The Press., 1914-02-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

The Eastern Star will have a mill
 tary whist at the lodge rooms Trida.
 evening. Tickets at the door.
 O. B. Gary 6 Son have sold thu
 residence on East Main street to Sta
 tion Agent John R. Parkhurst.
 The board of relief will holC
 further meetings at Borough hall on
 Feb. Il, 12, 20 and 21, from 9 a m
 to p. m.
 MT. and Mrs. David Bissett ana
 Mrs. John Foster attended the annual
 meeting of the grand chapter of the
 Eastern Star at New Haven last
 Thursday.
 The Italian society will hold a
 masquerade ball at their hall next
 Saturday evening. Four prizes are offered for costumes. Tickets are 10 aud 25 cents
 Attorney Frank A. Harris. formerly
 of this town, has been appointed as- sistant corporation counsel of the city of Syracuse, N. Y., and commenced
 his duties Jan. lst.
 Preparations for the Red Men and
 Pocohontas trading post Thursday,
 Friday and Saturday of this week are almost completed. and everything is
 being done to make the fair big suc- cess. The cast for Indian Days, "
 to be given Thursday night is as fol lows: Pocohontas, Michigan Nc. Guire, an Indian queen. Thomas F.
 Yare; Frozen Face, the medicine man of the tribe, Jack Yare; Purring Panther, a big chief, James Warren {; Eagle Plume, young chief, Wilbur Alberty; Singing Bird, daughter of Pocohontas, Miss Mary Campo. On Friday night BOX and Cox" will be given by the following players: MT. Cox, who works days, John P. Horri- gan; Mir. Box, who works nights, William Tuthill; Mrs. Bouncem, the boarding house keeper, Mrs. Maud Young. There will be dancing every evening and drawing of prizes Satur- day night. -.
 The Girls club has been reorganized for another year with the following board of directors: Mrs. O. R. New ton, chairman, Miss Mary Converse, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. O. H. Moore, Mrs. G. F. Bard, Mrs c. H. Meyers. Mrs. George Rumbelow, Mrs B. P. Cooley, Mrs. R. M. Fisk, Mrs. R. W. Smith, Miss Hattie McCulloch, Miss Cicilia Fitzpatrick, Miss Eliza beth Argenta and Miss Helen Butter field. The directors have chosen the following committees: Afternoon work, Mrs O. H. Moore, chairman, Miss Hattie McCulloch, Mrs. Eugenia | Mathews, Mrs. O. H. Meyers. The | committee on evening work includes Miss Helen Bntterfield, chairman, Mrs. R. M Fisk, Mrs. B. P. Cooley, 1 Mrs c. F. Bard The club will be open every Monday from 4. 5 to 5. in the. afternoon and from 7.3O to 9. 30 in the evening. There is talk of having the club affiliate with the Association of Women Workers so that the members can | take advantage of the vacation house | aT Madison, where they may secure | board for $3.7 75 a week.
 The dailies have devoted more or less space to the case of Mrs. Frank Rosseau of this town. Local inquiry develops but little information relative to the woman. Very few knew her and these were not familiar with her story until it came out in the papers. According to the printed account Mrs. ROsseau parted with her husband about 15 years ago. She was left with seven small children. Finding herself unable to support herself, she Canada. Six of her children died there, then her father and finally the seventh child. Mrs. Rosseau then re- turned to Chicopee alone and after ward came here. She had tried to locate her husband, and it was through an advertisement she placed in a French newspaper that her case came before the public. Frank Rosseau, a New Bedford man of the same name as her husband, saw the advertise ment and started a correspondence. | He finally wrote her to come to New Bedford and to bring her household | goods. This she did, but when she arrived in New Bedford she found | that the Frank Rosseau of that city | was not her husband. The New Bed | ford man tried to induce her to stay with him, but this she refused to do
 Miss Iva Ruth King of Fairfield, the reader who will appear here next | week Friday evening, is native of this town, a daughter of Attorney and Mrs. Clitus H. King. She was educated in the schools of Bridgeport, | supplemented by a course at the Le- land Powers School of Expression of Boston. Miss King made her first public appearance recently before a select audience at the Hotel Strat- ford, Bridgeport. The following is an extract from long press article in one of the Bridgeport dailies: Miss King won immediate favor for her. self, which is the result of her per- sonal magnetism, cheery and bright smile, her fine presence, perfect grace of movement, equipoise of manner and a very melodious voice. She has a very distinct articulation which is an essential many do not obtain, and her voice is pleasing in tone, resonant in quality and capable of many emo- tions, all of which are controlled and applied in an admirable manner. She is a splendid reader. She grows with her audience and growth is always indicative of strength. Her stories, for the elocntion of the present day I has it's best exponent in well-told |