The Press., 1921-01-27
Edward Reister spent the week end ,rasi&inur frfonAn in marn MaSo

visiting friends in Ware, Mass.
 t Meeting of Amalgamated Textil
 Workers of America, Friday evenin in Society hall at seven thirty o'clocl Mrs. William McCulloch has rt
 turned from the Springfield hospits
 and is improving at her home on Wi lington avenue. Collector. F. H. Plumb will be a the Wickes' drug store next Tuesda
 from 10 a. m., to 3 p. m., to receiv
 the personal tax.
 The ladies of the A. o. H., will con duct the Mardi Gras festival schedule
 for Shrove Tuesday evening in the in terest of St. Edwards parish.
 It is interesting to notice that lon
 trousers are appearing on the nethe limbs of several of the younger mel attending the local high school.
 | Last evening the teachers of tn town gathered in the kindergarten a the school and held their, monthl. meeting and get-to-gether social.
 Lewis Mclaughlin and R. R. Mur ray attended the annual business meeting and banquet of the Connect icut Editorial association at the hote Garde in New Haven on last Saturday | Yesterday afternoon the pupils O the kindergarten, in charge of Mis- Edith Cushman and Miss Clover Con verse, made a tour of the principa streets of the borough. The little tots seemed to enjoy the outing.
 This evening in the high schoo tuilding the pupils will tender sOcia ! Rnr NAfx %o TnW W1 wick, sub-master, who has resigned The party will be under the manage ment of the sophomore class.
 l The high school basketball game with MonsOn academy that was to be played on last evening was cancelled by Monson owing to their inability to reach Stafford It seems that the Monson boys have never yet been able to arrive in Stafford when due to play game.
 One of the war measures of the period of 1918 and 1919 has been re- vived in the interest of the European rel ef fund for starving children During the week four minute speakers arc appearing in the Paramount thea ter including, Mrs. G. P. Bard, c. F. Beck TTith. R. H. Valentine and Rev. F. A. MandersOn, who gave interesting discOurses on European conditions.
 Jack Slavin, who was recently en- gagged in the retail fish business, has organized a gang of chimney cleaners and is at present employed in Rock vile His force includes Bud Rounds, Edward Huden and Henry Huden, who ty his work on high steeples and chimneys has attained the name Of "Steeple Henry" among the nlanufact- uring centers of New Englaud.
 Eight young lady friends of little Miss Nan Chapin made merry at her home on Grant avenue on the occasion of her eighth tirthday, on Tuesday of this week. The party included: Ju- dith Williams. Muriel Scott, Virginia Valentine, Carol Valentine, Helen Smith, Corrine Gilligan, Elizabeth Greaves. Games were played, refreshments ser yed and general jolly time enjoyed Iy all the little visitors.
 A large gathering of the members of Iona Council Degree of PocoIlontas, were the guests of Oneco Tribe I. O. R. M., at their WigWam on last Friday evening, when the officers of the year were installed by Deputy Great Sa- chem, H. R. Goodrich and staff of Hartford Past Great Sachem Pond of Hartford, the oldest Redman of Con- necticut, attended the meeting and gave an interesting talk on Redman ship. Following the installation re- treatments were served and a general good time was enjoyed. The local or der of Redmen are planning a series of get-together socials, in conjunction with the Degree of Pocohontas, for the winter months. N
 The Knowlton farm on Rockwell Hill is to te reopened. During last year Minor R. Knowlton made some extensive repairs in and about the house and other buildings and at the same time purchased the property known as the Jones place, directly across the highway. In days gone by the farm was the social center of the community. Older residents remem- Der when the KnOwltOn farm was one of the proud boasts of our citizens. A large coach carried the family about the village, horses of famous sires were in the stables. Cultivation of unusual crops were possible tecause of the late frosts on the hill. A no table garden and probably the first of it's kind in this vicinity grew behind the house. Native berries were there cultivated so successfully that when ripe the services of~a Watchman in the garden was necessary. During the latter part of last week, Rok ert Knowlton late of Mystic, arrived in Stafford and tegan preparations for the opening of the farm. He is the son of Minor R. KnOwltOn who is at present in Bridgeport.
 5Through the kindness of Joseph Woods. proprietor of the Paramount theater, special performance is to be given in the hall on Saturday morn ing at ten thirty o'clock. The admis- sion is fifteen cents, the entire re- ceipts of the show will 70 to the Children's Relief Fund of the Euro pean Relief Council It is a fact that B cents feeds child for one day, that cents does wonders and that 1 cent is a notable gift. The picture to te shown is one of the new releases from the Paramount company and is an appropriate picture for the pur- pose. Jack Mulhall and Pauline Starke are the leading characters: The title is Whom the Gods Would Destroy" It depicts the historical facts in connection with the formation of the League of Nations. A story is told, taken from the famous novel ot the same name Ky Charles R. Macau- ley. In producing the picture there were used twenty three principal