Connecticut western news., 1912-04-11

The Cranford Club meets this after noon with Mrs. J. E. Rhoades. Quota. tions to be from Edgar A. Poe. Mrs. Hamm gives a reading on "Women Novelists of Germany" and Mrs. Camp and Miss Granger on "The Barons of Gemperlein."
 Mrs. l.. E. Hawkins, of Providence, R. I is spending 8 week at Church Terrace, the guest of Mrs, N. A. Preston. Charles Mansir has moved into H. D. Humphreys house on West Main street.
 A large congregation enjoyed the Eas- ter services at the Pilgrim church. The special feature of the day was the use of the new piano in the Sunday School. Miss DeHart played two selections from Beethoven at the beginning of the ses- sion and all enjoyed the instrument and the playing. The Young Peoples Soci- ety had been raising money for the piano for some time, but it's purchase and presence at the Sunday service was a pleasant surprise to most of the con- gregation. The piano is a Newby & Evans-a make that is new in this terri tory, but well considered in parts where Tit has been sold for years. It was bought of GAn w. Ford
 Last Saturday the Boy Scouts went to F. Hitchcock's swamp for their first out door meeting. The afternoon was spent iu game under the direction of Walter King StoDe. At 5 o'clock the boys gath cred around big campfire to cook their supper of baked potatoes and broiled meat The evening was spent at MT. Hitchcock s home, when the boys held their usual meeting and listened to mu- sic. Lunch was served by Mrs. Hitch cock. Nelson L Parsons, Sec.
 The missionary society of the Pilgrim church will meet with Mrs. Miner to- morrow (Friday) afternoon at 2.3O o'clock. The Mission circle will meet with Mrs Reel tomorrow at 3 p. m.
 The families connected with the PIl- grim church and congregation are invit- ed to the annual church supper and meeting which will be held this (Thurs- day) evening. Supper will be served from until 2, at which time there will be the annual oll-call followed by the business meeting, with reports and elec- tion of officers. An interesting feature of the meeting will be the calling of the roll of the charter members of the church. It will be 25 years April 15 since the preliminary meeting for the organizing of the church was held. The first preaching service was held April 24, 1887, and the council for the forma- tion of the church was held June 15 of that year. The church will celebrate it's anniversary in June. June 15 Is also the tenth anniversary of the present pastorate.
 The local order of Rebekahs, an aux Hilary of the Odd Fellows, will be insti, tuted in the near future, or as, soon as the requisite five members are qualified to participate in the ceremonies. There
 
 town-Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sheldon and Mrs. Robert Shaver. This evening Mrs. John Rains and Mrs. George Triesch mann will go to Winsted and take the Rebekah degree, thus making ub the necessary number. There will be about 40 charter members.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Caulkins of Ame- mia, visited A. W. Holsapple over Sun day. MT. Holsapple was formerly in business with MT. Oaulkins in Amenia. O. o. Callendar of Syracuse, N. Y. is in town making repairs to his property on West Main street.
 The Hawthorne Olnb will meet with Mrs. H. E. Lyles this (Thursday) after, noon at 2:3O. Subject, Japanese music and Madame Butterfly"