Putnam patriot., 1928-02-16
NORTH cRosvENoRDALE

Boston on Saturday.
 Mrs. B. Touchetre is in the St. Vim cents Hospital under observation.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Nelson were visitors in Worcester, last Saturday
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert Babbitt spent the week k-end visiting relatives in Wor cester.
 Mfr. Edward Swanson has return ed from a two-weeks stay with rela- tives in North Easton.
 Mrs. Roland Faucher's mother, Mrs. Jacobs. is in St. Vincent's Hospital undergoing an operation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Erland Johnson and daughter Helen visited fin Worcester and Springfield over the weekend.
 Evelyn Peterson and Clarence Peterson of Elizabeth, N J.. were weekend visitors of Miss Evelyn Swanson.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rudolph Swanson and family of Riverside, R. l., were week end visitors at the home of Mrs. Ed ward Swanson.
 John Gronlund is remaining with Mrs. Ida Twist. his aunt, in Putnam. He has recently returned from a Hartford hospital.
 Mrs. Louis Drury of Clinton has been a visitor at the home of Mrs. John Blake. She was formerly Miss Vera Arnold of this town.
 The choir of the Swedish Lutheran church held rehearsal in the par sonage Monday evening, under the direction of Mrs. Fritz Soderburg, organist.
 The auxiliary of the Oscar Swan son Post, American Legion, will con duct Valentine party, this Tuesday evening in their quarters. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served.
 Axel Swanson, Carl F. Swanson, John Swanson and Ernest Johnson motored to Fan River Sunday, where they visited the ruins of the disastrous fire that razed the business section of that city.
 Percentage marks for the first half year for pupils of the Tourtellotte Memorial high school have been com pieted showing sixteen credited with marks 6ver s5 The freshman class ranks highest with six pupils having high marks and the sophomores are second
 The pupils of the Junior high with high averages for the first half term are: Grade g, Flora Joslin. s8.25; Helen Greene. 8G5: Beatrice John son, S5.25 Mary Law. ss Grade !, Franklin Coleman, % Helen Klimek, 9f: Wade Chubnuek. s9.25; Francis I.oshe. g6.5; Beatrice Deotte, s6.25; Eloise Iogee. S6.25.
 The 0senr Swanson Post. American Legion held another dance last Sat urday. in the Grosvenordaie Co.'S hall. < large crowd was in attend ance and pleasant evening was en- loved by all. The dance was in charge of Philip Duhamel, Edward McKeon. Victor Belanger. Norbert Blaine, and Frank Pelletier.
 Rev. Leonard B. Richards, pastor of St. Alban's church. Danielson, was the speaker at the meeting of the Womans club last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John F. Reardon, His talk was on the Origin and Psychology of Wit" Hostesses for the afternoon were Miss Mar garet U. Reardon and Miss Elizabeth Foote.
 A meeting of the Luther League was conducted in the church vestry, this Thursday. Miss Carrie Ander- son. president of the local chapter, was in charge of the meeting. After the meeting, refreshments were serv- ed. The refreshment committee con sisted of Mrs. Carl H. Lorenz, Miss Irene Johnson, Rueben Peterson, and Philip Skotchliss.
 The Luther League basket ball team. the Comrades are expected to be in action soon Having two games scheduled for next week. On Wed nesday, they will journey to Wor- cester to meet the Quinsigamond team. and on Saturday they will play the Calvary church team in the T. M II. s. gym. It is hoped that game can be arranged for this week with the Congo Five from Oxford, Mass.
 Pupils of the freshman class receiv- ing the high marks are: Sylvia Dartt. .9f.75: Phyllis Nelson. 9i.75; Peter Demeter S9.25; Sara Rhodes, S9.25; Mnrtha Strand. s7.75; George Tefft, s5 5 Sophomores, Elizabeth Cortiss, 9l6; Do~oshv Freudenthal, SC; He'd viz Cu con. SC; Alexandria Con- do ef nniors. Stella Towne, 91.5; Maxine Elliott, ST; Margaret Cassels, S5. Seniors, John Nizamoff, 89.5; Adeline Tefft, ss.25; Raymond May hew, sS.
 4 surprise birthday party was giv- en to the Rev. Fitz Soderburg. pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, last Saturday evening at the home of Mir. and Mrs. John Svenning. A large birthday cake was ie the center of the table and the table was prettily dec- orated with valentines. The intro ductory remarks were made by Otto Sward and upon the conclusion of his speech, the Rev. Fritz Soderburg re- ceived numerous birthday gifts. Those present were: Rev and Mrs. Fritz soderburg. Mir. and Mrs. Otto Sward. Mir. and Mrs. Edward Swanson, Mir. and Mrs. Carl Lorenz. Mir. and Mrs. Albert Babbitt. Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson. Mir. and Mrs Carl Ander- son, Miss Carrie Anderson. Mir. and Mrs. Er'and Johnson, Miss Helen Johnson. Mir. and Mrs. John Svenning, and Clifford Svenning.