The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-10
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER

met at the Castle last night for tnelr November meeting upon the invitation of the matron, Miss Vaughn. Principal L. M. Johnson of the High school was host and Editor A. P. Smith of the Bee had the literary program in hand. The banquet was enjoyed by all. Artec the post prandial exercises were over the guests inspected the Castle, and were surprised and delighted at the adn1hra- bie equipments of this establishment for rest for tired-out business men, and also took pains to express their ap- preciation of the work of the 1nst1tu- ton in booming the town. The hos tess was grateful for this appreciation to come again.
 Miss eAlyse Gregory state organizer of the Woman's Suffrage association of Connecticut, was the principal ad- vocate of the cause at last nights rally in the town hall. About fifty were present and the score of men present gladly signed the petition to the General Assembly asking for the submission of the constitutional amendment regarding suffrage to be voted on by the naale electorate. Att torney Samuel Shaw<of Bedding, spoke for 8 half hour, explaining why he had espoused the cause of Woman'S sufr- rage, and the explanation seemed req sonab1e. He introduced the speaker very feTicitously and she came right
 
 ed. In the afternoon there was a meeting of the town ladies already in the ranks at the home of Mrs. Cora. B. Pierce and Mrs. A. A. Banks and a complimentary reception for Mtss Pier son who was the pioneer in the field in New town. Altogether the reception and rally nave aroused more than or dinary interest in this political and economic movement among all classes of our citizens, being the chief topfc today. Miss Louise Gould of Bridge port. was present at the meeting. and helped finance the undertaking, ha~- ing met with a hearty response in get l ting together the sinews of war from
 the adherents or the cause,
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Blake and children of New York were recent
 guests of friends on Walnut Tree l hill.
 Among the young ladies teaching out of town this year, who spent the week end and Sunday at home were the l Misses Helen Keane from Washington Conn, Catharine Lester from Easton and Mary E. Lynch from Woodb bury.
 William Hayes with party of Sandy Hook residents and Willis Lockwood with Southbury friends in his car au- 'ltoed to Waterbury. Sunday
 Mrs. M. Mccarthy has recently en- ltertained, Mrs. Andrew Donnellan oi Jersey City, N. J.
 I Mrs. Thomas Mcclure of Walnut Tree hill, has as guest her daughter q lin-law Mrs. James Mcclure of Jersey City. N J.
 Miss Le Fan, who occupies the Walsh
 bungalow on Walnut Tree hill, is ser fously i'll and under tre care of pr Kennedy.
 I The young people of St. Roses parish T are rehearsing -~The Single Life, 1a I ithree-act comedy which they expect to present on Thanksgiving eve. From the interest taken in the rehearsals
 and from the talent in the cast tue ton.
 The bridge on the state road neal
 the Crowe-Keane button shop is be.
 ing shored up and re-enforced wftI
 concrete by Jerry Troy and helper. this week.
 Wilfred Bale drives the gospel wag.
 on. Sundays, from Hawleyville to th' Center churches. , There will be an anniversary requnen
 mass for the late Henry Madigan "Wednesday morning, at g o'clock, 9 St. Roses church.
 -.liss Teresa Carnody is now in Dan } bury on nursing case - The favorable reports from IT. F Grove at the Bridgeport hospital ar Z giving his family and friends reneWet hope of his ultimate recovery. M A. Gorbett with friends autoes to. Waterbury, Sunday, and visited Mrs .J- Corbett at St. Mary's hospital.
 Mrs. Timothy Griffin, who lives nea. r Hawleyvi1le died early this nornina l of a complication of diseases. Sh is survived by daugh ter. Frances, an ) a son, Charles. both in their minority The husband died several years ago She was about. 50 years of age. Tn 3 funeral will occur Thursday at g a. n 7 from her home and at 10 a. m. in St
 Roses church.