The Press., 1915-06-02
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Miss Florence A. Moore has re. turned from New Orleans, La., to her home on Pleasant street.
 Miss Isabel Foley returned to her school duties at New Rochelle, N. Y, ,, last Thursday morning after several weeks absence on account of illness. The announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Grace Sullivan, daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. J. Sul livan of North Main street, and Maurice Grandfield of Springfield. Miss Lucille Gravestein, supervisor of drawing, sewing and cooking in the Monson schools, has been elected supervisor of sewing and assistant supervisor of drawing in Freeport, suberb of Now York city, at salary of $500 a year. Miss Gravestein is graduate of the Boston schools, grammar and high, and also of the Boston Normal Art school. She has also done special work at Hyannis summer school.
 The ladies' benevolent society of the Methodist church held their an- nual business meeting at the church parsonage Wednesday afternoon and elected the following officers: Presi- dent, Miss Hattie Collis; first vice.
 
 retary and treasurer, Mrs. Etta Orcutt i; assistant, Mrs R A. Beckwith; diTec- tors, Mrs D. B. Needham, Mrs. Belle Rath bourne, Mrs. H. M. Smith, Mrs. Harry Albro, Mrs. Robert Webster, Mrs E. N. Giffin, Mrs. Jesse Carew, Mrs George l. Keeney, Mrs. Mabel MacK enneth, Mrs. O. A. Sweet, Mrs. William Charles, Mrs. Charles Davis and Miss Alice King.
 Mrs Mary W. Shumway, 70 years of age. died suddenly Sunday after noon, May 23, at 3 p. m, at the home of her son, Robert Shumway, on South Main street. Mrs. Shumway had apparently been as we'll as usual, but was taken suddenly i'll with an attack of heart trouble and died before medical assistance arrived. She was born in Belchertown April 8, 1s45, and had resided in Monson for about 26 years. She was a member of Mar GUS Keep Woman's Relief Corps. She is survived by a son, Robert Shumway, a daughter, Mrs. Harry M Sutcliffe, and several grandchil- dren. The funeral was held at the home of her son Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. G. Colgrove, pas tor of the Methodist church, con- ducting the services The interment took place in the No 1 cemetery. Mrs. Mary Foskit Hobbs, widow of George W. Hobbs, formerly of Mon son, died at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs E. J Collis, in Brattleborn, Thr IS lay, May 20th Mrs Hobbs W as ! born in Stafford Springs, Conn.,, but had made her home here for a good many years After the death of MT Hobbs, she retained her residence on King avenue for some time, but later sold it and had since made her home with her daughters While here, and as long as she was able, Mrs. Hobbs was regular attendant at the Universalist church, her husband having been one of the original quartet who sang for the Universalist society from it's organization for a long term of years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs O. W. Marcy of Palmer, Mrs. John K. Broadfoot of Amherst and Mrs. E. J. Collis of Palmer, also one brother, Gilbert Foskit, of Medway. The body was brought here for burial in the Mo- 1 cemetery Saturday afternoon at 1.3O. Rev. Abram Conklin, pastor of the Universalist church, officiated at the committal service.
 The program for commencement exercises of the Monson academy were announced Wednesday as follows: The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered in the Congregational church at , O clock in the afternoon of June 13 by Rev. pr. F. N. Seelye of the