Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
GALES FERRY

A Halloween party was given Monday evening under the auspices of the Ep- worth League in the vestry of the M. E. church, which was decorated with branches of autumn leaves, jack-o-lan- ters, black cat silhouttes, and corn stalks. In the vestibule ghost point ed the way to the vestry room. Hal lowe'en games were played and the ghost told story of the wind with the lights turned off A feature of the programme was the marching oI children with lighted candles, placed in red apples as candlesticks. Mrs. J. Edmund Norman was ably assisted in the affair by Mrs R. Irving Hurlbutt, Mrs. Rufus Parker, Mrs. Stephen Norman, Mrs. Charles B. Hoyt and Miss Alice Satterlee, with the Misses Ge,.rude Allen, Arlene Collins and Laura Mcclure. Mrs. Emma s. Ben nett was the fortune teller. Doughnuts, pumpkin pie, cheese, pop corn balls and coffee were served. A silver collection was taken at the close of the games. The branch of the Needle Work Guild of America, started this year in this place gave an exhibit of the articles do- mated by the four circles formed here in the Country club house, Monday after noon from to o'clock. One hundred i afticles had been given and were dis played on tables in the center of the room. Among thlm were dresses and other garments for children, beautifully | made, pillow cases, bath towels, night 1 dresses, knitted stockings and many other things. The directors of the four l circles are Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham, Mrs. Mary c. Watrous. Miss Susan Mathewson, with Mrs. Richard H. Chase 1 of Long Cove. The district exhibit to which the public was invited was held | Thursday in Norwich at the Community house.
 ] The November meeting of the Women s i Home Missionary society was held in the 1 M E. church, Tuesday afternoon. Miss Caroline B. Freeman, the president, pre- siding. The meeting opened with the hymn, The World We Sing. Miss Alice Satterlee was at the piano. The devo- tienal exercises were conducted by Rev G. H. Wright and roll call. by the sec retary, Miss Fanny A. Molthrop The treasurer's report, Mrs c. E. Colver, was read and approved. Miss Freeman gave | an interesting talk on Mission Work | then introduced Mrs. Robert Bitgood, oi New London, conference secretary o
 Young Peoples work, who was chairman
 of Young People at tho recent Nationa Missionary conference in Providence
 
 of the conference Mrs. Courtland B
 Colver was chailIlan of the programme
 Mrs. J. Edmund Norman prepared thu Home Missions enigma numbers or
 Thanksgiving cards. Mrs. Colver furnish
 ed and served chicken sandwiches, cak
 with tea. Mrs Molthrop assisted il
 serving.
 Mrs. A. C. Risdon and her daughter
 Miss Katherine Risdon, with their guest l E. B. Lewis, Jr., of New York, close' the Risdon summer home here Wednes
 day and returned to their home at tn Hotel Berkeley, New York.
 A metal protector or cover for tn
 chimney ot the village school house, wa put in place Tuesday, the expense bein
 defrayel by one interested in welfar work of children.
 The children serfeet in attendance i the school, Mrs Winifred Creapeau, c
 Norwich, teacher, for October were: Rob
 ert Allen, Ha'ry Allyn, Douglas Fabe
 Paul Miller. William McNaught, Jo
 sept De Rusha, Gordon Manierre, War ren Norcross, Richard Latimer, J. Ed mund Norman, IT,, Betsy Berrien, Dol
 othy Birch, Em-Beth Bennett, Edith Fs l bel, Ruth Fabel, Dorothy Fabel, Barbar
 Irwin, Helen De Rusha, Edith Main, Ros 1 Norcross, Peggy Parker, Viola Rifle. 2 Eleanor Smith, Myrtice Conan, Hid t Rothwell.
 v Pupils at the Long Cove school. Mis n Evelyn Whipple. teacher, perfect in a | tendance for October include: Lugein | Aneth, Miglio Aneth, Herman Chas 1t Howard Chase, Irving Chase, Sidne d Crouch, Elizabeth Crouch. John Crouc
 Bradley Fowler, Thomas Fowler, A