Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
STAMFORD
Especial to The Times. )


 StrafHord, Dec. 24-The members of the loca! post of the American Le- zion are making plans for a busy i winter and several events of interest will be held under their auspices The dance which will take place in Red Mems hall next Tuesday evening when the members will entertain a large | number of their friends with a dance and entertainmnet gives promise of ] being a most successful affair. A very attractive program of music has l been arranged for this event. The committee in charge comprise Martin 1 Sheehan, Arthur Beardsley and Chas. 1 Wood.
 1 Next Monday evening the first in a i series of six lectures will be given, under the auspices of the local post. Miss Euntce Avery. well known as a 1 speaker and lecturer, has been secured l to give the lectures which will be on
 current events. The lecture will take I place in the Red Cross rooms in 1 Christ church. Wellington Walker is | in charge of these events ! By January l the post will be To- l cated in the Christensen building on | Main street, the second floor having 1 been secured for tfe'r hea dQuarters. | It Is the intention of the members of | the post to fit the rooms up with new 1 furniture so that when they are com 1 pIeted the place will have homelike | appearance where any of the mem 1 bers can spend a few hours Of com fort
 | At the next meeting or the post | which will take place on Jan. 5, the | annual election of officers will take
 place and final plans made for the 1 oa r1p nf ba in m | of events.
 Plans for the holding of the annual 1 Christmas entertainment and tree are 1 well under way by the members of 1 the Stratford club who will have as | their guests all of the children of the l neighborhoOd on the. evening of
 Jan. ?. The children who always look 1 forward to this event will each be 1 given candy. oranges, fruit and toys. i Besides the entertainm ent of Santa 1 Claus giving out the goodies to the 1 children vocal and instrumental se- i lections will be given.
 A large and appreciative audience | of children and growRups was present 1 at the annual Sunday school enter l tainment and Christmas tree Of the l
 was held in Packard hall last evening
 The singing Of Christmas songs and | carols by the gathering took up l part of the evenings program. SteTe- opticon views of Dickens Christmas Carols were shown during the even l ing, and the young folks were all pre-
 sented with gifts.
 The annual Christmas tree enter | tainment of Christ church will be 1 held in the church parIors this even
 ing. Christmas carols will be sung 1 and gifts distributed. The services 1 will begin at 7:30 p. m.
 Services at the church tomorrow
 will be Holy Communion at and
 1o:45 a. m.
 The board of building commission CTS met in their office in the town | hall last evening and passed on plans
 for several new residences.
 i A special communication of St | Johns lodge was held in the temple 1 last evening.
 Mrs. William B. Appleyard of
 Main street spent yesterday visiting with friends in Bridgeport. Swan Brewster, a student of Wor- cester Academy, Worcester, Mass, Is
 spending the Christmas holidays with his parents. MT. and Mrs ;. B. Brew
 ster, at their home at Paradise Green.
 MT. and Mrs. A. L. Hotchkiss of Stratford avenue entertained a. mum Der of their friends last evening al a dinner party at their home. Christ
 mas gifts were exchanged and a most enjoyable evening was passed. Mrs. Charles Abercrombie of East Broadway spent last evening visiting with friends in Bridgeport.