The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-10
WORK PROGRESSES ON GROUNDS AT
 COUNTRY CLUB
S ratford Board of Trade Selects
 Its Slogan
Especial to The Farmer.)

Stratford, May 10.-Several horse drawn lawn mowers and men with rakes and shove1s have been busily at work at Knowlton park during the last few days transforming the park into an ideal golf course and country club grounds. Under the direction of Robert Pugde of New Haven, a golf expert who has laid out the grounds of practically all the important golf clubs in Connecticut, a nine-ho1e golf course was laid out on the Knowlton Park links, the course being about 2,05O yards around. This is a longer course than the one at the Mill Hill club which was 1856 yards in length.
 MT. Pugde when he saw the Knowl ton Park grounds expressed the opin ion that the location was an ideal one for a country club, and this seems to be the opinion of all who have seen the grounds. :.
 The golf course promises to be in daily use within a few days and the tennis courts, two or them at least, will be ready, 1t is expected, by the first of June. As soon as things are fairly started on the golf links and tennis courts, work will be com mencedl on the building of the club house.
 The club house will be built on the lines of 8 rustic lodge and will have a wide veranda, on both the first and the second story. The roof, with the exception of cupo1a in the center, will be flat, and built with a railing around the edge, giving a roof garden effect, and providing place for open air dances.
 There will be lockers for tennis rac- quets, golf sticks, and other belong- ings provided for the members in large locker room in the building, and there will also be 3, large 1ounging XSyftn f1Ta-nl9c6 and old fashioned chimney. Taken as a, whole the club house will be one of the prettiest little club houses in the vicinity.
 A number of persons have sent in applications for mem bership- within the past few days and several others have expressed the intention of doing so before July list, when. the charter closes.
 There are at present more than 100 names on the charter membership list and as the charter will only remain open until 15O members have been taken in, it looks as if some persons will be left out in the cold unless they notify one of the officers pretty soon, that they desire to join the club. The secretary of the organization is How ard Curtis, Jr., of Main street and he has the mem bership list. If the names continue to come in as they have been coming in within the last couple of days, the 150 members will be obtain ed long before July 1st, and this may mean that the number will have to be stretched to 200.
 I. O. O. F. To Give Whist.
 Oronoque lodge of Odd Fellows is Fellows hall, Tuesday evening, May 18th, plaX beginning at S:S0 o'clock. It is expected that the whist will be one of the biggest ever held under the auspices Of the local lodge of Odd Fellows and the members are mak- ing extraordinary efforts to make 1t prove a fine success in every way.
 St. James, Church.
 At St. James church tomorrow there will be masses at 8:S0 and 1o:3O o'clock in the morning with a sermon at each mass by Rev. M. J. O'Connor, pastor of the church. Benedietion Of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the second mass.
 Christ Church.
 Services at Christ church tomorrow will consist of morning prayer and Holy Communion at 1O:3O o'clock in the morning and evening prayer at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Housatonic Grange.
 Housatonic Grange will meet this evening in regular session. As busi- ness of importance is to be transact ed is hoped that a full attendance will be the order of the evening.
 The Board of Trade Slogan.
 Everything for the Public Well fare"t is the slogan which the Strat- ford Board of Trade adopted at the meeting Thursday evening. Webster Conine, a senior at the local High school was the young man who sug- gested this slogan and he has been awarded the prize of $5 which was offered for the boy or girl in the local schols who should suggest the slogan accepted by the board The second prize went to Raymond Beardsley of Judson Place who submitted the slogan. "Old In Years, Young In Ideas"
 M. E. and Congregational Churches.
 At the stratford M. E. church, Sun day, the Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the pastor, will preach In the morning. The topic will be ''Nearness to Great Blessings, Not the Same as Possessing Them In the evening the Methodist church will unite with the Congrega- tionaIist church.
 Rev. William c. Lathrop, pastor of the Shelton Congregational church, will preach at the Congregational church on Sunday morning, in ex- change. A union service will be held in the church in the evening which will be of interest to the whole com rnunity. The splendid work of lthe Bridgeport Christian Union will be illustrated by it's superintendent. Rev. Charles w. Simpson.
 Help the Tree Warden.
 Some 15O young trees have been set out along the streets of the town within the past few days and if the people in front of whose houses the trees have been set out will only as- sist the tree warden by watering the
 
 get firmly rooted, the trees will grow and prosper, and soon be a credit to the town.
 STREET REPAIR WORK.