The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-07
NEWTOWN

The D6CGIuU0T u1CGtiAS Ol (AlS 4hOu Q Literary club was held in the parlors of the Newtown Inn Tuesday evening with pr. F. J. Gale as host. There was a fine attendance and an enjoy able session was held. The literary program was in charge of Wm. c. Johnson who had expected to secure the service of an out of town speak ;er but was disappointed but MT. Johnson pleasantly entertained the a book entitled ''Tattlings of a. Re- tired Politician" by Forest Greasy. A very fine supper was served. A guest of the meeting was Robert Palmer of Marblehead, Mass.
 Mrs. E. s. Lowell is enjoying a weeks visit at Stockbrfdge, Mass.
 Manager w. T. Hale of the New town Inn is attending the Hotel As- sociation meeting at the Waldorf As toria, New York city tonight.
 Miss May. Whaley of Bridgeport has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Keane. Sandy Hook.
 Miss Baldwin, teacher of the Taun- ton School is visiting New Haven friends. Mrs. S. Yard and Dr. A. B.i Yard have returned to New York after a short visit at their summer home in Taunton.
 Miss Ethel Macenney of Danbury
 
 and Mrs. P. w. Campbell.
 Dr. Andrew Egan and two sons of New York city, Miss Hazel Egan of Bridgeport and Miss Lillian Egan of Danbury have been guests of MT. and Mrs. Richard Egan.
 Leo Trimners and Frank Burghart of Bridgeport spent two hours hunt ing on the farm of Richard Egan, Tuesday and departed happy with nine rabbits.
 Michael J. Honan, Jr. has returned home rom a visit at Hartford and Waterbury.
 Mrs. Evans of Great Harrington. Mass, is visiting at the home of Mrs. B. R. Olmstead, Taunton.
 A regular meeting of Jephthah chapter, O. E. S., will be held at Masonic hall next Friday evening.
 Mrs. M. Halter of Bridgeport is the guest of Mrs. E. Turner. Mrs. John Brown and two daugh- ters, Misses Genevieve and Catherine of Bridgeport have been guests of Mrs. P. Lyons.
 Miss Frances Egan of the Danbury training school for Nurses was a guest Wednesday at the home of her father, William Egan.
 At the annual meeting of the New town Library. Association. held Tues day evening the following officers were elected: President, Rev. J. H. George; vice-president, Dr. F. J. Gale; treasurer, Arthur J. Smith; librarian. Miss Abbie Peck; trustees for three years. Rev. J. H. George; entertainment committee, Mrs. $. C. Glover, Mrs. W. J. Beecher, Mrs. Charles B. Glover, Mrs. Arthur J. Smith, Mrs. Levi c. Morris, Mrs. R. ence Beecher, Mary Barnett, Caro- line George, chairman, Mrs. w. I. Hawley; book committee, chairman, Rev. J. H. George, Mrs. w. l.. Car penter, Mrs. H. N. Tiemann, Miss s. J. Scudder. Miss Abbies Peck, Mrs. A. B. Blakeman. The report of the lib- Erarian shows number of subscribers. 105; number of books drawn, 8,524; books added by purchase. 75; books from Helen MacGregor Blakeman fund. IT: by gift. 100 volumes.
 The ladies of the Methodist church gave very successful and enjoyable 10 cent luncheon Wednesday after noon at the home of Mrs. William Stevens, Mile Hill. In spite of the numerous other attractions of the week and day a nice gathering was present and the meeting coupled with appetizing luncheon was very pleas ant.
 New arrivals at the Newtown Inn are: Dr. Elizabeth B. Muncey of Washington. D. C.; Clark R. Hugler, New York; Kenneth Wynne, New Haven; Wm. H. Waklee, Southbury; Paul Pierce New York; c. J. Hull, Southbury; sJohn W. Dial, M. J. Home, Bridgeport: J. D. veitch. Wa terbury, Conn.,; MT. and Mrs. H. M. Ferriday, New York city; ME. Smith, Danbury; P. M. Messinger, Hartford; 1; E. Smith Hodgeman. New York, E. B. Clean, New York; Dudley Ren- fren, Scitico, Ct.; Wm. H. Irene, Mt Vernon, N. Y.; R. l.. Palmer, Marble head, Mass; William c. Johnson, AL lison P. Smith, F. H. Mccarthy, Charles B. Johnson, Charles F. Beardsley, James H. George, John J. Northrop, Dr. Frank J. Gale, New town.
 The next meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held at the home of Mrs. George R. Wilson, Taunton, Friday afternoon, Dec. s.
 Miss Margaret Carmody is having new blinds put on her residence.
 Mrs. o. Q. Wright has been a guest in Bridgeport.