Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-23

sight from the. direction of New Lon don and d<the accompanying thought i.s to whether the official train was on time or fashionably late.
 Up to Friday an increase of approxi- mately 25 per cent over the Christmas season for last year had been done at the Putnam postof1ce and there was every indication that the rush wouId continue right through to Christmas morning, making one of the greatest seasons of business in the history of the local office. Better conditions in tex tile circles in New England is one of the reasons accredited with causing the surprising increase in business
 Postmaster Archibald Macdonald said Friday morning that additional deEv- cry equipment has been put in service in order that the vast amount of in coming mail may be promptly distrf5- uted throughout the city. A sleigh was being used in this service during Friday and will continue in use today. On Christmas day the postofflce force will clean up all incoming mail matter that there may be no delay in deliver les. The rural carriers will cover the four routes leading from this office next Monday, so patrons of the route will
 
 residents of this city. holiday sched- ; ule of hours will be in force at the postofhce on Monday, when the force there will get a deserved respite from the unusual rush of this holiday per i iod.
 | Rev. David N. Reach, D. D., will I preach the Christmas Sunday sermon at 1 the Second Congregational church - this city and the day will be marked ! also by the giving of the cantata, Beth lehem in the afternoon The choir of 1 the church will be assisted by singers from other churches. Four soloists fro mthe Piedmont church in. Worees- | ter will take part.
 | The Christmas tree party and Christ mas concert is scheduled for 53e Monday afternoon in the auditorium of i the church. The program for the con | cert has been arranged as fopnws: It \ Came Upon Midnight Clear, juniors \ Merry Christmas, Dorothy Mansfield II A Christmas Legend, Edna Kent; The II Poorest One at Christmas. William Jones; If Santa Claus Should Blunde- Philip Arnold; Little Cradles. Maria Stronlbelis; Away in a Manager. begin ners' and primary dePaFtments; Te smiling Through. Helen Varhedian solos. Long Ago. Far Away, Elizabeth Hurdman; Wish I had Telephone Walter Yates: Keeping Christmas Day Clinton Dayison; An Old Fashioned Christmas. Russell Sherman; Shoe ol stocking Elizabeth smith; O. Littl' Iown of Bethlehem, Sunday school The Star and the Song, Madalin' Houghton The Christmas Tree, Sundal school Boy, Raymond ,Brousseau; Tn Worlds Christmas Stockings. Elizabetl III Gifts of o1a n he rrf1 1ai out by the leadSt: Good Night. Harr! Wheaton; Silent Night, Sunday school
 A pageant illustrating the Christua ~sofg. with costumes tableaux and sbs cial lighting effects will feature tn choir and Sunday school sunds& even ing at o'clock at the Methods cbuFehe The program: Voluntary, M1 Dodge; hymn; Scripture feading. Maj ion Wilcox; prayer, Rev. N. B. Burton anthem, The Herald Angels Sinl choir; Greetings from primary depaFt
 4ent. Sybil Reach, Madeline Tonrte
 Ucte, Raymond Evans, Mabel Evan
 a1d. anlss s5sa Evans t9sal wtsR %sds se0Ssss asI ing Christmas Day, Juliette DeCario Why We Keep It, Arthur Watson Christmas Flowers, Elizabeth winsloH song, Away in Manager, primary d
 oartment; How They Kept Christina Clayton Shaw; Bethlehem Star. Ro:
 toeEarlo; Our Christmas Day Hels
 evans; Goodnight, Richard BrovnI and Miss Pratt's class; No Room, We come Baker. Beatrice Shay, Florsl, Baker, Ellen GoFbfn and Charles eusl man: Thef Christmas Spifif, Emi
 shaw; solo, The First Noel Miss Dor
 thy Nichols; The Christmas Story. A
 fan Sweet Smiling Fkscsgh, Phoe'
 ,Nankiiif; collection: hymn. Joy to Il
 World, audieaoe; the 6hrlstmas Stoi
 in Fableauz and song W4th solos '
 Rev. N. B. Burton and Miss Grace Be
 nett and selections by the choir hyln M Grown Him with Many Crowns, aud
 ence: benediction, pastor.
 M No Chrsst-Ne Ehristuas, win \ Rev J. C. stoddards subject at |
 Christmas Slnday sermon at the Ba
 tist church. At this morning servi
 Christmas anthems will he sung ai
 there will De violin solo by Miss P tfer Rouse t Is expected that the
 wiH be baptism at boeh morning q
 evening services.
 A concert with orchestral music "
 be given at the evening service at z {
 clock The Rue Ribbon class will pr
 sent White Gifts o-The Kipg, a-p