The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-22
VIEWPOINT

Newtown, Nov. 22. Special to the Times-Farme )-The officers and board of directors of the Visiting Nurses Association met on Tuesday and have nearly completed plans for the introduction of a visiting nurse into town. The amount now in the treasury is now in the neighborhood of $1,000, and membership still be- ing sent in.
 Mrs Thomas Brent, a valuable member and secretary of the associa- tion rendered her resignation which was accepted regretfully. Miss Caro- line, George was unanimously elected
 to fill the position.
 A Sociable of some kind will be announced in the near future to in crease the fund and add interest to the popular movement. Eleven mem bers of the possible 15 directors at tended Tuesdays meeting and report ed favorably on the work being done by them towards placing a nurse in residence in town.
 The bask etban team of the Boys club of Newtown and their friends will go to Bedding on Saturday night where a game will be played with the team of the Sanford school of that town. Mrs. H. M. Freeman will chaperone the party. A local auto truck will be engaged for the ride
 Walter Leroy Glover has been re- leased from service on his return from Liverpool on the U. s. s. East ern Sun on which he was radio op- l orator. MT. Glover has spent 19 months in the service entering when just IS years of age. He graduated from the New York Electrical School and from the Y. M, c. A. Cf wireless 1 Telegraphy and gave ilts first pro- | fessionaI efforts to Uncle Sam. While in service he has made trips to Tur- key, Spain, England and is now pre- pairing to make another overseas trip as civilian operator. He got his re- l lease from the Receiving Ship 33 ot i Brooklyn Navy Yard.
 | Mrs. E. J. Hall entertained the i members of the Equal Franchise ! League at her home in Sandy Hook 1 Wednesday. The meeting proved very entertaining as the several deIegat ee i from town told their experiences an6 impressions of the late State annua convention held in Bridgeport. A ! specially interesting item was the special courtesy shown Mrs. Edelia
 
 was given preference at the speaker. table as she is a suffragist for 5( years, and had personal acquaintance | with Susan B. Anthony and Esabellt ] Hooker of suffrage fame
 l Mrs. Lucetta Roster entered upor 1 her new school duties at the New Community school Thursday morn ing.
 Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Kiernan en tertained the Mems Club at thei regular monthly meeting Tuesda, | evening. A turkey dinner was served i Mrs. c. w. Cole had charge of tn, 1 literary programme. Dr. Kinsma1 was the invited guest
 A wedding of interest to the man, friends of the popular groom will b, solemnized at St. Andrews chureI f in Flushing, L. l., Wednesday, Nov 26, when Assistant Town Clerk Ed l ward Pitzschler and Miss Alice V Donahue will be united in marriage Mir Pitzsch1er who is a native o NeWtoWn has a host of friends H is at home only a short rfrr1e iron
 Camp Devens where he served fo
 nearly two years and merited the Ii
 lIe or sergeant. MISS DOnahue is
 familiar and popular member of tn
 town summer colony and has mad
 many firm friends among the young
 CT people who will welcome her as
 permanent resident. They will resid in the CorDett cottage on Green street The garage of John R. Peck i South Center was completely destroy
 ed by fire about 6:30 o'clock Thurs
 day evening, also the large chicke
 coop close by. The origin of the fir
 is unknown and very difficult to de
 termine- The large touring car wa
 destroyed also and but for the for I tunate change, to mild breeze fror
 the ferocious winds of the proceedin
 hours, disastrous results would be al | most inevitable. All the help tha : Newtown coulde secure was quiclxl given and with the use of a chem
 cal engine, presumably brought fro1 DodgingtoWn, the house and Iarg
 barn were saved The loss cannot | estimated at this time but likely wi t several thousands of dollars, a To. deeply regretted by the many friene and neighbors of MT. and Mrs. Pec1