Putnam patriot., 1928-02-23
PoMFRET

Miss Ruth Moffat spent the week end at home.
 Mrs. Albert Day Is Ill at the Day Kimbali Hospital
 Mrs. Joseph 0'Brierty is confined to the house with grip.
 Mrs. Graves, at Dr. 0verlock's is re- covering from her recent illness.
 Miss Alice Lowell is back in Pom fret after a two weeks visit to New York.
 Mrs. John Farrell. who recently re- turned from the Day kimhall Hos pital, continues to improve. Peter Murphy was run into at Breen's corner on Saturday night. His car received some injury and is laid up for repairs.
 Mrs. Joseph Clark Hoppin is deliv- ering a series of lectures on Greek vases at the Graduate School, New York University.
 Mrs. William F. Whyland, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. T. w. Lowell, at Fox Hill Farm, returned to New York on Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. Grosvenor Goodridge, who sailed recently on the France" will make n Mediterranean tour be- fore going to Paris for the spring. Mrs. Eliot Parkhurst of Providence | is a guest at Fox Hill Farm. Mir. Eliot Parkhurst spent Sunday and Washington's Birthday at the Farm.
 Lawrence Perkins, who has been spending the winter in Morocco, France and England, will sail for America on the "Majestic" February 29th.
 The Rev. Leonard K. Richards will assume the rectorship of Christ church. March ist, and will be in charge of the eleven o'clock service Sunday March 4th.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ninton Freedley will be in Pomfret this week. Mir. Freed ley is shortly to produce a new mu- sical play called Heres How with music by Roger Wolfe Kahn.
 The Mad Halter Tea House had it's official opening on Monday after noon. Among those who entertained there were Mrs. Bradley of Pomfret School and Miss Elizabeth Thomp- son.
 John Murphy is home, owing to an 1 injury to his eye, which he received 1 in the factory at Worcester, when a small particle of steel entered his eye. The splinter has been removed and he is now recovering.
 It is hoped that all will be interested in the Food Sale, which Mrs. Mel bert is planning for March third for the benefit of The Pomfret Free Li- brary. The store will be open all day and evening for reception and distribution.
 The last of the series of Whist and Dances, given under the auspices of The Parent Teachers Association took place at A. O. H. Hall on Fri day evening. The ladies prize was won by Mrs. Kelley, gentlemen's by Thomas Hanlon. Annie 0'Neil and Milton Nelson were the winners of the consolation prizes.
 The Pomfret Bridge Club enter ] tained on Monday evening by Mrs. Wheeler, at The Ben-Grosvenor. Be- sides the regular members there were six guests present: Mr Wheeler of New Haven, Mrs. Wheelers son, her daughter, Mrs. Phillips of Waterbury, Conn.,, Mir. and Mrs. Welsh, Mrs. Mitchell, and Mrs. Thomas of The Mad Halter Tea House.
 News of Mir. Charles Swain has re- gently been received. After his visit to Mir. and Mrs. Louis Lorillard in Paris is over he will go to St. Moritz and then to Nice. At the latter place he hopes to meet several Pomfret friends, including Judge Holt and the Misses Holt, and Mir. and Mrs. Hay ward Adams. Mir. Swain will sail for home on the Majestic on March 2lst.
 A sale of historical American auto- graphs were sold by order of Robert T. Varnum of Pomfret, Monday eve ming at the American Art Association, 30 East Fifty-seventh street, New York City. The autograph material is from the hand of many notables, in- cluding John Adams, General Wash ington, Grant, and an extensive series of Lincoln. Among the major items is Major General A. E. Burnside's let ter to President Lincoln complaining against Secretary of War Stanton and Major General Halleck; Lincoln's au- tographed note on Temperance, Gen eral Buffers famous order No. 2S in- tended to prevent women from insult ing soldiers. and Sherman's letter to Grant congratulating him on the siege of Vicksburg.