The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-31
FRATERNAL
 DIRECTORY


 SEAVIEW LODGE, N. F.. o. P.ts
 With seaview lodge N. B. o. P, in itiating joint class of 3 new mem bers for four local lodges last night the grand lodge year of the New Eng- land Order of Protection closed with very gratifying increase in mem bership locally Last nights meeting was a special one and was attended by SO many local members to com p1ete1y fill the hall while Grand Sec retary John J. Minnix of New Haven and Grand Vice Warden John F. Iyd- dy were also present. The work was performed by the degree team of Sea- view lodge in an exemplary manner. The team consisted of 12 women, all wearing white with long bow of scarlet ribbon floating coquettishly from the shoulder Their floor work
 was performed in a fault1ess manner and the various speaking parts were well taken so that the exemplfdcation formed as satisfactory a piece of 1 lodge work as has been witnessed in
 Bridgeport for 8 long time Messrs- Lyddy and Minnix in speaking upon
 the progress of the order. stated that a very gratifying increase in member ship has been made all over the state during the last few months and es- peciaIly in Bridgeport. The 25 can ldidates initiated last night were di- vided among four lodges as follows: Following the meeting enjoyable social session was held at which an excellent musical program was given and refreshments were served. Grand Warden William 6. Coxeter o. Hart ford was expected to be present but
 at the very last moment he had to send his regrets Other similar mee t. ings were held about the state last night and will be held this evening so as to swell the membership all that l Is possible for the start of. the new grand lodge year tomorrow.
 MECHANICS AND
 D OF A. OPEN BAZAAR Last evening was the opening night of the bazaar and dance given under
 the auspices of Joint committees Of the Order of United American Me chanies and Daughters of America. The affair was a great success. About 200 people enjoyed the dances and re-
 treatments. Music was furnished by
 an orchestra of members of the O. U.s
 A. M. The committee in charge con sists Of. ChairIady, Mrs. Louise Eek Ter; Secretary, Harry Marsh; treas urer. E. F Brown. Mrs Grace Will
 son, Mrs Emma Lamb, Mrs. MoIlies Splain, Miss Ida Baulieu, Mrs Mary GammeT,. Mrs. Anna Eddy, Mrs. Jen-5 nie Follfett, Miss NfadaEne Osborne, Mrs Mary Byron Mrs Mary Rich ards, Mrs Verna Isborne, and Law renee Stevens, William Parsons, w. H. Kurby, Arthur Appleby, William Mccarthy, Joseph AppIeby. Louis Boettcher, Henry Neubaur, Carl La throp, John Mills. Frank Byron Viii liam Isles. John Gunderman, R. D.. Johnson, George Humphreys, E. M. Andrews, c. S. Burt, E. D Sherwood, Clarance FurnaIn and John Gunzen- hauser. Both of the lodges have ap-s l pointed committees to arrange, if pos sib1e, the official recognition Of the
 Daughters of America as the auxil- iary of the O.. U. A. M This will proba;hly be brought about at the next meeting. ss- ssssl LADIES, ARIoN soCFETY The Ladies' Arson Society held 3. l masquerade dance last evening in the
 Arion hall. Refreshments were served I after the dancing. The committee in charge was Mesdames Roth, chair lady; Paul Hoffman and Storm 1 Messre. Brandt and Roth were the 1 floor committee.
 l STEUBEN LODGE, NO. 83, I. o. o. F. I Two candidates were initiated in the I third degree at a meeting of the Steu- ] ben Lodge, No. S3, last evening in the 1 Franklin building. Arrangements were j also made for the 45th anniversary
 celebration which will be held next
 Monday evening in the lodge rooms.
 PIONEER LODGE No.7s.,
 4 SONS OF ST GEORGE A regular meeting of Pioneer Lodge, No 79. Sons of St. George, was held
 last night in the Magma Charta. hall Two. applications were received and i one candidate was initiated.
 :. SHERIDAN CIRCLE, N- ', e. R.
 The members Of the Sheridan Circle No. '. G A R.. held a benefit whist