Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-08
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prepared and the Yale crews arrii ei in
the village Sunday. June 9Th. Ste gar,l
Phelps and his assistants frorI Cam
bridge, Mass, arrived Tuesd ~ at Sevell
Gables, to prepare the quSrlers a ID cot
tages for the coming VI the IA wa d
crews Monday, the 7th.
Another social event was emf yed 10y
the men of the Village Improvement So
ciety through the courtesy Of Frank A
Aplin, who acted as toastm ase. After
a chowder, such as only Fred ". Smith
can place upon a table, th6. preside at
Rev Allen Shaw Bush, called the the
meeting to order, welcomed the special
guests and then invited CORNER Franklin
II. Brown of Norwich to speak on his
department which he did in a manner
most interesting. ChairInel OF commit
tees than reported.
called upon Rev. C. II. Wight, captain /;
Dudley c. Perkins, Commander. Gary
Davis and Captain Oliver of the ubma-
rine Base, who responded in a happy
| manner, with a story, a bit OF humor
and pleasing suggestions. A hearty
cheer wa sgiven to Mr.. Aplin for de-
lightful evening.
! Miss Julia ". Hinaman of Hartford,
publicity director of the Connecticut
! Woman's Suffrage associati IN, spoke be-
| fore the Ladies Aid society Of the NJ
e. church and their friends Thursday
afternoon on borough and city govern
ment
Mrs j. A. Birch received a letter
! Monday of last week from her son. Hor-
ace II. Cranner, who enlisted last july
as a private in the United tates army
tank corps. dated April Is at Fort Wi :
Trfp lei
Private Cranmer is now ratel as Z
wagner in the ambulance servi-e sailed
with the A. L. F. forces to Siberia anC
his last letter was written from there
being received here about Christmas
Private Cranmer mentions being wound.
ed in the shoulder and states the mer
have not been allowed TO write hons
for four months an account of typhus
fever. He writes Interestingly of tn,
country and of the great changes il
climate from 40 degrees below zero ant
ice IL inches thick in Siberia.
About % members of the Get To
gether club. with guests from the vii
lage, Allyn's Point and the Submarin,
Base, were entertained by Mrs. Andrew
P Miller at her home near the villga
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin of Meri
den motored here to their cottage LeiSur
Hour Sunday, the 30th, having in the.
party. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Murphy
and Harold Porter. also of Meriden
The party returned Monday afternoon
leaving Mrs. Martin who was joined b.
Mrs. Brinsanads, and they will spenl
June at the cottage.
Rev. and Mrs. G. II. Wright spen
last Wednesday in Mantle.
Mrs. E. w. Jones of Mt Vernon. n
Y. at present a guest at the home o
Miss Caroline B. Freeman visited her sor
Vincent Jones. who is on business i
New Haven Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Geer of Norwich spent tn
holiday at her cottage. The Pines.
Miss Mary voorhees, of Brooklyn. y
Y, has arrived at the home of Mrs. Ed
!; mund Norman for a visit of some day
previous to the coming of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred E Voorhees,. VIII
will occupy the Povey cottage for tn
summer.
Charles n. Brown of Norwich spok
in the Club House Monday evening hi
topic being, A Talk on Panama. TIL
address was for the benefit of the /
brary Mrs. Belle Ho'comb Johnson {
Hartford visitor and INSPECTOR of pub
libraries for the Connecticut Public L
brary committee spoke on tire Value {
Organization and the state aid TO publ
Libraries.