The Press., 1913-01-22

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 Guido Pallanck and Louis Tonidan- del of Meriden are the guests of friends in the borough this week.
 At the recent annual meeting of the Rhode Island Homeopathic society Dr. Gardner l.. Miller of Providence, formerly of this town, was elected president of the society. <
 The Teutonia association has ar- engagements about completed for the masquerade ball to be held at their hall on West Main street next week Friday evening, Jan. 31st.
 Thursday evening the members of Court Oronoco. F. of A., will hold an oyster supper and social for mem- bers and their families after their meeting. All members are requested to attend.
 On account of the date announced for the sociables conflicting with the high school entertainment, the ladies of the Congregational church will postpone the regular supper and an- nual apron sale to Wednesday evening, Feb. 9th.
 At the last meeting of the Eastern Star the officers were installed by Past Worthy Matron Mrs. J. J. Clark. David Bissett was presented a past patrons jewel. Anders Jacobsen made the presentation speech. At the regu- lar meeting this evening there will be an initiation and refreshments.
 The Stafford Ministerial association met with Rev. and Mrs R. G. Clapp Monday afternoon, with a large at- tendance. Along with the social time several hours were spent very profit ably in discussion of the common in terests of the churches, especially for the Lenten season. It was voted to attempt to secure the adoption of Thursday as a uniform night for mid week services.
 Judge Warner addressed a large union congregation at the Methodist church Sunday evening on ''Prison reform. '' The incongruities of our present method of dealing with crimi- nals was reviewed and many ways to improve the law were suggested. An estimate of the labor loss to the country of the enormous army of loafers and criminals is almost incom- prehensible, and the cost of their maintenance in jails, prisons and poor houses of America is appalling. Deal with the present law breakers as we may, a vast horde of the same sort is growing up, and only by inculcating into the young the spirit of playing fair" each meeting his own respon- sibility in a manly way, can lasting reform be brought about.
 The senior class of the high school will present the play, The Colonel's Maid," at St. Edwards hall next week Wednesday, and at Stafford Hol- low Friday, Jan. 31. Both perform ances will commence at 8 o'clock. The members of the cast are as fol- lows: Col. Rudd, Gordon A. Char ter; Col. Byrd, Harry J. Armstrong; Marjorie Byrd, Helen M. Wightman; Bob Rudd, Carl H. Mullins; Mrs. J. John Carroll, Louise F. Beckwith; Julia Carroll, Marjorie I. Morse; Ned Graydon, Edward W. Roberts MT. James Baskom, Wilfred A. Eaton Ching -Ah-Ling, William J. Ladish. Miss Sara L. Sweet is directing the play. "The Colonel's Maid'' is a very bright and entertaining comedy. Ching, the Ohinaman, who, although somewhat impertinent and constantly mourning his masters wrath, is really the guiding spirit of the play Colonel Rudd, with his delightful incon- sistencies, and Ned Graydon, whose faulty memory prevents his success as a salesman, all will bring pleasure and amusement to the audience. The play is given for the benefit of the fund for the Washington trip, and the class of 1918 hopes to earn a large sum of money for their long hoped for visit to the capitol.
 The lecture on good citizenship by E. M. Warner, Esq, clerk of the su- perior court of Windham county, last Sunday afternoon in the Comique theatre, was attended by 125 repre- sentative male citizens from all parts of the town. This is the first of a series of meetings to be held by the council of federated churches. A chorus of a dozen male voices, under the' efficient leadership of O. H. Moore, led in the singing. Judge J. H. Reed presided and Rev. L. B. Curtis delivered the invocation. The speaker said, Citizenship affects everybody. It is not an inherent right, but requires certain oondi- tions. '' Every man was urged to vote, and several instances were cited showing the farreaching results of single ballot. Speaking on what will lead to the use of the franchise power, he said, "The state flag should be in every schoolhouse. The three words on the escutcheon knowledge, liberty, religion been the foun- dation on which our grand old state has been built. A mans liberty ends where that of his neighbor begins. D He asked, 'In the making of good citizenship, are our schools all they should be? If schools are symbols of vulgar rowdyism, there is something wrong. Schools should be required to teach manners as we'll as learning. Grammar and high school girls should be taught cooking, sewing and ele- ments of home making. To-day many mothers do not know how to cook or sew, and so cannot teach their own children in the home. Booker Wash