Connecticut western news., 1921-12-22

who was associated in the medical practice with his father, and Q. Lam- son Beach of Fairfield; three grand children, children of Dr. c. c. Beach; and two sisters, Mrs. Wyllys A. Hedges of Lewiston, Mont., and Miss Harriet Beach of Hartford. Funeral services were held in Hartford Sun day afternoon.
 In the recent Red Cross campaign here Warren c. Cordially reports 169 members of the organization. Rev. William B. Johnson of the local Congregational Church, who was in Y. M. c. A. work on the sea and in this country during the world war, has been elected chaplain of Seicheprey Post, V. F. w., in Winsted for the coming year, Rev. Johnson, William A. Jordon and Neil Sylver- nale attended the annual meeting and banquet of the post in WinSted Thursday evening.
 Eugene Roberts has entered the employ of Contractor William A. Carroll, having left the employ of Harry D. Atwood.
 Miss Florence s. Stevens of Sim mons College is spending the holiday vacation with her mother, Mrs. Harry E. Stevens on Greenwoods road, east. Work has been started on the re- West Torrington to Norfolk, a dis tance of egiht miles. John De Michiel & Bros. of Torrington have the con- tract for doing the work and have installed two crushers on the job.
 The collection to be taken at the Christmas exercises of the Congre- gational Church on Christmas night will be for the work of the Russian relief committee The church has already given $100 to the cause and within the past two weeks $200 has been contributed to the Near East Relief fund.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. of the Congre- gational Church elected officers, with two committee chairman to be ap. pointed at meeting Sunday: presi dent, Edward R. Stevens; vice presi dent, Miss Isabel Collar; secretary Mss Helen Koslik; treasurer, Miss Avis Sylvernale; prayer meeting committee, Mrs. William B. Johnson music committee, Miss Ethel Sylver. nale, and flower committee, Miss Florence M. Clark.
 Nose Le Mere, who until recently was employed as Western Union telegraph operator at the c. N. E station, has moved his family tc Hartford, where he is now empl yed
 Miss Marion Curtiss and Miss Marjory DeMars, teachers in the Fourth District School in Winstcd are spending the holiday vacation al their homes on Sunset Ridge.
 An interesting Christmas program of songs, recitations and playlets was given Friday afternoon at the N ortf End district school house under U ( direction of Miss Minnie L. Humph rey, the teacher. Following the exer cises each of the sixteen pupils o1 the school received a gift from theil teacher, and they remembered hel with presents.
 Misses Mildred and Vivian Engdol of Brooklyn, N. Y, whose mother died last week from pneumonia, are guests of their aunt, Mrs. John K Hollister, on Terrace View.
 Misses Marguerite and Marion Curtiss and Katharine Butcher were visitors in Hartford last week.
 Miss Catherine O'Meara of Win. sted was the weekend guest of hel class-mate, Miss Virginia Cobb.
 The Norfolk Girls Club will holC Christmas tree party for the mem bers at the Center School building , Wednesday evening.
 William F. Stearns, Jr., and Henry B. Gidman of Amherst College vii spend the Christmas recess at thei1 homes here.