Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
WESTMINSTER

The church platform was decorated for i Easter with lilies and potted plants in blossom, brought by various friends in response to request. A cross of ever green bearing single lily in the center proved effective on the wall back of the pulpit. The audience was good sized and appreoative. The Easter choir, was ac- companied by August Bannjer with his violin, and Mir. Bannier also rendered The Palms most accentably as a solo. Elwood Hubbard was at the organ.
 The first 15 minutes of the service were used by the church school when flower Ing plants were to be presented the three pupils having the best records for attend. \ ance. These had been presented several weeks earlier. as they insited on over punctuality. The pastor presented hit tie book to the three most regularly in church school, Harry Heldstrom, Earl and Douglas Macleod.
 Announcement was made that the 1 church school offering would be for the | Near East, which has but three-fouFths l the donors of past years. and must re- 1 ceive the former amount or turn out one l fourth of the weaker children for whom
 the workers have been caring in their or phanages. It was also stated that a
 friend would add one-half as much again
 to the Easter offering; $6.26 was the gift
 of those present.
 At the morning worship the pastor
 spoke from the text Why seek ye the
 living among the dead?" and at it's con-
 clusion the candidates previously accept
 ed by the church committee were admit ted to ful membership and the sacrament
 of the Lords supper was administered.
 Among those present from other places
 were Deacon and Mrs. A. c. Greene of Danielson, many years residents here and , very active in church and community
 and still deeply interested in both their son and his wife and their son, from Cambridge. Mass, Ray Pel1ett of Daniel
 son, also a former resident, also MT. and Mrs. Mann Page of New York and West minister. and Mrs. Pages daughter, Doro.
 thy Merrifield, who is entering West
 minister Hill school for the balance of the , year.
 MT. Page returned to New York Mon. day. Mrs. Page will remain for somt time with her children.
 The Greenes' visit was in celebration ot
 Mra A. c. Greenes S0th birthday. II :, loving appreciation, Westminster churcl
 and Buell. union, w. c. T. U., of whicl | Mrs. Greene was long an officer, eacl
 had sent her one dozen white carnation: through Danielson florist. The Easte
 congregation greatly appreciated Mrs ! Greene's kindness in bringing the bios e sons in a vase to adorn the communion table and to delight all present witt Y their beauty.
 ] Mrs. A. T. Macleod and Amen Hago
 plan also each had a birthday Haste e Sunday.
 e Mrs. Trenor Rice, who with her smal n son has been making a visit with he t mother, Mrs. Ida Shorter. returned to he e home in New Rochelle about a week az r with MT. Rice
 e A Good Friday preparatory servic t was held at the parsonage, e Easter cards were distributed to tn
 children present Sunday.
 e Miss Nellie Colburn is visiting relative n at Clarl1's Corner.
 The first fellowship of 1922 of tn . South Windham six churches is to be a l. Central Village Tuesday, April 25. Rev r. Robert Humphrey of Canterbury Greel
 gives the morning sermon and Rev. Vii S liam C. Prentiss of Plainfeld and Rev
 A. H. Gates of Scotland are to give tn - afternoon addresses. There will be S basket lunch, with coffee provided by tn
 church.
 The W. c. T U. of the town, Buel = union, held the April meeting at the M
 P. church at the Plains. The gathering
 smaller than usual, was enthusiastic, S much so that after the religious exercise and reading acceptance of the usual re ports there was not time for all the spe