The Press., 1914-02-25
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Charles Dillon nf Hartford has beer
 the guest of Mir and Mrs. Michael
 Corcoran.
 Mrs. wm. Morrall of Norwich has
 been a guest of her daughter, Mrs. B.
 P. Cooley.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Wood oi
 Springfield were home over Sunday and the holiday.
 There will be a regular meeting of Baker chapter, O. E S.. at the lodge rooms this evening.
 Alwyn Rees of Portchester, N. Y, has been spending a few days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs l.. Rees.
 Quite a number of the local people attended the masquerade ball given by the Lakeside club at Wales last Satur- day evening.
 MT. and Mrs. John Horrigan ot Terryville were guests at the W. E. Hanley home over Sunday aul Wash iugton's birthday.
 The bequest of $500 left by Miss Kate Grant Bliss, to be used for the purchase of books, has been paid in tC the treasury of the public library. Grace church is also a benefactor un- der the will to the amount of $500.
 Ben Chadwick, 56, died at his home in Westfiell, Mass, last Satur- day morning. MT Chadwick was known locally, as he had sung here at the annual fair several times. MT. Chadwick composed and rendered his own songs and was a pleasing singer.
 The marriage of Miss Vittoria Panciera to Francesca Sfreddo was solemnized at St. Edwards church last Saturday morning, Rev. F. J. O'Neill officiating. The bridal couple was attended by Giusto Biz of this town and Miss Elvira Gismano of New York. A reception followed the ceremony at the brides home on Will lington avenue.
 The Girls club gave a Washington tea in the parlors of the Congrega- 0ANOAAOOAA" Flags, bunting and cherries made the room very attractive, and salted nuts and home made ronfections were dis pensed by dainty little maids in cos tune. At the tea tables, with their primroses and attractive menu cards, guests were served by the older girls. The occasion proved enjoyable social ly and tIe girls will net over twenty five dollars for their treasury.
 The ways and means committee of the Hospital Aid society have planned a food sale for Friday afternoon, March 7th. This will be an oppor- tnnity for every person in town who is interested to assist. The commit tee members from the Methodist. Con- gregational and St. Joseph's churches will have theirs at the Staffordville Congregational church from to 5 o'clock. The Universalist and Bap-t tist church committee members will have charge of |, the Stafford section the same day and hours, the place to be announced next week. The West Stafford ladies will join with the members from the Methodist, Episco- pal. St. Edwards and Congregational | churches at sthe same time at the Howard dry goods store.
 In the matter of several out-o town creditors against Tadross & Acberg of New York, there was another post ponement yesterday. The New York firm owns the stock in the local store which was conducted previous to the fire by John Anthony, and the bills on which action is brought were con- tracted by the local manager Tadross 6 Acberg claim that Anthony was not authorized to buy the goods in question. At the first hearing. Feb. 2, a representative of the North Brit ish Insurance company was present and agreed not to pay over the insur- ance money, which has been attached, until disposition had been made by the local court in the cases Attor- ney R. H. Fisk represents the credit ors and Attorney NJ. D. O'Connell is retained by Tadross & Acberg.
 The regular teachers meeting was held in the high school building last Thursday from 3 to p. ID. MT. Gordy called the meeting to order and introduced Miss Quinn of the Willimantic normal school who gave a very interesting talk on Reading and later illustrated her remarks by teach ing a class of twenty pupils from the sixth grade She emphasized the fol lowing things: The necessity of word study, aim to get the thought, to hold the thought and give the thought. | Work for expression, use the mind in | reading and that it is improper to | question the pupils on what they have read if they have understood their | reading. MT. Gordy in introducing Mir. Burr, principal of the state normal school at Willimantic, stated | that the times demanded greater effic- | ieney than heretofore in all lines of | activity, and especially in our school administration. To meet the de- mands of the time, it is necessary that | our school rooms should be efficiently | organized and managed. Mir. Burr then spoke on the topic, School room efficiency, !" emphasizing the necessity | of teachers having we'll planned pro- grams, and that she should not teach | Arithmetic when she is in a mood to | Thnk fk hot all work should be planned out to | make a minute study of detail. MT. | Burr said that there were five kinds | of rscitations, namely, test, drill, de- vslopment, study and presentation. That most teachers test, but few