The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-20

parOo1oSs Miss Alta krOYn, "The Broadway Songbird''; Edward J. Rice. stories and recitations. All joined in singing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the closing.
 The general officers of the Crane Veteran league ares President A. D. MacGill; Secretary c. A. c. wayman; Treasurer J. H. Wrath. They with J. w. Hayes, c. L. Chenoweth. J. E. Johnsen. Peter Bottam, J. E. Sheri- dan and w. J. Towing comprise the directors.
 The officers of the Bridgeport di- vision are:
 James G. Abberton, president; H. B. Van Gieson, secretary; B. F. Lyons, treasurer. Directors: A. F. Bonnet, Edward M. Platt, Albert Baker B. F. Lyon, James c. Abberton, H. B. Van Gieson, John E.. Lyddy, Thomas Downey. Herbert Sheasby and Charles Behnke. Membership committee: AL bert Baker, chairman: Thomas Downey and H. B. Van Gieson. En- tertainment committee: John E. Lyd- dy, chairman. Herbert Sheasby B. F. Lyon, Charles Behnke and Frederick Cordially. Reception committee: J. G. Abberton, chairman; w. E. Allen, Robert Owens, Thomas Downey, Ed ward Bennett, B. M. Platt, Charles Rowe. William Calender, Thomas Flynn, ST., Thomas Hyde and Edward S., Barnum.
 The Bridgeport veterans in service 40 to 45 years, are: Frank Cutler, James Dalton. James Howard, James G. Atherton, Edward s. Barnum, Ed ward l.. Beardsley, John Callender, Edward c. Hoffman, B. Frank Lyon, John Molloy, Elmer B. Peet, William H. Scheitinger and Ernest Schwal- bach.
 In service 30 to 35 years: George H. Allen, Alexander M. Baker, Peter Bediger, Edward Bennett, William F. Brown, Frederick P. Bump, William Calender, Frank w. Chamberlain, Joseph Connor, Thomas Downey. Thomas Flynn. ST.; John Hopton. Slyvanus K. Howes, Joseph Jackson. James Kane, John Knight, William Lockwood, John E. Lyddy, Willett A. Marshall. John McKeon, George McLennan, James Mullen, Frank H. Riley, Mortimer w. Seaman, Frank Streck, Frederick Strudel, Martin Sullivan, Arthur Tolles and John Woods.
 In service 25 to 30 years: William B. Allen, Charles N. Beardsley, Chas. Behnke, Asahel F. Bennett, Frank A. Bennett, Michael Connolly, Frederick CorballX Daniel Cronin, John Dirgo, Albert Fricke, Frederick Geinitz, Charles Goebel. Edward J. Hewitt, William Honan, Cornelius B. Hughes, Thomas Hyde, Irving R. Jayne, Jas. Kane, John Keegan. William Ken nedy. Thomas Knight. Noah Lee, William Loeffler. James Moody. Nor ris Stanley, Robert Owens. Charles W. Perry, Edward M. Platt, Benajmdn Reilly. Charles and William Rowe. Frank L. Shubert, Herbert Sheasby. Edward Stanton, William B. Turner. Henry B. Van Gieson and Katie Webb.
 The Bridgeport honorary members ade: Charles Baker, James Cough lin, John Johnson. William Clancy and A. B. Graham, Thomas O'Connell, Patrick Sullivan, Anton E. Treuting, A. F. wakeley and William Will Hams.
 The guests last night were: F. J. Allen, Newark: J. G. Jones. Wash ington, D. C.; M. D. Robinson, Phila- delphia; H. w. Seymour. Baltimore; F. D. Lally. New York; E. c. Towns end, Boston; R. B. Wall. Brooklyn and H. R. wolcott. Springfield. Mass. From Bridgeport: c. V. Harrington, M Baxter. J. A. Black. A. c. Chippen- dale. Dr. H. M. Clarke. P. A. Coll jung, A. P. Ford. J. B. Grinnell. H. Hounslea. J. A. Leonard. A. ID. Mac donald. H. K. Mallett. R. w. Miller. w. A. Nichols, A. c. Smith, J. M. Wilson and John Woodcock,