The Press., 1920-05-27
WELLINGTON.

nlSS IllChGLIS lolI MOHQdy nlRnC Uy boat train for visit with her sister in Newport News, Va.
 On Tuesday Rev. MT. Bacheler at tended the Holland county conference of Congregational churches, at Tal- cottville.
 At East Wilmington the ladies meet once in two weeks for work in cloth ing conservation; finding both profit and pleasure in the gatherings. Six of the eight school districts have had community meetings for the wo- men, and the pupils giving short enter tainments that gave an added interest. A little lad living at the Baker place at the Hollow, a pupil of the Center school, broke his arm badly while at play and was taken by Dr. Converse to the Stafford hospital. Cake is solicited by the committee for the church Roll-Call that is to meet on Tuesday, June 1st, in the af- ternoon. Supper will be served, and The Lords Supper will be observed as usual in the evening.
 At the Clark hospital in Willimantic on Saturday, the 22nd, daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Richard Burch- l nall of Hampton. Mrs. Burchnall hay ing been Alice Walker Pratt of this town. Congratulations.
 The Sunday evening Memorial ser vice at Memorial church should be l largely attended. A particularly at | tractive musical program has been l arranged and Rev. Percy Thomas of l Rockville is to deliver an address, On Monday there will be in the afternoon the usual Decoration day l exercises, commencing at three l o'clock. There is to be a band, a l speaker, ice cream and cake, and a l large attendance is expected. The children from all parts of the town
 will bring flowers as usual. The Scouts have a definite part in the various activities of the day. l Twenty-seven children were weigh ed and measured May 6 at the Center
 school in Wilmington, the mothers l showing great interest and lending l their assistance in this new effort of helpfulness, The results obtained
 were: girls overweight 7, boys over l weight 9, girls underweight 4, boys l underweight '. According to expert 1 statistics it was shown that the child ren in this school are al owe the health l average.
 The school house meetings carried
 on by the Women's Activity committee
 by the department of justice and the
 home economies of the farm bureau
 are resulting in the formation of Wo-
 mems Neighborhood Circles in differ
 ent parts of the town. The interest seems to be growing and although she has to take frequent long drives to
 meet with new circles, Miss Metcsl!f
 of the farm bureau, is doing all that
 she can to make the meetings inter-
 esting and helpful.
 On Saturday The Girl and Boy
 Scouts of Wilmington will hold May
 time celebration on the town common
 on Willington Hill. There will be
 folk-dancing and singing, crowning the
 May Queen and King Spring the May pole dance and other pastimes suit
 able to the occasion. After the pro-
 gram the Knights and Ladies of May
 will sell ice-cream and popcorn. The proceeds to te equally divided be
 tween the two troops. If the weather
 is cold or stormy the celebration will
 be postponed one week. This enter
 tainment promises to be well worth
 while and large attendance is hoped
 for
 l The church services Sunday were
 devoted to the dedication of the beau.
 tiful service flags presented by Miss
 Hall. Pastor Bachelors presentation
 of the mission of the church was in.
 teresting and informing. The decora.