The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-20
FRATERNAL LEAGUE
 READY FOR SEAS0N
Different Lodges Showing Great Enthusiasm And Good Sea
 son Is Expected

The Braterna1 Baseball league win hold an important meeting toniBht ar |7:s5 in odd Tsnows' hans 1os7 Brozl street. to complete arrahgemsnts fc- the opening of the season It s tao wish of Presiden3 William T. 1leyor that all organizations have g. rerrg- senta4ion 4there. as the Ieaeao,1s rotr |a large one and will open much earllzr [than expected The IeaRue ls nu7F composed or Ade1phfan lodge D. O. D. F.. Fred Fitchel. manage, P. A. Co., wan. assistant manager Earrfg Ea1xM l. O. O. F. C. VVk Drew, u1anaBer Geo Dayton, assistant manager Kouclcl- potonauh tribe I. O. R M-, CecrEe NJ. Barnes manager. WoTcwr0r tribe T. o. R. 1d-, c. J- White, E1arcar- CT. Bridgeport chapter K e.. l Of Az E. H. Rogergs rnanager- Court Nathaniel Wheeler F- Of A-s 9nUlugl Thomas, manager BridgsDort lclG1. L. O. O. M.s Frank Basanclle. n1sr- ed to secure grounds and priEeg and
 wil1 report at Monday nisht's Uee1lrz--
 Many prizes have already bosn cl1er- led by local merchants. the same c9 Hast year, and 1fr. CoWap, Of .adel- Ephian lodge, who SO capably hauaist this department last year iE tusy -e- touring prizes which will spur the rIaT- lers to give their best efRorfs 10 the.T
 clubs to secure the trophiea.
 The present Hague is ths cutcrr-s lof an odd FeIlows league ntaFlec a few years ago by two mnmh@rg rl lAdelphiau lodge, Joseph Barbez. who
 now serves the league in the carecitg ] of vice president and Luke White. ichairTnan of the athletic counrnfLtee rf lAdelphian lodge In this league com
 posed of the four lodges of odd EaI- flows. Harris. Adelphians ArcauuuI a-lt
 Pequonnock, Adelphlan proved tdeE--
 seIves champions and carried oft Lte isflver cup given by Fl. g. Chaiien1lt
 From this 1eague. White and Bar iber conceived the idea of taking n1V- EeraI separate organfzafiona inc - lIeague. This was done with the rE- suit that league was formed ccrr- fposed of Adelphian and Harria lcdEsr fI. O. o. F., Wowompon tribe. q C. H
 M, and Court Marina, F. Of A tTEe Ileague had 9, short but very Sucreae- ifuI season AdeIphian again Wlnnirr tthe championship and carried or rr1rl Eof the prizes ,includlng a pennant from
 the Rowland Dry Goods O. and gold baseball trophies from the A. C.
 gold balls were presented to eaeh
 member of the AdeIphfan tear1- Eo11 lthe Howland and SpaldinF Coss GOO
 offering trophies this year.
 Many Individual prizes were given l by leading merchants including a rll-
 yer cup. donated by George ccHfrer.
 Powhatan Springs baseball shoes-F-rtr.
 ident ". T. Meyer, clock; D. A- par'l- er, ZjewelIer; silk sockE, D. J- Carrr-- lnette; cigars, J. EcE<Ie. pipe. J r5aell sons Burr M. Coley, hat. F7iu7ls E'I.rr-
 macy, automatic razor strcp. EerrI Store, travelling case, knife. by Flsrrr
 Thompson, member of Marina. IlIa
 league wound up with a bannuaa al
 Sayin Rock -- If the enthusiasrn c.r IrrG year can be taken as an fndisaff1r shis year should bp a banner aea-1ar. Many applications were received E-ra1 fraternal organizations in the rIlr acr admission, hut as only four cou1d 1a taken in it was left to a vote rf Ltr hdtrectors who accepted the Errir1lr ! of Columbus KoncI1apotouauh trlt1
 Red Men, Court Nathaniel Wrheel1r
 F. of A. and the Loyal Cfdsr rf
 Moose
 At the last meeting the fo1ioutrr officers were elected to succeed ttrrr-
 selves: President. William T. 1rlyce vice president, Joseph Barber, eeerl-
 tary, ". A. Keeling; treasursr. s | White