The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
MOOSE LEAVE
FOR DETROIT
SUNDAY next
Big Delegation of Local
Lodge to Attend National
Reunion Next Week
Hundreds Of Moose and
Their Friends Will go
From Here Over Scenic
Route = May Capture
Prizes.

While most of Bridgeport is wrapped
in slumbers on Sunday morning, hun
dreds of members of Bridgeport lodge
of Moose, with their wives and sweet
hearts, will assemble at the railroad
station, many of them to start for
Detroit and still more to wave adieu
to the delegation of Bridgeporters to
the national convention at Detroit all
next week.
1t is expected that upwards of 100
Bridgeport Moose will take advantage
of the exceptional opportunities of the
trip, for the journey has been arrang-
ed weeks in advance with a view to
affording every comfort and convent
ence for travel as well as opportunity
to visit and pass through scenes Of
world famed beauty and grandeur.
The 23d annual convention of the
will be held at Detfoit all next week.
Bridgeport enjoys the distinction Of
having the largest individual lodge Of
Moose in New England, the largest
in fact east of Pittsburg, and one Of
the biggest and most progressive
lodges in the country. It's member
ship is now more than 1900 and is
little more than one year old.
Members of the lodge are deter
mined to send delegation large and
representative in proportion to the
progress of the Park City branch Of
Moose.
The delegation will leave Bridgeport
at 5:16 Sunday morning On reaching
New York they will be driven in au-
tomobiles across New York to the
Jersey City Ferries. The start from
Jersey City will be made from the
Lehigh valley station at 8.27. The trip
over the picturesque Lehigh valley
alone is attracting many who are not
affiliated with the Moose. Through
the valleys of the Lehigh and Susque-
hanna rivers, over the enchanting
Blue Mountains, through the fairy
land of the Wyoming valley the trip
will be made during the day season
in a solid Pullman vestibuled train
so that all the natural beauties and
wonders of the landscape will be un-
rolled to the Bridgeporters' vision.
Reaching Buffalo in the evening the
local delegation will board a wait
ing express on the Michigan Central,
and provided with sleepers they will
awaken on Monday morning in De-
troit
Detroit, famous as a convention citv
is straining every muscle to make the
week the biggest event in the history
of fraternal organizations. There will
be a continuous round of entertain
ment and diversion for the thousands
of visitors. No less than $4,000 dele
gates are expected while in addition
to these there will be many more
thousands of visitors who will take
advantage of the Moose convention to
make the trip.
For the return trip a number of
stop-over accommodations have been
The Bridgeporters are ex-
pected back home by Saturday night
of next week, though many will no
doubt remain at the various stop-over
points day or two longer than the
delegation as a unit. Those who wish
may return on one of the palatial
lake steamers from Detroit to Buffalo.
Stop-over arrangements include visits
to Niagara Falls, to Mauch Chunk
with the oldest switchback railroad in
America, and to other almost equally
points of interest
n W. Pringle, New England pas
senger agent of the Lehigh railroad,
has taken personal supervision of the
Rridgeporters. He is working in con-
junction with the committee repre-
senting the Moose, which is headed
by Attorney Charles H. Shapiro and