The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
STAMFORD
 
Special to The Farmer)

| Stratford;- Dec. 28.-With returns ' still coming in and with the tabulation
 in complete, the best estimate that i could be given today of the member ship of the Stratford chapter of the ] American Red Cross placed the figure Iats1450, .counting both the old mem bers and those who enrolled in the Christmas membership drive.
 1 Out of this number will come a cer- tain number of eliminations, when the clerks have 8 chance to check off those whose memberships are expir- ing, and who have simply renewed, but who are counted twice. On the
 other side of the ledger will be add
 ct a daily stream of new members I who will keep coming in for 8 week I or two, as experience shows. < I Certain of the outlying districts and some of the workers in the central campaign have not yet. completed ! their reports, so that, all told. Strat-. ford chapter will have a large Num- Eiber of fresh members to draw on, off,. setting the old members who have been counted twice.
 The districts of Oronoque and Put They have not been canyassed owing to the fact that the captain of that sec stion became i'll and was forced to dis
 continue her work Yesterday after moon Mrs. David L. Rhoades, assisted z by four Other workers secured both
 sections and will be able by Saturday to give 8 complete report of their trip.
 Rev. Ernest O. Carpenter, campaign
 manager, said today that 1t would be
 difficuH to give any definite estimate,
 of membership owing to the fact that
 many Stratford residents employed in
 various Bridgeport concerns and es-
 ta tablishments- were enrolled in Bridge
 port. MT. Carpenter, has already talk
 en up the matterywith the Bridgeport Chapter of Red Gross who havesprom- ised to return to the local branch all
 names of Stratford people with ,Strat- ford addresses attached.
 It is the earnest wish of the local chapter to reach membership of 2.ooo before the drive comes to close Friday evening. @'
 Whooping Cough Dininishes According to Health officer Dr. George F. Lewis there are at present about IS cases of .whooping cough in
 town A month ago 30 cases were re- ported to him, the majority of them being confined, to the northern section of Stratford. Dr. Lewis said today
 that the health of the school children
 is unusually good this year. Not a single case of scarlet fever has been reported Two cases of, diphtheria are the only, contagious diseases in town and both patients are rapidly conYalesc.ng.
 aa To Stay Lighted Suatford's first Community Christ mas tree situated on Academy Hill
 will be lighted each: evening until af- | ter New. Tears, 1f ss4 /
 a.@~@ Weatogue Dinner
 Final arrangements have been made for a dinner to be given by the mem
 bers of the Weatogue Country club
 saturday evening at the club. house.
 Paradise Green The dinner will be
 served at 6. o'clock. Dancing will com ] mence at 8. o'clock and continue until
 IF o'clock Reservations for the din-
 ner must be- handed into the Com
 mittee before Friday noon.
 ! Many Seek Advice
 1 Twenty seven young men visited the office of Attorney Ivan L. Morehouse at the town. hall Wednesday evening
 sektng instruction on the question tnaire- The total number who have
 received instruction up to the pres
 ent writing is 174. f Nc Court Cases
 For the second time since the town 1 court was established in Stratford l nearly two years ago no court cases I were tried Wednesday. One arrest
 was made by. Patrolman H. Briggs I Barnum but the case was settled out side of court
 e Personals.
 MT. and Mrs. Coney have returned to their home, Paradise Green after depending Christmas at Providence. l. MT. and Mrs. Coggeshal of East Broadway returned home Wednesday
 after Q few days spent with relatives .4sFrr