The Press., 1919-04-03
E, M. Gillis, who went west to buy

| E. M. GllllS, who went west to buy
 horses, left Indianapolis for the east
 last night. ..<
 Vim. Wynings has taken, for an
 other year, the position of care taker
 of Hyde park.
 | At the Congregational church on
 Sunday evening at 645, lecture, il-
 frustrated by 60 colored slides, will be l given on The Artists Paradise Quaint and Historic Cape Ann. The scenery on Cape Ann is wonderfully varied and interesting. No other part of New England of equal size is more picturesque or beautiful. The pie lures for this lecture are very fine. The Rockville Leader in Tuesdays edition has long editorial urging Stafford to celebrate it's 200th anni- versary which comes this year. The
 Leader is very complimentary to the spirit of Stafford. If Stafford is t have a celebration would it not be we'll to have it in connection with or dur ing our local fair, as the Stafford Springs Agricultural society is plan
 ming to celebrate it's fiftieth annual
 exhibition next Octol CT?
 There will Le a prayer meeting at
 the Methodist church this Thursday
 evening, conducted by a committee of
 lay men, as the pastor and his family
 are not expected home until Friday.
 The annual conference adjourned on
 Monday and Rev. o. J. Aldrich was
 re-appointed pastor of the local
 church. Rev. w. H. Bath of South
 Manchester was appointed superin-
 retiring District Superintendent, Rev.
 G. G. Scrivener will become pastor at
 South Manchester.
 Sunday marked the opening of a
 nationwide drive for one million new
 members of the Knights of Columbus.
 Stafford council very fittingly ob- served the initial day of the campaign
 with an opening meeting, held at St.
 Edwards hall at o'clock, Sunday
 afternoon. The Rev. r. J. O'Neill in
 voked the Divine blessing upon an audience of some three hundred. The
 various speakers of the day were in-
 troduced ty Judge M. D. O'Connell,
 who displayed his usual ability in making appropriate remarks. Clar ence H. Smith, young alan promi- nent in Hartfords business, political and social circles, and also closely identified with the recent war work of that city, outlined in brief the origin of the society. He told of the won derful war work of the K. of C.and Of the zeal and faithfulneSs which has units and home cantonments alike, closing his speech with an earnest ap- peal to all Catholic young men to up hold the splendid work of the order. "The League of Nations" was the topic chosen by the Hon. Augustine Loner- gan, who was fittingly introduced as "Connecticut's most popular congress man." He advanced the idea that the League of Nations involved the same tasic principles as did the union Of the thirteen original colonies. MT. Lonergan stated that true American ism could find no better expression than in espousing the cause of such league, also that the Self-determlna- ton of Ireland would now be matter of certainty-for surely a principle which was regarded as right and just all the while war was being Waged should not be disregarded now that the conflict has been fought and won. Postmaster Quish of South Manches- ter, district deputy for this district, appeals to the young men who are entering the order for their cooperation and support. He also issued a parting admonition to all members of the K. of C., now that their great war work has been fin ished, their enthusiasm in patriotic activities should not lessen, for should they fail in this duty they would not be keeping faith with the thousands of their members who have given their all and are now sleeping in Flanders. Grand Knights Fletcher and Dolan of Stafford and Manchester councils re- spectively also occupied places upon the platform, as we'll as Bernard Null lins, chairman of the drive, and Staff ford councils past grand knights.