The Press., 1918-03-28
Miss Louise Beokwith of Simmons lolleRO is home for the Easter vacation.

vaOatior with his parents.
 The Degree of Pocahontas will holC an Easter dance at the Red Mems hal on Monday evening with mnsic by Woods orchestra Tickets, 25 oents
 The Boy Scouts, under directions O Scoutmaster Richard H, Valentine eanvassed the town last week il response to the call from the library bureau and collected about 75O books which were sent to Hartford to b' distributed at the soldiers camps here and abroad. .r
 The Stafford Business Mems asoci ation will have q social at the club, rooms next Monday evening with whist fIom to 10, followed bJ dancing with music by Wood $ orchestra. The regular monthly business meeting of the association will be postponed to Monday evening, sApril 8. :~a.
 Of the twelve who have been selected to complete Holland county 's quota for the first draft to go to Camp DeEens on Saturday the following five are from Stafford: Thomas Fitzgerald, Robert D. La2zerin. Arthur Baxter, RGeorge J. Gary and Edward W Polster. Arthur Baxter went to Camp Devens with former quota, but was dis. charged on account of trouble with his feet. but has been redrafted under the new regulations. ... \ St. Edward g Church Notes Follow ing the new time, the Easter morn ing service will begin when the clock registers 3 15 and Il.15. Vespers will be held at 8 O. The II. 15 ser- vice will be high mass. The music will be the. regular liturgy for the feast of the resurrection, morning and evening. Services at Staffordville will be held according to the new time, at 10 o'clock Holy week ser vices wili14s at 30 noFr9ugs and The parish school will reopen on April 8.
 A silver medal speak ing contest will be held in the Methodist church, Friday, April 5th, with the following oontestants Gertrude Bruce, FTeda TuEschman, Doris BlieB, Frank Dezsc, Geo. Mo1itoris, Carl Schneider. The usual prizes have been offered for temperance essays iu the grade schools, and also special prizes fir high school and teachers essays through the generosity of Miss Celia Holt and j.. H. Valentine. The membership con. test closes April l, and the defeated side will make arrangements for the regular meeting April 10.
 At a meeting of the directors of the Stafford Golf Co.,, held Saturday evening at the rooms of the Stafford Business Mems association, the follow ing officers were elected: President, O. E. Brown; vioe-president, A. I, Mitchell; secretary and treasurer, H. E Jones; greens committee, II. E. Pinney, L. G. Luce. Dr. c. B. Tsehummi; team captain, Wm. Park. Former president, O. B. Pinney, and secretary and treasurer, J. Carl Converse, both decline a reelection. The appointment of the ladies com mittse was postponed.
 A large number attended the union service at the Methodist church Sun. day evening. Rev. W. O. Keirstead, the new agent of the Connecticut Prison association, ably explained the purpose and need of the organization. While not wholly state institution, it receives the cooperation of the state and Financial aid, $2, 500 annu. ally. The work as carried on requires about $S, 900 per year which Is raised by membership fees, gifts, etc. The splendid work it is doing for prisoners during incarceration and at their re- lease oommends 1t to all. In educating the public to show interest and con. sideratioD for these unfortunate offenders of the law, In procuring prison reform, by extending helping hand to assist them in obtaining work and by showing faith and trust in them, has restored many to self-respeot and their rightfu1 place as useful citizens. MT. KieEsteHd advocated prison labor on farms, particularly in this time of labor shortage, md showed what benefit it would be to the workers and what 8 saving it would be to the state.
 The following letter was received by Clarence Boyer from Adamo MaTtorelli:'
 Jacksonville, Fla, March 2l..
 I received letter of yours here to- day that was written the 24th of Jan. Some friend of mine sent it to me from Camp Devens, it had eight stamps in 1t. thank you for them. This is great place down here, but for me I just as soon have the north. We are going over soon, next month I guess. They are getting us up al o'clock in the morning and drill us about ten hours day. We also have horse drill; we ride horses about two hours day, some days more. They gave us saddle to-day. am in g tent. was under an operation last week Thursday; was in the hospital just week, the operation was on my throat. How are all my friends give them my best regards. I have never seen oity with SO many pretty girls as there are down here. We arc having pretty hot weather down here and it will be still hotter when spring comes. I will close now for it ii getting late and want to go dow1 town which Is twelve miles from camp Hoping to hear from you soon. I am in good health and keep some fol yourself. Write soon and when yor do mt v0nr 0ddpana on Aho Iotkor ao ;1