The Press., 1922-06-15

At a recent meeting of the School Committee, Philip H, Dow was elected principal of the local high school for the coming year.
 The following are home for the summer vacation: Joseph Kaplan of Brown, William Comins of Yale, Rich ard Bissonnette of Holy Cross, and Edmund Towne of Clark.
 Frederick Bruce of Boston Universi- ty and Curtis Foye of Dorchester, Mass, also of Boston University are visiting at the home of Frederick Bruce on Westford Avenue.
 Misses Edith and Florina TonOn are at home for the summer vacation. Miss Edith graduated this month at Simmons college, Boston, and is now fitted for a secretarial position. Miss Florina just completed her junior year.
 On Tuesday evening at Memorial hall in the library building, a large number of members of the Woman s club of Stafford, listened to a very inspiring address by Mrs. Marian Blake Campbell, worker sent out by the state republican committee.
 Misses Gwyneth Rees, Dorothy Ste vens and Charlotte Beckwith are at home from their studies at the WO- mans College, New London. Miss Rees will go to the Industrial school at Middletown, Monday to again be- come, as last summer, field worker in that institution.
 Work has been delayed on the town as it is impossible to get the stone needed on upper part of the on account of the strike in the granite quarries. The soldiers monument also will be delayed for this reason, so that it probably will not be erected until next year.
 Joseph Gadrow, al out 36 years old, in the weave room of the Warren Woolen Co.,, died suddenly this He was stricken while at work and was taken to the Johnson hospital where he did not regain con- and died in a short time. His home is in Crompton, R. l., and he had just started to work for the w. w. Co.,, this morning, coming here from 
 Mrs. Rose Puff, 53, of Harrisville, R. l., and formerly of this place, died at her home last Friday morning. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Puff, three daughters, Ria, Florence and Beatrice and her mother, Mrs. R. Harmon all of Harrisville. She also leaves a sister. Mrs. Lizzie Sautman, 0f Harrisville and three brothers, Charles Burrell of WOonsocket, R I, Louis Burrell of Boston, Mass, and George Burrell of this place. Mrs. Puff resided here for number of years, leaving about 26 years ago. Funeral services were held Monday and burial was in the Harris vile cemetery.
 Class day exercises of the high school senior class were held last evening in St Edwards hall. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, with underclasses and alumni. The freshmen, sophomores and juniors vied with each other to best present their class songs and yells. The seniors then took the stage and, after like demonstration, the lifting curtain displayed the recrea- ton grounds of the Nut Sanitarium 1f 1922" Ralph Baldwin welcomed he guests and paid a just tribute to parents and instructors. The chang ng of matrons at the institution gave for an understanding of he cause for commitment and condi- nf oofinnt Tho roll II given from tags on each inmate, read oy Raymond B. Pease and Miss Doris \. Avery. Misses Margaret c. Pari- ,eau and Marjorie J. Stevens gave the prophecy and the prophecy on the prophet The class history was com piled and read by Robert Scussel and Miss Aurora Campo. Edward c. Braun and Joseph Senechal proved very faithful statisticians to the of all Misses Marion A. Moran and Veronica c. Pagan bestow- ed the gifts and in most cases, deep was evidenced. Alton w. Braun presented the gifts to the givers. Misses Kathleen Fletcher and Gertrude Mullins were generous in their conferring of the degrees, and while some probably were not quali- fled for these special hOnOrs, they were all graciOusly, acknowledged The will, a long and detailed docu- ment disclosing vast possessions was carefully prepared by Joel H.. Reed and Miss Grace A. Burrill and the showed no signs of, ap- peal. Much good advice was given to the undergraduates by Miss Ger trude T. Meyers and in response, Francis Adams, president of the jun for class, mentioned several mistakes of the senior class which should prove a warning to students in the future. The seniors concluded their song and a jolly dancing party followed, with music by the Serenader's orchestra of The committee in charge were Miss Mary c. O'HallOran, Miss Beatrice Roberts and Harold G. ToWne.
 West Stafford
 -ChautauQua June 2Oth to June 24th.
 Junior Helpers meeting will be omitted next week owing to Chautau- qua.
 Mrs. Della Fuller is spending two weeks in Chester and Springfield Mass.
 Emerson Davis has recently lost a horse which he recently purchased in Springfield.
 Samuel Magill of Jamaica, N. Y., is visiting his grand parents, MT. and Mrs. c. P, Bradway.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis of Mon son spent the weekend as guests oi MT. and Mrs. Frank Newton.
 Subject for c. E. meeting Sunday evening, "Cultivating COntentment, Phil. 4: 1O-20. Leader, Carlos Chaffee
 Word comes from Woodstock, Vt, Ot the birth of a son, Vernon Preston to Victor and Gladys Preston Maxim
 Miss Sara M. Harries of Brooklyn N. Y, made her sister, Mrs. EdWiT Dimock, a short visit the first of th' week.
 Miss Glennys Preston, daughter O. F. Wayland Preston, is recovering