Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29
Sharon

E MT. and Mrs Harry F. Haines of Bridgeport and Miss Mabel Haines of New York city were recent guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. F. P. Flames
 John Dahoney is enjoying vacation from his duties at the Colgate estate, and is spending the time with friends in White Plains.
 Rev. R B Street preached his last sermon as pastor of the Congregational Church on Sunday, Nov l8 On the following Tuesday, MT Street left for Sharon for Springfield, Mass, where he is to take four weeks course for the Y. M. O, A. work preparatory to going into that work in France. MT. Street leaves many warm friends in Sharon who wish only the best in life, in the new work he has taken mp.
 Mrs. Ada Webb and daughter, Miss Mabel of Brooklyn and Ms. Benj Barlow and sister, Miss Bertha Prin le of Waterbury, were among those from out of town who came to attend the funeral of Mrs. E. B St. John. The impersonstion of Polly-anna given by Miss Mabel Mullens of the Star Ly ceum Bureau, New York city, at the M E Church on Tuesday even ing, Nov. 20, was we'll attended and enjoyed by all, especially so by the younger set who seemed very much interested in the "glad game".
 Mrs. Clarence Harris of Annandale, N. Y, was the guest of Mrs. Robert Harris a-few days last week.
 Schools closed on Wednesday for the usual Thanksgiving holiday.
 The Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational Church met at the home of Mrs. David F. Smith, on Wednesday, Nov. 2l with an unusu- ally large attendance present at which time goodly amount of work was ac complished for the Red Cross.
 MT. and Mrs. Allan J. Wiley eEter- taiped number of friends at cards on Monday evening of last week.
 A meeting of special interest will be held in the Casino on Monday even ing December 3rd, under the Auspices of the Sharon Woman's Club. Dr. Valeria Parker of Hartford is fhe speaker of the evening and needs no introduction to the people of Sharon as she has been here on two previous occasions at the Woman's Club and all who had had the privilege of hearing her before. know her to be an interest ing speaker. Dr. Parker will speak on Health and Recreation with Special Reference to Military Camps. The proceeds of the above meeting are to go to the Y. M. 0. A.
 Silver Lake Grange entertained members of the Webatuck Grange of Amenia Union at their rooms in the Casino, last week Tuesday evening The former furnished the refreshments and the latter gave very pleasing entertainment which was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by all present.
 George H. Emory who has bee:: taking course in the Aviation Corps at Princeton, during the past six weeks spent the recent week end in town.
 Thirty one members of the Sharon Home Guard attended the Congrega tional Church Gin uniform) in body on Sunday, Nov. IS, in honor of Rev. R. B. Street, who was member of their company and who was occupying the pulpit for the last time as its act ing pastor.
 Mrs. Lena Duffy, of Victoria Road, Hartford, announces the engagement of her daughter. Miss Kathryn Caro- line Duffy, to Robert Oliver Beardsley, sen Cf M-. and Mrs. Oliver Beardsley of Bridgewater. Mir. Beardsley is 9 graa uate of Williston Seminary, and is
 xxri+h hn fov Auto Go. of New Jersey, which is making aero motors for the Unioed States Government. ..
 The following is clipping from a Waterbury laper and will doubtless be of interest to MT. Klebes many Sharon friends:
 Camp Ievens, Aver, Mass Novem- Der IT, l9,7-Connecticut, where Waterbury and Connecticut men live while in camp here, was deserted today. Of the whole regiment plenti- fully reduced by the sending of about TOO men south, only 120 could answer roll call for the 30 4th. The rest had gone to Boston, leaving the barracks at lO:3O, with the regimental band at their head. They will be gwen fur tough until tomorrow night and many plan to return home to Water bury.
 Corporal Roy +. Klebes, although only non- commissioned officer was in command of the nine men in Com. pany E today. Corporal Klebes used to live at A Central avenue, Waterbury. He was among the four men mentioned yesterday as those to attend school for cn-commissioned officers. Klebes has covered four years in the navy, was on sae seef1e of the Vera Cruz inbrorlio in 1914, and to can it all knew Richard Harding Davis, the war correspondent, who died a short time ago.
 At present he is Company Els repre- sentative at the newly started school of