The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-15
STAMFORD
ChiIdren's Day-Father 0'Connor A Big Khist-The High School Contest -Gas = Letter from California People Coming and Going.

It was children'S day all over town on Sunday, and the little ones had the time of their lives reciting pieces. singing, and getting presents. Mrs. Gilbert says the exercises at the Methodist church were the best she ever knew, and the auditorium was handsomely decorated for the event. Much credit is due to MT. Elliott w. Peck, the efficient superintendent and the ladies who assisted him. Some of the young men who took part were Russell and Herbert Hoyt. Stanley Hyslop. and Stanley Curtis. Lucius Derby, Basil Merrill, A. Dart, Fred Platt, Harry Barnum, Wesleyt John son. Ernest Hull. Fred Totams, while the young ladies included Rhoda King, Rues Lockwood, Elizabeth Yates, Ad- die Drew, Edni Clfborn, Mabel Tooley, Irene O'Brien, Ruby Reed, Bertha Blackert, Ruby Payne, Grace Aufford, Tillie Assum, Louise Barnunn, Louise Dufour, Addie Drew and Pauline Os- born. A very ''enjoyable' time was mad, and much music whiled aMay the hours.
 At the Congregational church four babies were baptized-John Wheeler, George w. Hubbell, Bernice Baldwin and Virginia Marie St. John. A num- Der of very pretty songs were sung by the children, and the church was dec- orated with flowers and flags
 Rev. Father OConnor is now on his annual spiritual retreat at Mauresa Institute, Keyser Island, South Nor walk, Conn. He will be absent all this week. All Roman Catholic priests go to retreat once year, during which time they give themselves up to medi- tation, fasting and prayer, making as it were an Inventory" of the soul, as of mission This period of retreat, given up entirely to spiritual exer- cises, is in keeping with the historic wisdom and discipline of the Roman | At1A% !, be enabled to carry on with renewed vigor the grand work of its salvation of souls.
 ! The receipts for the recent St. James whist amounted to s20S. There was a very large crowd. S32 persons, to be exact, and not all the returns in yet. This was the largest whist ever given in town. It looks as though popular resort.
 MT. Alden W. Coe has reached Rich mond, Vermont, and is pleased with the climate and the beautiful sur roundings. MT. and Mrs. George B.. Coe have returned from their wedding trip to the Thousand Islands. and are visiting for a few days in Derby, prior to living in Waterbury. MT. and Mrs. Harry Coe were in town over Sunday visiting their parents
 Prof. Johnson and family, from the South, are guests of Mrs. Hudson, Main street.
 A leaky June IS Se1lu IO make the Farmers sing a merry tune.' If this is so all the farmers are singing cantatas at the top of their voices
 MT. Charles Stubbs off New York, spent Sunday with Mir. Edward Du- four. There was a very good audience at the High School house to hear the debate on the question of restricting immigration. which was carried on be- tween the Juniors and the Sopho- mores. The Juniors who argued that immigration should be further re- stricted, won, but the Sophomores feel that some of their best points were ruled out. One of them contended that but for our foreign population, Abra- ham Lincoln would not have been elected president, and another made the point that but for the immigrants our railways would not have been built as the Americans refuse to do that kind of work. But Miss Bennett would not allow these points to count in the debate. Ina the spelling match the Sophomores came off victorious so if they do not debate so well as the Juniors. they spell better. There was