The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-24
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Sixty Candidates Enrolled at First Meeting of Society and Officers
 Elected.
Special to the Evening Farmer

(Spe9ial to the Evening Farmer.)
 Stratford, July 24.-A society of the Holy Name" was organized at St. James church yesterday after noon. Rev. William Fitzgerald, of Philadelphia, after an interesting ad- dress called for candidates and over 60 responded, the number including many of the prominent men of the town. The idea of the society is to purify the conversation of the men ity and obsc entity. After the enroll ment of the members an election of officers was held with the following results: John J. Haggerty, president; Timothy Ryan, vice president; Thom- as H. McQuillan, secretary; Joseph ing will be held the second Sunday in August when large attendance is requested.
 The annual picnic of St. Jam as Sunday school will take place Mon day, July 31, at Savin Rock. The announcement that the affair would come off today was erroneous. Pre- paratiOns are being made to give the people of the parish both old and young pleasant outing.
 The 30 foot motor boat Zip anchor ed opposite the Pootatuck Yacht cluu last night after dark and a party of II persons who had been enjoying a day on the beach attempted to land The tide was running strong on the flood and the dingy was too small and unseaworthy to carry large load. Three persons were landed safely at the club house but the next load consisting of the wife of the owner, young woman and a young man capsized the boat before it was far from the yacht. The wos the other two clung to the overturr- ed boat until David Hughes, janitor of the club went out in a boat and rescued them. The act was made difficult by the swift running tide and Capt. Hughes had his hands full people refused to give their names The annual toll of dead delivered to the insatible man of the river has not found a victim as yet this year but there have been several narrow escapes. The motor boat belongs up the river in Derby or Shelton
 Yesterday afternoon an awning at the light house caught fire and for a time the affair looked very serious, but Capt. Then Judson called out the Lordship Park fire department, and Chief Frank Staples responded with all the available apparatus of the de- partment. Chief Staples with his fire men equipped with three tomato cans and a wash boiler did yoeman service and the fire was finally extinguished with "comica1s.' Capt. Then says the damage will not exceed $1O,000. The awning was a valuable affair, import ed from Howland's in Bridgeport.
 Two young men in canoe ventured too far from shore yesterday, and when they struck the strong winds outside the frail craft capsized and threw the occupants into the water. They foated about for over an hour before they were discovered by Henry Judson, son of the keeper of the Stratford light. He put off in a. boat to rescue them, but before he could reach them a passing sloop picked them up and carried them to Walnut Beach, from whence they had sailed.
 William Lewis has been missing from his home in Barnum avenue since July 4. and his family believe that some harm has come to him. A few days previous to his disappearance he dis posed of his. horse and some other ar ticles.
 Sixteen automobiles went astray in Main street on Saturday within fifteen minutes. The motorists have no signs to guide them at the center and they are obliged to inquire the way to New Haven.
 William Williamson found his fat porker dead yesterday morning when he went out to feed him.
 George E. Hale has secured a posi- tion with T. L. Watson & Go. in Bridgeport