The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-18
SOCIAL

 it's doors for the season of 1909, May 31, at 1 o'clock. 1t will keep open house for the balance Of the aIter- noon and will hold a club race, which ard will be on hand and meals will be served a la carte. A carriage will run every half hour, connecting with the trolleys.
 The Lady Germanias have issued in- >vitations for the 51st anniversary cele- bration of their organization, whlch will take place tonight 1n GermahId hall There will be a German supper, dancing and music
 Major Louis J. Hermann was pre- scented with pair of field glasses ana a rubber cape by the members Of the Veterans Corps of Co., K, C. N- G., at guard mount and battalion drill in the armory last night, and Lieut.. Chase of the Fourth Company, was present. ed with a cape.
 A pretty birthday party was cele- brated by the little friends of William T. Meyer, Jr.. son of Cashier William T. Never of the Bridgeport post office, upon the fifth anniversary of his Sirthday. yesterday. A birthday cake of elaborate design was the chief ob- ject of admiration by the little folks at supper The cake was the gift or Miss Emily Robinson, and to Master MeVeT, WhO ACSOANO0 ~ pretty gifts.
 G. E. Cleveland of e45 Broad street, will receive donations Of flowers TOT the Flower Guild of the Y. P $. C. E. of the South Congregational church.
 Real lawyers real Aldermen and real officials will participate in the proceedings of the Inferior Court or Squantum Township. which will open E 1rSf church. with Judges Edward K. Mich olson and William J. Grippin on the bench. The case scheduled TOT trlal-l IS that Of the State against Erastus Ebeuezer Goodspeed Johnson, who is accused of stealing chickens from Mrs Bridget O. F1aherty. The State will be represented by Clifford B. Wilson, who is president of the Board of Al Attorney Ralph Whipple. The defense has secured J. Harry. Crossley and Ar thur E.. Warner
 Mrs W. H. lockwood, wife of Con ductor Lockwood of the N. Y-, N H. & H. railroad, returned home today from Boston, Mass, after spending a week at the 32d grand division Of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order Of Rah- way Conductors, which was held there.
 .You can just bet I wasn't long in taking out an Auto accident insurance policy after that mishap."-Al Poland
 ..Clear the track for I am coming." Happy Hooligan-
 .The boys are all interested. and the girls too. in making the meeting a successful one."-B. F. Root.
 "The only sure way to bring down the prices of meat is for the consum- CT to go without it for a while There fI,ie 6xyo in hut the retailers are forced to pay it, and so are compelled to put up their prices in order to make a bare living" William Cannon
 s.There should be more officers ad- ded to the second and third precincts to properly cover the territory-"-Supt Birmingham.
 ..Son1e of the books in the Public Library should be taken out of circu- Iation and burned up, they are so filthy and unclean from handling'-B- Drake
 .-He was a. bright little chap and I would have given him a good home.'- Dave Flanagan.
 CT am fond of sweets and these charlotte russes just touch the spot.'- Joe O'Brien.
 .eThe boys have got to play better ball. or new faces will be seen on the team."-Jim O'Rourke.
 "We have had a fine Spring trade and the stock displayed was never finer or better"-F. D. Bell.
 "I am too busy to even think of talk ing a vacation, though my clerks are each having one week now, and will take another week during the sum- mer."-C. E. Hough.
 We call that Old Curiosity Shop-"- James Roy.
 ssI didn't mean to miss that tele- phone call."-RuSS Whiting. IUSe it or not, as
 You could not please us better