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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
CLOSE CANTEEN
 AT STATION
Mrs. CT. Crosby, Organizer, Receives Gift of Alp
 preciation.

After five and one half months of splendid work in the canteen service at the railroad station, Mrs. c. I. Crosby, organizer. and her large stafr of earnest assistants, held a farewell party on Monday when the canteen was closed. marking one of the most beneficial activities of the members of tho Comfort club. The canteen was organized for the purpose of greeting soldiers and sailors on passing the city by train. Many a soldier and sailor lad who had the opportunity of passing Bridgeport. will long remem- bcr tho hearty welcome greetings given by certain blue clad women with baskets of fruit and goodies in their arms and with smiles expressing z the admiration and love for their brave deeds of the Yankee boys.
 Funds with which to carry on the work were given by a number of citi- gems of the city and the members en- gaged in tho canteen made cookies, candies. and prepared all the other necessaries which filled up the tempt ing attractive baskets. A group of women reported at the station every day at 8 o'clock in the morning and remained there until in the evening, and hardly a train passed by through out the day without the canteen workers offering their welcome home greetings to the soldiers inside.
 On closing the work Monday, the canteen workers presented Mrs. Crosby with an electric coffee perco- lntor in appreciation of her fine eff forts fin conducting and supervising the work. Thanks of appreciation are extended by the workers to Peter Hunt and Mir. McGurn. and all their employees for their fine treatment and assistance they rendered during the work of the canteen.
 Although all of tho members par tcipated in making the goodies for tho canteen, special mention IS made of Miss Emma S. Nichols, who m ade 1855 home made cookies and Mrs. C. s. Evans, of Maplewood avenue, who made 2.OOO.
 Mrs. c. I. Crosby had the following stan of workers assisting her during the five months of canteen service: Mrs. Nellie Williams, Mrs. c. F. A. Biltz, Mrs. George w. Wright, Mrs Edgar Marsh, Miss Emma S. Nichols Mrs. 1T. C. Stevenson, Mrs. H. MI Nichols. Miss Elizabeth Nichols, Mrs I. D. Davis, Mrs. c. s. Evans, Miss Florence Biftz. Miss Mable Biltz, Mrs Jultl McCombs. Mrs. F.. E.. Lalley. Mrs. Fred Truesdale. Miss Marguerite Walsh. Mrs. T. O. Smith, Mrs. Charles Rnndle, Mrs. Louis E. Bantle, Mrs. R. F. Mertens, Mrs. A. Dewolf. Miss Ma talie DeWolf. Mrs. Frank Judd, Mrs. Charles l.. Clarke. Miss Mary E. Buckley. Miss Ruth Buckley. Mrs. c. A. Wyrtzen, Mrs. F. J. Hetherington, Mrs. William D. Price. Mrs. George B. Coley. Mrs. c. Gronquist, Miss Chris tine R. Williams, Mrs. J. J. Anderson. Mrs. M. J. Clabby, Mrs. I. Blood, Mrs J. c. Ford. Mrs. F w Hawkins and Miss Lewis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
CONVENTION TO
 BE GREAT AFFAIR

Elaborate plans have been made for the annual convention of the Fair field County Suffrage Association, to be held in Rosemary Hall. Greenwich, on Thursday. June 19. The meeting promises to be the largest and most interesting ever held by the county association.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. presi- dent of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. will be the principal speaker. A number of other prominent people will be pres ent, and addresses will be delivered also by Lieut.-Gov. Clifford B. Wilson, Miss Katharine Ludington. president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association; Hon. w. R. Palmer, Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, Miss Grace Nor ton Murray and others.
 The convention. which will take tho form of a jubilee in celebration of the passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendm ent, will begin at 11:30 a. m. and continue through the day, with luncheon served at 1 o'clock. A large number of Bridgeport suffragists are planning to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
ELEANOR GWYNNE.

Eleanor Gwynne is better known to history as Nell Gwynne. Her true name was Margaret Symoott and she rose from an orange girl of the mean est description, who piled her. trade in the streets of London, to be the mistress of Charles II. of England She first earned her bread by singing in taverns and gradually became a popular actress. She was exceeding ly pretty but rather short of stature. She attracted the attention of several wealthy men and then Dryden be- friended her. Her lovers were many until her meeting with Charles IT., whose mistress she became. After that she reserved her affections for her royal lover and remained true to him after his death, for when Charles departed this life she withdraw from the world and lived in seclusion. At her death she left a fund for annual distribution among poor debtors. which is to this day distributed in the prisons of London. The present Dukes of St. Albans are descended from Nell Gwynne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
Cannon and Bank
 Streets To Be One
 Way Thoroughfares

At a meeting of the Board of Po- lice Commissioners held last night many changes and innovations were put into effect.
 Permission was granted to the members of the department to or ganize Q mutual benefit association. This organization will be a separate institution and will not effect the present Police Sick Benefit Associa- tion. Deceased members families will receive $20O.
 In the future motorcycle police are to wear olive drab uniforms.
 A platoon consisting of one serge ant and twelve patrolmen will act as an escort at the funerals of all police men.
 Resolutions of regret in the death of former Dorman Frederick J Schultz were passed.
 Discussion of zoning the various traffic arteries of the city occupied considerable time. It was decided to postpone this until the powers of the board have been fully determined.
 A tentative traffic arrangement was put into effect which will make Can non and Bank streets between Main and Broad street one-way thorough fares.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
HE UNDERSTOOD,

The aeroplane banked and 1ooped and volplaned, and then climbed and climbed till almost beyond the gaze of the spectators.
 Then a gasp broke from the crowd. It was falling. Down, down 1t came, over and over, twisting and swervins until it appeared about to strike the earth. Then 1t suddenly righted and flew away.
 "Ha, ha," laughed the aviator "See that? Ninety per cent. of those people thought we were going to crash.''
 Well" said his passenger faintly. fifty per cent. of the crew though. the same"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

The Ladies' Aid of the First NJ. H.
 church will serve one of their straw berry luncheons at the church tomor- row noon from Il until o'clock Miss Maude Jennings, of Brooklawn avenue, will entertain a number of her friends at Compo beach tomorrow evening previous to her leaving the city for Sargent camp where she will speni5 the summer. Among her guests of the evening will be Miss Margaret
 Neithercut, Miss Eunice Windsor,
 Miss Harriet Windsor, Miss Elizabeth
 Havens. Miss Eleanor Webster, Miss
 Dorothy Northrop, Miss Frances Jen-
 nings, Miss Ann Swinnerton, Miss
 Doris Wheeler, Glover Jennings. John and Sherman Windsor, Donald Gran nfss Bradford Warner, Jack Wheeler
 Hobart Cole, Ira Warner, George Flames and Henry Bishop.
 MT and Mrs. c. D. S. Miller returned to their home on E;lmwood place after few days visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gerdenier of Port 1 Jefferson, l.. I.
 Norman Leeds, Jr., Mill Hill ave. nue, and Charles H. Armstrong Jr Brookawn avenue, will be represent atives from Choate school at the an nual Prep school convention at Blairs- town, N. J., which opens on Sunday morning.
 Members of the Memorial Baptist church will hold a food sale on Friday at the church from until 6 o'clock. There will be many tempting home
 made cookies on sale and a good as- sortment of aprons will be exhibited Under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor society, of the Peoples Presbyterian church, Laurel and Park avenues a lawn fete will be held on Thursday, June 19 at the church. A handkerchief auction will be held in the evening, following the supper which will be served from to l o'clock.
 Miss Helen I. Weed, Home Demon | strating Agent, at the Foot Hut, is spending her. vacation at the home of her parents, in Lowell, Mass. The volunteer committee working | on the health stations under the aus pices of the Visiting Nurse associa- | ton, met at the association rooms | this morning with Mrs. Seward B. | Price, chairman. Assisting Mrs. Price are Mrs. J. R. Reyburn, Mrs. II. S. l Oliphant, and Miss Josephine Scan | lon.
 l The Women's Christian Temper | ance Union will entertain the oldest members of the union with very in l teresting program and reception to 1 the new members, at headquarters, l 239 Gilbert street, on Friday after l noon. A social hour will follow, after which important plans will be
 discussed by the president, Mrs. c. B.
 Joyce. This will mark the closing meeting of the year, to be resumed l on September 5. It is especially re- l uuested that all members be present.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
THE TRIUMPH OF
 WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

In neither branch of Congress was the vote on the resolution proposint, an amendment to the Constitution to confer suffrage on women sectional or partisan. Representatives of both parties voted against. the resolution.
 It has been contended that the ad- vocates of votes for women had never been able to win support from South ern Democrats, but an analysis of the Senate vote shows that Senators from seven of the thirteen Southern States, including Kentucky and Okla homa, were among those supporting the resolution.
 Both Senators from each of three Southern States-OkIahoma, Arkan- saS and Texas-voted in the affirma- tive. The Democratic South's record on the resolution compares favorably with that of Republican New Eng land.
 The Republican leader in the Sen ate, Lodge of Massac chusetts opposed the resolution. The Democratic Sen ator from that State, Walsh, voted aye. The other Democratic Senator from New England, Gerry of Rhode Island, was paired for the resolution. Both Maine Senators, Republicans voted for the resolution, and in New D- lican Senators were "fifty-ifty."
 Both Connecticut Senators, Repub- :cans, voted mo-"
 While the vote by which the reso- lution was passed was neither sec ional nor partisan, nevertheless it's success at this time is attributed by women to the leadership of President Wilson, Democrat. Thinking men and women have known for forty years that suffrage would eventually be extended to women. But a half dozen years ago the cause's triumphs seemed yet long way off
 But President Wilson's public espousal of the cause and his eIo- quent plea to Congress to accord vot- ing privilege to woman not only in recognition of her wonderful services to the country in its time of peril, but as a simple act of justice, served to crystallize and quicken suffrage son. timent, and the passage of the reso- lution by the Senate was only the happening of the expected
 The fight now goes to the State legislatures. At its recent meeting in Chicago, the Democratic National Committee adopted a resolution urg- ing that the State legislatures be called together in extra session to ac: on the resolution that its ratification may be accomplished in time for wo- men of all the States to vote in the 1920 Presidential election.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
HOME TRUTIS.

"These par!or Bo:sheviki," said Representative Dent, need to hear a few wholesome truths-the kind of truths that are so freely passed about in the game of ma.rimony.
 'I know a wife who came home from a tea and simpered:
 told Courtney Ruggies this aft ernoon that I was thirty-one, and he said I didn't look It.
 Well. you don't either said her husband You halen't looked it for seventeen years my love '"-Detroit Free Press,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
BRUCE N. COULTER WINS PRIZE

Bruce Noel Coulter of this city, has been awarded the Dunn premium in English at Brown University, an- nouncement being made at the grad uation exercises held at Providence, R. l.. yesterday. This prize is awarded at the end of the Junior year to the student having the high est standing in the courses in rhetoric, English composition and public speaking.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
PLEASANT BANQUET.

Foremen and apprentices of the Bilton Machine Tool Co.,, held a din- ner at the Stratfield hotel last night, which proved an interesting and pleasing affair. G. M- klrk, MT. Hoagland, A. W. Beers and J. B. Brock were among the speakers of the evening, who explained the in dustrial plans of the organization.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

down and got so
 weak l could hardly
 stand, and had head
 aches every day. I
 tried everything I could think Of and was under a phy- eicia,1's care for two years. 4 girl friend had ussd Lydia E. Pink h au's Vege- table CoEroUnd and she told me about it- From the first day 1 took itJ began 70 feel i3ettsr and na>v l azl well ard .his to do nao5t any kin 1 of work. l have been recom- p1ending the Com
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
NO BETTER THAN A LAWYER.

Have you anything to say why sentence should not be passed on you?" asked the judge.
 Not a word. I made speeches the last three time I was convicted and they didn't seem to do me any good" replied the prisoner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
Refuses To Lift Wartime Ban on
 Wines and Beers

Washington, June 1S-By a vote of 10 to 3, the House judiciary commit tee refused yesterday to adopt a mo- ton of Representative Igoe, Demo- crat, Missouri, repeating wartime prohibition in so far as it affects light wines and beers. Joining Mir. Igoe in supporting the motion were Rep resentative Gard, Dem., Ohio and Classon, Rep, Wisconsin.
 The ball players are occasionally suspended for fighting, but the man. agements don't refuse the money of the crowd that Hcks the umpire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
LIMITED.

wife-Oh, doctor. Cuthbert seems to be wandering in his mind,
 Doctor (who knows him)-Don't trouble about that; he can't go far.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

pound ever since and give you my per mission to publish this letter."-Miss Flo KELLY, <76 So. 14th St, Newark, N. J.
 remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, was SO successful in Miss Kelly's case was because it went to the root of her trouble. restored her to a normal healthy condition and as result her nervousness disappeared.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

So far the undertakers have not offered any protest against the com mon use of the aeroplane in daily life.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
A NEkvUUS
 BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly TeIls How Lydia E. Pinkhaza's Vegetable Compound Restored
 Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three years I suffered from nervous break
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18
Personal Notes
 Entertaining Features
Social .JOttiings

Miss Sally Wilmot. Stratford ave- nue. and Miss Marguerite OEphant, of Southport, are attending the class re- union of the Smith college at North ampton, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

MT and Mrs. c. D. s. Miller returned to their home on E;lmwood place after lew days visit at the home of Mir. ana Mrs. Charles Gerdenier of Port Jefferson, l.. I.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

Norman Leeds, Jr., Mill Hill ave. nue, and Charles H. Armstrong; .Jr. Brooklawn avenue, will be represent atives from Choate school at the an- nual Prep school convention at Blairs- town, N. J., which opens on Sunday morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

Commencement exercises at the City Normal school will take place on Tuesday evening, June 24, at the Bridgeport high school. The closing festivities of the Seniors of the school are being held this week. Membe~s Of the faculty will entertain the class this evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

Members of the Memorial Baptist church will hold a food sale on Friday at the church from until 6 o'clock. There will be many tempting home made cookies on sale and a good as- sortment of aprons will be exhibited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-18

MT. and Mrs. George B. Thomas, 125 Lenox avenue. and MT. and Mrs. R. M. Sfperry visited friends over the weekend at Northampton, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-10
PLAYERS IN CAMPS
SOURCE OF WORRY

With the training season less than
a. month away major league
club owners and managers have
good grounds for worry in the fact
that the players are not being re-
leased from army service as prompt
~ as they had expected. Acting on
the suggestion of the War Department,
each club has notified the commands
in France under which the soldiers are
serving, but mp to the present time
not one clue has any definite assur-
ance that the soldier bail players will
be out of service in time 10 so South
next month.
The case Of Bill Killifer the Chicago
catcher, has set the club owners
thinking. KIllifer is at Camp Custer
and is with ? casual detachment which
attends TO the mastering out of the
troops as they return from overseas.
killifer made application to be dis
charged and it was denied. He was
informed that the men in that branch
of the service would De needed for
another year. That is Il sad blow to
Bill and to tie Cubs.
Over at Camp Merritt. at Tenafy
n. J., there are more than half a
dozen major league players. including
Rule Bressler, the Cincmn Il pitcher
and Pickles Dilhofer. the Philadelphia
catcher. This squad believed that
they were going to be mustered out
some time ago. but there is no sign OF
their being discharged. Hank Gowdy
| has sent word that he expects to be
back in time 20 go on the Spring train
! ing trip but he is with the army OF
| occupation IN Germany ard Hank s
wishes in the matter may net be fol-
| lowed out. No one knows Just where
Grover Cleveland Alexander is. and
no definite word has been received
| about his homo coming.
! The Brooklyn club will he in a. baC
way if its players are not released
within the next month for no less
than twenty four men on the Dodgel
payroll are in Uncle Sans service
| President Ehhets claims that this is
the largest representation OF any Of
the major league clubs. Some of the
Brooklyn PLAYERS have been released
but Manager Robinson is stI! awaiting
| news of others of his players.
] The fact Of the matte is. many o.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-10
De ORC CHAMPION
DESPITE WEAK EYES

Alfredo De Orc, the worlds cham
pion three cushion player, who won
that title first in st. Louis years ago
and who has been winning and losing
the championship off and on since
then, does not practice the use of any
specially designed shot to secure points
or to leave his opponent at a difficult
angle. Although he did use his cele-
brated draw shot years ago, and ex-
hibited a safety play that perplexed
his opponents, De ORC has discarded
both as systematic styles.
Not that he never uses either play,
for he does and often. But his play
now rather borders on the watchful
waiting policy, being content to score
his points with a shot which seems
the most practical at the time, using
english, follow or draw, according to
the position of the balls, or a cross
| table shot if the latter play seems the
best adapted to the arrangement of the
| balls, or again, to manipulate safety
| if the safety seems to him to be the
| best policy at the time. De Dro said
in an interview:
| In former years the safety play
| was my game. I developed safety
shots which I could depend on to leave
| my opponent in such a way as to ham,
/ per his scoring and subsequently tc
benefit my own. My eyesight becom-
| ing slightly impaired, coupled with my
muscles growing contracted, and
suppose also my age, impelled me tc
| draw away from that style of play
| The new rule was introduced which
prohibited the practice of deliberate
! safety. Naturally, then, I discarded
| that method of play and prefer now tc
plan my methods as the situation
| arises
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-10

Washington Grant that hc has been
playing some baseball in Cuba but
hasn't any definite idea about when he
will be discharged from :hc navy.
Mike O'NeiH, a Nationa. league star
many years ago has quit baseball and
is in the Oil business ir Louisiana.
Jimmy O'NeiH. a younger brother Of
Mike and Stove O'NeilI, viii play with
the Shreveport club next season.
Walter M1hr, the Broehly1 weller
will hook up with johnny Walgast in
a six-round bout at the Lancaster \,
c.. of Lancaster, on March 10. VOL
CAST has been doing some good work
recently and will keep -he husky
BrooBlynite mighty busy when he
steps into the ring.
Old Jack Knight is still active. The
Minneapolis club traded him to Louis
vile, the other day fo- Jack Lelivelt,
another former Yankee.
First Basersan Victor Saier announ-
ces that he Will play emi"professional
ball at Lansing. Mich, next season
The Pittsburgh club has title to Safer,
but the Pirates already have a good
first baseman in Mollwitz. Safer was
discharged from the army last month
The Chicago National League &ub
announces that June has been set
as "Gowdy Day" the Braves opening
there on that day.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-10
THE CROWN HUNTER

gest match had been on Aug. 81 in
which he knocked out Joe Conn in l.
rounds. Conn weighed in at the
featherweight limit of 124 pounds, so
that Wilde was giving from IS to 20
pounds to an antagonist that two
months later was considered good
enough to face fancy Lee for the
featherweight championship and the
Lonsdale belt. Lee stopped Conn in
Wilde that, although he is official
Hyweight champion of the world he
has knocked out Tommy Noble, the
English bantam champion, twice and
has knocked out Lea the feather
champion once. He also lost a de-
cision to Lee on one occa-
sion, but Wilde was a sick citizen at
the time and should have been kept
out of the ring. That was the only
bout Wilde ever lost. No title can
pass when Wilde and Lynch meet,
March 81, and the match is sure to be
unsatisfactory. Lynch, at 11S pounds,
will have so much weight on the
Welshman that if he wins, Wilde S
supporters will claim that their man
was at an unfair disadvantage. On
the other hand, if Wilde should win
the result would be taken as matter
OIL course. NE HAS cOISl dlIly DOS6U
out of his class and won to an extent
that makes the average Britisher con
slider him invincible. After taking on
Lynch, Wide is booked to meet Char
ley LedouX. the former bantam cham
pion Of Europe, who was knocked out
by Kid Williams. From all accounts
LedouX is a featherweight by this
time, and was chosen by Wilde as less
dangerous than Eugene Criqui, the
former bantam Frenchman who, as
Sparrow Robertson assures us, now
weighs around 125 pounds and has q
most deadly punch.