Putnam patriot., 1924-08-29
THOMPSON

Mrs. Russell Ware is caring for Mrs. Herrick.
 Richard Burnett is spending some weeks at Newton. Mass.
 Mrs. Dexter Elliott gave q small dinner Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Emma Shaw Colcleugh gave tea for Miss Brown Wednesday after noon.
 Mrs. Frank Decker gave bridge and mah jong party Wednesday eve ming for Miss Isabel Brown.
 The Republican caucus on Wednes- day evening was well attended by the good Republicans of the town.
 Laurence and James Ryan, Jr., Ru- pert Geissler and John Bates have returned from a motor trip to Maine
 Mir. and Mrs. John R. Gladding at- tended the horse show in Newport this week. Mrs Gladding showing a very promising young horse.
 Dr. and Mrs. Murless of Hartford spent few days at the Vernon Stiles last week. coming to attend the auc- ton of Mir. Hamilton Hclt's antiques.
 Mrs. Frank Peterson motored to Newport Sunday in company with her daughter and her husband, Mir and Mrs. Joseph Crandall of North Grosvenordale.
 The executive board of the Village Improvement Society met al Mrs. Vaughan's Thursday evening, and ap- pointed committee to prepare tick ct to be voted on at the annual meet ing.
 Miss Blanche Marot gave a small card party for Miss Uhl Wednesday evening. Miss Uhl. who is leaving the Howe Marot School next week to take a university course, will be greatly missed,
 Tuesday, Aug. %, was very im- portant day for little Marshall Ream. as on that date he reached the advanc- ed age of three years, and entertained his young friends at birthday party. nine children attending.
 Mrs. Arthur Peterson had as guests over the weekend Mir. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Exeter. N. H., and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young of Buff falo. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson re- turned to New Hampshire with them
 A number of Thompson people motored to Old Lyme on Monday for the annual art exhibition which Is be- ing held there Among the pictures shown were two by Brace Crane, who in days past had sketching classes in Thompson.
 Through the generosity of some new friends of Che library three magazines have hepn added to the number al- ready subscribed for. They are Time, l Asia and Hafper's Bazar, all of which ! are sure e be popular. The number of magazines now subscribed for is l twenty-six. in addition Co which some four or five more are given to the li- l brary each month after the owners i have read them.
 Miss Lewis. who Is the present 1 chairman uf the ways and means com I mittee of The Village Improvement Society. has just cause for pride tn l l. he annual entertainment given last I week. By her efforts the society is richer hy Sl29.00. and large audience sxas greatly entertained by the farce, i g Daddy, which was remarkably well given. The little play, which is in three short acts, went with dash and spirit that was much appreciated by the audience. All the parts were well taken. but that of Mrs. Chester. an amusing hypochOndriac. which was played by Miss Margaret White. de- serves special mention The entire east was as follows Mir. Wrex0n Brown. Putnam Livingston; Teddy Brown. Charles Weaver; Paul Ches- ter. Peter Burnett; Thompson. Fred Mrs Wrexon Brown. Pru- dauee Paine; Nellie Brown. Virginia Elliott: Mrs Chester. Margaret .s.-hit.. Jane. Marion Bates.