The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-23
StratfOrd
Special to The Far4ne-3


 Stratford, Feb. 23-The Ramblers of New Haven in the game last night making a garrison finish. At the end of the first half the New Haven team was ahead with a score of 10 to four. Up to the last two minutes of play the visitors led but in those last two minutes the Ramblers exerted them selves and won making six baskets in the last two minutes. The New Haven team, which is called the ''All New Havens'' has won every game played this season and will win the championship of the Elm City with one more game. The feature of the game promised was the recognition of the 18th birthday anniversary of Harry Flood the right guard of the the game Rev. F. c. Carpenter of the M E. church called for MT. Flood who, in spite of his six feet one of stature is excessively modest. Floods comrades produced him on the floor and the minister in a neat and apt little address presented the astonished young man with a handsome leather suit case given by RamblerS and a flaming red ribbons the color of the Ramblers from friends. Mir. Carpenter assured the audience that the gift was not a prize for regular attendance at Sunday school and that the bouquet came from the ladies who had enjoyed the games of the Ramblers so much. | An exploration or the interior or the suit case revealed a pair of red stock ings. red necktie and a red hand | lxerchief given by his mother Last summer Flood won the bicycle offered young man in town. Ramblers Position New Haven Flood Martin
 Right Guard Ashe Cozzolino Beardsley Maxwell | Heig sneiderman Hafferney Stein
 Left Forward
 Summary-score, Ramblers g, New Haven IS: time, two twenty minute ! halves. Morehouse, referee. < The South church five from Bridge port defeated the local High school boys by score of 24 to 19 and Fair1 mount five of Bridgeport defeated | in the preliminaries.
 On Wednesday night the Ramblers went to Seymour and effectually de- cided their superiority by defeating the up river boys by a score of g to IS. At the end of the first half the Seymour team led by score of IS to 12. The Ramblers made their usual strong finish. The Seymour team were confident of victory on their own ground. They attributed their defeat here two weeks ago to the arrangement or the nall the result did not justify any such con- cIusion.
 a The Colonial supper given by the Woman's Aid society in the chapel of the Congregational church last night exceeded all expectations both in attendance and attractive features. The ladies were attired in white with powdered hair and kerchiefs after the fashions of former days. The tables Were loaded with old fashioned dishes and they proved so palatable to the 1ioderns that the supply ran out and the tables were replenfshed by a has " call on. the homes of the contribu- tors. After the supper the whole att tendance Joined fin old time songs and listened to recitations by Miss Frances Eeorge and Miss Helen Richards. eThe Ministers Vacation' presented by Miss Richards caused much amuse- ment. The tables were decorated l. with red and white carnations which were sent to the shut in' members of the society after the supper. Mrs. F. L. Curtis was chairman of the Committee of the affairs and Mrs. Geo. Spau had charge of the tables where food was sold
 / The Stratford Walking club took ad- vantage of the holiday yesterday to visit Washington bridge as an appro- priate destination the birthday of the father of his country Those who took part were Prosecutor Ivan More house. Arthur Beardsley Louis .Bris- tol Christian Prick and a friend of
 
 dog also went along for protection Arrival at the bridge the high wind carried away the, prosecutors new der by hat and it landed on an ice cake under the bridge Risking his life in a desperate effort Beardsley rescued the lid from the angry waters and re- stored it to it's delighted owner who bought the cigars on his return to town.
 Mrs Eliza Hill of Putney who has been i'll for months suffered two shocks this morning and her condition is such that her friends have grave fears that she will not recover.
 Miss Claribel Lewis of Storrs agri- cultural college is passing a short va. cation at the home of her parents Dr. and Mrs George F. Lewis of East Broadway.
 Mrs. James Dunn of Bridgeport was the guest of honor at a small gather ing at the home of Mrs. c. W. Blakes- lee On King street last night
 The Azalia chapter of o. E. S., will hold whist at odd Fellows hall this evening. Many handsome prizes are offered. Refreshments will be serv- ed.