The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-24
Fairfield
FAIRFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAKES EIGHTH
 ANNUAL REPORT
(special to The Farmer.) )


 Fairfield. Jan. 24.-The eighth an rJiai report of the Fairfield Histori- cal society is out and shows the past year has been prosperous for the society. The monthly meetings have been cordially supported, Prof C. Fl. Smith, of Yale University spoke at the annual meeting on Religion oi Abraham Lincoln, Oct. J, 1oi9' dressed the society Dec. 9th, 1910, on ''The Whirr of the Press; and Col. Valery Havard, on Jan. go, re- lated his experiences as a representa- tive of our army in the RUSSO
 The council has held monthly meetings to transact necessary buSl- ness Members have visited various rnuseurns and antiquarian collections during the year, exchanging publica flens 5t nf ana tHe eSdr eFairfeTd iei society. E '
 Nineteen new members have been added to the society during the past year. Robert Peale Wakem an, au thor of the Wakeman genealogy and an indefatigable workers in this line of research has presented to the 80 ciety his manuscript containing the inscriptions on all the tombstones of the town. There are 13,00O inscrip- tiops The work is carefully tabu- lated so that it is in such form as to be easily used. This record will be of much interest to the society,"
 The officers of the society are: Rev. Frank $. Child, DID,, president; Henry Cady Sturges, vice -presldenf' Rev. Allen Everett Beeman, secre- tary; Samuel H. Wheeler, treasurer. Executive council Is composed or the following: Prank Samuel Child, Allen I2ez1 IE1,sT@tt Reennan- Samuel Fl Wheeler Henry Cady Sturges, Anory Edward Roland, Oliver Gould Jennings, Win throp Hoyt Perry, Milton @ SlLIIman
 The mid-week cottage player meet ing will be held this evening at the home of Henry Whitaker on Green
 fw-r lrn place at 7:3O o'clock.
 Tomorrow evening will be known Rs Young Mems Night at the Greenfield Hill Country club. The social part of the evening is in charge of Clayton E1wood who has arrange ] a fine musical and literary programme which is sure to please Following the entertainment refreshments will be served
 A special meeting was held, last evening by the members of the new members were initiated into the first ana second degrees. There was not large crowd present on account of the bad travelling. The next en- tertainment to be gwen by this socie- ty will be held in about two weeks.
 Miss Edna. Hull, of Bridgeport was a. recent guest at the home, of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Hull. at HulPs Farms.
 Theodore Fabryk is training for a bout which is to be held in Bridge
 
 Miss Annie sturges. daughter of MT. and Mrs H. c. Sturges. of Mill Hffl, underwent an operation at the Presbyterian hospital, New York, Friday, and report received by friends is favorable.
 John F. Boyle. the local druggist, will spend Thursday and Friday in New York. On Thursday evening he will, with other druggists, be a guest of the American Druggists. Syndicate at the performance of The Garden of Allah On Friday he will attend the reception of Cardinal Farley at the Catholic club.
 Miss Grace West entertained a number of her friends at her home on Eliot street Saturday evening and the party was thoroughly enjoyed Games and music were in order dur ing the course of the evening and n fine time was reported Refresh ments were served to the guests. Those present were the Misses Louise Forsyth. Dorothy Smith. Helen Hayes, Mabel Ferris, Amy and Ruth Child, Clara and May Bu1kIey, Catherine Burr. Sarah W. Deyo. and Messrs Arthur Deyo, John Forsyth, Roger Smith, Benjamin and Chritopher Wyrtzen and Sherman Child