The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-17
'STRATFORD OPENS|
 NEW CAMP AICN
Plans on Foot to Obtain Fund For Community
 House.
Especial to The Times.)

 doubtedly the beginning of a cam padgn for a Community House for Stratford in which will be contained meeting places for all public organ 1zations, headquarters for the Red Cross society and kindred organiza- tions' rooms for the playing of games and possibly a swimming pool and bowling alleys was accomplished on Tuesday night at the meeting of the citizens in the town hall when the tI Civic Improvement League was or ganized. There were 36 men and wo- men present who signed the tempo rary bylaws andi paid the first quar- ter's dues of the society. Temporary officers to serve until
 the first Tuesday in May were elect ed, they being: Thomas c. Coughlin, president; Arthur H. Meloy, vice pres ident; George W. Carey, secretary, and c. E. A. Thompson, treasurer. Wilson Priest1y was appointed as chairman of the publicity committee.
 A committee consisting of George w. Carey Fred BecSwtth and Gustaf
 Brush were appointed to draft a per Inanent set of bylaws to be present ed at the meeting of the organization to be held next week Tuesday night.
 A nominating committee who will present names for the different offices of the organization were appointed by Thomas c. Coughhn, who was the chairman of the meeting Tuesday night. The committee consists of Ar 1 thur s. Me1oy, John ATolyneux, Will son Priestly and Miss Alice Judson The following set of bylaws which was compiled by g. committee consist 1 ing of Thomas c. Coulzhlin. Arthur s.
 MeIoy and George w. Carey was adopted temporarily:
 Section 1 The name Of this asso- citation shall be "The Civic Improve ment League" of the town of S+rat- ford, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut.
 Section 2: Its membership shall consist of electors and taxpayers of said town of Stratford.
 | Section 3: The purpose of this i League shall be to inform all of its members in all matters pertaining to l the public business of said town of
 Stratford; to hold meetings for the
 purpose of discussion in regard to | same; to devise ways and means to promote public Improvements; and to
 assist the town officials in the per fOrmance of their respective duties. 1 Section 4: Said League shall hold
 monthly meetings on the first Tues day of each month. Upon the written | request of five members of said League the president shall call a
 meeting of said League within five
 days from the date of filing said re- quest.
 l Section 5: Each member of said League shall pay the sum of 25 cents
 as quarterly dues.
 1 Section 6: The officers Of said League shall consist of a president, vice president, secretary and treas urer, and an executive board consist ing of five members who shall hold
 office for a period of one year from the date of election to said office, or until their successors are duly elected and qualify. The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting which
 will be held on the first Tuesday Of May in each year.
 Section [: No business shall be
 conducted at any meeting of said 1 League unless there are at least 15 l members present.
 Section s: No business of said ex- ecutive board shall be transacted un- less three members of said board are
 present.
 Section 9: The president of said League shall preside at all meetings.
 Tn the absence of said president the
 vice president shall assume the du- l ties of said office.
 Section 10: The secretary of said
 League shall keep the records and &C., counts of said League and shall con- 1 duct the correspondence thereof l Section II: The treasurer of said
 League shall keep a true and accurate
 account of all funds of said League | and poy all bills of said League when
 the same are approved by the presi- 1 dent of the League.
 l
 l the men and women present spoke of 1 the advantages of an orga nization in l the town that would take up the var | tous public matters and would be | non-sectarian and non-poIitical. The | having of a Community building in | Stratford was spoken of by Rev. c. c. l Kennedy, who told of a building of l that character in Watertown and of l the many possibilities of such a build 1 ing. George w. Carey said that the 1 having of a Community building in Stratford was very dear to his heart l and that he was sure that during the 1 coming summer a sum amounting to ] S1OO,O00 could be raised for the 1 work He was of the opinion that | every one in town would take an in | terest in this building which would be
 a memorial to the soldiers and sailors who lett StrattOrd 10 ngnt TOT NDerty, 1 some of them never to return. Others who spoke at length of the | advantages of such an organization as planned were Thomas c. Coughnn,
 Arthur S Meloy, John N1olyneux, | Gustaf Brush, c. E. A. Thompson. Thomas Moore. Wilson Priastly, and l Miss Edith Hastings.
 | A petition asking that the select i men call a special town meeting next Monday evening to settle on the mat l ter of a street line for Main street from the railroad to North Parade | has been signed by the required num- l Der of voters and presented to the i town clerk.
 The school authorities have order
 ed the money received for the sale of
 chance tickets of a five dollar gold piece which were sold by pupils of
 the High school to add funds to the 1 athletic association be returned. This action was taken because Q very few people mentioned the matter that this
 was a gambling proposition.
 l The school authorities in a state