Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

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 The Old Folks Concert given under the auspices of the local branch of Red Cross last Thursday evening at the church was a decided success and was attended by an audience number ing nearly 25O. Flags and posters were used in the decorations. At the right of the platform a Colonial set ting room was arranged. Here sat four of the older ladies and two chill dren in costume. the ladies with their knitting as in olden days. With the chorus of 25 men and women all in costume the picture was very pleas | ing. A number Of beautiful old we'd | ling gowns were worn A full and
 varied musical programme was given l by the chorus. asslaueu uH an orcnes- 1 tra of eight pieces and Miss Isabel MOnteith of Storrs.s The chorus was
 very ably directed by Mrs. Lucy Cat l chell. to whom much of the credit for
 the success of the affair belongs. The ! following programme was rendered:
 Part 1-Orchestra numbers, March
 Of Ye Great ComDanye: male quar- tette, We Meet Again Tonight, Boys; 1 Two Olde lyme Hyms. By Ye Crate
 Companye, Near, Windsor; duet, Jua- rita Mrs. Aver, Mrs. J. N. Jackson; Two Olde lyme Tunes by ye greate chorus, New Jerusalem, Complaint; duet, Marguerite, Rev. and Mrs. E.
 P. Aver; Home Again, by Ye Little Choire: When George the Third Was
 King, F. B. Eaton: Sound the Loud Timbrel. chorus; Marseilles. chorus.
 Part 2--Strike the Cymbal, by ye chorus: Bedouin Love Song, R. E.
 Stearns: Doar' Ye Cry My Honey, four female singers: Cousin Jedediah, four
 singers and chorus; violin selection,
 Miss Isabel Monteith (a) Peter Gray, (b) Three Kittens, by ye four male
 singers; Jerusalem, My Glorious
 Home, chorus; Dost Thou Love Me
 Sister Ruth? R. B. Stearns. Mrs F B. Eaton: Round Three Blind Mice
 ye choire; Good Night four male sing
 CTS; Star Spangled Banner.
 Following the programme. nearly all went downstairs where coffee. cake
 and sandwiches were served under the direction of Mrs. W. R. Davoll. very interesting exhibit of surgica'
 dressings was explained by Miss Lit F tlef1eld, surgical dressings inspector assisted by Miss Paschal
 Rifle From Norwich.
 An unusual feature of the evenins was the exhibition of a rifle made ii } Norwich for the Belgian army. Thi. rife was shipped to Belgium witt , others Saturday. An interesting dem OnStra tion Of tho ~:7.> v,ae made by q
 q. Jenner. an employe of the Marlin l Rockwell Arms Corporation, who mad j. the trip to his home town expressl, s for this purpose
 The evenings programme nette' t more than 80 for the local Red Cross r Orchestra and Chorus. The following comprised the orches $ tra which played at the Old Folks }: Concert: Piano. Mrs. Leslie Nichols | violin, Albert Spellman. Leslie Mich e ols; flute. Fred Hornberger; clarinet J. L. Dunston; saxaphone, Mrs. Buck I. ingham; cornet A. Gaudreau. from II bone: J. L. Cady. bass viol; Roy Wal
 ller. drum.
 4 The personnel of the chorus was Il Soprano, Miss Ebba Smith, Mrs t Wayne Storrs, Miss Ethel Freeman | Mrs. Charles Henry, Miss Evely e Shippee. Mrs. Phoebe Hanks MT. n John Johnson. Miss Elsie Marsh. MT.
 Martha Wright, Miss Alice Benjamin Il A. w. Buchanan; altos, Mrs. E. I : Aver, Mrs. J. N. Jacobson. Mrs. c. F 1T Wyman, Mrs. Walter Storrs, Miss Alb n bic Storrs, Mrs. Frank Preston; ten l. ors, r. B. Eaton, G. H. Wyman.. Re, I Leonard Smith, Axel Erickson; basso l R. B. Stearns, E. B. Inman, Charle = Hall, Alfred Dodd
 it Orrin Mason served as tethingma e during the concert and caused mnc e nerrinent with his pole.
 It Cookery Demonstration. = A lecture and demonstration on Wa d Time Cookery will be given by Mis- . Margaret Costello, home demonstra le |