The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-07
'WESTPORT WELFARE
 LEAGUE WILL MEET
 TOMORROW EVENING.
Dr. Donalds on, Former Health Officer, to Lee
 ture On Health"

westport, Jan. 7-(SpeciaI. )-The quarterly meeting of the Welfare League will be held in the town hall tomorrow evening at o'clock At this meeting Dr. Donaldson, a mem Der of the Fairfield Association for Civic Betterment, and formerly health officer of the town of Fairfield, will deliver an address to the members. Dr. Donaldson will speak on "E1eaAth'' and will outline practical means Of preventing disease in town This meeting will be the first assenbIage of the society since it's organization last December.
 The funeral of Greogry Oates, q prominent resident of Saugatuck, was held this morning from his late home, in Saugatuck, at and thence to the Church of the Assumption, Westport, where a solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated. The celebrant was Rev. Peter A. Oates, s. J., a, brother Of the deceased, Rev. Joseph Byrnes D. D., C. s. SD, of Darien, was dea- con, Rev. Paul Stuka, c. s. Sp., of Darfen, sIb-deacon, and Rev. J. J. bers of the Holy Name society attend ed the funeral in a body and also act ed as pail bearers. At the offertory Mrs. John McNaIly, Of Fairfield, sang fave Maria and as the body was being borne from the church Richard
 
 Father Oates, assisted by Father Dug gan. read the committal services at the grave in the Catholic cemetery, Westport.
 Michael Carucone was apprehended last evening by Constable notscher for not having his automobile head light. Carucone was given a. warning and then released, he having good reputation asa driver.
 The following unclaimed letters are awaiting owners at the local post of fee: Edna Broth herton. James A. Burden. George Allen. David Layelle, Mrs. John HeIlman. Mrs John Hill- man, Julia GorhaGn. box 77, and Mrs. Stone, box 63.
 The Eelectmen of the town have de- l cided to install a fire alarm in the rear of the hall. The alarm will be sounded by means of whistle which in case of fire will be blown by the telephone central.
 The wirenen of the Connecticut company are busily engaged in in- stalling new feed wires across the bridge in the center, which will feed the power used by the Norwalk bound cars. l Rev. Peter A. Oates, S. J., who eel ebrated the solemn requiem high mass at the funeral of his deceased brother, in the Church of the Assumption, this .l morning, will spend the week end with his brother Patrick. who is postmas- ter at Saugatuck Father Oates is a Westport boy and Is a professor ol theology in Holy Cross college. Wor- cester. Mass.
 Attorney Wallace, of New Haven 1 was in town yesterday for the purpose of clearing up the affairs of the I Banks estate in Greens Farms, whict I is now the property of the heirs o1
 Mrs. Banks The Banks estate has l often been termed the Spring estate and was until recently believed to be the property of Edward s. Spring, the rec1use, who on Saturday night June 6, is believed to have perished in the flames of the old Colonial homestead in Southport The homestead in which he lived was the property of Mrs Banks. a niece of Spring. Mrs. Banks out of sympathy for her uncle, allowed him the use of the property.