The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-16
CAMP AICN FOR VIM. 6. FUND
 AT STAMFORD Town Will Subscribe Its Al lotment of $3,000
 With Ease MANY BUILDING / PERMITS ISSUED Stratford Bowlers Start Fund for Ambulance for
 War Front
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 stratford. Nov. 15 - Six hundred and eighty-six dollars is the amount already collected by the Stratford branch for the Y. M. c. A. war cam ' paign fund, according to Elliott w. Peck, tehairrnan. Announcement of this fact was made yesterday at the meeting held at the Stratford Trust co. when captains of the eight var ious teams handed in their returns for the day. Yesterday was the first day that the campaigning started and Judging from the hearty responses, pledges and enthuiasm manifested, the people of Stratford will easily sub- scribe It's allotment, $3,000 by the ' end of the week.
 The largest individual donation, $50, came from Lloyd Bleeker's team Chairman Peck refused to disclose the name of the donor. Following are 2 the captains; Elliott W. Peck, Mrs. Hdmund Judson. Clarence Garner. G. Warren Beach, Lloyd Blocker, Mrs. David L. Rhoades. George W. Carey, Jeremiah Dahl and Frank D. Blake man.
 Today a large thermometer was co. and figures of each day's returns L W<A4 O0 RARl<A VIA ~ Sse c-A>~ VI. ~~~S days work.
 Much credit is being given R. Ed I gar Fischer, principal of the. High . school, who has taken such an inter- est in the cause that he has already asked 2s boys from the High school to pledge themselves to earn and give $10 to the Y. M. c. A. fund. 1.-The following have consented. Ben- t1amin Graham, Paul Carpenter, Eu- geno Roberts Kennth Thompson. Arr .thur Smith, waiter Wheeler, An drew Hanson, William Bessett, Will liam Peck. Herbert Hart, Robert !. E1limer, Harold stephen. Burnham z Hardwick. Carl Bachs. Irving Ben rnett sidney F'ollett. John Taylor. Thomas Moore, Reginald Judson. Harold Chase. Robert Halliday. Ed A ward Barbour, Wesley Burritt. John 4 Hamilton. Harold McMahon. Jack Z Hamilton. John Thompson. Donald Stevenson, William Edge and Dewitt < Bevanss
 At the reale@k of Chairman Peck, serxesaat saibboI1s. who has been as- sisting at|stae Bridgeport campaign and who has ssen actual service in France, addressed a large meeting at Packard hall. Broad street. last even-- ing. He rerounted many narrowing details of the sufferines of the sol- diers and told also of the wonderful work that the Y. M. c. A. Is doing for alL
 Building Permits.
 Building permits the total amount of which Aggregates $s.a00. were is- sued by Building Inspector William Blamey, last week. The permits ' were: Thomas and Mary Bradley, one-story frame house. Bow street, between BArnum and Boston ave- nu3a. 30O0s Abel T. Parsons, one- family house, Blakeman place, $2,200; Thomas Jagoe. garage. North Main street, t10o; Louis Sorchioti. four room house. Raymond street, $750; Cathexine Boddy, seven-room cottage. Wins0r avenue. $2,ooo; Joseph Do ooty, Ex-room cottage, Bridgeport avenue. Lordship Park section, $2,0oo; BetxthA Grosofsky, garage, Burriti VI ntreets S161: and Mrs. Mary E. Co., dolphin. garage, North avenue. $100
 Sarts Ambulance Fund
 Jim Jack manager of the stratford " bowling alleys, has started a players ambuBance fund among the billiard < and bowling artists- He has also charges of the contributions Each player A asked to buy a book o1 atampG which range in price from $ cents Fo q $1 week The book costs $z.50. Each week the player q buys stamp until his book is paid for. or by paying $2.50 on first pay: ment 10 may receive his cert1ncase 3 I showing that he has kept his pledge t to help buy an ambulance for the :. boyn lover there" MT. Mack hal already sold many books and the Ioca alleys bid fair to be in the lead witt the other billiard and bowling hall. 1 throughout the country.
 To Be Host.
 Mrs Robert Si1liman will be tn. host Friday evening for the Hoover < Pivot bridge at the weatogu, Country club. Others on the com mtttee ares Mrs. Edward spargo Mrs. Arthur Haywood, Mrs. J. H 6avard, Mrs. James Dunn, Mrs Frank Fargo. Mrs. George Houston 16fss Ella Beers. Mrs. Coney, ant Mrs Banks
 Mrs. John Maynard of Brooklyn N. r., Fis being entertained by he brotheEr lliott W. Peck, at his home Long Brdok avenue4
 Mir. and Mrs. August J. MohR, wh, have been iiying at Orange, N. ! sincs their wedding, have taken
 house in stratford.
 CORTEz 0. ROCKWELL, plumb ing and Heating, 1obbing a specialts so61 Main and Hillside avenue Phone 114-z-3. 10 eff