The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Cottagers Closing
Summer Homes in
Connecticut TOWnS
Many Leave Resorts, but Some
Arrive for Early Autumn
There.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
GALES FERRY, Conn.,, Sept. 23.-Eyery
day sees cottages here closing and
houses scattered back from the river
have lost most of their summer guests.
This is true of ali southern Connecticut
towns
Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Brooms of Elm
hurst, l.. l.. who have been spending
two weeks at the Fabel cottage. have
returned home. Mrs. l.. f. Brooms is
to remain for some weeks yet.
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. George Frost
and family left for their home in Mont
clair, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Burton and
their daughter Miss Louise Burton. who
have occupied Leisure Hour cottage for
the season, returned this week to their
Mount Vernon, N. ", home.
Mrs j. Raymond Perkins and her
daughter Patricia, who have been spend
ing the summer at the Perkins cottage.
left Monday to join Mr.. Perkins ip
Newark, n. J.
Miss Carrie c. Williamson of Brook.
lyn is spending some days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Balcom of Montclair. Nj, at
her summer cottage. the Bluff.
Miss Eva Sims and Miss Ella Walker
of Brooklyn are guests at the Smith
cottage.
Mrs. Helena Craven of New York Is
the guest of Mrs Thomas Harland at
Norwich. Miss Nellie Brennan of New
York is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. T.
Shea of Broadway. Mrs. L. L. Knowl-
ton Of Montclair N. j., is passing some
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert l. Yerrington of Pecks Corner.
Norwich Town. DR.. and Mrs. Ellis
Bonnie of Forest Hills, l.. l.. are guests
at Pine Tree Cottage. Yantfc
Carle F'ierke of st. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, on duty aboard the u. S. S.
Tadousac. and Miss Edith Hart, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Martha Hart Of Benham ave-
nue., Waterbury, were married Friday
morning by the Rev. George w. Borden,
pastor of the Quaker Hill Baptist
Church. at the church parsonage in Wa
terford. Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held at the home of the
brides brother, John II. Hart, in
Quaker Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fierke will spend several
days here before leaving for their home
In st. Thomas. The bride is a graduate
of the Windham High and the Will
mantle Normal School and taught for
two years at the Mayaguez High School
in Porto Rico, for one year at Newing-
ton, this State, and for two years in the
Virgin Stands.
Oue Oh the most important november
weddings will be that of Miss Clara
Alice Hall, daughter of Mrs William H.
Hall of South wellington. to Major +.
Russell Smith of Norwich the week be-
fore Thanksgiving. Miss Hall is a grad
uate of Dana Hall, Wellesley. Mass,
daughter of the late Senator Hail.
Major Smith was graduated from Brown
University in the class of 1916. He Is
now on Gov Lakes staff as military
aid-de-camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCulloch have
sent out invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Helen Whyte Nc
Culloch, to Mr.. c. Stanley Kinney on
Mof2day. October ., in the First Baptist
Church at Pawtucket. r. l. The at
tendanAs chosen are Miss Margaret Car
penter of Pawtucket, maid of honor
Miss Ruth Jencks and Miss Irene Eddy
of Providence Miss Dorothy Day of New
York and Miss Verta Mills Of Lynn
Mass, bridesmaids. Mr.. William Allen
will be best man and Messrs. Norman
McCulloch. James Brown, Adam SUIT
cliffe. Hersey johnson and Carl Smith
ushers.
John Weldon, Jr.. of New York is
spending a few days with his father, DR.
John Weldon, in Willimantic. Henry
Cartwright of New York is also visiting
there.
Ronald J. Brown OF New York is a,
his summer home on Broadway, Col.
chester, for two weeks vacation.
Miss Lillian Gillingham of New York
is visiting at Staffordville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Beveans and AL
bert Weber Of New York are staying al
Danieson.
Or. J. NJ Kent of New York Is stay.
ing with his father, Dr. J. B. Kent, oi
Putnam.
Miss Mary Lewis of New York has
bought the Minter house at Old Lyme
and will make many improvements be-
fore another season opens. She is now
stopping at the Lyme Inn for several
weeks.
Henry Steers Of New York has opened
his bungalow at the river front in Essex
for the hunting season. James c. Duff
of New Brunswick, N. j., is visiting at
the home of his mother. Mrs. +. M.
Hughes. in Essex. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Armstrong OF Brooklyn are spending
part Of their wedding trip in Essex at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Birch
on Railroad avenue. Miss Katie Hanks
OF Brooklyn is visiting at the Birch
House, Essex.