Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-13
GALES FERRY

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Home Missionary society was held with |
the vice president, Mrs. r. Irving Hurl-
butt, Tuesday afternoon. The president, |
Miss Caroline B. Freeman, presided. Mrs. |
Harmon L. Perkins conducted the devo-
tons. Roll call and minutes of the last
meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs.
Fanny "A. Molthrop. The report of the
treasurer. Mrs. C. f. Colver, was read
and approved. A report book was added |
to the duties Of the mite box secretary,
Mrs Harmon L. Perkins The song
Heart of Gold was sung by Mrs. Robert
L. Townsend of Uncasville, with Mrs.
Rufus w Hurlbutt at the piano. Chap
ter in the book Survey to Service was
read in paragraphs, alternately, by the
members. The home mission enignas
were in charge Of Mrs. John Harold. who
gave the enigma numbers on dainty val
entines. During the social hour follow
ing Mrs. Huributt served chicken tim
bales. cake and tea. Mrs. Hurlbutt was
assisted in serving by her sister, Mrs.
Townsend, and Misses Gertrude Allen
and Laura Mcclure. Queen Esther girls.
| The second lesson in home nursing,
| under the direction of Miss CoakIey of
| the Atlantic division of the Red Cross
| from Norwich, was given in the Country
| club house Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock There was a good attendance.
| Miss Coakley gave Instructions in bed
making and care of the sick room Mrs.
| Donald Irwin of the village acted as the
| subject for. demonstration. Miss Coax.
| ley notored here with Mrs. Walter NJ
| Buckingham.
! Rev. and Mrs. Allen Shaw Bush enter
| tanned a party of II relatives and
| friends from New London in honor of
| Mrs. Bush's birthday Tuesday evening
/ 4 birthday cake. with lighted candles
was the gift of Mrs. Bush's daughter
! Mrs. Freeman HENDERSON, of New Lon.
don. Invitations had been sent in
| rhyme, and the guests responded like
wise in presenting their gifts.
The Gales Ferry Pinochle club played
the fourth game in the series of seven
with the UncasviIle Pinochle Chums in
! uncasviiie Wednesday evening at the
home Of the Misses Hewitt. The Gales
Ferry club went there in automobiles.
The score was IS to II in favor of I'm
casville, making the total to date 70 to 65
| in favor Of the Gales Ferry club The
| highest score of the evening was made
| by Bennett and Miller; second highest
| Rogers and Book. The Misses Hewitt
| served an excellent lunch. The total
scores for the Gales Ferry club are: Ben
nett 1850, Hoffman 111,630, Povey
| lis, $40, Huributt 109390, Main 1O9 800
Brown 10S.340. sNylan 107,590 johnson
107 500, Rogers 107,3S0 Miller 107, 220
| Norcross 104, $50, Buckingham 100
Fairfield $3.50, Blackwell $500, Bocl
50 $50, Parker $3.50
Scoutmaster Dudley c. Perkins of tbs
village attended the luncheon given By
. the Rotary club of New London at thu
Hotel Mohcan Thursday, when the clul
had as guests George John Fisher NJ D.
of the National Boy Scouts of America
. and local scoutmasters and listened t,
an address given by Deputy Chief Scou
7 | Fishel at the conclusion of the luncheon
Mrs. Delphine Fish. Mrs Fanny A
| Molthrop and Mrs. Billings F. S. Gran
| dali, members of Anna Warner Bale
y chapter D. A. r.. attended the Februar
, meeting Of the chapter at the Monumen
house, Groton, Thursday afternoon an
q heard Dean Nye of Connecticut college
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Turner O
Long Cove have been notified that M,
Turner's sister, Mrs. Howard Parsons @
/. Hartford. formerly Of the Long Cove dis
trict, is i'll with blood poisoning at
hospital in that city
). Nelson Parker left Tuesday on Z, bus
, ness trip Of three weeks through north
ern New York. New jersey and Pennsy
| vania-
: Paul Mathewson of New York and hi
mother. Mrs. Ellen Mathewson, of Dil
!, the Misses Mathewson, aunts of NJ
Il | Mathewson
Rev Allen S. Bush attended the cour
ty ministerial meeting at Groton
> Heights Congregational church Tuesda,
Miss May Schmiederker of St. Lou
- who has been the guest of her brother
in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. r. ]
> Carroll, at Browns Crossing, since ii
= beginning of the year, returned home La
week.
y Mrs. Rufus ". Hurlbutt and daught.
i. Ruth, with Mrs. Robert L. Townsend {
u Uncasville, were guests at the home {
their sister, Mrs. r. Irving Hur1butt G
Tuesday afternoon and ATTENDED II
meeting Of the Woman's Home Mission
II airy society there. Mr.. and Mrs Ruff,
Il W. Hurlbrtt. who have a home here, al
a spending the winter with Mrs Hurlbutt
, parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles F. Bar
= lett, at Uncasville Mr. Hurlbutt being
III the employ of the Eastern Connectic,
Power company.