The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-14
STRATFORD
Especial to The Times)

/ Especial to The Times)
Stratford, Jan. 14-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Silliman of Stratford issued
cards on Saturday for the wedding of
their daughter, Miss Marjorie Silliman
and Harvey c. Irving of East Wash
ington avenue, Bridgeport. The cere-
mony will take place Saturday even
ing Jan. 26 at 6 o'clock in the STRAIT
| ford Congregational church. Rev.
Robert c. Whitehead, pastor will Off
ciate. Mrs Wellington Walker will
! be matron of honor. Miss Arlene Cur
tbs will act as bridesmaid and little
i Miss Marion Hunt will be flower girl.
John G. HaWIey will be the grooms-
man and the ushers will be Arthur
Comley of Bridgeport, Frank Irving
of New York and Ralph Toucey and
| Dudley M. Morris. The wedding will
be one of wide interest both in this
town and Bridgeport. Mr.. Irving is
secretary of the Seaside Club, Bridge
port and the Weatogue Country Club.
He is employed at the Automatic Ma
chine Co., Bridgeport as a mechanical
engineer. Miss Silliman has been ac-
tive in war council work in Stratford
and other philanthropies since her
; graduation from Wheaton College, in
: the Boston suburbs.
Membership 1850
An incomplete tabulation of the
number of persons enrolled in the re-
cent drive in the Stratford branch of
the American Red Cross registers
1850, according to Rev. Ernest c.
Carpenter, campaign manager. The
= 4oI
will be several weeks before any de-
finite figures can be arrived at. Many
Stafford persons working in Bridge
: port enrolled in the Bridgeport chap
Their names will be handed over to
: the local branch and will be registered
with the Stratford chapter.
: Annual Installation
The annual Installation of officers
of the Oronoque lodge of Odd Fellows
took place Friday evening at the club
q rooms, town hall. An entertainment
and social session followed. It was vo-
: ted at the meeting to defer the initia-
: ton of two members in the order I'M
= til the first meeting in February. The
g following officers recently elected
. were installed; Noble Grand, George
: Hale; vice grand, Eli Beach; record
ing secretary, Harry L. Hunt; finan-
: cial secretary, Archie Cranson; treas
: urer, James Mallett. The finance
committee comprises Thomas Thurs
ton and Harry Tompkins. The trus-
: tees elected were Fred Wilcoxson
: Fred Bevans and Charles Mills.
: Wilkinson to Speak
= E. M. Wilkinson will be the speak
er at the meeting of Mems club OF
: the Congregational church this even
: ing at Packard hall, Main street. Her
= man Shelihsky of Bridgeport will rem
% der several vocal selections. Mr.. Will
. zinson who has made many trips tC
= Europe within the past few years viii
= tell some of his experiences in the wal
rs zone The meeting will open at
: o'clock.
Returned to College
= William S. AfcGrath, son of Mr.. anG
: Mrs. William McGrath of South MAR
- street, Stratford, who has been spend
g ing his vacation time with his parents
: has returned to Niagara university
q Mia CARA county, N. Y, to resume hi:
= studies in the senior college class
= Frank McGrath a brother, who is {
!. student at Cornell university has also
left to resume his studies at Ithaca
: N. Y.
81 Personals
Miss Florence Du Four left Saturda!
for Newport, R. T., where she viii
2 spend a week visiting friends.
. Lecture Largely Attended
More than 100 persons attended tn
~ first of the series of lectures givel
= under the auspices of the Stratfort
= Library association at the public libra
ry, Main street, Friday evening. TIL
= hall was packed to capacity. TIL
= speaker was Dean Charles r. Brow
- of Yale university. His subject wa
80 THE Man Who Made Goodness Inter
= esting.'' The next lecture will be Civ
= en- at the library FRIDAY evening Jar
- IS at 8 o'clock. Prof. James A. Cruik
. shank of New York city has been Sc
= Iected as the talker. His subject vii
= be walking for Health and Pleas
- ure.'' The lecture will be illustrated.
: Senior Play Success
- The annual class play g1--en l2sE ev
IL ening by the Senior class of the STRAIT
~ ford High school was a grand success:
1t was largely attended. The affai
tOOh place DIT IGeu MEL Ile11, CIIu1 =
street. The play was a comedy dram
in three acts. The students who eS
celled and who received the heavies
applause were Doris Bunting, Mario
Beach and Ethel Judson. The cast c
~ characters was as follows: Avis tn
lady of the library Doris Bunting
q Judge Oliver Whitcomb, Paul Carpen
ter; Burr EdgeWorth, Arnold Hart
Rev. Harding, Sidne.' Follett; post
man, Benjamin Graham; Tom, Irwin
Y Bennett; Mrs. Edgeworth, Rose Ca
,e catern; Miss Crompton, Marie Elmer!
~ Mrs. Nelson, Lucy Baldwin; Rutf
Ethel Judson; Katherine karter, Ger
trude Keanough; Susanna, Paulin
Welt; Almira, Agnes Ryan; Rachae
Marion Beach; Pearl, Josephine Ret
ter.
Annual Meeting
H.. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Fair
- field Arch Deaconry will hold thei
annual meeting Thursday, Jan. II 6
'Iy Christ church parish house, Main S
at The business meeting will be held {
nd II a. m. At 2 o'clock in the afternoo
ne the missionary meeting will be a6
he dressed by Miss Lucy H. M. Soulbys.
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ill, CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbin
Ike and heating; jobbing specially, 305
BY Main and Hillside avenue. Phon
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