The Press., 1918-05-16
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 John sena has opened barber aho ipthe place formerly occupied by hi frnit stand.
 Agostino strazza is spending th week in New York oity visitipl friends and relatives.
 Miss Rosa Hsfey of Chicopee Mass. was the guest of Miss Helel IGilligan for the weekend.
 Mrs. J. H. Reed is spending a fev weeks with her daughter. Mrs Clarence Walker. in Needham, Mass. The first quarterly conference O the Methodist church will be held il the church parlor next Monday even ling
 Rev. J. w, Ballantine is attending Eslse Union Theological Seminary com snencement and reunion in New Yorl this week.
 E.W. Bu1nntead, formerly employed af the Central Vermont station. nov of Providence, R II. was in towr last week renewing old acquaiptances.
 Next Sunday at the morning service Of the Congregational church Prof. Bailey of Rale will deliver an address on the Ratification of the National Prohibition Amendment As speaker Prof. Baileg is known to be pleasing, clear and bonv incing.
 Miss Matilda McOnlloch and Mrs. Wn. Melch are substituting in the high school Miss McOulloch is sub- |stisuting for Rev. J. W. Ballantine in nOmmercial arithmetic and geometry and Mrs MelCher is teaching biology, chemiatry and algebra.
 The Red Gross wishes to thank all who have given 90 liberally of their magazines, old papers, rags. etc. Also to thank 0. B. Gary for the use of team, and Phoenix Woolen Go. Cyril Johnson Woolen Go. and ". A. Spell. man for use of trucks The Red Cross feels greatly indebted to Samuel Kus. aansky who has done the collecting for them.
 Private Guisto Biz, who is at Camp Devens. has received letter of com mendation from Washington stating shat agents of the War Department report that he is rendering good ser vices in interpreting the wants of foreign speaking men and explaining what is expected of them and that the attitude of such citizen soldiers is appreciated.
 The annual meeting of the Current Events club was held Monday even. ing. The reports were very encourag, ing, showing an average attendance of twenty eight members for the fifteen meetings. Notwithstanding the wal conditions the club has been unusually active, having had many meetings to which the public was invited. Two leotures, the club play and current events reviews by Miss Alleu of Longmeadow were among the special features enjoyed. The surgical dressings work has been carried on for the past two years with 8 large output of oreditable gauge, linen and muslin dressings. In March the club voted to give up the work as a club turning over the money, which had been given for this purpose, to the local Red Cross. The usual appropri. ation was made for purchasing maga- zines for the public library and lib- erty bond has been purchased by the club. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. E. E. Penny l; vice. presidents, Mrs. B. P. Cooley, Mrs. E. A. Chapman; secretary, Miss Edith Cushman; treasurer, Miss Ethel Moore; responding secretary, Mrs. W. H. Reed; auditor, Mrs. F. H. Spelman. The old board of officers were hostesses for the social hour and served refreshments. Instrumental music by Miss Charlotte Beck with, Miss Elizabeth Comins and William Smith gave much pleasure. A rising VOCO LII GudAAS was SANcH tO Cho E6CAE' ing officers and the announcement was made that Miss Adams, president Miss Meyers, secretary, and Miss Holt had been present at every meeting of the club for two years.
 The first golf match on the local grounds last Saturday resulted in a defeat for Monson by the score of 30 to {. After the match supper was served at the Stafford Springs house. The following was the score:
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