The Press., 1913-03-12

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 Mir. and Mrs. Gilbert Amidon havo gone to stay with his father in Vest ford for a while.
 A special meeting of the ecclesias- tical society will be held in the Con- gregational church this evening to act on the resignation of the pastor, Rev. R. G. Clapp.
 The annual meetings of the Stafford Country club and the Stafforl Golf company will be held at the library building next Tuesday evening t T. 30 aud $. I5.
 Adeblert Needham has received his first shipment of working and driving horses from the west, and the large number looking them over indicates active business. Included in this shipment is an extra good pair of mules.
 The Current Events club will meet
 Monday evening, with the following program: Dickens Sketch of Dick en's life, Child Life, Dickens Lon don, reading. Miss A. D. Washburn will sing. Committee, Mrs. w. H. Cooley, Miss A. D. Washburn. Mrs. Charles Beck with, Miss NJ. Meyers. Hostesses, Mrs. F. H. Spelman, Miss Mary Russell.
 The work of preparing for the new Foster block continues to be a source of interest to the inhabitants, and groups of people are constantly watch ing operations during the busy part of the day. The contractors know their business and are cutting the ledge out in slices. The ledge will be removed as far back as the little oak tree, making a depth of about 60 feet. A concrete facing will be laid on the ledge when work is completed, and the same material will be used in leyeling up the foundation. Plans have been submitted of brick block and one of concrete, but it has not yet been decided which material will be used. It is not yet known who the tenants will be. A firm from out of town is considering locating here and may choose one of the new stores. Miss Whiton has not yet decided what she will do. The Peros and finders Jacobsen have been mentioned in with the new building, but both these firms have definitely decided to remain in their present To- cations.
 The big concert announced for next week Wednesday by the Rockville male chorus, for the benefit of the Johnson hospital piano fund, promises to be one of the most important musi- cal events given here in years, The male chorus is composed of Stafford Springs, Rockville and Hartford an excellent club of A voices. Under the direction of A. B. Waite. rehearsals have been held since January, and the progress made indicates that fine program will be given. The soloists for the concert are favorably known here, as the Iong recital given last spring by Miss Lester, soprano, and Mrs. Dorothea bbey Waite, contralto, gave such genuine pleasure that this chance to lear them again in concert mum bers | will be welcomeds by those who at- ended the recital. MT. Cooley, bari one, is one of the rising young sing IS of Eastern Connecticut; he has a he voice and knows how to use it. | The program as arranged gives the oloists obligato work, while Miss Lester and Mrs. Waite will each have group of songs as well as duet mum ,ers. The chorus selections could hardly have been better chosen. "The Hunt is Up," with it's galloping empo and call of the horns, makes it l good descriptive song. "Gipsy John," with it's odd quaintness, we'll illustrates the gypsy life. "swing Along, a pure negro composition, is, IS far as known, the best negro mel ,dy written; as the name implies, the swing along" is very apparent. For hose partial to vigorous, strong, ma estic music, "The Frost King" will please. All who like simple, sweet | melodies will find Annie Laurie" solo by Mrs. Waite, ac- by the chorus humming. l The big brilliant number will be How Lovely, How Fair''-solo by Hiss Lester, chorus accompanying. | The lighter numbers are especially | ,ood. ''Keep Agoin', :" recently used | y the Choral club of Hartford, made ! big hit. "A Ballad of Justifica- ion" is a typical winter song, with he very noticeable suggestion of a 'obbing sleigh and crunching snow, nd, as the words tell, a pretty girl. )f the quiet, unaccompanied num- 'ers, beautiful in melody and har- nony, "How Near To Me" will be fixed. The big rousing ever favorite Carmena Waltz, . by chorus and oloists, will make fitting climax to he program. Richard Ellis has harge of the general ticket sale. A ew seats will be reserved for those esiring the accommodation. These will go on sale March IA at James F. qarren's store. The ushers will be diss Marjorie Cooley, Miss Alberta Eaton, Mrs. Richard Fisk, Mrs. Charles Moore and Miss Eunice Park. Robert McNeil will act as head usher. The stage at the Comique theatre will 'e readjusted and the seats built in iers so as to give the best possible fleet. Tickets are selling rapidly. | Those intending to hear the concert will do well to purchase at once.
 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
 The seniors are now engaged on