Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-26
JEWETT CITY

The Christmas tree and exercises al the
Baptist church were held Saturday even
ing. with the following program: Hymn
119, 1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear;
responsive reading. No. 81; prayer. Rev.
]. C. Rawson; recitation, A Greeting.
People, Gloriana GIL. Lois Gill Katie
Bergman, Arthur Gray, Arthur TriPp.
Chester Sweet, Raymond Csthcart; recs
tation, A Christmas Wish, Clarence
Sweet; hymn 1872. The First Noel; recita-
ton. Elizabeth Willis. Emily Mayer;
Rotations. Old Santa. William Dearn-
ley; The Wise Men, Arthur Willard ex-
ercise. Mrs. A. N. Browns class; hymn
134, Silent Night; recitations. A Wish.
William Brewster; The Reason, Jane
Mayer; A Hint for Next Year. Marian
Wilbur; Playing Santa Claus, Ruth
Cathcart; play. Trimming the Christmas
Tree, Mrs. G. H. Priors class; recitation,
Santa's Welcome, Mildred Gilbert Lem
uei Green acted the part Of Santa Claus.
The Christmas decorations at the
Methodist church Were very elaborate
and tasteful. The entire rear Of the pull
boughs and laurel. and one side Of the
platform was screened with the boughs.
The altar ran was trimmed with red.
Three was an areh-of laurel and spark
ling ornaments over the choir loft. and
garlands of trailing evergreen were on
the rail and all about the room. a
small tree stood at the entrance 10 The
choir. Numerous pots of Jerusalem cher
ries used for decoration were afterwards
sent out otile sick and sliut-ins. In the
evening a cantata, From the Heights OF
Glory. under the direction OF Miss For
Meta Robertson, assisted by Mrs. Annie
NE1-r~T
excellently sung. Those who sang the
cantata. for which Miss Esther Harris
was accompanlst, were Misses Anna and
Ruth Peterson, Frances, Anna and Ray
Bugbee. George Cregan, Mrs. Albert
| Saunders. Mrs. W. c. Jeffers, George
Robertson. Edward and Everett Thorn
| ton. Bertha Davis. Edith Howe, Arleeu
and Christine Burdick. John Chadwick
| Hazel johnson, Harriet McCiuggage. Bea-
| trice Reade, Martha Davis. Theodore
Davis, Hattie Fields, Lawrence Peterson
| Harold and Frank Nell. Mrs. Edmonds
| Grace Gardiner. Everett McCluggage
| Eva and Emma Marchini Cecil Howes
| The decorations at the Congregational
/ church were of evergreen branches, poiu-
| settias and Jerusalem cherries. \ vase
| Of white carnations was sent by Stanley
| Wheelock in memory OF his mother
1 NJ. a
! son arranged the decorations.
| At st. Mary's church the Sisters dec.
| GRATED with Christmas trees ported plant;
and cut flowers.
| On account of the Christmas exercise.
Saturday evening at the Baptist churef
| there were no decorations on Sunday
| Christmas hop Rioux hall. dancing Il
| D. m, Morey's orchestra.-ady.
| The Hose company received a Christ
i mas gift OF q check for SIS from T. A
| Rioux in appreciation OF their work a
| the fire in his block a few months ago
! Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Richardson haS,
as Christmas guests Mrs. Richardson;
| four sisters and their families. The lam
| ily party numbers p.
| The inmates at the town farm and IN,
! caretaker's son We're remembered Christ
mas by Dorcas circle of the King!
! Daughters, who sent baskets Of dainMe.
and useful articles TO them
| Mr.. and Mrs Richard Meyer of New
! Britain and Miss Halle Burleson OF EaS
! Orange, y. J., are at E. F. Burleson's
| Mr.. and Mrs. Champion sfathewson an
daughter Janet Of New Haven al A r
Young's, Misses Martha ard Bess
| Boutwell, at David Bothweii's Mr. am
Mrs. E ]. Davan Of Brooklyn, y. Y. a
Edmund Jodofn's. Miss Maud Gilbert
i OF Norwich, Mrs. Frank Spaulding Q
Brooklyn, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. GiiberI
and Mrs. Harriet Gilbert at E. z. CT,
bert's. Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Read q
! Jewett City at William Reads at Roln
Hill, Nlrs. Maggie Murray Of Proyidend
at the Misses WEIGHS. Mr. and Mrs "
H Brown. Miss Alice Brown OF Jewe,
City, Miss Marian Johnson Of whitman
tic and z. Frank Brown Of woonsccke
| at Mrs. Nettie Johnson's, James Barr
from Trinity college, Miss Helena Grit
IN of Providence al Dennis Griffinis. Mis-
Elizabeth Hull Of New York at =. Curt
| Huirs on Sunday.
Misses Martha and Ethel Morgan WEI
| to North Weare, N. H, Friday to spen
| Christmas.
Today is TO be holiday for store
mills. posSoffice, library and banks
Mrs. Pleasant Ford and Mrs. =. !
Gilbert received some beautiful mistietl
covered in berries. suca as are seIdoi
seen seen in the zDrth. coming from Mr.
Ford's friends in the south.
II E. H. wilcox, railway postal clerk b,
tween New York and Boston, was abb
to spend Christmas at h.s home here