The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-10
WHOLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
 TO BE ON DECK HEREAFTER
Ladders Which Have Been Loaned Out Will Be Called in, the Ap- paratus> Put in Shape For
 Drill
STAMFORD
(spee, to The Farmer.1 !

Stratford, Aug. 1O-At the meeting Of the fire department, held last Tuesday night, it was voted to have
 the rank and file of the department
 take more active part in the work of the organization and to this end all the ladders and other parapheT- nalla belonging to the department will
 be collected and restored to it's accus-
 toned place upon the apparatus. Ladders and other tools have been
 loaned to different parties in the town. gether and hold a drill next Wednes- day night at o'clock. The hose will
 be placed on the reels where 1t be- longs, and the hook and ladder truck will be placed in commission ready for emergencies. Since the instaIla- tion of the auto-chemicaI little atten- ton has been bestowed upon the oth- CT apparatus and the members of tha department propose to keep in prac- tice and have their apparatus ready for use at any time. The men will
 be instructed in coupling hose and
 other, matters pertaining to the fire
 department. Every member of ths
 department is requested to be present and prepare to hereafter take an ac< tive part in answering all calls.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock the Old Stratford team will play the team from the U. S.. Engineer Corps, which arrived here yesterday from Nebraska. The team is regarded as one of tna
 best in the service, and the ''old feI- lers" will have to step some to retain their Iaurels.
 Aviator McCloud, who arrived ae Camp Lee yesterday, who. is an Odd Fellow, learned that Oronoque 1odzs was in session last night while he Waa at the center, and made a. fraternaJ visit. His credentials admitted him readily. and during the evening hs was called upon to tell some of his experiences. He compiled and tha members of the lodge were treated to an off-hand tale of the travels of tha soldier which was listened to with fn- tense interest. The speaker had just returned from Alaska and his appear ance corroborated his tales of expo< sure as an air man in the far north- His talk gave his hearers much infor- nation concerning the practical work of the airman and the value of tI1s aeroplane in the far north where land travel is always difficult and many times impossible. The Odd Fellows were much interested and gave nim a vote of thanks after his remarks.
 The aviation corps arrived at Camp Lee at 1 o'clock yesterday, and befors 6 o'clock the machines had been uka- packed, assembled and a flight made WlIn WTIBnL DI-planeD the regular pilot taking up an officer as. pas~ senger. The flight attracted much at- tention here.
 The crowds of people who visited the camp yesterday were disappointed In not being able to enter the camp From this time on the usual army regulations as to camps will be ob- served and no one will be admitted without pass from the commanding officer
 The fondness of the soldier for pets is evident at Camp Lee. Go. B. Cs S. Engineers, has handsome tiger kitten as a mascot and he receives more. attention than the pampered pets of some society ladies. The 10th colored cavalry has game rooster, "Jack Johnson, on which much af- lection is lavished. The other daH Jack" made a friendly or predatory visit to Leonard Saunders place which is near the camp. It required half the regiment assisted by Saunders to capture Jack and return him to his quarters, where he was confined fof A hours on charge of being out oC quarters between taps and reveille. Jack has been unable to discover any white hopes in the vicinity to disputs his title A bantam rooster and hen are the special pets of the men in the commissary department. This pair have made themselves at home at camp and roost in the trees They are on hand every morning at reveille as well as at all meals.
 Yesterday was pay day and Post- master Bristol and his staff were on the jump all the evening making out money orders for the soldiers A look into the post office at any time during the evening would have convinced the most skeptica1 that the soldier is not tho reckless spendthrift he has been set down for. Mothers, wives and other relatives were the payeeS Of these missives. Sometimes ft was an old father who received a substantial money order.
 The big pile of lumber under guard on the Housatonic- between the Wash Ington and railroad bridges, is ma terials for rafts or pontoons to be used in the war game. The move ment and purpose of the lumber Is known only to the officers in, charge The lumber has created considerable speculation on the part of residents of the vicinity.