The Press., 1919-03-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS

STAFFORD SPRINGS
 Miss Edith Cushman, employed in Miss Fitzpatrick's millinery store, underwent an operation for appendi- citis at the Johnson hospital on Satur- day.
 Reverting to last years custom the official time of the country will be turned ahead one hour Sunday morn ing at o'clock Most of the clocks will probably be turned ahead Satur- day night when the people retire. The clocks will be turned back October 26
 MT. and Mrs. George Ashton of Rockville, Miss Irene Ashton of Bos- ton and Miss Mabel Ashton of New Haven spent the weekend with the Misses Ballantine- Miss Irene Ash ton, a former teacher in the high school, is taking special courses of business training in Simmons college.
 Town Fire YafdS YdeS John M. LarnEd has ap6ofntsd the Following distriq' ~slrr< ziFr, E. P. Kellogg. Burt Charse, F. N Chanee. M. W. Leonard, R B. Hs4teh. F. L. Uphaln. N. Hemenway and Y. E. Beicher. All persons wish ing to burn brush should apply to one of these wardens for permit
 The local council of the Knights of Columbus is making arrangements for an open meeting, which is to be held Sunday afternoon at St. Edwards hall. at o'clock sharp. The council has been very fortunate in being able to secure several prominent speakers, among whom are Congressman Angus tine Lonergan and Clarence H. Smith of Hartford. The meeting will be open to everybody, regardless of creed, race or sex, and large attend ance is anticipated. This meeting will be the opening event of membership campaign. of which Bernard L. Null lins has been appointed chairman. During the period of the war the local councils doors have been closed to all prospective members, and this cam paign, which will last until April 18th, will serve to open them again to such applicants as the council deems worthy to make members. It is ex- pected that a large class will be ad- mitted to the order as a result of the campaign, as the splendid work of the Knights of Columbus during the war has so increased it's popularity that great number have already signified their intentions to fill out applications. Stafford council has done more than its share of war work apportioned it, and is also entitled to twenty-five stars on its service flag, three of which are turned to gold. To the Editor of The Press:
 An item in the Hartford Courant's issue of the 22, from it's Stafford cor respondent, copied in part from last weeks Press, relative to the Stafford Boys Club. Inc, and ending with the statement that the Boys club is self supporting from dues and basketball game receipts is misleading and wholly without foundation or fact. The club has held five sessions weekly through the winter, and the average cost of dues per member has been three cents per session and less than S35 has ac- crued to the club from basketball games, including payments from the high school games. The townspeople have generously contributed upward of s200 the past season to pay for supervisor, fuel, light, insurance, water rent, repairs, etc. otherwise the club could not have opened. The at tendance this year has been smaller than usual owing to the absence of our boys in war service.
 c. F. Beckwith, Chairman Stafford Boys Club, Inc.