The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-25
TRIED TO TURN SUNDAY MEETING
 TO POLITICAL RALLY
Special Police Quen Resent ment of Congregation in
 Nepomuc Church
STREET RIOT WAS FEARED

Republican Town Chairman Rogers, Postmaster W. H. Marigold, Former senator William R. Brown, and Cor oner Clifford B. Wilson attended ser vice. yesterday morning, at St. Johns Nepomuc church at Brooks and Shel- ton streets to represent the city gov ernment, at the blessir of Hun garian flag and an American flag.
 Attorney Joseph Merva. chairman of the meeting in Darak's Hall, which followed the meeting in the church, in- troduced MT. Rogers, who took parti- cular pains to inform the audience that he was the Republican town chairman. Postmaster Marigold spoke and so did Senator Brown. When Coroner c. B. Wilson started to speak there was such a murmuring at the rear of the hall on the part of those who did not like the idea of the flag dedication being turned into a political meeting on Sun day that several special officers were obliged to work hard to preserve order.
 The dedication was planned for Wednesday night, but the members of the Sokol declared that they would not allow the emblem of the government which has kept its foot on the neck of the Slovak race to come into their hall.
 The Mechanics club tried to get Sokol hall for the exercises. yesterday, but were refused. therefore the event was held ir Darak hall.
 l. The feeling upon the flag question was shown by the jeers of Slavonian young men who attempted, "Where is your own flag" as the parade accom- panying the celebration passed through the street. Liveryman Andrew Quaka refused to rent his carriages to the society when he got an inkling that there was going to be eggs thrown at the parade. But this suspicion was unfounded. Not missile was thrown. It is probably well that there was no violence, as the Hungarian Consul, Alexander Muber of New York was in the parade, and there might have been cause for international complications.
 Special Officer John Zenhyhi. of the Hungarian colony in the West End and four other specials were in the crowd to see that no missiles were thrown.
 The Mechanics Club marched from it's club rooms in Hallett street, near Ogden street headed by the Wheeler & Wilson band and reinforced by 14S members of the Hungarian National society.
 After going to the church the parade went to the hall where there was speechnaking and refreshments
 The grand marshal of the parade popular member of the Slavonian Sokol and of the Mechanics club who re- gards the sentiment expressed against the Hungarian flag as foolishness His aides were Julius Bachman, Joseph Hunyadi, A. Filip. and J. Flannel.
 The sponsors for the Stars and Stripes were Stephen Buda, MT. and Mrs. Yontos Toppiczer. MT. Frank J. Ostrofsky. Mrs. Michael Sinko, Mrs. Andrew 1enger. Mrs. Michael Mutyus, Mrs. Havanich and Kornel Toppiczer Those who were the sponors for the Hungarian flag at the church cere- mony were M. Kovkmarik. MT. Voitek. Mrs. Fertelmes, Mrs. Tesla, and Miss MihaIcik
 Michael Vasko carried the American flag and M. Nagy. the Hungarian ban ner. Both standards. were of silk and handsomely embroidered.
 The Hungarian-Slavish Mechanics Club is composed of men who learned their trades in their native land and have certificates from their masters. Men bearing union cards or certificates of appr enticeship in this country are also admitted to the organization.
 There was no intent to offend the Slavonians by adopting the Hungarian flag and the members, many of whom are Slavonians, are surprised to think that the members of the Sokol should object to the flag going into their hall. which is a public auditorium. The club has a receipt for the rent of the hall for next Wednesday night when it pro- poses to hold a dance in honor of the flags. They say they will carry the flags into the hall, but there are many members of the Sokol who say they will not
 The sentiment against the displaying of. the Hungarian flag is felt by the men who have been striving to per- been excluded from the schools of Hungary,