Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 20, 1914, Page 9

. TIME . "EVENTS PICTURED IN CARTOON DO YOU Fm. THIS WAY, AGAIN THE SCHOLAR IN POLITICS TOO? L oy Hiwiay VisRLD v v NEWS Who 1s Going and Coming—Incidents, and Building in Thres Counties. New London Gounty | FRANKLIN ' Annual Meeting of H. M. Society— | Children's Day Exercises—Meeting of Merry Workers. nograph and several Mrs. Joyed. Herbert Hoffman. the school grounds. were played and prizes follows: Spelling, Celia for*finding the greatest grammatical grrors, Tie prize for spéaking best dred White. perfect The Home Missionary society met | recently at the home of Mrs. Hermon | A. Gager. Iifty were present. A | lunch, of sandwiches, cake and coffee | was served on the broad piazza. After | the devotional exercises the annual election resulted in the fol]cwml‘ choice of officers for the ensuing year: | afternoon there was music on the pho. recitations b: George Ladd were greatly en The out of town guests were | Mrs. Marshall Jewett, Mrs, Gray and Accidents Picnic for District No. 6 Pupils. Miss Lillian Calkins, teacher of dis- trict No. 6 school, closed the term by giving her pupils a delighttul picnic on Atter this, games | awarded as White; prize number - of ima Boynton; English, Mil- Those pupils who were in attendance the past term President, Mrs. B. P. Capshaw; vice| Were Myrtice ~ DBrowning, Bernard president, Mrs. Fred Race; secretary | Crandall, Ella Rockwood, Ired, Jen- and treasurer, Mies Ella Smith; execu- | D&, Paul and Rose Scinto and Celia tive committee, Mrs. Willlam Smith | L~ White. Absent one day, Arad Rob- and Mrs. Lavius A. Robinson. After the election several recitations by Mrs. George L. Ladd were greatly enjoyed. Children’s Day Concert. | A Children’s ‘day concert was held lian White, who is the on the town this ful record of never being inson and Frank Rockwood. Decorated Celia. Lil- Iy graduate in year, has been receiving added congrafilations for the wonder- absent, tardy nor excused since she started going to for Sinday morning at the Congresation school al church. The church, wag tastefully decorated. Following was " the well MOHEGAN rendered programme: Processional; responsive reading, superintendent and T P Bactor: song, . The | Church Beautifully praye! ummer IFlowers Bloom Today, school; | recitations, Children’s’ Day 1s best, | Vivian Miner; June, Walter Kritemy- | er: song, Summer Days.Are Come, hool; recitation, Taik Happiness, | Harold Clark; song, Children’s Day, | school; recitation, The Flowers, Flea- nor Armstrong,” Rachel Mitchell, Jen- nie Rockwood, Ruth Capshaw, Warren | Rockwood; song, We Are Littlg Flow- Rachel Rockwood, Ruth Capshaw, Rathel Mitchell, Marion Mitchell, Vivi- an Miner, Katherine Miller, Eleanor recitations, Worli of Katherine Miller; Hearts Are Singing, Alice Kritemyer; somg, Song of the Roses, young ladies' class: reci- tation, Sunshine, = Marion = Mitchell; song, A Snowdrop Story, Myrtice Browning and Arad Robini reci- tation, Truth, Stanley trong; soug, ‘Showers of- Grace, Miss Helen Connager; recitation, ~Roses _and Daisies, Eila Rockwood; song, Little Daisy Girls, Ruth Capshaw, Marian Mitchell, Rachel Mitchell, Ella Rock- Children’s Sun At thé Congregational for Children’'s Sunday, ed of laurel, other wild wreaths of daisies, roses ranged effectiv ing. The serv out their programme mo: Mrs. John Fielding an: AMaud Bennett, are visiti at_Stafford Springs. the firsi of the week. Hunter. Mrs. Harris and and Mrs. E. C. Fowler. Sunday, % eart, Mr. “Griswold and Mr. , Edwin ng, God Made the Flowers So Fair, Eleanor Beckwith and school; recitation, A Lit- ‘pastor; is Good; of the week, The Merry Workers met with Mrs. Herbert Wheeler Wednesday Bfter- :::n. Lunch was served on the lawn, spent Wednesday with 8. G. N rs. B. A, ns from day. church much attention was given to the decorations | These consist- | flowers and ' and ferns ar- v with flags and bunt- ces were held Sunday | afternoon and many were present to see and, hear the chiidren, who carried st acceptably. d niece, Miss i ng their aunt Mr. Bixley was a caller in this place Mrs. Marian Dunbar and daughter of Norwich were guests Sunday of Mrs. ~ Mrs. Palmer of Plainfleld, who has been visiting Mr. and’ Mrs. Willlam J. Flelding, has returned home. randchildren of Norwich were guests Sunday of Mr. Mrs. Quidgeon and children of New London called on friends in this pllfie{ Griswold were guests of Mr., and Mrs. . Burrows ef New London were in Mohegan the first Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe of New London called on Mohegan friends Monday. M?. and Mrs. Geerge Geer of Paltie Mr. and Mrs. Geer are en- | 1 i have a strawberry supper in the chapel at Pachaug. HAMBURG Meeting of L. B. S.—Miss Harding Graduated at Norwich. Mrs. James Wood visited her cousin, Mrs. Huntington Lee, in New Haven the past week and attended the grad- uation of her son Lebard from Yal The L. B. S. met at the library Wed- nesday with a large attendance. Sup- per was served by Mrs. Newton Hall and Mrs. J. S. Daniels, Jr. Rev, and Mrs. Haines are keeping house at the homestead by the | oridges. Miss Ada Harding came home from her school in Kingston, R. I, last Tues day. Open Summer Home. G. B. Sterling and family of Wind- sor Locks arrived Wednesday at their bungalow for the summer. J. L. Lord and party attended the races at New London in their yacht. Misses Edith and Eieanor Bree of Springfield arrived at the Manse the first of the week for the summer. Mrs. Lyman Harding returned from Norwich Wednesday after attending the graduation of her daughter, Miss Tessie. LISBON . Attractive Exsrcises of Children’s Day —Conference June 24. Children's day was observed at New- ent church Sunday with a concert at 11 o'ch The church was decorated with laurel, roses, peonies, daisies and ferns. Kollowing the organ prelude, scripture reading and prayer by the pastor, a programme of recitations and songs was pleasingly - given hich closed with remarks by V . Foote and Rev. T. E. Davies. An offering was taken for the work. Rev. Miss Jones to Speak. The conference of the six churches— Griswold, Preston, Plainfield, Jewett City, Hanover and Lisbon—will be held with the local church Wednssday, June 24. The sermon will be by Rev. Marion H. Jones of Canterbury. In the afternoon, besides the topic for discussion, there will be an address by Rev. Mr. Lee of Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ziba Huntington of state Sunday school J. B. Palmer, Jr., Tuesday, Clarence and Herbert Taylor left Wednesday for Fisher’s Island to camp with the soldiers. 2 Schools closed last week for the -summer vacation. UNION ‘W. Richards visited friends in Wood- stock the first of the week. Albert Darling of Woodstock is spending a few days with relatives in town, Miss Lyle Miller:at i | | | FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS EASTERN GONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND.| uating exercises of her sister, Louva, at North Grosvenordale last week. There will be children’s day exercises at the Congregational church the 25th. BUZRAH Many Attend Children’s Day Concert— Grange to Confer Third and Fourth Degrees, There was a very, large attendance at the Center Congregational church ! last Sunday evening at the concert given by the children and older mem- Ders of the Sunday school. The pro- gramme follows: Song, Creations Praise; responsive reading, school; in- vocation, pastor, concluding with the Lord’s Prayer; song, The Gardens of June; recitation, Then and Now, by Crarles Brush, Raymond Chapman and Doris Grandy; exercise, What Would We Do? Avery Miner, Milton Smith, Harold Lathrop; song, Tell Us; recitations, The First Children’s Day, .ouise Brush; The Little Flowers, Ruth Fargo, Rena Fargo; exercise, The Pure in Heart, Clyde Lathrop, law- rence Lathrop’ and Wilbur Fargo; song, Joy of the Junetide; recitations, The Bells of the Angels, Ethel Walden, by Francis Fargo; exercise, The Boys of the Bible, Alvin Fargo, Theodore Abel, ‘Roy Bashaw; song, Soft U'er the Meadows; flower exercise, Agnes Brown, Clarissa Chapman, Mildred Grandy, Ethel Brown, Louise Smith and Louise Brush; poem, Your Flag and_Mine, Hattle Coughlin; remarks, Rev. J. . Young, who gave a short address on The History of Our Flag; song, Star Spangled Banner, congre- gation; pantomime, The Ten Virgins, by ten young ladi recitation, Ser- vice, George Brush; remarks, Rev. G. Eimer Lanphere; = offering; closing song, Hear Ye the Call. Took Grange Deorees. The first and second degrees were taken by six candidates at Bozrah grange Wednesday evening. A com- mittee was appointed for the supper to be given at the close of-the third and fourth degrees at the next meet- ing, July Ist. Mrs. Clarence Parker was a caller in Norwich Wednesday. rs. E. A. Bishop and Miss Alice Bishop attended Pomona meeting held in Ledyard Thursday. LIBERTY HILL Infant Baptized on Children's Day— Gifts for Teacher When School Closes. The Children's day concert was one of the finest ever given here. Twenty- five /children took part in the exer- cises and gave their recitations dis- tinctly and with geod emphasis. The choir isted in the singing. A Eible exercise “given was very interesting. The floral decorations were beautiful- ly arranged. The infant daughter, Derothy Juliett, of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kneeland, was baptized by the pastor, Rev. E. O. Mead. e Close of School. The Village Hill school, district N Mrs. Ella Peckham, teacher, o ed the school on that day, bringing ice ream, lemonade and cake. The chil- | dren presented their teacher a set of solid silver teaspoons and box of sta- | tionery. Mrs. Peckham has taught this { #chool with great success for five vears. The pupils having perfect at- tendance for the year were _Agnes en, Edna Reibetaug, Annie Borge- | son, Robert Borgeson, Elmer Borgeson. | Fourteen pupils received proficiency certificates for arithmetic, reading and penmanship. Will Exchange Pulpits. Rev. E. O. Mead, pastor of the Lib- erty Hill church, ‘will exchange with Rev. Mr. Campbell of Lebanon Brick | church next Sunday. | Miss Flora Burrill of Maine is visit- ing her father, James M. Burrill, and family. The Willimantic High school grad- uates from this place are Annie May Harvey and Leslle Paul Clarke, Miss Myra E. Moffitt was in South Manchester Saturday to attend Home- land day. Mrs. George A. Trottér of Newton, Mass., is spending several weeks with her mother, Mrs. E. A. Noyes. UNCASVILLE Recent Burials—Closing of Schools— K. of C. Meeting—Roy Johnson In- jured. The body of Frederick C. Palmer, whose death occurred at his cottage at Neptune Park, was brought here for burial in the family plot in Comstock cemetery, Wednesday afternoon, fol- lowing the services held at his late home. The bearers were Edwin Hen ry. Frank H. Rogers, Willlam Smidd: Michael J. Hickey George O. Allen and Norman C. Allen. There was a large number of flowers. Burial of Mrs. Strong. The body of Mrs. Alice Edgecomb Strong s brought to Comstock cemetery from Worcester Thuraday afternoon. Mrs. Strong was a step- daughter of John Babcock and was a frequent visitor in Uncasville. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Edwards re- cently entertained for a few days Thomas Muldoon of Providence, R. L Miss Charlotte Simpson, teacher in Palmer Memorial, left town on Satur- day to spend her vacation with® her parents in Wallingford. Miss Simpson is to teach in New Haven and will not return this fall. Mrs. Ray Woodmafisee and Walter Jeffers spent a few days New Haven this week, attending the graduating exercises of the high | school, Miss Woodmansee's niece, Miss Edith Dennis, being one of the gradu- ates. Mrs. D. M. Allison of Holyoke Mass., has been spending several days as the guest of her sister, phere. Mrs. Moses Hart returned home on Saturday, after a few days’ visit with her daughter, Miss Josephine Hart, who.is teaching in Hebron. One 8chool Centinu All the sehools in town closed Fri- day with the execption of the 10th dis- trict (Uncasville) schoel which will not close until June 16 on account of making up time lost when the school was closed last fall during the small- pox scare. Kxercises were held in the Palmer Memo=ial building and _the ¢lass there was joined by those from the Center and Chesterfield districts, which were prepared for graduation. Those i the Center were Chester d Jennie C. Glasbren- Mrs. in W ner; Miss Eisle Land- | The Comstock prizes were awarded at the close of the exer My. and Mrs. Edward Everetts, who were married at Harrison's recently, have begun housekeeping in the hom of Mr. Everetts’ mother. Wednesday afternoon Miss Jospeh- ine Hart returned to the home of her parents to spend sher vacation, after teaching the past year in Hebron. Miss Hart was accompanied by two friends Miss Knox and Miss Little, who will spend a while with her. Repairs and alterations are being made to the former home of Charles !D. White in this village, preparatory to its occupancy by Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Howe. Miss Maude Bennett is spending & few day8 with relatives in Coventry. At the meeting of Pequot council, K of C. in Hickey’s hall, Sunday, after the initiatory exercises refreshments were served. Summer boarders are arriving since the closing of schools. - Accident to Roy Johnson. Roy Johnson met with an accident on Sunday which nearly cost him his life, yvet escaped with some bad bruises and scalp wounds. Mr. John- son, with C. Everett Chapman, started on a trip to Saybrook and when part way to their destination Mr. Johnson went to the door of a car for air, be- ing somewhat seasick. While standing at the door of the vestibule his foot slipped and with the motion of the car he was thrown to the ground. His coat was caught on a pin in the car- Wheel, dragging him for several yards. The car was stopped and Mr. Johnson was found in an unconscious condition, He was taken to the office of a near- by physician and was found to hav. sustained cuts about the head and his shoulder was lascerated and bruised. Miss Gertrude Rogers who has been teaching at Blackhall has returned to her home to spend her vacation. FITCHVILLE Miscellaneous Shower Given M Burke—Briefs and Personals. Miss Rose Burke was pleasantly sur- prised at her home Monday evening by 30 young ladies and given a mis- cellaneous shower. Miss Florence Phillips, in behalf of the young ladies, Presented the gifts and sal ‘We have arranged for you to meet us in this way, hoping to surprise and | give you pleasure. We ask you to ac- | cept these tokens as expressions of the |regard and esteem in which we, your |friends, and former associate workers, hold you. Some of them you may find |useful, some ornamental and some |amusing. Al stand for good cheer, | comradeship and best wishes. May the |friends you have made here be ever true and loyal. We hope the relation- ship you are soon to assume may prove inereasingly hap; Miss Burke expressed her appreela- on of her friends’ kindness. During the evening piano selections were rendered by Misses Annie Brady and Henrietta Authier. ) Gertrude Authier and Miss Adeline Coughgin sane. P [t freshments of cake, cookles, fruit land lemonade were served. The sue- |cessful affair was in charge of Misses {May Foley and Rose Marra. The {shower was given in homor of the ap- iproqclflng marriage of Miss Burke and Felix Garceau of Blue Hill ' Miss Fiorence Phillips has returned {home, after. a few days’ irrlend- in New Haven. e Miss Lillian Murphy of Norwich spent Saturday and Sunday with Misses Mary and Catherine MoCarthy. now of Philadeiphia is spending several days with Mr, and Mrs. A. B. Chaj . Mrs, Ellen Moriarty and son Edwin, of Worcester, and Miss Mary (ng:fl Naugatuck were in the m- day, attending the funeral of = . omew Lynch. Mr. ang_Mrs. Thomas Sullivan and children, Jane and Thomas G. were ests of relatives in the village Sun- The mill closed Thursday to resurge operations Monday. Observance of Children’s Day—Birth” day Party, Mr. and Mrs. Le Grand Chappell of Palmertown were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Rose. Mrs. Ella Beebe spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Mary Beebe of New London. Miss Gladys Beebe and Master Panl Turner of Norwich are spending sev- eral days at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Beebe. Mrs. J. G. Ward has been the guest this week of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Wilcox of Jewett City, also at her for- mer home in Vernon. Miss Hazel Calkins was the guest ‘Wednesday of Mrs. Pearl Calkins of Greeneville. Exercises of Children’s Day. The following program was pleas- Ingly carried out at the Childrents day concert at the Baptist chureh Sunday evening: Instrumental music; invoecs- tion; singing, Welcoma, Children’s Day, by the choir; psaim 100 read in conocert; praver, Rev. J, Ward: ngs, John Rathbene. 00 G, ‘Wins, duet, A Smils and a Song. Mrs. William Partridgs and Miss Gladye Leffingwell: recita- tion, In a Friendly Sort o' Way, Miss Bvelyn Beard: recitations, Jesus, the King, Miss Marjorie Ma‘.;.&m Mission, Miss Gladys : solo, Rose-time, lgu Margaref Beebe: Ward; offering: Exmbl Water of Life, by ladies; singing, Hear Call, choir; benediction Birthday Da: Monday might abogt 35 gath- ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F, C. Lefingwell to celebrate the seven- teenth birthday of their daughter, Miss Glhdy- J‘dfln‘-oll. Th pleasantly spent in af which cake Znd ice cream were lerv‘:lr Guests were present from Preston, ;\'rl‘l‘lrc'l. FEast Great Plain and Mont- YAWBUX. VALLEY “-n—..a.nu-u.-n.uwm-