesday evening. Scripture, Matt. l 3: 38-40. At the W. C. T. U. gold medal con- l test in Scotland July 2d Miss Mildred l Johnson of W1limantic won with the 1 selection The Saloon Keepers Sign. i Miss Ruth RoSenzweig of Westminster was a close second in the report of the judges, there being a difference of but three e-eighths of one per cent. 1 in their final markings,
 | Independence Day Events
 The Fourth of July Agricultural clubs celebration was a decided suc- l cess. The dinner, clam chowder, 1 salad, and crackers or sandwiches, with tea, coffee and ice cream as ex- Alan Moody. assisted by Mrs Hell l e re | Mrs. Raymond and Miss Ingebor Ol- l sen, with the children of the club. A. T. Macleod had charge of the sports, l in which the following were winners | of first and second prizes: Half mile race, Raymond Green, Albert Boulais; bread and nlol9 sses race, Archie Green, | Richard Jones; potatd race, Albert 1 Boulais and Ruth Rosenzweig. Mr. and Mrs. Harri Flici, who lately purchased the Charles Allen place, l spent a week of their honeymoon, most of which is to be spent in the 1 Catskills, with the family of William Johnson, visiting and looking over their property. They left July 4th, but plan to stop here again on their return trip.
 Benjamin Davies is working in the intuition factory at Norwich. Mrs. Glenn Lyon and two children l nave returned to their home in Dan ielson after week spent at Brookside l where Mrs. Fyler and daughter Viola have also been recent guests.
 Jack Golden has returned to New
 York after a vacation spent with his sister, Mrs. C. H. Koch.
 Miss Alma Newton is at home for
 the summer. bringing with her one of the girls here last year with the New
 York Tribune girls.
 The monthly meetings of Buell. un-
 ion, Canterbury w. c. T. U., are omit
 ted in July and August.
 Ralph Doerfinger of New York was a guest of his mother and sisters sev-
 eral days of last week, returning the
 evening of July 4th.
 Mrs. William Medbery gains slowly
 but sits up a part of each day. Fred Newton, who is employed ir
 the government shipyard at New Lon-
 don, was home for the week end.
 Henry Roth is said to have re- l bought the Kneubuchler place.
 Arrive from Isle of Pines.
 Mrs. Moody is boarding temporarily
 the Gustafson family, who arrived Saturday from the Isle of Pines. where
 they have resided for nearly nine
 years. Mrs. Gustafson and childrer
 plan to remain here through the sum.
 mer.
 3 Mrs. Axel Helstrom's sister, Mrs : Stohlberg, of New York, is also z summer visitor with her family