The Press., 1915-05-12
HOLLAND.

| MT. and Mrs. Fred Olds of Andovel
 were the guests Sunday of Mir. and
 Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Overman and
 daughter, Eleanor, of Springfield,
 were guests over Sunday in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Levi Drake and Mrs.
 Geo. Browning of Hartford were tho
 guests last week of MT. and Mrs.
 John H. Steele.
 Rev. I. N. Geisler of the Lee M.
 E. church preached Sunday morning
 in the Congregational church in ex' change with the pastor, Rev. B. F. Case.
 Michael Conroy of Soarsdale, N. fY., has purchased the property known as the Jesse James farm of Nicholas Piwonarszyk, who has owned it for a few years.
 Mrs. Phelina F. Griggs has been moved to the home of MT. and Mrs. Abial L.. Metcalf of Skungamaug. Mrs. Metcalf has been caring for Mrs. Griggs for the last year in the house that Geo. Bartlett purchased. but now she will care for her in her own home.
 The Study class of Holland, who have been studying rivers during the winter closed their course Monday evening with banquet in the parlors of the Congregational church. The church was beautifully decorated with apple blossoms. The tables were beautifully ladened with food, the menu being tasty enough for the kings of the earth. After the banquet Judge Edwin S. Agard acted as toast master, and the members responded in a very bright manner to the fol- lowing toasts: The President of our country, Rev. B. l.. Case; Our ministers; their relations to us. Our relation to them. Can we improve them? Dr. Samuel Simpson; Our society; has it been success? How can we best hold and improve it for the coming winter? Mrs. Simpson; i; Our school board, its efficiency, proficiency and sufioiency, Mrs. I. Tilden Jewett; The Holland stage, should it be propelled by horse power or by gasoline, I. Tilden Jewett; The ladies, shall they have the vote? Mrs. F. W. Gardner; Our representatives, Mrs. Oscar A. Leon- ard; What I know about farming in Holland, it's pleasures and drawbacks, Wm A. Agard; Holland Street, how best can its beauty and attractiveness be improved? Mrs. Lewis B. Price i; The lawn in front of the post office, should it De cut with scythe or a lawn mower, Mrs. Harry R. Bartlett; l; Our town hall, it's use and abuse, Mrs. John Steele; Our jail, what would Holland be without it? Mrs. John s. Usher; Our cooks and cookery, Miss Margery Baldwin; Our library, how shall the heavy burden of the six male members of the board of direc- tors be lessened? Miss L. Agard, Miss LuClLo ABdNu1 ouN suhuuoI NislOEs, welcome and unwelcome, Miss Under wood; Our honorary member, the victrola, Mrs. O. H. Sterry; Our in- dustries, may they never grow less, Miss Bertha Place; Our climate as seen by a northwesterner, Mrs. B. F. Case; The grange, what it has done and will do, Mrs. Walter M. Taylor; Our courts. Which is the most inn portant our tennis courts or our criminal courts? Harry R. Bartlett Our amusements, Miss Helen Baker; Our bank, is its success due to the geniality of the cashier or to the adaptability of the clerk? Wm. B. Ludlow; Our relics, Mrs. l.. E. Hall The natives, their place in history, past, present and future, Mrs. Wm. B. Ludlow; The Panama exposition as seen by an customer, Mrs. E. S. Agard.