The Press., 1918-06-27
Alfred Long visited 7hia family in

Alfred Long visited his family il
 WoonsoCket over Sunday
 John and William Sullivan left fo Qnincy. Mass, Tuesday morning
 They will be employed in the ship
 yard there.
 Joseph Ostrosky, who for a mum
 Der of years has delivered papers fo
 F. J. Fitzpatrick, has returned iron
 Hartford where he underwent hi
 fourth operation.
 The graduating class of St. Edward !
 school received their diplomas in St
 Edwards church Sunday evening Rev. F. J. O'Neill awarded tn, diplomas to the six boys and tn, twelve girls
 The public grammar schools O Stafford held their graduation ex ercises in the yestry of the Grac, church last Thursday evening. There were thirty one graduates in all coming from the different schools al follows: Stafford Springs, 16; Pinney, II; West Stafford, 9; Staf foTdVille, l 5; Crystal Lake, 1. The following program was rendered America, school: invocation, Rev. |N.. W. Heermans; History of Oul Flag, Bonnie Agostine, Bernice Fletcher, Augustine Campo, Angeline znnino, Alice Fraser, Raymond Marin Battle Cry of Freedom, schools Mothers Vigil, Ethel Walsh; Capture of Major Andre, Joel Henry Reed. Raymond Pease, Harold Towne, Ray. mond Marin; Marsellaise, school; Civil War Heroines, Gertrude Meyer, Dorothy Turner, Angeline Zunino, Lena Lazzeris, Alice Fraser, Eva Christensen; Italian National Hymn, school; Report of Year's War Work, Alice Fraser; flag drill, Stafford Springs grammar school; presentation of diplomas, 0. B Pinney; Star Spangled Banner, school and audience. The graduates were as follows: Staf- ford Springs: Dorothy Turner, Bernice Fletcher, Angeline Zunino, Alice Fraser, Gertrude Meyer, Lena Lazzeris, Leonilda Mattana, Aurora Campo, Eva Christensen, Ethel Walsh. Joel Henry Reed, Raymond Pease, Harold Towne, Bonnie Agostini, Raymond Marin, Augustine Campo. Piiiney grammar Frederick Glover, Sadie Lamb, Alice Lee, Blanche Morengar, Walter Murray, Ethel Hnsminger. Margaret Swift, Margaret Birmingham. Carolyn Ellery, Veronica Pagan, Edith Jenkins West Stafford Lawrence, Eva Danick. Crystal Lake Guss Brennan. Staf- orlville- Joseph Dmuchowsky.
 The high school graduation ex- eroises took place Friday evening at Gomique theatre Twenty eight, twenty girls and eight boys received their diplomas, the largest number in the thirty-two years of school graduated in this town The whole affair was permeated with a patriotic spirit well befitting the times. The flags of the allies with two service flags were conspicuously hung above the stage and birches, evergreens and laurel were tastefully arranged about tue sides and front. The seniors marched to the platform through an aisle of junior class members, bearing ci1Oar nOlorod cofiu ribh0p1S op,d 1oruo punches of rose pink clovers. After an orchestra selection and the singing of The Star Spangled Banner Rev. W. O. Berckman of West Stafford gave the invocation. The salutatory address was given by Thomas Edward Fraser who spoke on Our Noted Generals of To-day. Short sketches were given of each showing their fitness for the great responsibilities now resting npon them. Jennie Ellen Mullins took for the subject of her essay Some Interest ing Women of Our Day, mentioning Jane Adams, Mrs. M. R. Rhinehart aud many others. The girls chorus sang Blow, Soft Winds, by Vincent. Attilio Robert TonoD, president of the class, read the interesting class his tory and called attention to the two former members whom the service flags represented, Andy Rizner and Raymond Irons The class prophecy was also the class poem, written by Miss Glover Baker Converse, and its many bright "hits'' were appreciated by the audience as we'll as the class Councils Beautiful night was sung by Misses Marion Butterfeld and Ruth Tuthill. Mary Celinda Mitchell, with her valediUtory, had an essay on Opportunities for Our Glass. In this the present unusual opportunities for service were spoken of with an urgent appeal that everybody do something to aid in gaining the victory. The High School Chorus sang True to the Flag, by Berge. Supt. William Meloher awarded the diplomas aud Rev H. M. Won Deck of Staffordville pronounced the bene. diction The singing was directed by Miss Marjorie I Morse. school music supervisor. Miss Charlotte Beck " itll was piano aceompanist and Woods orchestra played several selections. The class motto was Vincit Veritas class colors were rose and silver and the clover was the class flower. The list of graduates follows, about one. third of whom will pursue theil studies in higher institutions next fall Classical Thomas Edward Fraser Frederick Raymond Bruce, Mary Celinda Mitchell, Harry Eager .Needham. General Glover Baker Converse, Carl Frederick Fen. ton, Doris Elizabeth Glazier, John Stanley GFif1iths, Mabel Linda Law