Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
GALES FERKY

ident presided. The treasurer. D. Povey. tn his report. announced a small balance in the treasury. The election ot olncers resulted as follows: President. Rev: Allen & Bush; vice president Rev. e. H. Wright; secretary, Mrs. Mary C. Watrous; treasurer, D. R Povey. Dsrec- tors for three years, George " Frost, D. R Povey, stephen Norman Ar. Frost $ simmer resident, whose home is iu Montclzir, N. J.
 At present there are 17ss volumes in the library s20 of which are in the juve- nile department. Seventy-seven books of the total 1Ts9 are a gift recently from | the state; the remaining 16ls are gifts of 1 friends. The circulation of books, for the library year July 1. 1920 to July 1, 1921, was 235e. Library stations have been established at Allyn's Point iu charge of Mrs. Phebe L. Norman and at Long Cove, in care of Mrs. Richard H. Chase. Tuesday afternoon SO books were taken out, with Mrs. Fanny |, A. Molthrop attendant
 A very successful fete for the benefit of the village NJ. E. church was held on the lawn of Rufus W Hurlbutt wednes. day afternoon from 4 to o'clock Hons cooked food, ice cream and lemonade, with fancy work, and aprons, are on sale.
 Wednesday evening. under the auspicei of the Gales Ferry Free Public Library, in the Country club house, the Magic Mirror was presented in tableaux. six teen persons taking part A bachelor. CD. R. PoveyO as the witch C8drs, Mary e.. Watrous) stirred the potion made from fourteen different types of girls, as they appeared. singly, before the mir TOT. Mrs. Gertrude B. Latimer was tho reader of the story. Mir. Povey selected for his bride beautiful Miss Marion Blackledge of Greeneville. After some experience he changed his mind and se- lected Miss Madeline Birch of the vii- , tage, sweet and pretty maiden, whom he expected would prove a practical housekeeper A si1-piecs volunteer or 1 chestra furnished fine music: violins. Miss Jennie c. Perkins. William K Wright; mandolins. Mrs. R. Irving Hurl- butt, Alfred E. Voorhees; cornet, F. , Roy Hurlbutt; Mrs. Rufus v. Hnrfbutt . at the piano. MT. HurIbutt Is trozs s Charleston, W Va, and Mr. voorhees of 7 Brooklyn. N. '.
 5 Ice cream and lemonade were on sale at the close of the entertainment. n which was well attended Dancing t followed The following young girls ap- <. peared for the cast of the Magic Mirror: l. Misses Katherine Risdon, Miriam Wright Frances Kessler. Lillian Dungan. Mary s Birch. Madeline Birch. Mildred Voorhees4 q MdTy NOOT0GtSs n2TlOl 6AdIH4Hi@-rs EltA~ 2 ena Wsulf Ethel Frost and Dorothea
 Frost Monday. July IS. was . record day - at the village post efice. in point of r handling the mall since Postmaster D. r R. Povey has been in oflcs soma four
 years. The letter service has been ,- greatly increa sed, also the parcel post s matter. many sacks of which wers y The c.i-I sco,,t., .zr, s4 Rrown,s n crossing is directly responsible for this
 and the R. F. D. carrier has been obiig- i ed some mornings 10 mt boards at the !. sides of his automobile to hold the par a eel post matter to be delivered there On ,r this particular Monday morning a large ie delegation left the camp and others f came.
 E Dr. and Mrs. Ritz and young son. wil- h lie Ritz. of Riverside drive. New York ,t were week end guests of Mir. and Mrs
 E. ". Greene at their home at Long l. Cove Dr. and Mrs. Ritz returned but e. their son reuained to spend the sum :. mer and will be visited by his parents v- frequently for the weekend. as they greatly enjoy visiting this place ,a Miss Helen Barker of Westford, Conn who has been the guest of her cousin S Mrs. E. ". Greene, at Long Cove, fol 1- three weeks. returned home the past -i- week
 IN Mrs. A. c. Risdon went to New Yorh ,5 wednesday and returned Friday to hel n- summer home here
 Charles Perry and Russell Tourree 0.
 Bartlett's. began work on a large gar
 age for William Fl B. Dumont, on thu
 grounds of his summer home on the Bluff is Tuesday.
 Miss Mary Voorhees, Of Brooklyn. Y h. Y, left Thursday afternoon. to concludI s her visit with Mrs. Ernest Smith fl
 Franklin, where she had been a gues le before joining her family here at thu a Ferry.
 Mrs. Albert Lewis and Mrs Anthon- e. Peck of Norwich were callers at th'
 homes of Mrs. Walter NJ Buckingham R and Mrs Nathan A. Gibbs wednesda! ty afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. E. To1hurst of Hartsort $. arrived last week to spend two weeks mt vacation at their cottage, Idyfie Hour
 on the Bluff
 Harmon L. Perkins frequently vtzfe
 This brother. Stephen Perkins. who !, - very il1 at his home on Brier HI. Gro ,l5 ton,
 E i Miss Mar3trie Gates has returned q her home at Long Cove after visit t
 her grandmother. Mrs. Clarence Gates
 In New London.
 = The local troop of Boy Scouts thef
 scoutmaster, D. c. Perkins and thei - friends, members Of the organization
 visiting in the village. were entertain
 ed by Mrs. Horace Fl. Sears at her cot
 tsge, wren's Nest. Saturday evening
 for her son. Alfred Dana Sears. Tn guests were regaled with ice cream, cak \ and toasted. marshmallows.
 Among those from out of town wh
 attended the lawn fete Wednesday ai
 ternoon was Mrs. Lucius Brown of Nor wich.
 Mir. and Mrs Clemon Whitman of Rex
 mont, Pa. are visiting at Allyn's Pcin
 their former home.
 A party of eighteen employees of th
 Thames National Bank of Norwich wit X friends nlotored here and were guest
 of Walter NJ Buckingham. an assista1
 cashier of the bank, and Mrs. BuclSine ham, at a picnic supper on the shori
 near tfeir home. Tuesday evening. Late
 a dance was enjoyed at the Country cfu
 house
 Miss Katherine Johnston of Phflade
 pfIa who has been the guest of M
 and Mrs. H Singlewood Gisbfne nes
 Red Top, for some weeks. returne
 home the past week.
 The cruiser Tilda, of Sag Harbor sr
 chored of Perkins place at noon Thur
 day. On board were Dr. c. IT. Trlini
 hast and Mrs Tillinghast and Captal
 J. P. Davis of Sag Harbor, with Mir
 Laura Monett of Columbus. Ohio TT party are on a cruise of two week coming here from Watch HiIl and Sto' iington. They leave here today tsatu
 day1 to continue their cruise up q