The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
ENTHUSIASM IS MANIFESTED AT
 MASS MEETING
Several Addresses At liar
 ris Post V. F. W.

Enthusiasm ran to high pitch last night at the meeting of the Raymond w. Harris Post, Veterans Of Foreign Wars of the United States at lS9 State street when Lynn W. Wilson declared to the assembled veterans that the men who had fought and suffered so that the liberty our fore fathers handed down to us might en- dure would make new era in the government of the country and would have a big voice in the councils of the nation.
 Americanism was the keynote of MT. Wilson's address and he not alone spoke from the viewpoint of an edi- tor and one well versed in politics, but from that of a father of one of the men who engaged in the good war for civilization.
 MT. Wilson's address was received with exclamation, but this had hardly died down when it was aroused again by the brilliant address made by Miss K. W. Woods. who served with the Third Division in France as a Y. M. c. A. worker.
 Another big hit at this mass meet ing which was called to order by Commander Norman l. Hall, of the
 
 fighting chaplain of the post, Rev c. Clark Kennedy He is a real fighting chaplain, one who carried the Good Word right under the muzzles of the enemy guns.
 Rev. Kennedy gave his complete approval to the plans already made for the open air service at Seaside park. Few people in Bridgeport are aware of the fact that Rev. Kennedy who resides in Stratford, and is the head of the Army and Navy Chap lains' Association, has been decorated with the Military Cross, by the gov ernment of Great Britain for extreme galIantry. The great service which will be held in the open air will also i be attended by cIergymen of all de- l nominations and the army and navy chaplains from various posts and na- val bases. The church music is all ready being arranged and will be rendered by the massed military bands while a huga choir is also be- ing assembled to make the service complete.
 Individual members of the Ray 1 mond W. Harris Post will present to the Yankee Division Association a silk Old Glory the opening n ght of the big I'D bazaar at the State Arm ory. i This presentation will take place i'm mediateIy upon the arrival of the 1 contingent from the Veterans of For ! eign Wars at the Armory and the ! standard will be received for the YD i Asso ociation by President Charles H. i Cockerton.
 l It is expected that the finance con- mittee of the mayors committee will 1 have a report ready for the main 1 body which convenes in the Common 1 Council chamber of the city next l Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. 1 It was announced by Commander 1 Hall that there will be ten brass bands in the parade and ten drum i corps. This will make a total of l twenty musical organiza tions in line l Efforts are also being made to get a 1 regular army band to accompany the 1 United States troops which will have l the right of line during the celebra- 1 ton.
 l Tickets for the big military ball at 1 the State street Casino, are selling l fast. As the affair will be strictly l formal, confined to military and na- 1 val men in uniform and all civilians 1 in evening dress, it will be at once l the most spectacular and brilliant 1 ball ever held in Bridgeport, and will i be but the beginning of the many 1 big affairs which will be staged in 1 the Park City by the Veterans of 1 Foreign Wars.