The Press., 1921-09-01
w. c. meeting next Friday even

Joseph An0Fu OI NSW IOEk spent last week visiting at the Mogle home.
 Mrs. Harry Wise of Worcester is visiting with MT. and Mrs. Henry Wise.
 Woods orchestra will furnish music for a dance at the Wales hotel on Saturday evening.
 Mrs. lilly Carey of Springfield is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis St. Germain.
 Miss Elizabeth Sanders and Miss Hazel Comins have returned from weeks visit with MT. and Mrs. w. A. Potter of Salem, Mass.
 The Red Cross executive committee on public health nursing will hold their regular monthly meeting at Stafford health Center Friday evening at o'clock.
 The morning service will be re- sumed at the Congregational church next Sunday It will be a communion service. The Sunday school session will be resumed September 11th. Walter Gildersleeve of Hartford is spending the week at Nathan Wards farm in Buff Gap, and MT. and Mrs. L. D. Nichols and daughter, Dorothy, MT. and Mrs. Edwin Smith, all of Springfield, were also recent guests.
 There will be special meeting of Baker chapter, o. B. S., September 9th, when the grand warthy matrOn | will make her official visit Supper at the Methodist church at o'clock. There will be rehearsal of officers September End and 9th at 7.3O p. m.
 The Center street All-Stars will play the Cadets next Sunday in Rock vile. Both teams are out after the junior championship of Holland cOun- ty. The Cadets have one game to their. credit so far. The All-Stars are playing good ball this season. Out of nineteen games they have been de- feated but three times.
 Main street, commencing early Sat urday morning ,resembled city thor Oughfare. An eager crowd was out to tuy the merchandise that was offered at concession prices on dollar day. To judge from the various conversations heard outside the shops, on he-streets and on the way home, housewives were highly satisfied with the results or Cnelr purcnaSeS.
 As is customary at various times during the year, the fire-sprinklers and alarm system at the Smith and Cooley plant were tested on Tuesday afternoon, causing much excitement along the street, when the bells attached to the works rang, but as the | testing progressed through the after noon the ringing of the alarm brought | only score of children to witness the proceedings.
 l. A wagon load of groceries went travelling up East Main street on Tues day afternoon behind the black horse belonging to the Ellis grocery. A bag of flour was unintentionally deposited in front of the Frazeau bakery, and arriving in front of the Bard home 8 wheel was detached from the wagon The next scene, and probably the most pathetic, was when William SymOnds arrived with another wagon and trans ferred the large load of supplies un- derneath the hot sun, but, with the ex- ceptiOn of the one bag of flour, the domestic supplies were delivered to housewives in that section trifle late in day but in time for the evening meal.
 In connection with the Red Cross and the American Legion, the United States government is making an ear nest effort to clear away all pending claims among discharged service men who served in the world war. A num- Der of men are touring the country with the purpose of settling quickly and justly any dissatisfaction that are still in the clutches of red tape The men are termed a Clean Up Squad" and quick efficient settlement is guaranteed. The squad will take uI all matters ranging from back pay to allOtments, including disability ratings and funeral expenses. The nearest point of contact to Stafford is at Will limantic and the squad will hold ses- siOns in that city from the third Ot September to the sixth. Further in formation can be obtained from lOcaI Red Cross headquarters, from B. B Penny or from R. R. Murray, adjutant of the local post of the American le. zion.