The Press., 1919-04-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Julio Carocari has bought an Oak land touring car.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Parizeau of Will ton. Me, are visiting relatives in town,
 Miss Margaret Rafftery of Hartford visited friends in town the early part of the week.
 George Wise arrived in New York from overseas Sunday. He is now in Camp Mills.
 Cesare de Pellegrini. from out of town has purchased the farm of James Wood on Stafford Street.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Towne of West Hartford were home Sunday. MT. Towne is teaching in the Hartford high school.
 The woodlot on Westford avenue from which J. W. Armitage cut the lumber a year ago has been surveyed by George Towne and is to be turned into pasture.
 There are many complaints that the awnings in front of some of the stores on Main street are not raised to the required height and that objectionable persons are allowed to loiter in the vicinity of public places.
 A miscellaneous shower was given Miss Anna Knapp Monday evening in honor of her marriage to John Rig ner of Union which takes place next Sunday. Nineteen girl friends gave her a surprize at the home of Mrs. William Wood where she has board ed, and presented her with many gifts of silver, linen and aluminium kitchen utensils.
 Two captured German helmets have been allotted to Stafford as Liberty Loan prizes. These helmets were cap tured by the Americans when they entered Coblenz, and were intended to be issued to the German army to be worn in their triumphant entry into Paris. It is probable that these hel- mets will be offered as prizes to the Boy Scouts who will solicit Victory Liberty Loan subscriptions during the last week of the campaign.
 The fair for the benefit of the Staff ford Baseball club will be held at St. Edwards hall next week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday evening the young ladies will present the play, "A Detective in Petticoats," with the following cast: Mrs. Evelyn Mildred Fraser; Octavia Frothingham, her sister, Gertrude Fraser: George Napper, detective, Margaret Riester; Mary, a maid. Marjorie Stevens; Mrs. Cummings, Loretta Simons; Mrs. Green, Alma Mary, Mary, servant, Dor othy Stevens. On Friday evening the young ladies will put on the play The Twelve Old Maids"
 Tuesday evening at the Comique theatre treat was presented to lov- CTS of good music. Miss Ida Gardner, a concert contralto, assisted by liar old Lyman, fiutist, held their audience, which filled the hall, tense and expect Ahb Aou5houl lAiC ACSlldl. hS program opened with the playing of the Star Spangled Banner" on the photograph. Miss Gardner then sang sometimes in unison with her voice on the photograph and at other times a minor part of a selection. There was also a demonstration of the Edison as an accompanying instrument in the home The playing of MT. Lyman on the flute and piccolo came in for great amount of commendation. Miss Gardner also made a strong plea for the Victory Loan.
 Red Cross Notes.
 Metals, tinfoil and lead foil will be shipped the last of this week, so if you have any you have been holding, please bring them, then go on saving, partic- ularly the tinfoil. The sewing is simple, plain work, there are motors to make it easy; the rooms are pleas ant. Lend a hand. All 100 per cent. Red Cross people will support the Vic tory Loan and will not neglect the sewing and knitting for war sufferers.