The Press., 1916-04-05
MoNsoN.

Hartford for the spring vacation. Harry Kittredge has gone to his
 former home in Newport, Vt., for a
 visit of two weeks.
 Walfred Erickson has moved into
 the lower tenement of Miss Belle
 Niles house on Harrison avenue.
 The house of Charles Day on East
 hill road, as he has been i'll with diphtheria. was fumigated Wednesday.
 Miss May Garter, operator in the
 telephone exchange. is taking a
 months vacation. Miss May Meaney
 will act as substitute.
 MT, and Mrs. Franklin O. Bliss
 have returned from New Haven where they have been spending the winter
 with their daughter, Mrs. Metcalf,
 and are preparing to vacate their
 house on South Main street which is
 to be removed to make way for the new school. house.
 Mrs. R. L. Streeter of Holyoke gave luncheon Wednesday in honor of the approaching marriage of Miss Claribel Gone of Clarendon street,
 Springfield, and Marshal Linooln
 Moulton of Monson. The table was at. traotive with decorations of daffodils,
 and covers were laid for eight. After the luncheon shower was given Miss Gone by the young women present.
 The Doraas society held its annual
 hasiness meeting ip the parlors of the Congregational church Wednesday afternoon. The following officers who have served the past year were re. elected for the coming season: Presi. dent. Mrs. F. A. Wheeler; vice. president, Mrs. K. R. Holmes; secre- tary, Mrs. A. E, Shaw; treasurer. Mrs. O. W. Jackson. It was voted to hold another meeting April 12th to sew for the district nurse.
 Rev. George A. Andrews, D. D., pastor of the Congregational church, who returned from three-weeks' trip to Los Angeles, Gal announced that he had received and accepted a call to the Plymouth Congregational church in Los Angeles and his letter of resignation was read by the. clerk, Robert A. Fay. A meeting of the church was called by Deacon 0. 0. Keep and it was voted to accept Dr. Andrews resignation. Commit
 A~ parish committee in acting on the resignation and in calling an eoclesi- astical council to dissolve the relations of the church and pastor. Dr. An drews came to the Monson church May 1, 1907, and has asked that his resignation may take effect May l, when he will have completed nine years of service. Much regret is ex. pressed at his departure, as his pastorate has teeu very successful and he has been we'll liked The church to which he goes ranks third in i'm. portance among the Congregational churches in Los Angeles, there being about twenty five of that denomination in the city. It is a singular coinci denoe that Rev J. F. Enman, who has recently resigned the pastorate of the First Congregational church in the town of Palmer, has also accepted a call to" a Congregational church in Los Angeles.
 Frank A. Moore, 62, died at his home on Flynt avenue last Friday morning, March 24th after several years of failing health caused by diabetes. Early in January he suffered an attack of grip and had failed since that time. MT. Moore was the son of the late William Wells and Mary Conant Moore and was born in Monson August 15, 1858. He was educated in the public schools and Monson academy, and with the ex. oeptlon of a short residence in Palmer had spent his entire life in his native town. In June, 1878, he married Laura E.. elder daughter of the late Harrison 0. Day of Monson, who, with five daughters, Louise, wife of Ernest Rees of Springfield, Florence, wife of William S. Dorsey of Pough- keepsie, N. Y, Grace D Mary B. and Hazel H. at home, and half brother living in the state of Washing ton survive. MT. Moore was for a | period of seventeen years connected | with the United States Baking Go. of | Boston, becoming associated later with E. J. Wilcox of New York city and Denver. Col, in mining propositions, retaining that connection until i'll health compelled his retirement MT. Moore had travelled extensively in this and had a large circle of His home life was unusually happy and he was devoted husband and father. The funeral was held at the home Monday afternoon, Rev. J. M. Gage of Chicopee Falls md Rev. W. G. Colgrove, pastor of ;he Methodist church conducting the Iervices The burial took place in ;he No. 1 cemetery.
 certlncate or incorporation for ;he Monson Home for Aged People nas been received. 7. The officers are: Rev. A. Conklin, president; Mrs. P. ". Soule, president; F. L. Bliss, eeretary; O. A. Bradway, treasurer, md A. D. Ellis, Mrs 0. A. Bradway, 0r. P. B. Soule. Mrs. o. R. Buffing on, F. Q. Ball and Mrs. o. 0. Mo Jray, directors. The object of the is to establish and main ain pleasant and comfortable home or aged people who may need or ,hoose to avail themselves of it. Such lomes are in successful operation in many of the cities and towns of Massachusetts, but there is none open