The Press., 1915-07-07
MONSoN.
. Mrs. Ralph Clifford goes to Pigeon Cove this week for the summer.

Mrs. Ralph Clifford goes to Pigeon 1 Cove this week for the summer. MT. and Mrs A. D. Ellis are at ! Rangely Lake, Me-, for season. A. D. Ellis 6 Sons have com menced this week operating their No
 3 mill on Main street nights.
 Miss Helen M. Needham of Lincoln
 street has accepted position with
 recently been employed by the Meek
 ins, Packard & Wheat Co.,, Spring ! field.
 Mrs. Annie J. Hale, 54, wife of
 James O. Hale of Harrison avenue,
 died at the Wesson Memorial hospital, | Springfield, Tuesday morning, June 29th. For several months Mrs. Hale
 had been in poor health, and June
 4th went to Springfield for an opera
 tion. From the first however, it was
 known that there was no possibility of her recovery. Mrs. Hal" was born July l, 1861, in Rockport and was | y
 and Jerusha Smith of that town. For a short time after her marriage she | resided in Pigeon Cove, coming from that place to Monson in the early sos and has since made this village her home. She was member of Good l Cheer Rebeka lodge of Palmer and of the Grand lodge of Massachusetts. She is survived by her husband, seven sons, Ernest of Monson, Henry s. of | New London, Earle of Worcester,
 Lucius, Roy, Forrest and James
 Elliott of Monson and five grandchil-
 dren. her Mother Mrs. Jerusha Smith,
 a sister, Mrs. Herman Sherburne, and Q brother, Frank E. Smith, all of
 the home Thursday afternoon at 2.3O, l Rev. G. A. Andrews, pastor of the Congregational church, officiating. The burial was ill the No. 1 cemetery
 and was in charge of the Good Cheer lodge of Rebekahs. The seven sons
 acted as bearers. There were many
 and very beautiful flowers representing
 the sympathy and esteem of many friends.
 l A large number responded to the invitations sent out to attend the
 twentieth annual reunion of the Mon-
 son straw workers, held in Memorial
 hall Wednesday afternoon. The
 Ladies Benevolent society of the
 Methodist church served an excellent
 dinner which was we'll paSronized
 in the church vestry at 12 o'clock,
 after which those present adjourned to Memorial hall, where at 80
 o'clock the meeting was called to
 order by Miss Mary Buck, the presi-
 dent of the association. The reports
 of the last meeting were read and
 accepted. At the annual meeting in
 June, 19 4, it was voted to disband after this year, and it had been ex- pected that this would be the last time that the members would be called together for such a gathering; how ever as it seems to some advisable and agreeable to meet once year, it was
 voted to rescind the vote of last year
 and meet the last Wednesday in June, 1916, as in years past. Officers were therefore elected as follows: Presi-
 dent, Mrs. Annie Beck with Johnson
 vice. president, Miss Mary Buck secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Munsell. Miss Mary Buck was also elected chairman of the entertainment committee with the privilege of choos- ing her own aids. The following pleasing program was presented for the entertainment: Piano solo, Miss Ruth Duncan; reading, Miss Blanche
 Moulton; dialogue, Miss Sylvia Fuller
 and Miss Mary Johnson; vocal solo, Mrs Drodz; reading, Mrs Constance Moulton; piano duet, Misses Leahy and Stacy; vocal solo, Mrs. Drodz; remarks. Frank M. King, former superintendent of the sewing hall. The meeting was then adjourned until June, 1916.
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