The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
STAMFORD

May 3otfr has been selected as the date fcs the formal opening Of the Weatogue Country club By that time everything will be in full swing and an eventful day Is planned for. A program will be arranged. for the day and several solofsts will assist In concert in the afternoon and dancing will also be enoyed- There will very probably, too, be some sort ofStoufna-- 1nent either in golf or tennis. Already there are many who use thes course which is rapidly getting into fine con- dition The ground is drying out and the grass growing nicely on the course, making playing more enjoy able each day. The new greens are also comins, along in fine shape and very short time. The work of rolling and grading the tennis courts will be- gin just as soon as the weather grows slees rainy. A steam roller will De used to roll and help settle the courts after which a top dsesstng will be spread on and rolled Ut ds hoped that work will start in at least a week. The porch will be made wider talts season, making szce1ent place Tor ha many little informal Adances which talks place at the club.
 HOUSE w1EIIsT 1A very successful house whist was held last evening at the hoEne of Mrs
 
 under the auspices of the Ladies Al tar society of St James church. The proceeds miif be added tos the b1ilds ing fund.
 HIGH SCHOOL PdIAY
 Rehearsa1s are being held dailyt5 for the play, .sNTfss Fearless & Gp-.s' which the senior class of the local high school will present on next Fri day in Red Mems hall Tickets for the play are being sold by the mem bers of the class and are in great de mand.s
 SUBSCRIPTION DANCE
 Tomorrow evening a subscription dance will be held in the Auditorium at which it is expected many from Stratford and surrounding towns will be present Henry Wells, Vincent Sexton and Esrnrnet Beardsley are the committee in charge of affairs and they are planning for a most enjoy able time Walch's orchestra will furnish the. music for the< sixteen numbers on the program.
 ST JAAnTus' WHIST.
 On Tuesday next, the big whist and dance for the benefit of St. James, church which has been looked for ward to for some time will be held in the town hall. Both the first and \ second floors will be used for the af- fair, dancing to be enjoyed in c the evening on the second floor ndakyvhists on the first floor in both the afternoon and evening. At least two hundred handsome prizes have been already donated for the affair. all of which will be surely well worth trying for. 'Refreshment booths will be in charge Of several of the young ladies and in the evening a soloist will entertain during interTniasion between dances. Already many tickets have been sold So that without a doubt the under taking will prove a great success. PERSONAL ITEMS.
 Miss Eva. Hastings left yesterday for Hartford in her Brush automobile. Miss Hastings will march in the suf- frage parade there on Saturday.
 Miss Airline Curtis of Judson- place has been entertaining friends from Winsted.
 Raymond Beardsley has been en- tertaining John Wakeman of Fair field.
 Mrs Harry w1lcoxson is visiting her mother, Mrs. Henry Webb. of
 Miss Ida Gray of southport was recent visitor in town.
 DIxTE MIHsTRELas.
 On May fifth the Dixie minstrels which weres presented early this spring in Bridgeport by the HoWland Dry Goods Go. employees, will be giv- en in the new Red Mems hall under the auspices Of Evening Star Rebekah lodge. Mrs. Rosamunda Winton and Miss Ruby Payne, both of this town, are end men in the show and made quite Init in Bridgeport. Miss Mill dred CEborn Of this town was also in the show, being one of the soIoists. Plans are under way to make the en- tertainment a huge success, which should not be very difficult Tickets will soon be on sale.