The Press., 1918-05-16

day aE the Hartford hospital.
 Over 200 boys and girls have en- rolled in the junior food army.
 Regular meeting of Baker Chapter, O. E. S., next Wednesday evening. Initiation.
 At their regular meeting Tuesday evening Torrent Engine Go. voted S2l towards the Red Gross drive
 Mrs. \. H. O. King of Spencer, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. J. F.. Wagner at her home for few days.
 Miss Ruth Knox of Westplains, Mo. is spending few weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Meloher.
 Mrs. Robert MoNeill of Rockville is with her mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Royce, who has been quite i'll. but is better now
 The Boy Scouts will take hike Saturday to Somers Mountain, where they will be joined by the Somers ioop, then they will go to soapstone Mountain.
 The Red Cross rooms will be open Monday and Tuesday evenings from '. 30 to 9 to give out the sweaters, etc to the drafted men who are to leave next week ..t
 Mrs. O. E. Butterfield and Mrs k. F. Leach represented the Missionary society of the Congregational church at the conference held at the Union church, Rockville, last Wednesday.
 There will be a ball game at Hyde park Saturday at 3.SO o'clock, Foresters vs. Bolieau's Pets. The Foresters are requested to be on the park Thursday evening for practice. It may he of interest to the general public to know that at a recent meet. ing of the selectmen, P. J. Murray, collector of taxes, was authorized and instructed to foreclose property upon which liens have been levied. It is therefore for the interest of property owners interested to give this matter their immediate attention and pay their taxes.
 The Womans Christian Temper ance Union If Holland county will hold it's annual convention in the Metho- dist church, Friday, May 24th, inc stead of the 22d as previously an- nounoed. There will be a morning and afternoon session with 8 basket lunch at noon, the local union furnish ing tea, coffee and ice cream. Mrs c. B. Buell., state president and Mrs. l.. Fuller, editor of the White Ribbon Banner will be present and other speakers of note. Music and readings will be given by Stafford people, and the meeting promises to be of sufficient interest to pay to leave houseoleap ing and gardening to attend at least one of the sessions.
 Seventy-two men will leave Rock. vile for Camp Upton, L. l., on the early train next Thursday morning from Holland county. The following quota of Is men will probably leave Stafford Wednesday afternoon:
 Strobino Anniboli
 Wilfred E. Sabourin
 Agostino Strazza
 Tony Constantine
 Henry Gilman
 Earl Irwin Gary.
 Leon Irons
 Arthur J. Frazier
 Meheales George Yong
 Apostl N. Alexander
 David D. Shearer
 Alfred Sfreddo
 Amos E. Gingrass
 Harold James Lynch
 Joseph Galbraith
 William E. Gale
 The Mitchell n-passsnger tour ing car owned by the Hudson Garage | Go. and driven by Everett Molten, tumblsd over an embankment near EagleviIle early Sunday morning | while on it's way from Willimantio to 1 Stafford with six young men who were returning from a dance. While | the car was coming around the corner | at the rate of about 2 miles an hour | wall which supported the road gave away and the car turned over several times before it finally rested at the bottom a bad wreck. None of the | occupants were seriously injured. Joe Rounds and Edward Riester were slightly bruised on the hip, Albert | Hancock bruised his face, Julius Sera. | fin received several outs and bruises, Everett Molten and Robert Palank | escaped uninjured. Wm. Eldridge, | who was about 500 feet in the rear driving another car containing a load of young women, assisted them and | notified the local garage and surround l ing population whU also came tO their 1 assistance.
 A meeting was held at the rooms of | the Stafford Business Mems association | on Monday evening to organize for the Red Cross War Drive next week. F. F. Patten was elected chairman; O. F. Chandler. secretary; H. R. Wightman, treasurer and O. F. Beck with chairman of publicity committee. These officers will appoint the solicitors and committees Stafford and Unions quota is $4, 900 of the $2O, 0O0 allot- ment for Holland county. It is hoped to materially exceed the quota. The manufacturers have met and made plans for large contributions from the mills The demands upon the Red Cross have been tremendous and are increasing and must be met. Next Sunday evening at o'clock at the Comique theatre there will be motion pictures in the interest ot the drive to consist of three reels, entitled France in Arms,' and one reel showing the Retl Cross work in France. No admission will be charged Next