The Press., 1912-05-29
sTAEFoRn soRINGs.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Miss Evelyn Tetrault of Putnam is visiting friends in town.
 Harold Comins is home from Dan- bury recovering from severe illness.
 Charles F. Chandler is building an addition to his cottage at Crystal Lake.
 Adrian Rock, manager of the Comi- que, will spend Memorial day in Providence
 Mrs. David Bissett and Mrs. R. M. Fisk visited Hartford chapter of East ern Star on Monday evening.
 The special feature at the Comique tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening will be moving pictures of the ill-fated Titanic.
 Surveyors are working on the road to West Stafford, which leads to the hope of some more macadam later on. The western approach to this town is at present very sandy and uneven.
 Mrs. Adelbert Needham leaves for the west to-day to select another car load of horses to arrive in town next week Saturday. This will be the fourth carload received this season.
 Harold Crane, who has been em- ployed in the First National bank at Amherst, is in town for a vacation previous to taking up his duties about June 1st as cashier of the Massa chusetts agricultural college.
 Baker chapter, Eastern Star, had about 30 visitors last Wednesday even- ing, coming from Hartford, Rockville and East Hartford. The initiatory degree was worked on two candidates and refreshments were served.
 Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Hermann Schmidt and Miss Elfrieda Schneider at the Con- gregational church on Tuesday after noon, June 1Ith, at o'clock, with a reception following at the home of the bride at 25 Church street.
 A party of friends made MT. and Mrs. B. P. Cooley a surprise visit last Thursday evening, the occasion being the fourth anniversary of their marriage. In behalf of those present Richard Ellis presented MT. and Mrs. Cooley with a beautiful miniature set of Tennyson's works. The books were small, but the package was large, as it also contained part of a quarry The facetious words of MT. Ellis formed the keynote speech of a very jolly party.
 There will be a handicap golf match at the Country club tomorrow. Pairs can play at any time during the day. There will be prizes of golf a prize for a selected score of six holes from the eighteen. A ladies' commit tee has been appointed to make ar rangements for tennis tournaments during the season, consisting of Miss Ivy Eaton, Miss Mabel Meyers and Miss Marjorie Morse.
 The Memorial day program is now complete. The veterans will leave the hall at 7.3O and will be in West Stafford about 9 o'clock; Sandy Knoll, 10; Staffordville, 10. 30; Stafford Street, II. Fhe trip will be made this year in automobiles. The Citi- zens' band will give a short concert in front of the hall after dinner is served. The line of march for the Stafford Springs cemetery will form about 2 o'clock. The address of the day this year will be by Rev. W. E. Gaskin of the Universalist church.
 Miss Lulu Lester Burbank, daugh- tre of MT. and Mrs. James B. Burbank of Longmeadow, Mass, was united in marriage last Wednesday to Joseph OsgoOd Thompson, associate professor of physics at Amherst college. The wedding is of local interest, as Miss Burbank's mother was Miss Martha Beckwith of this town, and the bride has many local relatives and friends. After a trip abroad Mir. and Mrs. Thompson will make their home in Amherst. The wedding was an elab- crate affair, and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry Lincoln Bailey and Rev. Edward O. Dwyer. Among the guests were the following local people: MT. and Mrs. c. F. Beckwith, Malcolm Beckwith, Miss Louise Beckwith, Miss Charlotte Beckwith, Miss G. s. Beckwith, MT. and Mrs. R. H. Fisk, Mrs. J. F. Chamberlin and Charles F. Chandler. Miss Charlotte Beckwith acted as flower girl.
 Congregational Church Notes: We'd nesday, 2. 16 p. m., meeting of church committee with those who desire to join the church on Children's Sunday, June 9th. Any parents who wish to dedicate their children to Christian training by baptism, on that day, will please notify the pastor. Wednesday, 7.45 D. m., mid-week meeting. Topic, Have we any substitute for the sa- loon? Christian principles of broth erly responsibility. The saloon as the club house of the poor. Possible substitutes-b broader hospitality, so- cial and Christian brotherhoods. Pos abilities in our town. A representa- tive attendance is hoped for to discuss this vital practical problem and to vote as to representation in the Federation of Churches. Last week s meeting voted approval of the pro- posed organization. Saturday, l.. 80 p. m., Boy Scout hike. Meet at post office, unless weather notice on bulle- tin board cancels call Sunday even- ing union service at Methodist church. us