The Press., 1921-06-02
WELLINGTON SOLDIERS MONUMENT
 UNVEILED MEMORIAL DAY.

UNVEILED MI G. s. Baker of Middletown was here over Sunday.
 I. G. Baker of Springfield was in town Monday.
 Miss Grace Griffith was in Pittsfield, Mass, for the weekend.
 Harold COmins of Hartford was home over the weekend
 Timothy Shea is spending the week with his sister in Providence, R. I.
 Ronald Mitchell of Andover academy spent the holidays at his home here.
 William Hanley of Boston spent the weekend and Memorial day at his home in Orcutts.
 MT. and Mrs. James Daley attended the funeral of MT. Daley's sister in Willimantic on Saturday.
 Miss Ethel Moore of Greenwich was with her parents, MT. and Mrs. M. c. Moore, over Memorial day.
 MT. and Mrs. John Yare of Worces- ter visited friends and relatives over the holiday and weekend.
 Mrs, Alice Wolfe and Miss Ruth
 
 their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. J. Walker over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Maurice DemOnd and daughter, Pauline, of Winchendon, Mass. were guests of MT. and Mrs. c. H. Moore over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. John Richie of Hart ford and Miss Mary Leach of Spring field were at their camp at Crystal Lake over Sunday and Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Duggan and MT. and Mrs. Smith recently went to Harris vile, N. H., to visit Mrs. Duggan's brother, making the tour with MT. GenhOlt.
 Miss Jane NaughtOn, who has been guest of MT. and Mrs. R. H. Valen- tine, returned to her home to-day Miss NaughtOn is assistant to the pastor of the First Presbyterian church of WetertOwn, N. Y
 James Desloge was given a surprise last Friday night at his home on Hicks avenue. He received a well filled May basket from a number of toy and girl friends. There were games and refreshments were served. A good time was enjoyed by all.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey, Miss Harriet Louise Wildey and MT. and Mrs c. H. Meyers returned Monday night from an automobile trip of sev- eral days to Bridgeton, Maine. Their longest stops were at NewburypOrt, Mass, Portland, Me, and Plymouth, N, H., returning home through the White Mts.
 Memorial day with all it's patriotic sentiment was fittingly dedicated to the memory of the departed warriors of the nation by the local c. A. R. post, the American Legion and the Sons of Veterans and the WOmen's Relief Corp on Memorial day and Sunday. Services on Sunday were attended in the Grace Episcopal church and fitting the services of the day while the cho- ral tributes were decidedly apprO priate to the occasion. The histories of the late Colonel Charles Warren and John T. Brennan were read by the pastor. On Monday morning fleet of automobiles conveyed the veterans of 10th the Civil and World War, first to St. Edwards cemetery where pray CTS were said and floral tributes plac- ed on all the graves of the departed soldiers. After taps" had echoed over the graves, the procession lead by the Phoenix band wended it's way \ to West Stafford cemetery where the sanNe ceremony was carried out after which the school children sang pa triOtic songs and Rev. N. w. Heer- mans made a short fitting address to the assembled people. Hillside cemetery was next visited. The chil- dren of the Pinney grammar school assisted with the ceremonies. A very pretty and beautifully expressed sen | timent was shown by the girls attired in the white dresses who placed flow CTS in a circle on the green hill in memory of the World War heroes who sleep in France Rev. c. H. Puffer here gave most interesting discourse on the ravages of time in the ranks of the veterans of the wars. Stafford vile came next and the school chill dren assisted in the memorial service. DOughnuts and coffee were served by the ladies of the church. Stafford Street burying ground was the last cemetery visited in the morning. Rev. J. w. Ballantine here made the ad- dress and invoked the blessing. In the afternoon the veterans of the civil war, numbering eleven, under com mand of John Arnold, officer of the day, were escorted to the Springs cem- etery. Memorial services were fol- lowed by invocation by Rev L. Rees and an address by Rev. c. H. Puffer in his usual gifted manner and he urged the assembled hearers to carry on the work of peace for the world and prosperity for our nation and all nations.