The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-13
ODE TO BEDDING
 BY PROF. STlMS0N
One of the Features of Pro-
 tective League Meeting

! Bedding, Dec 1a.-Notable features of the Protective League meeting held 1 last Saturday evening In the main school room of the Sanford School the newly organized Bedding Glee club and their singing, among other selections. of an original song writ ten for the occasion by Prof. John ward stimson The affair was in all respects one of uncommon social h. terest. The club Is composed or pr. George Russell. Prof. Difel and Herr Shoch D. s. Sanford, who presided, introduced as the first speaker, Henry Israel of New York. editor of the 1sraeFs address was on the 1nculca- ton and development of the neigh borly and neighborhood on comnun- | tty spirit and the desirable results in social recreation and material better ment to be attained by such concert of effort. Its application in behalf of mendabie. me Attorney H. 8: Barnes. treasurer of the Bedding Conserva- ton Association, next told of what had been accomplished through neigh | borhood cooperation by that body. We found, he said, that our orchards were being destroyed by Insect and fungus enemies and could only be saved by spraying. To hire machines from outside for the work would be expensive and not always practicable and 50 the residents got together and
  suits were highly satisfactory as the orchards had been given new life and the association had paid it's way from the start.
 Mrs. A. A. Gorhana, representing the Redding Grange described some of the public benefits brought about by the exertions of that body. one of them being the establishment of the parcels post which was shortly to go into op- eration. The Grange was also com nitted to good roads and she hoped that our local roads would soon be 1 in such good shape as to facilitate the | working of the enlarged postal deliv- cry system.
 Rev. Louis Burgess, pastor of the Center Congregational church, spoke of the exacting and laborious nature of the farmers occupation :. an and said | tighten his tofl as far as possible by the use of mechanical devices in order that he might hay have - more leisure Rev. Mir Tongue, pastor of the Cen ter Methodist church said that when he received his present mt. appointment brethren what sort Of place Bedding was. AS by way of response they Se fhonght 1 they Were fol lowing the old rule Of saying noth- ing because praise could not be given many mar Tnisgivingz. These he was glad to say proved unfounded because he had found Bedding very nice town and its residents unCOfII1Only nice people Prof. Stimson's song was then sung to the Amherst collage air "Sa- brina.' It made a great Nit and runs as follows:
 PAINT THE OLD TOWN REID. Let us sing to sweet Readings obla-
 tion,
 To her mountains and valleys of
 stone:
 If New Eng1and's the Brain of the
 nation,
 Then Redding's the very Back
 bone":
 Old Boston may boast of '"Teaparties,"
 And Salem have "witches'' to burn, But here's to old Bedding, my
 hearties,
 Climb up to her High Schools to
 learn.
 CHORUS.
 O Bedding fair, O Bedding dear, We'll raise to thee this hearty cheer; One thousand feet above the sea, We'll raise this song of Jubilee.