The Press., 1918-03-14
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 field was home over Sunday. - q. 7 ' { John Cote has resigned as manager
 of the Tuft alleys and Richard DnpIe
 is now filling the position.
 The two tenement house at Orcutt.
 ville, known as the "Chauneey Oroutt
 house" and some household goods
 will be sold at auction on Saturday,
 the 23d, at p m. Euos E Penny is in Holyoke f. T
 few days acting as cue of the
 appraisers for the Hadley Falls Trus' Go ou the iewelry stock of the late
 T. ]. Morrow of that city,
 Peter Spear aud Andrew Kolias are
 in New Rochelle. N r.. attending the wedding cf Mir Suear's cousin Nick Knliss is in charge of MT
 Spears business during his absence.
 The nineteenth annual play. Craw- ford's Claim," gwen by the \ O.
 H., will be presented Saturday even- ing at St. Edwards hall. and at
 Memorial hall. Stafford, ou Monday evening. All indications point to n successful production, Woods orches- tra will furnish music. The reserved seat tickers at I F Warren's have had a good sale
 During the coming week Stafford will be given a chance to help on most worthy war activity Books for soldiers are much needed; any good book will help Tho Boy Scouts will solicit each family during the week and those in charge of the work request that every hook you can spare be ready when they call If you are missed please let Miss Mabel Meyers, the librarian, know of the oversight Remember every single volume is a real help. Our boys want books.
 Methodist Church Notes: The Queen Esther circle held a meeting at the home of Miss Ethel Smith on last evening Tomorrow evening at 30 there will be a Sunday school social in the vestry. A good time is promised by the committee, Rev. O J Aldrioh md R W Ellis All members of the main school are urged to be present On the coming Sunday morning the pastor will preach on "God Prays '' At the evening service a 'steraopticon lecture will be given on "The Challenge of Africa " Sixty oolored sides and four plain ones will be shown.
 Next Monday evening the Current E vents club has an art lecture sched uled for it's meeting. This year it seems particularly appropriate to have the subject Art in Wartime" and this lecture will be given by Mrs E. R Mosely of Westfield, Mass, in the Congregational church at o'clock. Mrs Mosely is a member of the art committee of the Massachusetts State Federation of Woman's clubs and recently gave this talk in Springfield where the newspapers gave it high eommendation This lecture is made possible by the Catherine Hicks fund and the club extends a most cordial invitation to everyone to be present and learn what artists have done as their part in the war. There will be patriotic music as 8 part of the program.
 The Comique theatre was crowded on Tuesday evening at the moving picture entertainmnt given by the State Council of Defense. It was necessary to stop selling tickets when tho limit of the theatre was reached | and a large number were turned from the doors The moving pictures of the life in the soldiers training camps were very interesting. Enos E. Penny Sergeant D J MoKenna of the 10th Canadian Infantry who gave a vivid detail of his experiences on the battle field, including the time when he was so severely wounded and the two stretuher bearers were killed while carrying him from the fighting line. His patriotic appeals for enlistmeuts aud descriptions of the loyalty of the, Canadian and English received much applause. The total receipts amounted to $16O. The expenses were about $10O. The net proceeds will go for the benefit of the Red Cross. The high school chorus opened the program by singing "When the Flag Goes Bly," the same chorus sang Keep the Home Fires Burning, " and closed by singing America. "