The Press., 1918-04-04
sTAFFoRD sPRTNGs.

Regular meeting of Baker chapter, O. E. s next Wednesday evening.
 Regular meeting of Ionic lodge " ill be held next Tuesday evening. Work in the F. 0. degree.
 The Red Men will run dance at their hal1 on Main street Saturday evening. Woods orchestra will furnish music.
 The week night meeting of the Congregational church will be held at ths home of Mir. and Mrs. X. ". Kingsbury this evening.
 Miss Mary Chandler has been spend. ing her spring vacation from her duties at Rockville high school with her aunt, Mrs. T. c. Tiffany, in New York.
 1 Mrs. H E. Jones and children were guests of her mother. at Farnu1nsville last week. Mir. Jones joined them Saturday and they all returned home the first of the week
 Miss Katharine Mitchell of Great Falla, Montana, has been guest in Ethe home of her uncle, A. Mitchell. This was her vacation from her studies at Wellesley college
 Miss Katherine Murningham. who has been spending asmonth with her. I.sIster, Mrs. Wm. Hauley. has re- lsturned to her home in Amsterdam, IN. Y. Mrs. Hanley accompanied her.
 There will be a military minstrel and dance at St. Edwards hall, Fri day evening, the 12th, for the benefit .of the Stafford American band, given by the young people of the town. tWoods' seven.piece orchestra will furnish music Reserved seats go on. sale at J F. Warren's, Monday morn ;. ing at o'clock.
 There was very pleasant time at the social of the Stafford Business MeD's assooiation on Monday even-a ling The first part of the evening waa devoted to whist, and the first prizes of four thrift stamps to each went to Mrs. H. E. Jones and 0. H. Moore, and the consolation prizes of one thrift stamp toMrs 0. B. Tsohnmmi and R. ". Smith. The latter part of the evening was enjoyed by dancing with music by Woods orchestra.
 The Easter sery foes at the Congre. gational church had large attendance. "The message of the risen life'' was the morning subject, showing nn- bounded love through Cile great sacrifice. The Easter pageant, "The Immortality of Love and Service, !" given in the evening was 8 very impressive portrayal of Ohrist's sacrifice and the many sacrifices de- manded by present world conditions. There was special music and appro- priate decorations.
 A silver medal speaking contest will be held in the Methodist ohureh FTiday evening at 8 o'clock. Iu addition to the oratorical contest patriotic exercise will be given under the direction of Miss Ruth Tuthill by the following girls: Ruth Mullen, Florence Nothnick, Elizabeth Pinney, Margaret and Irene TheisinR, Josephi inc ToWne and Edith Wynings. Special music, including selections by Mrs. T. F. Mullen and Miss Tuthill will be given, and members of the young peoples branch of the W. O. T. U. are to be ushers Mrs. Marshall Bradway, Rev. 0. H. Puffer and 0. F. ,Beckwith are judges. Admission is free, but collection will be taken for local work. '-'~t1~'.'
 The following hooks have been added to the library and will be ready for circulation Friday: The Gossi p Shop, J. E. Buokrose Sunshine Beggars, Sidney MoOall; Oh. Money Moneyi E H. Porter; Under Fire, Henri Barbussee; The Job, Sinclair Lewis; Comrades. Mary Dillon; Gar olyn of the Corners, R. E. Endioott ; Kentucky Warbler, J. L. Allen; The Tree of Heaven, Mary Sinolair;t The Girl from Keller's. Harold Bindloss An Orkney Maid. A D. Barr; The U. P. Trail, Zane Grey; Hearts un- daunted, Eleanor Atkinson: Laugh ing Bill Hyde, Rex Beach; The Re: turn of So ldier, Rebeoea West; The Threshold, N. B. Cooke; .Rhe Bag of Saffron. Bettina yon Hutton; The Hope Chest. M. l.. Luther; The House of Conrad,4 Elias Tobenkin Heart of Isabel Carleton, Margaref Ashmun. s:4<5 F. s''
 The sales of United States war savings stamps and thEift stamps iu this town up to the close of March amounted to $8, $40. 90. j. This. is a little more than seven per cent. o1 Stafford's quota The amount sold to pupils in the public schools had amounted to $1, 1,694.97 on March 28th. Seventeen war savings societies have been organized in the schools with total membership of 447. Dnring the months of April and May there will be drive 6oa pledge at least sixty per cent. of the people of the town as war savers The follow. l ing is the form of the pledge :i.i.
 I pledge myself { t) to systematic saving; (2l to refrain from tlnneces sary expenditures and purchase of nonessentials. in order that labor and materials now employed in the produc- tion of articles not necessary to my health and efficiency may be released for the production of those articles and supplies which the United States needs for the support of it's army and navy; (3) to lend my earnest efforts to encourage thrift and economy in Emy community and to secure other members for the society," and (4) to invest in United States war savings