Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-30
GALES FERRY

Rev. Allen Shaw Bush conducted the morning service in the M. l.. church Sunday and spoke from Isaiah, 53:11-He shall see the travail of his soul and be satisfied. D. R Povey sang at the offertory, Tell Me the Story of Jesus. At the Sunday school session Rev. O. E. Newtons class was the banner class in offering and Mrs, i R. Irving Hurlbutt's the banner class | in attendance. Y. NJ. c. A. Secretary 1 Carter of the Submarine base had charge of the Epworth League ev ening service with the topic, How to Make Next Year Better Than This. | (New Years Meeting) Misses Mary. and Madeline Birch and David Carter sang hymn.
 One of the largest family gather 1 ings for Christmas day was held at | WoodlaWn farm, the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry Hurlbutt, where Twenty two people were entertained at dinner. 1 The party included their children with their families and other relatives | Of Mrs. Hurlbutt's outside of the immediate family.
 Rev. o. E. Newton continues to inn prove since his arrival at the par sonage, after an absence of nine weeks in Boston, seven of which were spent in a hospital. Rev. and Mrs. Newton were visited by their son, Leslie Newton of Boston on the holiday.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church have had a telephone in stalled at the parsonage. for the use of Rev. and Mrs. Newton.
 MT and Mrs. Carl w. Brown en- tertained their uncle Moves B. Allen at dinner Christmas day at Browns $ Crossing and he was their guest that afternoon on an automobile ride to Norwich to participate in the family Christmas festivitieS at the home of Ex- Mayor Allyn I. Brown at their home on Broadway.
 MT. and Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins o1 the village, were entertained Christ mas day by their son-in-l law ano daughter MT. and Mrs. Monett A } Lawson, at their home in the Long } Cove district.
 MT. and Mrs. Dudlsy c. Perkins en- tertained their uncle and aunt, MT } and Mrs. Henry C. Beckwith of New 5 London Christmas day.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Kimball had a! = tIeir guests for CA,istmas, Mrs |, Kimball's brothers and their families Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. William V. Law f less and daughter Winifred of Wind ] sor, Vermont and Mir. and Mrs. R. D Lawless, of New London. r MT. and Mrs. Walter M. Buchng ham were visitors at the home 0 I Mrs. Buckingham parents, MT. an Mrs. J. Frank Clark of Laurel Hil Norwich.
 , Mrs. Fanny A. Northrup returne , Monday after an absence of som days at the home of MT. and Mrs Courtland E. Culver at the Nav . Yard.
 Miss Evelyn Richards. teacher in tn school of Passaic, N. J., is spendfn the vacation at the home of her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Fred E. Richard at Long Cove.
 Mrs. J. A. Birch and daughter Doro thy spent Friday with Mrs Birch cousin, Mrs. Philip Carter of Pleasan
 Valley, Groton.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Allen move
 Friday f=om the farm house belong ing to the late Mrs. Ellen Turner, the house recently vacated by Orvill
 Allen, belonging to J. M. Graves
 the Long Cove district.
 Men employed by the Nrw Ha
 ven railroad are shingling and makin lrepairs on the house occupied Station Agent Arthur o. Fafor which is the property of the road. Miss Harriet Bishop Brown (
 Hartford was a recent caller in u
 place.
 Mrs. Joab B. Rogers has gone
 Hartford to spend few weeks wit
 relatives, closing her home in the vi
 lage.
 Spectators at the Christmas dim,
 given the needy children of Norwit
 and New London by the men at u
 Submarine base were greately int
 rested in the affair, and were show
 over a Gefman submarine throug
 the courtesy of the officials.
 Mrs. Edward H. Latimer entertain
 ed her brother -in-law and sister, M
 and Mrs. Charles Hope Of Jncas
 vile Christmas day.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Satterlee ar l daughter Rebecca of North Have ansntaAhs shalda1-atz- z-the hama. =M