Putnam patriot., 1930-08-14
Thompson

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 Professor Clarence Ward was in town fast sunday.
 Mrs. stephen Livingston has been the guest of Miss Lewis.
 The dining room at the inn Sunday svas full of dinner parties.
 Miss Edith Peckham has been wis ting Mrs. Schlesinger in Pomfret.
 Mrs. James Phetteplace spent few dsys in Providence early in the week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Gladding attended the horse show in Newport on Thursday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Green arc yisting Mir. Greens daughter, Mrs. Williams, in New Bedford.
 The Sunday School picnic at Point Rreeze was as enjoyable as usual There was a good attendance.
 Rev. Stephen Livingston and Rev MT. Chase have written they will not ha able to be present at the anniver- sarv celebration, but will both send greetings.
 MT. and Mrs. J. 0lney Brott and their young son, George Olney 2nd, were guests of Mrs. George Brott over the weekend The baby received many callers.
 Rev. E. $. Lyon and family have returned from their vacation, which was spent in various places, Boston, Hayerill, Lake Winnipesaukee and Hampton Beach.
 One of the many enjoyable enter tainments given for the Nurses Home Fund was the bridge luncheon at the Vernon Stiles, given by Mrs. Warren Bliss, Thursday.
 Mrs. Vonsiatsky entertained the members of her committee for the Nurses Home Fund at tea at the Rus sian Bear on Wednesday. following the business meeting.
 Dr. and Mrs Paine entertained at dinner at the Vernon Stiles Sunday, their guests were Mrs. Stephen Liv- ingston, Miss Lewis, Mir and Mrs. William Livingston.
 The Windham County Associa- tion of Congregational Ministers has promised to send one of it's members as a representative to the anniversary meeting on Saturday of this week.
 MT. Arthur Mills, one of the faith ful members and friends of the church, has delighted the congrega- tion by having the clock, which hangs under the gallery. repaired. It has been silent so long that the sound of its ticking was pleasant surprise on Sunday morning.
 Rev. k. s. Lyon preached an anni- versary sermon on Sunday. The text was from Hebrews 12:1 Since We Are Encompassed With so Great a Cloud of Witnesses" In his sermon he referred tc the coming anniversary Of the church, and to an interesting pamphlet by Miss Ellen D. Larned on the History of the Missionary So- eiety in Connecticut.
 Monday was quite a full day in Thompson. There was the auction at Mrs. George Vaughan's. a luncheon given Mrs W. T. Peekham as a birth day surprise at the Golf Club. din- Rer was given by Mrs. Peekham at the Vernon Stiles, followed by card party at Miss Wiley's. There was also a rehearsal of the play Mir. Charles Swain is to give for the Nurses Home Fund.
 Mrs. c. k. Searls had houseful of young people over the weekend, consisting of the Misses Alice and Carolyn Dearington, Miss Hannah Andrews of New Bedford; Mir. Searls Darlington and MT. Stanley Radcliffe Hixson of Worcester. Sunday the party motored to Springfield for din- ner. While there they saw Mir. Brad ley Darlington. who is now eo-pilot, take off with a plane carrying four teen passengers.
 This is one of the summers when the people in the nearby towns have an opportunity to become better ac- quainted. 1t is pleasing to see the alacrity with which the people in one town attend the entertainments given in the others Pomfret was well re- presented at the luncheon and bridge at the Vernon Stiles this week and a number of Thompson people enjoyed the very amusing performance Of Cox and Box" in Brooklyn Thurs day evening.
 Invitations have been received for the celebration in commemoration Of the two hundredth anniversary of the church. At the historical ana soclai service Saturday afternoon, August l6th. the following program will be given. "A Review of Two Hundred Years" by Robert A. Cunning; solo by Evelyn K Robbins; Interesting Historical Churches of Connecticut by Rev. Sherrod Soule, D. D., violin selection by Martha Ashworth. fol lowed by greetings from former pas tors. At flip. m. there will be an in- formal reception and tea, during which an instrumental trio will fur nish the music. Sunday morning the anniversary sermon will be preached by Rev. W. A. Lee, D. D. of Boston. Martha R Templeton will sing, ac- companied by Isabel Cole, the church organist. The entire program prom ises to be interesting. so that all who fail to attend will miss a real treat. Everyone is welcome.
 George Bayer of New York is visit ing Mir. and Mrs Emile Bayer.