The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
STAMFORD
Special to The Farrner)


 tratfor'd, Dec 2o>-The women of ShzaN1ord started yesterday to fNlI @secNangS for the community Christ neas tree which was set up Monday pA academy Hill The tree is 30 feet saA and is to have a gift on it for every Stratford child besides enough more for the soldiers, who number nearly zSe. Every soldier of the town ! As tc have a gift and if he is not there eo answer to the ron call, the gift will De sent. to hina.f So in order to have every Stratfords soldier or sailor re- lnsembered, relatives are asked to send kne name of any member of their 4Asna1y who have Joined the coIors. Names should be sent to Fred W, 4pWnroeA chairman of the Citizens rpnannlttee.
 Iane town hall of /Stratford was a baay place Tuesday and Wednesday WAen the women began filling stock 1uBs wsth candy and nuts to go on the huge Christmas tree which Is to be stae Ea4heg1ng place for all Stratnord ca Christmas eve The Boys and { EARAS Usaful club oF the town is the ctlgtnzbor of this movement, and the ] W2acae town is backing the club, When tAe boys In olive drab come home on Chrastnaas eve, they will be met 14 the station by a band, and every Maenbsg of the club and probably half ck the remainder of the population Iof StratTDrd. Arrangements are now esing made by the citizens committee oad tho ssaectmen for a parade to tra- RSEss the principal thoroughfares of the town The line of march will be e.nnoanosd in a few days. The chill 4psn hawD- been rshearsing many C@lE1Enzas carols which win be sung e4 the tree. Mss Catherine Russell, WeA known soprano vocalist, will a1so sing.
 Zae churches of 6tratford contrl- bubed MberalIy to Penny Sunday for the tree fund with the following re- euzts Congregational church, S11; AEsthodlst church, S5; Episcopal church. $s-So; St James R. c. church 4Ts41: Bethany Mission church, $2.50 and Baptist Zion church, $1-50.
 Close to $1eo has been collected hy the children in a house to house canvas asg well as in private subscrip- d0nas making a grand total to date of over $50 Pledges of various aEnounts made last week by citizens of tha tDwn are expected to be deposited within a few days
 Mrs. Richard Howell, who started the c1nb on tts useful career, wished 41 smphasize the fact that it does not matter if soldiers name is handed fn mere than once 50 long as the Citi- zenis Committee gets every name
 Ordered to Report
 Rev. Chauncey C. Kennedy, former rector of Christ Episcopal church, StxatfDrd who recently was designated chaplain in the army received word Sunday to report Tuesday morning at New York Rev. MT. Kennedy left Tuesday and arrived in New York at noon The clergyman was assigned to A cEapaaAncy in the tWenty-first engi- ns6rs corps but had no definite word as to where he would be stationed Rev Mr. Kennedy has been rector of 1he Episcopal chEmch for oyer three EeaxM During his stay in stratford Ap has endsared himself to many peo- Ele Irrespective of creed who wish him al possible success.
 Mnre1house at Town Hall
 A8baKney Ivan L. Morehcuse, mem
 
 soRn 1S Stzatford wishes to announce A1at A1a the yOang mem who have all lEaasY EAcafwed the qneStaonmatre and
 omAG pwUper4y be Gs2ed out should enzno at once to the town hall MT. anehDlAs win be at the town hall ev evening dar4sag week days from z f11 3 o'clock Tuesday evening, I ,a-.-. (A.. AR 1aE il FsceaEed instruction making a fs4aa to 6ate of B.
 Ladies Aid Meets
 me Ladaes Aid Eoeaety of the GIrak60rd Congregational church held xnear ragmaar meeting this afternoon A1 RacaarA hA11, Broad street. Nom zna31nm of ofGicers for the coming year took place. The meeting was largely atendsd- Following the meeting the naemasers did sone Red Cross work
 Vaesa4y Pracf1cang
 The GtxatGord High school basket ba17 five are holding daily practice in anta11pakaon for their next contest GatmRdav, Jan. 5- They will have as oppone6ts the strong New Milford High school quintet. The game will bo staged at Tuttle's auditorium Among those practicfns are. Arthur fSz1lth. John Thompson, Edwin Hall. Sidney FolIstt, Irving Bennett, Ed ward LAace. John Taylor. Benjamin Geaham and John Wilson.
 Back from Washington
 Miss AGauds and Miss Edith Hast snng both of stratford Eaxs returned home after spending some days in Wn6hfngton in company with other ICounectlcut delegates at the sessions nf National Woman's Suffrage Asso- elaziOn.
 Personals
 c, Gerald Meyers of Stratford left yeafemdav for Chicago where he will 6pand fAN Christmas holidays as the RsseA of his brother, Harold Meyers.
 arx. and Mrs. Harry Gullfver have be6n sDtsrta4ning friends from Dan bnKy a4 kheiR home on Avon Park.
 CoHHxN c. ROCKWELL, plumbing and heating; 5obbing specially. 3o51 Hzain and Hillside avenue. Phone etnakEord t1z-2 or 114-3. B10"tf pnnp WJn be l5 cts per week, deltv- sfsA, Kindly notify if any changes. pL Hanson, Chas R. AbeFcrombie. dealeFs, T 20 S
 BirR receipts from fhs increase in ss~6k @asena hostage rates tOta1lad S5-