The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-08
RUGGLES, BADGED
 BY (. A. K. "VETS"
Twice Chosen Commander Of
 Elias Howe Post Inducted Y into Office.
NEW COMMITTEES

EAt the meeting of Elias Howe, Jr.
 Post No. 3, G. A. R.. held last evening officers for the following year were in stalled. At the conclusion of the in-
 stallation Past Commander Henry J
 Seeley in neat address presented
 Commander Ebert L. Ruggles on this
 the event of his second installation as commander with a solid gold post commanders badge. to which the re- cipient.made a suitable response. The aEAdge is similar to the usual G. A. k. badge only it has the emblem of a past commander on bar representing a shoulder strap about midway on the flag, while at each point of the G. A. R star are three jewels, ruby, dla- naond and a sapphire to represent the national colors. On assuming his of
 flee Commander Ruggles announced hls eon1mitteeS as follows:
 ss Auditing Committee.-Charles E.. Moore Samuel J. Chaffee and Edgar Dean.
 s Memorial day committee.-Alfred B. Beers, Henry J. Seeley and Alvin 5. Hunt
 ! Relief ommittee-Thomas Boudren, Charles w. Scarr1tt and Albert F. Fargo.
 1 Social ommittee-Thomas Boudren, Russell Glenn and Charles B. Moore. 4 Board of registration.-John B. Clapp and Stacy w. Hall.
 Sick committee,-First dist, s: V. Nichols, Charles A. Hurd. s. J. Chaf- Ice and George E. Betts; Second dist, T.eonard Pratt. Henry Stephens. John H. Neff and Edgar Dean; Third dist, William w. Osborn: Fourth dist, Charles E. Moore. Charles E. Williams, sElljert L. Ruggles and William May; Fifth dist. Thomas Boudren. Joseph Ia p1,vd " and Harvey Gray; Sixth dist. Samuel Thorpe, W. w. Porter and James sWheeler; 7tf dist. Richard Fitzgibbons Henry J. Seeley and Joseph Bayette; sEighth dist. Stacey w. Hall. George D. Hunt and James H. Angevine; ! Fl. Hurd, Albert F. Fargo and Charles Latham: Tenth dist, Walter P. Rryan Homer Jennings and Roderick S. Beers: .i1th dist. Edgar squires; Twelfth dist, Bradley Banks David M. Lackie, Frank | Wallenta. John R. Hull and Nicholas ". Muoht; stratford: s: Dickinson. !JoEn w. Thompson. Charles E. Curtis 'Sand David H. Middlebrook; Fairfield, Henry J. Flint. William Wirtz and C.. A. Kelsey.
 Cemetery committee.-Thomas L.. Bartholomew. chairman; Charles B.. Moore. assistant chairman: district l., aCharles E. Williams and John N.
 
 B. Thomas A. Marsh; district 4, Charles A. Harrison and Harvey Gray; district fb. Harvey Gray: district 6. Leonard Pratt and c. s. Abbott: district 2, Stacey W. Hall and Charles F.Latham; district 8. William w. Osborn: district g, Joseph Tyler; district 10, Charles A. Hurd district Il. 'Chas. A. Hurd dis -trict 12. Isaac W. Gilbert; district 13, Russell Glenn; G. A. R. plot, Henry North.
 | Grove Street cemetery.-Henry North Park cemetery, James Wheeler, chair man. district l. Samuel Thorpe; dis frict ?, George D. Hunt; district g. W. W Porter: district 4, James H. Ange- wine. Lakeview cemetery, c. w. Scar gritt. chairman; district 1, Henry H. @Hurd: district 2, F. H. Nichols and F.. sEquires; district g. C. W. Scarritt and E. M Tongue; district 3, O. G. Lewis, "A. P. Peck and D. H. Jennings St. cemetery, Albert F. Fargo, chairman; district i, Leveritt D. War req: district 2, George L. Thayer; dis .frict i. Edward H. Stevens; district 4, Bradley Banks. St. Michael's cerne- 3fery. w. H. Walsh. chairman; district I. Frank Wallenta: district 2. John R. Hull: district 3. Antone Aigeltenger and Nicholas W. Muth. Stratford ceme- tery. John w. Thompson, s. F. Dickin- son. H. P. Stagg. Charles B. Curtis and David I. Middlebrook Fairfield ceme- tery. Henry J. Flint. William Wirtz and R. A. Kelsey. Trumbull cemetery,