The Press., 1921-04-14

Julius Hartt, widely known as the musical reviewer of the Hartford Times, as we'll as notably success full teacher of piano playing, has this to say of Miss Elsie Teal of this town, who is to give piano recital in the Stafford Springs Congregational church next Tuesday evening. Tt gives me pleasure to bear witness to Miss Elsie Teal's exceptional quail ficatiOns as pianist By long and untiring industry Miss Teal has de- veloped her great natural gift to the point where she is entitled to take rank with the most musicianly and artistic performers among young con temporary pianists Miss Teal de- serves and has won recognition for her art of which any pianist might well be proud. Her playing bears the hallmark of first rate artistry, tenn perament, imagination, emotional and intellectual grasp, keen feeling for melodies shape and rythmic values, and brilliant technical resources are qualifications prerequisite to any large pianistic success; and these qualifications Elsie Teal possesses in a very unusual degree. Miss Teal is therefore no experiment but an ac- cOmplished success"
 The Ladies' Aid society will hold rummage sale in the Congregational chapel, Friday, opening at eleven a. m,
 Mrs. J. H. Valentine is in New York. Miss Elinor Valentine, who accom- panied her and remained week, re- turned home Monday.
 Miss Ethel Moore has returned to her teaching in Greenwich, after be- ing with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Malone Moore, for the vacation. This evening at 7.30 o'clock, at the Congregational church, Miss Rachel P. Snow will give an illus trated lecture on her travels in Japan, Korea and China. The Woman's Mis- sionary societies invite all interested to attend.
 Spring fever seems to have found its way into the horses both locally and in the surrounding territory. About eleven o'clock last Friday even. ing, while a heavy rain was falling, a horse stood near the First National bank awaiting it's owner, who was employed on the night shift of the Smith & Cooley mill. A passerby opened an umbrella and the horse started for the wide unknown and has not since been seen in the vicinity of Main street The animal belonged to John Avez and until after the spring season will be kept in it's own pasture.
 The following books of non-fiction have teen added to the library: The peace negotiations, by R. Lansing; John Burroughs, by c. Barrus; Outline of history, by H. G. Wells; Venizelos, by H. A. Gibbons; Americanization of Edward Box, by B. w. Box; Wonders of instinct, by J. H. Fabre; Sailing South, by P. s. Marden; Shadow shapes, by B. s. Sergeant; Careers for women, by c. Filene; Pitfalls on the chess toard, by E A. Greig; Historic homes of New England, by M. H. Northend; Religion and business, by R. w. Edison; Pleasures of collecting, by G. Teall; The view vertical, by w. Kirkland; Lincoln, the world enamel patOr, by J. Drinkwater; Abraham Lincoln, @ play, by J. Drinkwater; Life and letters of Hamilton w. Mabie, by B. W. Morse; Geography of the world war and the peace treaties, by F. M. McMurray; Atlas of reconstruc- tiOn..
 The local w. c. T. U. will observe it's tenth anniversary Friday, April 22, in the Methodist church. A re- ception will be held in the church parlors from to 8, after which the anniversary exercises will take. place. The speakers of the evening are Rev Marion Jones, the first president who is we'll known in Stafford, and Mrs. Del orah Knox Livingston, national lecturer and superintendent of chris tian citizenship. Mrs. Livingston is considered one of the most forceful and entertaining of the many fine lec- turers of the national w. c. T U. She has recently returned from as sisting in the prohibition campaign in her native country, Scotland. The following chairmen. have charge of local arrangements: Church, Mrs. w. A. Bruce; music, Mrs. W. A. Abbott; decorations, Mrs. B. K. Taft; refresh ments, Mrs. A. M Cady; reception, Mrs. F. H. Plumb.