Putnam patriot., 1914-06-26
THOM PSON

Dorothy Mills of Wilsonvile has been spending few days with her un- cle, Leonard Mills.
 Mrs. Maria Barnes returned to her home in Winsted Monday.
 Florence Danaets visited friends in Thompson last week.
 | The Ashford Sunday School conven- tion will be held in the Central Bap- tist church the 30th next week Tues. day. There will be morning and after. noon session, dinner will be served in i the vestry.
 E. F.. Rhodes has sold his farm be- 1 low Brandy hill to Mir. Harrison who lives in the farm adjoining.
 Rev. B. Boardman gave very inter- esting talk Sunday morning about the convention. lie returned Tuesday for ] a few days to the convention in Bos- l ton, we shall expect to hear more next 1 Sunday.
 Mrs Julia Converse and Miss Ella | Ballard returned last week from Da- i Venport, Iowa, where they have been visiting Mrs. John Ballard.
 The public school closed last week. The teacher Mrs. Armstrong leaves l soon for Michigan where she will i spend the summer.
 Miss Myrtice Kingsbury will spend her summer vacation in her home in Thompson.
 The Kings daughters held a straw berry supper in their hall at East Thompson, Wednesday evening. 1 Mrs. F. ;. Wicks has been enter taining Mr and Mrs. Wesley Doane and Mir. and Mrs. George Mahana of l New York.
 Rev. and Mrs. Moore have been out of town the past week. Mir. Moore will return for the service Sunday. l Miss Ruth Scarboro of New York 1 and Mrs. Pephin of Providence are spending the summer i'll town. | Mrs. Charles Knight spent last { week with relatives in Providence.
 Standing Grass For Sale. Inquire
 of Henry J. Potter or Frank A Jor- dan, East Woodstock. adv,s
 The Woman's Christian Temperance
 Union of Thompson met with Miss
 Edith Logee on Friday, June l9th. It was the annual "flower mission meet ingn always much anticipated.
 "With you, 'tis June and rose buds
 blush,
 ! And golden sunsets glow and flush, 1 While every breeze with Psyche wing l Waits praises of immortal things, 1 And every shower of perfumed rain
 Brightens to rainbow hope again 1 The meeting was called 1t : o'clock l sharp but hard shower and threats of more prevented some from arriving | promptly.
 1 Mrs. Robinson, president, was un. able to be present, being conValescent ] from a long and serious Hines, and 1 the chair was filled by Mrs. Oscar ] Tourtelotte, vice president Mrs Min
 nie BiXby taking the office of secretary i in the absence of Mrs. Mary Wood ward. There were thirty-three present ! and very enthusiastic session enjoy l ed.
 The usual service of the Union, the
 responsive reading, roll call, pledge, 1 opening prayer, were carried out, the
 prayer being offered by Mrs. John l Robinson. The Crusade hymn, "Give i to the winds thy fears" was sung,
 Mrs. Fred Mills pianist. Then was
 the reading of the report Of last meet
 ing and very little unfinished business and the meeting was given into the
 hands oi the flower committee, Mrs.
 Minnie Bixby, who had arranged the
 program as follows:
 Solo, ssRose, rose, rose, 'by Miss Mil. dred Logee, sweetly rendered; reading ] of the origin of Flower Mission and
 other items in the life of Miss Cassidy | by Mrs. Fred Mills, a cute little recita-
 tion by Miss Dorothy Mills, readings
 by Mrs. Addie JosIin, Mrs. Thompson, | Mrs. Tourtellotte, Mrs. Ransom. These l selections were all ceptionaliy line both in the rendering and the subjects
 and certainly Mrs. Gager's wish 10 have a medal contest should be grali- l fled. Miss Jennie Johnson sang the
 beautiful solo, "GOOd-bye, sweet day.
 in her usual sweet and perfect render
 ing and was applauded. Mrs. BlNoy
 read the report of the convention at l Wauregan, as delegate sent rom i Thompson union. 1t was very com
 prehensive as to details and deeply lh- 1 teresting as are all Of her reports. heIe l was great cause for rejoicing from all i the unions represented, also world | wide and national news, leaving not
 shadow of doubt of the ultimate result l of the great prohibition movement i which is sweeping over the land. lt was voted to send letter Of love ana sympathy to the president, Mrs. Rob | insCn. ~
 Mrs. Logee gracefully served a dellc. ions lunch of ice cream and cakes and | fruit-ade. l The flower committee then arranged the profusion of beautiful flowers inlo boauets 10 be sent to the sick in tneir 1 homes and in the hospital and 10 the shut-ins. It was very successful ana ] enthusiastic meeting in every detail
 and many thands deserved oy Mrs. Bjxbv and the hosless, Miss Edith Lo- l gee. whose executive ability secured II