The Press., 1916-05-10

gift to the best man was pair or gold emf links. Following the cere- mony a reception was held at the home of the bride on Hampden avenue and later the happy pair left on their wedding journey. MT. and Mrs. Sullivan are we'll known and popular young people of Monson. Upon their return they will commence housekeep. l ing in their house on State street and will be at home to their friends after June l.
 A meeting of the inoorporators of the Monson Home for Aged People was held at Memorial hall last Fri day evening, at which plans were made for furthering the purposes of the corporation. There will be no attempt to secure home till an endowment fund has been raised to maintain it. The incorporators feel. \ however, that the prospect of getting this is bright. The corporation now | has fund of two thousand dollars | received from the Monson Circle of Kings Daughters, nearly one-half of | which came as gifts to the King s Daugh ghters for this specific purpose. In addition Arthur D. Ellis has offered to contribute five thousand dollars toward an endowment fund provided the same amount shall be secured from other sources before January 1st, Ii917. An effort will be made to raise the sum needed to meet the c0ndi. tions of the offer of MT. Ellis. A committee on raising funds has been appointed consisting of Rev. Abram lConklin, Miss Hattie M. Coils, Mrs. lP. W. Soule, Mrs. O. A. Bradway and F. Q. Ball. The corporation,
 having secured it's charter, can now
 legally receive gifts by bequest or otherwise, and will gladly accept o1 large or small sums to be applied to the work in accordance with the
 wishes of the donors. The by-laws of the corporation provide for three classes of mem bers. as follows: Every person subscribing twenty-five dollars
 and upward shall, when legally
 elected, be a life member. Every
 person subscribing one hundred dollars
 and upwards shall be deemed an
 honorary member. Every person sub
 soribing one dollar and upward an
 nually shall. when alected by tho corporation, be deemed membe1 during the continuance of such sub
 scription. A committee, consisting o1
 Mrs. O. O. McCray, Mrs. F. A.
 Wheeler, Mrs. E. E. Thompson, Mrs. o. R. Burlington and Mrs. F. L. Bliss,
 have been appointed to canvass fol members, and it is hoped that a con
 siderable sum will be secured in mem
 bership dues. There are in Monson Iseveral aged persons who would be glad to enter the home if it could be opened at the present time. The in. corporators believe that when the need
 for such an institution is realized the generosity of MT. Ellis will be fol. lowed by other generous gifts on the 1, part of other citizens of the town.
 The annual business meeting of the Monson Improvement society was held at the Bungalow Saturday after, noon, the attendance indicating the interest felt in the success and progress of the society's activities. The presi' dent, Mrs. F. w. Ellis, presided, and the reports of the secretary, Miss Leary, and the treasurer, Mrs. D.. B.
 Needham, were read and approved.
 Mrs. w. l.. Ricketts, chairman of the nurse committee, Mrs. M. Adele Hib-
 bard, chairman of the membership committee, and Mrs. O. w. Jackson, chairman of the nurse supply com mittae, spoke briefly in regard to the work of each. Much qualification was expressed that all of the reports were of such an encouraging and satisfactory nature. Several matters of importance were discussed, and after the election. of officers Miss Thomson, the district nurse, gave her report and an interesting talk outlining plans for conducting a station for the dis. tribution of modified milk for infants feeding during the summer months, thereby reducing infant mortality. The following officers and committees were elected for the year: President, Mrs. F. w. Ellis; vice presidents, Mrs. K. w. Capen and Mrs. D. B. Needham; treasurer, Mrs. M. Adele Hubbard; secretary, Miss Joanna Leary; executive committee, the off, cers and Mrs. B. P. Anderson, Mrs. F. A. Wheeler, Mrs. Ellen Leahy,
 Mrs. 0. l.. Ricketts, Mrs. s. F. Cush man, Mrs. L. O. Flynt and Mrs. P. W. Soule; ways and means com. mittee, Mrs. G. o. Flynt, Mrs. R.
 H. Cushman, Mrs. 0. A. Sweet, Mrs. R. F. Bradway, Mrs. D. W. Ellis, Miss J. V. Cantwell and Mrs. George Seymour; advisory board, Dr. F. W. Ellis, Dr. E, W. Capen, Dr. J.. s. MacQuaid, Dr. o. W. Jackson. Dr. E. J. MoNamara. Dr. P. W. Soule, Dr.
 W. E. Stone, F. Q. Ball, O M. Gage, O. A. Bradway and A. M. Walker 1; nurse committee, Mrs. l.. Rick etts, Mrs. c. A. Bradway, Mrs. R. P. Cushman and Mrs. Ellen Leahy i; membership committee, Mrs. M. Adele Hubbard, Mrs. Frank Sutoliffe, Mrs. H. F. Miller and Mrs. W. H. Anderson; nurse supply committee, Mrs. 0. w. Jackson, Mrs. Lillian Qhapin and Miss Margaret Corcoran; H. K. Kendall was elected auditor.
 The executive committee appointed the following men for the cleanup com mittee: R. H. Cushman, c. L. Rioketts, R. s. Hughes, G. L. Keeney and George French. The Boy Scouts and the members of the public schools