The Press., 1919-10-02
A Real Celebration.

About this time two weeks hence we will be recovering from the effects of one of the biggest. if not the biggest days in the history of Stafford. Judg- ing by the plans which are being made the person who does not have good time on that day will be wholly to blame himself The order of the day will be a parade in the morning, a lull for lunch and an afternoon at the fair grounds with good speaking and the myriad offerings of an ordinary fair day which include some fine racing, interesting and amusing entertainers and booths, and perhaps most pleas ant of all the meeting of old acquaint- ances coupled with that grand and glorious feeling one has on a real holiday. The mills will close Tues day evening, Oct. 14th and remain closed for the rest of that week. The stores will be open for while each morning to do what business is neces- .sary. Outside of that every effort will
 
 and business. The buildings on Main and other streets will be decorated for the occasion. The parade will pass up through Main street and traverse many of the streets of the borough be- fore going to the fair grounds. Every Stafford boy who served our country in the world war is invited to don his uniform and join in this parade Whether they belong to certain or ganizations or not makes no difference They are the boys of whom the town is proud, and the ones we want to honor. In what better way, then, could this be done than by giving them the most prominent position in the biggest event of the day, namely, the parade? And in what better way could the boys please the people than by appearing in their uniforms, the outfits inf which they would have made the supreme sacrifice if fate so decreed. Let us hope, therefore, that every boy will look at it in this light and take an active part in the parade R. w Ellis, chairman of the parade committee, urges every industrial and mercantile concern as we'll as all fraternal or so- cial organizations to participate in the pageant and parade and make it the biggest and finest ever. Awards in gold will be offered for the best decor ated float, the best decorated auto, the best represented fraternal order or organization and the most original entry, which can be either one person or combination. An announcement regarding entries will be given in de- tail next week. The committee, R. w. Ellis, c. H. Moore, T. F. Mullen and R. H. Valentine, will be glad to confer with anyone regarding the parade. The speakers committee makes it known that Governor Holcomb will come to the fair grounds in the after noon and give short address to the service men. A special section of the grand stand will be reserved for the soldiers and the tickets will be pre- sented to them in some way to be an nOunced later. Rev. c. H. Puffer will give the main address of the afternoon. The speakers will be in an auto on the race track.
 Mrs. Frederic Faulkner has sold the T. F. Mullen property at Forestville to the Glenwood Manufacturing Go. of Rhode Island.
 Harry Mayos has taken a position in the Davis barber shop. His home is in New London where he ran shop n the Mohegan hotel for several years.
 Miss Bridget T. Sullivan had as her guests Sunday her brother, pr. P. B. Sullivan. of Wallingford, Miss Carmela ponsilla, opera singer, and Miss Annie 2yne, teacher of music of Meriden and New York.
 There will be meeting of the Agora society, literary organization of the high school, in the assembly room Of the school next Wednesday evening. The members of the club arepermitted to invite two friends.
 The Missionary society of the Con- gregational church will meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. l.. Rees. The program on Home Missions will be in charge of the newly appointed program committee Misses Mary Bal antine and Elinor Valentine.
 Among the former residents of Staff ford, who have been recent guests at the Springs House, are MT. and Mrs. Albert Scripture of Willimantlc, MT. and Mrs. Irwin of Hartford and Mrs: Agnes Fairfield Baldwin and family or Springfield.