The Press., 1915-03-17

i gational society will be held mex Wednesday evening at o'clock.
 Joseph Starkey, who has beer
 working for Samuel Farmer, is con
 fined to the house by serious illness
 W. J. Fitzgerald of Springfield ii
 taking his place at present.
 "J. D. s.,'' owned by James
 Sullivan, will be raced on the grand
 circuit this year He will start al
 Cleveland at the opening of the
 circuit, July 22, in the 2.14 trot, Tavern stake.
 The play to be presented tonight
 at St. Edwards hall by the A. O.
 H., will be repeated at the same hall
 on Friday evening for the benefit oi
 the local hospital aid society. It
 is hoped that the audience will be as
 large as the object is worthy.
 About 60 friends of Harmon McIn-
 tire gathered at his home last night
 and rendered him a real surprise
 party. Harold Lynch and Miss Rose
 Roach, in behalf of those present,
 presented MT. McIntire with quarter oak escritoire as a token of their friendship. MT. McIntire responded in a fitting manner. Refreshments were served and dancing enjoyed until a late hour.
 The postponed meeting of the Current Events club will be held next Monday evening. Subject, The Islands of the North. The Emerald Isle, Mrs. Lewis McLaughlin; Shet. land Islands and the Orkneys, Mrs. A. I. Mitchell. Reading, The Dis coverer of the North Cape, by Long fellow, Mrs J. H. Valentine. Hos- tesses: Mrs R. W. Smith and Miss Elinor Valentine.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Golf company was held at the library building last evening. Previous to this meeting at the same place the final action was taken by the Stafford Country club in amalgamating with the Golf company by voting to dis band and turn all effects over to the Golf company. This plan has been under consideration for some time as it is undesirable in many ways to have the two separate organizations. At the meeting of the Golf company new bylaws were adopted covering all the rules and regulations of both Only the stock kholders of the company will have the voting power, the same as the active mem bers had in the former Country club. Nine directors, three to be elected each year, were chosen as follows: For three years, Wm, Park, A l. Mitchell, O. B. Pinney; for two years, O. H. Meyers, Fred Wildey, R. M. Fisk; for one year, O. E Brown, Christopher Allen, James the same being the old board of governors of the Country club. The directors will hold a meet ing for organization in a few days.
 The marriage of Miss Mary Wildey, older daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey, and Philip Benning Barton, Iecond son of pr. and Mrs. Lyman Shy Barton, of Plattsburg. N. Y, ook place at the Congregational hurch Monday evening at 7.3Ol o'clock. Rev. L. Rees officiated, lsing very impressive service. The hurch was beautifully decorated with laurel, palms and Easter Lilies. | The ceremony was preceded by an ,rgan recital at which Dr. G Percival Bard gave the following program Meditation, Flagler; Offertoire 10 S Cecile,' Batiste; "Berceuse, Guilmant; "Overture to Stradella," Buck; Gavotte from "Mignon;" 'Barcarolle" from "Contes d'Hoff- man. and Mendelssohn's Spring Song. Mrs. O. H. Moore sang "O| Promise Me- The Lohengrin Bridal Chorus was played as the bridal party entered the church and Mendelssohn's Wedding March after the ceremony. The bride was attended by Miss Norma Barton, sister of the groom, as maid of honor, who wore pink satin and carried Helen Taft roses, Miss Catherine Oaks of Wellesley college and Miss Mabel Park of Stafford were bridesmaids, wearing pink liberty satin gowns and lace caps with arm bouquets of Killarney roses. Miss Harriet Louise Wildey, sister of the bride, was the flower girl, wearing a white frock with pink ribbons. Her basket was filled with pink rambler blossoms. The bride was gowned in white satin with court train and veil and her shower bouquet was lily of the valley. She wore the gift of the groom, a crescent pin of pearls and sapphires. pr. Lyman Guy Barton, Jr. brother uf the groom, was best man, and the ushers were William Troxell of Baltimore, Ed ward Stickney of the Worcester school of technology, Angus Park and Lin. coin Luce of this town. A reception followed at the home of the bride on Grant avenue where smilax and pink roses were used in simple decoration. Music was furnished by Hatch s orchestra of Hartford, and Habenstein of Hartford catered. The brides gifts to her attendants were a string of tiny seed pearls to the maid of honor, enamel pins with pearl setting to the bridesmaids, flower girl and Mrs. Moore. To Dr. Bard she gave a gold pen knife. The groom's gifts to his brother and the ushers were scarf pins set with sapphires and pearls. Miss Wildey graduated from the high school in 191 and Howard seminary, Bridgewater. in 1918 Last year she took special course at Storr's college. Mir Barton graduated at Cornell university in 1918 and has 'Wiltou-mear Farp,,, on