The Press., 1917-03-08

Lebanon, s8.O9
 The White school captures the banner again with an attendance of l975.
 soMERs.
 Miss MAbelle P. Gager has returned from her vacation spent in Hartford, Ct, and Ridgewood, N. J.
 Mrs. Jack Mclean of Thompson vile is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Everett P Russell.
 Mrs. Clifford J. Parsons has re- turned from visit with friends in South Deerfield.
 Mrs W. A Pease has had as recent guests her sister and husband, MT. and Mrs. Alison Allen of Agawam.
 Kibbe Peirce of Springfield, accom- panied by David Buckingham, spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. Belle Peirce.
 Perlin Parker is in the Johnson hospital in Stafford Springs, where he has undergone an operation for appendicitis.
 Miss Evaline L. Smith has returned to Willimantio after spending the week =end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Vail Smith.
 Misses Frances and Ethel Burt of East Longmeadow have been spending several days in the home of their uncle, Raymond s. Bugbee.
 Rev. Frederick A. Baloom came Monday from Sanbornton, N. H., to spend two weeks in the home of his daughter, Mrs Charles W. W. Pease.
 Arthur L. Dimook has returned to his work in New Haven after spending the week -end with his family. He was accompanied by Webster Ferguson of New Haven.
 Mrs. Louisa W. Burden, Mrs. H. H. Whitney and Mrs W. Scof1eld will entertain the Ladies' Aid society in Piedmont hall this Thursday after noon and evening.
 Miss Annie H. Dwyer, 32, died in the home of her father, Thomas Dwyer, on Hall hill, Tuesday morn ing She was born and had always resided in the town where she was educated in the public schools, and for five years she was teacher in the public schools of somers. She is survived by her father aud two sisters, Agnes and Margaret. The funeral was held in All Saints church, Son. ersville, this morning at 9 o'clock, burial being in St. Bernard s cemetery, Hazardville.
 A meeting of those interested in the bo\s' and girls club work was held at Somersville Feb. 27 There were present ladies from all sections of the town of Somers. Mrs L. A. ,Gowdy called the meeting to order and intro duced Miss M. B. sprague as the speaker. She spoke of the work being done for and by the boys and girls clubs and suggested that an advisory board of three or five be appointed to take the matter in charge and make the matter a local issue. There should be local leader to keep things moving. Where there are several school districts it might be we'll to have local organization, but these should be united in a central club which should st1ive to make tt @ town organization the best possible. The age limit for Ulub mem bers is 10 to 8 years, this however, does not debar younger or older people except in so far as the prizes go. The young people are brought to see the actual business side of life and there is no boy or girl but is enthusiastic to start on the work, and with good leader ship they usually hold out to the end. In some cases the school committee has co-uperated and arranged for a paid leader. It may be a school teacher who lives in the town and is glad to take up the work during the summer. The club members should be visited at least once a month to see that they have received the in- struotions which are sent out regularly and that they understand them. The county agricultural agent spoke briefly of the work being done in Massachu- setts and of some of the plans which the Farm Bureau has along this line. At the close of the talks Mrs Gowdy asked if those present desired to take any action, looking toward carrying out the work in the town of Somers. It was decided to appoint an advisory board consisting of one member from each school district. The following committee was appointed: Somers Center, Miss Mabel Avery; Prink St :, Mrs. Forrest Avery; Battle St , MT. Whitney; Hall Hill, Frank Bordeau 9th Dist, Mrs. Bepj PinneY; Davis Dist, Miss Davis; No. Somers, Mrs Hynes; Mrs Gowdy, Somersville. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the ladies of the club. An institute was held at Somers in Piedmont hall, Feb. 18th, under the auspices of Somers grange with the Connecticut Agricultural College and Holland County Farm Bureau. The institute was opened at about 10. 80 by A. s. Hulburt, master of Somers grange. The first speaker on the pro- gram was Prof. O. H. Campbell of the Dairy Dept. of the Conn. Agri- cultural College at Storrs who spoke GOODS.