The Press., 1917-03-15
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mrs. Mae Carr of Pittsfield is tn guest of her cousin, Mrs Louis St Germain.
 Miss M. E. Fitzpatrick will holC her spring millinery opening on ana after Saturday.
 The Help A Bit class of the Nj. E. church are rehearsing the play "Cranford. n which they will present the evening of March 30.
 Tito Gianantoni, who has been con fined to his home during the past week and half with a severe attack of Quinsy sore throat, IS able to be al his work again.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will serve a supper to the Baker chapter. Order of Eastern Star, and visiting officers, next Thursday evening, at "a.
 There will be a meeting for work on surgical dressings at the Current Events clnb-roOms, Friday afternoon at2p. m Contributions of old, soft cotton or linen cloth are much needed.
 A large congregation attended the lenten mid.week service at St. Ed wards church last night when Rev. Hillary Walsh, 0. P, from the Passionist Monastary, Boston, de liversd an eloquent sermon.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held on Friday evening instead of Thursday evening this week Sunday morning Rev. O. J Aldrioh will preach on the theme, "A Sure Foundation Y"
 Special meeting of Baker chapter, O. E. s usxt week Thursday even ing. Officers of the Grand chapter are expected to be present. Supper win be served at 6.15 for Baker chapter and their guests by the Ladies' Aid of the Congregational church.
 The Choral Union has engaged Mrs E A. Burnhsm, formerly of this town, now of Syracuse, N. Y, to do the solo work at the concert The date of the concert has heen fixed at Thursday, May B. The rehearsal this week showed an increase in the attendance, being 54. The rehearsal next week is to be Tuesday night at 45.
 The Young Peoples Temperance Branch will meet in the Congre gatioual church this week Friday at 715p m The meeting will be in charge of Miss Eva Fletcher. An interesting program will be presented, one member nf which will be furnished by the Boy Scouts A chorus of ten will render special music for the even- ing. A social hour will follow the close of the meeting. All who have Free Will Offering envelopes are requested to send them in.
 The military census in town is practically completed. The total number to date is 1892. The Con- necticut military census has now reached a point at which its degree of completeness depends upon the small number of individuals who have been skipped over by the census agents. There are few, it is certain, whose enrollments have not been taken. If the census is to be as cum plete as Governor Marcus H HolooInb aud other officials want it to be, the enrollments of these few must be included in the tabulatinn at the state headquarters in Hartford. No man should want to be omitted from this census The fact that a mans name is included in the enroIlment does not signify that he would be called upon for any greater service in the event of war than a man who had not been included in the census This great enrollment of the man-power of the state is intended merely to give those on whom the responsibility would rest in the event of war basis upon which to plan for Connectiout's part. It now is up to the individual. Any man who has not been enrolled is under moral obligation as a man who lives in the state and enjoys it's benefits, to visit the census head quarters in his town and fill out the en- rollmeut form. The fact is emphasized that this census is not an enlistment, is not to furnish for involuntary ser vice. It is merely to establish com plets inventory of the states resources of men. This census sould be made complete. If, for any reason, your enrollmsnt as not been taken, it's up to you to present yourself