Putnam patriot., 1929-07-25
Thompson
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Miss Elliott spent the day at Watch Hill this week.
 Miss Mary Phinney is expected at Miss Sherman's Friday.
 Mrs. Andre Roosevelt entertained the Bridge Club Tuesday.
 Mrs. Nonsiatsky entertained at luncheon and contract Tuesday.
 There was very delightful picnic supper at the Golf Club house last week.
 Mrs. Brown Of Ridgeheld, Conn. spent the night at the Vernon Stiles last week.
 The marriage of Mir. Frank Bates and Mrs. Marjory Manning has been announced.
 Mr Lyons sermon next Sunday will be on What Is the Message of the 0eean?p
 Mrs. Frank Bates. formerly Mrs. Marjory Manning. gave party on Tuesday evening.
 Mrs William Bates and Miss Mar ion Bates spent a short time recently at Quahankataug.
 Mss Edith Peckham. who has been spending some months on the Pa citic coast, is in town.
 Mrs. Dexter Elliott is visiting her sister. Mrs. Frederic Jenckes. al Ham mond Hill, Rhode Island.
 Mir. James Fentris and Miss Louise Fentris have been the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Addeman this week.
 Thursday number of Thompson people went to Hammond Hill for luncheon, the guests of Mrs. Frederic Jenekes.
 Mrs, W. T. Peekham entertained some Providence friends at the Rus sian Bear for tea Sunday afternoon, and also at luncheon Tuesday.
 The Christian Endeavor Society will have tennis tournament at the home of Miss Marion Lewis next Tuesday afternoon and evening
 A number of boys went to Boston last week with Rev. F. $. Lyon 10 at tend baseball game at the Braves Field between Pittsburgh and Boston.
 Mrs. E. s. Colcleugh had Miss White of Providence as a weekend guest. Mir Marvin Taylor of Wor- cester was also her guest on Sunday.
 Rev. E. s. Lyon and family leave town Monday for the.: vacation. They will motor 10 Haverhill. Mass. where they will be the guests of Rev. A. G. Lyon.
 The Sunday school picnic at Web. ster Lake on Wednesday was very en- joyable, although owing to many be- ing out of town the attendance was smaller than usual.
 Mrs C. E. searls has returned from a motor trip tO the White Noun talns and Quebec Her niece, Miss Carolyn Darlington, and her nephew. Mr. Searls Darlington, are with her.
 Mrs. Lane Alexander of Orange, New Jersey, has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Decker. Tues day. Mir and Mrs. Decker, Mrs. Alex ander and Mir. Arthur Olney spent the day at New London.
 Among the interesting pets in town are two tame crows belonging to Mir. George Nightingale at the Duck Inn, and to Mrs. Shaw. They not only will eat out of your hands but will follow you around like dogs
 The card party given by Mrs. Deck CT last Friday evening for the benefit of the Village Improvement Society was both enjoyable and financially successful. There were a number of out-of town people present. Among them were Miss Lyman of Hartford Miss Boult and Miss Moves from Pom fret, Mrs Whyland from New York, Miss Peckham and Miss Danielson from Putnam Heights, and Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Morse from Putnam. The amount raised was one hundred dol lars.
 It is near the time when the chil- dren from the slums of New York are given two weeks in the country. Only those who have really seen the tene- ment districts in New York realize the horrors of existence there during the summer months. Five dollars will pay the board of one child for a week, and it is hoped more children can come to this Dnrt of the cOuntry