The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-11
STAMFORD
Especial to The Times.)

On Sunday morning Mrs Valeria Parker, M. D., of Hartford, Conn.,, will speak in the Methodist church. She was heard at the recent Chautauuua with very great interest and at many of the churches in the vicinity re- gently. She is one of the most dis t1nguished women of Connecticut, and comes with a most important mes sage. In the evening the service has been arranged by the Bpworth League and will be of great interest.
 Mothers Day will be observed in the Congregational church on Sunday morning when the pastor will preach on the theme, Paying a Debt'' Mothers of the church and congrega- tion have been specially invited. At the evening service at 7:30 a special service will be held in the church auditorium. The congregation will be addressed by one of the speakers of the ,Laymen's Missionary convention which is being held in Bridgeport, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. It is hoped that in the afternoon at 3:30 the men of the church will attend the opening session of the convention at IT port The women will attend at the United Congregational church. Of es- pecial interest is the meeting to be held at 3:30 at the Presbyterian church, when the noted boy evan gelist, Lester H. Clee, will speak. Sunday school at the usual hour fol- lowing the morning service. The young people will hold their service at 6:3O Miss Pauline Gregory will lead, using as the topic, Christian l Endeavor Fellowship"
 i Lieutenant Frank Weller, who is stationed in New York, has been a recent visitor in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Richardson of Will Transport, N. Y, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Youngs of Warwick avenue.
 MT. P. Hale has sold his house on Fairview avenue to William Dorsey of Bridgeport. MT. Hale has moved his family to Elm street.
 Houseboats are in great demand in town this year. There are people in town every~ day looking up house. boats to rent or for sale. There are quite a number of houseboats in the creeks off the Housatonic that fam flies have lived in all winter on ac- count of no rents in town.
 The Boys and Girls Useful club met this afternoon at o'clock at their garden and worked very hard all the afternoon getting 1t planted The children deserve a lot Of credit for the way they are working. St. .James' church has invited all the Red Cross women of the town to attend the dedication of the service flag Sunday evening. / This afternoon the High school players played against the former High school players who are playing under the name of Bevo Bearcats.
 stratford High school baseball team was defeated by T. U. S. of Bridge port. The score was 10 to g.
 John Peperson of Graham street Is home on a. short furlough. He is in +ha navy and has just returned from France.
 The Iota. Sigma club of the Y. ". c. l A. will hold a dance in Red Mems hall May 24. The funds are going to he used for work. All who wish tick
 cts can get them only at Abercrom- lhie's news store or from Mrs. Aber- crornbie. 797 East Broadway.
 The Argus club voted at its meet ling Thursday evening to start the meetings during the summer at p. I'm. instead of so that the members lean have an additional hour to work lon their war gardens. Brother George Mooney of the H. o. Garfield Co.,. Bridgeport, has donated s25 to be given as a prize to the member pro- Iducing the most vegetables in hls garden during the coming summer The committee on arrangements TOT the whist, pinochle anid' dance to- be givan for the benefit of the Red Cross on Monday evening at the club rooms, corner of West Broad and Rockwell avenues report that the tickets have sold very rapidly and a large attend ance is expected.