The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-05
COMMUNITYH0U
 PLAN OF LEAGUE
Girls Have Narrow Escape, As They Bathe in Waters
 of Beach's Pond.

of Beach's Pond.
 Stratford, June 5-The adjourned meeting of the Stratford Civic Im- provement League which is to be held at the Town hall on Friday evening promises to be one of interest as reports of the various committees are to be heard among them the com mittee which was appointed to con- slider the advisibility of erecting a Community building in this town and to consider the ways and means to raise the fund to pay for 1t. Other committees will be heard and discus sion over their reports will result.
 A drive for membership in this League Is now on and 1t Is hoped that before many months pass the number of men and women who belong to this organization which is working for the betterment of the town will be over 500. Members have application cards and 1t is expected that a number of them completed will be handed to the secretary for action at the Friday evening meeting. The newly appoint ed Publicity committee which con- sisfs of Louis F. Peck, Asa l.. Parke- ton, Michael J. Goode and Richard Howell are expected to tell of plans for the welfare of the League which have been laid.
 Bo~ts are still being S,Alt in 6traf- ford even if the Housatonic shipyard has closed down, for Captain Arthur Bond is engaged with two assistants in building a. 30-foot craft in the yard of the Stacey sawmill on Long Brook avenue. When the hull of the boat is completed it will be taken to the shore of the river and be fitted out with cabin. masts, etc. The boat Is to be used in the oyster shell industry and will be ready by the time the fall planting is at hand.
 Owing to the heat the attendance Ut the meeting of the Stratford lodge of Moose last night was not very largo and in consequence only a short session was held At the next meet ing of this lodge n number of candi- dates are expected to be received into the order.
 Members of the Argus club are to meet in their hall on West Broad street this evening to discuss some important business pertaining to the club.
 Frank Edwards has opened a mill for the grinding of oyster shells at Bonds dock.
 Two young girls both living on Sachs street were rescued from drowning yesterday afternoon by John Nero of Boston avenue who saw the plight of the young women who were in Beach's pond and who had got out into deep water The girls were Antonette Gagur of 63 Sachs street and Elizabeth Hildeshin of 52 Sachs street. Each was 13 years old. When they were taken from the wa ter medical attention was given them by Dr. Hennessey and they were re- moved to their homes. Beach's pond is on the dividing line of Bridgeport and Stratford, a very popular bathing place for the young and old who live in its vicinity every day. during the summer a large number taking ad- vantage of the cool water to have a swim. This pond has been the scene of a number of accidents, all of them through carelessness.
 About 50 members of the Cupheag club of this town attended the dinner at the Greenlawn Country club last night given in honor of Captain Rex Delacour of King street who recent ly returned from service in France. The members of tho club left Strat- ford center in automobiles shortly after 8 o'clock and returned to town a few hours later.
 Mrst A. F. Chamberlain, wife of the pastor of the Methodist church of this town, entertained at the parson- age yesterday afternoon the members of the Home Missionary society of the church. A delightful afternoon was spent by about 25 of the members of the society, a social hour being spent after a short business meeting. Refreshments were served late in the afternoon.
 One of the leading events of the year of this town will be the musical to be given at Red Mems hall on Church street, this evening, by the fa- nous Lotus quartet of Boston, un- der the auspices of Okenuck tribe
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 Soldiers Register tered with the Welcome Home com- mitfee in the Common Council cham bers at City Hall today. bringing the total number of men who have en- rolled since the committee was in- ausurated to '3.940. --.----