The Press., 1919-11-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS

the Yale-Harvard football game at Cambridge Saturday.
 Mrs. c. B. Tschummi attended the Bradford alumni annual social and dinner in Hartford on Saturday.
 Miss Grace Griffith has returned from Woonsocket, R. l., where she has been guest of friends for week.
 Miss I. B. Russell entertained her Sunday school class of the Methodist church at her home Saturday after noon.
 The missionary societies of the Con- gregational church will meet with Mrs. G. w. Amidon next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
 Mrs. Katie Zura was fined $13.80 for assault and breach of the peace Fri day morning in the borough court. Deputy Judge B. K. Taft presided. The assault was made upon Mrs Mary Kami, neightor of Mrs. Zura.
 Joseph Ronalter has taken a po- sition at E. c. DeBorde's jewelry store and will move here from Waterbury. MT. Ronalter is an experienced watch and clock repairer. He has also been a foreman in watch factory for three years.
 A supper given in the Orcuttville school-house last Friday evening drew good sized ttendance-enough to make a profit of about $50. This money will be used in buying a vic- trola or graphonola for the Orcuttville school. Many of the housewives gave their services in preparing and serv- ing the food which meant a good deal in making the supper a greater suc- cess than was expected. A number of people from the Springs were present
 Frank Klemta was arrested and taken before the borough court last Thursday charged with deserting his wife and living with another woman. Judge Heald bound him over for trial by the superior court and placed him under bonds of $700. He was unable to secure the bonds and was taken to Holland jail while awaiting trial. This is the outcome of the facts brought out by Klemba's recent arrest and trial at Wi1limantic where he was placed under bonds of $500 for the support of his alleged lawful wife and child
 From all indications the entertain ment ''The Tramps Convention" will be no small event. A number of Acme boys while about town have formed their opinions of affairs and folks, , which they will talk over on the St Edwards hall stage tomorrow even. ing. In order that it might not be. come too monotonous they will sprinkle their conversation with some popular parodies Among the actors are some who are right there when i, comes to wit. After the entertainment | there will be dancing. Owing to the demand for reserved seats they have been placed on sale at the Mccormick drug store.
 The game, which the local higf school five played in Rockville las Friday evening, came to an abrup end shortly after the beginning of tn, second half The fourth and disquali flying foul was called on Pagan ant when two of the Stafford players pro tested they too were ordered off tn, l floor The coach, lhereupon, decide, to take the team from the floor. Tn, Rockville boys tried hard to have tn, game continued, but it could not b, done. The local schools team felt tha the game was too one-sided and re fused to return to the floor eve] though they knew it might somewha mar their reputation. They were no alone in the belief that the game wa unfair for many of the spectators ex pressed the same opinion. The gam was an unusually rough one. Durin, the first half nine personal fouls wer called while in the five minutes playe, of the second half four were called The Rockville boys showed thei adeptness at passwork and were abl to shoot five baskets from the floor Six points made on fouls gave then | the better end of a score of 16 to 4. Members and guests filled Memoria hall Friday evening to hear Miss Jane M. Purdue, dean of the New Have1 high school, speak to the Curren Events club. New Haven, the frs city in New England to adopt the west ern plan of having specially trained | faculty member to look after the gen eral welfare of it's students, made |: wise choice in Miss Purdue Of pleas ing personality, with keen judgmen and rare tact, she spoke on the "Schoo Responsibility in Training the Adoles cent" Specific cases were cited tt scent" Specific cases were cited tt demonstrate what could be accom- plished by sympathetic understand ing of the boys and girls during thi, trying period of high enthusiasm an, | warm friendships. Miss Purdue' faith in the American home, tn, church, the schools and the govern ment was an inspiration in thes | troublous times. She believes tn | child the great educational problem and the home the most potent facto in that education. A high tribute wa paid to fathers in their ready respons and cooperation in her effort for thei children. A plea to mothers was mad to see that their girls were suitably or at least modestly clad and that thei excessive round of even harrnies pleasures be somewhat restricted. Th
 lecture was attentively listened to an
 particularly timely in this rapid age
 James Sheppard, Jr., accompanied b
 Miss Vera Kaddy, sang Till I al called by the Master above," by Ernes
 R. Ball, and "If," words by Ella Wheel
 CT Wilcox and music by Frederick W
 Vanderpool. The Misses Russell en Itertained Miss Purdue at their hom, l"Wood Lawn Cottage"