Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-04-25
ATTAWAUGAN

Mr. and Mrs c. S. Blackmar wer,
/ in Providence Saturday and Sunday
visiting friends.
Mrs c. H. Thyng has returned from
the winter stay with her son at CheS-
ter. Pa, and is occupying her summer
home here
A child was hit by an automobile
near the bridge Sunday, but was for
! tunately not injured though knocked
down and the machine passing over il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Taft visit
/ ed their daughter in Providence dur
ing the Easter recess. On Saturday
/ afternoon they attended the funeral
of Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Taft's sister, at
Auburn. K. l.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mitchell
went to New York Sunday to see the
formers brother Floyd, who is in a
hospital with a wound in each leg and
arm As they require dressing every
other day. it will be some little time
ere he reaches home.
julius Mason is constantly making
Improvements in the equipment Of his
barber shop. He has recently added
a coatrivance fer heating water, and
now has set bowls for hot and cold
water. He has also commolious show
cases for his stock Of candies.
It is expected that on Saturday
evening, May 10, an entertainment
VIII be given in the hall of the Alta
waugan Social club for the benefit Of
the local church. 1t is to be of a mu-
steal and literary character Miss
Marjorie Grant. of the Deaconess
Training School in Boston. fine VIC
linist. will render solos on that instru-
meat Fred B. Hopkins of Maple
vile, r. l., will appear in humorous
songs and readings. There viii be
other features, further announcement
Of which will be given later
There we're good sized audiences at
both the morning and evening SER
vices at the Methodist church Sunday.
The church was prettily deeoratde
with potted plants furnished by
friends and arranged under the lead
ership of Mrs. Ida Woodward, assist
ed by the Misses Margaret and Flor
ence Stott J. l.. Pray sent from Bal
louville dozen fine geraniums. 9th
ers loaning plants were Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Arlington. Mrs. G. S. Black
mar, Mrs. Albert Robinson, Mrs. Ben
iamin Taft, f. C. Wood, Mrs. ]. W.
Howard, and Mrs. Woodward A choir
consisting of the Misses Stott Miss
Margaret Caffrey, Miss Dorothy How
ard, Miss Helen Thatcher and Miss
Main, also the Messrs, Earl Weeks,
Truman Woodward and the pastor,
rendered appropriate hymns and an-
thems T. II. Woodward drew Easter
lessons from Hebrews $40, speaking
of some of his experiences in the war,
and showing that after those days
of suffering there should be a glad
turning unto the Lord, Just as after
Ghrist's sufferings came the glorious
resurrection. Margaret Caffrey rel
dered an effertory, Rest Cor the
Weary In the evening there was
an Easter concert given by the Sun
day school. and a program entitled
life Astounding" was carried out.
with songs and recitations by the
children inte.spersed The choir rea-
Aerel the songs on the PROGRAM. The
concert opened with violin solo by
Truman Woodward, Miss Ethel Ad-
ans accompanying on the organ. The
members ef the Attnwaugan branch
sang two songs, and the Ballouville
Juniors one. In connection with the
program there were READINGS upon
the need of mission work as planned
by the Centenary movement of the
church Among those giving ricita-
tions were Marion, Henry and Ra-
chel Yoemans, Alice Adams, Ruth
Pray, Nav and Walter Weeks, Yolan-
10 Camerlo, Alice Tracy, Georoie
Howard, Donald Mac Clearn. and Mil
bred Pechie Those giving readings
were Florence and Margaret Stott,
Mrs. Caffrey, Dorothy Howard and T.
II. Woodward. After few remarks
by Pastor Woodward a special offer
ing was taken for the starving peoples
in Bible lands AS result of this
and the special morning Offering for
the same cause eleven dollars were
sent to New York Monday for the
American Committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief
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