Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-11
JEWETT CITY

The annual banquet of Reliance lodge, No. 29, l. O. o. F., given Friday even ing, proved one of the enjoyable sociai events of the season At seven o'clock supper was served in the Congregation al church vestry. one hundred and sev- enty-seven tickets being taken at the ta- bles The menu included cold boiled ham, escalloped potatos. cabbage salad peas, rolls, cake, coffee and ice cream The tables were decorated with pots of Marguerites.
 The hour of pleasant entertainment given in Rioux hall was heartily enioved bv an audience of over two hundred Odd Fellows, their families and their friends Norman Parkhurst, as the enter tainment manager. first announced Fred Powers. of Norwich, who was there with the goods, dialect, costume and all. He's several Scotch songs merited the hearty applause they received. He was ably accompanied by Miss Esther Harris. The character sketch by Herbert Thompson and Big Jack" MacLean. two note worthy local comedians, was a laugh | from start to finish. Herbert did the i heavy work and Jack came fin for the Cohen stuff The older members of the audience were reminded of the days of | the famous Primrose: Thatcher ana | Doekstader, and indeed 1t is said that the derby sported by Mir. MacI,ean was once | the property of a famous Hebrew come dian named West. It looked 1t, too! Their accompanist was Miss Ethel | Thompson.
 | William G. Smith, magician and mon
 ologist from Hartford, at this point pro- ceeded to mystifv the audience with a few stunts in ledgerdemain. He accom- | plished two acts among mary othefs, which were especially clever. He located with unerriug precision, the owners Of two articles borrowed from the audience.
 He found man who claimed ihe watch 1 and a wife who claimed the man l; both were returned in good shape and with no damage to either.
 The grand march of forty couples. with Noble Grand and Mrs. Joseph Wharton in the lead, moved at a little after 10. The sixteen dance numfN-s which follow ed were enjoyed in full measure by the assemblage that ocefpied the floor.
 The music which was such a pleasure
 to the dancers was by Morey's orchestra T Prof F. A. Gilbert was prompter.
 The efficient committee to whose ef-
 forts the success of the evening Is due
 comprised: Master of ceremonies, N. C.
 Joseph Wharton floor director. P. C..
 William Johnstone aids, Norman Park. , hurst, Adelbert Babcock; reception com
 mittee, P. G. G. A. Haskell P. G. S.
 A. Thompson; P. G. A. R. Tr'pp; P
 G. J. W. Potts: P. G. D. A. Bothwell
 decorating committee, John Davis. Jak' Sautter, Hector Sibelleud: committee O. | arrangements, Herbert Thompson. Jacol
 Wechsler. W. McCluggage.
 Mrs. Mary McNicol Perry is visltin.
 at the home of her brother. William Nc Nicol. Mrs. Perry. who is the dietitiar | at the Hotel Staten. in Detroit, expect, f Ito sail on the twenty-third to visit hel 5 sister. Mrs. Andrew Cossar. in Glasgo
 Scotland
 The name of Mrs. PrentIcS Chase f Ishould be added to the list of donors tt the Irish Relief fund.
 Dorcas circle of the Kings DauEter l is to meet at Mrs. G. W. Rohinson's ol , Tuesday evening.
 I was shown in the Congregational vestr' | Saturday and Sunday at Sunday schoo The supper for the Odd Fellows eel s tbation was served by the Laaies' so
 ciety of the Congregational chufch. tn \ commits being Mrs. C. D. Wolf. Mrs F
 L. Kanahan, Miss M. A. Burdick. Mrs
 F. F. Robinson. Mrs. F. H. Hiscox va a in charge of the dining room and tn [. | walters were Miss venetta McIAu<f
 lin. Mrs. Ernest French, Miss Bernie l. Wolf, Miss Helen Hull, Miss Car
 ShNeRio' -hiS. SSl dS NhAiAs ENAt D. IT, F. Sliei .- ey. Miss Evelyn Reid, Mrs. Carl Munro f Miss s. K. Adams. Miss Mabel Kan
 ahan, Mrs. H. T. Jefeers. Mrs. Alex Nc n Nicol. Alex McNicol. william MeNico s Fl F. Paul. Jr., F. H. Hiscox. Jr.. Joh
 whalley, Gerald Wolf and John Eiche d berg.
 e One hundred and twenty-ei-ht attend o ed the meeting of Pachaug Grange. N n 96, Thursday. The business meetiu
 was followed by initiation work. Tw | applications for membership were recer n ed The first and second degrees wel
 given to Miss Bessie McCIuggage, MI. s Jessie Anderson. Miss Mabel Kanahar h Mir. and Mrs. Fred Kanahan. Mir. an ]. Mrs. G. c. Whiting. Mir and Mrs. Henr
 Olsen. Mir. and Mrs. William McNico le Mir and Mrs. Peter Gustafson, MT. ar E. Mrs. William Bttsood. Mir. and Mrs Vi
 tor Campbell. Chester Geer. F. H. P. CT d ment. Carlton Havens. Rev. Clinton Al ,t drews.
 Two teams gave the degrees and d Id work which was pronounced gilt-edge sr every particular. A series of tablear
 enhanced the beauty of the work Depu l. g. Frank Waite. of North .Stoningto 1t Deputy Fred Taylor of Lebanon, and 3: B. Barnes of Preston City are to d.
 terrnine which of the degree teams do 1t the most finished work. The decision v- to be given after the third and four
 degrees hGyA been conferred, the eigh