The Press., 1921-06-02

Mrs. Darrow came from Waterford for her visit here and returned there l where she is assisting her mother, l who has sold her home of many years, l and needs her daughters assistance in | moving and in new arrangements.
 The heavy rain of Memorial Sunday | afternoon washed the skies and clear ! ed the air for beautiful weather for the observances of Monday that all | had been looked forward to with such | high hopes. The elaborate program printed last week was carried out | successfully in very particular. The large assembly was convened from many different points, being in reality an "Old Home gathering," former res ,idents welcoming the opportunity to be present. The large number of elegant automobiles gave an air of distinction, the Scouts, boys and girls added pie turesqueness. The band was a won derful feature of enlivenment. The distinguished speakers were listened | to with profit and enjoyment, but it W oIo SOl A1Cl1A cbOOA CAAeNI "OA general cOmmendation and that the correspondent is repeatedly asked to obtain in full for this column. Mrs. Gahan's solo was beautifully render ed and the setting with a scout from the Hill troop, Mrs. Smith president, and one from the South Wilmington troop, Mrs. Gahan president, holding the national and the state colOrs was pretty and effective. The parade to the cemetery, the band leading, fol lowed by the Scouts in their respec- tive troops, boys and girls carrying the cOlOrs, the long line of school children and many individuals and many automobiles was a beautiful and enthusing spectacle. This inadequate report that is only what could be seen 1 and heard from an open window at | Maple Corner and what was brought l in by a succession of callers is, as of | ten, under present conditions, an eff fort to do what is possible under ad- | verse circumstances and is given with regret that so much worthy of note is omitted. The town people from all sections were generally represented. Veteran Charles Chism and daughter came from WestfOrd and he was one of the few Civil war veterans present. Most of the neighboring towns were represented. South Coventry by rep resentatives Dr. William l.. Higgins, wife, eldest daughter and husband and two small boys Rockville by Judge Fisk, Mrs. Fisk, Mrs. Tingier, F. w. PrestOn,Jr., and wife, Miss Helen PrestOn, and the three children of the late o. D. and Mrs. Preston, George Frances and Dorothy, mOt0Ted from South Weymouth, Mass, to Stafford, taking in ancestral Willington on the return. Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Darrow of HOlyOke, guests of Miss Mersereau, were jOyfully welcomed by all, as were Rev. and Mrs. Bacheler, Miss Hope and baby, Theodore, who motor ed from Providence and went on after the exercises to pass the night with his parents at TalcOttville. Mrs. Julia Holmes DillwOrth, with two daughters and their husbands, came | from Windsor. Arthur Potter and wife, recalled as Helen VintOn, came | from Willimantic, as did several others. Miss Fleta Comins and little l niece, Miss Francis, came from Lynn, l where they have passed the winter and spring, accompanied by a family party, who remained for the unveiling ceremonies. Mrs. Sleight and Mrs. | Dodge came from New York and other guests were at Belcroft, where there was a birthday family party for Mrs. Brown, and Leon Woodwork also celebrated his birthday. Mrs. Gladys Preston Maxum of Woodstock, Vt., sent flowers for the grave of her uncle, veteran Charles T. Preston, and for Rev. and Mrs. Theron Brown. Mrs. JOrdOn Snedicor came Saturday from Brooklyn N. Y., to Hillside for the summer. Miss Palmer is improv- l ing but was not able to be out on Monday. At Madam Gardner's was her son, Samuel A. Gardner, of the State Humane society, wife and daughter and Dwight B. Gardner of Rockville. All spoke admiringly and appreciatively of the beauty and ar tistry of the substantial monument and in glowing terms of those who made this memorial tribute and it's surroundings and the never to be for gotten dedication a reality.
 South Wilmington.
 Mrs. Elmer Kinsman of Stafford Springs was the weekend guest of MT. and Mrs, William Bracket.
 Jerome Wondrasek and friend of New York were visitors at the home of MT. Wondrasek's parents over the holiday
 MI. LIlu N1IS. NldElCS dnu son, William, of Manchester, visited at the home of Mrs. E. J. Holman over Sunday.
 Special communication of Uriel Lodge next Saturday evening. Visit ing Deputy Sheldon of Moosup is ex- pected to make his annual Officiel visit.
 In the trap shooting contest, Louis Service was the winner of the silver cup. At the individual shoot, on last Saturday Arthur l.. Spicer won the box of Blackstone cigars.
 MT and Mrs. A. c. Lewis of Taunton, R. l., and MT. and Mrs. H. E. Costello and daughter, Eleanor, of Willimantic visited at the home of MT. and Mrs. James Service over the holiday.
 The thirty-sixth annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Holland county will be held on Friday with the program as print ed last week. The public is invited to both sessions. -.,.r
 Climax chapter, Order of the East ern Star, was instituted by the officers of the grand chapter at masonic hall last Saturday evening. It was very pleasing to the charter members to see so good delegation from Baker chapter, Stafford Springs, present.