The Press., 1917-06-21

Mrs. lmogene L. Holt or hostoh ls a guest of MT. and Mrs. Lewis Mo- Laughlin.
 The help of the Stafford Worsted mill is out on a strike demanding an increase in wages.
 Mrs. Harold Foulkes of Watertown, Mass. is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs Stephen Pease.
 Misses K. Remmert and A. Mahoney of Hartford were the guests of John Shea and family over Sunday.
 A meeting of the Chautauqua guar antors will be held at the library building on Monday evening at s o'clock.
 Miss Blanche Bertrand spent the last part of the week in Hartford where she visited Mount Saint Jos- eph's academy.
 Next Sunday will be observed as Memorial day for Court Oronoco, F. of A. Members are requested to take flowers to the hall before 2 p. m. on that day.
 There will be session held by the clerk of the superior court in Rock vile, Monday, from 9 a. m. to p. ID. for issuing petitions for naturali- zation papers.
 Miss Annette Washburn was a. Mount Holyoke college for commencet ment. Her class, 1867, was the guest of the college for five days in honor of it's 50th anniversary.
 The Stafford baseball team will play the All Rockville team on the Hyde park grounds Saturday afternoon. The game scheduled for last Saturday was postponed on account of the wet ground.
 There will be a meeting Friday afternoon for work on surgical dress ings at 2 o'clock. During the past week the committee have had fine exhi bition of their work in Fitz patrick 8 store window.
 At the evening service in St. Ed wards church next Sunday diplomas of graduation will be presented to Thomas Fletcher, Edwin Schreier, Andrew Labreohe, Henry Dubois, Blanche Bertrand and Amelia La breche.
 As an added attraction to the Ohau- tauqa on Hyde park next week moving pictures will be taken of the crowd entering the tent on Tuesday after noon, and the pictures will be shown at the entertainment Tuesday evening. F The Community Fund committee which prov ides for public celebration on the Fourth of July has decided to turn the funds on hand over to the Red Cross and the surgical dressings committee. Each organization will receive about $50.
 Sylvia Converse Clisby, oldest daughter of MT. F. L. and Mrs. Anna Converse Clisby, was married to Mun- roe A. Neal of Buffalo, N. Y, June II. Rev. Howard P. Gage of the Presbyterian church performed the ceremony at the home of the bride in Parker, Da. Miss Clisby graduated at the Parker high school in 1909 and in the Conservatory class of Ober- lin college in 1914 and has spent many summers in Stafford at the home of her grandfather, the late Orrin Converse. MT. and Mrs. Neal will live at Bowmanville, Canada, where he is in the experimental department of the Goodyear Rubber Go.
 Enthusiasm for the local Red Cross oampagn was thoroughly aroused by the meeting of last evening. All yes terday afternoon an automobile drove through all sections of the town dis playing the oolors of the Allies and the Red Cross flag and the motto "Do Your Bit" and "Give Till it Hurts. '' At '. 15 a thirty minute concert was given by the Italian band on Hay. market square. The band, although only given short notice and not hay ing time for rehearsal and not receiv- ing any pay for their services gladly responded to the call with an inspir. ing program of marches and patriotic music and did remarkably we'll. Al the close of the concert a bugle call summoned large crowd of people to around the speakers car near the liber. ty pole. Rev. Edward Matheson o1 Rockville, the first speaker, read 8 letter from Rev. F. J. O'Neill of St. Edwards parish in which the Red Gross campaign was thoroughly in. doresd. In his own words, MT. Mathe. son described the unity with which all denominations, faiths and creeds are supporting the Red Cross and he made an able, eloq uent appeal for the cause. Rev. Ohas. H. Puffer fol lowed with fine address in which he oonoisely described the work of the Red Cross, the need of the hour and the duty and privilege of the people here. His speech called out great ap- plause from the people. and there is no doubt that his eloquenoe and sin oerity stirred his hearers deeply. As the rally ended Dr. c. P. Bard rem deTed America" on the organ in the Congregational church. The crowd joined in in singing it and the flag was lowered, illuminated by 8 search.