Putnam patriot., 1925-05-08
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS

The Maybasket season has opened.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Gladding are
in town for the season.
Nathan Chase has come from Wsr-
eeater 70 visit his grandmother. Mrs.
Ericsson.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
met At Mrs. Oscar Munyan's on We'd
nesday.
Miss Mary Bradford went to vii
iiams last week for The weekend fes-
tiysfieS.
Next Sunday IL Mothers Day
which viii be appropriately observed
at the Neighborly Hill church.
Miss Hassan has been at the Howe
Marot School making the class rings
and the pins for the Junior College
girls.
Much sympathy was felt for Mr..
and Mrs Alexander Maitland on the
death Of their youngest child, John
Gladding, who died on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Morrell Of New
York lunched with Mrs Dexter Elliott
on Tuesday. going on 70 Pomfret,
where they spent the night with Mrs.
Charles Van y. cushman.
There will be food sale and cafe
terra supper In the church veztry Sat
urday, May .. from TO o'clock,
standard time In addition 70 the
many good things offered for sale
Mrs. Frank Marshall and Miss Shell
don will sell cake. and Miss Lewis,
assisted by Mrs. Walter Pratt and
Miss Mary Bradford, home made
candy.
The Quinnatiaset Grange had
charge Of the funeral Of Charles Bald
win on Monday The services were
held in Grange Hall. Mr. Baldwin
came To Thompson many years ago
from the military school az Orchard
Lake, Michigan Mr. Norman p.
Ream was a pupil there at the time
and IL was AZ his suggestion that
"Chariic" Baldwin, as b. was always
called, came TO ThSxfpson.
The following is the honor roll of
the Thompson Hill school for April;
90 to 100 per cent Elizabeth Davis,
Sara Rhodes, May Law. Julia Peter
son, Esther Stevens, Vincent Leo,
Alexander Maitland, Jr., Sarah Bal
lard, Helen Johnson, Grace Whitney,
Helen Jones. Bruno kaminski; 80 20
80 per cent: Annie Benson, Stella
Kaminsk. Annie Goloakie, Walter
Dudley. David Sherry. Bernard
Sherry Aryid Mattson. Theresa Au-
ger. Esther Mnnyan, Charles Jacques.
I George Law. Jr, Marshall Tourtel-
Iotte. Berniee Lambert. Alden Jensen.
Miss Marot Is devoting much time
20 the cause IF the Junior College this
spring. and has been received with
great enthusiasm wherever she has
spoken. About three weeks ago Mrs.
Murray Crane Of New York invited
a number Of people who are interest
ed in the development Of the Junior
College 70 her home on Fifth Avenue
to meet Miss Marot and hear her
speak on the subject As a result of
this meeting Miss Marot was asked by
the princinals If several schools to
speak 10 the mothers Of their pupils
She returned to New York last week
20 fiji these engagements Her first
meeting was AZ Short Hills where Mrs.
John kemmeHef gave "a luncheon and
tea At the Country club Covers were
laid for fourteen at the luncheon
and about seventy five attended the
lecture and tea which followed Miss
Marot spoke for an hour On the pos
sihilities Of the junior college as q
+ factor IN education. and aroused
much enthusiasm Miss Atkinson II
the Horace Mann School entertained
/ for her last Thursday She Is now iH
Chicago where similar meetings have
been arranged. and is speaking every
day before groups Of mothers. She
expects to return the last Of the week.