The Press., 1918-01-31


 Central Vermont schedule and tht morning unbound train is now due here at 9 10 instead of 8. 50.
 The Teutonia association will give masquerade ball and concert at theiI hall oD West Main street, Friday evening. There will bs awarded foul oash prizes, $2. % each for the best ladies and gentlemau's costumes, and $1. co each for the two most orig inal costumes Woods orchestra will furnish music for the dance from z to 1O.3O o'clock.
 At the masquerade dance given Saturday evening by the Red Men the prizes were awarded as follows: Best dressed lady, Miss Teresa Braun; best dressed gentleman, Mir. Mueller; most comically dressed gentleman, dressed as lady, Arthur Pallank; most com ically dressed gentleman, Nicholas Kollias. Music was furnished by Woods orchestra.
 Miss Mary Ballantine, first vice president of the Johnson hospital aid society, has appointed the follow ing committees: House committee, Mrs. P. G. Gordon, Mrs. o B. Pin. ney, Mrs. J. A. Jubb, Mrs. Hattie Cleav eland, Mrs Michael Roberts, Mrs Arthur West, Mrs. W. H. Reed, Mrs. O. R. Newton. Mrs. Lewis Mo- Laughlin, Mrs. 0. E. Butterf1eld Mrs. E. K Taft; supply committee, Mrs. Henry Thresher, Mrs. E. O. Pinney, Mrs. O. F. Beckwith.
 At the Boy Scout meeting of Troop No. 1, Monday evening, held in the Methodist church medals were award ed to the Y M. O. A. campaigners. Mrs, 0. B. Pinney decorated Scout Ronald Mitchell with first prize Scout William Ellis with second prize and Scout Melvin Onmmings fol having the greatest number of names. Scout Cummings had over eighty names. Inspection of patrols was fol lowed by a short interesting addreal by the Rev. Chas. A. Pdfker Gi South Willintgou, and America closed the program and the meeting was adjourned
 The fourth quarterly conference oi tho Methodist Episcopal church wal held in the parloF on last Saturday evening, with Rev. c G. seriVener superintendent of Norwich district, presiding. Reports were given by the pastor, by F. F. Patten for tn, Sunday school, Mrs R. L. .Quinley for the Ladies' Aid society, Mrs B. T Eaton for the W. H. NJ. S.. and Queen EstheEs, Mrs. Geo. ". EatoI for the W. F. M. S., Miss Bertht Parsons for the Standard Bearers Morgan E. Eaton for the Young Peoples Auxiliary and Chas. F. liar wood for the trustees. These report on the whole were reports showing progress. The conference voted tc sell the Stafford Springs house a Willimantic oampground, and F. K Patten and J. H. Reed were appointed a committee to do so. The report O. the trustees showed that Mrs. Lucy A Ellis has given the church $I ,OOO a memorial to her husband, the lat, Chas. c. Ellis, for many years a loya member of the church. The money has been deposited and the interest vii be used toward the current expenses O the church. Several members spok kindly of the work being done by tn, pastor. He was given a unanimou invitation to remain another yea and was voted a $2OO increase il salary. Officers and committees wer, elected as follows: Stewards, William Lee, B. T. Eaton, E. K. Taft, O P Hodgson, R " Ellis, Joseph Clifford W. H. Reed. J. R Parkhurst, l.. H Stevens, P. G. Gordon, B. R. Arnold W. H. Parkhurst, Arthur Johnson M. k. Eaton, R. l.. Quinley, l. E Ohaffee, Geo. W. Eaton and Hanniba Alden; recording steward, E. K Taft; district steward and reserv, district steward, O. P. HodgsOn and 0 R. ParkhuYst; communion steward R. W. Ellis; treasurer, Louis E Ohaffee; collectors, B. T. Eaton an, ". H. Reed; auditors, o. F. Harwoo, and W. H. Reed; ushers, B. T Eaton Ralph Lee, E. K. Taft, M. E. Eaton Wilfred Eaton, W. H. Parkhurst am ". H Reed; finance committee, F z. Patten, R. ". Ellis, W. H. Reed B. T. Eaton and 0. P. Hodgson committee for relief of the poor, J R PaTkhurst and Mrs M. E. Eaton music committee, F. F. Patten an R. W. Ellis; Sunday school com mittee, J. H. Reed, B. T. Eaton, J R. Parkhurst, Miss Mary Howard Miss F. Washburn, Mrs. w. H. Rec and B. K Taft; temperance, l.. H Stevens, J. R. Parkhurst and Mie G. A. Washburn; education, Miss E O. OnshmaD, Miss Marjorie Eato and NJ. E. Eaton; Freedmen's aid William Lee and Miss Mary Russell home missions, Q. P. Hodgson, Mrs B. T. Eaton, Mrs. R. W. Ellis, Mrs J. R Parkhurst, Joseph Clifford an Arthur Johnson; Foreign Missions F. F. Patten, Mrs. Geo. W. Eaton Mrs. E. K. Taft, Miss Alberta Eaton Mrs. Frank Orcutt and Mrs. J.Is H Reed; hospital committee, Mr., an Mrs. B. R. Arnold and Mrs. A. c Eaton; parsonage repairs and furnish ings, Mrs. A. O. Eaton, Mrs. E. K Taft and E. F. Patten.