The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
GAINS
 IN FAIRFIELD NOW
Girls Club Dance Big Sue cess Greenfield Church
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Fairfield. Jan. 21-The Woman Suf- frage movement started some time ago is increasing in membership daily. They now have about 150 ton for the cause the same to be presented to the legislature not later than January 26. The petition is be- ing circulated to secure the signatures of all those interested in the move ment. The petition as it will be pre- sented to the legislature reads as fol- lows:
 gro the House Of Representatives:
 4sWe, the undersigned, men and women of Connecticut, of the age or twenty-one years and over, firmly be- lievtng, as is declared in the Consti- tuition of this State, that all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority. and instituted for their benefit do hereby respectfully petition your honorable body, to en- deavor to secure to the women of this State the same liberties, rights and privileges that the women thereof de- rived from their ancestors by propos- ing an amendment to the Constitution of this State enabling the women thereof to exercise the right of ball lot, thereby recognizing and estab- fishing the greatest and most essen tial principle of liberty and free gov ernment.'
 A number of local residents will at tend the naid-winter meeting Of the State Dairynen to be held in Unity hall, Hartford, on January 26 27 and 2S. Over $S0e,000 in premiums will be offered to exhibitors of milk, cream and butter. An excellent program of speakers has been arranged for the meeting. On the last day of the meet ing the following men of prominence will speak on ..Home Topics,s Dr. D.
 
 Karl B. Muser, of Connecticut. A special feature of the meeting will be the Women's Auxiliary who will furnish the program for part Of one session. On Wednesday. the 2Tth, at 1 3 in the afternoon, Mrs. Laura. Rose Stephenson, of Quebec, Canada, will speak on sThe Dairy Cow Other meetings will De held by the ladies in the ladies parlor ofsthe hall.
 l The dance which the Fairfield Girls hall was a decided success both hnan- IciaIly and socially About 300 invita- 1 tions had been sent out to the mem bers in surrounding towns and 290 of l the invited guests were present. Fair field, Southport, Westport and Bridge port were we'll represented when the grand march began. Shortly after 8 I o'clock the grand march was started, led by Miss Marcia DeFbridge, accom- I panied by Leonard Myers of Bridge port. A punch bowl in one corner of the room afforded refreshments for the dancers. The bowl contained a deIi- cious punch made of lemons, oranges grapes and other ingredients. The !,dancing class which Miss Derbridge has been .nstructing took to the floor lfor the first time and made a very lcreditable showing on it's first appear lance. The dance was called an "apron land necktie'' affair and on entering each lady was presented with a. col
 ored apron to be worn and each young man a coIored tie. The dancers wear ing corresponding colored ties and aprons were to be partners in the grand march.
 j Fairfield will be well represented at the play to be given by the Christian
 Endeayor society of the Greenfield j Hin Congregational church tonnorrovy might. The play will be staged in the Country club and is entitled "Murde1
 Will Out. .''
 The UnquoNa club will hold it's reg
 ular meeting next Monday in the Li.
 brary building. The topic for discus ision will be "The Negro.'s and Miss
 Frances Wakeman will lead the ses-
 sion. Miss Hall will speak upon the Il education of the coIored race: Mrs lJacoby. his home and church; Mrs. J
 Flint, his business; Mrs Case his
 society and politics, and Miss Wake
 man will read a paper upon the prom, ! 1<~~., <1.EE i,