The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-12
STRATFORD FIRE
Department OUT
FOR SO MEMBERS
Draft Takes Forty Away
From Service Social
Happenings
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial to The Farmer.)
Stratford, Nov. f0-A reorganiza-
ton of the Stratford Fire Depart
ment No. l has been decided upon.
This action was taken at a meeting
of the members held Thursday even
ing at fire headquarters. A cam
paign for a membership of SO has
been instituted, and notice to that
effect has been posted in the fire
house. Already 81 names have been
appended to the list and plans are be.
ing formulated by the older members
to wage a vigorous campaign to
. reach the desired number by the end
OF next week.
This was the only course to pursue,
according to the officers of the organ
fzation, as the department has been
greatly depleted because of the draft.
There are at present about 40 MEM
bers of the department in service and
the remaining ten in the department
have not displayed any energy or CO.
operation in assisting Chief Allen D.
Judson in safeguarding the town in
scase of fire at night.
Alta meeting of the fire depart
ment held two weeks ago plans were
discussed and practically agreed upon
that four members of the department
9AGER LUZ O1fG WSCk at d lil1O at IAS
fire house during the night and give
of fire. Some of the other members
who did not attend the meeting OPP
posed that proposition. Another
meeting was called Thursday and
after much discussion it was voted to
uisband and reorganize.
1t was decided at the meeting that
four members, their names to be ar
ranged in alphabetical order. would
sleep at the fire house three nights a
week. All members voted unani-
mously on this proposition
Four beds have been installed by
First Se1ectman James Lally. The
men will report at IL o'clock and
will be free from duty at a. m.
UP to date the following men have
volunteered their services: Anthony
Fellows, Earl Woodruff, Alexander q.
Hull. Fred Roberge, John PleiE.
Walter L. Knapp, Howard M. Policy
Lester H Baldwin, Town Clerk Har-
old c. Lowell, William Peterson,
Thomas f. Cook, Irving F. Webb.
Charles Graham, Frank R. Edwards,
Wilson Donaldson, George e. Wood,
I. Hanford w. Bigelow and George H.
Bateman- -s,
ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB.
Mrs Frederick s. Beardsiey or JUDI
son Place, Stratford, entertained the
Bridge club of which she is a mem
Der, at her home Saturday afternoon.
Among those present were Mrs. G. K.
Beers, Miss Beers, Mrs. Silliman, Mrs.
r. Si1liman, Mrs. Paul Goodell, Mrs.
Wheeler, Mrs. c. w. Walker, Mrs.
David Rhoades, Mrs. Newburn, Mrs.
C. K Stagg, Mrs. Edmund Judson,
Mrs Frank Curtis, Mrs. Taylor and
Mrs Stevenson
Miss Paladino, a teacher in the
Stratford High school. spent the week
end visiting friends in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs .Cogshell of Stratford,
spent Saturday and Sunday in New
York
Mrs. walter 8. Curtis of stratford
visited friends In New Haven for a
few days.
Mrs A. Beden Benjamin of STRAIT
ford. and her niece. Miss Helen Stage
of West avenue. Bridgeport, have
taken an apartment in New York city
They will remain in the. metropolis
for six weeks and Will then leave tic
spend the winter in the South.
Mr. and Mrs. James King and thei1
SON James, Jr., will spend the week
! at North Adams, Mass.
Mrs Charles r. Hill of Riverview
Place, is entertaining for a few days
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Willetts of Yon-
kers, N Y.
IMPROVING.
Walter Edmondson Of sEurle street
who has been patient a. the Bridge
port hospital, is rapidly convalesc'
ing
ENTERTAINS PARTY.
Miss Mildred Sexton of Stratfort
avenues, Stratford, gave a delightful
party at her home. Thursday evening
at which 16 persons were present
Dancing. vocal and instrumental Sc
lections formed the chief diversion
: of the evening. Late in the evening
buffet lunch was served. Arnonl
those present were: Miss Marion
Somers, Miss Katherine Russell, Mis-
Marion Colgan, Miss Margaret Grand
field, Miss Grace Kauff. New Haven
Miss Marion Moss, New Haven; Mis-
Rose Middlebrook, Hartford; Mis-
Peggy Bronson, Hartford, and Messrs
john Kenny, Edward Malley, Kennel
Hayward. Vincent Donley, Russell
Hakpief, Hartford; Bernard Collins
Hartford; Frederick Mantell, Ne,
Haven, and Bertram Parker, Ne,
York The entire party were tn
guests at a dinner dance at the Blac
Rock Shore and Country club, Satur
+, day evening.