The Press., 1919-02-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS

There will be a meeting Friday in the office of the clerk of the superior court, at Rockville, for those desiring to take out first and second papers of naturalization. Those wishing these papers can te heard by handing their applications to Willis H. Reed as as- sistant clerk.
 Armidas Fournier, fl, died at the Johnson hospital Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from a cancer of the stom- ach. He was not married. He Is sur vived ty his father, Cyril Fournier, of this town, four brothers; Wilfred. with the American forces in France, Cyril, in Camp Devens, Delphis, of Bridgeport, and Alfred, of Wales, and two sisters; Mrs. John Cote, of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Evelyn Parizeau of Holyoke, Mass.
 The time seems to be ripe for con- sideration of what Stafford will do to honor her veterans of the World War in the form of some sort of lasting
 
 boring towns and cities have plans ready to be carried out as soon as possible. Springfields proposed me- morial is familiar to many. Thomp-s s0nville already has memorial arch welcoming home her so'lierg shoulds5 Stafford co7ne after these otter places. {. Another reason lsr ansnasIsiug If thaslj kind being built by the lossn is ...-' AsiSse we have nothing permanent laf sol 3at memorating stafford's shal Y war. It may Dc true tiaF list of names painted on sfs,ard ! Haymarke ss.sss, but ths $ a's asSs Fe poor naks hsst vita Y,Ean so ger returning gEsny aaen. Rat a.4.1 sss
 ore off ,a port asls reases,5, t., the ereck Of sane hing h haaa4 1T those f.> in the town who nei.ssd ss4ss,. country is t4st they naturallF ylses and have the right, to De IT ssgaberea The Curr@1,c Even1g rlSsb anta,,- tained invited guests Monday eyentas with their annual club pfay. rhe large audit a1a assem bied in the s~ Ae sg room of Grace Episcopal ch.sach anI much enjoyed taae whole program The panterssl1ne, The Medieval ant Modern Ballad of Mar Jane" was given by Misses Mahal Meyers. Ethel | Moore and Matilda McCulloch with Mrs. c. R. Newton reading the story. The farce, Local and Long Distance" " l was remarkably we'll presented by the following club members: Miss M~~ ! Ballantine, Mrs. w. H. Reed, Miss Florence Washburn, Miss A. D. Wash burn, Mrs. H. E. Burwell, Mrs. George Rumbelow and Mrs. B. P. Cooley. Miss Charlotte Beckwith gave piano solo and accompanied Mrs. Lincoln Luce, who sang two selections. Mrs. R. w. Smith and Miss Ethel Moore were the committee in charge.
 The campaign for the raising of $3O,OO0,OOO for relief in the Near East was opened Sunday evening by a meeting in St. Edwards hall, at 8 o'clock. Rev. L. Rees was chairman There was solo by Bernard Mullins Due to the inclement weather and the l lateness of it's announcement the meeting was not very well attended Those present, however, listened to an l Illuminating address on conditions in the Near East by Rev. R. w. Barstow of Woodstock, Vt., formerly assistant pastor of the South church in Hart lain in the United States army, sta toned at Camp Lee, Va. The con- ditions MT. Barstow spoke of were those with which he and his col leagues were personally acquainted things that actually happened in Syria, Armenia and Turkey, where he was for two years. Beginning with the outbreak of the war in 1914, he told how, when England and France had their time fully occupied at home so that they were unable to care for their interests in the East, that Turkey saw her opportunity for vent ing her hatred on the helpless Chris tians within her territory. He graph ically described the Syrian and Ar menian exiles, where the men were I separated from their families and butchered in worse ways than cattle are killed in this country and the wom- en and children sent on the long march to the desert, being so guarded that they could get not even a droI of water or crust of bread During these deportations the Turks entirely exterminated three whole races. He ended with an appeal for money te start in life again the few remaining people of these tribes, who have nc possessions left them except the rags which cover their bodies Stafford's quota for this campaign is $500, and when one stops to consider that IL cents day will keep alive person in these devastated regions, he car easily see that Stafford's opportunitJ for helping in worthy cause is one to be appreciated. The campaign will continue through the end of the week