The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-26
ANNUAL
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I AXE PLACE FEB. 4
Concert viii Precede Dancing
In Red Mems HaII-Bas- s
ketbaH Events.
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Strat4ord Jan 26-Among the
coming social events OF unusual IN
terest wiz be the annual dance and
entertainment given by the Stratford
Fire department on Feb. In Red
Mems hall on Church street. Ella
Sborate plans are being made for the
Of q large crowd and
each person attending will be given a
valuable souvenir program. A con-
cert viii be given from s until 8
O'clock and from 8 O'Clock until ~
O'Clock dancing will be enjoyed. The
committee Comprises George Bate
man. chairman; William Nichols,
Chief Allan = udson, Harry Hull and
Louis A. Policy.
The Board OF Relief will meet at
the assessors office for the purpose
of hearing appeals from the findings
of the Board Of Assessors on Monday,
Feb. 1, from q to In the after
noon and from T. until 8 In the even
ing. The board will also be at the.
assessors office at the same hours
on Saturday, Feb. 6, Monday, Feb
8 and Saturday, Feb. 13.
At the meeting of the Red Men
last evening held In their wigwam on
Church street the chiefs degree was
worked on James Bova On Friday
evening the Junior Guards will ini-
tiate three candidates In the tribe.
The members OF Mems Brother
hood of the Methodist church will
give d supper tonight at the ChuTCh
parIors. The men are privileged to
invite their wives and others After
the supper, Rev George TambIyn,
pastor of O1ivet Congregati onaI
church. Bridgeport, will deliver an
address.
The women's Aid society of the
Congregational church will have a
church supper in the chapel at the
rear of the church on Thursday ev-
ening beginning at $3.50. It is ex-
pected that several hundred members
of the parish and their friends will
| attend.
Tomorrow evening at the Boys
club Bridgeport, the Stratford In
dependents will play the Westport
basketball five. This game is one
postponed from two weeks ago. Both
fives have been practicing very hard
of late. A warm contest is antici-
pated.t
On next Monday evening at the
town hall the Stratford High school
| five will meet the Bradford quintet
won a game and will play off the tie
next week. This game will COM
| mence at O'Clock. The preliminary
game will be played by two local
| teams.
A food sale will be held in the town
| hall on Friday afternoon of this week
under the auspices of the Stratford
Women's Suffrage association. Home
made pies. cake, candies and pre-
| serves will be sold. Mrs. William b.
| Kelsey will have charge of the sale.
The lecture to be given this Fri
/ day evening at the public library will
be delivered by Prof. Edward B.
Reed. His subject will be Jane
/ Austen
A number of young people from
Stratford plan to attend the dance to
be given by the Paragon club of
Milford in K. of C. hall, Smith s
block Friday evening, Feb. 5. AL
bert P. Stowe and Merritt D. Wander
/ biIt are on the committee in charge
/ Of the affair.
A seven and one-half pound baby
girl arrived at the home of Mr.. and
/ Mrs H. e. Hammerburg early yes
terday morning. The mother of the
girl was formerly Miss Julia Koh1er
/ of Bridgeport.
Alba B. Johnson, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, declared
that the report that the French gov
eminent ordered 100 locomotives from
his company is false.