The Press., 1916-12-28


 Methodist Church Notes: The sub ject of the Sunday morning address will be "All Things are Yours. , There was a very pleasing and unique program for the children Saturday evening. On Sunday the vesper ser vice was very pleasing. Mrs. Mul lens solo was the feature of the ser vice. There was chorus of about thirty girls voices at this service and the singing of the chorus was excel. lent
 A few days before Christmas the parishioners of St. Edwards church learned that the festival would be the 25th anniversary of their pastor's or dination to the priesthood. His sill yer jubilee was fittingly recognized by the gift of an extra present added to the ordinary Christmas offering. The entire parish was represented in this token of appreciation conferred upon Rev. Felix J. O'Neill, who has spent more than l6 of the 25 years as pas tor of St. Edwards church.
 At the business meeting of the Alumni of the high school last night the following officers were elected !: President, Mrs. O. B. Pinney; vice president, T. F. Mullen; secretary and treasurer, Miss Marjorie Morse i; executive committee. Miss Ivy Eaton, Miss Mary Fitzpatrick, Gordon Chart CT; membership committee, Miss Lucy Alden. O. A. Wagner, Miss Ethel Moore. It was then voted to try and raise a scholarship of fifty dollars every year to help some deserving scholar to get a start in college. Af- ter the meeting there was a pleasing program of entertainment The quar- tet sang some very pleasing numbers, and the reading of Peg O. My Heart" was fine. Mrs. Bert Eaton's history of the Alumni was we'll gotten up and enjoyed by all. After the readings there was dancing.
 CHRISTMAS VISITORS.
 Wallace Day of New Britain visited relatives.
 Joseph Taylor of Springfield visited his parents.
 Harold Comins of Springfield visited his parents.
 L F. Eaton of Springfield visited his mother.
 Thomas Daigle of Shelton visited his mother.
 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rich of Bristol visited her parents.
 Harold Penny of New York with his parents in town.
 Tom Cummiskey of Spring field was in town for Christmas.
 Ralph Prouty of Hartford with his plrents over Christmas.
 Walter Pease of North Brook field, Mass, visited his parents.
 Mir. and Mrs Arthur Lee of Fab, an were the guests of his parents.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank E gley If Walliugford visited his pareuts
 Ernest Reynolds of Hartford spent Christmas with his parents in town
 Miss Mae Smith of Hartford with her parents, pr. and Mrs FL Smith.
 Frank Harris of Syracuse, N. Y, spent the holiday with his mother in town.
 Luoius Smith and family of Tal- visited Miss Mary and Frank Smith
 Michael McCorhan of Woonsooket, R l., was the guest of Mrs. Mary Squires
 Fred Royce of Monson was the guest nf MT. and Mrs. Stephen Pease for 
 MT. and Mrs. John Harrigan and daughter of Terryville were the guests of W. E. Hanley.
 Henry Pease of Waltham, Mass. spent the Christmas holiday in town his parents.
 Alwyn Rees of Portchester, N. Y. visited his parents, MT. and Mrs. L. Rees over Christmas.
 MT. and Mrs Geo. Morrison of Worcester were the guests of her mother Mrs. Madsen.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Walker of Medway, Mass, with her parents, Mir and Mrs. J. H. Reed.
 Mir. and Mrs Irving Baker of Springfield visited MT. and Mrs. O. B. Pinney over Christmas.