The Press., 1922-04-06
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STARFnRn SPRINGS.


 O. F. S., next Wednesday evening.
 Miss Ethel Moore returned on Mon- day to Greenwich after spending va cation at her home here.
 Miss Helen Fletcher was the guest of Miss Alice Garden of Indian Or ehard, Mass, over the weekend.
 The public schools of the town open ed last Monday for the spring term. St. Edwards school will close for the spring vacation next week.
 Henry Wrath, who has cen em- ployed in the Nothnick shoe store, has bought Edward Mann's shoe repair shop in the Harwood block.
 Miss Theo Rees, who has I cen with friends in Hartford the past two weeks, came home for the weekend and returned to Hartford Monday for little longer visit.
 MT. and Mrs. NJ. G. Moore, c. H. Moore and Miss Ethel Moore attended a burial service on Monday at Rock Yille of a cousin of Mrs. Moore, Albert Chapin, who died at his home in Provi- dence.
 The w c. T. U. Will meet at the Congregational church at West Staff 
 large attendance is desired as impor- tant business will come before the meeting.
 The service announced by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the Congregational church for Sun day evening was not held as the speaker was unable to be present. However, Rev. L. Rees gave temper Of yn1 Cain taken from John Masefeld's great poem The Everlasting Mercy"
 The banners for the best school at tendance for the month of March have Ie cen won by the follOwing: In the lower grades at the tOrough school, ty Miss Hewett's room with per cent of 95.S6. In the upper grades at the borough school by Mrs. Shows room with per cent of 9S3. In the lower grades of the Primary, Staffordville, and West Stafford schools ty Miss Edith Eddie's room with a per cent of 93.S. In the upper grades of the above by Mrs. Chaffee's room with a per cent of 95. In the rural schools by the Leonard school with a per cent of 9S.
 The Seniors at Washington
 The seniors returned from their trip from Washington last Thursday after noon after having spent a week that few of them ever expect to equal again. A summary of their trip is as follows: They took the boat from New London Friday night at 11.30 and arrived in New York the following morning at 7.3O. They then took the train for Philadelphia where they stopped on a sight seeing tour for a couple of hours and while there went in a bus through Fairview Park and saw many old historic places, includ- ing Independence hall. AS their train was late they did not see the mint as it was closed. They arrived in Wash ingtOn about seven D. m. and after going to their hotel, the Metropolitan, they went to the theater. On Sunday morning they went to their respective churches and in the afternoon went to Arlington cemetery, where they saw the grave of the Unknown Soldier" and graves of other heroes of Ameri- can wars. In the evening they went to the congressional library, one of the largest and most beautiful in the world. On Monday morning they went to the National Museum and saw many world famous collections of animals, birds, etc, among which were many of Roosevelt's obtained on his hunting tours in Africa. In the afternoon they visited the White House, where they met President Harding. Then a guide took them to the house of rep resentatives and the senate, 10th houses heinz in session at this time In the evening the class went to the RialtO theater where they witnessed the great moving picture production, Orphans of the Storm" After the picture the two Gish sisters appeared in person on the stage, accom- panied by the noted director. D. W. Grffi,hs. On Tuesday morning they went to Mount Vernon and visited the Washington mansion and tomb. In the afternoon and evening they wore allowed to do as they saw fit. In !ha morning on Wednesday they visiGed the bureau of printing and engraving. where stamps and paper money are issued and they also climbed Washing ton Monument, which is of $50 feet in height They also visited the Pan American building where the Peace conference was held and also went to the United States Museum of Arts. About two o'clock in the afternoon they boarded a train for New York and arrived there at 6.3O D. m. and after going to their hotel, The Wood stock, went to the Hippodrome theater. On Thursday morning they went on a sight seeing tour of Fifth avenue, Broadway. Chinatown and the Bowery and in the afternoon started home a happy but tired bunch.