The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-06
cnrIII Personal
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OOO1hA MU SICAL

~aThe Elks may wen, be proud of
Hnds.
.s14 is indeed a fine and beautiful
building the Elks' have here.'-W. A.
Smith.
nowhere can a finer or more COM
clete club building be found than the
E5ks' have here."-P. w. Wren.
s-rhe Buys are surely housed in hrst
rIass styIe. and don't they know how
10 cater to their friends?"-W. h Mar
lsold-
.sWeli; this is swell and up to-date
tn every particular for the Elks.'-
Ralph Beers.
Isn't it good to be here and enjoy
the hospitality of the Elks?'-M. j.
Flanagan.
.rPast Exalted Ruler Ivers was ubiq-
uitons and enjoyed to the fui' Iooh-
ing after the comfort of the many
guests as did our own Sherln Dooian.
IS. E. Haw1ey.
..Now will you be good ?''-s. T. Da-
Wis. il.
wasn't there a bunch of 'em caught
In that Darien trap ?'-F- A. strong.
Ar4ad they charged admission to that
auto trial they would have made as
much money as they did robbing US
.1,toists for standing, room was at a
premium."-A. w. Paige.
~we'u take good care that all auto
lists are fully warned to be on guard
for that Darien trap. IF. T. Staples.
.eI've gone and done it; Joined the
h;o ma i0ritv of artoiSts. DIR. E. +.
Blank.
eve lost forty pounds in weight, but
lam. not worrying, I'm going fishing"
John Cuinlivan.
THAT is a natty looking loco cheni-
cal for the Waterbury Fire Depart
ment-''-Chief Mooney.
The many friends of Mr. w. V. Dew
lit, clerk of the probate office will be
glad to know that he is steadily I'M
proving in health and strength and
anticipates returning from Great Bar
eington, at the end of the month.
Speaking of the osler theory, '%that
men should be chloroformed after
REACHING the age of forty" it is true,
many men and women too might be
ehloroformed long before they reached
Forty without loss to the world, but in
the majority of cases, mans useful
ness has been most fully demonstrat-
ed after that period. 1t is interesting
to know that from statistics gathered
by investigators among the govern
ment employees at washington, as TO
percentage and character of work the
average man does at the various Pc
RODS of his life, the following cheering
statistics are recorded, Cperfect percen-
tage 1000 At 20 to 25 years of age, 80
per cent; 25 to 80, 80 per cent; 80 to
Is. 95 per cent; 35 to 55. 100 per cent;
IS to 60, 90 per cent; SO to SO. 8; per
cent; 65 to 20. 81 per cent; 20 to 5. rs
per cent; over Is, II per cent. Now
those who think they are down and
putt because they have passed forty,
had better take fresh courage, paste
these figures in their hat and ''be up
and doing.
The new Elks' home on State street..
was the center of attraction last ev-
ening and exceedingly well did our 10
tai boys entertain the immense throng
bf callers that kept coming and going
from the hour of opening until long
after the announced time for closing.
It was a. huge undertaking, this in
uiting the general public to enjoy the
beauties Of their new building, and at
the same time partake of their bound
less hospitality. The task, to the Elks
1t was g. delight, might well make a
less confident board Of managers fear
for the success of an affair of such
magnitude, but they. must justly feel
n thrill of pride. in the fact, that not
: the slightest hitch occurred to mar
the extreme pleasure afforded the
themselves Of the privilege. On all
Rides, nothing but waImest words of
praise and honor are heard for each
individual Elk from Exalted Ruler.
down, who made every visitor feel
that he or she were among their own.
The singing by Loren Delbridge, was
thoroughly enjoyed and brought forth