The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-06
FAIRFIELD

l
 CHANGES AT FAIRFIELD BEACH
 If plans that are now in the mak-
 tng-and all indications point to thelr
 fuIfIling-Fairf1eld beach will hardly
 be recognized this coming summer by people who enjoyed its facilities in the l past. The Beach association. headed by o. G. Jennings is planning for radical changes. The plans and, ac- cording to reliable information, they are drawn up in blue print and con- tract form, are now in possession of
 contractors. The contractors have
 been requested to- bid on the plans and submit figures to the association The
 ton, call for making the public bath
 houses, with the large private bath
 pavilion adjoining, into one large
 building, devoting it to public use as
 bathing houses, dancing pavilion, etc.
 The intention of those controlling this
 portion of the beach is to entirely. give over this section of the beach for
 public purposes, using it entirely for public enjoyment. Making of it a place where tired humanity, in sum-
 mer time, can go for breath of salt 1 air a plunge in the cooling Sound
 waters and if one wishes forsmore di- versity in the way of enjoyment, dancing, etc, is to be provided. With these changes taking place. the Beach association does not intend to neglect | ure. ItAis intended to erect suitable l bathing and pavilion buildings on the beach at the foot of Pendeld avenue At this spot there is one of the finest beach properties to be found along
 Long Island Sound. The association intends to so improve this section of the beach as to make it into an ideal private club property Penfield ave nue. now more or less in bad condition for travel, is to be put in first class condition for roadway purposes to the beach. When completed it is intend ed that PenfieId avenue shall be a, modern, first class road leading to-
 beach, so changed and improved that old time visitors will be unable to recognize it as the old Fairfield beach. Up to date club buildings are to be erected and members of the Beach as- sociation intend to provide themselves with all the comforts co-incident with an ideal shore property. Much talk, in the past, has been circulated about
 beach changes, but according to our informant, plans now in the works, calling for the above changes, are cer-
 tain to be made at Fairfield beach.
 MRS. MARTIN AND
 ANTT-SUFF'RAGET For full hour and a half Mrs.
 John M. Martin of New York, held her audience in the Library building last evening in rapt attention. Telling them her favoring anti-suffrage was not because she was afraid; on the contrary, most of her life wass spent among radicals in all sorts of move. Inents. Mrs. Martin said she offered no apology to suffrage advocates for favoring continuance of our homes. She said our mothers and grandmoth- >ers before them, taught us to appre- ciate our homes, to love our families, raise and care for our own children. teach them the respect and honie-loye our mothers before us taught their Ichi1dren; not to commentaries our selves entirely. That, instead of wanting to make laws to close sa- looms, raid the gambling dens. clear our streets of undesirables, unfortun- ates, etc, so that Willie would not go wrong. the proper thing for won1- an1y women to do was teach Willie, ' in his infancy all these things were wrong, that instead of giving our chi1-s dren into the care of nurse girls, de- voting our time to stump speaking for votes for women, attending political gatherings, etc, we should teach our children that these things are wrong. Do that, Mrs. Martin said, and we women will be doing what nature in tends we should do. As the suffrage advocates are now progressing. the speaker pictured, the acquisition of votes for women will make of our men folks something resembling spots, soft matters. to be pliable in the hands of womenIvoters; poor, insignifl- cant man, something like peanut small. The audience that listened to Mrs Martin was attentive one, made so by the speakers ability to in terest one. She is witty of speech, entertaining in her talk and, above al1 enthusiastic in her, subject. Mrs Martin was introduced by Mrs Will liam Glover, who entertainingly told her audience some of the reasons for +J,o fo Y,1n ment Locally the anti movement is in a f1ourishing condition with some 800 members. Mrs. Glover was in charge of the meeting and after the evenings speakers closing remarks, invited those present over 21syears of age to sign the antis roster.
 Wallace Bu1kIey is again around and about. Wallace is some parsonage in town. A cheery word and 9 pleasant smile for all.
 Wood Mfg. Co. is increasing busi- ness continually This concern is shipping goods all about the country. Automobile lamps is their speciality. Also handle automobile supplies gem orally.
 station Agent Kilffan is a busy man into effect, with freight shipments on the increase, keeps MT. Kil1ian and his office force continually on the jump.
 Mrs. Alfred wyrtzen spent Wednes- day with her grandmother in the StratfieId district. The elderly lady is '91 years of age and notwithstand- ing she retains much of the ambi- ton of younger folks.
 Simon Bradley speaks erShusiastical- 1y of his recent trip in the south. MT. Bradley, while making the trip as a business one, devoted some of his time hunting through the southern pine woods. MT. Bradley's marksmanship brought 30 quail to his bag. Yes, Simon sRears to the 80. He received yesterday three boxes containing wild turkeys also shot by him during his southern trip.
 Accompanied by Miss Martha Will Hams, Miss Frances Wakeman of Rose Hill left vestaFdav for Va r-.s