The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

NIr and Mrs w. F. Hayes of sss1 BarnuTn, avenue are to hold a. surprise party and dance this evening in honor of their son, Frederick J. Hayes. and his room mate, Adrian Morse Of Stamford. The young men, who are stud ents at Yale, wall return this eve hing for the holidays and the plan is to have a large gathrings of young EpeopIes greet them on their arrival The Hist Of guests includes the Misses Cat1srine and Helen Plumb. Frances
 vvIllia1as, Edith Wilson, Josephine Bfrdseye Esther Swain, Helen 4Grum- man Edna. Morgan. Edna Sammis. May and Dorothy Beardsley.A Marjorie
 Havens Florence and Dorothy iSfeaFns, Marion Wright, Ruhy Bur | rift, Edna and Dorothy Smith, Carol land Ethel Sterling, and Messrs. Rich z lard, Phillip and Stewart Swain. E1ls- worth and Waldo Grumman, Edward. lThouaas and Vincent Hawley, Harvey I Irving. Donald =Samn1is. Samuel Cut ting Fred and Dan Morgan, Frank Smith Charles Bitzer, Howard Ston1 f Andrew Smith, John Shelton, Stanlei EsB5Ilrr1tt Radford Smith, MT. ButIe. Afr Ferris and. MT. Hall.
 s4fas. and Mrs. Harvey Hubbel1 heles a very pleasant informaIs dance for Some half hundred of their friends a their home z62 Park avenue, on Sat
 urday evening.
 Invitations have been issued for z subscription dance to be given |
 Miss May Beardsley and Miss Mar
 jor1e Silliman in the Stratford Audi
 torfum on Saturday evening, Janu- ary ?.
 The members of the Bridgeport Art League. held their annual Christmas af noon, the festivities commencing at 3 o'clock. A pleasingly varied program, composed of dances by Miss Helen CoweH, readings by Mrs. Mclaughlin and soprano solos by Mrs. Albert Smith was enjoyed. Mrs A. E. Mac
 op. had charge of the arrangement of the program
 The local lodge of E1ks are to give a Christmas party for the children in their club house on State street on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The children will participate in an inter- esting program which includes recffa- tions, songs and d playlet. There will also be a large Christmas tree and re- treatments will be served.
 The RlI1s are also going to give a large informal dance in their, club house on New Years night, according to invitations issued yesterday. The usual Ghristmas decorations will be used in profusions and the fortunate ones who have been invited are looking forward to one of the merriest fes- Etivities of the holidays
 An unusual coincidence occurred on Saturday when Mrs. Leo Redgate of
 Washington avenue. gave birth to son. and her sister, Mrs. John F. McDon- lougt.a of 225s HawIey avenue, to a daughter. Mrs. Redgate was Miss Ma omi Moore before her marriage and Mrs. MeDonough was Miss May Moore, | William Moore of 595 sHarral avenue.
 MT. Redgate Is the son Of Captain and
 Mrs. John Redgate of 1297 Park ave nue. Mr. McDonough is exalted ruler of the Ell1s.
 | An interested and enthusiastic gath ering attended Bridgeport's first horse
 show, held Saturday afternoon, under
 the auspices of the Brooklawn Riding
 club. The Wheeler & Wilson band
 furnished the music for the afternoon. Three ribbons were awarded in each
 of the eight classes by Col. N. H. Hef6
 and Henry Christensen. Refreshments
 were served following the contests. 1 At a meeting of the oratorio so- 1 ciety's board of governors last Friday evening at Nathaniel Bishops home, l Mrs Fred Atwater was elected to the 1 board to fill the vacancy made by 1 Mrs Richard Holman who has re- | moved to Ansonia- Mrs. Holman was formerly Miss Mabel French.
 COTTON GINNING REPORT, !