The Press., 1921-12-22
THE STT,ENT DRIVE

TnereS ReQ cross ana Liberty, I. M. And War Relief posters in woeful
 array
 Religion World Movement is driving
 along
 And old Prohibition is going it strong, The Famine in China and Irish Relief, The number of Drives nearly passes belief.
 But the very most curious yet to arr
 rive
 Bears the weird appeIlation THE SILENT WORM DRIVE! I'm bound to admit that it's object for
 me >~
 As yet is shrouded in deep mystery. But whether it's purpose be wrongful Still true to it's standard it drives out
 of sight.
 No one is narrowed and nobody dun For further subscriptions to add to its Fund. Be sure I'm not asking if any may join In feeding the reptile with greenbacks
 or coin,
 For though I might learn what this Drive is about
 My pockets already are turned inside out.
 So whatever it's aim, from religion to germ,
 I take off my hat to the Drive of the
 Worm!
 Over Subscribed.
 The schools of the town will close on tomorrow afternoon for two weeks. The borough. assessors are at the c. P. HodgsOn store every day from a. III. to D. m. to receive the tax lists. Miss Helen BrodersOn of the Willi- mantle normal school is spending the Christmas vacation at her home here.
 Misses Edith and Florina Tonon of l Simmons college are spending the holiday recess at their home on High street. The Independent basket ball team, an aggregation of local hoop shooters, have arranged game with the Elmer aids of Rockville for next Monday evening in the Y. M. c. court.
 The Whiton Grocery opened on Mon day in their store in the Gary block Renovating since the fire has pro- Fgressed rapidly on the building and it is expected that the remaining tenants will soon be able to occupy their stores in the building. A hockey game, the first of the year, was scheduled for last Saturday and Sunday, but owing to unsuitable weather conditions was postponed un- Itil later in the season. On the first Saturday or Sunday that the weather conditions will permit the local Inde- pendent team and the Italian All-Stars will open the season in game that has every indication of being fast \ lively contest. Invitations for the annual high IschOol junior promenade were issued this week The various committees who are in charge of the arrangements are predicting a most successful | aprorny for the year The new audit uSIaiaIlf Iii ea1lfta ea1lfta aERceptl lv completed gram mar school building is to be used for the occasion. December 30th, is the date. The Serenaders orchestra of Manchester have been engaged to fur nish music. The hostesses for the evening will be Mrs. G. P. Bard, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, Miss Florence Un- cles, Miss Jean Steele, Miss Margaret Ballantine and Mrs. c. H. Moore.
 The following books of fiction have been added to the library and will be ready for circulation Friday: More Fish, M. R. Rinehart; Quilts Window, c. B. McCutcheon; Little Red Foot, R. w. Chambers; The Fog, w. D. Policy; Wasted Generation, o. Johnson; If Winter Comes, A. s. M. Hutchinson; Pride of Palomar, P. B. Kyne; Helen Of the Old House, H. B. Wright; Dan gerOus Ages, R. Macauley; To Let, J. GalsWOrthy; Obstacle Race, B. M. Dell; Success, s. H. Adams; Quin, G. H. Rice; Year of~Delight, M. Middle mer; Next -Besters, l.. Ragsdale; Emp ty Sack, B. King; Snowshoe Trail, E. Marshal; For to Seek, M. Diver; Scar amouche, R. Sabatini.
 The three-act comedy, "The Import ance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, will be presented at St. Ed wards hall next week Saturday even- ing and at Memorial hall, Stafford, next week Thursday evening, for the benefit of the drive to provide clothing for the relief of children in Europe. ! The following is the cast of charac- ters:
 John Worthing, Gilbert A. Wagner l Algernon MOncrieff,
 J. Kingsley Converse Rev. Canon Chasuble,
 Charles F. Beckwith Lane, Charles R. Newton ! Merriman, Carl Lasbury Lady Bracknell,
 Mrs. George Rumbelow | lGuendolon Fairfax, Miss Emma Tonon CeciIy Cardew, Miss Ruth H. Chapin Miss Prism, Mrs. Charles R. Newton | Mrs T. c. Chapin, Director. Reserved seats for St. Edwards hall, at 50 cents, will go on sale at B. c. DeBorde's jeWelry store next Tuesday at D. m. The admission at Memorial hall will be 35 cents, and the seats will not be reserved Dancing will follow both performances.
 A large number of supporters ac- cOmpanied the high school basket ball five to their game in Willimantic on last Friday evening. A fast game between teams quite evenly matched was the result of the contest. Stafford High was tied with their opponents at the end of the first half by score of 8 to 8, and the game although ex- Iceedingly fast and rough was an inter esting one to watch At the beginning gOf the second half things began to hap pen to both sides. Gates of the Willi- mantle team was disqualified and forced to leave the floor for fighting. Murray, the Stafford center was next disqualified via the personal foul route. Sullivan, Stafford high, left the contest after four personals were call ed. Willimantic then had the fray all their own way, winning by 23 to IS. The score testifying to the fine oppo- sition that the substitutes and re- Gmaining qualified members of the Staff fordteam showed The summary is as follows:
 Baldwin If Ellison TOwne
 Sullivan If Obernesser Adams
 Murray A. Heller Baldwin
 TOwne rg Gates AnRley S Heller