The Press., 1919-02-20
Frederic Faulkner has purchased a

W new Stanley steamer touring car. The hanks and public library will Ite closed Saturday, Washington's birthday.
 John R. Bowden of Stafford was re- ported in yesterdays casualty lists as slightly wounded.
 We have received from Albert Hew- cit in France copy of "The Stars and Stripes" the official paper of the A. E.. F.. printed in France
 The house on Thursday concurred with the senate in the adoption of resolution appointing Judge J. H. Reed as state referee.
 Col. w. H. Hall expects to make ap- plication some time next month for admission of the local half-mile race track to the Bay State circuit. There will te basketball game Saturday evening between the high school and Pennington at the Young Mems club. A lively game is expect ed. as Pennington is an old rival. Mrs. Edward c. DeBorde's mother
 Mrs. Niedmann. and two grandchildren of Waterbury are visiting at the. De-
 3orde home on East Main street for he remainder of the week. Mrs. De-
 3orde will return to Waterbury with them.
 The third performance of the play, The Camouflage of Shirley" was suc- cessfully given Monday night. AL though not drawing so large a crowd as the first appearances, the play was we'll attended. Richard Whitaker substituted for John Cummiskey. With
 he proceeds from My Friend from .ndia' and the operetta. the seniors expect to have enough money for their rip to New York.
 Charles R. Newton attended din- Ter at Willimantic yesterday given In honor of the appointment of George E. Hinman as judge of the superior o mind the early days of bicycling,
 when the Thread City cyclers, of
 which Newton was a member, were q prominent society. MT. Newton
 made an address as one-time cham Dion amateur cyclist.
 The local committee in charge of
 :Ie coming drive for Stafford's share 2E the $30,OO0,000 fund for Relief in
 he Near East will consist of R. w.
 smith. chairman; F.. G. Sanford,
 rcasurer, and c. F Chandler. secre-
 ary- Richard Valentine is chairman If the publicity committee. This na- ~;on-w idc campaign to aid a starving md destitute people will open Feb. 2%d. and continue to March g. Staff 'orL's quota is $500. which amount
 hould te quickly and willingly con-
 ri uted. This campaign is endorsed
 Y President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing The O,O0O ,O0O which he people of the United States are asked to contribute is to be used for seeding, clothing and putting back on a self-supporting basis the 4,0O0,0O0 Armenian and Syrian refugees.
 The three-act entertainment, My Friend from India" given at St. Ed wards hall last night by the High School Alumni, was a big success. The interest of perhaps one of the largest audiences the hall has known was held through the entire perform ance. The time was the present. The stage was attractively arranged, rep a millionaire's residence in New York city. The plot involves several cases of mistaken identity, love affairs, and ends by "fooling the old man." The acting of the two leading men, young Underholt, the and Shaver. his victim, taken respectively by J. Kingsley Cor verse and Bernard L. Mullins. was excellent. The end of the first ac. brought the house down. A quartette composed of Messrs. Wagner. Moore, Mullins and Armstrong sang between the acts. The general opinion seemed 10 fe that this was one of the best en- tertainments put on at St. Edwards in recent years. Because of the great demand for seats, the entertainment will be repeated next Tuesday even ing. Reserved tickets will be on sale My Friend from India" will also be given at Memorial hall, Stafford. Fri day evening, the 21.