Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-17
GALES PERKY

O10AAAAG0 . @AN1N The regular business meeting of the Village Improvement association was held Monday evening at 7.45 o'clock in the Country club house, the president, D. R. Povey, presiding. Secretary Nelson Par ker read the minutes of the last meeting and also read a reply to a, comnunica- tion sent by the Village Improvement as- sociation to the Eastern Connecticut Power company in regard to terms for | the electric lighting of the streets of the l village. It was suggested special committee | be appointed to take up the matter and l act with Walter M. Buckingham. already | chairman. This committee was named Mrs. Dudley c. Perkins and Mrs. Rufus | W. HWlbutt-they to report at a special | business meeting next Monday evening, | the 20th. This committee is also to- report on placing the poles. It was voted to renew American Forestry Magazine. After ad- journment program of songs and stories was given. Miss Grace E. Povey read brief descriptive story preceding the singing. of each song.
 Opening song, Old Folkes at Home, Miss Caroline B. Freeman at the piano concert singing, followed by The Old Oak en Bucket: Rev. w. D. Woodward. who had visited the original we'll of which this song was written. gave a, short. rdescrip- tion of it: Miss Jennie G. Perkins rem dered' violin solo, with Mrs. Rufus W. Hurlbutt at the piano. Concert singing, Annie Laurie, quartet: Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham, Mrs Delphine Fish, D.. R. Povey, Everett Moves; encore. Flow Gently Sweet Alton; Conain' Through the Rye, solo, Mrs Walter NJ. Bucking- ham. After this program, community singing was enjoyed. ,-' l-'. -.
 The November meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary society was held In the vestry of :the M. E. church Tuesday af- l ternoon at 2.30 o'clock The president Mrs. W. D. Woodward, presided. The meeting opened with singing Christ for the World We Sing Miss Alice Satterlee at the piano The devotions were con- ducted by Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins; roll call by the secretary, Mrs Fanny A. Mol throp. Treasurer Mrs. c. E. Colver gave her report, which was approved. Voted | to send a barrel of fruit and vegetables I to. a mission training school. Mrs. Col yer was chairman of the program. which. ] followed, Mrs. John Harold conducted lthe enigmas, the numbers being. attached to Thanksgiving cards. Mrs. Colver read chapter ill the book The Trend of the Races, entitled Sixty Years of Progress. This was followed by an interesting talk on the subject by Miss Caroline B. Free man and Rev. W. D. Woodward,
 The third chapter, in the book j In the Vanguard of a Race, subject, A Doctor | of Medicine, was read by Mrs. Molthrop After adjournment, Mrs Colver served afternoon tea, with sandwiches and cook ies. Mrs John Harold assisted in serving.
 The Gales Ferry public library, which has been closed for some days, while the interior finishing has been going on. will be open for the. exchange of books on Friday afternoon the 17th. The work is not fully completed as yet.
 Rev. Allen Shaw Bush and Mrs. Bush, with Miss Caroline B. Freeman, local members of the Norwich Round Table. attended g meeting at the home of Mrs. I Aureiia B. Lyon in Norwich Wednesday evening.
 MT. and Mrs Elmer Satteriee and young daughter Rebecca, with Mir and Mrs. Marcus D. Marks. all. of North Haven, weCe party that motored to this place Sunday and were guests at the horne of Mir. Satterlee's mother, Mrs. Charles A., Satterlee. and sigter, Miss Alice SatterIee. At the last meeting of the Ladies Aid society ab. the M. E., church. vestry the
 
 Miss Susan Matnewson for the gift of $l5 whieh she gave to the society at the re- quest of her sister, the late Miss Amelia Matkewson, who. was vice president of the society at the time of her death. The thanks of the society were also extended to MT. and Mrs c Colver for a sewing machine and motor, the property of MT ColVer,s sister, the late Miss Kate B Colver, who vas president of the Societ from it's organization until her death also to Mrs. Billings F. S., CrandaIl fou J . gift of table linen for the church sup pers. Plans are being made for churcl supper. :
 Mrs. Richard Parker, who spent thu summer at Maple inn. Island Heights. N J., and months visit at the home of hea son, Richard Parker, and family q Woodhaven. L. L. has arrived sat tn, homo of her son and daughteT-in-lsW MT. and Mrs. Nelson Parker, In the vii lage for visit Of oHne weeks.
 Miss Harriet Bishop Brown of .Hattfor1 was 8 visitor in this place Saturday. st tending to the removal Of furniture iron the former homo of her mother, the lat, Mrs. Sarah J. Perkins The furnitur was removed to Hartford by auto truck Two of the pupils of the village scheo have picked wild iowers this month 6 November. Paul Miller brought hi teacher, Mrs. WiniNred Crepeau, "a yiole on the 1tth, and Mildred Crepeau picke, . dandelion end bluet on the 14th.
 The Uncasville Pincchle Chums playe the fifth number in; the series of seye. games with the Gales Ferry Pinochl Iciub in the Country club house here Wed nesday evening. The score of the even ing was 27 to .22 in favor of the Gale Ferry club. The total score now stand 106 to 104 in favor of the Uncasvill
 club. Two more meetings close the gt Tries. The next meeting is next week q the home of the Misses Hewitt in Unca. vile. Much interest is taken. by bot
 clubs and, the score runs close. =
 The losers will furnish a banquet an
 a dance for obtl clubs at.the Gales Ferr
 Country club house. The score of tl
 Gales Ferry club ,on Wednesday evenin
 was as follows: Bennett and Lester G.
 Satterlee and Hurlbutt z-5. Povey an
 Richards 4-S, Rogers and Main 5-2, Lay ; son and Nylan 3-4 DeRusha and Miiic
 4-S. Conan and Parker 3-4. Refresl
 nents were served by J. Paul and Al , l drew Miller for the Gales Ferry club.
 l Miss Katherine Johnston of Phiiaaa