The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
SNatford WIDE SPEAD WANT
 DISCLOSED BY LADIES Members of Charity Society Find Many Families Who Need
 Assistance.
Special to The Farmer.)


 Stratford, Dec. 5-The Stratford Charity Society was fairly launched yesterday afternoon, and the first meeting took place at the rooms of the society in King street. The fol- lowing is the revised list of officers:
 Mana ager-Mrs. C. G. Gunther.
 Secretary-Mrs. w. $. Curtis.
 Treasurer-Mrs. H. LeRoy Lewis.
 Executive board Miss Dorothy Wheeler, Mrs. DeLacour, Mrs. H. Le- Roy Lewis, Miss Louise Shelton, Mrs. Charles B akeslee, Mrs. James DOlan, Mrs. Charles Graham, Mrs. Arthur Wheeler, Mrs. Walter Hanford, Mrs. E. w. Peck, Mrs E. H. Churchill, Mrs. Thomas Jefferson.
 Advisory board-Charles H. Welles, E. w. Peck, pr. G. F. Lewis, Mrs. De- Lacour, Mrs Gunther.
 CanvaSsing committee-MisS Dorothy Wheeler, chairman; Mrs. E. H. Churchill" Mrs. D. T. Winton.
 Investigating committee-Mrs. Aber- .crombie, Mrs. B. W. Peck, Miss Dor othy Vince er,. Mrs. S. Williamson, Mrs. E. Reed.
 The need of clothing is so pressing that a special meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon of this week to sew. Regular meetings will be held every Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 At the meeting yesterday the com m1ttees reported that a widespread need of assistance has been disclosed. a dozen families and more are being reported daily by the Investigating committee The need of such a so- ciety is becoming more plainly evl- dent daily. The hap-hazard methods of the past have been inadequate and the new society hopes to remedy the defects of the old system of indiscrim- mate charity. It is proposed to give a charity ball some time this winter which will give persons not directly interested an opportunity to assist in this commendab e enterprise. The society is composed of representatives of every church in the town and is en- tirely unsectarian.
 STAMFORD BRIEFS.
 Ex-Mayor E. T. Buckingham and Horace H. Jackson of Bridgeport, made the first entertainment in the series to be given by Okenuck tribe of Red Men, last night, interesting. A genuine Stratford clam chowder was served and the evening was filled up with interesting events. Rev. E. c. Carpenter of the M. E.. church, also made an address and he was well re- CSltGO.t IncSS cHlCI OO held once a month during the win ter.
 Otis Curtis who has so long de'iv- cred the Adams Express parcels, has resigned. His successor has not been appointed. sa,s 4
 H. c. Lowell & Go. have been award ed the contract for installing the steam heating plant in the town hall. There will be 21 radiators supplied with steam from a boi' CT in the fire house
 Thanksgiving was particularly mo- table to John Molineaux, on account of the arrival of boy baby at his home on that day.
 Twenty tables were filled with whist players at the entertainment given by the ladies of the Eastern Star, last night The affair was a huge suc- cess.
 The Stratford Savings & Loan Asso- citation will meet tonight at the town clerks office and transact business.
 Supt. W. B. Kelsey of the town schools gave the boys in the Center school a practical illustration of the methods of the Aborigines in obtaining fire. The demonstration was a part of the training of the Boy Scouts in which the professor is very much in tereSted.
 Housatonic Grange will give a box social at Grange hall next Saturday night
 Mrs. Otis Curtis will entertain the members of the Ladies Benevolent Society of the M E. church, at her home tomorrow afternoon.