The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-04
WESTPORT FIRE FIGHTERS ENJOY
 SOCIAL EVENING
Kirk and Morton Are Royal Hosts To Volunteer
 Bremen
Especial to the Farmer.)

Westports Feb. 4-Nearly every member of the local fire department was present last night at the recep- tion given by Fire Chief Thomas Kirk and Assistant Chief Joseph Morton, in the Vigi1ant headquarters. The
 affair was auspiciouS1y opened at 8
 o'clock with a speech by Chief Kirk,
 in which he thanked all the members
 for past favors and for their loyalty
 to the department. At the close of his address. the chief was roundly ap- plauded and was followed by few len1arks by the assistant chief. Then the fun began. The first thing on the program was breakdown by Constab1es Frank aturges and John Gault and proved to be the hit of
 the evening. The Vigilant drum corps then entertained the gathering with Marching Through Georgia. ' and t-Wben Johnnie Comes Marching Honne.-' Dan McKenna and Bob
 Frawley were the toastnasters of the
 Recttations and story-te1ling were the in sogGe. with Joe Morton leading in the recitations. By this time the refreshments were ready and the
 boys feasted royalty. After the re- i treatments were served Joe Pagan
 gave a few selections on his fife The following were listed among the hotel arrivals today: John Gal latly Of New York; MT. Foreman, of New York: F. J. Fay, of New ork,
 and William Denman. of Springfield, Mass.
 Edward c. Smith, president of the
 Board of assessors, is seriously i'll al his home on Riverside avenue. Sauga- tuck and is unable to attend the du- ties of his office MT. Smith is sufz l fering from an attack Of the grip Martha A., widow of George Green ] of Wilton, died Tuesday evening al 1 the Norwalk hospital. at 66 years She was very well known here. The funeral service will be held in the Fable mortuary chapel tomorrow af. ternoon at O'Clock. Interment will follow in Poplar Plains cemetery Westport.
 I The regular business session5of the AFeIIowcraft club of Westport will be held this evening in the Fable build 1 ling. Drill work will be in order for a coming Initiation.
 l A Ladies Aid Society of the West l port Methodist church met yesterday afternoon in the church parIors. The society's work for the week was dis Icussed and a social session followed. I The Westport Clerical union meet ing which was to have been held yes terday was postponed until next Tues day.
 John Ge1latIy, whose large estate on
 Cross Highway was nearly ruined by fire, 8 few weeks. ago, has arrived in 1 town. 1Tr Gellatly is 8 retired mer-
 chant and makes his home in New I York during the winter months. Ir
 the summer time he resides in West i port. He is determined to ferret out the reported incendiaries at any cos1
 and it is rumored he has left the
 case in the hands of the state police
 Tn the past six weeks the GellatIy es, tate has been twice visited by fire and the total loss has been estimated Aa1 about $18,oOo.
 learn with regret that she has beer taken to the NorwaIk hospital where she will undergo an operation. Mrs Bogart has been seriously i'll foI some time at her residence in Seaside
 place, Hast Norwa1k.
 The untirfng efforts of the Socia icornmittee promise a brilliant success
 for the masquerade dance scheduled
 lat the town hall, in Weston, to-mor
 row evening, under the auspices of thu
 lNorfieId Improvement association anf
 many from out of town will present The organization will give a Valentin ,i Card Party onS the evening of the 6 at the residence of the president. Mrs : Charles Benedict
 Edward S. Ryan, one of the Eionee lCatholfc residents of the town died a . bis home on Canal street, Tuesda 1eVSna1S. The 0eceaSed naa been SUI fering from heart trouble for the pas
 year but nothing of a serious natur developed until about 8 month age < when Dr. McLaurie was called in t
 Iattend him. The deceased was Dor . 1 in Ireland hfty-nine years ago. H fcame to Westport twenty-five year . Iago and engaged in the contractin business which was very f1ourishin ! at the time of his death. He is sur s lvived by a widow, Julia Riley Ryan , two sons. John and Edward; an i, eight daughters, Annie. Mamie, Julis ! Catherine, Helen, Mrs. Joseph Surge Mrs. John Sullivan and Mrs. Josep n Caxpoll. The funeral will be held Sal . urday morning at o'clock from hi
 lHte residence on Canal street, an
 thence to the Church of the AssumI a ition, on Riverside avenue. where a re
 fquiem high mass will be celebrate n E for the repose of his soul, by the pas . tor, Rev. Father Duggan. IntermeT