The Press., 1917-05-24
Mrs. H. E. Jones has returned home rom visit to Farnumsville, Mass.

Miss K. Mansfield of the Johnson Hospital has returned from Bondsville where she spent two-weeks vacation. I The Central Vermont railway com. pany is installing block signal system at the Baboock crossing where the aocident occurred last fall
 # F. F. Patten has nearly completed the rebuilding of his cottage at the lake on Syndicate Point. The cottage 10 greatly enlarged and is handsome Structure.
 . The Stafford baseball team won the hrst game that they played with an outside team last Saturday when they defeated the Eagles of Hartford by the close margin of to 3. The game vas we'll played and proved to be an Nxciting one.
 The twenty seventh annual meeting of the Norwich District Woman s Home Missionary society will be held in the Methodist church next week Thursday. Morning session at TO- 30 i; addresses by Mrs. w. P. Buck, con- ference president, and Mrs. Jerome Greer, young peoples secretary. Banquet, p m. Speaker, Mrs B. n. Taylor, superintendent Hull street medical mission, Boston. Luncheon at noon, twenty cents. Banquet thirty five cents All mem bers are urged to attend and others will be welcome.
 The second smoker of the Stafford Business Mems association was held at the club rooms last Saturday even- ing. The program consisted of song, by James Sheppard, monologue by R. W. Ellis and impromtu speeches as follows: Fires-their relation to architecture, c. A. Tinker; The fine points of golf. Fred Wildey; Waste and it's prevention, by T. F. Mullen; Eye teeth that have winked at me, by Dr. 0. B. Tsohummi: Life on the Mexican boarder, by Capt. LeRoy of the soldiers stationed here; How to Tinker with a building, by B. P. Cooley; The joy of being home guard, or how to raise soldier, by Major o. B. Pinney. The speakers were allowed the privilege of not sticking to their subjects. A lunch was served after the program.
 Grace Church Notes: Next Sunday is Whit Sunday, an important festival in the church year, oommemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon fhechurch ten days after the ascension. All communicants of the church are urged to attend the celebration of Holy communion at 8 a. m., in honor of this day. Being also the Sunday before Memorial day, Winter post, G. "A. EG, will attend Grace church at 10. 30 a. m. for their annual memorial service. This service will consist of morning prayer and sermon with the reading of the names and record of those Grand Army veterans who have passed away during the past year. Besides Winter post, the Sons of Veterans, the Woman's Relief corps and members of Go. K, 1st Conn. Infantry will attend.
 The last meeting for this season ot the Current Events club, Monday evening, had large attendance. The officers acted as hostesses and served refreshments at the social following the annual business meeting. These officers were elected: Miss W. s. Adams, president; Mrs. L. B. Baker and Mrs K. B. Penny, vice-presidents Miss Mabel Meyers, recording secretary i; Miss Ethel Moore, treasurer; Mrs. W. H. Reed, corresponding secretary 1; Miss A. D. Washburn, auditor. The club voted to coptinue the surgical dressing work, in which they have been engaged for two years, and an assessment of one dollar each was voted to carry on the work. High praise for the quality of the thousands of dressings, forwarded to Boston headquarters, has been received. The need is as great as ever and it is hoped that many will interest themselves in this very essential work.
 
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