Connecticut western news., 1914-12-24
CANAAN

At the regular meeting of Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge No. 49, held last Friday evening, four candidates, MT. and Mrs. l., D. Cam, Mrs. A. E. Cretve and Miss Mildred Creevey were initiated into the several degrees of the order, large number of members being present. Refreshments were served and pleasant evening spent by all present.
 Mrs. w. B. Brewster is in Jewett City at the home of her parents, where she was called by the sudden illness of her father. 'r...' .> ...a.
 James Flynn is assisting at the Can aan Mercantile store during the holiday rush.
 Mrs. Hawley Wi, kwire, of Falls Will Ia e, visited at Cherl s Moore's and N. W. Moore's last week.
 The service Christmas Day at Christ Church will be Holy Communion at 10:30.
 There will be a union song service at Christ Church next Sunday evening at
 
 singing of Christmas hymns led by a united choir and brief addresses on the stories of Classic hymns.
 Miss Mary Mcclure, of Hartford, is spending the holidays at her home here.
 Misses Mary Fitch and Ellen Lindell are home from Danbury Normal for the holidays.
 Kenneth Adam is home from Hilton, N. H., for the holidays.
 The scholars of the Primary depart ment of the Methodist Sunday school have Christmas party ill the church parlors this afternoon.
 Make Christmas Day cheerful for some absent one. Send your Christmas greetings by telephone. Adv.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Brewer were pleasantly surprised by their friends, twenty five in number, on Monday evening in, honor of their tenth we'd ding anniversary. Each guest bring ing an article of tin with them. Games were played. refreshments served and a most pleasant evening spent by all.
 The Christmas tree exercises of Christ Church and Sunday school were held yesterday afternoon after short ser vice in the church. The exercises were we'll attended and greatly en- joyed.
 The topic for the Brotherhood class at Pilgrim church Sunday will be The Hobson Prohibition Amendment.
 There will be two Masses in St. Joseph's church Christmas Day, 7:00 o'clock a. m. and Il o'clock a. m.
 A Christmas gift of value to every one in the household the whole year round-telephone service. e.-Ady.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Jacklin, of Winsted, spent the week end with her daughter, Mrs. Winthrop Wy ychof and family.
 Mrs. George Roger spent Monday in Hartford.
 Mrs. Storm, of Poughkeepsie, is visit ing MT. and Mrs. N. E. Storm.
 Miss Addie Kimball from East Can- aan spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. E. M. Collins.
 Miss Catherine Finnegan is spending the holidays with her sister, Miss Mary Finnegan in New York. Her dancing class will be omitted this week.
 The Methodist Sunday school held 8 Christmas service Tuesday evening. The exercise of recitations, song and the telling of Christmas story led up to the giving of "White Gifts for the King" In this case the. school had decided not to receive any presents but to send the money usually so spent to the War Relief Fund. The offering amounted to $50.
 F. l.. Beckley has been on the sick list the past few days. ...... ..
 Mrs. S. o. Beckley was guest of her son John in Hartford over Sunday.
 George Laffargue is home from South Carolina, where he has been attending school.
 Mrs. Joseph Peet is visiting her son George 0. Peet, in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Herbert Ladd and son Henry, of Plattsburgh, N. Y., are spending a month with MT. Ladd's sister, Mrs. E. M. Collins and mother, Mrs. Eben Kim ball, Sr., in East Canaan.
 Ms. Robert Shaver, of Lime Rock, spent Friday with Mrs. Kasson at the Canaan Inn.
 Roy Drumm, of Danbury, spent Sun- day at his home here. ...,
 Misses Marion Holsapple, Amy Lan- sing and Elizabeth Peirce are home from Northfield, where they are attend ing school, for the holiday.
  Frank Harting, of New Haven, has been visiting at Earl Coons'.
 The Canaan National Bank will be open this evening from to 10 to re- ceive deposits from their customers.
 Misses Adella and Lydia Merwin are home from Torrington for the holidays.
 Benjamin of Winsted is putting in steam heat throughout his large ''Auto Shop and making other improvements to take care of his increasing business. k~