The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
WHEELER TELLS WOMEN OFFOOD CONSERVATION Local Food Administrator Wants Educational
 Campaign BREWSTER GREEN
 GETS COMMISSION Hoyt-Riker Wedding to Be Held at Blythe Way"
 Tomorrow
PERRYRKER WEDDING.

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 A wedding of interest will be place tomorrow at St. PauPs Episcopal church when Miss Charlotte Riker, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Andrew L. Rtker of this town, will become the bride of Lieutenant Hoyt O. Perry, son Of Judge and Mrs. John H. Perry Of Southport The Rev. Allen B. Beeman will perform the ceremony after which a reception will be held at By the Way" the home of Miss Rfker's parents. Mrs. Bertram W. Ainsworth of Cleveland, formerly Miss Edith W. Riker, will be her sis ters matron of honor. and the brides maids will5be Miss Alice Curtis, Miss Louise Atwater of Bridgeport, Miss Frances Riker and Miss Charlotte Stone of New York city. Lieutenant Perry will be attended by his brother, J. Walter Perry, of Southport, and theu shers will be Lieutenant Ber- l, tram W. Ainsworth, Lawrence Riker. Lieutenant Joel Goldthwait, Lieuten- ant Jose Maachado, Lieutenant George Wells and Lieutenant Robert Lee.
 The wedding will be military, like that of her sister and husband, Lieu tenant and Mrs. Ainsworth, last Sep tember. Miss Riker was a student at Miss Bennett's school two years ago and later made her debut in New York.
 The Red Cross Home service is now taking care of 65 local families, dependents of soldiers, who are at the front. The office of the service. in the First-Bridgeport National bank building. isb cling besieged daily, by persons who are seeking assist ance. All of these will be taken care of in their proper order, and accord ing to their various conditions. The difference between the state and government allowance, which at the present time Is causing much in- quiry, can best be explained by the following example. If the state al- lowance was $20 and the government allowance $15 the state will pay the additional $5 which will bring the total amount of the allowance up to 1 $20.
 Saturday, Jan. 19, has been desir- mated as tag day, when subscriptins will be collected for the relief of Ital- ian war sufferers. On Sunday, Jan.
 1S, Mrs. s. 2. Poli, of New Haven will address the Italians of this city
 in Pon's theatre, at 10 o'clock in the
 morning at which time she will tel
 them Just what is expected of the
 Italians of Bridgeport Mrs. Pol 1 NEYoS has
 New Haven, which raised $5,oo0 or tag day recently.
 M. E- Brewster Greene, president o1
 the Hampshire company. of Fairfield
 mas received a commission as lieuten
 ant colonel in the aviation corps a,
 the National army. He will be il
 charge of the mechanical department
 Mr. Brewster Greene Is well known il
 Bridgeport, having been connected
 with \the Locomobfle Company O
 America, and having served as secre tary of the Manufacturers associa tion. The newly commissioned lieu { tenant-colonel is a. graduate of Co lunnbia college, where he qualified a a mechanical expert.
 ''The householder must be made t appreciate that he-or she-as we'll a
 the commission merchant or the re tail dealer, is charged with strict obe dience to the regulations of tn } United States food administration. ) said D. Fadrchid Wheeler, assistan
 federal food administrator, of thi I city, in commenting upon the effec that the activities of the food hoard 3 CTS Is having upon the shortage o = various staples. Mir. Wheeler believe 3 that the transgresdngs of the person 7 who buy up sugar, flour, or othe E commodities in amounts far beyon ] those needed for their immediate use
 are made, not as a wilhul vioIatio f of the wishes and demands of tn e food administration, but because c f thoughtlessness, and ignorance of tn
 law.
 Mir. Wheeler believes in a campaig- of education, but is also of the min Q that the time for merely frownin f upon violations of the law Is passing and the time for action against foo
 hoarders is fast arriving, He state :, that he must, in fulfilling the dutie !. of his office, bring to task any perso t whose violations were supportepd b ' direct evidence.
 The Meunsterberg lodge, No 5
 I. o. O. F., at its last meeting, Thurs ' day, Dec. 27. elected the following o1 f1cers for the next term:
 5 Noble Grand-Gustav WehrI. Vice Grand-William Sasks. 5 Recording Secretary-Henry Koh . manberger.
 U Financial Secretary-George Laue Treasurer-Anton Postizi.
 T Tomorrow evening a special musics y program will be rendered by the choi d consisting of the following Christina J carols and songs of praise: s Prelude-"Holy Night; Buck. s Christmas hymn - "Hark! Whs d Music Fills the Sky; Wigglesworth. j. Carol-"Immanuel"
 l. Bass solo-"The Cradle of tn d Christi
 Carol-"What Child Is This? . Song of Praise-"Messiah at Tn
 Glad Approach; Bruce
 Solo Jesus, Fount of Life