Putnam patriot., 1927-11-17
EARLY WOODSTOCK
 TOPIC AT D. A. K
Papers Read Went Back to the Founding of New Rox-
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Resolutions On Death of Mrs. Willis
 Covell
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 The regular monthly meeting of the Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, n. 4 K. was held in Odd Fellows Hall Monday. November h. al three O. clock in the afternoon. following the board meeting.
 Al the usual opening business meet ing resolutions were read upon the death of Mrs. Willis Covell. and it was voted to send a copy to her family.
 Mrs Dyer Potter. chairman of the Thanksgiving committee of the hos ptal. announced that she had bags and envelopes for the Thanksgiving donations for distribution.
 Mrs Mary B Bishop. chairman of the committee for rummage sale. asked members Ia bring their articles to Dery block on Providence street Wed nesday or early Thursday morning or notify her for collection. The sale will be Thursday. November IT.
 Following q busy business meeting Miss Crosby. Regent. turned the meet ing over te Mrs. W. (. Child of Wood stock. chairman of the program eom- mittee. who introduced Miss Louise M. Iawton, who entertained with a group of songs Miss Lawton has beauti- ful well-trained voice, and the D. \. k. Chapter is proud to have her as a member. Mrs. Merritt Of Woodstock accompanied on the piano.
 Founding of Woodstock
 Mrs Child announced the program, which was on local history of Wood stock. The first paper read, How Woodstock Began. was gwen by Mrs. Myrtle C. Jordan. She said Woodstock began in l674 when the first white settlers came from Roxbury. Mass. calling the settlement "New Roxbury." The band of settlers who left Old Rox- bury were called "Goers, while those who remained were "Stayers. This small band was called "A very labori- ous people" and to be allowed to go must be twenty.one years old. In i6S6 they took possession Of the land, and had selected home sites on Plane Hill Mrs Jordan read and quoted freely from Clarence Bowen's History If Woodstock, a did other ladies who followed her Several references were made ja Rev. John Eiiat. who came and preached to and Chrisiianized the Indians. being called "fhe Apostle to the Indians
 Weoaslael, Churches
 Mr.. Albert H Williams continued with eThe History of Woodstock Churches h part she said, Wood stock was named in i601. and steadily grew in population until the Reveu- tionary War period The first thing after planting n colony or settlement WIS to establish q church. In Wood stock the first religious services were al Pulpit Rock. near Woodstock Hill, and then in Wabaquasett Hall. The Old Roxbury church pastor never fail ed to pray for the new church. In two years new meeting house and ministers house had been built. An other church was built in l7i7 and from time to time new churches were built in differnt parts of tn town. The last church built k the Swedish church on Woodstock Hill.
 Pond Factory
 Miss Sarah Potter gave a very in. teresting paper on Pond Factory tn the English Neighborhood She told of the numerous industries that were carried on in that part of the town Cloth and carpets were manufacturec here. as we'll as many other useful ar tieles. English Neighborhood' is { name supposed to have been given il from some early settlers by the nam' of English.
 Events of interest
 The next to take part in the pro gram was Mrs J R. Carpenter. whos' girlhood was spent in Woodstock. Sh' read from her mothers old scrap beol two clippings written by the late Mis- Ellen Eafucd. historian. The frs chipping was an account of Sunda, school convention al Woodstock Hil July 4. 1883, when Miss Larned wrot, how the hot sun beat down upon thu people. for there was no welcome shad' Co protect them.
 In the second clipping she again hat attended q similar convention there but writes of Beautiful Woodstock and the beautiful shade trees about ATTAWAITCAN E0JJR