The Press., 1911-04-26

Clarence Brown is to move from the Dennis house on Maple street to the Holt cottage on Grant avenue.
 Rev. F. Booth of Stafford is to give She Memorial day address at the exercises at the Stafford Springs oeme. tery.
 H. M. Swartf1guer. the eyesight specialist of Rockville, will be at Bulwell's jewelry store Friday from ? to 8 p m.
 The Oomique has added an act of vaudeville to their entertainment. Mr. Barger, the one-string violinist, is on for the first three nights of this week and Alex Wilson, ventriloquiet, the last three.
 1 pr. L c, Horton, pastor of the Methodist church, left yesterday for Richmond, Va. where he will officiate on the second of May at the marriage of his son, Harold, to Miss Etta Han. cock Sampson. The wedding will take place at the Porter street Presby- terian church. The groom is an in- structor in mathematicl in the Utica. N. Y., high school The bride is . teacher of drawing in the public schools of Richmond.
 The tri-oounty group meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was held in the Congregational church last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Emma J. Holman, president of Holland county, presided. The meeting opened with singing, Mrs. Henry Hall of South WilliDgton acting as pianist. Many participated in giving scripture texts. A Bible reading was given by Rev. Marian H. Jones of Staffordville. Prayer was offered by J. H. Park hurst. The chair recalled their visit 10 Stafford IA years ago, at which time the Willington Union was or. ganized, and now they return to revive and help Stafford. Caroline B. Buell., state president, was intro- duoed. She outlined the work-or- ganization, preventive, educational, evangelistic. social and legal-com- prising in all forty departments of work. She spoke particularly of the work among foreigners, and the scien. tific temperance instruction which the laws of the nation made compulsory to be taught in the public schools She liked to think that the stand taken for temperance by the Emperor and Empress of Germany was due to an ordinance and seed sown by the late Mrs. Mary Fl. Hunt of Boston, worlds superintendent of scientific temperance instruction. A vocal solo by Miss Ida Hall of South Wilmington was appreciated. Mrs. Lisa K. Full Ter, president of Windham county, told of work done and woman's in. fuence, asking "What is the sun doing ?" What is the dew doing ?'' Mrs. H. Addie Randall, president of New London county, spoke of the work among soldiers and sailors and railroad men. Miss c. A. Washburn said "The W. O. T. U. women are minute-womsn, " and spoke imprompsu on medal contest work, which after twenty five years encircIes' the globe Mrs. Ella 8 Bennett of Willimantic touched on civic and moral training in our public schools, speaking par ticularly of the school savings banks. There is no other feature in our schools which does more for the form ation of character, good habits. eCon- Iomy and frugality than the savings system in schools throughout she land. The chair referred to medical temper ance, flower missions and other work net time to discuss. Rev. and Mrs. K. W. Darrow of WillinRton sang a duet, adding pleasure to the occasion. Rev. Lyman G. Horton of the Metho. dist church. Rev. E.W. Darrow, Rev. Marian Fl. Jones and J. H Parkhurst gave encouraging words and she need of : a, local organization among the women of the town. Mrs. Buell. then organized the Stafford Woman's s Christian Temperance Union. The officers are: President, Rev. Marion Fl. Jones; vice-president. Mrs. Frank Smith from the Episcopal church i; aecretary, Mrs. J, ". RollinsOn of Hydeville; treasurer, Miss Millie Royce of Stafford Springs. The com. pletion of organization, ..vice- -presi. dents from every church in the town and auperintendents of work was left until the first meeting of the local Union, May 2d, at 3 o'clock. in the reception room at the public library, unless otherwise notified. Rockville and Ellington were represented at this meeting. which adjourned with much Ienthusiasm.