The Press., 1920-11-11

| Gardiner Hall was the first young
 man to be qualified as voter and the
 first man to vote in town on election
 day, straight republican of course, aft
 CT his long and strenuous service
 overseas. Miss Ricketts was the first
 woman to be made, and with Miss
 Mersereau and Mrs. Ella Robbins was
 early at the polls, but gave way volun-
 tarily to their elderly friend and
 neighbor.
 Mrs. Preston has received from Ar | den, North Carolina, announcement
 cards of the wedding of Harvey Mer-
 rick Haywood. son of Mrs. Susan Mer-
 rick. and George Haywood of Arden
 and grandson of Timothy Merrick. a | native of Wilmington, and for many 1 years treasurer of the Merrick Thread Company of Holyoke. The bride was Miss Jane McIver Stanback and they | will be at home after December 9th at | Asheville, N. c. The wedding was in l the first Presbyterian church of Fay etteville, N. c. Miss Martha Haywood of Holyoke, a cousin has just returned | from attending the wedding. The groom, who was born at Arden, N. C., | was educated north. a graduate of Phillips Exeter, and of Harvard. The Holyoke correspondent of the Springfield Republican says that Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Barrows passed the l week at their former home in Connect icut that he might have the privilege of voting for president. Miss Merser- eau on Saturday, was fortunate to meet Rev and Mrs. Darrow at Stafford Springs as they were making a short stop on their way from Connecticut to Holyoke. Mrs. Darrow is suffering from a heavy cold that prevented them from calling on friends in Will lington as they had planned. They had driven from Waterford where they had been to visit Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Darrow's mother, for few days. Fourteen towns and cities were rep resented at the organization meeting of a county Y. M. c. A. held in the Union Congregational church, Rock vile Monday evening November 1st. It was most important meeting and why would it not be wise to print the minutes in detail in leaflet form for distribution, would not interest be stimulated thereby and cooperation encouraged? Throughout Holland county November the 18th will be ob- served as Young Mems Sunday, in all the churches, and there should be general attendance. It was an in
 fI,a inn yfac brought in by pastor Bacheler to note so many friendly inspiring looking names beside his own, of those in at tendance: Chas w. Holman, Manches- ter, Col w. H. Hall, South Wilmington, Richard w. Ellis, Stafford Springs, Rev. F. P. Bacheler and Rev's. Rees, Thomas, Aldrich.
 South wilmington.
 Miss Alma Keech of Danielson, was the weekend guest of Miss Harriet Smith.
 Special communication of Uriel lodge A. F. and A. M. at Masonic hall, Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock. A. E. degree.
 Wm. Wochomurka and Frank LOund returned home last Monday evening after a weeks hunting trip in North ern New HampSn1re.
 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Melee of Adams, Mass, visited at the home of Mrs. McBee's relatives the past week. MT. McBee returned home Sunday. Mrs. Melee is to visit few days longer.
 Notices have been posted in the different departments of the G. Hall. Jr. Co.,, mill that the plant would close down on Wednesday evening November 10, for the rest of the week.
 Mrs Elmer J. Mathews, president of the Holland county Sunday school association and delegate of the local Sunday school, attended the state Sun day school convention at New Haven last week.
 Frank Pappas has gone to New York to meet relatives who are ex- pected to arrive from Italy. Joseph Tamborino is in Hartford for the pur- pose of meeting relatives who are also expected from Italy.
 Membership week was observed by the Women's Missionary Society last Tuesday evening in Memorial church. An interesting program was presented in "The Evolution of Miss Holledge" was presented in Shadow Pictures by the World Wide Guild girls.
 On Wednesday of last week, Miss R. o. Hall, Mrs. E. J. Holman, Mrs. Lena Bracket, Mrs. W. E. Malo and Mrs. E. J. Mathews attended the semi-an- nual meeting of the Eastern confer ence of the Women's American Bap- tist foreign mission society at the First Baptist church in Willimantic.
 The members of the Get-To-Gether club will hold ladies' night in Social hall at a date to be announced later. Supper will be served with an enter tainment followed by dancing in the rooms at the club. This will be exclu- sively for the members and their lady relatives and lady friends, Each member is limited to two ladies. No children will be admitted under 16 years of age. All members will be notified and the committee earnestly requests each member who intends to be present to send in their cards as l soon as possible.