The Press., 1913-01-29
Rev. Felix J. O'Neill is in Wash lngton, D.C., to-day officiating at the funeral of a relative.

Il neV. Fel1x J. O'NeilI is in Wash. lngton, D.C., to-day officiating at tho
 funeral of a relative.
 Miss Annie F. Conway, bookkeepe1
 at the Rhode Island, was called tc Greenfield, Mass, Monday by the
 serious illness of her brother.
 H. s. Abel has bought the stock oi the Eaton Drug company, a oorpor.
 atlon organized some time ago to take
 over the Eaton drug store. Noel M.
 Pease, who has been with the store
 for the past IS years and who is a
 very capable pharmacist, will be re-
 tained as manager. MT. Abel will
 give the business very little personal
 attention for the present.
 David Bissett has completed trans
 parencies which will be placed in a
 conspicuous place outside the hall on meeting nights of Ionic lodge, Orient chapter and Baker chapter. On the meeting night of Baker chapter a large star will show. A keystone
 will indicate a meeting of Orient chapter. The square and compass will show on the night Ionic lodge meets.
 About 90 couples attended the masquerade given by the German club at their hall on Wilmington avenue last Friday evening. There were many noticeable costumes in the as- sembly and the usual spirit of gaiety predominated. The judges were Frank Malloy, Henry Levene and George Frazier. Prizes were award ed to Timothy Buckley, Miss Olive Rabbittor, Miss Frieda Hayes and J. St. Jacques.
 Preparations are completed for the masquerade of the Teutonia associ- ation to be held at the West Main street hall Friday evening. Lynch's s orchestra will play the following con- cert program before the dancing |: March, Kaiser Frederick, Friedman; ; Remick's Hits, No.12 Lampe; South ern Roses: Waltzes, Strauss; My Georgiana Lou, Schottische, Allen; Medley Overture: Operatic Airs, Bey- CT; March, Stars and Stripes For ever, Sousa.
 Bishop Brewster visited Grace church on Sunday morning, confirm ing class of six, celebrating the holy communion and preaching a very helpful sermon from the gospel of the day. There was a large congregation. The Woman's Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. F. L. Smith Thursday at 80. c. F. s. meets with Miss Katherine Smith Thursday at 7. 80. The men of the parish will have a supper in the Guild room Saturday at 6. 30. Lieutenant Governor Tingier will speak.
 Mrs. Belle Ellis, 66, widow of John St. Clair, died Friday morning at her home, g Pleasant street, Springfield. She was born in Staf- fordville and went to Springfield 45 years ago. She leaves no immediate family. One sister, Mrs. Susan O. Hyde, and several nephews and nieces survive her. She had been an in- valid for many years. The funeral was held at the residence, 22 Pleasant street, Sunday at 1.3O p. m., the burial being at Monson. Mrs. St. Clair was the youngest sister of the late J. J. Ellis.
 Methodist Church Notes: At the mid-week service tomorrow evening an address will be given by the Rev. J. H. Newland, district superintend- ent, on the subject of personal evan gelism, after which the fourth quart erly conference will meet. Friday, at 3 p. m., the Woman's Foreign Missionary society will meet with Mrs. J. w. Dimock. The third chapter of "China's New Day'' and the questions in the January ''Friend" will be used. Saturday, at 3 p. m., the sewing classes will meet in the vestry. Next Sunday morning the pastor begins a series of eight brief sermons to children. Special attend ance cards will be distributed before the service. In the afternoon, at 3. 30, the monthly Pheasant Sunday afternoon'' for boys and girls, their parents and friends. Miss Elsie Teal will sing and Fred Lynch will play cornet solo. Eighty or more views will be shown, illustrating the pro- lection given our immigrants by Christian organizations. Mrs. Ella Harris Mullen has been engaged as soloist in the Methodist church choir.
 Under the auspices of the Feder- ation of Churches, services have been arranged for six Friday evenings dur ing the Lenten seas on, emitting Good Friday. Each Friday evening meet ings will be held in four centers Stafordville, the Hollow, the Borough and West Stafford, with a different preacher each evening. The preachers are Revs. M. H. Jones, W. D. Hamil- ton, W. E. Gaskin, l.. B. Curtis, R. G. Clapp, l.. c. Horton, J. W. Bal lantine and I. P. Booth. Fundamental themes have been selected, that the entire service may prove edifying and inspiring to the townspeople. A printed schedule of topics and dates will be circulated in the churches next Sunday. The first service will be held Friday evening, Feb. 2. This plan is not intended to disturb the regular prayer meetings of the which will be held as usual. The congregations of the seven churches that have ratified this pro-