The Press., 1911-06-07
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Mrs. F. Needham of Maine Is visit- Ing her niece, Mrs John HanCcck
 Mrs. J. Braun has returned from g visit of few days in Spencer, Mass.
 Ohildren's day at the Oongrega- tional church will bs observed June 1Sth.
 Willis H. Reed has been re-ap- pointed assistant olelk of the superior court of Holland county.
 ". R. White has taken one of the rooms in the Eontanella block, former- ly oconpisd by O. P Hodgson and will do all kinds of plating, as per his advertisements.
 Judge Joel H. Reed attended the annual meeting of judges in Hartford Monday. The judge will preside as folIt WI: Septembsr criminal term, No, wioh; September and October civil ksrm. New London; December criminal term. Blidgtprt; April civil and criminal term, Holland; ofiminal term, May. New London; Bridgeport until June 2I
 The park commissioners have had the lawn in front of WOodlawn mnwed, the fountain started, the vases filled with flowers, put out lawn seats. and invite the public to use the lawn and summer houses. Soon after the first of July they will keep the hat1 moved and tho boys can use 1t for playground. As fast as possi ble the grounds will ba put in shape for the public use.
 The Congregational ministers of Holland and Windham counties gath cred Monday at Storrs for their annual meeting and as guests of the college to discuss what the college can do for the churches and the churches for the college It is understood that the college W II later show similar gener- ous hospitality to other ministers of the state. Revs. Ballantine, Clapp and, Jones and Miss Ballantine en- joyed the privilege of the ride to Storrs in Rev. F. J. O'Neill's auto The good fellowship of the clergy ia one of the pleasing features of Staf- ford
 The illustrated lect on ''PIay- Rrounds'' by Francis R. North, ar ranged for by the Stafford Progressive Federation, is free to all. It,'will be held this, evening at 8 p, ID in the Oomique hall. SenA's block. fMr. North, as New England field agent for she Playground Assoioation of America, has a very wide acquaint- anoe with the plans and results in the 500 citiss and towns thai. have estab- lished playgrounds. The pictures and lecture bid fair to be very Interesting and instructive as to the most suooesE ful types of recreation centers and their proper use.
 The general committee appointed from Ionic lodge to arrange for the laying of the corner stone at the Cyril and Julia Johnson Memorial hospital June 17th by the grand lodge officers of the state of Connections have or ganized with F. F. Patten chairman and F. G. Sanford secretary, and the following committees have been ap- pointed to carry out the program |: Reception committee, David Robert. son, o. F Harwood, O. F. Beokwith, R. H. Fisk; music, Dr. G. P. Bard, J. Carl Converse, O. s. Baker; speak. or, J. M. Leach. F. c. Sanford corner stone, G. s. Baker; transpor- tation, F. H. Baker. F. F. Patten, R. H. Fisk; finance, David Bissett; re- treatments, Hannibal Alden, W. H. Reed. The public In general is cor dially invited to be present on this occasion. All Masons, whether mem bers of Ionic lodge or not, are earnest ly requested to meet at Ionic hall at 9 30 p. m sharp, for the purpose of escorting the grand officers to the hos pital. Delegations of Masons will be present from Rockville, Wilmington and Stafford Hollow.
 The Clerks defeated the Merchants last week Thursday night by 26 pins. Reynolds had high single and total