The Press., 1909-06-09
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

II w. R. 0. meeting next WouA0suayt
 Mrs. Edwin Northrop of Shannock, R. I is a guest of her sister. Mrs E. B. Barnes.
 There will be a service at the Or cuttvilIe schoolhouse Sunday afternoon at o'clock, led by John R. Park. hurst.
 Herbert M. swartRguer, the optio- ian from Rockville, will be at Bur- wells jewelry store next Friday from ? to p. m.
 Mrs G. Lambert returned to her home in Old Mystic Monday, after a three. weeks stay with MT. and Mrs. A. o. Garvais.
 Miss Fanny Martell and Miss Brown gave an enjoyable lawn whist on tue lawn of O P. Hodgson Monday even- ing. Besides the local people there were number present from Rockville.
 Wauseon lodge, I. o. o. F.. will observe next Sunday as memorial day. Every Odd Fellow in town is requested to meet at the hall at 2.3O p. ID. with bouquet of flowers and help decorate the graves of the departed brothers.
 l The graduation of the ninth grade will be held in the M E. church Fri day evening, June IS, at 8 o'clock. Admission will be by ticket, which may be obtained at J. M. Leaoh's store after g o'clock oh Wednesday, June 16th.
 Rev. F. J. O'Neill is absent all this week attending the pastors annual spiritual retreat at the Jesuit house of studies, near South Norwalk. Next week Rev. G. J. Donahue will attend the assistant pastors annual spiritual retreat at the same place.
 The following officers have been elected by the Christian Endeavor so- oiety of the Congregational church: President. Florence A. Wagner; vice. president. E. Millie Royce; secretary and treasurer. Ethel M. Moore prayer meeting committee, Lavilla M. Burr. Charles H. Demond, Priscilla M. Bur- we'll; executive committee, Mabel Meyers, Mabel G. Pease, Charles F. Chandler; lookout committee, Gilbert A. Wagner, Louise F. Beckwith. Mary Wildey.
 Grace Church Notes: Next Sun- day morning there will be an hia- torical address, briefly summing up the more notable points in the last 30 years of the parochial life, and giving special emphasis to the various me- morial gifts which have been made during that time, and particularly in the last few months. MT. Preston ia painting the exterior of the church this week. The Girls Friendly so- ciety had a most delightful and help full meeting with Miss Jackson. diocesan president of the Connecticut branch last evening in the guild room. Friends of the work, as guests of the society, were present. Re- treatments were served. This closes the work of the society until fall Thursday evening at 2. 30 there is 8 joint social of the Girls Friendly society and the Knights of King Arthur, to which all members of the two societies are heartily invited
 Memorial day, perhaps more than any other time, our different oeme- teries are visited by their friends and the public in general. It is notice able from year to year that all of our cemeteries are receiving more attention. The Stafford Springs cemetery, being the most central, the largest and having funds for it's main tainance, together with it's lakes and drives, presents very attractive ap- pearance. The number of lots that are now under special care, together with the amount of extra work that is now being done, neoessitates the employment of two and ofttimes three men daily during the season. This last year many fine monuments have been erected and the most desirable lots are being purchased. The more the lot owners cooperate. with the as sociation for the better care of their lots, the sooner the association will reach the high standard which it is aiming at. Anyone wishing to purchase lot, or have their present lot looked after, will find the super intendent. E. R. Taft, on the grounds daily.
 The following is the program for the graduation exercises of the high school at the Methodist church Fri day evening at 8 o'clock: Procession al, organist, Miss A. L. Eaton. s. H. s., 95; invocation, Rev. G. A. Grant; cantata, Longfellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus, Anderton, high school chorus, assisted by Miss O. E. Davis, 'O7, and O. Wood. 'O7 salutatory, "Great factors in our na- tional progress, Morgan Ellis Eaton class history, William Armitage Black; orchestra; essay, "The awakening of Ohina," Nina Louise Reynolds; essay, "Our gold and paper currency, Roy Junius Sanford; or chestra; essay, Famous women of history" Ruth Ellis; essay, 'The rise and progress of the Panama canal, !" Arthur Julius Lee; essay, [ Superstition" Hazel Davis Rob- bins; orchestra; class prophecy, El- lora Bigelow Mix; valediotory, Blanche Gertrude Waterman; presen- tation of diplomas, R. H. Fisk of the school committee; music, ''The Oars are Flashing Lightly," Geibel, young ladies' chorus; benediction, Rev. H. A. Blake; orchestra. Admission will be by ticket only.