The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-01
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer.I

Special to The Farmer.J
 Stratford. Jan. With the returns still coming in and with the tabula- tlon incomplete. the best estimate that could be given today of the member ship of the Stratford chapter of the American Red Cross placed the figure at 1,500. counting both the old mem bers and those enrolled in the Christ mas membership drive which termi- mated Friday evening.
 Out of this number will come a cer- tain number of eliminations, when the clerks have chance to check off those whose memberships are expir- ing. and who have simply renewed but who are counted twice. On the other side of the ledger will be added a daily stream of new members who will keep coming in for several weeks as experience shows.
 i Certain of the outlying districts and some of the workers in the central campaign have not yet completed their reports. so that. all told, Strat- ford chapter will have a large number of fresh members to draw on, offset
 
 counted twice.
 At a meeting of the captains held ] Sunday afternoon at the residence o1 Mrs. David L. Rhoades. King street a report from the districts of Oron- oque and Putnev showed that 25 new memberships have been gained. Many of the captains were unable to be present yesterday because of the ex- tremelv cold weather and it is very doubtful if a complete estimate ot their canvass will be made fbr ascou- ple of weeks
 Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter. campaign manager. said today. that no com plete report of the recent drive which came to a close last Friday evening after an extension of three days would be made public for severa weeks" ''It will be long and te- dious task to sort out all cards and then tabulate them" asserted MT Carpenter. However. it is believed that judging from the success that every one met. the final report vii easily reach 1,500.
 Uufurls Service Flag. | A SGrV1C6 LdSJ COHId4HlIS GO SLe1A one to represent each member whC was graduated from Stratford, ha' been unfurled and flung to the breeze in front of the High school, Eas Broadway. Those who graduated and are at present in service: Let G. Cummings, Frederick Reach Rob
 ert Wheeler, Vernon Bond, Rober Wheeler, Thomas Moore, Alber Wright, Ralph Van Sickley, Morton Stephens, Clifford Tomlinson, Rex D. Lacour, Harold De Lacour, Alla1 Wilson, Arthur Beardsley, Henr! Anderson, Frederick Converse, Will liam Richardson, Clifford Johnson Webster Conine, Daniel London, Johl Bennetto, Vincent Sexton, Reginalt
 Arlver, Henry Flood and Richard Callahan.
 May Attend Dance.
 More than 100 persons attended thu
 first mid-winter dance given by th'
 members of the Weatogue Countr. Club at the club rooms, Paradis
 Green, Saturday evening. A loca , orchestra furnished the music. Guest were present from Milford ant
 Bridgeport. The affair was a grant success. Supper was served.
 Home From France.
 J. Chauncey Lewis of the Aneri
 can Ambulance Corps, is home iron , France, spending a short furlougl
 with his mother, Mrs. H. J, Lewis, a . her residence, Main street, MT. Levi l enlisted in June with the American Ambulance Corps and has since see1
 active service driving an ambulanc on the western front near Verdun He tells of many interesting adven
 lures among which is the bombing o
 in which several men were killed o
 his section by a German aeroplane
 in which several men were killed 0
 wounded and the ambulance dam
 aged. At present he is endeavorin to get transferred to the aviatio1 corps MT. Lewis is widely known i
 Stratford.
 H. NJ. s. Meeting. l The Methodist Home Missionar Society will meet Thursday afternoo } at o'clock at the home of Mrs l Harry A. Fairchild. Main street. Busi ness of importance will be transacted Suffrage Meeting. On Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 2, a o'clock the Stratford Woman } Suffrage Association will hold meet i ing at the home of Miss Alice Judso1 : East Broadway. Reports of tn y meeting of Connecticut Council ( r Defense held at Hartford, will b l given by Mrs. Chauneey c. Kenned 9 and Miss Margaret Deseh. Mis l Edith Hastings and Miss Maude Hu 6 will report on the National Suffrag ' convention held recently at Washing e ton, D. c.
 t .-. Disbanded.
 t At a special meeting of the Straf d ford Savings & Loan Association hel 0 Saturday evening at the town hall d was voted to wind up its affairs an t disband. The association has been n existence for six years. While tf