Connecticut western news., 1912-05-30
THE CRUSADE IS ON.
again.

Interesting Meeting of Camp Fire
 Girls With Fine Talks.
 The meeting of the Camp Fire Girls, at which the Boy Scouts and others were their guests in Town Hall, Thurs day evening, was thoroughly enjoya- ble affair. A good sized audience was present and genuine interest was nani- fested.
 At the appointed hour Miss Ellen Lindell, who acted as president of the meeting, introduced Mir. c. w. Parsons, who, as chairman of the Business Mems Association committee on Memorial Day invited the Camp. Fire Girls and the Boy Scouts to participate in the exer- cises and help to make this Memorial Day a memorable day for the surviving old soldiers.
 E Or. John Adam followed. with a highly interesting talk on the housefiy from the standpoint of it's capacity as a breeder and carrier of diseases and gen. erAl misunderstanding qualities. In the course of his remarks Dr.-Adam said that one pair of flies will breed in n sim gle season, s,0oo,0o progeny, and that the fly is the most dangerous animal in the world, He. told of the methods employed in certain communities to get rid of flies, and advised the adoption of some method in Canaan to minimize the danger of disease being transmitted by the fy. Dr. Adam was listened to with the closest attention and was warmly applauded when he finished.
 MT. Walter King Stone, the artist and naturalist. was next introduced, and gave a valuable and intensely interest ing and instructive illustrated talk on flies and mosquitoes, and especially the birds, insects, toads, etc, that are the natural enemies of the flies and mosqui- toes. A large number of views were shown on a oapacious screen, Rev. Mir. Hanna having volunteered to assist with his picture lantern, which has so often been brought into acquisition for the enjoyment of the people. Many of the pictures were drawn by Mir. Stone. and those were applauded with particu- lar vehemence, Mir. Stones talk was informal and descriptive, and full of useful information concerning birds and insects. of which the. speaker is 6 close student. He told the audience of the traits and habits of the various species and of their value to the human family, especially as destroyera of in. sect pests. It was lecture we'll worth the hearing, and Mir. Stone is entitled to the gratitude of the whole commu- nifty for giving in such an attractive way. valuable information which may be put to splendid use in the campaign for henlthfulness and cleanliness.
 The entire proceedings were long step in the direction of wholesome progress and the interests evinsed by the people in attendance showed that the community is awake to the advisA- bility of taking action in the matter of exterminating flies.
 At the close of Mir. Stones address Miss Lindell read 6 set of resolutions adopted by the Camp Fire Girls. ipstitut- ing a systematic crusade against flies and offering prizes to the boys and girls capturing the greatest quantities of flies between May 24 and June 29, and Mir. H. k. Lyles read the conditions govern ing that contest, which appear here- with.
 At the close of the proceedings the the Scouts gave their cheer for Mir. Hanna and the Girls gave their "Wo-he-lo" yell.
 The resolutions referred to are as follows:
 "The Camp Fire Girls. at a recent meeting, held at the home of Mrs. Will liam Camp. passed the following resolu-