The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
VALUABLE LIBRARY SENTtTO COLUMBIA
 FROM STAMFORD
Rare Volumes of the Hudson Homestead Become Prop
 erty of University.
(specia1 to The Farmer


 Stratford. Nov 7-The Hudson H- brary, containing many volumes of rare books, some of them over a cen tury old, is being shipped to New York, where they will become a part of the Columbia, University The H. brary also includes hundreds of let ters. books and papers belonging to the famous Dr. Samuel Johnson, one of the first deans of Columbia. who in his life time lived in Stratford and from whom the Hudson family is des- csnded.
 The annual meeting of the Strat- ford Charitable society was held yes- terday afternoon on the second floor of the town hall. Reports of the year were read and accepted Elec- ton of officers for the current year followed. The following were chosen: president, Mrs. Frank Patterson; vice president, Miss Ida Burritt; treasurer. Mrs H. Leroy Lewis; secretary, Mrs A C. Gunther: executive committee, Mss Ida Burritt, chairman; Mrs Margaret De1acour. Mrs Walter Han ford Mrs. Arthur Wheeler, Mrs E. P. Bullard, Miss Emma G. Allen, Mrs. Edward Deeds, Mrs. James Dooleys Mrs Thomas Jefferson, Mrs. Albert Merrill Miss Edna Sammis and Mrs. Charles Graham
 Plans for the winter having been discussed the meeting adjourned un- til Friday Nov. 13. at 2 o'clock on the second floor of the town hall
 The regular sewing circle of the Charitable society will be held every Friday afternoon at o'clock in, their rooms at the town hall
 The Tuberculosis society has offer ed to the Stratford Charitable society the privilege of selling Red Cross seals here during the Christmas hoH- days, the society to retain a certain percentage of the sales.
 ~Ta~ --<&I- will on Sunday be celebrated at S:So and 10:30 the last mass being a high one
 Services at the Christ Episcopal church will be conducted by the pas tor, Rev. Chauncey C. Kennedy al and 1O:S0 in the morning and 7:so in the evening
 Morning and evening services at the Congregational church. with preach ing by the pastor, Rev. Edward N Packard, D. D., Morning theme, 'The World is Being Convicted of Sin To day; the Sin of War, the Sin of the Licensed Saloon and the Sin of the Industrial World"
 Next Sunday, Nov. 18th, there will be union service at the Congrega- tiona1 church and Rev. Dr. Watson L. Phillips, Of New Haven will be the preacher. The town is invited.
 Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the pas tor. will preach Sunday morning and evening. The topic in the morning will be, Company In the evening another sermon from the Book o1 Revelation. The topic will be the Meaning of the Trumpets."
 The Past Grand Knights of the Oronoque I. o. O. F., conferred the fnitiatory degree upon two members at their meeting last evening. After the meeting was finished the famous 'OronoQue clam choWder was served to all the guests.
 The Stratford High school basket ball has arranged its schedule for the first term of school which ends with the beginning of the Christmas hoIi- days. No games will be played dur ing the holidays. The schedule is as follows: Nov. IS, St. Augustine's al Htratford; Nov. 2s, T. U. S. at Bridge port; Dec. 4, West Haven at West Haven; Dec. g, Trade School al Bridgeport; Dec. 1s. West Haven al Stratford-
 Games for the second term will be played with the following high schoo teams; Bridgeport, Shelton, West port, Ansonia, and Newtown. The Laure1s of Bridgeport has also beer engaged for the latter part of the season