The Press., 1918-01-17
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 David H. Shepherd of the University
 of Pennsylvania is home on account
 of the shortage of coal.
 The meeting for surgical dressings
 will be held at the home of Mrs. c.
 B. Pinney Friday, at o'clock.
 The officers of the L. A. A O. Fl.
 went to Rockville last evening to
 attend an installation of the Rock vile division.
 There will be a meeting of the Stafford Ministerial association on Tuesday afternoon of next week at Grace church rectory.
 There will be a joint installation of the L.. A and A. O. H Sunday st p ID at their rooms All members are requested to attend
 Mr. and Mrs. Fl. E. Newton of Springfield are with her brother, J. M. Leach. Mrs. NJ J Leach, who has been i'll, is improving.
 Over stOO has been invested in thrift stamps for the pupils of the public school and about $3O worth gre now in the pupils' hands. A rivalry is developing between the different classes and a much greater sale of stamps is anticipated.
 The Current Events club will meet Monday evening. Hostesses: Mrs c Rumbelow and Mrs G P Bard The program will be roll.csll, Red Cross notes; Swiss Home Life, and Around Lake Lemau, "The Lake of Poetry snd Song " Committee: Mrs. E A. Chapman and Miss Eliuor Val entine
 In 8 writ served against the Tsutonia club and Henry Raith, 8 raid was made on Saturday night by Prosecuting Agent w. H Reed aud officers Thomas Hayes and Thomas Young. Two one-quarter barrels of ale were seized and carried away The hearing wrll be before the borough court next Monday.
 Miss Frances Newton entertained about forty students of the high school, of which she is pupil, Tuesday evening. The occasion was Miss Nswtou's fifteenth birthday After the presentation of a gold ring with amethyst setting, as a birth- day gift, the young people enjoyed the merry celebration.
 Grace Church Notes: Services next Sunday will be Holy communion and sermon at 10. 30 a m.. Sunday school at l2 and evening service at 5 p m. The Episcopal church is planning to raise $500. 00O by a great offering on Jan 27th, to equip and otherwise provide for the work of her chaplains ' in the war. Every member of the church is asked to have a share in this offering.
 The Stafford War Savings Gom- mittse was organized last Monday with William Meloher chairman, O. F. Chandler secretary and treasurer and P Murray publicity member. | The other members of the committee are F F. Patten, F. A. Lasbury and 0. M Barlow. The committee wlll !. make a special drive this week and | next for the sale of thrift and war savings stamps.
 The following officers of the Con. RrsRational church were elected last evening: Deacon for three ysars, J. P. Wagner (deacons holding over Carl Converse and G W. Amidnn); clerk and treasurer, O. E | Brown; church committee, Rev. L. | Rees, the deaoons, the clerk. president i 0. E Miss Ethel MoUrs; 0 H Moore, (emeritus, Mrs. James McLauRhlin) | Mrs O E. Butrerfeld, Mrs Lewis Mclaughlin, Mrs. F. H. Spelman and Mrs. George Rumbelow;' cum- mittee on bensvolences, E E Penny, Miss Elinnr Valentine, E O DeBorle. Q F. Chandler, secretary. The selections of Sunday school officers were ratified st the meeting 0. Fl. Moore; assistant ! J Carl Converse; and treasurer, Miss Mabel | Meyers; executive committee, Miss Marjorie Morse, Mrs. J ". Rollin- son and J. H Valentine.