The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-19
JOUR- NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Times.>

NeWIoWH, I0"' 10'-Ine NewtOWn
War Bureau has received the blanks
and cards for the enrolment Of VOL
unteers in the U. S. shipvards and
public service reserve. The bureau
will furnish complete information +o
persons interested. Men of all trades
useful in shipbuilding are wanted w
B. Glover is the local agent of the
State Council Of Defense which is CO.
operating with Leo A. Korper. Fed
eral Director of Connecticut for this
enrolment. Connecticut's quota is
10, 900 men. Those who enroll are di-
rected to remain in their present en-
ployment until the government calls
on their services, when full notice and
Instructions will be given where to
proceed.
Private Joseph Keane from Fort
Wright spent a short furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c.
Keane, Gas street, returning Sunday
night.
| A letter from Private Edward Car
mody of the Q. M. Department, date
Jan. %, 1918, somewhere in England,
was received by friends in Sandy
Hook last week. He is well and op-
timistic for the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Aftermath and
family of Walnut Tree Hill will re
move to Branford about March 10,
where MT. Aftermath takes the man
agement of a large dairy farm
Miss Irene M. Corbett of Bridgeport
spent Sunday as guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Corbett, Queen
street.
W. B. Glover, chairman of the New
town War Bureau, has completed ar
rangements fpr the war rally to be
held at the Town Hall on Friday eve
ming, Feb. %. Two speakers, Charles
H. Shapiro of Bridgeport, and Miss
Elizabeth Whitney of New Haven will
point out the necessity of continuing
the various activities of everybody in
the war measures, sanctioned by the
State Council of Defense. The Lib
erty Chorus of 100 voices will aid the
arousing of enthusiasm and patriot
ism of our citizens.
Allen Mckay of Danbury, who was
in an ambulance corps of France, and
honorably discharged on account of
disabilities, gave the principal ad-
dress at the February meeting of the
Republican club last Friday night. A
good audience enjoyed the address.
Rev. Philip Coholan, curate of St.
Roses church for the past six years
has received notice of his acceptance
as chaplain in the United States Army
and awaits only his appointment tc
his post of duty. Those to whom he
ministered here regret his departure
but are proud that he is going to the
front in Gods and the nations cause
The midyear roll of honor at the
high school is as follows on a 80 pei
cent minimum standard:
Chemistry: Christine Corbett, Jus.
time Houlihan, Paul Smith, Jennie
Sturges.
Physics: Catherine Lundgren, Jen
ME Lundgren. Elliot Plat.
Advanced Algebra: Alice Hou1ihan
Elementary Algebra: Dorothy Meeker
Rose Evans, Catherine Garland, Johr
P. Keane, Earle Smith.
General Science: Richard Botsford
Robert Mitchell, Natalie Read, Willis
Arndt, Catherine Scanlon.
Geology: Christine Corbett, join
F. Keane, John Mccarthy, Sidne!
Kilbride, Charles Strisil1.
Latin 1: Earl Smith, Rose Evans.
German II: William Murphy.
Cicero: Alice Houlihan, Millicen
Cavanaugh.
French I: Jennie Lundgren, Marion
Fitzpatrick.
Greek History: Earle Smith, Rober
Mitchell, Willis Arndt
Plane Geometry: John Mccarthy.
! English III: Alice Houlihan, Mill
cent Cavanaugh, Justine Houlihan
: Christine Corbett, William Murphy
CORTLAND Brakeman, Jennie Sturges.
Civics: Alice Houlihan, Christine
5 Corbett, MiIlicent Cavanaugh, viii
liam Murphy, Donald Wright.
English I: Earle Smith, Will
Arndt, Richard Botsford.
Medieval History: Justine Houli
han. Marion Fitzpatrick, Jennie Stur
ges.
The December and January honor
: are:
Chemistry: Robert Beers, Christine
, Corbett, Nan Huntley, Justine Houi
han, Paul Smith, Jennie Sturges.
!, Physics: Marion Fitzpatrick, Jen
: ME Lundgren.
, Advanced Algebra: Millicent Cav
, anaugh, Alice Houlihan, Doroth.
James, Donald Wright.
, Elementary Algebra: Dorothy Meeker
Earle Smith.
General Science: Richard BotsAord
Agnes Glover, Flora Mcnamara, Rob
. ert Mitchell, Alice Olmstead, Will
Arndt
Latin 1: Earle Smith.
German II: Millicent Cavanaugh
Alice Hou1ihan, Robert Beers, Pau
I Smith, Jennie Sturges.
: Cicero: Robert Beers, Millicent Cav
D anaugh, Alice Houihan.
: Greek History: Robert Mitchell
S Earle Smith, Willis Arndt.
Geometry: John Mccarthy.
English III: Robert Beers, Chris
g tine Corbett, Mi1licent Cavanaugh, Jus
tine Houlihan, Alice Houihan, Pau
, Smith, Jennie Sturges.
S Cfvics: Millicent Cavanaugh, Alic
t Houlihan, Christine Corbett, William
= Murphy, Charles Strisik.
g Medieval History: Justine Houli
f han.
Business: Willis Arndt, Courtlant
Brakeman, Richard Botsford, Jane
Corbett, Robert Mitchell, Alice Ohm
stead, Natalie Read.
Examination Honor: Richard Bots