The Press., 1919-05-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Charles Nazema spent the weekend in New London.
 James Fitton of Wollaston. Mass, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. F. H. Spelman, for Memorial day.
 The banks and the library will be closed tomorrow.
 Postmaster Louis E. Chaffee has bought the Sanford Holmes place near Bradways station in West Staff ford and will occupy it soon.
 John Osborne has resigned his po- sition with the Fitzpatrick garage and will run a public service car between Thompsonville and Riverside.
 Mrs Philip Barton, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey, and little daughter, Mary Wilcox, who have been here during Mrs. Wildey's illness, re- turned to their home in Castile, N. Y., on Friday.
 The annual picnic of the Agora lit erary society of the high school was held at Crystal Lake Tuesday after noon and evening. There was ath- letic games, the usual feed" and canoeing The party was chaperoned by George Pendelow and the Misses Ballantine, Welch and Leach.
 The following automobile owners will give the use of their cars for transporting the veterans to the vari- ous cemeteries: Mrs. Helen M. Cooley, R. w. Smith, T. F. Mullen, H. c. Fisk, Frank Smith, Fabyan Woolen Co.,, G. L. Dennis, G. J. Gary, Hannibal Alden, c. F. Chandler, J. D. Griffiths.
 The l.. A A. O. H. will give Vic tory social at St. Edwards hall this evening at o'clock. It will consist of the farce, "A Man and a Maid," fol- lowed by dancing until 12 o'clock. There will be violin selections by the Silk brothers, and solos by Miss Ange- line Sena and Arthur Champagne. Music will be furnished by Lazzarin's s orchestra.
 Tuesday evening was Past Masters gree was worked with past masters occupying the chairs. About sixty members of Day Spring lodge of Ma sons were guests of the evening; also a number of the members from Vol colt lodge of Stafford and Uriel lodge of Morrow. After the work a lunch was served at the Springs House to IF of the Masons. After the lunch R. w. Ellis, acting as toast master, in troduced the speakers and it was after 12 o'clock before the very enjoyable occasion was broken up.
 Mrs. Mary J. Leach celebrated the anniversary of her birth last Thursday afternoon. Covers were laid for nine guests, mostly relatives, and white lilacs and lavender prim- roses were used in decorating. A large birthday cake was cut by the hostess, that being one of many gifts. the guests were Mrs. Elizabeth and Mrs. Etta Howard of N. J. Mrs. Howard re- mained for few days.
 A large number attended the social and salad supper at the Congregation al church Tuesday night. The enter tainment, Sun-bonnet Babies and Good night drill were given by the following little girls: Nan Chapin, Virginia Valentine, Muriel Scott, Flor ence Towne, Judy Williams and Helen Smith. Mrs. T. F. Mullen, Mrs. c. R. Newton, Mrs. c. H. Moore, Mrs. Don aid Mitchell, Mrs. R. w. Smith and Mrs. c. H. Meyers were the hostesses.
 Three overseas men arrived home during last week: William O. Ladish came Thursday morning, Wilfred Eat on and Bartholomew w. Mullins ar rived early Saturday morning. MT. Ladish was in a sanitary detachment for thirteen months. The larger part of his service was spent in France where he went through several of the larger battles of the war. Sergeant Wilfred Eaton and Bartholomew Null lins were discharged at Camp Upton and came home together. MT. Null lins, who was in the sgd division, spent six of his thirteen months in France and large part of that time in hard service. He was in the Mouse Argonne and St. Mihiel offensives and several of the defensive operations. Sergeant Eaton was with the 1O7th ammunition train of the filth light artillery. He was also in the service thirteen months and spent ten of them on the other side. He saw three months of active service in the Ar gonne woods. All three of these went through hard and gruelling service.