Putnam patriot., 1930-06-19
Pornfret

Hill Farm on Monday, after a week in Boston.
 Mrs. Louis de Florez and Peter de Florez are going to Boston on Thurs day. for a short stay.
 Margaret Foley left for New York City on Sunday She will spend her vacation with relatives.
 General John Carson who motored to New York and West Point last week, returned on Saturday.
 Thomas Foley has accepted a posi- tion as Camp Counsellor in the Cats kills, N. f., for the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. William Blackmore of Providence have taken a cottage at Point Judith for the summer.
 Mrs. Rich, who has bought the old Episcopal Church in Abingdon, has presented to the Rectory School the old bell, which will be installed at the School.
 Mir. and Mrs. Allan Mathewson mo- tored from Boston on Saturday, for the weekend, bringing Mrs. Henry Mathewson, who is remaining a few days at her cottage on Fox Hill Farm.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams of New York City are visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs L. Swanson. They will be at their home in New York after June 30th. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Emma Swanson of Pomfret.
 Mrs. Edwin Harworth Hemminway, and Harworth and David Hemminway arrived at Fox Hill Farm on Monday for the remainder of the month. Mrs. James Pott accompanied them, re- turning after dinner to her cottage at Madison Beach.
 Miss Annie Ash will sail from Montreal. Canada, on Wednesday June 18th. on the s. $. Duchess of Athore. for a six weeks trip in Europe. during which time she will visit many places of interest and see the Passion Play at 0berammergan.
 Miss Edith King and Miss Georgia Eldred, who have been spending a few weeks at Fox Hill Farm, went to Boston on Monday, to be the guests of Mrs. Herbert Bowen, on Beacon street. for two nights. They will visit Rockport, Mass, and then return to Pomfret, to the home of Miss Kings sister. Mrs. Louis de Florez.
 Pomfret School held it's Prize Day exercises on Friday; chapel services followed by speeches and the distrib- ution of prizes in the assembly hall. The Rev. Mir. Langdon, acting head master, made the opening address. After the prizes were distributed, Dr. Ogilby, president of Trinity College, Hartford. made an address. The val edictory address was delivered by J. R. Searles. Luncheon was later serv- ed to the School and it's guests.
 A meeting of the parish of Christ Church was held at the reetory on Saturday morning at eleven o'clock the Senior Warden. Dr. T. Morris Murray. presiding. The Rev. Leon ards Richards opened the meeting. Necessary business was transacted The same officers elected to serve an- other year: Dr. T. Morris Murray Senior Warden. Mir Charles F. Swain Junior Warden, Mir. Leonard Swain ,reasurer. Mir. Charles Swain assist ont treasurer. Mir. Frederick Ash. se- cretarv. The resignations of MT Adams and Mir Varnum, from the vestrv. were accepted.
 Several members of the immediate family and intimate friends assembled in inc chapel of St. PauPs church at New Haven. on Wednesday June sth. te attend the christening party oi little Virginia. year-old daughter of Professor and Mrs. Ralph Gibbs Van Name. The baptismal service was read bv the Rev Howard K. Weir' Rector of St. Paul's church, and 2 baritone solo "Come Holy Spirit was rendered previous to the prayer, standing as godparents for the child were Mrs. John Addison Porter of Pomfret. Mir. Willard Gibbs Van Name of New York City, and Miss Fiinor Lyon of Norwalk, Conn. Fol; lowing the ceremony Professor and Mrs Van Name entertained at lunch con at their home on Prospect street covers being laid for twenty-six' Among out of town guests were Mrs John Addison Porter. Miss Agnes s' Porter. Mrs. T. Tileston Wells, MT ssr,uel R Betts. Mir. Willard G. Van Afs~. Es1fpnr .vou