The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-08
STAMFORD

Stratford, April s-Stratford Is to have celebration this coming Fourth of July that is expected to eclipse any celebration of its kind that has been held in any town of it's size in the state. Okenuck Tribe of Red Men of Stratford which has been re- sponsible for so many of the big do- ings in the town is back of the cele- bration and those who remember the celebration of the Fifth Anniversary held Labor Day, 1911, will agree that the Tribe can conduct big affair i and one that is a credit to the or ganizatton and to the town.
 The celebration on the Fourth will consist of monster street parade in the morning and in the afternoon a pageant and tableaux. The parade will be participated in by almost ev- cry tribe of Red Men in the state and by the other /fraternal and social organizations of Stratford. There will be floats, costumes of various kinds and plenty of music. The pageant and tableaux in the afternoon will depict the leading events in the settlement of the country and about 200 of the good people of Stratford are to take part. The Stratford Division of the Connecticut State Council of Defense have given their approval of the cele- bration and are expected to take a part in the affair of the day. Cover nor Marcus H. Holcomb and the oth- CT state executives are to be invited to attend and the Fourth regiment of the Home Guard will be asked to take a part in the parade.
 Asa L. Parketon has been appoint ed general chairman of the commit tee in charge of the affair and will have among his assistants the fol- lowing citizens of the town. First Selectman James Lally and Fred I4al- ly, George A. Fairchild and Louis B. Peck, B. Mills Tomlinson, Herbert W. Doolittle, George w. Spall and VII liam H. Hart, most of the men com prising this committee responsible for the big time held in the town on La Dor Day, 1911, and their experience EGained during that celebration will be an aid in the conducting the affair next Independence Day.
 The committee are hard at worh completing details of the big affair and the rehearsals for the pageant are to begin in May.
 The Fourth of July celebration is that is to be conducted by Okenuch Tribe.
 More Grass Fires
 The Stratford Fire Dept. No. i. re- sponded to four grass fires yester. 5 day. Little damage was done ex. cept the burning of some parts 0. fences:
 Annual Meeting
 Mrs. A. M. Trumbull was elected president of the guild of Christ Epis . copal church at the annual meetins
 held few days ago at the parisH
 house. Mrs. William Curtis was elect
 ed secretary and treasurer. The ex
 ecutive committee elected Mrs. Ar
 thur Braitling, Mrs Harry Toulson
 Mrs. Hannah Baldwin, Mrs. Waite
 Goddard and Miss A. M. Wilcoxson. l Whist Club Meets. The Friday afternoon whist clul met at the home of Mrs G. K. Will son, Main street. Those present wer 5 Mrs. Charles Silliman, Mrs. Fret s. Beardsley, Mrs. Edmund Judson :. Mrs. David L. Rhoades, Mrs. Harve, 5 Newburn, Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Mrs s Frank Curtis, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs l Frank Patterson, Mrs. Clarence Good ell and Mrs. G. K. Wilson.
 Home From Florida
 Mrs. David L. Rhoades of Kin . street has returned from Palm Beach I Fla, where she was visiting friend :, for the past two months.
 Tag Day Brings $500
 Eight hundred dollars was cleare
 at the ''Tag Day. held few week :, ago for the benefit of the local chap a q ter of the American Red Cross. Thi . money will be used for the purchasin 'e of material to make surgical dressings g tbandages, sweaters, etc.
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