The Press., 1921-05-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Tomorrow is Arbor and Bird day. MT. and Mrs. James Buckley were visitors in Norwich during the latter part of last week. -..r .. :. . Raymond Goyette, lately of the U s. army, has received his discharge
 and is now in town. ,------- -~..
 The Sunday Courant supplement l. had a picture of A. I. MitchelPs yacht lslco, 45 feet in length, which is now
 at East Hartford.
 A gang of state employees attached to the gypsy moth eXterminatiOn bu' rCau are al out town searching fol traces of the destructive pest, .. The following is the amount of the sales of the government securities, al the post officeafor the month of April War savings stamps, $178.45; treasury certificates, SIS; thrift stamps $6- ,. George Siswick, who has been with Baker, Ayling -& Young of Boston fol twelve years, has resigned his position with that firm and is now with Paine Webl CT & Co.,, Of-New York, for whom he will continue to cover the same territory selling investment securities The entertainment and dance held lin St. Edwards hall last Friday even | ing: in the interest of the Irish Relief campaign was we'll attended and the proceeds added considerable sum
 to the funds of the. committee, The musical entertainment preceding the dance met with the approval of the audience.
 A rife or shooting club. is in. the process of formation locally. Nearly every evening party goes shooting on the meadows east of the Hollow road. A large humber of our local sportsmen are looking forward to shoots with some of the cluts ia OUT .neighboring toWns.s<As the pf=IcticiIIg has. gone forward it, is aurprls1n;s. to notice how many really ~s!' 'l -sh"ts have teen lying idle around tow>1 q: have teen members of outside clubs
 The attendants at the Congrega- tional church on Sunday morning were pleased to see A. E. Waite-ef Rockville at the organ again. MT, Waite has been engaged for year as organist and director at the morning service Miss Mary Ballantine will play the organ at the evening service. Mrs. Clara Bell Trishman of Hartford, who has been presiding at the organ, has taken position with a Hartford church. Last Sunday Miss Clare Se- line of Hartford was solOist at both services. Miss Joans Steele of Thomp- sonIille,. who is supervisor of, music in the public schools, has been engag- ed for the present as soprano sOloist, beginning next Sunday. j..
 The third annual field day exercises of. the borough school will be. held on Friday afternoon at two o'clock at Hyde park If the weather is not favorable the exercises will be: held next Monday afternoon. The exercises will be as follows: x '+', ,..' :;
 Kindergarten. Gal May pole; >(b) Chimes of Dunkirk Miss Gushman and Miss Converse.
 First grade, (a) singing game, LOby Loo. Cb)r We Have new Dance in Our Room. Mrs. Abbott and Miss Jackson.
 Second grade, Ca)Swing dance, (b) Sing a Song of Sixpence. Miss Rew- cit. -. ... .,...
 Third grade (a) Merry Go-Round, (b) Swedish Folk dance. Mrs. Towne. r. Fourth grade. Wand Star drill, Miss Caffrey. -. ..~..-~ b.
 Third and fourth grades, Flag drilt Synare.
 Fifth and sixth grades, Broom drill. Miss Dickinson and Miss Eddy
 Sixth and seventh grades, Rainbow drill. Miss Turner. and Mrs. Parazek.
 Athletic events, 9th, 9th. 7th, and 8th grades. MT. Murphy.
 Base tall. game, 7th~ ~~vs. 9th grade. MT. Murphy. ee,. = ; **7' -~a.<.: -
 All parents and friends are cordially invited to be present.
 The. conference arranged by the Connecticut Sunday School associa- ton for parents and Sunday school workers, was held last Friday after noon and evening at the Congrega- ,tional church. The. full program as published last week was carried out, with one or two exceptions, and the general feeling is that the purpose of the meetings was fully attained. The attendance was good, delegates being present from Rockville, Ellington North Coventry, Wilmington and Staff ford The speakers were among. the best in the state work and in the ad- dresses and divisional groups many helpful points were obtained Miss Ingraham of Hartford was unavoid- ably absent, necessitating the combin- ing of the Cradle Roll and Beginners conference with the Primary confer ence presided, Oversby Mrs. Lucy Stock Chapin. Elmer P Hardy, county Y. M. c. A. secretary, was present in the afternoon only because Of an other engagehent to speak elsewhere in the evening. The address. on Religion in the Home" by Rev.. Clarence Hill Frank, D. D. was the gem of the con- ference and highly commended. The banquet was pleasing feature, 8 time of relaxation and socfability. Sixty sat down at tables and we'll appreciat- ed the good things prepared for their intellectual and physical enjoyment. Enos E. Penny was toast master and Mrs. Lucy Stock Chapin and Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens responded with stories. Mrs. 0. H. Moore sang soprano solo and Mrs, George Lane gave fnstru- mental selections, followed by read ing by Mrs. Earl Gary. During the afternoon session Miss Violet Hayes sang and in the evening a soprano selection was given by Mrs. G. A. .Wag- ner. Rev. E. A. Legg of the Methodist church, Rev. N. w. Heermans of the Episcopal church, and Rev. Levi Rees