The Press., 1917-09-27

The Stafford, Jr., team will play
 the Spartans of Rockville Saturday at
 Hyde park.
 Miss Marian F. Olubbuck of Bever-
 ly, Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. o. J. Aldrich this week.
 The annual meeting of the Woman 8 Foreign Missionary slciety of the Methodist church will be held in the church parlors on Friday afternoon at 3 D m.
 Prof. +. S. Gorham was presented with beautiful tea wagon Monday morning by the students of the high school, with their best wishes for his future welfare
 The Daughters of Pocahontas will celebrate the fifth anniversary of their organization next Wednesday evening at Red Mems hall. All Red Men are invited to be present.
 Vinoenzo Solomeni, citizen and speaker of Hartford, made an inspiring speech last evening in the cause of no-license. A large crowd soon gathered at the call of trumpet and listened attentively.
 Gibson T. Williams gave a very interesting and informal talk on his travels abroad last evening in the Grace church hall He described the conditions existing at the present time in Switzerland, France and Germany. After his entertaining chat cigars were passed around and light refresh ments served, The evening was en- joyed by all.
 Ilario Tonidandel, age 40, died Tuesday evening at the Hartford sanitarium of tuberculosis. He had been ill for more than a year. Previous to his illness he was a carpenter by trade. He is survived by a widow and brother, Louis, of this town, and his parents, a sister and four brothers in Austria, one brother being a prisoner of war, now in Siberia. The funeral will be at St. Edwards church tomorrow and the burial in St. Edwards cemetery.
 Methodist Church Notes: Union services will be held on the last Sun- day evening in each month during the fall and winter by the Congregational and Methodist churches. This custom has prevailed for a number of years The first of these services will be held on the coming Sunday evening in the Methodist church. At that time a stereoptiCon lecture on China will be given by Rev. Ralph A. Ward. It is hoped that this first union service and others that follow will be we'll supported by the people of both churches.
 Next Sunday will be observed as Rally Sunday by the Methodist Epis- copal Sunday school. The school will meet in the vestry of the church at the hour of morning worship and in body into the auditorium where the exercises of the day will be held. Rev. Ralph A. Ward of New York city, who is engaged in work for the Board of Foreign Missions of. the Methodist Episcopal church has been secured as the special speaker for the day. Everyone in any way with the church or Sunday | school is urgently requested to be present.
 On Oct. 9th the Red Cross oom- nittee on knitting hope to have ready he four articles which the Red Cross gives to each man who goes from Stafford to the defense of our nation. Twenty five or more outfits will be needed by that date. Don't hurry, but if you can get that zap, sweater, muller or band done before Oct. 5th please bring it in, The Red Cross headquarters are open for work on surgical dressings Mon- l lays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and | from ? to 5. On Thursdays and Fridays the headquarters are given over to the preparation of other hospital supplies. Mrs. David Bissett will be present on these days to meet inquiries as to putting garments to- sether. Workers are welcome every lay.