Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
Motored 59o Miles.

Motored 59o Miles.
 Nathan A. Gibbs of the Thames Na- tionaI Bank Norwich, with Mrs. Gibbs. and daughter Miss Natalie King Gibbs returned Sunday afternoon from Cape Cod after spending q week n4o-orinS some five hundred miles during the trip.
 A war savings rally under the aus piees of the Connecticut State Coun- cil of Defense arranged by Hon. Will jam l. Allyn, town chairman Of Led yard was held in the vestry of the NJ. El. church Tuesday evening at O. clock. Courtland E. Colver was chair man The meeting opened with sing ing of the Star Spangled Banner. and prayer by Rev. Q. E. Newton. MT. Col yer made a brief address and intro duced Mrs. Willis Austin of Norwich, who told of the patriotic work of the Women of America at the present i time The followed singing by the 1 congregation of the Battle Hymn of 1 the Republic Mrs Eugene La Fon- 1 tain was orsanist MT Colver then in- i troduced Major Hadlai A. Hull of l New London, who spoke on the Real
 Issues of the Awful Conflict.
 Surveyors have been about the vil-
 lage recently, selecting a route for the 1 transmission wires Of the Eastern 1 Connecticut Development company. l Transferred to Washington. | Harlan r. Newbury who enlisted ir the Medical corps, ambulance section a few weeks ago and went to Fort
 Slocun, N. Y, has been transferred | to the Walter Lee hospital in Wash 1 ington, D. c.
 1 Madeline Birch received certif cate Tuesday that she had won frs honors in the Junior Four Minute Men speaking contest as Junior Foul
 Minute speaker for War Sayingi 1 Stamps The certificate was signed b!
 William McCorn1. elk Blair. Nationa
 Director of Four Minute Men, and b,
 O. F. Lowell, supervisor of the school
 of Ledyard
 Patriotic Pupils. The village school taught by Mis- Grace A. Chapman closeH last Fri
 day. Miss Chapman will meet tn children every Tuesday afternoon a l the school house for Junior Red Cros
 work. The pupils have purchase $7778 worth of thrift stamps whicl is a good showing. Gordon Manier } was honor pupil in attendance for tn school year.
 : At the Pines.
 Miss Lucy Geer of Norwich with he } nephew, Fred w Geer and his fam ily of Albany, N. Y, arrived at tn Pines, Tuesday to spend the remaind CT Of the month.
 The cottage of w. F. Baylis; M. D
 Of Brooklyn; N. r, is being enlarge
 and otherwise improved.
 Miss K2 thryn Risdon spent severe
 days in New York last week and at
 l 5a4 1F f..sz . Called to Putnam. . Mrs. Nellie Briisrdade of Meridei who has been the guest Of Mrs. Jafne = Martin, at her cottage, Leisure Hou
 since Mrs Martins arrival there wa
 suddenly called to Putnam last wee e by the illness of her son in Jaw, Os e car Stanley Rich.
 e Mrs. Reginald F'itzmaurice, of Prov n idence, was atsier cottage, the Pionee 2 for the week end.
 f Mrs. M. F. Clary of Malone. N. S was the guest Monday and Tuesda s of Mrs Nathan A. Gibbs. Il Only one of the tennis courts s the Country club has been put in COT t diti6n the past week.
 e Mrs. Jacob Rogers visited in liar !: ford Monday and Tuesday. 9 The stock at Wood Lawn fan l. Henry ". Hurlbutt place, was il l. creased last week by the arrival !; twin calves.
 5, Mrs. J. A. Birch was a viistor Tue ,f day at the home of her cousin, MT g, Carroll spicer, in Grotot. ]: Henry Boriello, head of the publ 5, works at the Navy vafd and h Y family from Boston, are occupying u Q, Pitcher cottage.
 le MT and Mrs. Eddie Simmons e. Norwich are at their home in the vi n lage.
 ' Mrs Alexander Sharp of Norwi ,e was week end guest of Mrs. Jam j. Martin at her cottage. = Miss Sarah T. Latiner has return T after ten days Yicit in Hartford