The Press., 1909-06-02
WILLINGroN.

 more for 8 month.
 Miss May Hill of Boston is visiting at Rev. Austin Gardner's.
 Rev. Mir. Darrow preached Sunday afternoon from Ezekiel 33:11.
 And now Q front piazza is being built across MT. Devorak's house.
 It is particularly desired that there be full attendance at the roll-call on the 8th inst.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid of the Baptist church was held Tuesday afternoon.
 We are pleased to receive an invi. tation to the interesting anniversary exercises to be held in the Baptist church, Stafford, the week after next.
 There will be a ball game between the South Willingtons and the West Willingtons, on the latter's grounds, Recreation Park, next Saturday after. noon at 3. 80 o'clock.
 At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Preston was reelected president, and Miss Palmer secretary and treasurer. Much important business was transacted.
 Rev. A. Gardner preached Sunday morning from Ool. 3:4. Topic, ssChrist our life. In his prayer he alluded to Decoration day and prayed for the veterans of the civil war, two of whom were present, Samuel Bart lett and Alfred Oowles.
 The annual meeting of the Baptist Sunday school will be held next Sun day afternoon. It is hoped that all the members of the school will be present promptly at 3 p. m., as officers for the year are to be chosen and other business of importance trans acted.
 Preparations under the supervision of Mrs. Charles H. Brown are going forward for the annual meeting and roll call at Baptist church next Tues day, the Sth. This is an all l-day meeting, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. Dinner and supper will be served in the ladies parlor. It is hoped that all members will make an es peoial effort to be present.
 Rev. Harold Gardner, who has been spending g few days with his at the Congregational preached in Windsor on Sunday. From there he goes to Bos- ton, where he will pass the week gaining information which will be useful in the work of a foreign mis- sionary, which he is expecting to take up soon.
 Those who were not interested in baseball Monday could watch for bal looms, and were rewarded by the sigLt of one at least, the Springfield, that landed later in Provi- dence. The Republican, in it's &C., count of the air trip on Tuesday, coins a word that is likely to find favor during the present popularity of air navigation-the getaway, stc.
 The school children acquitted them selves with much credit to themselves and their teacher. Miss Mathews and Nellie Carpenter marched with them, and Mrs. Preston's carriage was oaded with their bouquets. After ;he graves were decorated Elinor Natrous spoke an appropriate selec- ion, and the children marched back o Maple Corner for an hour of en. oyment under the trees with the wings, etc. Many thanks are due Hiss Mathews for her painstaking forts that the day might not pass and the soldiers graves n Wilmington go undecorated.
 Through the kindness of Hon. W I. Hall, treasurer of the Cemetery flags were provided for he graves of the soldiers of the | evolutionary war and soldiers of the ivil war buried in our cemeteries. | The flags were placed on Sunday ! 1orning On Monday the pupils of he Center school, Miss Lillian Mat. hews teacher, marched to the ceme. sries, carrying flags and flowers, and ecorated all the soldiers graves A ose tree sent by Rev. Theron Brown nd his wife, Mrs Helen Preston irown, was planted on the grave of ,harles T. Preston, and flowers were ent also for this grave from the John |, Logan command, U. V. U, Spring cid, Mass of which order the de- eased was chaplain, and from his ephew, Clarence s. Preston, Provi- enoe, R. I. Many graves were deco ated, showing the thoughtfulness of friends at distance.
 West Wilmington.
 MT. and Mrs. s. H. Mattessen were scent visitors in Hartford.
 F. Pierson of Hartford visited his rother, George Pierson, over Sunday. Raymond Neff of New London visit 1 Monday with Mr. and Mrs J. Him leler.
 There will be a preaching service ext Sunday at the chapel at 3 clock.
 MT. and Mrs. P. Hansen of Stafford re the guests of MT. and Mrs. L. Jansen.
 Mrs. G. B Bubgee and son. Panl, re visiting with friends in Brattle- orc, Vt.
 Raymond Brown of Willimantic isited over Sunday at MI. and Mrs Vm. Bowler's.
 MT. and Mrs. A. Labonte of Baltic 'ere the guests of MT. and Mrs. J labonte recently.