The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-18
STAMFORD FAIRFIELD SOUTHPORT
Daily Chroncngs of the Dongs Our Country Cousins by The
 ~%sRsa %ss:*s *s'.@ Farmers Special Correspondent
MAIN STREET A BOWER
Plans for the Decorations of tho Labor Day Celebration Now
 Being Made. -tAS
Especial to The Farmer.)

stratford. Aug. 1s-The Red Men have selected Edward Johnson oi t,ie Kfnesbury Go. of New Haven as lne afficiat decorator for the anniVeIsaiy celebration of Okenuck tribe. ne ls in town today making the necessary arrangenents. Supt Chapman or the Connecticut Company has given tne Red Men permission to use the efo lev poles for decorative purposes anu is aiding the movement as Tar as Pos sible. It is planned to make Malg street a blaze of light and bower of heau.v on Labor Day The deco rative scheme includes succession or arches in the business center or Main street and as far beyond as the funos subscribed- will allow. Supscriptions are being solicited and the prospec. of a grand display Is good Aiai4s. .,se suggestion and will decorate their pus- mess houses for the event. / The re sponses to invitations sent out by OKe- nuck tribe are coming in at tdes which surprises even the promoters oi the enterprise. The prospective croWo grows larger every gay. ,M M a .s n she certain that Labor Day will see tne biggest celebration in the, history or f5e town.
 Mies Jennie Booth gave lawn party yesterday afternoon in honor of ner niece, Miss F1orance Hawley. at her home in Booth street. The ar1air WAS d reunion of about 90 young ladies who have enjoyed the birthday parties given by the hostess annually sanee tfley were too small to navigate them. selves and attended in the arms ol their mothers. Tea was served pc tween 4 and o'clock Salads, ice cream and. other delicacies were sery. ed The lawns and the interior .of the house were handsomely decorateo. nFiss Havley is the daughter or MT and Mrs. Ddear Hawlsy of Bridgeport The fo3lowtpE yeupe, ladies' came over from Bf4deeport to attend the reunion' Fay and Clara Preston, Mildred ST1ns- Elsie Pardee, Elsie Phillips. Eva Thorpe. The stratford guests were Ruth Bristol, Margery siiiman, Ar . line Curtis. Halen Curtis. Esther Lewis, Harriet Lewis, Marion Blake man, May and Dorothy Beardsiey' Helen and Elsie smith, Rutn e Havens' Catherine Wood, Florence Sammis, sgssn rse sesat ReanstaSi aaa only Humpty Dumpty shows gre exhibiting this week in a tent in the rear Of the residence or George A. Fairchild in King street The showmen are Roy Falrch1lo, Hus- sell Beardsley and James Hoadley. At Wss Vuun .crS16sd dTsfh. @ 7mfstssfsd aspecta- tors The anaE wonffd up with a Punch and Judy performance and ev- eryone who attended declared that the show was worth the money. :.
 A biz school of porpoises interfered with the blue fishing yesterday, but thsiF 5feseace esas 9snd sfaf sfiiisd his basket with IS big fish weighing from one to three pounds While the other f1sher-l men were at work outside Capt: Ro- mer slipped inside the hreakwater where the blues had congregated to escape their enemies. and had lively sport for a short time. 't
 Constable Fred w. Palmer IS about the happiest man in town today, for he welcomed a little daughter who arrived at his home last night
 Richard Collins (coloredG died at his home in Lundy's Lane Wednesday night. after a long and disastrous struggle with tuberculosis. F
 Letters from Capt Az Bedell Benja- min indicate that while he is recover ing his health, he is suffering from the intense heat wave which Is passing over Colorado. Capt. and Mrs. Ben jamin are at Denver for the sum mer
 Grand Marshal W. B. Ardeyard of the Red Men's parade met with his aides last night, and perfected ar engagements for the affair.
 Everett Vail who has been seriously i'll. has been taken to the Bridgeport hospital for treatment.
 At the rehearsal next WedS esday the children taking part in the lfnman flag will have their pictures taken in group. Each child participating will receive one of these pictures as sou venir of the affair.
 Esther, three years of age. daughter of W. Nothnagle, was yesterday scratched about the face by dog chained on the premises of D. c. Wood, next door to the Nothnagle home. The dog was not, vicious and made no attempt to bite, the child, but scratched her face with his claws in play.
 C. Ee Stagg was about town this morning on crutches, looking very thin and weak.