Putnam patriot., 1909-06-18


 Mrs. George Gilpatrie has returned after weeks visit with relatives in Boston and vicinity.
 Mrs. Ernest Kent spent Saturday, and Miss Ellen King spent Sunday, in Worcester.
 Miss Josephine Clarke, of New Bos- ton, spent a few days with her mother, South Main street, last week.
 Mrs. Ella Clarke was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Herman Chandler, in Worcester, on Sunday.
 Miss Florence Sargent, of Boston, is spending her summer vacation at her parental home.
 MT. Frederick Whitney and wife, of Germantown, Pa., are the guests of Mrs. F. E. Brunette.
 -Dr. J. NJ. Kent and wife, and Mrs. J. B. Kent, J. B. Tatem, Jr., and wife, are attending commencement exercises at Browns.
 The D. A. R. will hold cake sale at tho home of Mrs. Geo. k. Shaw, Fri day afternoon. Cake and ice cream will be on sale.
 Miss Rose Smith and Miss Mary Bartlett went to Swansea, R. l., and spent some days with friends the latter part of last week.
 Putnam Chapter, No. II, R. M, held a eonvocation Thursday evening, last week, for work in the Royal Arch degree. A collation. followed.
 Commander W. B. Whittemere, of A. G. Warner Post, c. A. R., is inte- rested in forming a camp of Sons Of Veterans in Putnam.
 Among the appointments made by General George Haven, Department Commander, G. A. R., is that of Eben- ezer Bishop, of A. G. Warner Post 54, of this city, as Inspector.
 John Salvas, of Gardner, Mass, has been visiting relatives in the city. He is preparing to leave for Nantucket Island, where he conducts barber shop each summer.
 The ladies of Brooklyn are contem- plating sending flowers to the Day Kimball Hospital this summer. In past years the ladies have sent floral offerings to a flower mission in Boston, but this year they hope to extend their work.
 The hearing on the matter of the estate of Clarendon Greene, fixed for last Saturday in the Probate court, had to be adjourned owing to the illness of Justin Greene. MT. Greene is in hos pital m Worcester, and is fast recover ing.
 At the complimentary luncheon to be given Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, Hono- rary State Regent, D. A. K. of Connec- ticut at the Hartford Golf Club, on Wednesday, the 23d, Mrs. Mary h.. Medbury will respond to the toast "Playmates."
 The Putnam Park and Fair Corpo- ton have announced that the opening of their Fair will take place August 3l, September and ?. This is much ear Tier than last year. It has been decided to offer purses aggregating sl 200 for the speed classes.
 Invitations have been sent out for the wedding of MT. simon Berthiaume to Miss Ephegeina Benoit, at St. Ma rvs church, Monday morning at s o'clock, June 2s. Reception after the ceremony. from 9 to 10 o'clock, at 4o Battery street. Also Wednesday eyen- ing, June 50, at l03 Walnut street.
 -Isaec champeau, of the People : Store, has received notice that an award has been made ohim, by the Standard Fashion company of New York, in window decorating competition. Cyril Remiilara. the head clerk, arranged the display. In similar competitor last year the Peoples Store received a cash prize. The arranged display was by the same decorator.
 The w. C. T. |. meeting of Fri day afternoon was a very interesting one. In the absence of the President Miss Cunningham presided, and gave an illustrated talk, taking for subject s,Elisha and the Syrians." She made the lesson drawn from it apply to the temperance work. Selections were read by some of the members, and the meet ing adjourned to meet again the last Friday in June-
 On our second page we print the com positions written by the boys and girls of the five higher grades Of the Israel Putnam School-three from each grade, selected by competent committee from among the entire mum Der. As the pupils were gathered to- geiher in the hall they were told that the subject they were 10 write upon was a Mothers, and they were allowed hpt fifteen minutes 10 write their com. no.itions. That was a severe test, and the result. rerbatina q litsrafina, is what We present to our readers--our people especially. The idea Of writing of hand i. good exercise for beginners, demanding abstract thinking, instead of consulting books or seeking advice The pupils have, under the conditions named. done good work, and give ,nrau,i-e of becoming expert writers af-