The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
.STRA TFORD SOON TO.
 HAVE WEDDING OF POPULAR RESIDENTS
Miss Bessie l.. Yates To Be Bride of Douglas
 Knowles.
Special to The Farmer.1

SSaratford, Dec. 23-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yates of North Main street have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Bessie L. Yates, to Douglas Knowles, also of Stratford, who resides on Ferry Boulevard. MT. p1oy of the United Illuminating com pany. Bridgeport. Both young people are very well known in town.
 Masses on Christmas day at St. James R. c. church will be celebrated at s6i o'clock. 8 o'clock and 1O:30 o'clock The first and last masses will be high masses. At each of the masses there will be an appropriate sermon preach ed by the pastor, Rev Michael J. osConnor. Wle4gandss Mass in B flat will be sung by the choir at the first and last masses. The members of the choir are: Sopranos, Misses Airline MaIley, Catherine Russell, Mabel Olrn- stead, May Casserly, Helen Ma.honey: i: altos, Misses ddldred StudIey, Anna Flynn and Ienore Heffernan; tenors, Messrs. John Han1ey, Russell Shaw, John B. Castelot; basses. Messrs
 Louis Serre, Francis CasteIot, Paul Castelot, Joseph Castelot, Wilfred Fisher and Robert Marden. sAdestes Fideles'' will be sung by the choir at both high masses and solo, 70 Holy Night 2, by Adams, will be rendered by Miss May sCasser1y. The singing will be under the direction of the or ganist, J. Francis Quinn. After the last mass Benedfction of the Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated. Louis Serre will sing 70 Salutaris,' and the Gregorian tsTantum Ergo will be rendered by the male choir.
 The Christmas entertainment and tree of the Methodist church, is to be held on Tuesday evening, December 2s, in the sunday school rooms On Sunday evening at the Methodist church and the Peoples Presbytelian church of Bridgeport, will render the cantata, Emmanuel
 The Methodist church is soon to in- stall new electric blower which is to be used for supplying air in place of the water motor which at present does the work The fund for this blower has now been nearly com pleted.
 A committee of the Methodist church has been engaged in compiling a church directory which the members expect to present to the members of the church and Sunday school on Sunday December 27 This directory will contain the various organizations of the church as well as their officers, also the members of the church and Sunday school. The directory will be given free to all members.
 1 At the Christ Episcopal church on Christmas eve, the Sunday school cele- bratfon of Christmas will be observ- ed. A chi1dren's carol service will be rendered, the Christmas tree being lighted at 7:80 o'clock. Presents will be exchanged as is the old custom and it is believed that every one at tending will have an enjoyable time. | On Friday morning, Christmas day, at and Il o'clock, holy communion win be celebrated. The services will be 1 in charge of the rector, Rev. E. c, Ken-
 nedy
 On Sunday evening. December 27, St. Johns night is to be observed in Christ church, Stratford, when the members of St. Johns lodge, No. 8, A F. & A. M, will attend service in a body and the newly appointed chap lain of the lodge. Rev. C. .SC. Kennedy,
 will preach an appropriate sermon.
 Members will meet in the Jorge room 1 at D. m. sharp, on that night.