The Press., 1918-04-11
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 Miss Hattie Lee of Windsor Looks is spending vacation with her parents.
 The O. H Moore Co have pur- chased a new Ford truck from the Hudson Garage Co.
 On Sunday evening aE $ 45 lecture on ''Historie London. illustrated by 60 oolored slides will be given at the Congregational church
 The senior class had a very enjov- able trip to Washington The national capitol with the exception of an extra 600 people on account of the war seemed only slightly affected The program wss carried out as planned by J. R Tucker. who was the conductor The party stopped at the National hotel for three days anc left for New York Wednesday and stayed at the Woodstock hotel over night and en- joyed the evening at the HippodTome. Thursday afternoon most of the class returned home, although a few re- mained in New York with friends and relatives.
 Sunday morning Darius Cobb of Boston spoke at the Congregational church on his life plan and it's fulfill ment. Mir Cobb from early man. hood has been known as a person of rare genius and he developed into an able presoher, a brave soldier. 8 musician, the possessor Uf a fine tenor voice and a gifted artist. Since the Civil war he has devoted his life to religious art and has for sixty yeats been studying and painting, ever with the same purpose before him, to produce his conception of Christ on canvas The result attained after the artists sightieth year was shown st the close of his deeply effective story and made a lasting impression on his many hearers. MT. Cobb, with his pleasing personality, spirituality. sweet, clear tenor voice and beautiful picture, preached an eloquent sermon on the sure reward for faith, prayer and stssdfastness of purpose. Other noted oanvasses by the same artist are Christ before Pilate and Christ stilling the tempest
 Red Cross Notes: There will be a collection of newspapers, magazines, rags and rubber for the benefit of Red Cross. Contributors are requested to tie the newspapers and magazines with strong cord in any size bundle found convenient. but have the cord strong enough to support the weight of the bundle. Notice of dates of collection and name of collector will be announced in next weeks Press The amount contributed to Red Cross by the Current Events club was SIS 89 instead of the lesser amount printed in the Press of March 2S. A large amount of clothing was collected for the relief work in Belgium and France. The Jr. Red Cross. Stafford High, made and contributed 2S property bags. These bags are given to the men in the hospitals to keep their belongings in. Major c. M P. Murphy. formerly Red Cross com. missioner to Europe, now with the U s army in Europe wrote to the director of the Womau's Bureau of Atlantic Division, ''The war has developed few diseases as painful, or as destructive of efficiency as those connected with the feet of the men in the trenches. A plentiful supply of well.made socks will go very faI towards preventing suffering and keeping men available for service. hope you will send over all the socks that you can" A principal of one oi the New York high schools says, "He would like to make the graduation of the girls contingent on their being able Go knit socks. ''