The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


There is q great deal of interest in
the wedding Ia New York city yester-
day of Miss Lucy Bullard Nicholson.
daughter of Mrs. G.. Nicholson Of 1860
Fairfield avenue and DIR. Chester E.
Blackman. of 1885 Noble avenue. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. B.
F. Saxon a. former pastor of Newfield
M. 4. church OF this city and close
friend Of the groom, at his home in
New York city. Only the near rela-
tives OF the couple were present. A
wedding dinner was served at the
Hotel WOODSTOCK at the conclusion
of the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs Black
trip and when they return they will
live in this city.
Joseph Soloways formerly Of this
city, has returned after a four
months stay In Florida and is now
the guest of George e. Scalley Of
State street, who accompanied Mr.
Solowag south Mr.. Scalley return
ed last February.
Several Bridgeport clubs will par
ticipate In the conference Of the Con-
necticut Bird and Nature clubs of the
Audubon society Of the State Of
Connecticut which will be held at the
Birdcraft sanctuary in Fairfield on
Saturday, May 26, The morning
session win open at 1880 with seget
together meeting at Oakhaven. the
home of Mrs Mabel Osgood Wright.
adjoining Birdcraft sanctuary. This
will be followed by q visit to Bird
craft museum. q business meeting for
federation and a basket luncheon.
The afternoon session and addresses
Will open at ] 40 at Sherman hall.
Because his conference is to be
held at Mrs. Wrights home, it has
been necessary to limit the number
attending to club members and their
friends. However, no one interest
ed is excluded, and any club or in
dividual that has not already receiv-
ed such invitation should apply at
once to T. d. Moron, OF Hartford,
secretary of the committee of ar
sran9ementE. -sSfytTT es7f :
Clubs that viii participate are:
Bridgeport Art league. Bridgeport
Bird and Nature club, Greenwich
Bird Protection association, Hartford
Bird Study club, Ivoryton Bird and
Nature club, Merfden Bird club, New
Haven Bird club. New Canaan Bird
club, Norfolk Bird club, Norwalk
Bird club, Waterbury Bird club,
Westport Neighborhood Nature club,
Woman's club of Seymour, Flora
clubs, The Burroughs Nature club,
Waterbury Naturalist clubs Connect
cut Botanical society, Geological,
Yale Geological society. National and
State Audubon society.
} rxrvL 80
or more members in Connecticut.
The speakers engaged are we'll
known writers and lecturers on ma
ture study. They include DR.. Frank
M. Chapman OF the New York Nat
ural History museum. New York; T.
I Gilbert Pierson. secretary of the
York; Winthrop Packard, agent for
the National Audubon association,
Boston, Mass.
A large number of members Of the
Kings Daughters and Sons are ex-
pecting to attend the annual confer
ence' Of the Fairfield county branch
OF that organization which will be
held all day tomorrow in the George
town NJ e. church. The session
will begin at $3.50 in the morning.
Bridgeporters who attend the confer
ence will leave this city on the 7:25
g. m. train changing at South Nor
walk to the S:15 Branchyi1Ie train.
Mrs. Orville Rector of this CITY Will
lead the conservation service during
the afternoon.
: Members of tho Mary Sillfman
chapter. d. A. r., voted yesterday at
ternoon at their meeting to devote as
much time as possible on Thursday of
ner Institute. All the rnernbers who
can will go there on that day. The
report of the annual conferences of
the D. A. r. at Washington was Civ
en- yesterday by members of the To-
cal chapter who attended the con-
ference as delegates. Various ses-
sions of the conference were reported
by Mrs Frederick A Strong Mrs
Charles H. Armstrong. Mrs. orvi1le
Rector, Mrs. Frank staples and Mrs
John r. woodruff. A nominating
committee composed OF MRS. Frederick
A. Strong. Mrs. Charles H. Armstrong,
and Mrs. Frank Patterson was chosen
to prepare a slate of officers to be