The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
VETERANS HOISTED COLORS UPLIFTED
 IN WEST BEDDING
Home Guard Situation In Georgetown Attended
 By Complications

Bedding, April 27-The park like station was the scene of a pretty flag l raising ceremony last Friday after noon. In respect to the contribu- lions which defrayed the expenses and the attendance it might be called a unanimous community affair. It's inception was due to Miss Marietta Taylor of New York, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. F.. P. Sanford. The chil- dren of the Umpawaug and Long Ridge public schools had a prominent part in the exercises, each carrying a small flag as they marched to the scene in military formation. Upon arriving they sang two patriotic songs and there followed recitations of pa triotic selections by Masters John Berry, Stephen Sanford, Edward Keyser and Robert Patison. Miss Taylor next made a brief, presenta- tion address and the colors were then hoisted by Charles D. Meeker and Peter Osborn, Civil War veterans. The flag is 20 by 12 feet and the pole 40 feet For the residents of West Bedding and vicinity it was a red letter occasion.
 The Home Guard situation in Georgetown is at present unsettled. As the other sections of the town had previously raised to nearly maximum strength the single company allotted to Bedding special authority had to be obtained for the recruiting of an independent platoon in Georgetown. This platoon speedily secured an en- roHment of s7 and the members nominated B. B. Banks for the lieu tenantcy. By this time 1t had be- come apparent that a full company could be raised in the village and the adjacent territory of Ridgefield and Wilton and a local committee waited on Major Ines with request that authority for such @ company be granted He acquiesced and ten tatively appointed Michael Connery, Louis Perry and B. B. Banks as a spe- cial recruiting committee, the entire project being dependent on the ap- proval of the State authorities. Pro- vision was originally made for Home Guard force of only 5000. The enlistments have reached a total of about 5000 and what is to be the sta- tus of the excess 4,000 is yet to be determined by the legislature. The probabilities are that they will be made a reserve force subject to call as occasion arises. The towns two platoons already fully organized held their first regular drill on Sunday af- ternoon, the east side body at the Ridge gym and the west siders at the quarters of No. 2 Fire Go. There are to be two of these drills weekly and when a sufficient degree of profici- ency is obtained a union of platoons for company drill every other Sum- day..
 NOn Friday last, Arbor Day. D. s. and w. c. Sanford of the town school committee supervised the distribu- ton of the 1000 pine tree slips pre- sented to the public schools of the town by State Forester F1lley. Three of the four schools do not possess sufficient ground, aside from that needed for recreation purposes, for the planting of their allotments and lit was therefore arranged that the surplus be given the pupils for home planting. The Ridge and Umpawaug schools received 200 each, the Center 250 and the Georgetown school $50. The latter has three acres of space and most of the $50 slips were set on it's grounds. The other schools had room for about 50 each and the re- mainder found eager takers among the children.
 The Georgetown Community com. mittee organized last week will meet tomorrow evening to elect a secre- tary and treasurer. It is an out- growth of the movement which last year provided the village with it's highly successful Fourth of July cele- bration and has for its object the ad- vancement of projects designed to pro- mote the community's welfare. The president is B. A. Pinkney and the directors are: Michael Connery, Dr.
 w. c. Deming, William H. Hunter, B. B. Banks, John Ferris and Ivan Johnson.
 At the Center Congregational church next Saturday evening will be held a service, participated in by the Center Methodist and Episcopal churches, with special reference to l the work for Fairfield county of the rural extension branch of the Y. M c. A. It is hoped as a result of To- cal cooperation that a Y. M.. c. A. unit may be established on the west side of the town. The three churches | named will soon resume the union Sunday services which were held last summer.
 
 Thursday by MT. Johnson of the Fair ] field County Farm Bureau brought prompt responses from the pupils in their immediate formation of a corn. a potato, a garden and sewing club. MT. Johnson will undertake personal supervision of their work and is to have the assistance of a local com
 mittee consisting of the Rev. Mr. Woolworth, Herman Smith, J. B.
 Sanford, IT,, and Mrs. Henry Boddie l Only one of the two power spray. CTS of the local Tree Conservation as-
 sociation has so far been placed in | action. The orders were less than in former years and teams and men
 for the second machine are not ob.
 tainable.
 The fact that Mrs. William Multi.
 gan, lawyer, visited her summer place at Umpawaug Lake few days ago leads to the inference that the New
 York court which was asked to send
 her to jail for alleged fraud decided
 in her favor. The object of her visit
 here was to arrange for the planting of the half dozen or so acres belong ing to her west side property.
 l The stoop extending along the en- tire front of the Center Methodist
 church and having a height of about twelve inches has been entirely re- l built. In connection with the job 0ks1