The Press., 1914-05-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 The two sons of Arthur Adams art ill with diphtheria, and the house hal been quarantined.
 Eleven members united with the Congregational church last Sunday ten on confession of faith and one by letter.
 The council of the federation of churches will hold its regular May meeting at the Baptist church, Sunday at 3 p. m.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford W. O. T. U. will be held in the Methodist church, Stafforiville this afternoon at o'clock.
 Miss Mabel Chism has returned to her home in Springfield after spend ing a week with relatives on Stafford Street and in Westford.
 Miss Maude Booth, teacher of the first grade in the public schools, is i'll with a nervous breakdown and will be unable to continue her work this year. Her position is temporarily filled by Miss Blanche Soule.
 A club known as the T. D. and P. A, society has been formed with the following officers: President, Arthur J. Melbourne; vice-president, Fritz Turschman; secretary, Kingsley Con- verse; treasurer Cyril Dawson. The club has hired the lounging room of the Boys club for their meetings dur ing the summer.
 The May ball given by the Ladies Auxiliary of the A O. H. at St. Ed wards hall, last Thursday evening drew a good crowd and proved a very pleasant social event. The decorations of the hall excited much favorable comment and there were some very pretty costumes. Music was by Lynch's orchestra.
 Deer have been quite plentiful in the northern part of the town all winter and have done considerable in- jury to young fruit trees, rye, grass and other crops As many as eight at a time have been seen around T. F. Martins place, and Saturday he shot a 142 lb, doe which was eating rye. H. ". Eaton set 500 fruit trees last spring and Game Warden Plumb counted "a more or less injured by deer nibbling. Henry Tetrault has a fine peach orchard coming on in which considerable injury has been done.
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 Among the thirty eight organizers and lecturers of the National Wom- ans Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. Emma Graves Dietrick stands prominent as an indefatigable worker and student, last year going over to England for featuring and organizing. Last September the executive of the Holland County W. O. T. U. engaged Mrs. Dietrick for two weeks in April, 1914. Her summary of work during those fourteen days is Sunday schools, 1 {; day schools, 19; junior Christian Endeavor, ;~ parlor meetings, 3; lectures. s; W. O. T. U. institute, Bible readings, ?; total, 36 addresses. Her reputation as speaker in schools { has been established. The school S of Somers and of Willing ton, Holland, Columbia respectively ( said: "AL the schools are open to you. Time we'll spent'' and Just | what our schools need. It is splen- did" Sunday, April 19, Mrs. Die trick spoke in the StaffoEdville Con- gregational church and at the Orcutt- vile school house. The following Tuesday at the local Congregational church, she was the inspiration at the helpful institute of methods, and in the evening gave an effective ad- dress on some of the things accom- plished in legislature, denominations, agriculture, big business and society in 1918, predicting greater achieve ments for 1914. Rev. L. Rees pre- sided and Miss Lulu Ide rendered an appreciated solo. The following morning Mrs. Dietrick visited the borough schools, speaking to the high school and to the 7th, 9th and 9th grades. The trained W. O. T. U. workers are capable of entering every open door. Mrs. Dietrick's presence in this town and throughout the country has been delight; her valu- able services have been given contin- ously and unstintedly. A future en- agreements is desired.