Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
GALES FERRY

Christmas carols were sung on Christ mas eve by singers under the auspices of the Village Improvement association af- ter the close of the Sunday evening church service. The singers met at Povey's corner, t..eir pilgrimage covering the village. where some of the homes had lighted candles in the windows, and down the Military highway to the residence of MT. and Mrs. H. Singlewood Bisbing near Red Top, then making a detour to the home of Mrs. Hurlbutt and family, con- tinuing to the home of MCs. Henry w. Hurlbutt, thence to the village, where hot coffee and doughnuts were served them at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Walter l SI. Buckingham.
 A Christmas tree with Christmas exer- cises was given in the yestry of the M. E. church for and by the Sunday school on Tuesday evening. There was beau tiful electrically lighted tree with gifts i for all the younger classes. A pleasing program had been arranged by Mrs. w. D. Woodward, which Supt. C. E. Colver was chairman of, and was as follows: Piano prelude, Rev. T. H. Woodward of i Mapping invocation, the pastor, Rev. W. l D. Woodward; song, Christmas Bell Are Sounding Clear, by school with Miss ! Edith abel at the piano; recitations. A
 
 Howard Chase; song, Silent Night, school. Em-Beth Bennett at the piano, 1 Dorothy Birch, imperSonator recitation, Christmas, Howard Chase; song, Shep- | heCds of Old, school; recitations, The Little Light, Helen L. Colver; Christmas s Selection. Margaret S. Colver; Sly Santa 1 Claus, Richard Chase; song, Star of Bethlehem. school; recitations by TilHe Kleuss; In Luck, Richard Latimer. fol- lowed by Earl Conan and Douglas Fabel
 J. Edmund Norman. Jr., Santa's Age
 Just Like Santa, Margaret Parker; A Christmas Dilemma. Eleanor Smith | When Santa Claus is President, Helen DeRusha, and one by Joseph DeRusha
 followed by a recitation by Rev. Truman H. Woodward of Mapping; closing song Hurry, MT. Clock. Lights turned of but those on the tree left lighted and al
 waited for the arrival of Santa Claus After some delay he appeared in his red suit and white beard. He carried hug baskets of bags of candy, giving one tC
 every person present, Santa also gave the gifts from the tree in a manner whiei
 with his quick repactee caused muci
 merriment. Santa came quite a distance from Mapping. and in real life is knowI
 as Rev. Truman Woodward. He wa
 thanked and received three cheers frou
 the audience. Before closing the celebra tion, Assistant Supt. Dudley e. Perkin
 presented Rev. w. D. Woodward. tn
 pastor. with sealed envelope containing
 a gift he said, from the older people o
 the parish Benediction.
 Alton Stoddard, who was injured las
 Sunday morning in Groton while driyin
 to work on his motorcycle, when he wa run iryto by Ford car and was throw from the motorcycle, and suffered
 crushed ankle, was taken to Lawrenc Memorial hospital. where he now is. aR Is doing as well as can be expected unde the circumstances.
 Carpenters began repatr work on tn
 roof of the house of Monett B. Lawson } the Long Cove district. which was IT 1. gently damaged by a chimney fire, o : Wednesday of this week. The roof wi ! be repaired completely and a new slz1 light window put in. Toe house was iI sured.
 Miss Sarah T., LatImer returned Wet
 nesdsy from Christmas visit with reli tives in New London.
 Mrs. John B. LathroD of Best View VI . a guest of the Misses Povey In the viilat ! on Wednesday.
 n Mrs. Simeon Fish of eequonnoc BridI = was a visitor at the home Of Mrs. De
 phine Fish Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred F. Richards ente l' tained at dinner on Christmas their ro ? in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ca 5 B. Lawson. and young daughter Hest s of the village. with Mr. LawsCl's fatht George E. Lawson. now of Mystic b e formerly station agent at the Gal ? Ferry railroad station for many yeal t with Mrs. Richards brother, J. Paul ga g tersee of Long Beach, Calf.
 's MT. and Mrs. Monett B. Lawson Q Long Cove entertained at dinner g Christmas day Mrs. Lawscn's Dareni