The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-23
OUR NEWTONN
 NEWS LETTER
(speciol to The -Times.)

Newtown, Sept. 23.- ---Heut. Colonel Dr. Charles G. Peck by invitation of the Mems club of Newtown gave an Interesting address at town hall on Saturday evening to an audience that taxed the capacity of the building to 1 it's limit.
 | Dr. Peck, who As home from France on a commission to the surgeon gen. erals office in Washington, consented to tell some of his experiences while in France to the people of his native town. Consequently the club commit tee arranged a program at short mo- tice which was successfully carried out and enthusiastically applauded throughout.
 The Home Guard acted as ushers and the committee consisting of Rev. I4. T. Sinnott, H. M. Tieman, Sr., Charles Beardsley and Dr. F. J. Gale as escort. Rev. William Craveney in- troduced the speaker who was over- whelmed by the tremendous applause (which greeted his appearance.
 During sns address, while relating lhis experiences as head surgeon in the first hospital unit to land expedi- tionary forces on French soil October 6, 1917, he told of meeting some of our home town boys who are over there as ambulance drivers. They are Her bert Beers and James Peck, Lodric J James of the Hospital Corps and Clar- : ence Aeeker of the 102nd Regiment, , now missing, presumably a prisoner of war. He also told some incidents referring to his son, c. Howard Peck, i Jr., who has made the supreme sacri- , flee and for whom our honor roll , shows one gold star. Some pictures were thrown on the screen to illus trate hospital work, also to intensity , interest in the French refugees for whom Newtown has been making spe- cial efforts in cooperation with Dr. Peck while in France. His discourse | took upwards of two hours and will long be remembered by his towns | people. The following is the pro- U gram:
 Selections by the Sandy Hook band l 1, America; 2, "Marsellaise"; 3 s We're Going Over There" and 4 t Onward Christian Soldiers" = Introduction of speaker by Rev ], Craveney, rector of Trinity. Address by Lieutenant Colonel Dr d Charles Peck.
 ,. Star Spang1ed Banner" the band | At the close of his. talk a patrioti, S bouquet composed of salvio, Snow ol
 the Mountain. and Do1phinius wa, = presented through the kindness o l. Mrs. Allen for the Red Cross chapter If Dr. F. J. Gale and Charles F. Boards e ley were the committee in charge fo J. the Mems club and to whom Newtowl l. people feel grateful for the opportu
 nity of hearing Dr. Peck, as it wa
 first intended he would be a gues
 only at the Mems club meeting unti
 this kindly thought made a publi
 meeting the experience of Saturda
 evening.
 At the Republican caucus held las
 week John w Behn and George Have . were nominated for representative
 the state legislature Also the follpF
 ing list of justices of the peace: Phil
 T. Platt, George E. Hayes, H. V
 Wheeler, Herman H. Peck, Josiah I
 Downs, John ". Behn, Robert I
 Mount, Harry Schopic, Amos T Caml
 reside in the first voting district.
 At the Connecticut State Fair 6
 Hartford a herd of 10 head of Abel deen-Angus cattle exhibited by A. '
 Reynolds of the Reynolds Scudde
 farm of Cu.rritucl1 brought home
 ribbons and all the championship
 kProf. White of Storrs was judge :
 the exhibition.
 T7NfE7e WANT Ane QETNG RESETH