The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Happenings of Interest About
 The City.

l Samuel Dave. the well knOWr I painter and decora tor, is distributing i among his many friends what is prob. 1 ably one of the prettiest and neates
 calendars ever gotten out by a firm | in Bridgeport The body of the cal 1 endar is a picture of a young gir | picking roses in a large field. It is | called Roses Softly Blooming," and is the work of that celebrated English
 artist, Savage Cooper. AS an artist
 MT. Coopers reputation is surpassed
 by no Englishmar alive today.
 Among the deeds filed in the town ] clerks office Saturday was a quit
 claim from the Bridgeport Savings Bank to the Fraternal Order of Ea : gles. closing the last mortgage of s2, 5OC on the Eagles property on Madison avenue. The hall is now clear and free from debt and the society starts the year with a comfortable sum in the treasury. The mortgage will be burned tomorrow night.
 Ten new members were received into the Arion Singing Society at a meeting held last night at which the election of officers was the principal crder of business. It was decided at the meeting to give their we'll known festival Fools Night" on Feb. 21. Following the meeting a supper was served by the women of the society who also presented as a prize a live canary to Peter HummelI. The offic- CTS elected are as follows: President, Michael Wolf; vice president, August Seith; corresponding secretary, Henry Muskewitz; recording secretary, Max SchWeitZer; financial secretary Eu- gene Parthenay; librarians, Paul Mer- tens and Adam Herb: hall agent, Emil Leu: musical director, Fritz K. G. Weber; collector, Emil Leu; delegates to German American Central Bund, Peter Hummel, Henry Muskewitz and Eugene Parthenay.
 John c. Tuthill Camp, w. O. w., will have a Christmas tree this even- ing in Eagles hall for the entertain ment of their friends and children A tree 2S feet high has been placed in the hall which was decorated yester- day by the members.
 The newly elected officers of Sam uel H. Harris lodge, I. O. o. F., will be installed this evening, following which social session with refreshments will be enjoyed.
 The first class prepared for con- f1rmation by the new rector of the Calvary Episcopal church. Rev. J. H. Brown, was confirmed yesterday after noon at o'clock by Rt. Rev. Chauncey $. Brewster. A large congregation filled the church which presented very attractive appearance in it's Christmas decorations. Three women made up the confirmation class
 The dedication of a scroll of law, presented to the church by Mrs. Solo, mon Scott in memory of her late hus- band, was held yesterday afternoon With an elaborate ceremony at the Bikur Cholim synagogue. The scroll consists of the five books of Moses written in long hand upon a roll of parchment. It is an indispensable ob- Ject in every synagogue and is greatly venerated by every pious Hebrew.
 At the Foresters' combined com mittee meeting held Saturday evening the plans as reported by the entertain ment and refreshment committees as sure the ForeSterS of a very interest ing time at the social and smoker next Saturday evening at FOresters' hall. The candidates recently initiated are to receive special attention, and the mem bers in general will attend and exem- plify the fraternal spirit of Forestry. A committee of Chief Rangers repre- senting seven courts were appointed to take the matter of club rooms un- der advisement. They will probably meet this week to get the cooperation of the other courts and to consider various plans.
 There will be a meeting of the Bridgeport Local Assembly of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in the par lors of St. Johns church tonight at o'clock. The meeting will be an inn portant one, and 8 full attendance of the mem oerS is desired