Putnam patriot., 1920-06-11

h. Richard Olney, secretary of state; {; Senator Hoar of Worcester, as we'll as many others. think this all so inter- esting. don't yoa?
 When in need of new corsets re- member Diane Breault Farley, Ut her corset shop, has the "Gossards," the original front lace, and the "Jarna," an equally good corset in back lace. This shop also carries the "Treo' gir- dle, the all elastic corset and brassiere and several other makes
 How quickly the time does fly. Here it is the middle of June, and again Putnam boys and girls both at home and away, are graduating and receiving their diplomas. Elizabeth Wheelock returned Saturday with her mother, who had been to Swarthmore for Elizabeth,s graduation. They both attended Sylvia's at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
 Muriel Backus, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Baekus of Thompson, graduates from Smith this week. We are inter ested in her because she graduated with honors from the Putnam High school, and since entering college has been very, very successful in her stud ies. On Monday next Maude Carpen- ter will receive her diploma from Connecticut College. She is the first girl from Putnam to graduate from this college. Her mother and sister Mary, with MT. and Mrs. C. D. Sharpe and Kenneth, motor to New London to attend the commencement exercis- es. Maude already has had many of fers to teach, and has accepted one in a high school in Durham. Mrs Car penter is planning to spend the win ter with her, as Mary is to be in Bos- ton at some school.
 Mir. and Mrs. Otto Wulf have been in Worcester this week attending the Commencement exercises at Worces- ter Tech, as their son, Oliver Wulf, was one of the graduates
 Geraldine Beard, who also graduat- ed from our high school, graduates this June from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. This reminds me that heard her brother Gould IS to return there this fall. He left to enter the service. Since his discharge he has been engaged by concern whose business took him to various parts or the world. Two of Gould's friends, Kenneth Ballard and Malcolm Wiley, graduate next Monday from Clark College in Worcester. Several are planning to go up for their graduation exercises. Kenneth is very happy Tn the thought that he Is to be instructor in physics at Simmons College next year. Edmond Anderson of South Woodstock and graduate of Wood- stock Academy, also graduates this year from Clark. "Andle, as his classmates call him, is one of the mosl nonular members of the senior class. Re would have graduated before this year, but left college to go overseas with the Clark College Ambulance Unit. Benny Hodge, Southerner another Clark graduate thls year spent a couple of days here this week with Malcolm at the home Of hls grandmother, Mrs Macdonald. l no tice by the paper that William Raner- tv has started on his wonderful trip with the other Annapolis students
 Noel Dupre of the Ladies Speciaity Sbop. showed me some new waists that I thought charming They were made of fine French yOile, emoroidef- ed in different colors and designs.
 Last Sunday may have been a dreary day, but how I did cEuckie reading the June number of the Atlantic Monthly. with the essays by Frances Warner of this city. The one' io Horse" thought one of the funnies' and merriest stories she has ever done and that is saying great deal. It Is written in a most fascinating manner and entirely centers about the humor- ous adventures of an overseas ofieei who attempted to ride horse back m patriotic parade. You laugh all the time while reading it, and to those ol us who live in Putnam comes the memory of Welcome Home Day and