The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-11
STAMFORD

I Last evening MT. and Mrs. Johr l Williams entertained the Canaan Whist club at their home on Canaan Road.
 nue expects to spend Sunday in Win Sted.
 l F. o. Palmer, a former resident l here, was in town yesterday | In about two weeksp Sheriff Stage 1 will start for Florida where he in | tends to spend at least one month. Charles Plumb was in town Tues l day in order to cast his vote. A number of Shriners from town 1 expect to attend Jackson's theatre. 1 this evening when Katie Did" will 1 be produced.
 i This evening the Evening Star l Rebekah lodge will hold a whist at | the home of Mrs. Amy Holmes. l Last evening the services at the | Congregational church were very 1n- l teresting. Reports heard from the l centennial a tBoston and also the 1 Womens Foreign Missionary society. | Dr. Packard told of his connection with the American board as secre- | tary.
 1 On Saturday the regular meeting of | There is to be a debate on the sub 1 ject, Resolved, that present civiliza- tion owes more to agriculture than ] to invention There is also to be
 a musical program of which Mrs.
 Harold Holmes will have charge.
 for his sermon 'The Lesson From l the Recent Election" He will talk especially on Socialism. "Die Schrift.'' the school paper 1 which was published last year by the Juniors of the High School will be Juniors this year. The debt incurred last year has been completely settled and therefore this delightful publica- ton will continue.
 1 It has been found that 127 Demo- crats voted the straight ticket and Rev. C. s. Bullock intends to 1ec- ture soon in Hudson, Catskill and White Plains.
 Mrs. Sarah Bristol and her sister, Mrs.. Lavinia Curtis, have returned from Southington. where they have been making a brief visit. s Miss Iva King of Fairfield, was a guest of Miss Ruth Bristol, yesterday. This evening Rev. c. s. Bullock lec- lures in Catskill, N. r., on the "Story of the Hudson
 Mrs. Annie Proctor and daughter,
 Mildred, intend to move to Brattleboro. Vt. this week.
 The seniors of the High School are making preparations for a play which they expect to give some time in De- cember. The name of the play is "Higsby of Harvard, and it consists of three acts. It is the intention of the seniors to have the play in Red Mems hall if possible: Those who will take part are Mabel Tooley, Anna Peck, Josephine Houghton, Vincent Sexton, William Grathwol, George Hale and Oscar Neigh.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Con- gregational church cleared $119.51 at the rummage sale yesterday. It is hard to realize that such a sum should be, taken in in so short time. The ladies in charge were Mrs. Philo Ha- ven, Mrs George Wilson. Mrs. Edmund Judson, Mrs. Frank Sammis and Mrs. John Miller
 Mrs. Charles Van Stone of Boston, is visiting her brother, Isaac Paul. of Broad Bridge road.
 Rev D. w Gray of wyoming. is the man who will address the Mems Club next Monday evening at the house of MT. Carey on upper Main street. He proposes to speak about life in Wyom- ing.
 A bridge is being built at Naugatuck Junction to connect the Naugatuck railroad with the N. Y., N. H. & H. railroad.
 The Clarence Smith house on Bruce avenue is now occupied by the family of George E. Balfour.
 Miss Elizabeth Burritt and Miss Celia Curtis were in Hartford on Wednesday. attending a religious meeting.
 Mrs Thomas M. Clinton. with her mother, sailed on. Wednesday for France. They go abroad to meet Capt. Clinton of the U. S. s. Vir- ginia.
 Sheriff Stagg proposes to go to Geor- gia for the benefit of his health.
 This afternoon Mrs. Elliott W. Peck r fnv-$n n ing the ladies of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs. John w. Maynard of New Haven. will give an account of the Methodist school which she visited in Rome.
 There was a whist party at the De- won Casino on Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. Amy Holmes gave a whist party last night.
 Lessons from the Recent Election will be the theme at the Neighborhood church next Sunday evening.
 At the annual meeting for the cleo tion of officers of Christ Church Guild, l held on Wednesday night at the rec tory, the following were elected: Pres. ident, Mrs. Harold Fish; secretary and treasurer. Miss A. Wilcoxson; execu- tive committee, Misses D. W. Todd. Eleanor Lewis, Emma c. Allen, Maud Clarkson, and Tine Wilcoxson.
 A good sized audience filled the Sum- day school room or the MetnodIst church last night to listen to dis course by Elliott W. Peck about his travels in Egypt and the Holy Land. Rev. MT. Farrar being quite i'll, was not able to be present. Mrs. Gilbert acted as master of ceremonies. The opened with violin solo by Mir. Merrill, his sister accom- 1 panying him on the piano. This was followed by a vocal solo by Miss Drew, 1 when Mr. Merrill gave another well played piece upon the violin. MT. Peck then had the room darkened and a large number of views were thrown upon a screen, representing the habits and customs of the Egyptians, as well as some of the notable buildings and ruins in that wonderful land. The 1 same proceeding was done for the Holy Land, and many beautiful land scapes of the mountains, cities, rivers and the famous mosques were shown l to the audience. The poverty of the | Egyptians and the Arabs was some thing beyond anything which exists in America. It. hardly seemed possible that human beings could live on such l poor food, and dwell in houses no bet | ter than pig pens. After the lecture 1 were served.