The Press., 1920-12-09

The Epworth League topic for next Sunday evening in the M E. church
 will be, Progressive Living" Leader: Mrs. Lyon.
 The play, "The Deacon's Second Wife. will be presented at the Con- gregational vestry this Thursday even ing at 7.30 o'clock by talent from Staf- ford Springs. Admission: Adults 25 cents, Children 15 cents. HOLLAND Mrs. Edwin s. Agard is spending a few days in Hartford
 Frank B. Clark of Jamestown New
 York, is guest at the Steele House. Miss Mary Orask of Hartford was the guest Sunday of Miss Hazel West. MT. and Mrs. Frederick Carpenter of Hartford were the weekend guests of their parents, Judge and Mrs. Ed win s. Agard.
 The regular business meeting of the school board was held Saturday after noon The regular routine of business was taken up.
 Miss Bertha Place and Mrs. Ada Rhodes entertained their Sunday school classes in the church parlors, Saturday afternoon.
 A play in three acts When A Mans Single" will be given in the town hall Friday evening for the benefit of the library association MT. and Mrs. Arthur Morganson and son of Meriden were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs Frank A. Luhrsen and MT. and Mrs. Peter Nor ganson.
 At the annual Farm Bureau meeting held in Rockville last week, Mrs. c. Hih1 ard West and Samuel Johnson were elected directors of the farm bu- reau for the town of Holland.
 Rev. Wm. c. Darby, pastor of the Federated church, preached a very interesting sermon Sunday morning from James 5, part of second verse; And Your Garments are Moth Eaten"
 Alfred Ayers, son of MT and Mrs. William Ayers and Wallace Newman, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Newman, have enlisted in the regular army and will be in the Coast Guard station, at Boston.
 The ;i:cks Memorial .schonl will give an entertainment in |.he school Friday December IT, he entertain ment will consist of recitations, mu- sic, etc, after which there will he Christmas tree.
 At the all day missionary meeting held Friday at the home of Mrs. c. Hibf ard West of Snipsic, there were eighteen present. The sewing was for the Watts DePreyster Industrial home and school for girls at Tivola, N Y. A good numter of new garments are ready to be sent off.
 There was stereopticon lecture Sunday evening in the Federated church. The topic being "The Gains of the Common People for the last one hundred years" by Dr. Newel Dwight Hills of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Rev Wm. c. Darby pastor of the, church read the lecture. It portrayed the great gains in the agricultural and industrial world.
 A supper will be given Friday even ing in the church. Supper will be ser we'd at six o'clock. Mrs. Edwin s. Agard, Mrs. John H. Steele and Mrs. Lafayette R. Ladd have charge of the supper In connection with the sup per there will be Christmas sale of aprons, fancy work etc. Mrs. I. Til den Jewett has charge of this depart ment with the young people to help.
 The regular monthly teachers meet ing was held Monday afternoon in the Hicks memorial school, a lesson in Physiology and Science was taught the Eth and Sth grades. Superintend ent Leon c. Staples was present. A lesson was taught by Miss Jane Pas ain on the Supply and Purification of Water,' to the seventh and eighth grades. Miss Katherine Bartlett spoke on Correlation of the Child Home Life;;" Miss Lena Adams on Methods of Presentation in Physiology and Civics;;" Miss Mildred Mirtl on the Grouping of the grades;" Miss Arce a Labonte on Special Difficulties and Sources of Information