The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
PEASE LAWN SCENE
 OF PRETTY FESTIVAL Ladies of Greenfield Hill COngrega- tiOnal Church Hold Lawn Fete This Evening-School
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FAIRFIELD

l Fairfield, July 24-The lawns and Hill are gayly decorated. with Japan ese lanterns, flowers and bunting for the lawn fete and festival of the la- | dies of the Greenfield Hill Congrega- tional Church this afternoon and ev- ening. The many handsome booths are heavily laden with good things to eat and with fancy home articles. l The proceeds of the festival will be | used to secure furniture for the new parlors of the Congregational Church Mrs. George Merwfn and Miss Maude Prentice have charge of the fancy article table; Miss. A. N. Morris and Miss Fannie Conklin, of the aprons and towel booth; Mrs. Herman Pease of the home made cake and bread table; Miss Frances Pease of the home made candy booth and Miss Elva Banks of the ice cream tables. Miss A. M. Wakeman has the tulip "bed'' an imitation of the grab bass An interesting musical program has been arranged for the evening George Mccarthy of Bridgeport will be heard in a bell solo. He will be accompan- jed by his sister, Miss Jane Mccarthy. William T. Tomlinson, also of Bridge port, will be heard in tenor solos, ac- companied on the piano by Miss Mo-
 
 Greenfield Hill, singer of note and graduate of the New England Con servatory of Music, will render sev- eral soprano solos, accompanied on the piano by Miss Edith Proudman. Rev. E. H. Olmstead, pastor of the church, will entertain with a reading, while piano solos will be given by the Misses Edith Proudman, Ana Gray and Mildred Merwin.
 Miss Ella Bulkley, who has been visiting at the home of C. A. Wyrt- zen, has returned to her home in Southport.
 Miss Helen Bonney, of New Haven, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Bonney
 Both the senior and junior sodali- ties of the Children of Mary of St. Thomas Church will go to confession this Saturday and attend Holy Com murion in a body at the 8 o'clock mass Sunday.
 There was a large attendance yes terday morning at the months mind mass at St.. Thomas Church for the late Patrick Whelan
 Metal ceilings are being constructed in the upper rooms of the Grange hall.
 Work was started this week on the addition to the Greenfield Hill Con gregational Church The addition will be used as the church parlors.
 The selection of William E. Smith as the new superintendent of schools nets with the approval of many Fair field people. MT. Smith has many friends here who will assist him in his new position. Mrs. Smith is a mem Der of the Jennings family of Greens Farms.
 Plans for the new Sherman school ara but tentative, calling for either ie~fa4 sI,o Messrs. Simeon Pease and Samuel Wheeler are committee to consult with a number of architects to secure definite plans to be ready for the next meeting of the school board, Aug. F. The school board has visited many schools and received many plans, but are still unsatisfied. The specifications of the Fsorestville school which cost $30,00O appears favorable to the board and plans of this school have been asked for.
 Teachers have been assigned for the coming years as follows: Sherman school, Mary J. Gaffney, Mary E. Lewis, L. M Schwartz, M. Smedley; Greenfield Hill, Sylvia Johnson, Caro- line Griffith, Maria Wakeman; South port, Mary V. McGarry, Jennie Call laghan, Theresa Marquard, Mrs. Daisy Hendrick; Nicholas Terrace, Jennie B. " ddsdl, JeHHlo F. Sloely, ooA ai Deyo, Mary Massey, Mary K. Prince, Ade- laide Wheeler; Mill Plain, Mary c. Cummings, Grace E. Shelley; Banks North, Sarah Esserman; Jennings Woods, Fife Mallett; Plattsville, Bes- sic G. Moore; Holland Hill, Anna Bernstein; Stratfeld, Agnes Botsford and Elsie Free1and
 Mrs. F. H. Brewer entertained mem- bers of the Home and Foreign Mis- sionary societies yesterday afternoon at tea at her home, from 4 till 6 o'clock.
 The annual picnic of the Sunday scnool of the Congregational Church will be held the last of the month at Mrs. Horace Banks grove, a favorite old picnic ground.
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